JP2019188219A - Game device, game system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide more users with suitable interesting elements by reducing a difference depending on a play progress situation.SOLUTION: A game device includes: first acquisition means for acquiring first game information correlated with a first article; and control means for controlling a progress of a game on the basis of first game information acquired by the first acquisition means. The control means controls the first game information to a second state differing from a first state on condition that the first game information is in the first state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device, a game system, and a program, and more particularly, to a game device that controls the progress of a game based on information acquired from an article.

  There is a game device that reads information attached to an article such as a card and provides a play experience of a game in which a character associated with the article appears, for example (Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-176620 A

  The game device of Patent Document 1 is configured to identify a user by performing information acquisition from an IC card prior to game play, and to enable game play using club data associated with the IC card. Has been. That is, by using an IC card when using the device, the user can load club data reflecting the results of game play performed in the past and save the game play results performed this time in club data. You can receive interest elements related to play. In other words, it is possible to grow a club by repeating game play using an IC card, and the user plays an advantageous game play or a game against a stronger club each time the user plays. You can play.

  By the way, some games that provide an interesting element related to such continuous game play include an interpersonal battle function and a play result ranking function. When such a function is provided, it is natural that users with high play frequency and users who have been using the game for a long time are likely to be advantageous (easy to win the battle and easily rank higher). Therefore, it is not possible to provide such an interesting element to users with low play frequency, so-called dormant users who have a play history but have stopped using them, or so-called new users who are about to start playing. As a result, the user may lose interest in the game.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a game device, a game system, and a program that can reduce differences due to the progress of play and can provide more interesting elements suitable for more users.

  The game apparatus according to the present invention includes a first acquisition unit that acquires first game information associated with a first article, and a game based on the first game information acquired by the first acquisition unit. Control means for controlling the progress, and the control means sets the first game information to a second state different from the first state on condition that the first game information is in the first state. When the first game information acquired by the first acquisition means is in the first state, the second state is used for the game progress control performed in response to the acquisition. When the first game information associated with the same first article is acquired again without reflecting the change to, the game progress control performed in response to the acquisition proceeds to the second state. Reflect changes.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the difference due to the play progress status, and to provide an interesting element suitable for more users.

The figure which illustrated the composition of the game system concerning the embodiment and the modification of the present invention The block diagram which illustrated the functional composition of game device 100 concerning the embodiment and the modification of the present invention. The block diagram which illustrated the functional composition of server apparatus 200 concerning the embodiment and the modification of the present invention. The figure which illustrated multiple types of goods which can be used in game device 100 concerning an embodiment and a modification of the present invention. The flowchart which illustrated the provision process performed in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The figure which illustrated the data structure of various information used in the game system concerning the embodiment of the present invention, and a modification.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that an embodiment described below is an example of a game system, a game device that performs game progress control based on information associated with an article, and a server device configured to be communicable with the game device. An example in which the present invention is applied to a game system constituted by: However, the present invention can be applied to any device that can control the progress of a game based on information associated with an article.

  The articles that can acquire information in the game device of the present embodiment will be described as the following two types. One type is a license card (user identification card) as a first article according to the present invention, and by making information acquisition, a game reflecting user information to be described later associated with the license card, The game device can be executed. The other type is a game card as a second article according to the present invention, and a game device in which a game element (for example, a character) associated with the card is made to appear by acquiring information. It is comprised so that it can be made to perform in. Further, the game device is configured to be able to provide a game card (second item) among the items configured to be able to acquire information in this manner, and does not provide a license card (first item). . A license card is, for example, a so-called sales promotion (sales promotion) provided in a store distribution, product appendix, etc., or an item sold separately, and the play experience varies depending on whether or not the user uses the game. Is configured to be provided.

  In the present embodiment, coded information is given to each of the two types of goods, and the game information necessary for various processes for realizing the game on the game device is obtained by acquiring the information. The description will be made assuming that the information can be acquired. That is, the information given to each of the license card and the game card may be information that makes it possible to identify each card or a character associated with the card, and the game device applies the information based on the information. The game information to be acquired is acquired. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and the game information may be given to the article itself and configured to be acquirable. In this case, it is assumed that the license card is configured so that the game information provided can be rewritten.

  Although details will be described later, it is assumed that the game information acquired based on the information given to the article is different between the license card and the game card. The game information acquired for the license card is user information as the first game information according to the present invention, and the game information acquired for the game card is character information as the second game information according to the present invention. is there.

  Further, in the present embodiment, description will be made assuming that information addition to an article is performed by adding a code obtained by converting information to be added to the article surface by printing.

  For example, a visible code including a user ID that can uniquely identify the card or the user is attached to the license card, as shown in FIG. In the game device of the present embodiment, the license card stores information on avatars (characters that are the user's alternates) as game elements in the associated user information, and the license card is a game card associated with the avatar. Can be used. Therefore, it is assumed that the detection card similar to the game card is also attached with invisible ink so that the license card can function as a character card.

  On the other hand, for a game card, for example, a code including a card ID that can uniquely identify the card and a character ID that uniquely identifies a character that is a game element associated with the card has a front side and a back side. It is assumed that each surface can be discriminated based on the code which surface is in contact with the placement surface. As will be described later, in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the operation input related to the game can be performed by moving the plurality of game cards on the placement panel. A two-dimensional code in such a form that can be detected is printed on the game card. Further, the game card is configured by printing a character image of the character so that the associated character can be visually recognized, and provides an interesting element related to the collection of game content items. Therefore, in this embodiment, the code is printed on the game card by using invisible ink so as not to impair the beauty of the article, as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the game element associated with the game card is described as a character. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game element associated with the game card is an item, an activation. It goes without saying that other elements such as an effect to be performed may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the second article provided by the game apparatus is a game card, and the first article that is configured so that the game apparatus can acquire information is a license card. The article is not limited to these as long as the article is configured so that game information can be acquired. For example, as long as the article is an article configured to be able to specify a game element associated with the article, the article may be a shaped article such as a figure, a toy, or a key chain having the appearance of the game element. When the article is a modeled object, the information used to acquire each game information can be acquired from a recording medium inside the modeled object or a part of the appearance such as painting, sticker, or print attached to the modeled object. It may be. Further, the article may be an arbitrary article such as a paper medium other than a license card or a game card or a sticker as well as a modeled object.

《Game system configuration》
Here, the system configuration of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated, the game system is configured so that the server device 200 and each of the plurality of game devices 100 can communicate with each other via the network 300. In the following description, components that realize the same function in the game apparatus 100 and the server apparatus 200 are distinguished from each other by adding a “server” prefix to the latter.

<Configuration of Game Device 100>
First, the functional configuration of the game apparatus 100 will be described using 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 a service that involves providing a game card to a user based on payment of the price. However, payment of the price is not an essential requirement, but based on a predetermined start instruction. The service may be started.

  The presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of various information to the user in the game apparatus 100. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, as means for presenting various information to the user, a first display unit 120 and a second display unit 130 that display images (game screen, menu screen, etc.), and an audio output unit that performs audio output However, the information presenting means is not limited to these, and it is needless to say that alternatives or additions are possible.

  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 first display unit 120 and the second 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 first display unit 120 or the second display unit 130, which may be a display device detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or outside the game device 100, and has a predetermined display. It is presented to the user by being displayed in the area.

  The game device 100 according to the present embodiment has two types of display devices (first display unit 120 and second display unit 130) as shown in FIG. Generates a game screen for each of them. As shown in the drawing, in the present embodiment, the second display unit 130 is configured to have a board surface (mounting panel 131) on which a game card and a license card can be mounted on the display area. The user can perform a part of operation input related to the character motion by moving the game card and the license card placed on the placement panel 131 in the sequence related to the character operation (operation phase). it can. Information acquisition or state detection is performed on the game card and license card placed on the placement panel 131 in each sequence.

  Note that the second display unit 130 of the present embodiment displays the transition game screen and the invisible code attached to the game card and the license card placed on the placement panel 131 to the acquisition unit 105 described later. It is configured so that it can be acquired. For example, when the second display unit 130 is a liquid crystal display device, a light-transmitting liquid crystal panel layer and a light guide layer are provided in the lower layer of the mounting panel 131, and a light source is disposed around (side) the light guide layer. In addition, the bottom surface of the second display unit 130 may be configured not to have a casing that serves as a shield. Thereby, the imaging unit (not shown) included in the acquisition unit 105 can extract the code of the article placed on the placement panel 131 from the back side of the second display unit 130 (inside the housing of the game device 100). Images can be acquired. Further, the configuration of the second display unit 130 is not limited to this. For example, even if the rear projection method is adopted, an image in which the code of the article placed on the placement panel 131 can be extracted similarly. Imaging is possible.

  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.

  The acquisition unit 105 acquires information of two types of uses for the game play provided by the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment in accordance with payment of the consideration.

  One application is to provide an interest element related to continuous game play. Information (user ID) attached to the license card is obtained via the card reader 160, and the server apparatus 200 responds to the information. The attached user information is acquired and stored in the memory 103, for example. At this time, the card reader 160 acquires information by reading a code attached with visible ink among codes attached to the license card, and outputs the information to the acquisition unit 105.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the user information is associated with a user ID 601 for identifying the user (license card), and avatar information 602 indicating various information of the avatar registered with the user, and the license card. The usage history information 603 indicating the history of game play performed by using is managed. Here, in the game system of the present embodiment, information related to one avatar is associated with the user information, and the avatar name 611 and appearance information 612 for defining the appearance of the avatar are included in the avatar information 602. Level information 613 indicating the level of the avatar corresponding to the progress of the game using the avatar, type information 614 indicating predetermined attributes such as the avatar's growth characteristics and good strategy that can be selected at a predetermined level or higher, It includes avatar progress parameters 615 determined according to the level information and type information, and privilege information 616 indicating benefits such as items and effects given to the avatar.

  The other application is an operation input application made during the game play, acquiring information attached to the game card and the license card placed on the placement panel 131, and identifying each of these cards, At least one of position, rotation and movement is detected. At this time, the acquisition unit 105 includes, for example, an imaging unit that images the second display unit 130 from the back side as described above, and applies a predetermined calculation to the image obtained by imaging, so that each card is invisible. Information is acquired by reading a code attached with ink, and output to the acquisition unit 105. For the information acquired from the game card, the acquiring unit 105 acquires character information associated with the information from a character DB 106 described later, and stores the information in the memory 103 as used card information, for example. Further, the acquisition unit 105 configures and stores use card information for information acquired from the license card based on user information acquired for the card. Here, it is assumed that the license card placed on the placement panel 131 and usable for game play is a license card for which user information has been acquired for the game.

  Although details will be described later, the used card information is acquired for each game card (or license card) from the character DB 106 described later in association with the card ID 621 and the character ID 622 of the card as shown in FIG. 6B, for example. The progress parameter 623, the drawing information 624, the audio data 625, and the state (at least one of position, rotation, and movement) of the corresponding character (character associated with the card) on the placement panel 131 are displayed. The detected detection information 626 is managed. As for the license card, for example, the user ID 601 of the user information is used for the card ID 621 of the card information used, the character ID indicating that the character ID 622 is an avatar, the progress parameter 615 of the user information for the progress parameter 623, The drawing information 624 may be stored as used card information by substituting information based on the appearance information 612 of the user information, and substituting audio data defined for the avatar into the audio data 625.

  In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the card reader 160 and the mounting panel 131 are provided and the blocks for acquiring information are different depending on the application, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the information acquisition block may be common.

  The character DB 106 is a database that manages information (character information) about each character predetermined as appearing in the game. In the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of characters can appear during a game related to one game play. In the game apparatus 100, when a user uses a game card for game play, the character associated with the card can appear in the game as, for example, the user's use character and can be used (operated). .

  The character information managed for one character may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 6C, for example. As shown in the figure, the character information is associated with a character ID 631 that uniquely identifies the character, and is information for drawing 632 including graphics data used for screen generation when the character appears in the game. In addition to the character name, attributes, and the like as an example of the reference data according to the present invention, the voice data 633 used in the game, predetermined physical strength (durability), attack power, defense power, exercise technique, special skill, etc. A progress parameter 634 describing the element-specific capabilities of The progress parameter 634 is information that is referred to in the game in which the character appears, and the progress control of the game provided by using the information is performed.

  In the present embodiment, graphics data and audio data are stored in the character DB 106 and the character information includes these data. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. The character information may include information indicating the storage location of the corresponding data.

  In the present embodiment, in the character DB 106, a character ID is associated with character information managed for each character, and is associated with the card based on the character ID acquired from the game card by the acquisition unit 105. The description will be made assuming that various information necessary for the progress control of the game related to the character can be obtained from the character DB 106 and that the used card information can be configured and registered. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. That is, the game information attached to the game card is not configured to include only information for specifying various types of information necessary for game progress control, such as a character ID, but is used for game progress control. It may be configured to include various necessary information.

  Although details are omitted, in the character DB 106, graphics data for configuring the appearance of the avatar and audio data for the avatar are managed as the drawing information 632 and the audio data 633 in association with the character ID indicating the avatar. It may be done. Thereby, use card information when a license card is used as a game card can be constituted.

  The provision control unit 108 performs control so that one game card is usually provided for each game play based on payment of the consideration. The game card provided by the game device 100 is provided, for example, before the start of a game sequence related to the provision of a predetermined game (game part that operates an operation character: a battle game). It is a game card to which information (fixed) predetermined for each card is added. The card providing unit 150 is, for example, a card dispenser, has a stocker (not shown) that accumulates game cards in the vertical direction, and is a game card held at the bottom of the stocker in accordance with a provision command made by the provision control unit 108 May be configured to have a mechanism for providing one sheet. When the card providing unit 150 is built in the same housing as the game apparatus 100, the provided game card is guided to the user by being guided to an outlet 151 (see FIG. 1) accessible from the outside of the game apparatus 100. May be provided. The game card provided from the game device 100 of the present embodiment is a ready-made card that is printed and manufactured in advance, and the design of character images, parameters, and the like printed on the surface of the game card is fixed, and all the game cards are the same. Formed in the same size.

  The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is described as providing a ready-made card having a fixed design that is printed and issued in advance at a factory or the like. However, the game card provided is dynamically generated by so-called on-demand printing. It may be possible to change the design. In this case, the card providing unit 150 is a printing device that performs printing on a predetermined paper medium. For example, game information having a character ID of a character selected by the user or by a lottery process according to the progress of the game is configured. The code obtained by converting this using a game card conversion method may be printed on the game card.

  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 including various interfaces as physical operation members, but includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects touch input made on the screen of the second display unit 130. You may go out.

  Communication unit 110 is a communication interface with an external device included in game device 100. The communication unit 110 may be connected to an external device via a network 300 (whether wired or wireless) that may be a communication network such as the Internet or a cable for connecting devices, and may transmit and receive data. it can. 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 the server device 200 via the network 300. 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.

  In the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, processing for giving preferential treatment to the user is performed so as to favorably guide the dormant user or the new user to the game play. In order to provide such a preferential opportunity to the corresponding user fairly, distribution of the update program including provision of the function to the game apparatus 100 is performed prior to the implementation period. And the control part 101 shall perform the process which concerns on a preferential function, when the information of the date acquired from the built-in timer synchronized via the server corresponds to an implementation period at the time of the process which concerns on a game, for example. To do.

<Configuration of Server Device 200>
Next, the functional configuration of the server apparatus 200 will be described using the block diagram of FIG. Note that the server apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment does not have the configuration indicated by the broken line in the block diagram of FIG.

  The server control unit 201 is a CPU, for example, and controls the operation of each block included in the server device 200. Specifically, the server control unit 201 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading the operation program of each block recorded in the server recording medium 202 and developing it in the server memory 203 and executing it.

  The server recording medium 202 is a recording device that can hold data permanently, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The server recording medium 202 stores information such as parameters necessary for the operation of each block in addition to the operation program for each block of the server apparatus 200. The server memory 203 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The server memory 203 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 user information DB 204 is a database that manages the user information described above for each license card in circulation. That is, the user information is managed regardless of whether or not the license card is used in the game apparatus 100, and is configured to be discriminable by the use history information 603, which may be logical information, for example.

  The server communication unit 205 is a communication interface with an external device included in the server device 200. The server communication unit 205 is connected to an external device via a network 300 (whether wired or wireless), which may be a communication network such as the Internet or a cable for connecting devices, and can transmit and receive data. Can do. For example, the server communication unit 205 converts information input as a transmission target into data of a predetermined format, and transmits the data to an external device such as the game device 100 via the network 300. Further, when receiving information from an external device via a network, for example, the server communication unit 205 decrypts the information and stores it in the server memory 203.

  In the present embodiment, the server device 200 can provide user information related to the license card so that an interesting element related to continuous game play can be provided regardless of which license card is used in any game device 100. It is assumed that the management is performed. That is, the aspect which implement | achieves this invention as the whole game system containing the game device 100, the server apparatus 200, and a license card is demonstrated. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. In an aspect in which the license card is configured to be rewritable and user information is attached to the license card, the server device 200 is not used, and the game device 100 alone is used. Implementation of the present invention is possible. Further, in the aspect in which the provision of an interest element related to continuous game play using a license card is limited to one game device 100 (only in the same game device 100, the user can take over the previous play). Since each game apparatus 100 is provided and managed with a user information DB, the present invention can be similarly implemented.

《Special user preferential function》
Hereinafter, an outline of a function for preferentially treating a user of a specific progress situation provided in the game system of the present embodiment will be described.

  As described above, even if, for example, a dormant user or a new user in a battle game is matched with a user who has a high play frequency or a user who has been used for a long time (hereinafter collectively referred to as an active user) The game development tends to be advantageous for the latter, and can reduce interest in the former game. Alternatively, in a mode in which the difficulty level of an NPC (Non-Player Character) battle game is set based on the active user, it may be difficult for a dormant user or a new user to capture, and the interest in the game may also be reduced. become. In this embodiment, in order to lower the threshold for such a dormant user or a new user to play a game, the game is advantageously advanced with the user information of the user on condition that the game is played during a predetermined period. Process to change to state. On the other hand, considering the influence on the interest experience of active users, various requirements and restrictions are set for the preferential treatment.

  By the way, in the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, as described above, the avatar associated with each license card can set the type related to the type information in order to further expand the strategy of the game. It is configured. The type is an element provided to expand the range of the entertainment experience and maintain the user's interest in the game, and is configured to increase the settable type options depending on the progress of the game. More specifically, at the time of the first play (level value: 0), avatars are set that can support average growth characteristics and general-purpose strategies so that the basic play style of the game can be easily understood. The However, by increasing the level of the avatar by repeating the game play, the user can set different types of avatars that can be used, for example, the skills that can be used, the degree of parameter growth, or different strategies. Become. There are a plurality of types that can be set, and for example, the higher the level at which the game is advantageously advanced, the more level values may be determined to be indispensable requirements. Further, in consideration of the superiority of the type requiring a high level value and the game balance, the setting of a type other than the initial type for one avatar may be limited to once.

  Here, after letting the avatar set a desired type, the level values required for all types that can be set are determined at the beginning of all level values so that the user can play the game for a long time. Shall. In other words, for example, in a mode in which the level value increases from the lower limit (initial value) 1 to the upper limit 100 according to the number of plays and the results, all types of settable requirements are satisfied by the initial level value 12. It may be. That is, the level value that can be set for all types is set to a value closer to the lower limit than the upper limit of the level value.

  From such a background, in the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the type can be set, and the level information of the avatar is provided so that more strategic game play can be provided to a dormant user or a new user. Perform the change process. In the present embodiment, whether or not the user is a dormant user or a new user is a value in which the level information included in the user information associated with the license card is less than the level value (level threshold) at which all types can be set. It may be determined according to whether or not. And about user information applicable to a dormant user or a new user, level information is changed so that a level threshold value may be shown, and it changes to the state which can set any type. That is, in the game of the present embodiment, adjustment of user information associated with a dormant user or a new user license card is performed so as to provide an entertaining element enjoyed by type setting while ensuring the superiority of the active user. Control. Specifically, when playing a game using a license card, if the level value of the avatar associated with the license card has not reached the level threshold value, it can be changed to the level threshold value and the type can be set. Control is performed to squeeze.

  Therefore, the user who owns the corresponding license card can play the game from the grown state without repeating the game play for growing the avatar to the level value of the level threshold. Moreover, in the aspect of this embodiment, when the avatar reaches the level value of the level threshold value, it is possible to set a desired type. Therefore, even for a dormant user or a new user, a strategic play can be performed as with an active user. You can enjoy the experience.

  Furthermore, in the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a difference is provided in the content that is preferentially applied to a dormant user and a new user who have differences in game play experience or the number of game cards owned. In other words, for a new user, in order to provide an interesting element of the game that is difficult to be transmitted in the first game play, a privilege that can be used for the next game play is given to the privilege information 616 of the user information. Make a difference in preferential content. The privilege granted may have an effect that makes the progress of the game advantageous, such as an item that promotes the growth of an avatar or an item that activates a special effect during a battle game, and the number of uses is limited. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, the preferential function is applied to the user information associated with the license card, assuming that the preferential function is applied before the start of the battle game performed after obtaining the information from the license card. In other words, the change of the level information related to the preferential treatment is reflected in the game play performed using the license card (whether or not it is used as a game card), and the user performs the first time during the execution period of the preferential function. When the game device 100 is used, a preferential effect can be received. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and the preferential function for the user information may be applied after the end of the battle game performed after obtaining the information from the license card. That is, the change of the level information related to the preferential treatment is not reflected in the game play performed using the license card, and the user may receive the preferential effect at the next use of the game apparatus 100 using the license card. It may be configured to be possible. In this case, the change of the user information may be performed after the game play at the first use of the preferential function implementation period, for example, and information indicating that the change is performed at the first use is associated with the next use, That is, the change may be made before the game play when the user information associated with the same license card is acquired again.

《Provision processing》
With respect to the providing process executed in connection with the provision of one play experience in the game device 100 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, a specific process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 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. Note that this game process will be described as being started when the payment detection unit 104 detects that payment has been made, for example, while the game apparatus 100 is in a standby state.

  In step S <b> 501, the provision control unit 108 controls the card provision unit 150 to provide a game card in response to payment of a value related to the start of the provision processing under the control of the control unit 101. In addition, when providing the game card, the control unit 101 causes the presentation control unit 107 to notify that the game card is provided.

  In step S502, the control unit 101 determines whether a license card is used for the current game play, that is, whether an interest element related to continuous game play is used. The determination in this step may be made based on whether or not the acquisition unit 105 has acquired a user ID from the license card via the card reader 160. More specifically, the presentation control unit 107 controls the first display unit 120 to display a screen for confirming whether or not the license card is used and a screen for prompting the placement of the license card on the card reader 160 under the control of the control unit 101. To do. Then, the control unit 101 controls the card reader 160 to be able to acquire information for a predetermined period, and waits for acquisition of a user ID. If the control unit 101 determines that the license card is used during the current game play, it moves the process to S503, and if it determines that the license card is not used, it moves the process to S510.

  In step S <b> 503, the control unit 101 acquires user information associated with the license card used for the current game play and stores the user information in the memory 103. Specifically, the control unit 101 transmits a user information acquisition request associated with a user ID to the server apparatus 200 via the communication unit 110, receives the user information returned in response to the request, 103.

  In step S504, the control unit 101 determines whether the current date and time are included in the implementation period in which the preferential function is provided. When it is determined that the current date and time is included in the implementation period, the control unit 101 moves the process to S505, and when it is determined that the current date and time are not included, the control unit 101 moves the process to S507.

  In step S505, the control unit 101 determines whether the level information 613 of the user information acquired in step S503 indicates a level value less than the level threshold value. The determination in this step is for determining whether the user corresponds to the dormant user or the new user as described above, and corresponds to the determination whether the user information is in the first state according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the level information is used to determine whether or not the first state is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a dormant user or a new user can be specified. It will be easily understood that any condition is acceptable. If the control unit 101 determines that the level information 613 indicates a level value less than the level threshold value, the control unit 101 moves the process to S506. If the control unit 101 determines that the level information 613 indicates a level value greater than or equal to the level threshold value, the control unit 101 moves the process to S507.

  In step S <b> 506, the control unit 101 changes the level information 613 of the user information stored in the memory 103 to indicate the level value of the level threshold, receives an operation input for type setting, and changes the type information 614. Do. The change of the user information in this step corresponds to control for changing the user information from the first state to the second state according to the present invention. Further, the control unit 101 refers to the use history information 603 of the user information, and if the game play using the associated license card has not been performed yet (the use history does not exist), the privilege related to the new user Is further added to the privilege information 616.

  In step S <b> 507, the control unit 101 executes a registration process for registering the user's character to be used in the battle game in the current game play. The game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment is a battle game performed between characters used (user teams) whose behavior is controlled based on user operations and opponent characters appearing in the game as NPCs. It is assumed that For each of the used character and the opponent character, the numbers appearing in the battle game are determined in advance, and in this step, the control unit 101 determines the required number of used characters, and stores the information for the battle game related to the used character. It is additionally stored in the used character management table of the memory 103. The registration process is performed by placing a game card or a license card relating to a character that the user desires to appear as a user team on the placement panel 131 of the second display unit 130. In the registration process, the acquisition unit 105 detects and associates the card by applying an image process that extracts and converts the code of the invisible ink attached to the card to the image captured of the placement panel 131. Game information (character information or stored user information) is acquired.

  The acquisition unit 105 performs processing corresponding to a change in the card placed on the placement panel 131 (detection of a new card, disappearance of the detected card (due to removal)). (Add / delete used card information). For example, when a new card is detected, the obtaining unit 105 obtains a card ID (or user ID) associated with the character by analyzing an invisible code attached to the card, and a character ID related to the character. Are output to the control unit 101 together with the detected coordinates and rotation information. Then, the control unit 101 obtains the corresponding character information from the character DB 106 based on the detected character ID of the game card, and combines the information obtained for the card to use card information. Add to the management table and store.

  In step S508, 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 operation input related to the end of the registration by the user has been made or the registration of the upper limit number (7) of use characters has been completed. It's okay. If the control unit 101 determines that the registration of the character to be used has been completed, the process proceeds to step S509. If the control unit 101 determines that registration has not yet been completed, the process returns to step S507. Here, when the registration is completed, if the number of registered characters used is less than the prescribed number, a character to be lent in connection with the current battle game is selected by lottery processing or the like, and information on the character is used as the character used. By adding to the management table, processing may be performed so that the number of characters used becomes a specified number. At this time, the information of one record managed for one used character to be lent in the used character management table is, for example, a display device configured such that the second display unit 130 can detect a touch operation. In an aspect in which the virtual game card (image thereof) corresponding to the character is presented so as to be movable by a touch operation, the configuration may be the same as the use card information.

  When the information storage in the used character management table is completed, the control unit 101 adjusts the progression parameter 623 of each registered used character based on the avatar information 602 of the user information in S509. The adjustment in this step is a part of an interesting element related to continuous game play. For example, if there is level information 613 and type information 614 of avatar information 602, or significant data exists, further according to privilege information 616. The progress parameter 623 of each character used is changed. As an example, the progress parameter 623 is adjusted upward so that the higher the level value of the avatar, the more advantageous the progress of the game. The parameter item of the progress parameter 623 changed by the upward adjustment may be different depending on which type information 614 is.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S502 that the license card is not used, the control unit 101 executes a registration process for registering the user's character to be used in the battle game in the current game play in S510. In step S <b> 511, the control unit 101 determines whether registration of the character to be used has been completed. The processing performed in S510 and S511 may be the same as the processing in S507 and S508, but is different in that the license card is not included in the target of the game card. If the control unit 101 determines in S511 that the use character registration has been completed, the process proceeds to S512. If it is determined that the use character has not been completed, the control unit 101 returns the process to S510.

  In S512, the control unit 101 determines an opponent character to appear in the current game play. In this step, the control unit 101 determines the necessary number of opponent characters, and adds information for the battle game related to the opponent characters to the opponent character management table of the memory 103 and stores it. The determination of the opponent character may be performed in response to an operation input for selecting one of a predetermined opponent character or a quest associated with the opponent character, or lottery Depending on the process, or when a game is played using a license card, it is performed without requiring an operation input in accordance with the play progress information based on the use history information 603 of the user information. There may be.

  The information of one record managed for one character in the opponent character management table may have the same configuration as the used card information except that it does not have the detection information 626. Necessary information may be acquired from the character DB 106 and stored based on the character ID of the character.

  In S513, the control unit 101 starts a game process related to a battle game in which the registered use character and the opponent character appear. More specifically, the control unit 101 refers to the used character management table and the opponent character management table, and starts a game process for performing progress control based on the progress parameter 603 of each character.

  In S514, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the battle game end condition is satisfied. The control unit 101 moves the process to S515 if it is determined that the battle game end condition is satisfied, and repeats the process of this step if it is determined that the match condition is not satisfied.

  In S515, the control unit 101 executes various processes related to the end of the battle game, and completes the provision process. The processing may include, for example, presentation of a game result by the presentation control unit 107 and processing for shifting to a standby state. When a license card is used for the current game play, the control unit 101 changes the user information (use history information 603, level information 613, and progress parameter 615) according to the game result, and transmits the user information to the communication unit. 110 is transmitted to the server apparatus 200 together with the update request. When the server control unit 201 receives the request, the server control unit 201 updates the user information managed in the user information DB 204 in association with the user ID 601 of the received user information.

  As described above, according to the game system of the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce differences due to the play progress status and to provide interesting elements suitable for more users. Specifically, in the game system, when the game article associated with the game information is used in the game device, the game information is more advantageous for the progress of the game on condition that the state is the first state. It is possible to provide the user with a play experience by changing to the second state and controlling the progress of the game executed in the apparatus based on the second state. Thereby, the progress control according to the state of the game information associated with the game article is performed, and even a user who owns the game article in a disadvantageous state in the game progress preferably You can receive interest elements.

[Modification]
In the above-described embodiment, the user information associated with the license card has been described as including the avatar information 602 related to one avatar. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.

  For example, in a mode in which implementation is further enhanced, such as different growth parameters depending on the type of character that is the base of the avatar, one user is allowed to associate multiple avatars with license cards. It is expected that the game will be more interesting. On the other hand, in such an aspect, when the state determination is performed based on the level information of the avatar as in the above-described embodiment, any user can be given a preferential function by intentionally associating an avatar that has not been grown. This effect can be obtained, and as a result, there is a possibility that the difference due to the play progress status between users cannot be reduced.

  Therefore, in such an aspect, the control unit 101 is provided on the condition that the level information of all avatars included in the user information associated with the license card from which information has been acquired indicates a level value less than the level threshold value. The level value of any one avatar may be changed to the level threshold value. In this case, it is also possible to intentionally correspond to the user information changing condition by deleting the avatar. Therefore, from the viewpoint of fairness, for example, in the implementation period of the preferential function, the user information is further included in the user information to manage whether or not the user information based on the function has been changed, and managed by one user ( Only one avatar per license card may be controlled to be changed.

[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.

  100: Game device, 200: Server device, 300: Network, 101: Control unit, 102: Recording medium, 103: Memory, 104: Payment detection unit, 105: Acquisition unit, 106: Character DB, 107: Presentation control unit, 108: provision control unit 109: operation input unit 110: communication unit 120: first display unit 130: second display unit 131: placement panel 140: audio output unit 150: card providing unit 151 : Exit, 160: Card reader, 201: Server control unit, 202: Server recording medium, 203: Server memory, 204: User information DB, 205: Server communication unit

Claims (12)

First acquisition means for acquiring first game information associated with the first article;
Control means for controlling the progress of the game based on the first game information acquired by the first acquisition means;
Have
The control means includes
Controlling the first game information to be changed to a second state different from the first state on condition that the first game information is in the first state;
When the first game information acquired by the first acquisition means is in the first state, the game progress control performed in response to the acquisition is changed to the second state. Without reflecting
When the first game information associated with the same first item is acquired again, the change to the second state is reflected in the progress control of the game performed in response to the acquisition. Game device to let you.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second state is a state that makes the progress of the game more advantageous than the first state. The first game information includes level information for specifying any level value from a predetermined lower limit value to an upper limit value, which indicates the progress of the game for at least one character.
The level value makes the progress of the game more advantageous as it is closer to the upper limit value,
The control means changes the first game information to the second state by changing the level information to a state that specifies a predetermined level value that is closer to the lower limit value than the upper limit value. The game device according to claim 2, wherein the game device is controlled to perform. The first game information includes the level information about a plurality of characters,
The first game information corresponds to the first state when the level information of all the included characters does not exceed the predetermined level value,
The control means specifies the predetermined level value for the level information of any one of the plurality of characters when the first game information is in the first state. The game device according to claim 3, wherein the first game information is controlled to be changed to the second state by changing to the state to be performed.   The control means performs control related to the change to the second state for another character for the first game information for which control related to the change to the second state for one character is performed. The game device according to claim 4, wherein the game device is not executed. After obtaining the first game information, further comprising second obtaining means for obtaining second game information associated with a second article different from the first article;
The control means includes
Adjusting the second game information in accordance with the level information included in the first game information;
The game device according to claim 3, wherein the progress of the game is controlled based on the first game information and the adjusted second game information. A providing means for providing the article;
The game apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second article is provided by the providing unit, but the first article is not provided by the providing unit. In the game, type information indicating a predetermined attribute can be set for the character,
The control means controls the type information about the character included in the first game information to be setable when the first game information is changed from the first state to the second state. The game device according to claim 1. And further comprising third acquisition means for acquiring date and time information for providing the game,
The control means is provided on the condition that the date and time information acquired by the third acquisition means corresponds to a predetermined period and that the first game information is in the first state. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game information is controlled to be changed to the second state. The first game information includes information on a use history of the corresponding first article for the game,
The control means gives a privilege that makes the progress of the game advantageous to the first game information on condition that there is no use history of the first article corresponding to the first game information. The game device according to claim 1, which is controlled. A game system comprising a game article, a server device that manages game information associated with the game article, and a game device that executes a game based on the game information,
The game article has identification information for identifying the article,
The server device
Management means for managing the game information for each of the game articles in association with the identification information;
First communication means for performing information communication with the game device;
Have
The game device includes:
A second communication means for performing information communication with the server device;
An acquisition means for acquiring, from the server device, the game information managed by the management means in association with the identification information based on the identification information acquired from the game article;
Control means for controlling the progress of the game based on the game information acquired by the acquisition means;
Have
The control means includes
Controlling the management means to change the game information to a second state different from the first state on condition that the game information is in a first state;
When the game information acquired by the acquisition means is in the first state, the progress control of the game performed in response to the acquisition does not reflect the change to the second state,
When the game information associated with the same game article is acquired again, the game system reflects the change to the second state in the progress control of the game performed in response to the acquisition.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game device of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10.

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