JP2018020117A - Game device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate acquisition of a desired article related to a game element.SOLUTION: A game device executes a game that is based on article information acquired from the article, and determines, for each of the game elements related to the game, whether the article can be generated, in accordance with play contents. The game device selects a game element on the basis of the determination and generates the article. The generation of the article includes a first stage and a second stage subsequent to the first stage. In the first stage, a first game element for which it has been determined that the article can be generated is selected as a game element for generating the article. In the second stage, a second game element for which it has been determined that the article cannot be generated is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a game apparatus and a program, and more particularly to a game apparatus that provides game play based on information acquired from an article.

  There is a game apparatus that provides a user with a game experience related to a game in which a character or item corresponding to an article is obtained by acquiring information attached to the article such as a card or a toy body. In such a game device, a new article with corresponding information is provided so that characters and items that appear in accordance with the game play content can appear in subsequent game play. There are also things to generate.

  In the game device of Patent Literature 1, for a game played, a character registered using an article (card) and a number of opponent characters corresponding to the play content of the battle game (for example, the level of the battle team) generate a card. One or more cards are generated from the candidates according to the amount selected as a candidate and paid for.

JP-A-2015-116268

  However, in the configuration in which an element (game element) in a game that can generate an article is extracted as a candidate according to the play content of the game as in Patent Document 1, the user can extract a game element that has leaked from the candidate. The goods cannot be obtained. For example, characters that tend to set high rarity, advance the game advantageously, have few opportunities to appear, cannot easily win the battle game, or run away during the battle game. It is set to be difficult to become a candidate character for generating an article. Therefore, even if such a character appears in the game, it is difficult to obtain the article of the character in one game play, and the user needs to repeat the game play until it appears again. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain an article related to a desired game element, and the user's interest in the game can be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device and a program that make it easy to obtain an article related to a desired game element.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the game device of the present invention acquires article information from an article, executes a game based on the obtained article information, and generates an article with article information indicating a game element. A device, wherein the generation of an article is performed at a first stage performed for each game play, and a second stage performed subsequent to the first stage according to the play content of the executed game. For each of the game elements that appeared in the executed game, in accordance with the play content of the game, whether to generate an article for the first stage, A determination means for determining a game element for accepting generation of an article, a selection means for selecting a game element for generating an article from the game elements determined by the determination means based on a user operation, and a selection Generating means for generating an article with article information indicating the game element selected by the stage, and the determining means is a first game determined to generate an article for the first stage by the determining means The element is determined as a game element that accepts the generation of an article for the first stage, and the second game element that is determined not to generate an article for the first stage by the determination unit is the generation of the article for the second stage. Is determined as a game element that accepts.

  With this configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily obtain an article related to a desired game element.

The block diagram which showed the function structure of the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the article for various games which concerns on embodiment and the modification of this invention The figure which showed the data structural example of the various information which concerns on embodiment of this invention The flowchart which illustrated the play provision process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the registration processing which concerns on embodiment of this invention The flowchart which illustrated the 1st generation process concerning the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which showed the structural example of the screen shown in connection with the card | curd production of the 2nd step which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, one Embodiment described below demonstrates the example which applied this invention to the game device which can provide the play of the game based on the article | item information acquired from the article | item as an example of a game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of executing a game based on information acquired from an article.

  In the present embodiment, the description will be made assuming that an article discharged from the game device and usable for a game (having article information) is a card. However, the article is not limited to a card, and may include, for example, a figure having the appearance of a game element (character or item). In this case, the article information may be obtainable from a code attached to a bottom surface or a predetermined surface of the modeled object in a visible state such as a seal or print, or from a recording medium inside the modeled object. The article may be any article such as a toy or a seal as well as a figure.

  In the present embodiment, the article information is converted (coded) into a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional pattern (code) by applying a predetermined conversion operation to the card usable for the game, and the code image is displayed on the card surface. In the following description, it is assumed that they are attached (printed). It is assumed that the code image of the card is configured such that the article information can be acquired by being read by a reader described later.

  However, the manner in which the article information is attached to the card is not limited to such a manner, printing using invisible ink, forming a predetermined identification pattern on the intermediate layer, or near field communication (NFC) ) Tag, an IC chip, or any other form as long as information can be acquired by various acquisition methods such as being recorded on a recording medium included in a card and stored as data.

  In the present embodiment, in a game executed by the game device, a game element that can be made to appear by using a card is assumed to be a character, and the card is provided with a corresponding character pattern (character image). It will be described as being done. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and the card for the purpose of specifying the game element of the game to be executed is not limited to the card that can specify the character related to the game, and the items, effects, etc. It goes without saying that other game elements may be specified.

<< Game device 100 >>
Here, the functional configuration of the game apparatus 100 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

  The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block included in the game apparatus 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading an operation program for each block recorded on the recording medium 102 and developing the operation program in the memory 103.

  The recording medium 102 is a recording device capable of permanently storing data, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The recording medium 102 stores, in addition to the operation program for each block of the game apparatus 100, information such as parameters necessary for the operation of each block, and various graphics data used for the game executed by the game apparatus 100. To do. The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the operation of each block.

  The payment detection unit 104 detects that the game device 100 has paid the price. The payment of the consideration is determined by detecting, for example, that a predetermined amount of coins or corresponding coins have been inserted into the coin slot, or completion of settlement processing based on communication with a chip related to the predetermined electronic money. It may be done. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is described as starting the provision of a service that involves discharging a card to a user based on the payment of the consideration. However, payment of the consideration is not an essential requirement, and a predetermined start instruction is given. Based on this, provision of services may be started.

  When the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment is played, the acquisition unit 105 acquires character information used for the game as article information. The article information is acquired from a card, which is an article for a game, through a reader 120 that is detachably connected in the same housing as the game apparatus 100 or outside the game apparatus 100. In order to convert the article information acquired from the card into a format suitable for use in processing related to the game, predetermined data conversion processing or the like may be performed. The reader 120 detects, for example, imaging that a card has been placed on a predetermined part and recognition of the card or acquisition of information from the card during a period in which information is acquired from the card. This is performed using an apparatus and predetermined image processing. In the present embodiment, the reader 120 acquires article information from a code attached to the card.

  The character DB 106 is a database that manages character information for each character that is predetermined as appearing in the game. Character information associated with identification information (character ID) is managed in the character DB 106 for each character that can have a character image attached to the card. In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the code attached to the card includes a character ID for specifying the character corresponding to the card, and is associated with the character ID by acquiring article information from the card. It is assumed that the character information can be referred to.

  The presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of various information to the user in the game apparatus 100. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described as having a display unit 130 for displaying images (game screen, menu screen, etc.) and a voice output unit 140 for performing voice output as means for presenting various information to the user. Needless to say, the means for presenting information is not limited to these, and can be replaced or added.

  The presentation control unit 107 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, for example, and performs a predetermined drawing process when generating a screen to be displayed on the display unit 130. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 is appropriate for a necessary drawing object based on processing and commands performed by the control unit 101 while the game apparatus 100 is in operation (during game play or in a standby state). Performs arithmetic processing and draws the screen. The generated screen is output to the display unit 130 which is a display device detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or outside the game device 100, and is displayed in a predetermined display area to the user. Presented.

  The presentation control unit 107 includes a circuit that outputs / amplifies an audio signal, such as a sound board or an amplifier, and performs predetermined processing when generating audio to be output from the audio output unit 140. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 determines audio data to be output at the same time based on, for example, audio data recorded in advance on the recording medium 102, and converts this into an electric audio signal (D / A conversion). And output to the audio output unit 140 to perform audio output. The audio output unit 140 may be a predetermined speaker or the like, and outputs a sound wave based on the input audio signal.

  When a card generation instruction is given, the print control unit 108 generates print data for a card to be printed out, including a code image corresponding to the item information included in the card and other images forming the print surface of the card. To do. When the print control unit 108 generates print data, the print control unit 108 transmits the print data to the printing unit 150 together with a print command, instructs printing of the card, and discharges the card. The printing unit 150 is a printing device such as a printer configured to be able to transmit and receive information to and from the print control unit 108 detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or outside the game device 100. When the print unit 150 receives the print data related to the card and the print command related to the data from the print control unit 108, the print unit 150 performs a print operation of the print data. When the printing unit 150 is built in the same housing as the game device 100, the card discharged by printing is provided to the user by being guided to a discharge port (not shown) accessible from the outside of the game device 100. It's okay. In other words, the card ejected in the game apparatus 100 is provided only when printing is performed on a predetermined photographic paper that is not printed in response to the print data being transmitted to the printing unit 150. This is a so-called on-demand printing card in which the entire items described on the card for use are formed.

  The operation input unit 109 is a user interface that the game apparatus 100 has, such as an operation member for direction input, an operation member for determination input, and various sensors. When the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input to the operation member has been made, the operation input unit 109 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 100 is described as having various interfaces as physical operation members. However, the game apparatus 100 includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects a touch input made on the screen of the display unit 130. Also good.

  Communication unit 110 is a communication interface with an external device included in game device 100. The communication unit 110 can be connected to an external device via a communication network such as the Internet (not shown) and a wired medium such as a cable, and can transmit and receive data. For example, the communication unit 110 converts information input as a transmission target into data of a predetermined format and transmits the data to an external device such as a server via a network. Further, for example, when receiving information from an external device via a network, the communication unit 110 decodes the information and stores it in the memory 103. In addition, the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to receive program data obtained by packaging a processing program related to a game from an external apparatus via the communication unit 110. When the communication unit 110 receives the program data together with the program update request, the control unit 101 uses the received program data for the processing program relating to the game currently stored in the recording medium 102 according to the update request. Can be updated. In addition to this, the program update processing of the game is automatically executed when the program data recorded on the recording medium is inserted into an optical drive (not shown) included in the game device, or after the insertion. It can also be executed by the start command from the administrator.

《Card and article information》
Next, details of cards that can be used in the game and article information attached to the cards in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, although each article | item of this embodiment is matched with one of the characters which can be made to appear in a game, and has illustrated the aspect which has the design (character image) of this character, The possibility of being associated with any item or other game element in the game is not excluded.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the front side of a card that can be used for a game in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, and that can be generated, printed, and ejected in the game apparatus 100. As shown in the figure, on the card, a character image 201 of the character corresponding to the card, a character name 202 of the character, various parameters 203 on the game when the character appears, and article information attached to the card It is comprised with the code image 204 which can acquire. The code image 204 is a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional pattern as illustrated, for example, obtained by converting article information corresponding to a card using a predetermined conversion operation. Information is configured to be obtainable.

  The article information attached to such a card in the form of the code image 204 may have, for example, a data configuration shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 3A, the item information attached to the card is associated with the card ID 301 that uniquely identifies (identifies) the card, and corresponds to the user ID 302 that identifies the card owner and the card. It includes a character ID 303 for specifying the character, and rank information 304 indicating the growth state of the character corresponding to the card.

  In the present embodiment, the rank information is simply described as being a character level (a value indicating a growth stage) in the game, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, there are stages in the game that show an increase (growth) from the reference value for various parameters such as physical strength, attack power, skill, skill, etc., and rank information 304 is information such as information for identifying this. It may be information. As for rank information, the rank that basically transitions to the top is determined by overlapping the number of times the game is played, and the higher the rank, the more the parameters that make the progress of the game more advantageous are derived. . Further, if the user ID is configured such that, for example, an external server or the like does not manage individual game play records, the user ID used during one game play and the user used to easily identify the card-owning user It may be a name or the like, and does not have to be configured to uniquely identify one user among all the play users of the game.

<Composition of character information>
On the other hand, the character information managed by the character DB 106 described above may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 3B, for example. In the example of FIG. 3B, the character information managed as one record of the character DB 106 for one character specifies various parameters of the character in the battle game in association with the character ID 311 that uniquely specifies the character in the game. Initial values of character-specific ability parameters such as physical strength, attack power, skill, skill, etc. that are determined in advance for a state that does not take into account the growth state (reference values: values of various parameters in a level 1 state, for example) Change parameter 313 indicating the increase / decrease width according to the growth (level, number of times of play, play contents), and the skills and skills that can be additionally given. , And when the character is registered or the character Managing presentation information 314 indicating the character image and audio data to be presented when to appear on. Note that the character image may be used not only for the configuration of the game screen but also for the print data configuration of a newly generated card when the game is played.

Game overview
Here, an outline of a game executed by the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment will be described. One game play in the game device 100 starts to be provided when the consideration is paid. When the provision of game play is started, after determining a character operated by the user (operation character) or a character to be accompanied by the user operation character (hereinafter referred to as a used character without distinction), the used character is determined. The game process to make it appear is executed.

  The use character can register the character corresponding to each article by causing the reader 120 to read the article information attached to the card. Alternatively, when the user does not own any article, registration based on the article information may be skipped, and a predetermined character assigned by a lottery process or the like may be registered as a use character. In the game executed by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the user can register up to three characters as characters to be used by using a card. In this way, a shortage of characters is registered. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the number of characters used is three. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and a predetermined number of characters used may be usable during game play.

  The game provided by the game processing in the present embodiment includes a battle game played between the use character and the opponent character. Although the description will be made assuming that the number of opponent characters that are opponents of the battle game is basically the same as the number of characters used, it is not limited to the number of characters used, such as one in a special event. By performing an operation input, the user can play a battle game with the opponent character determined as a result of the predetermined process as an opponent. For example, based on mode selection by the user or in a predetermined game, It may be determined by a lottery process or the like when the occurrence of an event is confirmed.

  In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the user can use the registered use character as a character that performs an action related to a battle in a battle game with the opponent character. Various parameters (play-time parameters) reflecting the growth state determined by the article information of the card used for registration, which can affect the progress (or victory or defeat) of the battle game, are set for each of the characters used. The progress of the game in the competitive game is determined based on the parameters at the time of play, and the same character is in a growing state (for example, the character level related to the rank information is high, the rank is higher). It progresses more advantageously. The growth state of the character used can change from the time of registration according to the play content of the battle game, and the user can respond to the character after the growth by giving a card generation instruction for the character used after the growth. You can get a card to do.

  The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is basically configured to generate and discharge one card related to one character per game play (hereinafter referred to as card formation). The card formation related to the game play is not limited to the character registered by the user using the card. Characters (candidate characters) that are candidates for carding may include at least characters used. That is, for example, if the number of cards owned or carried is less than the number required for registration of three characters used, the characters used are also included in the lottery process as described above. The character selected from the candidate characters to be converted cannot necessarily be a character registered using a card. In addition, the candidate characters can be increased or decreased based on the play content of the battle game.

  In the present embodiment, for simplicity, if the result of the battle game is victory (finished in a state satisfying a predetermined victory condition), the opponent character is included in the candidate character in addition to the character used, and the result is defeated (the predetermined victory condition In the following description, it is assumed that only the character used is included in the candidate character. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and whether the battle game is an NPC (Non-Player Character) battle or a human battle (for example, it is too easy to convert a desired character into a card) Needless to say, the opponent character may not be included in the candidate character if it is a battle.

  By the way, in the game, for example, a rare character that can advantageously advance the game or has limited availability and conditions, such as high rarity is set. Such rare characters are set with various parameters so that the game can be advantageously advanced when used as a use character in a battle game, moderately stimulate the user's ownership and maintain interest in game content. It contributes to that. Therefore, the frequency with which the rare character can appear as an opponent character in the battle game is set lower than that of other characters, and the corresponding card cannot be easily obtained.

  On the other hand, when such a rare character appears as an opponent character, the difficulty level of the battle game can be increased. For example, if the character level is higher than a predetermined value, the character used must be in a state where it has grown to some extent. The result of the battle game cannot be won, and as a result, there is no opportunity for making other opponent characters into cards, which can lead to a decrease in interest in the game content of the user. Therefore, in the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, especially when a rare character appears in the battle game as described above, the rare character escapes (leaves) during the battle game, and the game is captured. Control is performed to make changes easier. As a result, even if a rare character appears as an opponent character, the difficulty of attacking the battle game may decrease after the character leaves, so an opportunity to turn the opponent character into a card excluding the rare character is obtained. It can be made easier. In addition, for characters that have appeared in the game in this way but have left the game in the middle of play, even if the result of the battle game is a victory, the result is considered to be due to a decrease in the difficulty of capture. Therefore, it is not included in the candidate character.

  On the other hand, in a configuration in which an appearance frequency lower than that of other characters is assigned to a rare character, when the rare character appears as an opponent character, the user cannot be made into a card by leaving later during play, and the It is necessary to repeat the game play until a rare character appears. This can reduce the user's interest in game content. In addition, a configuration in which some of the characters that have appeared exit from the game during the battle game can be introduced not only into rare characters but also into game content from the viewpoint of playability. Despite appearing in, there may be situations where it cannot be made into a card.

  Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, one of the candidate characters defined for each game play is suitably realized so that the card desired by the user is suitably realized while ensuring playability. In addition to the generation of one card related to the body character, the user is given an opportunity to make a card for a character that has appeared in the battle game executed for the game play but has not become a candidate character. Although details will be described later, the game device 100 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the card can be made once according to the play content of the executed battle game, and the character that is determined to be cardable (included in the candidate character). The card is converted into a card, and the card determined to be a card that cannot be converted into a card (not included in the candidate character) is configured so that two cards can be discharged in one game play.

《Play offer processing》
In the game apparatus 100 of this embodiment having such a configuration, a specific process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 regarding the play providing process executed in connection with one game play. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading, for example, a corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. In addition, this play provision process demonstrates as what is started when the payment detection part 104 detects that the injection | throwing-in regarding the one game play was made | formed, for example. During execution of this play providing process, unless otherwise specified, the presentation control unit 107 generates a screen corresponding to the progress and displays the screen on the display unit 130 based on the process and command performed by the control unit 101. The audio output from the audio output unit 140 based on the corresponding audio data is performed.

  In step S401, the control unit 101 executes a registration process for registering a character to be used for the current game play. The registration process is performed when the user causes the game apparatus 100 to acquire the article information held by the card via the reader 120, or the control unit 101 selects a character that can appear in the game by a lottery process or the like. Is called.

<registration process>
Here, the registration process executed in S401 of the play providing process will be described in detail using the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S <b> 501, the control unit 101 starts an article information acquisition process for registering a use character and waits for reading article information from the card. Specifically, the control unit 101 operates the acquisition unit 105 and the reader 120 so that the article information related to the registration of the use character can be acquired. At this time, under the control of the control unit 101, the presentation control unit 107 generates a screen indicating that the character being used is currently waiting to read the card and reproduces the sound, and displays the display unit 130 and the sound output. To be presented to the unit 140.

  In step S502, the control unit 101 determines whether the article information has been read from the card (target card). The control unit 101 determines this step based on whether or not the acquisition unit 105 has acquired the item information (target item information) via the reader 120. When it is determined that the target article information has been read, the control unit 101 moves the process to S503, and when it is determined that the target article information has not been read, the control unit 101 repeats the process of this step. When an operation (skip) for shifting to a battle game is performed without acquiring information from the card, the control unit 101 selects, for example, three characters selected based on a lottery process from among characters defined as initial characters. Character information about the character is acquired from the character DB 106, information of each used character based on each (used character information) is registered as a record in a used character management table described later, and the process proceeds to S504. Also, when the number of used characters is less than three when information is obtained from the card, such as when the number of used character information registered in the used character management table does not reach the upper limit at the end of registration, Similarly, the control unit 101 obtains character information for the insufficient number of characters from the character DB 106 based on the lottery process, registers the used character information in the used character management table, and moves the process to S504.

  In step S503, the control unit 101 refers to the character ID 303 included in the target article information, and acquires character information related to the target article (card) from the character DB 106. The control unit 101 registers the used character information in the used character management table based on the acquired character information. Specifically, the control unit 101 acquires character information whose character ID 311 is the character ID 303 included in the target article information among the character information managed in the character DB 106. For example, as shown in FIG. 3C, the used character information registered in the used character management table is associated with the character ID 321 of the used character and is referred to in determining the progress during the execution of the game process. The configuration may include a parameter 322, presentation information 323 used for presenting the character used, and current rank information 324 of the character used. When the character information corresponding to the target card is acquired, the control unit 101 configures the use character information by using the character ID 311 and the presentation information 314 of the character information as the character ID 321 and the presentation information 323. For the play time parameter 322, the control unit 101 substitutes a value obtained by changing the basic parameter 312 based on the rank information 304 of the target article information in accordance with the acquired change information 313 of the character information. Also, the rank information 304 of the target article information is substituted into the rank information 324. Then, the control unit 101 registers the configured used character information as one record in the used character management table stored in the memory 103, for example. By doing in this way, the continuous play element which can resume a play from the growth state shown by a card | curd can be provided to a user.

  Note that the use character management table is initialized for each game play, and in the present embodiment, the control unit 101 obtains the target article acquired when it is first registered in the use character management table in the game play. The user ID 302 of the information is stored in the memory 103 as the user ID of the user who performs the current game play.

  In step S <b> 504, the presentation control unit 107 presents the registered use character based on the use character information newly registered in the use character management table under the control of the control unit 101. For example, the presentation is performed on a display unit 130 including a corresponding character image and a parameter at the time of play according to the character's growth state, a character name reading voice, a character-specific speech voice, or a theme song voice output unit 140. This is done by voice output from.

  In step S <b> 505, the control unit 101 determines whether registration of the character to be used has been completed. The completion of the registration of the use character is determined based on the detection that the user has made an operation input related to the end of the registration or the registration of the upper limit number (three) of use characters has been completed. It's okay. When the control unit 101 determines that the registration of the character to be used has been completed, the control unit 101 ends the article information acquisition process and completes the main registration process. If the control unit 101 determines that the registration of the character to be used has not been completed yet, the control unit 101 returns the process to step S502.

  When the registration process is completed in this manner, the control unit 101 determines an opponent character (an opponent) related to the battle game in S402 of the play providing process, and executes a game process related to the battle game. The determined partner character information (partner character information) is registered as one record for each body in the partner character management table stored in the memory 103, for example. The opponent character information registered in the opponent character management table has a play time parameter 332, presentation information 333, rank information 334 in association with the character ID 331 of the opponent character, for example, as shown in FIG. Further, in addition to this, a configuration may be provided having an exit flag 335 indicating whether or not the player has exited during the battle game. The exit flag 335 may be logical information, for example, and may be set as false at the start of the game process. The rank information 334 may be determined by, for example, setting the level of play difficulty, the rarity of an event that causes a competitive game, lottery processing, or the like. In this case, the play time parameter 332 is set according to the rank information 334 based on the basic parameter 312 of the character information acquired from the character DB 106 and the change information 313 at the time of growth, similarly to the character information used. Good.

  After that, when the game process related to the battle game is completed, that is, the control unit 101 proceeds to a state where the win / loss of the battle game related to one game play is determined, the process proceeds to S403. Although not described in detail, when the control unit 101 determines that the opponent character is to be withdrawn while the game process is being executed, the opponent character registered in the opponent character management table is determined. It is assumed that the exit flag 335 of the record related to is changed to true.

  In step S <b> 403, the control unit 101 generates the item information (output item information) attached to the card for the character that causes the printing unit 150 to print, generate, and eject a new card according to the current game play. Execute the process. The generation process at the first stage is related to a single card that is secured against the payment of the consideration paid for the start of the play providing process, and is surely performed regardless of the play contents of the executed game process. Done.

<Generation process (first stage)>
Here, the details of the first stage generation process executed in this step will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S601, the control unit 101 determines whether the result of the executed battle game is victory or defeat. If the control unit 101 determines that the result of the battle game is victory, the process proceeds to S602, and if it is determined that the game is defeated, the process proceeds to S605.

  In step S <b> 602, the control unit 101 determines whether there is an opponent character that has exited in the executed competitive game. Specifically, the control unit 101 determines this step by determining whether or not the opponent character information managed by the opponent character management table includes opponent character information for which the exit flag 335 is true. . If the control unit 101 determines that there is an opponent character that has exited, it moves the process to S603, and if it determines that there is no opponent character, it moves the process to S604.

  In step S <b> 603, the control unit 101 converts the used character managed in the used character management table and the opponent character that has not left the opponent character managed in the opponent character management table into a card conversion candidate character (card conversion). Possible character). Note that the determined candidate character information is stored in the memory 103, for example.

  On the other hand, if the result of the battle game is victory and it is determined that there is no opponent character exited in S602, the control unit 101 is managed in S604 using the used character managed in the used character table and the used character management table. All the opponent characters are determined as candidate cards.

  If it is determined in S601 that the result of the battle game is a defeat, the control unit 101 determines a use character managed in the use character table as a candidate character for card formation in S605.

  As described above, in the game device 100 of this embodiment, whether or not to include the opponent character in the candidate character and whether to include it in the candidate character depending on the result (win / loss) of the battle game and whether or not the opponent character has left the game. The opponent character is specified. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and the determination as to which candidate character is to be used, that is, the determination as to whether or not a card can be generated for each of the characters that appeared in the executed game process is as follows: Any determination criterion may be used as long as it is determined according to the play contents of the executed game process.

  In S606, the control unit 101 accepts selection of a character to be carded out of the candidate characters determined in S603, S604, or S605. The selection of a character to be carded is performed based on an operation input detected by the operation input unit 109 based on the screen displaying a candidate character on the display unit 130.

  In step S <b> 607, the control unit 101 generates output article information for the selected character to be carded. Specifically, the control unit 101 determines the new rank information 304 based on the acquisition of a new card ID 301 and the parameter change according to the play content of the battle game, and the user ID 302 of the play user and the carding target character. Combined with the character ID 303, the output article information is generated. In this embodiment, when a use character registered without using a card is selected as a card formation target, the new rank information 304 indicates an initial state so that the card is converted into a card with the basic parameters of the character. When the opponent character is selected as a card formation target, the rank information 334 defined in the opponent character management table is set for the opponent character. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is not limited.

  When the first generation process is completed, the print control unit 108 generates print data for a new card to be ejected in the first stage in S404 of the play providing process, and issues a print instruction to the printing unit 150. More specifically, the print control unit 108 arranges a code image based on the output article information generated in the generation process and the character image of the cardification target character under the control of the control unit 101, and further changes various parameters, etc. Generate print data including The print data is transmitted to the printing unit 150 together with the print command, and the printing unit 150 prints and discharges the card based on this.

  When the discharge is completed or when a predetermined time has elapsed since the printing instruction is given, the control unit 101 determines in S405 that the character (card conversion) is not included in the candidate character in the first generation process and is determined not to be carded. It is determined whether or not an opportunity to make a card of (impossible character) is given. The game device 100 according to the present embodiment is configured such that the opponent character can be carded when the result of the executed battle game is victory. For this reason, from the viewpoint of fairness, when the result of the battle game is victory and there is a non-cardable character that is not included in the candidate character in the first generation process, the control unit 101 determines that the card It is determined that the character that cannot be converted is given an opportunity to turn into a card. If the control unit 101 determines that an opportunity to card a character that cannot be carded is given, the process proceeds to S406. If the control unit 101 determines that no card opportunity is given, it issues a print instruction in S404 and waits for the elapse of a predetermined time required for discharging or the completion of discharging, and then Complete the delivery process.

  In S <b> 406, the presentation control unit 107 displays a plurality of characters including characters that cannot be carded on the display unit 130 in a manner different from the character image used for presenting each character during a battle game or the like under the control of the control unit 101. To do. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the presentation mode different from that during the game or the like may be performed using an object 701 that is different from the object determined by the information for presentation of each character so that a plurality of characters cannot be identified. It should be noted that the presenting mode of the plurality of characters in this step is not limited as long as at least the character that cannot be carded can be specified, and all the characters are the same as shown in FIG. The present invention is not limited to the form presented as the object 701, but may be any form in which each character is presented as an object different from the presentation information set for the character. In addition, the plurality of characters used at this time may be characters that have appeared in the executed game, or may include other characters. And control part 101 will move processing to S407, if selection based on user operation is received about one of these characters.

  In step S407, the control unit 101 determines whether a character that cannot be carded is selected from a plurality of characters. If the control unit 101 determines that a character that cannot be carded is selected (successful user operation), the control unit 101 provides a notification that the character can be carded additionally if payment is additionally made. The processing is moved to S408. If the control unit 101 determines that a character that cannot be carded has not been selected, that is, that another character has been selected, the elapse of a period of time that has been determined in advance as being required for ejection after issuing a print instruction in S404, Alternatively, the play providing process is completed after the completion of the discharge. When a user operation for selecting one character from a plurality of characters is performed, the presentation control unit 107 displays the character corresponding to the selected object with an object determined by the information for presenting the character. It is assumed that the display is changed and the user is informed whether the operation of selecting the opponent character who has exited has succeeded. At this time, the object may be changed in the same manner for a character that has not been selected.

  In step S <b> 408, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the payment for the card conversion of the non-cardable character has been made. If the control unit 101 determines that payment has been made, the control unit 101 proceeds to step S409. If it is determined that payment has not been made, the control unit 101 repeats the process of this step. Note that a time limit may be provided in the period for accepting payment of the consideration in this step, and when the time limit has elapsed, the control unit 101 may complete the play providing process without carding.

  In step S <b> 409, the control unit 101 executes a second-stage generation process for generating output article information related to characters that cannot be carded. Unlike the first-stage generation process, the second-stage generation process is performed only when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the provision of one game play as described above.

  In the second generation process, since the character to be carded is determined by the selection in S406, the control unit 101 selects a character that cannot be carded from a plurality of characters. For example, the first generation process for the character is performed. As in S607, output article information may be generated. At this time, the rank information 304 is determined by the rank information set in the opponent character management table in order to make a difference with the user who won the battle game and obtained the card related to the character without leaving the character. It may be controlled to indicate a rank lower than 334.

  When the generation process at the second stage is completed, the print control unit 108 generates print data for the card to be ejected at the second stage and issues a print instruction to the printing unit 150 at S410. As in the first stage, the print data is transmitted to the printing unit 150 together with the print command, and the printing unit 150 prints and ejects the card based on this. When the discharge is completed, or when a predetermined time has passed since the print instruction is issued and the time required for the discharge, the control unit 101 completes the play providing process.

  As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, even if a game element is set to be incapable of generating an article in the game play executed based on the article information, Acquisition can be made easy for the user.

[Modification 1]
In the first embodiment described above, the opponent character who has exited in the battle game has been described as the target of card generation in the second stage, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a character that leaves in a battle game may be a used character. In this case, the character used in the first stage card generation may not be included in the second stage card generation candidate. Good.

  In Embodiment 1 described above, it is assumed that the various processes related to card generation at the second stage are executed on the premise that the result of the battle game is victory and that there is a character who has left the battle game. As described above, the execution of various processes related to card generation at the second stage need not be limited to the preconditions.

  For example, at the time of card generation in the first stage, a lottery process (the number of rounds that were dominant in a round-based battle game) in which the opponent characters included in the candidate character other than the used character and the number thereof are considered in the battle game play content. If the opponent character's winning probability is changed in consideration of the play time, the character that cannot be acted on, etc.), the opponent character that was not included in the candidate character in the lottery process is classified into two stages as a card-impossible character. It may be handled as an eye card generation target. That is, in this case, whether or not a card according to the first stage can be generated may be determined regardless of whether or not the character leaves during the battle game.

  Also, for example, if it is estimated from the play content of the battle game, user information, etc. that the playing user is a child or a poor user of the game, the result of the battle game is defeated Alternatively, various processes related to card generation at the second stage may be executed for the character that is determined not to be generated at the card generation at the first stage. In this case, since it operates so that the user can acquire a card of a character that advantageously advances the game, the user's interest in the game content can be increased and the game device 100 can be further used.

[Modification 2]
In the first embodiment described above, it has been described that the card generation at the second stage is performed when an operation for selecting a character that cannot be carded is performed from among a plurality of characters displayed in a presentation mode different from the game. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the conditions that must be satisfied to generate the second-stage card need not be limited to those related to the success or failure of the user operation performed after the first-stage card generation.

  For example, when the number of times it is determined that a card cannot be made for the same character in a plurality of game plays of the user reaches a predetermined number, a second-stage card generation may be performed for the character.

  Further, for example, the rank indicated by the rank information 334 set in the opponent character management table for the opponent character determined not to be carded, or all characters appearing in the game provided by the game device 100 are classified by rarity or the like. If the rank of the character that cannot be carded matches a predetermined condition such as a predetermined rank or less determined that the game balance cannot be disrupted, a second-stage card generation is performed for the character. It is good also as what performs.

  Further, for example, the rank information 324 of the character registered by the user using the card at the time of game play is equal to or higher than the rank estimated to have a high interest in the game content (the higher the rank, the greater the number of game plays). If a predetermined condition is met, a second-stage card generation may be performed for each character that is determined not to be cardable.

  These exemplified conditions may be considered in combination, and may be configured to generate a second-stage card when at least one of the conditions is satisfied.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described first embodiment, when it is determined that a cardable opportunity for a character that cannot be carded is given, various processes related to card generation at the second stage are executed. As a result, the character that cannot be carded is selected from a plurality of characters. In the above description, it is assumed that when an operation for selecting is performed, a consideration is requested and a card is created.

  On the other hand, the process of giving such a carding opportunity extends the period during which the user occupies the game device 100 in connection with the provision of one game play after the battle game or first-stage card generation is completed. Is. That is, if a character that cannot be carded is not selected and a desired result is not obtained for the user, no payment is made, so that there is a possibility that it is not suitable from the viewpoint of the running cost and profit rate of the game apparatus 100.

  Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, at the time of determining whether or not to give a cardable opportunity for a character that cannot be carded, payment of a consideration is a requirement, and a play experience of a game with higher playability is additionally provided. As a result, it is assumed that the card is generated according to the play content. At this time, card generation performed according to the play content is targeted for non-cardable characters when a predetermined condition is satisfied as a result of an additionally provided game, and is carded when not satisfied Assume that characters other than impossible characters are targeted. That is, the card related to at least one of the characters is discharged for the consideration paid for the additional game. Here, the characters other than the characters that cannot be carded are, for example, characters that have appeared in the executed battle game, that is, characters other than the characters that cannot be carded among the characters registered in the used character management table and the opponent character management table. It may be either. When a character that is to be converted into a card in the first stage card generation is selected, rank information indicating a rank higher than that attached to the card generated in the first stage is two stages. You may comprise so that it may be included in the goods information of the card | curd produced | generated by eyes.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The game device according to the present invention can also be realized by a program that causes one or more computers to function as the game device. The program can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100: Game device, 101: Control part, 102: Recording medium, 103: Memory, 104: Payment detection part, 105: Acquisition part, 106: Character DB, 107: Presentation control part, 108: Print control part, 109: Operation Input unit 110: Communication unit 120: Reader 130: Display unit 140: Audio output unit 150: Printing unit

Claims (14)

A game device that acquires article information from an article, executes a game based on the acquired article information, and generates an article with article information indicating a game element,
The generation of the article includes a first stage that is performed for each game play, and a second stage that is performed subsequent to the first stage in accordance with the play contents of the executed game. ,
For each of the game elements that have appeared in the executed game, determination means for determining whether or not to generate an article for the first stage according to the play content of the game;
Determining means for determining a game element for accepting generation of an article based on the determination of the determining means;
Selection means for selecting a game element for generating an article from among the game elements determined by the determination means based on a user operation;
And generating means for generating an article with article information indicating the game element selected by the selecting means,
The determining means includes
Determining a first game element that is determined to generate an article for the first stage by the determination means as a game element that accepts generation of the article for the first stage;
A game device that determines a second game element that is determined not to generate an article for the first stage by the determination means as a game element that accepts generation of the article for the second stage.   The game device according to claim 1, wherein the generation unit generates an article according to the second stage when the second game element exists.   The determining means obtains the number of times the same game element is judged not to generate an article for the first stage, the rank in the game determined for the second game element, and the execution of the game. 3. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device determines whether to accept generation of the item for the second stage based on at least one of ranks determined for game elements related to the item information. .   The said production | generation means produces | generates the goods which attached | subjected the article information which shows the said 2nd game element, when the selection result by the said selection means about the said 2nd stage satisfy | fills predetermined conditions. The game device according to any one of claims. At least determination means for determining success or failure of the user operation performed for the second stage;
The game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied by determining that the user operation performed for the second stage is successful.   When the determination means performs a user operation to select the second game element from a plurality of game elements including the second game element presented in a presentation mode different from the executed game The game device according to claim 5, wherein the user operation performed for the second stage is determined to be successful.   The said production | generation means does not produce | generate the article | item which concerns on a said 2nd step, when the selection result by the said selection means about the said 2nd step does not satisfy | fill the said predetermined conditions. Item 1. A game device according to item 1.   The generation means attaches item information indicating the second game element when the payment result is further paid after the selection result by the selection means for the second stage satisfies the predetermined condition. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the game device is generated.   The game device according to claim 6, wherein the determination unit determines whether or not the user operation performed for the second stage is successful based on a play content of a game different from the executed game.   The game device according to claim 9, wherein the different game is executed in response to payment of a value after the first stage.   When the user operation performed for the second stage in the different game is determined to be unsuccessful, the generation means excludes the second game element from the plurality of game elements. The game device according to claim 10, wherein the first game element is a game element for generating the article, and an article with article information indicating the game element is generated for the second stage. Each of the game elements has a rank in the game, and a rank that transitions to a higher rank by game play is determined.
In the case where the generation means generates an article in the second stage for the first game element in which the article is generated in the first stage, the generation means uses the article information attached to the article generated in the first stage. The game apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising article information including a higher rank.   13. The determination unit according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the determination unit determines that, among game elements that have appeared in the executed game, a game element that has left during the execution of the executed game is not generated. The game device described in 1.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game device of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 13.

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