Lottery device and game device

Abstract

To provide a lottery device and a game device capable of increasing a player's sense of expectation toward a lottery and fun of a lottery game by using a simple configuration, giving a change to movement on a rotary table of a lottery medium, and extending a rolling time on the rotary table of the lottery medium.SOLUTION: A lottery device and a game device include: a lottery medium having a lottery surface in which lottery contents are shown; a rotary table for placing the lottery medium; and a rotary drive section configured so as to roll, on the rotary table, the lottery medium placed on the rotary table by rotating the rotary table. The rotary table has a first surface section and a second surface section in which the lottery medium can be rolled and stopped after the rotary table stops rotating. In a plan view of the rotary table, the first surface section is annular, the second surface section is positioned in an inner peripheral side of the first surface section, and the first surface section and the second surface section are in different configurations such that force given to the lottery medium during rolling by the first surface section differs from force given to the lottery medium during rolling by the second surface section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a lottery device and a game device. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a lottery device that performs a lottery by rolling a lottery medium such as a ball on a surface of an inverted truncated cone (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-248690 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, the conventional lottery device disclosed in Patent Document 1 ejects the lottery media at a predetermined angle against the periphery of the fixed inverted truncated cone surface so that the lottery media roll along the inverted truncated cone surface during the lottery process. Since such a conventional lottery device does not assume that the inverted truncated cone surface will be rotated in the first place, it does not consider the problem that the lottery media will be pressed against the periphery of the surface by the centrifugal force applied to the lottery media from the rotation of the surface, preventing the lottery media from rolling. In addition, if the lottery media adheres to the surface of the surface, the lottery media will no longer roll relative to the surface of the surface, so the rolling time of the lottery media on the surface of the surface during the lottery process will be shortened, which may affect the player's expectations for the lottery and the interest of the lottery game.

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a lottery device and a game device that can increase a player's anticipation for the lottery and the interest of the lottery game by using a simple configuration to vary the movement of the lottery medium on the turntable and extend the time the lottery medium rolls on the turntable. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the lottery device of the present invention comprises a lottery medium having a lottery surface on which lottery contents for a lottery are displayed, a turntable on which the lottery medium is placed, and a rotation drive unit configured to rotate the turntable to cause the lottery medium placed on the turntable to roll on the turntable, the turntable having a first surface portion and a second surface portion along which the lottery medium can roll and stop after the turntable stops rotating, and when the turntable is viewed in a plane, the first surface portion is annular and the second surface portion is a portion located on the inner side of the first surface portion, and the first surface portion and the second surface portion have different configurations so that the force applied by the first surface portion to the rolling lottery medium and the force applied by the second surface portion to the rolling lottery medium are different.

[0007] By adopting such a configuration, a simple configuration can be used to vary the movement of the lottery medium on the turntable and extend the time the lottery medium rolls on the turntable, thereby increasing the player's anticipation for the lottery and the interest of the lottery game.

[0008] In the lottery device according to the present invention, the force applied by the first surface portion to the rolling lottery media may be greater than the force applied by the second surface portion to the rolling lottery media.

[0009] By adopting such a configuration, when the first surface portion and the second surface portion are rotating, the rolling time of the lottery medium on the first surface portion can be made longer than the rolling time on the second surface portion.

[0010] In the lottery device according to the present invention, the first surface portion may have at least one of the following characteristics: including a concave portion; including a convex portion; and being made of a material with high friction.

[0011] By adopting such a configuration, the frictional force that the first surface portion exerts on the lottery medium can be improved compared to a surface portion that does not have any concave or convex portions, or a surface portion that is made of a material with low friction.

[0012] In the lottery device according to the present invention, the first surface portion may have an inverted truncated cone shape.

[0013] By adopting such a configuration, the lottery medium can roll toward the inside of the first surface portion by its own weight using a simple structure.

[0014] In the lottery device of the present invention, the second surface portion has an annular connecting portion connected to the first surface portion and a circular central portion located on the inner peripheral side of the connecting portion, the connecting portion having an inverted truncated cone shape, and the central portion may have any one of the shapes of a plane, a spherical surface, and a conical surface.

[0015] By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to easily realize the lottery media gathering toward the center by their own weight.

[0016] In the lottery device according to the present invention, the turntable may further have a protrusion provided in the center.

[0017] By adopting such a configuration, the lottery media are less likely to gather toward the center, making it less likely for the lottery media to become stacked.

[0018] In the lottery device according to the present invention, when the turntable is viewed from the side, the inclination of the connection portion may be the same as the inclination of the first surface portion or may be smaller than the inclination of the first surface portion.

[0019] By adopting such a configuration, using a simple configuration, the effect of the weight of the lottery medium on the second surface portion on the rolling of the lottery medium can be made equal to or less than the effect of the weight of the lottery medium on the first surface portion on the rolling of the lottery medium, thereby changing the movement of the lottery medium.

[0020] In the lottery device of the present invention, the lottery medium has a plurality of lottery surfaces and a plurality of curved surfaces provided around each of the plurality of lottery surfaces, and the plurality of curved surfaces may be interconnected and uniformly distributed on the surface of a single sphere.

[0021] By adopting such a configuration, the rolling time of the lottery medium can be extended, compared to a lottery medium in which a plurality of curved surfaces are not uniformly distributed on the surface of a single sphere.

[0022] In the lottery device according to the present invention, each of the plurality of lottery surfaces may be a flat surface or a spherical surface having a curvature smaller than that of a single sphere.

[0023] By adopting such a configuration, the effect of the lottery surface on the rolling of the lottery media can be reduced.

[0024] The game device of the present invention comprises a game unit which plays at least a first game and a second game, the aforementioned lottery device which plays a lottery game related to the first game and the second game, and a control unit which controls the game unit and the lottery device to start the first game by the game unit based on a player's operation and obtain the game result of the first game, to start a lottery game by the lottery device based on the game result and obtain the lottery result, and to start the second game by the game unit based on the lottery result.

[0025] By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to extend the lottery time of the lottery game using a simple configuration, thereby increasing the player's anticipation for the lottery and the interest of the lottery game. Effect of the Invention

[0026] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lottery device and a game device that can increase the player's anticipation for the lottery and the interest of the lottery game by using a simple configuration to vary the movement of the lottery medium on the turntable and extend the time the lottery medium rolls on the turntable. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0027] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a game device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the game device according to the present embodiment is in use. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view showing details of a game section of the game device according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a medal game section and a first game section of the game device according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the display contents of a display unit of a first game section of the game device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] 11A to 11C are diagrams showing other display contents of the display unit of the first game section of the game device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the display content of the display unit of the second game section of the game device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 9] 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of dice in the game device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the dice of the game device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 11] 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a wheel of a dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 12] 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a rotating wheel of a dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 13] 13 is a diagram showing a modified example of the center part of the rotating wheel of the dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. FIG. [Figure 14] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating the effects of modified examples of the center part of the rotating wheel of the dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 15] 13A and 13B are diagrams showing another modified example of the center part of the rotating wheel of the dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 16] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating the effects of other modified examples of the center part of the rotating wheel of the dice lottery unit of the gaming device according to the present embodiment. [Figure 17] 5 is a flowchart for explaining control of a game by a control unit of the game device according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The positional relationships of the top, bottom, left, right, etc. of the drawings are based on the positional relationships shown in the drawings unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the dimensional ratios of the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios. Furthermore, the following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention to only these embodiments. Furthermore, the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the invention.

[0029] <Overview of Game Device 1> First, with reference to Figures 1 to 3, an overview of the configuration of a game device 1 according to this embodiment and a game played by the game device 1 will be described. Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the game device 1. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the game device 1 in use.

[0030] The game device 1 according to the present embodiment is an example of a game device in which multiple players can simultaneously play their own games. Here, the games according to the present embodiment include, for example, a medal game, a first Monopoly game which is an example of a first game, a dice lottery game, and a second Monopoly game which is an example of a second game, which are played in each game section described later. Among them, the medal game and the dice lottery game are, for example, games played physically, and the first and second Monopoly games are, for example, digital games displayed on a display section. Also, the medal game is a lottery game related to the first Monopoly game. On the other hand, the dice lottery game is a lottery game related to the first and second Monopoly games.

[0031] Moreover, the game device 1 is a game device for four players. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the game device 1 includes game machines 1A to 1D. Each of the game machines 1A to 1D has the same configuration. Therefore, by changing the number of game machines constituting the game device 1, the number of players available for the game device 1 can be changed to a number other than one or four. In the following explanation, the configuration of the game machine 1A will be mainly described.

[0032] <Details of Game Machine 1A> Next, the details of the configuration of the gaming machine 1A according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 16. Figs. 3 to 7 are diagrams showing the details of the game section of the gaming device 1. Figs. 8, 11, and 12 are diagrams explaining the configuration of the dice lottery section 40. Figs. 9 and 10 are diagrams showing the configuration of the dice 46. Figs. 13 to 16 are diagrams showing modified examples of the second surface section 432 of the dice lottery section 40.

[0033] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the game machine 1A comprises a medal game unit 10 for playing a medal game, a first game unit 20 for playing a first Monopoly game, a second game unit 30 for playing a second Monopoly game, a dice lottery unit 40 for playing a dice lottery game, an operation unit 50 for accepting operations from a player, a payout unit 60 for paying out to the player a number of game result media such as prize exchange tickets corresponding to the result of the lottery game, a control unit 70 for executing the lottery game by controlling the operation of each of the medal game unit 10, the first game unit 20, the second game unit 30, the dice lottery unit 40, the operation unit 50, and the payout unit 60, and a housing 80 for supporting or housing the above-mentioned configuration.

[0034] [Medal Game Section 10] First, the configuration of the medal game unit 10 will be described with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. The medal game unit 10 is an example of a configuration for playing a medal game. Here, the medal game includes a medal insertion game, a medal pusher game, a lottery medium pusher game, and a medium lottery game played via a lottery medium. The lottery medium may include, for example, a ball with a built-in dice, a dice, etc.

[0035] As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the medal game unit 10 includes a medal insertion unit 11 (see Figure 1) for inserting medals into the medal game area F based on the player's operation, a placement surface 12 for placing medals and lottery media, a pusher table 13 for moving the medals and lottery media placed on the placement surface 12, a drop unit 14 from which the medals and lottery media placed on the placement surface 12 can fall, a lottery medium supply unit 15 for supplying lottery media to the upper surface of the pusher table 13, and a medal supply unit 16 for supplying medals to the upper surface of the pusher table 13.

[0036] 3, the medal game area F is an area formed by the placement surface 12 and the upper surface of the pusher table 13. The shape of the medal game area F in a front view is rectangular. Moreover, the short side direction of the medal game area F is aligned with the width direction of the game device 1 (see FIG. 1), and the long side direction is aligned with the depth direction of the game device 1 (see FIG. 1).

[0037] (Medal slot 11) The medal insertion unit 11 is configured to be used in a medal insertion game. As shown in Fig. 1, the medal insertion unit 11 is configured so that the player can adjust the direction of the medal inserted by the medal insertion unit 11 into a medal game area F (see Figs. 3 and 4) by operating an adjustment handle 52 of an operation unit 50 described later. In this way, the player can insert the medal into the position in the medal game area F that the player desires. In addition, the medal inserted into the game area F via the medal insertion unit 11 moves so as to fall onto the placement surface 12 via the pusher table 13.

[0038] (Placement surface 12) The placement surface 12 is configured to be used in the medal insertion game, medal pusher game, and lottery medium pusher game. The placement surface 12 has a rectangular shape in a plan view. As shown in Fig. 3, the placement surface 12 is provided so that its longitudinal direction is aligned with the longitudinal direction of the medal game area. Furthermore, the placement surface 12 can place medals inserted by the medal insertion unit 11, and medals and lottery media dropped from the pusher table 13.

[0039] (Pusher Table 13) The pusher table 13 is configured to be used in a medal pusher game and a lottery medium pusher game. As shown in Fig. 3, the pusher table 13 is provided above the placement surface 12 and at the end on the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the placement surface 12. The pusher table 13 can move horizontally back and forth within a predetermined range in a first direction D1 shown in Fig. 3 under the control of the control unit 70. The first direction D1 is a direction along the longitudinal direction of the placement surface 12.

[0040] (Falling part 14) The drop unit 14 is configured to be used in a medium lottery game. The drop unit 14 is provided on the front side of the placement surface 12 in the longitudinal direction of the placement surface 12. As shown in FIG. 4, the drop unit 14 has a drop opening 141, and a medium detection sensor and a medal number detection sensor (not shown) provided below the drop opening 141.

[0041] The drop opening 141 allows the medals and lottery media located at the end of the front side of the placement surface 12 , which have been pushed by the pusher table 13 , to drop from the placement surface 12 .

[0042] The medium detection sensor can detect medium lottery information including the presence or absence of lottery media that have fallen to the bottom of the falling section 14 and the number of digits on the dice indicated on the lottery media that have fallen to the bottom of the falling section 14. When the medium detection sensor detects the medium lottery information, it transmits the medium lottery information to the control section 70. Then, the control section 70 can start the first Monopoly game by the first game section 20 based on the medium lottery information.

[0043] The medals that have fallen into the falling section 14 are transported to a medal storage section (not shown) of the medal supply section 16 via a medal transport structure (not shown) and stored therein. Meanwhile, the lottery medium that has fallen into the falling section 14 is transported to the lottery medium supply section 15 via a lottery medium transport structure (not shown).

[0044] (Lottery media supply unit 15) The lottery medium supply unit 15 is configured to supply lottery media for a medal game to the medal game area F. The lottery medium supply unit 15 has, for example, a transport lift that transports the lottery medium (not shown), and a guide unit 151 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) that guides the transported lottery medium to the medal game area F by the transport lift. The transport lift is configured to transport the lottery medium to the upper surface of the pusher table 13 every time the lottery medium is transported to the lottery medium supply unit 15 by the lottery medium transport configuration, for example.

[0045] (Medal Supply Section 16) The medal supply unit 16 is configured to supply medals for a medal game to the medal game area F. The medal supply unit 16 has, for example, a medal storage unit that stores medals (not shown) and a medal transport unit. The medal transport unit is configured to take out a predetermined number of medals from the medal storage unit and supply them to the medal game area F based on a medal replenishment request from the control unit 70 to the medal game area F when the number of medals in the medal game area F is below a certain number.

[0046] [First Game Part 20] Next, the configuration of the first game unit 20 will be described with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6. The first game unit 20 is an example of a game unit for playing the first Monopoly game. The first game unit 20 is configured to progress the first Monopoly game based on the control of the control unit 70.

[0047] Specifically, when the control unit 70 receives medium lottery information transmitted from the medium detection sensor, the control unit 70 transmits first game start information to the first game unit 20. Then, the first game unit 20 starts and progresses the first Monopoly game based on the first game start information.

[0048] Here, the first game start information includes, for example, start information for starting the first Monopoly game and dice roll number information shown on the lottery medium that has fallen to the bottom of the falling section 14 and detected by the medium detection sensor, which is received by the control unit 70.

[0049] 3 and 4, the first game unit 20 has a display unit 21 and a physical lottery unit 25. The display unit 21 is configured to display the details of the first Monopoly game to the player. The physical lottery unit 25 is configured to determine the timing of stopping the rotation of the slot of the first dice slot lottery displayed by the display unit 21, which will be described later.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 21 includes, for example, a frame-shaped first display area 22 that displays the first Monopoly game, a second display area 23 located inside the first display area 22 that displays information related to the lottery, and a third display area 24 located outside the first display area 22 that displays the game fee paid by the player and game result information of the first Monopoly game, etc.

[0051] The first display area 22 displays a first piece in the first Monopoly game and a first board to which the first piece moves, as shown in Fig. 4, for example. On the first board, information on the first Monopoly game, such as land squares, public company squares, railroad squares, chance and community fund squares, prison squares, and buildings built by the player, is displayed. Based on the total number of pips of the lottery results of two dice slots displayed in the second display area 23 described later, the first piece moves a number of steps on the first board corresponding to the total number of pips.

[0052] The second display area 23 can display two dice slot screens, for example, as shown in FIG. 4. Of the two dice slot screens, the first dice slot screen displays the result of a physically performed dice lottery. Here, the dice lottery result of the first dice slot is the number of digits of the dice slot displayed on the first dice slot screen at the timing when the rotation of the first dice slot is stopped, which is determined by the physical lottery unit 25. The second dice slot screen displays the result of a digitally performed dice lottery. The lottery on the second dice slot screen starts when the first game start information is received by the first game unit 20.

[0053] Furthermore, the second display area 23 may display other lottery games in addition to displaying the two dice slot screens shown in Fig. 4. For example, when the player's first piece reaches the chance square, the second display area 23 can display the first roulette lottery shown in Fig. 5. Furthermore, when the lottery result of the first roulette lottery hits "challenge", the second display area 23 can further display the second roulette lottery shown in Fig. 6.

[0054] Here, the first roulette lottery shown in FIG. 5 has a feature that, for example, the higher the price of the land on which the hotel built by the player is located, the higher the possibility of the number of "winning squares" increasing. The second roulette lottery has a feature that, for example, the more hotels the player builds, the higher the possibility of the number of "winning squares" increasing. The "winning squares" are accumulated in a "Monopoly Challenge" shown in a third display area 24 described later. When the "winning squares" accumulated in the "Monopoly Challenge" reach a predetermined number (for example, seven), the control unit 70 starts a second Monopoly game by the second game unit 30. On the other hand, when the "winning squares" accumulated in the "Monopoly Challenge" are equal to or less than the predetermined number, when the "Big Monopoly" is won in the second roulette lottery, the control unit 70 also starts a second Monopoly game by the second game unit 30.

[0055] As shown in Figures 4 to 6, for example, the third display area 24 displays, on the outer periphery of the second display area 23, information on the game fee paid by the player and the credits acquired by the player in the first Monopoly game, "Monopoly Challenge" information for accumulating the "winning squares" acquired by the player in the first roulette lottery and / or the second roulette lottery, card information acquired by the player in the first Monopoly game, "GO Bonus" information, and information on the player's use of public utilities.

[0056] The physical lottery unit 25 is configured to physically draw the timing for stopping the rotation of the first dice slot by using a ball. As shown in Fig. 4, the physical lottery unit 25 has a lottery main body 26, a lottery surface 27 constituting the upper surface of the lottery main body 26, and a ball drop port 28 and a ball transport port 29 provided on both ends of the lottery surface 27.

[0057] 4, the lottery surface 27 has a right end 271 and a left end 272. The lottery surface 27 is inclined so that the right end 271 is lower than the left end 272. The ball drop opening 28 is provided at the right end 271, and the ball transport opening 29 is provided at the left end 272. With this configuration, the ball coming out of the ball transport opening 29 can roll and drop along the lottery surface 27 toward the ball drop opening 28 due to its own weight.

[0058] The lottery body 26 has a storage section (not shown) for storing balls, a transport section for taking out the balls from the storage section and transporting them to the ball transport port 29, and a calculation section for calculating the time from when the balls leave the ball transport port 29 until when they fall into the ball drop port 28. With this kind of lottery body 26, it is possible to easily calculate the time from when the balls leave the ball transport port 29 until when they fall into the ball drop port 28, that is, the timing when the rotation of the first dice slot stops.

[0059] Also, the transport unit can transport the ball to the ball drop opening 28 so as to change the state of the ball, such as the speed and direction, when the ball leaves the ball transport opening 29. In this way, it is possible to change the timing at which the rotation of the first dice slot stops.

[0060] [2nd Game Part 30] Next, the configuration of the first game unit 20 will be described with reference to Figs. 1, 3 and 7. The second game unit 30 is an example of a game unit for playing the second Monopoly game. The second game unit 30 is shared by four players and can be used by each player in a predetermined order. The second game unit 30 is configured to progress the second Monopoly game based on the control of the control unit 70.

[0061] Specifically, when the control unit 70 receives information transmitted from the first game unit 20 that the number of "winning squares" accumulated in the "MONOPOLY CHALLENGE" in the first roulette drawing and / or the second roulette drawing reaches a predetermined number (e.g., seven), or that the "Big MONOPOLY" has been won in the second roulette drawing, the control unit 70 transmits second game start information to the second game unit 30 and the dice drawing unit 40. Then, the second game unit 30 and the dice drawing unit 40 start and progress the second MONOPOLY game based on the second game start information.

[0062] As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the second game unit 30 has a display unit 31 and a medal payout unit 34. The display unit 31 displays details of the second MONOPOLY game to the player. The display unit 31 is configured to be shared by four players and is configured to be larger than the display unit 21 of the first game unit 20. As shown in Figs. 3 and 7, the display unit 31 includes a frame-shaped first display area 32 that displays the second MONOPOLY game, and a second display area 33 that is inside the first display area 32 and displays information related to the board displayed in the first display area 32 (for example, buildings, town scenery, etc.).

[0063] The first display area 32 displays a second piece in the second Monopoly game and a second board to which the second piece moves, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 7, for example. On the second board, information related to the second Monopoly game, such as land squares, points (not shown) corresponding to each land square, and prison squares, is displayed. In addition, the second piece moves a number of steps on the second board corresponding to the total number of pips based on the result of the lottery by the dice lottery unit 40 described later, i.e., the total number of pips of the result of the lottery of two dice by the dice lottery unit 40.

[0064] The medal payout unit 34 is configured to be shared by four players. When a player acquires a "jackpot" in the second Monopoly game, the medal payout unit 34 moves above the medal game area F of the medal game unit 10 used by that player, and can pay out medals to that player in a number corresponding to the "jackpot."

[0065] Here, the second MONOPOLY game ends in principle after the dice drawing unit 40 has performed a predetermined number of draws (e.g., 5 times), or when the second piece reaches the prison square shown on the second board even though the dice drawing unit 40 has not performed the predetermined number of draws. Also, if a player collects a predetermined number of points (e.g., 300 points) before the second MONOPOLY game ends, the player can obtain a "jackpot."

[0066] [Dice Lottery Section 40] Next, the configuration of the dice lottery unit 40 and modified examples of the second surface unit 432 of the dice lottery unit 40 described later will be described with reference to Fig. 8 and Figs. 11 to 16. The dice lottery unit 40 is an example of a lottery device for playing a dice lottery game. The dice lottery unit 40 is a lottery device that is shared by two players and can be used by each player in a predetermined order. The dice lottery unit 40 is configured to play a dice lottery game under the control of the control unit 70. Specifically, the dice lottery unit 40 starts the dice lottery game when it receives second game start information from the control unit 70.

[0067] Here, the dice lottery game is a physical lottery performed through two dice 46. The dice 46 used in the dice lottery game is an example of a lottery medium having a lottery surface on which lottery contents for lottery are displayed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the dice 46 has six lottery surfaces 46S and curved surfaces 46C provided around each of the six lottery surfaces 46S. Each of the six lottery surfaces 46S is a flat surface or a spherical surface whose curvature is smaller than that of a single sphere on which the six curved surfaces 46C, which will be described later, are located. On each of the six lottery surfaces 46S, the number of pips rolled, which is an example of different lottery contents, is printed. Note that each lottery surface 46S may be a display unit that digitally displays different lottery contents. As shown in FIG. 9, the six curved surfaces 46C are connected to each other and are uniformly distributed on the surface of a single sphere. The curved surface 46C having such characteristics can extend the rolling time of the dice 46 on the rotating disk 43 described below.

[0068] In the above description, the die 46 has six lottery faces 46S and six curved faces 46C that are connected to each other and uniformly distributed on the surface of a single sphere, but the present invention is not limited to this. The six curved faces 46C of the die 46 do not have to be connected to each other and do not have to be uniformly distributed on the surface of a single sphere. The die 46 may have only one lottery face 46S, or may have a plurality of lottery faces 46S other than six. The lottery content indicated by the lottery face 46S may be something other than the result, such as a numerical display, a design, or an alphabet.

[0069] As shown in Fig. 8, the dice lottery unit 40 includes a lottery configuration 401 related to the dice lottery and an identification configuration 402 related to the identification of the dice lottery result. As shown in Fig. 8, the lottery configuration 401 includes a first base unit 41, a turntable 43 rotatably supported by the first base unit 41 and on which the dice 46 are placed, a rotation drive unit 44 configured to rotate the turntable 43 to roll the dice 46 placed on the turntable 43 on the turntable 43, a guide unit 45 provided around the turntable 43, and a protection unit 47 provided on the outer periphery of the guide unit 45 to prevent the dice 46 from jumping out of the guide unit 45 due to the rotation of the turntable 43. As shown in Fig. 8, the identification configuration 402 includes a second base unit 42, an illumination unit 48 supported by the second base unit 42, and a dice recognition unit 49 supported by the second base unit 42.

[0070] (Turntable 43) The turntable 43 is configured to support two dice 46 and transmit the rotational force from the rotation drive unit 44 to the two dice 46. In other words, each of the two dice 46 can roll on the turntable 43 due to the frictional force between the two dice 46 and the rotating turntable 43. The entire turntable 43 has an inverted truncated cone shape, as shown in FIG. 8. Here, the expression "inverted truncated cone shape" includes those with spherical sides. The same applies to the following explanation.

[0071] The structure of the turntable 43 will be described in more detail. As shown in Figures 11 and 12, the turntable 43 has a first surface portion 431 and a second surface portion 432 on which the two dice 46 can roll and stop after the turntable 43 stops rotating.

[0072] When the rotating disk 43 is viewed from above, as shown in Fig. 11, the first surface portion 431 is annular, and the second surface portion 432 is a circular portion located on the inner periphery side of the first surface portion 431. The first surface portion 431 is shaped like an inverted truncated cone. The second surface portion 432 is shaped like an inverted truncated cone with no opening in the center, as shown in Fig. 12.

[0073] In this way, due to the inverted truncated cone shaped first surface portion 431 and the inverted truncated cone shaped portions of the second surface portion 432, when the dice 46 is pressed against the guide portion 45 on the outer periphery of the turntable 43 by the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the turntable 43, the dice 46 can roll inside the turntable 43 by its own weight, and it is possible to prevent the dice 46 from being pressed against the guide portion 45 by the centrifugal force and becoming unable to roll.

[0074] Furthermore, the first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432 have different surface configurations so that the force imparted to the rolling dice 46 by the first surface portion 431 differs from the force imparted to the rolling dice 46 by the second surface portion 432. For example, the first surface portion 431 is configured so that the force imparted to the two rolling dice 46 by the first surface portion 431 is greater than the force imparted to the two rolling dice 46 by the second surface portion 432.

[0075] Specifically, the first surface portion 431 has a plurality of protruding portions 4311 provided on its surface, for example, as shown in Fig. 11 and Fig. 12. The shape of the protruding portions 4311 in a plan view is rectangular. The plurality of protruding portions 4311 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the first surface portion 431, as shown in Fig. 11. In this way, a recessed portion 4312 is formed between two protruding portions 4311.

[0076] In contrast to the first surface portion 431 having such characteristics, the second surface portion 432 has a smooth surface without any irregularities, as shown in Figures 11 and 12. Moreover, the second surface portion 432 is not made of a material with higher friction than the first surface portion 431.

[0077] In this way, with the first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432 having the above-mentioned configuration, the frictional force that the first surface portion 431 imparts to the dice 46 can be made greater than the frictional force that the second surface portion 432 imparts to the dice 46. Therefore, when the turntable 43 rotates, the driving force that the first surface portion 431 imparts to the dice 46 in order to roll the dice 46 is greater than the driving force that the second surface portion 432 imparts to the dice 46.

[0078] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 12, each protrusion 4311 has ridges 4313 on both sides. The ridges 4313 of the protrusions 4311 allow the ridges 4313 of the protrusions 4311 to come into contact with the dice 46 when the turntable 43 rotates. In addition, such contact allows the ridges 4313 rotating together with the turntable 43 to push the dice 46, providing the dice 46 with power to roll. As a result, the rolling time of the dice 46 on the turntable 43 can be extended when the turntable 43 rotates.

[0079] Here, the first surface portion 431 has been described as having a plurality of convex portions 4311, but is not limited thereto. The first surface portion 431 may have only one convex portion 4311, or may have one or a plurality of concave portions formed to be recessed from the surface instead of the convex portion 4311, and may be made of a material with high friction. In addition, the shape of the convex portion 4311 in a plan view may be a circle, a polygon, or an irregular shape other than a rectangle. In addition, the first surface portion 431 may have at least two of the following characteristics: including a concave portion, including a convex portion, and being made of a material with high friction.

[0080] In addition, the second surface portion 432 has been described as having a smooth surface without unevenness, but is not limited thereto. The second surface portion 432 may have a configuration that applies a smaller force to the two rolling dice 46 than the first surface portion 431. For example, in a case where the first surface portion 431 has a plurality of unevennesses, the second surface portion 432 may have shallower unevennesses than the first surface portion 431, or may have a smaller number of unevennesses than the first surface portion 431. In a case where the first surface portion 431 is made of a material with high friction, the second surface portion 432 may be made of a material with low friction than the first surface portion 431.

[0081] In the above description, the first surface portion 431 has an annular shape in plan view, and the second surface portion 432 has a circular shape in plan view, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432 may be configured such that the first surface portion 431 is located closer to the periphery of the rotating disk 43 than the second surface portion 432, and the first surface portion 431 applies a larger force to the two rolling dice 46 than the second surface portion 432. For example, the first surface portion 431 may have a shape other than annular, and the second surface portion 432 may have a shape other than circular. Specifically, the first surface portion 431 may have a shape in plan view that is one or more circumferentially arranged, not connected to each other, on the periphery of the rotating disk 43. In this case, the shape of the second surface portion 432 in plan view may have both a portion located inside each component of the first surface portion 431 and a portion extending to the peripheral edge side of the turntable 43 through the unconnected portions of the components of the first surface portion 431. Furthermore, the turntable 43 may have other surface portions in addition to the first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432.

[0082] A more detailed description will be given of the configuration of the second surface portion 432. As shown in Fig. 11 and Fig. 12, the second surface portion 432 has a connection portion 433 connected to the first surface portion 431 and having a ring-shaped shape in a plan view, and a central portion 434 located on the inner periphery side of the connection portion 433 and having a circular shape in a plan view.

[0083] 12, the connection portion 433 has an inverted truncated cone shape. When the turntable 43 is viewed from the side, the inclination of the connection portion 433 is the same as the inclination of the first surface portion 431. The inclination of the connection portion 433 may be smaller than the inclination of the first surface portion 431. With the first surface portion 431 and the connection portion 433 having such inclination characteristics, the effect of the weight of the dice 46 at the connection portion 433 on the rolling of the dice 46 can be made equal to or smaller than the effect of the weight of the dice 46 at the first surface portion 431 on the rolling of the dice 46, and the movement of the connection portion 433 can be changed.

[0084] The central portion 434 is flat as shown in Figs. 11 and 12. On the other hand, the shape of the central portion 434 may be other than flat. For example, the shape of the central portion 434 may be a cone (or a spherical) surface protruding downward from the connecting portion 433 as shown in Fig. 13. With such a central portion 434, the two dice 46 tend to gather on the central portion 434 side as shown in Fig. 14. As a result, the two dice 46 tend to stack. Thus, the two dice 46 are less likely to remain leaning against the guide portion 45. In addition, the central portion 434 may be provided with a protrusion 435 as shown in Fig. 15. With such a protrusion 435, the two dice 46 tend to gather on the central portion 434 side as shown in Fig. 16. As a result, the two dice 46 tend to stack. The shape of center portion 434 may be a conical or spherical surface that protrudes upward relative to connecting portion 433 .

[0085] (Rotational drive unit 44) The rotation drive unit 44 is a component for driving the rotation of the turntable 43. As shown in FIG. 8, the rotation drive unit 44 is attached to the rear surface of the first base unit 41. For example, the rotation drive unit 44 can output a rotation force when the dice lottery unit 40 receives second game start information from the control unit 70, and stop outputting the rotation force after a predetermined time has elapsed. With such a rotation drive unit 44, the turntable 43 can stop rotating after a predetermined time has elapsed.

[0086] (Guide part 45) The guide portion 45 is configured to guide the rolling direction of the dice 46. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the guide portion 45 is configured as a circular frame. The guide portion 45 is provided so as to be in contact with the dice 46 when the dice 46 rotates on the periphery of the turntable 43. In this manner, the guide portion 45 can guide the rolling direction of the dice 46 so that the dice 46 does not jump out of the turntable 43.

[0087] (Protection Department 47) The protective part 47 is configured to prevent the rolling dice 46 from jumping out of the guide part 45 due to bouncing off the turntable 43. As shown in Fig. 8, the protective part 47 has a cylindrical configuration formed higher than the guide part 45. In addition, the protective part 47 is made of a transparent material. In this way, the player can visually check the progress of the dice lottery game.

[0088] (Second base portion 42) 8, the second base portion 42 is attached to the peripheral edge side of the first base portion 41. The upper end portion of the second base portion 42 supports the illumination unit 48 and the dice recognition unit 49 so that the illumination unit 48 and the dice recognition unit 49 are located above the turntable 43.

[0089] (Lighting Section 48) 8, the lighting unit 48 is configured to illuminate the rotating wheel 43. Such lighting unit 48 makes it easier for the player to view the dice lottery game, and can improve the appearance of the dice lottery game.

[0090] (Dice recognition unit 49) The dice recognition unit 49 is configured to recognize the lottery result of the dice lottery game, that is, the number of digits on each of the two dice 46 after they have stopped. As shown in Fig. 8, the dice recognition unit 49 has an irradiation light source 491 that shines light on the dice 46, and a dice recognition camera 492 that identifies the number of digits on the dice 46 illuminated by the irradiation light source 491.

[0091] The irradiation light source 491 emits, for example, infrared light. The dice recognition camera 492 acquires images of the numbers rolled on the two dice 46 illuminated by the infrared light, and transmits total number information corresponding to the two images to the control unit 70. Then, based on the total number information, the control unit 70 can move the second piece related to the second Monopoly game to the second board by the number of steps corresponding to the total number of numbers rolled.

[0092] The dice recognition unit 49 is not limited to recognizing the number of digits on the dice 46 by the above-mentioned method. For example, the dice recognition unit 49 may identify the number of digits on the dice 46 by using visible light without using the irradiation light source 491. The dice recognition unit 49 may identify the number of digits on the dice 46 by using an RFID method. The dice recognition unit 49 may be configured to transmit recognition error information to the control unit 70 when a recognition error occurs in the dice recognition unit 49 due to, for example, two dice 46 overlapping each other. Based on such recognition error information, the control unit 70 can eliminate the overlap of the two dice 46 by re-spinning the turntable 43 or by spinning the turntable 43 at a slower speed than that during the dice lottery.

[0093] [Operation unit 50] Next, the configuration of the operation unit 50 will be described with reference to Fig. 1. The operation unit 50 is an example of a configuration for accepting operations by a player to play the game according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, the operation unit 50 includes a fee insertion slot 51 for accepting a game fee from a player, an adjustment handle 52 for rotating the medal supply unit 16, a medal insertion button 53 for inserting medals into the medal game area F via the medal insertion unit 11, and an operation button 54 for accepting operations for the first Monopoly game, the second Monopoly game, and the dice lottery game.

[0094] The operation button 54 can accept, for example, game operations such as land purchase, lottery, and building construction related to each of the first and second Monopoly games by the player, and lottery operations such as starting and stopping the dice lottery game.

[0095] [Control by control unit 70] Next, an example of the control by the control unit 70, that is, the processing related to the game according to the present embodiment performed by the control unit 70 based on the data and programs stored in the memory, will be described with reference to Fig. 17. Note that the control unit 70 can perform processing related to different games depending on the settings. Fig. 17 is a flow chart for explaining the control of the lottery game by the control unit 70.

[0096] (Step S11) When a player inserts a predetermined game fee into the fee insertion slot 51, the control unit 70 starts the game according to this embodiment. In addition, with the start of the game, the medal pusher game and the lottery medium pusher game of the medal game are started (step S11).

[0097] (Steps S12, S13, S14, S15) The control unit 70 judges whether or not the player has pressed the medal insertion button 53 (step S12). If the player has pressed the medal insertion button 53 (YES in step S12), the control unit 70 starts a medal insertion game (step S13). Next, the control unit 70 judges whether or not the lottery medium placed on the placement surface 12 has fallen into the drop section 14 (step S14). If the lottery medium placed on the placement surface 12 has fallen into the drop section 14 (YES in step S14), the control unit 70 starts a first Monopoly game (step S15).

[0098] (Steps S16, S17, S18, S19) After the first Monopoly game is started, a lottery using two dice slots is started. Then, the control unit 70 judges whether the lottery using the two dice slots has ended (step S16). When the lottery using the two dice slots has ended (YES in step S16), the control unit 70 moves the first piece by the number of steps corresponding to the total number of pips related to the lottery using the two dice slots (step S17). Next, the control unit 70 judges whether the first piece has reached a "chance" square (step S18). When the first piece has reached a "chance" square (YES in step S18), the control unit 70 starts a first roulette lottery in the first Monopoly game (step S19).

[0099] (Steps S20, S21, S22, S23) Next, the control unit 70 judges whether or not "Challenge" has been won in the first roulette drawing (step S20). If "Challenge" has been won (YES in step S20), the control unit 70 starts a second roulette drawing (step S21). Next, the control unit 70 judges whether or not "Big Monopoly" has been won in the second roulette drawing (step S22). If "Big Monopoly" has been won (YES in step S22), the control unit 70 starts a second Monopoly game and a dice drawing game (step S23).

[0100] (Steps S24, S25, S26) After the dice lottery game is started, the control unit 70 judges whether or not the player has pressed the operation button 54 (step S24). If the player has not pressed the operation button 54 (NO in step S24), the control unit 70 judges whether or not the time during which the wheel 43 continues to rotate has elapsed (step S25). If the time during which the wheel 43 continues to rotate has elapsed (YES in step S25), the control unit 70 stops the rotation of the wheel 43 and recognizes the number of digits on the dice, and then, based on the total number of digits shown on the recognized two dice 46, moves the second piece by the number of steps corresponding to the total number of digits (step S26).

[0101] (Steps S27, S28, S29, S30) Next, the control unit 70 judges whether the dice lottery game has reached a predetermined number of draws (step S27). If the dice lottery game has not reached a predetermined number of draws (NO in step S27), the control unit 70 judges whether the second piece has reached the "jail" square (step S28). If the second piece has not reached the "jail" square (NO in step S28), the control unit 70 judges whether the player has collected a predetermined number of points in the second Monopoly game (step S29). If the player has collected a predetermined number of points (YES in step S29), the control unit 70 moves the medal payout unit 34 above the medal game unit 10 used by the player so that the player can obtain a jackpot, and pays out a predetermined number of medals to the player (step S30).

[0102] (Steps S31 and S32) Thereafter, the control unit 70 judges whether or not the medal payout unit 34 has finished paying out medals to the player (step S31). If the medal payout unit 34 has finished paying out medals to the player (YES in step S31), the control unit 70 ends the second Monopoly game (step S32) and then ends the game.

[0103] On the other hand, if the player has not pressed the medal insertion button 53 (NO in step S12), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S12. If the lottery medium placed on the placement surface 12 has not fallen into the drop unit 14 (NO in step S14), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S14.

[0104] On the other hand, if the lottery by the two dice slots has not ended (NO in step S16), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S16. If the first piece has not reached the "chance" square (NO in step S18), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S14.

[0105] On the other hand, if the "Challenge" is not won in the first roulette lottery (NO in step S20), the control unit 70 judges whether or not the "winning squares" accumulated in the "Monopoly Challenge" have reached a predetermined number (step S33). If the "winning squares" accumulated in the "Monopoly Challenge" have reached a predetermined number (YES in step S33), the control unit 70 advances the process to step S23. On the other hand, if the "winning squares" accumulated in the "Monopoly Challenge" have not reached a predetermined number (NO in step S33), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S14. If the "Big Monopoly" is not won (NO in step S22), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S14.

[0106] On the other hand, if the player presses the operation button 54 (YES in step S24), the control unit 70 advances the process to step S26. If the dice lottery game has reached a predetermined number of lotteries (YES in step S27) or if the second piece has reached the "jail" square (YES in step S28), the control unit 70 advances the process to step S31. If the player has not collected a predetermined number of points (NO in step S29), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S23. If the medal payout unit 34 has not finished paying out medals to the player (NO in step S31), the control unit 70 returns the process to step S31.

[0107] The dice lottery unit 40, which is an example of the lottery device according to the embodiment described above, includes dice 46, which are an example of a lottery medium having a lottery surface on which lottery contents for a lottery are displayed, a turntable 43 on which the dice 46 are placed, and a rotation drive unit 44 configured to rotate the turntable 43 to roll the two dice 46 placed on the turntable 43 on the turntable. The turntable 43 is configured to rotate the two dice 46 after the turntable 43 stops rotating, and to roll the two dice 46. The turntable 43 has a first surface portion 431 and a second surface portion 432 that can be stopped. When the turntable 43 is viewed from above, the first surface portion 431 is annular, and the second surface portion 432 is a portion located on the inner periphery side of the first surface portion 431. The first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432 are configured to have different configurations so that the force applied to the rolling dice 46 by the first surface portion 431 and the force applied to the rolling dice 46 by the second surface portion 432 are made different. As a result, by using a simple configuration to change the movement of the dice 46 on the turntable 43 and extend the rolling time of the dice 46 on the turntable 43, it is possible to improve the player's expectation for the lottery and the interest of the dice lottery game.

[0108] Furthermore, in the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the force applied to the rolling dice 46 by the first surface portion 431 can be made greater than the force applied to the rolling dice 46 by the second surface portion 432. As a result, in a state in which the first surface portion 431 and the second surface portion 432 are rotating, the rolling time of the dice 46 on the first surface portion 431 can be made longer than the rolling time of the dice 46 on the second surface portion 432.

[0109] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the first surface unit 431 can have at least one of the following characteristics: including a concave portion, including a convex portion, and being made of a material with high friction. As a result, the frictional force that the first surface unit 431 exerts on the dice 46 can be made larger than that of a surface unit without a concave portion or a convex portion, or a surface unit made of a material with low friction.

[0110] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the first surface portion 431 may have an inverted truncated cone shape. As a result, the dice 46 can roll toward the inside of the first surface portion 431 by their own weight using a simple configuration.

[0111] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the second surface portion 432 has an annular connecting portion 433 connected to the first surface portion 431 and a circular central portion 434 located on the inner circumferential side of the connecting portion 433, the connecting portion 433 being shaped like an inverted truncated cone, and the central portion 434 being shaped like any one of a flat surface, a spherical surface, and a conical surface. As a result, it is possible to easily realize the dice 46 gathering toward the central portion 434 by their own weight.

[0112] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the turntable 43 may further have a protrusion 435 provided on the central portion 434. As a result, the dice 46 are less likely to gather on the central portion 434 side, and the dice 46 are less likely to get stuck.

[0113] In addition, in the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, when the turntable 43 is viewed from the side, the inclination of the connection portion 433 can be set to be the same as or smaller than the inclination of the first surface portion 431. As a result, using a simple configuration, the effect of the weight of the dice 46 on the second surface portion 432 on the rolling of the dice 46 can be made equal to or smaller than the effect of the weight of the dice 46 on the rolling of the dice 46 on the first surface portion 431, thereby changing the movement of the dice 46.

[0114] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, the dice 46 has a plurality of lottery faces 46S and a plurality of curved faces 46C provided around each of the plurality of lottery faces 46S, and the plurality of curved faces 46C can be connected to each other and uniformly distributed on the surface of one sphere. As a result, the rolling time of the dice 46 can be extended compared to the rolling time of the dice 46 when the plurality of curved faces are not uniformly distributed on the surface of one sphere.

[0115] In the dice lottery unit 40 according to the embodiment described above, each of the plurality of lottery surfaces 46S can be a flat surface or a spherical surface with a curvature smaller than that of a single sphere including the plurality of curved surfaces 46C. As a result, the effect of the lottery surface 46S on the rolling of the dice 46 can be reduced.

[0116] The game machine 1A, which is an example of the game device according to the embodiment described above, is configured to include at least a first game section 20 that plays a first MONOPOLY game which is an example of a first game, a second game section 30 that plays a second MONOPOLY game which is an example of a second game, any one of the above-mentioned dice lottery sections 40 that plays a dice lottery game which is an example of a lottery game related to the first MONOPOLY game and the second MONOPOLY game, and a control section 70 that controls the first game section 20, the second game section 30, and the dice lottery section 40 so as to start the first MONOPOLY game by the first game section 20 based on a player's operation to obtain a game result of the first MONOPOLY game, start the dice lottery game by the dice lottery section 40 based on the game result to obtain a lottery result, and start the second MONOPOLY game by the second game section based on the lottery result. As a result, the game machine 1A is configured to include at least a first game section 20 that plays a first MONOPOLY game which is an example of a lottery game related to the first MONOPOLY game and a dice lottery section 40 that plays a dice lottery game which is an example of a lottery game related to the first MONOPOLY game and the second MONOPOLY game, and a control section 70 that controls the first game section 20, the second game section 30, and the dice lottery section 40 so as to start the first MONOPOLY game by the first game section 20 based on a player's operation to obtain a game result of the first MONOPOLY game, start the dice lottery game by the dice lottery section 40 based on the game result to obtain a lottery result, and start the second MONOPOLY game by the second game section based on the lottery result. As a result, the game machine 1A is configured to include at least a first game section

[0117] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those in which a person skilled in the art appropriately modifies the design of these embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. In other words, the elements of the above-mentioned embodiments and their arrangements, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, etc. are not limited to those exemplified, and can be appropriately modified. In addition, the elements of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined to the extent technically possible, and combinations of these are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the characteristics of the present invention. For example, even if the dice lottery unit 40 having the above-mentioned characteristics is used in a game device that plays a game different from the game played by the game device 1 according to this embodiment, it is still included in the scope of the present invention. In addition, even if the dice 46 (lottery medium) having the above-mentioned characteristics is adopted in a lottery device other than the above-mentioned dice lottery unit 40, or is used in a game different from the above-mentioned dice lottery game, it is still included in the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0118] 1...Game device 20…First Game 30…Second Game Section 40…Dice lottery section 43…Turntable 44...Rotation drive unit 46…Dice 46S…Lottery surface 46C…Curved surface 431...First surface part 432…Second surface part 433…Connection 434...Central part 435...Protrusion 4311…Convex part 4312…Concave

Claims

1. A lottery medium having a lottery surface on which lottery content for a lottery is displayed; A rotating disk on which the lottery medium is placed; A rotation drive unit configured to rotate the turntable to cause the lottery medium placed on the turntable to roll on the turntable; Equipped with The rotating disk has a first surface portion and a second surface portion on which the lottery medium can roll and stop after the rotation of the rotating disk stops, When the rotating disk is viewed in a plan view, the first surface portion has an annular shape, and the second surface portion is a portion located on an inner peripheral side of the first surface portion, The first surface portion and the second surface portion have different configurations so that a force applied to the rolling lottery medium by the first surface portion and a force applied to the rolling lottery medium by the second surface portion are different. Lottery device.

2. A force applied to the lottery medium by the first surface portion while the lottery medium is rolling is greater than a force applied to the lottery medium by the second surface portion while the lottery medium is rolling. The lottery device according to claim 1 .

3. The first surface portion has at least one of the following characteristics: the first surface portion includes a concave portion, the first surface portion includes a convex portion, and the first surface portion is made of a material having high friction. The lottery device according to claim 2 .

4. The first surface portion has an inverted truncated cone shape. The lottery device according to claim 3.

5. the second surface portion has an annular connecting portion connected to the first surface portion and a circular central portion located on an inner circumferential side of the connecting portion, The connection portion has an inverted truncated cone shape, The central portion has one of a flat surface, a spherical surface, and a conical surface. The lottery device according to claim 4.

6. The rotating disk further has a protrusion provided in the center portion. The lottery device according to claim 5.

7. When the rotating disk is viewed from the side, the inclination of the connection portion is the same as the inclination of the first surface portion or is smaller than the inclination of the first surface portion. The lottery device according to claim 6.

8. The lottery medium has a plurality of lottery surfaces and a plurality of curved surfaces provided around each of the plurality of lottery surfaces, The plurality of curved surfaces are interconnected and uniformly distributed on the surface of a sphere. The lottery device according to claim 1 .

9. Each of the plurality of lottery surfaces is a plane or a spherical surface having a curvature smaller than that of the one sphere. The lottery device according to claim 8.

10. a game section that plays at least a first game and a second game; The lottery device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which performs a lottery game related to the first game and the second game; a control unit that controls the game unit and the lottery device to start the first game by the game unit based on a player's operation, to obtain a game result of the first game, to start the lottery game by the lottery device based on the game result, to obtain a lottery result, and to start the second game by the game unit based on the lottery result; Equipped with Gaming device.

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