JP2019024647A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a player to control a fall position of game value media such as balls in a play field and thus to enhance amusement of a game.SOLUTION: A game device executes a game by using non-spherical game value media and spherical game value media. The game device includes: a housing body 2 forming a housing space inside; a play field 3 which is provided for the housing space and can mount on an upper surface non-spherical game value media and spherical game value media B; a carrier device carrying the spherical game value media B falling from the play field 3; a storage member 41 which can store the spherical game value media B carried by the carrier device in a columnar shape; and a release member which releases the storage state by the storage member 41 and drops the spherical game value media B stored in the storage member 41 to the play field 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device for playing a game using a game medium.

  Various types of medal pusher game devices that play using medals using pushers operating on the field have been proposed and used. One of them is a game device in which a plurality of types of balls are placed on a medal group in the play field, and various kinds of balls are dropped from the play field to give various benefits to the player. .

  As one type of such a game device, for example, in Patent Document 1, a medal and various balls are placed on a common turntable placed at the center of the game device, and a predetermined condition is established during play. Thus, a game apparatus is disclosed in which a pusher is operated, a ball aimed at a turntable is dropped, and the ball is guided onto his / her individual field to play a pusher game (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5327638

  In the game device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the player can aim at the ball placed on the outer periphery of the common turntable and drop it on his play field. However, when dropped, the balls were only scattered on their own play field, and there was no interest in dropping them to the target position.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game device that enables a player to control the fall position of a play value medium such as a play field ball, thereby improving the interest of the game.

In order to solve such a problem, one aspect of the present invention is a game device for playing a game using a non-spherical game value medium and a spherical game value medium,
A housing forming a housing space therein;
A play field provided in the accommodation space and capable of placing a non-spherical game value medium and a spherical game value medium on the upper surface;
A transport device for transporting the spherical play value medium dropped from the play field;
A storage member capable of storing the spherical play value media transported by the transport device in a row; and
And a release member that releases the storage state by the storage member and drops the spherical game value medium stored in the storage member onto the play field.

  In the game device having the above-described form, when the spherical game value media stored in a row are dropped from the storage member, the dropping positions of the spherical game value media differ depending on the number of stored games. According to such a configuration, the falling position of the spherical game value medium can be controlled by changing the number of stored spherical game value media. In the game device having such a configuration, for example, it is possible to provide a game associated with dropping a spherical play value medium to a target position, thereby improving the interest.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the player can control the fall position of play value media, such as a ball of a play field, and can provide the game device which improved the interest property of the game.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the whole structure of a game device. It is a top view inside a housing | casing which shows structural examples, such as a play field of a game device, a lottery apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the game control apparatus used for a game device. It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of the ball stocker of the state which stocked the ball | bowl, and its periphery. It is a perspective view which shows the example of a structure of the ball stocker of the state which released the ball | bowl, and its periphery. It is a front view of the ball stocker of the state which stocked the ball. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the ball stocker shown in FIG. It is a front view of the ball stocker of the state which released the ball. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the ball stocker shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process example until it makes a ball stocker perform release operation | movement during a medal game progress. It is a perspective view which shows the structural example of the lottery apparatus of a game device, and its periphery. It is a perspective view which expands and shows a lottery apparatus. It is a top view of a lottery apparatus. It is a front view of a lottery device. It is a flowchart which shows the determination sequence at the time of detecting in a 1st lottery device in which of a some 1st prize winner acceptance part the 1st prize winner is located by a prize winner sensor. It is the perspective view which looked at the housing | casing (however, a housing | casing is half the whole) of the state by which the side surface upper plate-shaped member was engage | inserted by the opening part. It is a figure which expands and shows the part enclosed with the rectangular frame in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the housing | casing (however, the housing | casing is half the whole) of the state which lifted the side surface upper plate-shaped member of the opening part from the upper direction. It is a figure which expands and shows the part enclosed with the rectangular frame in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the housing | casing (however, the housing | casing is half the whole) in the state which inclined the side surface upper plate-shaped member in the opening part from the downward direction. It is a figure which expands and shows the part enclosed with the rectangular frame in FIG. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the game device which shows the form which provided the ball stocker (storage member) along the Y direction so that a play field might be crossed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the description, the same constituent elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description will be omitted.

<Outline of game device>
First, an outline of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inside of the housing showing a configuration example of the play field of the game apparatus 1, the lottery apparatus 50, and the like.

  The game apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 exemplarily has a rectangular parallelepiped housing 2 and one or a plurality (for example, four) of so-called satellites (“satellite”) provided around the housing 2. Is a terminal device or an operation seat for each player for the player to play a game (medal game). Play fields 31 to 34, operation means (in this embodiment, medal slot 21A to 24A, game play time) Button devices 21B to 24B for input such as insertion or selection, button devices 21D to 24D as examples of timing determination operation input units for special effects, and game medium payout means (medal hopper or the like). Station 24. Also referred to as “control panel”) 21-24. The player can enjoy the game provided by the game apparatus 1 by facing the player stations 21 to 24.

  The game apparatus 1 is a pusher game apparatus that is used by being placed on the floor of an amusement facility or the like. The game apparatus 1 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2, player stations (satellites) 21, 22, 23, and 24 are provided on the outer surface of the housing 2. When a player plays a game on the game apparatus 1, the player operates one of them.

  In this application, in order to facilitate the understanding of the explanation, the front direction is the X direction, the right direction is the Y direction, when viewing the housing 2 so as to face the outer surface on which the player stations 21 and 22 are provided. Each drawing shows orthogonal coordinates with the vertical direction as the Z direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 forms an accommodation space 20 therein. A part of the storage space 20 is partitioned by a transparent panel-shaped acrylic plate. The player can play the game while viewing the accommodation space 20 through the acrylic plate.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the storage space 20 is provided with a display panel 26, two lottery devices 50, and four play fields 3 (31, 32, 33, 34).

  The display panel 26 is a display device that displays symbols and characters based on received signals. The display panel 26 has a flat plate shape and is disposed at a substantially central portion of the accommodation space 20 in the Y direction. As the display panel 26, for example, a liquid crystal display can be used.

  The lottery device 50 is a device that is driven when a predetermined event is executed in the game. One lottery device 50 is provided between the play fields 31 and 33, and one lottery device 50 is provided between the play fields 32 and 34.

  One play field 3 is provided at each of the four corners of the accommodation space 20. The play field 3 has a smooth surface, and is arranged so that the smooth surface becomes the upper surface. An opening 38 is provided on the outer side of the end 3 a of the play field 3. The play fields 31, 32, 33, and 34 correspond to the player stations 21, 22, 23, and 24 in that order.

  A pusher 36 is disposed on the upper surface of the play field 3. The pusher 36 is configured to reciprocate along the X direction within a predetermined range on the upper surface of the play field 3 by an actuator or a crank mechanism (not shown). The reciprocating motion of the pusher 36 can be realized by using, for example, a crank mechanism that converts the rotational motion of a motor (see reference numeral 114 in FIG. 3) into a linear (reciprocating) motion of a predetermined stroke amount.

  The medal slot 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A is used by the player to insert a medal (indicated by a symbol M in FIG. 2) into the game space inside the game apparatus 1. The medal M is an example of a non-spherical game value medium used in the game apparatus 1. The medal slot 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A is provided at a position where the player can easily operate in a state where the player is sitting on a chair (not shown) (or the player may be standing).

  The button devices 21B, 22B, 23B, and 24B are examples of an operation input unit that inputs a signal corresponding to a player's operation to the game device 1. The button devices 21D, 22D, 23D, and 24D are provided as devices that are pressed to input an operation when a player intends to execute a lottery game to be described later at an arbitrary timing.

  The input levers 21C, 22C, 23C, and 24C are examples of an operation input unit for performing an operation in accordance with a player's operation. For example, the insertion levers 21C, 22C, 23C, and 24C of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment are provided as devices for adjusting the direction of an operation target during a lottery game to be described later.

  The medals that have dropped into the opening 38 (or the same number of payout medals as the number of dropped medals) pass through a payout device (see reference numeral 115 in FIG. 3) and a medal payout port (not shown) provided in the housing 2. Can be paid out to players.

  In the game apparatus 1 configured as described above, a player plays a game by inserting a medal M from any one of the medal insertion slots 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A of the player stations 21, 22, 23, 24. To play. The medal M inserted from any one of the player stations 21, 22, 23, and 24 is transferred to the medal M in the housing 2 by a mechanism (not shown) and discharged to the play field 3. The released medal M is released toward the upper surface of the play field 3 and moves by rolling. Thereafter, the medal M stands still on the upper surface of the play field 3 with one side faced upward. The upper surface of the play field 3 is thus covered with a large number of medals inserted from the player.

  Of the medals M placed on the upper surface of the play field 3, those placed in the vicinity of the pusher 36 are pushed and moved by the pusher 36. The moved medal M pushes another adjacent medal M. Thereby, after each medal M placed on the upper surface of the play field 3 moves by a predetermined amount, it again stops.

  Among the medals M that have moved on the upper surface of the play field 3, some medals M arranged in the vicinity of the end 3a fall from the end 3a to the opening 38. When the medal M falls, the same number of payout medals M are provided to the player via a route (not shown). The player devise an arrangement of medals M to be inserted in order to acquire more medals M by dropping from the play field 3. The game apparatus 1 has a high strategy by asking such a device from the player.

  The game apparatus 1 executes a predetermined event when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, the game device 1 performs lottery by driving the lottery device 50 every time the number of medals M inserted by the player reaches a predetermined value. At the time of the event, the display panel 26 displays symbols, characters, etc. to enhance the effect.

  The audio output device 300 such as a speaker amplifies the audio signal (audio information) output from the audio processor with a digital amplifier or the like and outputs the audio. Note that the game apparatus 1 may be provided with a microphone (voice input device) that enables voice input in parallel with voice output.

<Game control device 200>
Next, a configuration example of the game control device 200 will be described with reference to FIG.

  For example, the game control apparatus 200 includes a CPU (control unit) 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, an audio A processor 228, an 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 CPU 221 can include functions of a storage unit 222, a graphic processor 226, an audio processor 228, and the like which will be described later.

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

  The storage unit 222 stores, for example, programs and data. The storage unit 222 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 using various APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) of the OS. Each function is accessible.

  The program is a game program that realizes various functions as the game apparatus 1 and includes, for example, a program that executes the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 10. The program can be downloaded from the server and updated, or downloaded at the start of the game.

  The data is various data for the game program, and is used for game execution such as image data forming a screen displayed on the display unit and the display panel 26, music data output to the audio output device 300 such as a speaker, and the like. Contains data.

  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 the various functions.

  The boot ROM 223 is a nonvolatile 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 for starting the game apparatus 1. The CPU 221 reads the program and data in the boot ROM 223, sets the microcode of the CPU 221 and initializes each unit, starts the OS from the storage unit 222, and gives an instruction to execute the program. 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). Non-limiting examples of peripheral devices that can be connected to the peripheral I / F 224 include button devices 21B, 22B, 23B, 24B, input levers 21C, 22C, 23C, 24C, a display panel 26, a pusher 36, and various sensors 78 (see FIG. 3)), and a solenoid 416 of the ball stocker 41, which will be described later.

  Examples of the sensor 78 include an optical sensor, a ball detection sensor, a medal detection sensor, and the like. The ball detection sensor is, for example, a sensor that detects a ball B that has dropped from the play field 3 to the opening 38.

  The ball detection sensor can be provided in the transfer device 39, for example. An optical sensor such as a photo reflector can be used as the ball detection sensor. The medal detection sensor can be provided, for example, at the rear stage of the medal slot 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A. For example, an optical sensor such as a photo reflector can be used as the medal detection sensor.

  Information detected by various sensors is given to the CPU 221 via the bus arbiter 225. Based on the given information, the CPU 221 can identify the size and color of the ball that has dropped into the opening 38, the presence / absence of a medal insertion, and the like.

  The peripheral I / F 224 can be connected to a stick-type controller, a force feedback device such as a vibration device, a touch pad, a touch panel, a keyboard, and a pointing device such as a mouse and a trackball. The peripheral I / F 224 can also control an electronic switch or the like, and can control power on / off of various peripheral devices to reduce power consumption.

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

  The GPU (graphic processor) 226 is a graphic processor (image generation unit) having a function of drawing, for example, three-dimensional computer graphics (CG). The graphic processor illustratively includes a geometry processor 261 that performs polygon (geometry) calculation of polygon data, and a rendering processor 262 that rasterizes / renders (draws) the polygon for which the geometry calculation has been performed. The GPU 226 includes, for example, a RAMDAC (RAM D / A converter), an HDMI (registered trademark) interface, and the like in order to output a drawn image to the display panel 26 or the like. A part or all of the processing by the geometry processor 261 may be processed by the CPU 221.

  The graphic memory 227 is a storage medium that can be read and written at a speed corresponding to the drawing speed of the GPU 226. An example of the graphic memory 227 includes GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate). The graphic memory 227 may be built 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 a physical calculation sound source, an FM sound source, and the like, and can 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 the sound output device 300 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 that stores digital data such as music, voice, and sound effects. The audio processor 228 and the 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). The communication I / F 230 includes, 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. Thereby, for example, it is possible to play a battle game (game for competing such as a battle) or a joint game (game that solves a problem in cooperation) with a player of another game device 1 that is connected to be communicable. . In addition, a plurality of game devices 1 are communicably connected to each other, so that game scores such as the number of acquired medals are collected via a server, and a battle game is played with the game devices 1 arranged in other play facilities. It is possible to perform rankings and totalize rankings.

<Configuration of ball stocker, etc.>
The game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a transport device 39, a ball stocker (storage member) 41, a guide rail (guide member) 43, and the like, and a ball (spherical play value medium) B forwarded by the transport device 39. The ball B is temporarily stored in the ball stocker 41 and released when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the ball B is dropped onto the play field 3 (see FIGS. 4 to 9).

  The transport device 39 is a member that transports the ball B dropped from the play field 3 (see FIG. 3). Although a detailed illustration of the configuration is omitted, a known device used in a conventional medal game device can be used as the transport device 39. The balls B dropped from the play field 3 are transported one by one to the ball stocker 41 by the transport device 39.

  The ball stocker 41 is a member that can store a plurality of, for example, ten balls B in a row. The ball stocker 41 of the present embodiment includes a floor sheet metal 412, a torsion spring 414, a stopper 415, a solenoid (release member) 416, a plunger 417, a spring pin 418, and the like.

  The floor sheet metal 412 is a plate-like member on which ten balls B can be placed in a row, and is located on the side of the play field 3 and the play field 3. It is arrange | positioned so that it may extend in the direction (X direction) along the motion of the pusher 36 in a position higher than the upper surface of. Further, the floor sheet metal 412 is attached to a fixed member such as a frame 411 so as to be swingable around a support shaft 413, and is in a released state inclined toward the play field 3 (see FIGS. 8 and 9). And a stock state (see FIGS. 6 and 7) inclined in a direction opposite to that of the play field 3 can be switched. The swingable range of the floor sheet metal 412 is limited by, for example, a part of the floor sheet metal 412 hitting the frame 411.

  Further, the floor sheet metal 412 of the present embodiment is attached in a slightly inclined state toward the back side in the X direction, and the ball B forwarded by the transport device 39 has a momentum and / or floor sheet metal at the time of forwarding. By the inclination of 412, it moves to the back sequentially and is stored.

  The torsion spring 414 urges the floor sheet metal 412 in a direction from the released state to the stock state (in a direction counterclockwise in FIG. 7 and the like). In addition, although the figure shows the torsion spring 414 arranged on the front side in the X direction (see FIGS. 7 and 9), instead of or in addition to this, another torsion spring is arranged on the back side in the X direction, for example. May be.

  The stopper 415 is a member that supports the ball B on the floor sheet metal 412 and maintains the stock state. In the present embodiment, for example, a rod-shaped member that locks the ball B on the floor sheet metal 412 and prevents the ball B from falling to the side of the floor sheet metal 412 is used as the stopper 415 (FIG. 7). In addition to the bar shape, for example, the function of the stopper is devised by devising the inclination of the floor sheet metal 412 (V-shaped with an inclination opposite to the storage direction of the ball B). The structure which fulfills may be sufficient.

  The solenoid 416 is a member that releases and releases the storage state of the ball B in the ball stocker 41. In this embodiment, a solenoid 416 is fixed to the frame 411, and a plunger 417 of the solenoid 416 and a floor sheet metal 412 are pin-coupled by a spring pin 418 (see FIGS. 7 and 9). When the solenoid 416 is energized, the plunger 417 is retracted, and the floor sheet metal 412 swings against the urging force of the torsion spring 414 to enter a released state (see FIG. 9 and the like). The solenoid 416 is connected to the game control device 200 via the peripheral I / F 224.

  The guide rail (guide member) 43 is a member that guides a part or all of the balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 to a predetermined position on the play field (see FIG. 4 and the like). As an example, in the present embodiment, the first to second balls on the back side among the maximum 10 balls that can be stored on the floor sheet metal 412 are guided to the vicinity of the upper portion of the pusher 36 by the guide rail 43. Balls that are not the target of guidance (fourth to tenth balls from the back among the maximum 10 balls that can be stored) fall onto the play field 3 as they are released (see FIG. 5).

  Note that the type of the ball B used in the game apparatus 1 may be one type or a plurality of types. In this embodiment, in addition to the ball B having a normal game value, a ball having a higher game value (high-value ball Bs) is adopted (see FIG. 4 and the like) to improve the interest of the game. .

<Examples of ball stock, release, etc.>
In the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the game control apparatus 200 causes the ball stocker 41 to be released when a predetermined condition during the medal game is established. Hereinafter, a specific example of this process will be described (see FIG. 10).

  During the game, when a medal M is inserted by the player (Yes in step SP1) and the ball B falls from the play field 3 to the opening 38 (Yes in step SP2), the CPU 221 determines the type of the ball B based on the detection information. (Normal ball B or high-value ball Bs) is identified (step SP3).

  The balls B that have fallen into the opening 38 are sequentially transported to the ball stocker 41 by the transport device 39 and stored (step SP4). If the lottery game is not executed (No in Step SP6) until the number of balls B stored reaches the maximum (10 in this embodiment) (No in Step SP5), the process returns to Step SP1. Repeat the above process.

  When the number of balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 reaches the maximum number (10 in this embodiment) (Yes in step SP5), a lottery game is executed (step SP7). In addition, when the player selects the execution of the lottery game at an arbitrary timing in step SP6 (Yes in step SP6), the lottery game is executed (step SP7).

  The lottery game is a small event game in the medal game. The produced images and videos, the lottery result by the CPU 221 and the like are displayed on the display panel 26, and a payout of the number of medals M according to the role of the lottery result is performed. . Further, after the lottery game, the solenoid 416 is operated, the ball stocker 41 is released, the stored ball B is dropped, and paid out to the play field 3 or the like (step SP8).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the predetermined condition during the progress of the game is that the number of balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 is the maximum number (step SP5), or the player selects execution of the lottery game. (Step SP6), and when one of the conditions is satisfied, the stored ball B is released through the lottery game. Note that the above is merely an example of a predetermined condition during the progress of the game, and it goes without saying that other conditions can be set.

  In the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment as described above, when the balls B stored in a row in the ball stocker 41 are released and paid out, the drop positions of the balls B differ depending on the number of stored balls. In other words, among the 10 balls B that can be stored at most on the floor sheet metal 412, the first to third balls B on the back side are guided to the vicinity of the upper portion of the pusher 36 by the guide rail 43 and are paid out. When the 4th to 10th balls B are released, they fall on the side play field 3 as they are, so that the balls B on the near side fall to a position closer to the opening 38 and are stored in the foremost side. The tenth ball B falls to the position closest to the opening 38 (see FIG. 5).

  In general, in this type of medal game device, the ball B closer to the opening 38 is more likely to drop into the opening 38. If the ball B is dropped into the opening 38, a corresponding privilege can be obtained. In this regard, in the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as many balls B as possible are stored in the ball stocker 41 and released at a good timing, so that the balls B are paid out to a more advantageous position, and the benefits can be obtained more efficiently. Incentives and motivation to do so can be given to players. If you are a player with incentives and motivation, you can feel a new interest by playing a medal game strategically to get benefits more efficiently.

  Further, in the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment that employs the normal game value ball B and the high value ball Bs, it is possible to provide the player with further strategy and interest. That is, it is possible to give the player an incentive or willingness to pay out the high-value ball Bs to a position that is as advantageous as possible. For example, if the high-value ball Bs can be stored in the tenth position that is closest to the front, it becomes possible to obtain a score very efficiently. (See FIGS. 4 and 5).

<Lottery device>
The lottery device 50 of the game apparatus 1 will be described (see FIGS. 11 to 15).

  A game apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 11 and the like includes a lottery apparatus 50 for performing a lottery using a sphere or the like. The lottery device 50 includes a first lottery device 51 and a second lottery device 52. The lottery device 50 is a device that is driven when an event involving a predetermined physical lottery is executed in the game. One lottery device 50 is provided between the play fields 31 and 33 and one is provided between the play fields 32 and 34. .

  The first lottery device 51 includes a first rotating body 511, a first winning prize receiving unit 513, a first winning prize 515, and a winning prize sensor (detection device) 57.

  The first rotating body 511 is arranged so as to have the same rotation center as that of the second rotating body 521 described later, and a vertical shaft portion 512 having a certain height and a position above or near the upper end of the shaft portion 512. It has the formed first prize winner receiving part 513 (see FIG. 12 etc.). The first rotating body 511 is driven to rotate horizontally by a stepping motor 54 disposed at the bottom of the driving device, for example, the lottery device 50 (see FIG. 14).

  A plurality of first prize winner receiving portions 513 are formed on the side of the first rotating body 511, and the first prize winner 515 in a suspended state is located in any one of the first prize winner accepting portions 513. It is provided as follows. In the present embodiment, the six first prize-winner receiving portions 513 having peripheral walls that are curved inwardly as if they are bent are arranged every 60 ° so as to be equally divided in the circumferential direction. (See FIG. 13). Between the adjacent first prize-winner receiving portions 513, a slightly pointed shape (protruding portion) protruding outward in the radial direction is formed.

  The first prize winner 515 is a prize winner suspended from above the first rotating body 511 by the hanging strap 516. The hanging strap 516 is hung at the upper end on a prize-winning suspended portion 517 installed in the housing 2. The prize suspending portion 517 is installed on a roof portion 2006 attached to support frames 2002 and 2004 connected to the housing 2 (or may be a frame member constituting the game apparatus 1) (see FIG. 14). ). The position of the winning student suspension 517 (more specifically, the position of the upper end of the hanging strap 516 hung on the winning student suspension 517) is, for example, vertically above the rotation center axis of the first rotating body 511.

  The first prizewinner 515 is suspended so as to be the same height as the first prizewinner receiving portion 513. The shape and size of the first prize winner 515 are not particularly limited, but when the first rotating body 511 rotates, the first prize winner 515 contacts the first prize winner receiving portion 513 and the protruding portion therebetween, and is appropriately repelled, and the hanging strap 516. The first winning element 515 suspended from the first rotator 511 is directed from the outside of the first rotating body, which is the suspension center of the hanging strap 516, to the first winning accepting portion provided on the side by the action of gravity. When the rotation stops, it is preferably formed so as to be finally located in one of the first prize-receiving portions 513.

  In this way, it is possible to look directly at which of the first prize winning portions 513 the first winning prize 515 is located in the line of sight looking up from the side of the first lottery device 51 or obliquely from below the first lottery device 51. it can. In other words, even if the observation viewpoint of the first lottery device 51 is at any position from diagonally upward to diagonally downward, it is possible to observe. In particular, since it can be seen directly, dirt on the winning prize does not interfere with observation.

  The winning prize sensor 57 is a sensor that detects which one of the plurality of first winning prize receiving units 513 the first winning prize 515 is located. The winning prize sensor 57 of the present embodiment is arranged on a sensor frame 2008 attached to the housing 2 so that the first winning prize 515 passes directly above the sensor frame 2008 (see FIGS. 12 to 14). As the prize winning sensor 57, an optical sensor such as a photo reflector can be used. Or you may utilize the image analysis by camera imaging | photography.

  The second lottery device 52 includes a second rotating body 521, a second winning prize receiving unit 523, and a lottery ball (second winning prize) 525.

  The second rotating body (hereinafter also referred to as “Kroon”) 521 is a disk-shaped rotating body that rotates around the same rotation center as that of the first rotating body 511 described above. Although the 1st rotary body 511 and the 2nd rotary body (cron) 521 can be rotated independently, respectively, in this embodiment, the 1st rotary body 511 and the 2nd rotary body (clune) 521 are made into an integral structure, Both are simultaneously rotated or stopped by the stepping motor 54.

The second prize-winner receiving portion 523 includes a plurality of winning holes provided in the second rotating body (clun) 521. The lottery balls 525 rolling on the second rotating body (Kroon) 521 are in a state where they enter one of the plurality of second prize-winner receiving portions 523.
In addition, although the 2nd prize acceptance part 523 is provided inside the rotation surface of the 2nd rotary body 521, you may provide it in the side surface side of a rotary body.

  In addition, the lottery device 50 includes a lighting device 58. The lighting device 58 is attached to the roof portion 2006, for example, and illuminates the first rotating body 511 of the first lottery apparatus 51, the second rotating body (clun) 521 of the second lottery apparatus 52, and the like.

<Lottery operation in lottery device>
The first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (clun) 521 are rotated by the stepping motor 54, and the lottery balls 525 are inserted onto the second rotating body (clun) 521 at an appropriate time. The first prize winner 515 contacts the first prize winner receiving portion 513 and the protruding portion therebetween, is appropriately bounced, and goes around the first rotating body 511 while being suspended. Thereafter, the first winning element 515 includes a plurality of first winning element receiving portions 513 until the rotation speeds of the first rotating body 511 and the second rotating body (clun) 521 are decelerated and reversely rotated at a low speed. , The lottery ball 525 falls into one of the plurality of second prize-winner receiving portions 523, and a part thereof enters. In the first lottery device 51, acceleration → high speed rotation (first winning 515 playing) → deceleration → low speed reverse rotation (winning determination) → stop or acceleration for the next lottery is performed. As described above, according to the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, physical lotteries of different modes can be performed simultaneously (in parallel). The game apparatus 1 replaces the data of the first lottery result obtained by the first lottery apparatus 51 and the data of the second lottery result obtained by the second lottery apparatus 52 with parameters stored in the storage unit 222 in advance. You can run the game.

<Determination flow in the first lottery apparatus>
In the first lottery apparatus 51, an example of determination when the prize winning sensor 57 or the like detects which one of the plurality of first prize winning accepting units 513 is positioned in the first prize winning 515 (see FIG. 15) will be described. .

  After the lottery operation is started, sensing by the winning prize sensor 57, that is, detecting that the first winning prize 515 has passed immediately above the winning prize sensor 57 (Yes in step SP11), the stepping motor 54 at that time is detected. The rotation angle of the first rotating body 511 at the time point is confirmed from the pulse mediated by the instruction output, and the first winning prize receiving unit 513 where the first winning prize 515 is located is specified (step SP12). . After that, when sensing by the winning prize sensor 57 again (Yes in step SP13), the same processing as in step SP12 is performed to identify the first winning prize receiving unit 513 in which the first winning prize 515 is located ( Step SP14). If the first prize winner receiving unit 513 (the position of the first prize winner 515) specified in step SP14 is the same as the position specified for the first time in step SP12 (Yes in step SP15), the first rotating body 511 is used. During one rotation, the first winning prize receiving unit 513 where the first winning prize 515 is located is not changed, that is, the position of the first winning prize 515 is determined and the determination is finished. On the other hand, if the first prize winner receiving unit 513 (the position of the first prize winner 515) identified in step SP14 is not the same as the first identified position in step SP12 (No in step SP15), the first prize is received. Assuming that the position of the child 515 has not been determined, the process returns to step SP11.

<Structure of side upper plate (side upper door)>
A transparent plate member is attached to each surface of the game apparatus 1 so that the inside of the housing 2 can be seen. In the present embodiment, a side upper plate member (also referred to as a side upper door) 61 on the side surface of the game apparatus 1 (the surface on the side of each of the player stations 21 to 24 and perpendicular to the Y direction) 61 and its attachment The structure is as follows (see FIGS. 16 to 21). 16, 18, and 20, only half of the housing 1 is illustrated for convenience.

  The side surface upper plate member 61 is formed of a transparent resin plate (for example, an acrylic plate). A total of four notches 62 are provided, for example, at two locations on both side edges of the side surface upper plate member 61. Further, a handle portion 64 serving as a handle is provided at the center upper portion of the side surface upper plate member 61, and a key portion 66 is provided at the center lower portion (see FIG. 16 and the like).

  The opening 70 on the side surface of the housing 2 is provided with an attachment structure for detachably attaching the side surface upper plate member 61. The attachment structure in the present embodiment is provided along the upper edge of the opening 70, and is provided along the upper groove portion 72 into which the upper edge 61H of the side surface upper plate member 61 is inserted, and the lower edge of the opening 70, It includes a lower groove portion 74 into which the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate member 61 is inserted, a protrusion 76 provided on a side portion of the opening 70, and a stopper (not shown).

  The upper groove portion 72 is a groove having at least a predetermined depth, specifically, a depth at which the side surface upper plate member 61 can be lifted up to a position where at least the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate member 61 exits the lower groove portion 74. It is composed of a groove having a height (width in the vertical direction). Further, the upper groove portion 72 has a width (thickness) that can be inclined with the side surface upper plate-like member 61 lifted (see FIG. 21 and the like).

  The protrusions 76 are provided at positions corresponding to the notches 62 of the side surface upper plate-like member 61. In the present embodiment, a total of four protrusions 76 are provided on each side of the opening 70. The protrusion 76 is formed smaller than the notch 62. When the upper side plate member 61 is lifted up until the position of the notch 62 becomes the same height as the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 18 and 19), the upper portion of the side surface is formed so that the notch 62 passes through the protrusion 76. The plate-like member 61 can be inclined (see FIGS. 20 and 21). In a state before the side surface upper plate member 61 is lifted (fitted state), the position of the notch 62 is lower than the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 16 and 17).

  Further, the protrusion 76 abuts on the surface of the fitted side surface upper plate member 61 and suppresses the side surface upper plate member 61 from warping and curving toward the outside of the housing 2.

  The stopper is on the opposite side of the protrusion 76 across the side upper plate member 61 in the fitted state (see FIGS. 16 and 17) (that is, closer to the accommodation space 20 than the side upper plate member 61 in the fitted state). It is comprised by the protrusion and plate-shaped member which were arrange | positioned. The position, size, and shape of the stopper are not particularly limited as long as the stopper suppresses warping / curving of the side upper plate member 61 in the fitted state toward the accommodation space 20.

  The lower groove portion 74 is a groove having at least a predetermined depth, specifically, at least the lower edge portion 61L of the side surface upper plate member 61 is inserted into the lower groove portion 74 and then the side surface upper plate member 61 is lowered by its own weight. In this case, the notch 62 is positioned lower than the protrusion 76, and the groove 61 is deep enough to prevent the lower edge portion 61L from coming off in the fitted state. Although not particularly shown, a hooking portion is provided near the center of the lower groove portion 74 to hook the hook 66F of the key portion 66 of the side surface upper plate member 61.

<Operation when removing the side plate member>
In order to remove the side surface upper plate member 61 (see FIGS. 16 and 17) fitted in the opening 70 of the housing 2, first, the key 66 is unlocked using a specific key, and the handle Holding the portion 64, the side surface upper plate member 61 is lifted until the notch 62 is flush with the protrusion 76 (see FIGS. 18 and 19). In this state, the side surface upper plate member 61 is inclined with the upper edge portion 61H as a fulcrum, and the lower edge portion 61L is separated from the opening 70 (the lower groove portion 74). When the upper edge portion 61H is pulled out from the upper groove portion 72, the removal is completed.

<Operation when attaching the upper plate member on the side>
The side upper plate-like member 61 can be attached to the opening 70 of the housing 2 by performing the operation opposite to the operation at the time of removal described above (see FIGS. 16 to 21).

<About the side plate member>
In a game device that employs a glass side surface upper plate-like member, it may break as a result of falling or falling upon attachment / detachment. As one of the measures that can be taken to prevent this, it is conceivable to use a resin-made lightweight side upper plate-like member such as a transparent acrylic plate, but it is possible to cause warping (curvature). Issues remain from the perspective of Moreover, although such a subject can be solved by adding and strengthening a metal sash, for example, on the other hand, cost increases. In this respect, the above-described game apparatus 1 can easily and easily solve the problem of cracking by adopting a mechanism that slides and removes the notch 62, the protrusion 76, and the side surface upper plate member 61 in the vertical direction. The detachable structure of the side upper plate-like member 61 is realized while being a mechanism that suppresses the cost.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the game apparatus 1 in which a total of four player stations (satellites) 21, 22, 23, and 24 are arranged on the long side of the rectangle in plan view is illustrated, but this is only an example, The number and arrangement of player stations (satellite) are not particularly limited. Therefore, the number of player stations (satellite) may be an odd number. Further, these player stations (satellite) may be arranged in a circumferential shape, or may be arranged on each side of the housing 2 having a diamond shape in plan view, for example.

  In the above-described embodiment, the mode in which the medal M is used as the non-spherical game value medium used in the game apparatus 1 has been described. However, this is only an example, and other media can be employed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the ball stocker 41 in which the floor sheet metal 412 is arranged so as to extend in the direction (X direction) along the movement of the pusher 36 is illustrated. Alternatively, it may be provided along the Y direction so as to cross the middle (see FIG. 22). A part or all of the balls B stored in the ball stocker 41 are guided by the guide rails 43 having different lengths (guide destinations) and distributed in the direction (X direction) along the movement of the pusher 36. Good.

  In addition, a part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as the following supplementary notes. However, the present invention is not limited to the following supplementary notes.

  Conventionally, as a rotary lottery machine in a medal game machine, a lottery machine in which a ball is thrown into a plate-like member called a crone, and a winning is determined by entering the ball into one of a plurality of lottery holes provided on the croon Is being used. For example, Japanese Patent No. 4323385 discloses a rotary lottery machine that is of a three-stage type provided on the same axis and in which a ball thrown into the upper stage wins at an upper stage, a middle stage, and a lower stage.

  However, in the lottery machine with the structure where the ball enters the lottery hole provided on the croon as described above, if the player's viewpoint is not high, it cannot be confirmed which lottery hole the ball enters and the viewpoint below the sitting state If it is a body, it may be difficult to check the lottery status in the upper row.

  In this regard, according to the configuration as described in Supplementary Note 1, there is a structure in which there is a winning prize receiving portion on the side of the first rotating body, and a suspended winning prize enters any winning prize receiving portion. Regardless of the influence of the height of the lottery machine or the difference in the height of the player's viewpoint, it is easy to visually recognize that the winning prize has entered the winning prize receiving section.

[Appendix 1]
A rotating body that rotates about a vertical axis;
A driving device for rotationally driving the rotating body;
A plurality of winning prize accepting portions provided on the side of the rotating body;
A prizewinner that can be directly viewed from any viewpoint position that is obliquely downward from diagonally upward that can be located in any of the plurality of prize receiving portions toward the center of the rotating body by gravity,
A detection device for detecting in which of the plurality of winning prize receiving units the winning prize is;
A control device that controls rotation of the rotating body and functions as a lottery means for performing a lottery based on the position of the winning prize detected by the detection device;
A game device comprising:

[Appendix 2]
The winning prize is suspended from above the rotating body.

[Appendix 3]
A rotating body provided with a plurality of winning prize accepting portions on the side,
A prizewinner suspended from above so as to be positioned in the prizewinner receiving section;
A driving device for rotationally driving the rotating body;
A detection device for detecting a position of the winning prize in the plurality of winning prize receiving units;
A game device comprising a lottery device comprising:

[Appendix 4]
A first rotating body having a plurality of first prize-receiving members on its side,
A first prizewinner suspended from above and located in any of the first prizewinner accepting sections;
A first lottery device for performing a first lottery on which of the first prize winner receiving unit the first prize winner is located;
A second rotating body having a plurality of second prize-winner receiving portions;
A second prizewinner entering the second prizewinner acceptance section;
A second lottery device for performing a second lottery to determine which of the second prizewinners accepts the second prizewinner;
A detection device that detects a position of the first winning prize in the first winning acceptance section and a position of the second winning prize in the second winning acceptance section;
A game device that executes a game using, as parameters, a first lottery result and a second lottery result obtained by the first lottery device and the second lottery device, respectively.

  Previously, when all three-stage lottery machines have the same structure and the same mechanism for winning the balls thrown from the upper stage, the physical lottery movement (winning action) must be monotonous. there were. In this regard, if the first lottery device and the second lottery device are provided as in Supplementary Note 3 and the mechanism of the winning operation is different between the two, a lottery body that increases interest is obtained.

[Appendix 5]
The game apparatus according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein detection of the first winning prize and the second winning prize is performed by a sensor provided outside the rotating body.

[Appendix 6]
The game device according to any one of appendix 1 to appendix 4, wherein the winning prize is detected by image analysis by camera photography.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game device, 2 ... Case, 3 ... Play field, 20 ... Accommodating space, 21, 22, 23, 24 ... Player station, 21A, 22A, 23A, 24A ... Medal slot, 21B, 22B, 23B, 24B ... button device, 21C, 22C, 23C, 24C ... closing lever, 21D, 22D, 23D, 24D ... button device, 26 ... display panel, 31, 32, 33, 34 ... play field, 36 ... pusher, 38 ... opening , 39 ... Forwarding device, 41 ... Ball stocker (storage member), 43 ... Guide rail (guide member), 50 ... Lottery device, 51 ... First lottery device, 511 ... ((first) rotating body), 512 ... shaft , 513 ... (first) prize winner receiving part, 515 ... (first) prize winner, 516 ... hanging string, 517 ... prize winner hanging part, 52 ... second lottery device, 521 ... (Second rotating body), 523... 2nd prize winning receiving section, 525... Lottery ball (second winning prize), 54 .. stepping motor (driving device), 57 .. winning prize sensor (detecting device), 58. Illumination device, 61 ... side plate member, 61H ... upper edge, 61L ... lower edge, 62 ... notch, 64 ... handle part, 66 ... key part, 66F ... hook, 70 ... opening, 72 ... upper Groove, 74 ... lower groove, 76 ... projection, 114 ... motor, 115 ... payout device, 200 ... game control device (control device), 222 ... storage unit, 224 ... peripheral interface, 225 ... bus arbiter, 226 ... graphic processor, 227 ... Graphic memory, 228 ... Audio processor, 229 ... Audio memory, 261 ... Geometry processor, 262 ... Rendering Processor, 300 ... Speaker (sound output device), 411 ... Frame, 412 ... Floor sheet metal, 413 ... Support shaft, 414 ... Torsion spring, 415 ... Stopper, 416 ... Solenoid (release member), 417 ... Plunger, 418 ... Spring Pin ... 2002 ... Support frame, 2004 ... Support frame, 2006 ... Roof part, 2008 ... Sensor frame, B ... Ball (spherical game value medium), M ... Medal (non-spherical game value medium)

Claims (7)

A game device for playing a game using a non-spherical game value medium and a spherical game value medium,
A housing forming a housing space therein;
A play field provided in the accommodation space and capable of placing the non-spherical game value medium and the spherical game value medium on an upper surface;
A transport device for transporting the spherical play value medium dropped from the play field;
A storage member capable of storing the spherical play value media transported by the transport device in a row,
A game apparatus comprising: a release member that releases a storage state by the storage member and drops the spherical game value medium stored in the storage member onto the play field.   The game device according to claim 1, wherein the storage member is disposed above an upper surface of the play field.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage member is disposed on a side of the play field.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage member is disposed at a position that crosses the play field.   The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member that guides the spherical game value medium located at a predetermined position of the storage member to a predetermined position of the play field.   The game device according to claim 1, further comprising a control device that operates the release member when a predetermined condition is established while the game is in progress.   The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a plurality of types of media having different values are adopted as the spherical game value media.