Game device
AssigneeBandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
InventorsTakahiro Toshima, Yasushi Funayama, Hirokazu Hirose
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Abstract
An air hockey game device allows a plurality of players to play a match game using a first puck and a second puck having a disc size smaller than that of the first puck. The air hockey game device is configured so that each player can score points by shooting the first puck and the second puck into the opponent's goal. The air hockey game device is configured to control the game process (e.g., collection/supply of the first puck and the second puck, calculation/display of score, and production effect) based on the type of puck.
Claims9
A game device that implements a game that allows a plurality of players to strike a game medium using a striking device to shoot the game medium into a goal of an opponent player, the game device comprising:
- a field board that includes a sliding surface, and a wall member that is provided around the sliding surface, the game medium sliding on the sliding surface;
- a plurality of goal pockets that functions as the goal, each of the plurality of goal pockets including an opening that is formed in the field board, and receiving the game medium;
- a supply unit that supplies a first game medium and a second game medium to the field board corresponding to a game situation, the second game medium differing in size from the first game medium, the supply unit including:
- a first supply section configured to slidably supply the first game medium singly to the field board, and
- a second supply section configured to slidably supply a plurality of the second game medium to the field hoard;
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- a processor programmed to control the supply unit to selectively supply at least one of the first game medium and the second game medium, and control a process of the game corresponding to the size of game medium supplied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.