Online game method and game system
First Claim
1. An online game method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a plurality of game machines capable of performing a single betting-type racing game played by a plurality of players assembled in one place and a control unit for controlling game execution states of each of the game machines via a communication line;
providing, by the control unit, part or the entirety of game-related data required for executing the racing game to the game machines for performing the race;
after the providing step, simultaneously executing, by each of the game machines, the racing game based on the game-related data;
collecting, by the control unit, execution states of the race at the game machines and betting odds generated at all the game machines; and
presenting, in real time, the collected race execution states and integrated betting odds to the players surrounding all the game machines using at least one of visual information and auditory information.
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Abstract
A plurality of horse racing game machines (1a, 1b, . . . 1n) and a control unit (2) for controlling game execution states of the horse racing game machines (1a, 1b, . . . 1n) are connected via a communication line (L). The control unit (2) provides the horse racing game machines for performing the race with part or the entirety of game-related data required for executing the game. The race is simultaneously held at the horse racing game machines (1a, 1b, . . . 1n). Execution states of the race and betting odds generated at all the horse racing game machines (1a, 1b, . . . 1n) are collected by the control unit (2). At the same time, the collected race execution states and integrated betting odds are presented in real time to the players surrounding all the horse racing game machines (1a, 1b, . . . 1n) using synthesized speech.
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16 Claims
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1. An online game method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a plurality of game machines capable of performing a single betting-type racing game played by a plurality of players assembled in one place and a control unit for controlling game execution states of each of the game machines via a communication line;
providing, by the control unit, part or the entirety of game-related data required for executing the racing game to the game machines for performing the race;
after the providing step, simultaneously executing, by each of the game machines, the racing game based on the game-related data;
collecting, by the control unit, execution states of the race at the game machines and betting odds generated at all the game machines; and
presenting, in real time, the collected race execution states and integrated betting odds to the players surrounding all the game machines using at least one of visual information and auditory information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An online game method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a plurality of game machines capable of performing a single betting-type racing game played by a plurality of players assembled in one place and a control unit for controlling game execution states of each of the game machines via a communication line;
providing, by the control unit, part or the entirety of game-related data required for executing the racing game to the game machines for performing the race;
after the providing step, enabling the game machines to execute the racing game based on the game-related data;
collecting, by the control unit, betting odds generated at all the game machines and execution states of the race at the game machines for performing the race; and
presenting, in real time, the race execution states and integrated betting odds to the players surrounding all the game machines using at least one of visual information and auditory information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A game system, comprising:
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a plurality of game machines capable of performing a single betting-type racing game played by a plurality of players assembled in one place, the plurality of game machines being connected via a communication line; and
a control unit which performs game execution control of the game machines connected to the communication line, wherein each of the game machines comprises;
an execution device which obtains part or the entirety of game-related data required for executing the racing game from the control unit, and which executes the racing game based on the obtained game-related data;
a totaling device which totals betting odds for the race;
a sender which sends the totaled betting odds and race execution states of the game machine to the control unit; and
a receiver receiving, from the control unit, integrated race execution states, which are obtained by integrating the race execution states from the game machine and another game machine, and integrated betting odds, the receiver presenting the race execution states in real time to the player surrounding the game machine using at least one of visual information and auditory information, and the receiver displaying the integrated betting odds and betting odds at the game machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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