JP2020054892A - Game system and computer program used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game system capable of motivating game play.SOLUTION: A game system 1 provides a baseball game imparted as a possession character possessed by a user U by issue of a player card 39 based on an imparting condition of respective players for play. The game system 1 performs a prize lottery for determining impartment of a special player card 39S1 of higher value than a normal player card 39N1 when the normal player card 39N1 is imparted to the user U as a possession character based on the impartment condition and, when impartment of the special player card 39S1 is determined in the prize lottery, a winning card 39N2 to be used in exchange for the special player card 39S1 is imparted to the user U as ownership for possessing the special player card 39S1 in place of imparting the normal player card 39N1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system or the like that provides a game in which at least a part of a plurality of characters prepared for the progress of play is provided as a possessed character owned by a user based on a provision condition.

  There is a game system that provides a game in which at least a part of a plurality of characters prepared for the progress of play is provided as a possessed character owned by a user based on a provision condition. For example, there is known a game system that provides a game in which a virtual character card is used as such a character and a new character card is obtained or lost through purchase, transfer, event, or the like (for example, see Patent Reference 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5622184

  In the game system of Patent Literature 1, it seems that one or a plurality of character cards selected from data on character cards owned by each user may be ejected. However, in any case, since the character cards are printed through the same printer, there is no difference in the printing quality between these printed character cards. As a result, when there is no difference in characteristics such as roles in the game, for example, when the same character card (in other words, a character) is printed, there is a possibility that a difference cannot be made between printed character cards. high. On the other hand, in a game system in which such a character card is printed, a plurality of printers each of which enables normal-quality and high-quality printing are provided, and when a predetermined event is cleared, a game score is equal to or more than a certain value. In this case, a high-quality printed matter may be generated. In many cases, motivation for playing a game is realized through the attraction of such high-quality printed matter to promote the play of the game. However, in such a case, not only the number of printers increases but also a high-performance printer is required to realize high-quality printing, which may lead to an increase in cost. Is high. For this reason, there is room for studying other techniques for motivating game play.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can motivate game play.

  The game system of the present invention is a game system that provides a game in which at least a part of a plurality of characters prepared for the progress of play is provided as a possessed character owned by a user based on a provision condition, Lottery executing means for executing a prize lottery for deciding the giving of a prize when the part of the character is given to the user as the owned character based on the giving condition; And right grant means for granting, to the user, ownership for owning the prize instead of granting the partial character when the grant is determined.

  On the other hand, a computer program of the present invention causes a computer connected to an output device for providing the game and an input device for inputting a user's playing action to function as each unit of the game system. It is constituted in.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a main part of a control system of the game system. Explanatory drawing for explaining an example of the type of a player card. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a procedure for redemption when a winning card is exchanged for a special player card. The figure which shows an example of a structure of character data. The figure which shows an example of a structure of card data. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a reproduction process. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a card issuing process. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a parameter takeover process.

  Hereinafter, an example of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, an overall configuration of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 and a plurality of game machines 3 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. The center server 2 is configured as one logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 2A, 2B,... As computer devices. However, the center server 2 may be constituted by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is an example of a game device, and is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. I have. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 mainly for the purpose of increasing profits by allowing a large number of users to play the game repeatedly. The game machine 3 is configured as a card game machine that provides a card game using various cards for playing. More specifically, the game machine 3 uses a card corresponding to each player as such a card game, and reproduces the player corresponding to each card during the game while giving instructions to each player and training. Provide a simulation-type baseball game that plays the role of manager through In addition, the game machine 3 is not limited to such a baseball game, card game, or simulation format, and may provide various games as appropriate.

  The user terminal device 4 may be connected to the game system 1 via the network 5 in some cases. The user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is provided for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to a network and are used for personal use of users, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal devices 4. May be. The user terminal device 4 can allow a user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2, respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C connecting the center server 2 and the game machine 3 to the Internet 5A via a router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A by an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by a WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  The center server 2 provides various game machine services to the game machine 3 or its user. The game machine service includes a distribution service for distributing and updating a program or data of the game machine 3 via the network 5. The center server 2 appropriately distributes various programs or data necessary for providing a baseball game to each game machine 3 through such a distribution service.

  In addition, the game machine service may include a service that receives user identification information from the game machine 3 and authenticates the user. Further, a service for receiving play data of the authenticated user from the game machine 3 and storing the play data, or providing the stored play data to the game machine 3 may be included. Further, the game machine service may include a matching service for matching users when a plurality of users play a common game via the network 5, or a billing service for collecting a fee from the user. Similarly, the center server 2 may provide various Web services to the user of the user terminal device 4 via the network 5. The Web service includes a game information service that provides various information related to a game provided by the game machine 3, a distribution service that distributes various data or software to each user terminal device 4 (including an update of data and the like), and a user service. It may include a service such as a community service that provides a place for interaction such as information transmission, exchange, and sharing, and a service that assigns a user ID for identifying each user.

  Next, a main part of a control system of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the center server 2 is provided with a control unit 21 and a storage unit 23 as storage means. The control unit 21 is configured as a computer that combines a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various arithmetic processing and operation control in accordance with a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation.

  The storage unit 23 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk array. The storage unit 23 may be configured to hold all data on one storage unit, or may be configured to store data in a distributed manner in a plurality of storage units. In the storage unit 23, a program PG1 is recorded as an example of a computer program that causes the control unit 21 to execute various processes necessary for providing various services including a baseball game to the user. The storage unit 23 also records server data SD necessary for providing various services. The server data SD may include various data for a baseball game. As such data, the character data 25 and the card data 26 are shown in the example of FIG.

  The character data 25 is data for managing parameters that define each player of the baseball game. In the character data 25, initial parameters (basic parameters before change) of each player are managed via a unique character ID for each player in order to identify each player. Each player is defined by the same parameter value based on the character data 25 at the beginning of the game. On the other hand, the card data 26 is data for managing information associated with each card for a baseball game. Such information includes information on a parameter change (growth for each player). In the card data 26, such information of each card is managed via a unique card ID for each card in order to identify each card. Further, the card data 26 also manages a user (owner) associated with each card (in the case of a player card corresponding to each player described later, each character) via the user ID. The details of the character data 25 and the card data 26 will be described later.

  The control unit 21 is provided with a service providing unit 24 as a logical device realized by a combination of a hardware resource of the control unit 21 and a program PG1 as a software resource. The service providing unit 24 executes various processes for realizing the above-described game machine service for the game machine 3. Note that an input device such as a keyboard, an output device such as a monitor, and the like can be connected to the control unit 21 as necessary. However, their illustration is omitted.

  On the other hand, the game machine 3 is provided with a control unit 31 as a computer and a storage unit 32 as storage means. The control unit 31 is configured as a computer that combines a CPU as an example of a processor that executes various arithmetic processing and operation control in accordance with a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for the operation. The control unit 31 is provided with a game providing unit 33 as a logical device realized by a combination of a hardware resource of the control unit 31 and a program PG2 as a software resource. The game providing unit 33 executes various processes necessary for the progress of the game, and executes various processes necessary for enjoying the game machine service provided by the service providing unit 24 of the center server 2. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 executes, for example, a reproduction process, a card issuance process, and a parameter transfer process as a part of various processes necessary for the progress of such a game. The procedure of these processes will be described later.

  The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit including a non-volatile storage medium (computer-readable storage medium) such as a hard disk and a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 32 records various data together with the program PG2 described above. In the example of FIG. 2, the game data GD is shown. The game data GD is data for causing the user to play a predetermined baseball game according to the program PG2. The game data GD is unique to each user, such as image data for displaying various images for a baseball game, BGM data for reproducing various BGMs, or the previous play results (past results). Various data such as play data for taking over the contents from the next time on may be included, but in the example of FIG. 2, character data 25 and card data 26 are shown. The character data 25 and the card data 26 are provided from the center server 2 through a distribution service so as to include necessary parts.

  In the game machine 3, a monitor MO and a printer 38 are provided as output devices of the control unit 31, and a touch panel TP and a reader 36 are provided as input devices of the control unit 31. The monitor MO is a known display device that displays a game screen for providing a baseball game. The printer 38 is a well-known output device for printing images, symbols such as various codes, or characters based on output signals from the control unit 31. The printer 38 generates (discharges or issues) the card 39 through such printing. On the other hand, the touch panel TP is a known input device that outputs (inputs to the control unit 31) a signal corresponding to a user's touch operation (touch operation with a finger). The reader 36 is a device for acquiring information from a card 39 possessed by the user. For example, when various information is recorded on the card 39 via a code (pattern) generated in accordance with a predetermined rule, the reader 36 reads (reads) the code via such a code. It is configured to acquire information included in. Specifically, for example, a code for recording information of a unique card ID for each card 39 is printed on the card 39 for reproducing each player in the game as information necessary for reproducing the player. Then, the reader 36 is used to read the code printed on the card 39 in order to obtain such card ID information.

  Note that the code of the card 39 corresponding to each player may further include character ID information as various types of information, for example, when information on the character ID corresponding to each card 39 is not managed by the card data 26. . On the other hand, when the parameters of each player are managed for each user, information of a unique user ID for each user may be recorded on each card 39 via a code instead of the card ID. That is, the information of the card ID may be omitted, and the information of the user ID and the character ID may be recorded on each card 39. Alternatively, such a code may include the parameter information of the player corresponding to each card 39 itself as information necessary for reproducing the player. Further, the reader 36 may be configured to acquire the information of the card 39 using, for example, short-range wireless communication. In this case, the card 39 may be provided with a non-volatile storage medium such as an IC chip and a magnetic stripe, and information such as a card ID may be recorded via the non-volatile storage medium. Further, the card 39 may be generated through writing of information into the IC chip or the like. Similarly, various output devices or input devices can be connected to the game machine 3, for example, similarly to other known game machines. For example, such an input device includes a price collecting device for collecting a predetermined price required for a game from a user using cash, substitute coins, medals, electronic currency (including points), and the like. Is also good. With such an apparatus, various considerations such as an electronic currency may be collected via a card that records the remaining amount of the electronic currency (for example, when the electronic currency is recorded on the card 39, the reader 36 may pay the consideration). May function as a collection device).

  Next, the card 39 used in the baseball game provided by the game machine 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. The card 39 includes a card 39 (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a player card 39) for recording a card ID for specifying a parameter defining each player as a character. The player card 39 is a card 39 used to reproduce each player in a baseball game. A player corresponding to such a player card 39 is reproduced in a baseball game, and the baseball game is played through such a player. However, there are cases where the player card 39 is not owned, such as in the first play. For this reason, a predetermined number of players are prepared for each team in advance in the baseball game. When the user does not own the player card 39, for example, in the case of the first play, the user selects a desired team and, from among the players belonging to the team, a starting member, that is, nine players for the game (10 players in the case of the so-called DH system) are selected, and the game is played through those 9 players instead of the player corresponding to each player card 39. Even if the user does not have enough player cards 39 to constitute the starting members, the remaining starting members are selected from the players prepared in advance for each team. Then, through such a baseball game, a player card 39 is issued so that a part of a plurality of players prepared in the game is a player owned by each user. Therefore, a plurality of players prepared in advance in the baseball game and a player corresponding to the player card 39 owned by each user function as the plurality of characters of the present invention and some of the characters (owned characters).

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the type of the player card 39. As shown in FIG. 3, the player card 39 includes a normal player card 39N and a special player card 39S. The normal type player card 39N is a player card 39 generated (discharged) by the game machine 3 through the playing of the baseball game and given to the user U. The normal player card 39N includes a normal player card 39N1 and a winning card 39N2. On the other hand, the special-type player card 39S is a player card 39 generated (produced) by a factory PF more equipped than the game machine 3. The special type player card 39S includes the special player card 39S1. The special player card 39S1 is a player card 39 that reaches the user U by exchanging the winning card 39N2 among the normal player cards 39N. Therefore, the special player card 39S1 functions as a prize when the winning card 39N2 is issued in the game machine 3.

  Specifically, the normal player card 39N1 is issued when the grant condition is satisfied in the baseball game. The grant condition is satisfied, for example, every time a baseball game is played. Therefore, every time the baseball game is played, a player card 39 is issued. The players of the player card 39 issued at that time are determined by lottery from a plurality of players prepared in advance in the baseball game through the target lottery. That is, the normal player card 39N1 is issued so as to correspond to the target player determined through the target lottery every time the baseball game is played. Character information unique to each player is printed on the normal player card 39N1. For example, such character information includes information on various parameters such as a player's name, the name of a team to which the player belongs, a uniform number, information on the pattern (image) of the player, information on the type or rarity of each player card 39. , And information indicating a code including card ID information as specific information for specifying these. In addition, the grant condition is not limited to the above-described case. For example, when the user desires to issue the player card 39 (performs a desired operation), or when the user wins the game, the play situation satisfies a predetermined result. May be satisfied in an appropriate case such as when That is, the normal player card 39N1 may be issued based on appropriate grant conditions. Similarly, the player of the player card 39 to be issued is not limited to the lottery described above, and may be determined based on an appropriate condition such as a user selection or a play situation.

  On the other hand, the winning card 39N2 is issued when the winning condition is satisfied. The winning conditions are different from the granting conditions. As the winning condition, for example, a lottery result in a prize lottery for issuing the winning card 39N2 is used. Specifically, the winning condition is satisfied when a lottery result corresponding to the winning is obtained in such a prize lottery (in other words, when a prize lottery is won). Such a prize lottery is executed before a target lottery for determining a player to be issued. That is, when the baseball game is played (the grant condition is satisfied), a prize lottery is first executed, and when a prize is won in the prize lottery, the winning card 39N2 is determined and issued as the player card 39 to be issued. On the other hand, when no prize is won in the prize lottery (in the case of a loss), the normal player card 39N1 is determined as the player card 39 to be issued, and the target lottery is executed to determine the target player. Then, the normal player card 39N1 corresponding to the player determined in the target lottery is actually issued.

  Winning information is printed on the winning card 39N2 instead of the character information. The winning card 39N2 is a player card 39 functioning as a voucher for exchanging for the special player card 39S1, in other words, an ownership for owning the special player card 39S1. Therefore, the winning information includes information for exchange for fulfilling such a role as a voucher (ownership). Specifically, the winning information includes, as such exchange information (information related to ownership), for example, result information indicating a result of a prize lottery such as a character (symbol) indicating a winning, a valid exchange period ( It includes information necessary for exchange, such as time limit information indicating an exchange limit, and place information indicating a place where exchange is possible. That is, the winning card 39N2 displays information such as a character indicating the winning, a valid exchange period, and the like. Further, since the winning card 39N2 also functions as a kind of the player card 39, a code including card ID information for specifying a player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 is printed on the winning card 39N2, similarly to the normal player card 39N1. Is done. More specifically, the winning card 39N2 functions as a player card 39 corresponding to the same player as the special player card 39S1 to be exchanged. For this reason, the winning information includes information indicating a code including card ID information for identifying such a player. As a result, in this example, such winning information functions as the relevant information of the present invention. When there are a plurality of players to be won, a prize lottery may be executed so that the players to be issued are determined in order to determine the issuance target of the winning card 39N2. Specifically, the prize lottery may be realized not by a method of simply determining whether or not a winning is performed, but by a method of determining a winning so as to indicate any of a plurality of players to be won. That is, a plurality of winnings may be included in the prize lottery so as to respectively correspond to the plurality of winning target players. In addition, the winning conditions are not limited to the lottery. For example, an appropriate condition such as a play situation or a user's selection result may be used.

  The special player card 39S1 is a player card 39 prepared as a prize in exchange for the winning card 39N2. Character information including parameter information and the like is printed on the special player card 39S1, similarly to the normal player card 39N1. On the other hand, the special player card 39S1 is produced at a factory PF through a printing machine capable of performing higher-definition and finer printing than the printer 38. Therefore, even if the special player card 39S1 corresponds to the same player as the normal player card 39N1, for example, a special print is given, or the background of the player's design is gorgeously rendered. Are different. The rarity is also higher than the regular player card 39N1. In this example, the player card 39 functions as the character recording medium of the present invention. The normal player card 39N1, the winning card 39N2, and the special player card 39S1 function as the possessed character recording medium, the related recording medium, and the special recording medium of the present invention, respectively.

  Note that the character information of the normal player card 39N1 and the character information of the special player card 39S1 may completely match or may partially differ. For example, as described above, the background of the symbol of the player may be more luxurious than the normal player card 39N1. That is, even if the symbols indicate the same player, the contents of the decoration may be different. Furthermore, even for the same player, the symbols representing the players may be different due to changes in posture, clothes, and the like. Further, the contents of the information indicating the rarity may be different from each other. Alternatively, the difference between the normal player card 39N1 and the special player card 39S1 may be only the printing method. That is, the character information displayed on the special player card 39S1 may completely match the normal player card 39N1. Or, conversely, a dedicated player is prepared for the special player card 39S1, and the special player card 39S1 may be different from the normal player card 39N1 due to a difference in target players (in other words, a difference in player value). . Similarly, the normal player card 39N1 and the special player card 39S1 may differ in the method of recording information used for reading the game machine 3. For example, such information (for example, card ID information) is recorded on a normal player card 39N1 via a code, while recorded on a special player card 39S1 via an overwritable medium such as an IC chip. May be. In this case, even when a change according to the game play situation is recorded with the use of the special player card 39S1 for the game, the same special player card 39S1 is continued through the update of the recorded content of the overwritable medium. Can continue to be used. On the other hand, the recording of such information may be omitted and the use of the special player card 39S1 in the game machine 3 may be limited so that the use is limited to appreciation or the like.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a procedure of exchange when the winning card 39N2 is exchanged for the special player card 39S1. As shown in FIG. 4, the special player card 39S1 is delivered from the factory PF to the store 6, and is exchanged with the winning card 39N2 at the store 6. That is, the user U brings the winning card 39N2 to the store 6, where the user U exchanges the winning card 39N2 for the special player card 39S1. For this reason, when the special player card 39S1 is not in stock at the store 6, it may take time before the winning card 39N2 is exchanged for the special player card 39S1. On the other hand, since the winning card 39N2 is also the player card 39, the winning card 39N2 is used in the baseball game in the game machine 3, and the parameter of the player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 is changed through playing such a baseball game. is there. In such a case, the details of the change are passed on to the player corresponding to the special player card 39S1 via the card data 26.

  Specifically, information on the change (difference) of the parameter of the player corresponding to the player card 39 is managed by the card data 26 via the card ID as information unique to the player card 39. The same applies to the winning card 39N2 which is a kind of the player card 39. Therefore, when the winning card 39N2 is used in the game machine 3, the information of the card ID indicating the winning card 39N2 is obtained via the code printed on the winning card 39N2, and the card data 26 is added to the card ID. The player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 is reproduced in the game based on the information of the parameters associated via the game. Similarly, when a parameter of the player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 changes through the baseball game, the parameter after the change is managed by the card data 26. That is, a change in the parameter based on the play situation is reflected in the card data 26. The card data 26 is managed so that the card ID of the winning card 39N2 is associated with the card ID corresponding to the special player card 39S1 to be exchanged. Therefore, the player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 and the player corresponding to the special player card 39S1 are reproduced with the same parameters via the card data 26.

  In the example of FIG. 4, the special player card 39S1 displays a player image (symbol) BP indicating a specific player corresponding to the special player card 39S1, as one type of character information. On the other hand, information indicating "win" is displayed on the winning card 39N2 as one type of winning information, and the winning card 39N2 also corresponds to the same specific player BP. Therefore, with the use of the winning card 39N2, a player image BP of a specific player is reproduced and displayed on the game screen 50 displayed on the monitor MO based on the parameters of the card data 26. Similarly, when the special player card 39S1 is used in the game machine 3, the same parameter of the card data 26 is used to reproduce a specific player via the card ID. That is, the player image BP (specific player) corresponding to the special player card 39S1 and the player image BP (specific player) corresponding to the winning card 39N2 are reproduced by the same parameters via the card data 26. As a result, when a parameter of a specific player changes (for example, the player is growing) with the use of the winning card 39N2, the content of the change is reproduced by the parameter of the specific player reproduced by the special player card 39S1. Is reflected in That is, a handover regarding a change in the parameter is realized between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1. In this example, the player image BP corresponding to the specific player, the card data 26, and the parameters included therein (strictly, the sum of such parameters and the parameters of the character data 25) are used in the present invention. It functions as a specific character, handover data, and changed parameter.

  Note that the use of the winning card 39N2 in the game machine 3 as a card 39 exclusively for exchange may be restricted. Specifically, for example, printing of the code may be omitted on the winning card 39N2. That is, the information (information for reading by the reader 36) used for reproducing the player on the game machine 3 may not be recorded on the winning card 39N2. Alternatively, the use of the winning card 39N2 may be restricted after being exchanged for the special player card 39S1. Such a restriction may be realized, for example, by managing card IDs. Specifically, such a restriction may be realized by adding a card ID corresponding to the winning card 39N2 after the exchange to invalid card data for managing a card ID for restricting use of a player. Thereby, it can be suppressed that the winning card 39N2 after the exchange is traded for an improper purpose (for example, an exchange purpose based on erroneous information that the exchange is valid). Therefore, when such a restriction is realized, the winning card 39N2 may be returned to the user after being exchanged for the special player card 39S1. Similarly, in accordance with such a restriction, when the winning card 39N2 is used, the growth amount of the parameter used for reproducing the player may be reset. Specifically, the association between the growth parameter of the winning card 39N2 managed by the card data 26 and the card ID of the special player card 39S1 may be reset. In this case, the card data 26 may be further updated so that the growth of the parameter corresponding to the card ID of the special player card 39S1 (the growth before reset) is separately managed. Also, such restrictions may be applied after the redemption deadline. That is, after the elapse of the exchange period, the use of the winning card 39N2 may be restricted. Thereby, the exchange can be promoted. Further, when the winning card 39N2 (ownership) is managed in association with the user, the use of the winning card 39N2 is determined based on such user's wishes or unauthorized conditions such as the use of the winning card 39N2 by another user. It may be restricted. Similarly, when the exchange of the winning card 39N2 is managed, such exchange itself may be restricted. The exchange between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1 is not limited to the store 6, and may be executed at an appropriate place. For example, such a redemption may be performed in various dedicated or combined facilities, or when the address or the like of the user U is managed, is realized by delivery (postal mail or the like) to such a place. Is also good. When the special player card 39S1 is delivered, the use of the winning card 39N2 after delivery may be restricted by making it impossible to reproduce at the time of reproduction, or may be allowed continuously.

  Next, details of the character data 25 and the card data 26 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the character data 25. As shown in FIG. 5, the character data 25 includes a character record 25R for managing basic (initial) parameters of each player for each player. In addition, the character record 25R includes information of “character ID” and “parameter (initial)”. “Character ID” is information indicating the character ID described above. As the character ID, the same ID is used for the same player (for example, between the same specific players corresponding to the player image BP). “Parameter (initial)” is information indicating the content of the initial parameter of each player. At the beginning of the game, each player is defined by the same parameters (such as “power: 50”) based on “parameters (initial)”. Such information is recorded in the character record 25R so as to be associated with each other. In this case, the parameter corresponding to the “parameter (initial)” of the character data 25 functions as the parameter before the change in the present invention.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the card data 26. More specifically, the example of FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of the card data 26 corresponding to each player card 39. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the card data 26 includes a card record 26R for managing various information unique to each player card 39 for each player card 39. Further, the card record 26R includes information of “card ID”, “character ID”, “user ID”, “parameter (difference)”, “type”, and “takeover”. That is, in the example of FIG. 6, these pieces of information are associated with each player card 39.

  “Card ID”, “character ID”, and “user ID” are information indicating the above-described card ID, character ID, and user ID, respectively. Each player (for example, a specific player corresponding to the player image BP in the example of FIG. 4) and each user U are associated with each other by the information of the character ID of the “character ID” and the user ID of the “user ID”. The “parameter (difference)” is information indicating the content (“power: 1” or the like) of the parameter corresponding to the change (difference) from the basic (initial) parameter. That is, the growth amount (change amount) unique to the player of each player card 39 is managed by the card data 26 as “parameter (difference)”. When the player of each player card 39 is used in the game, the “parameter (initial)” (“power: 50” or the like) of the character data 25 and the “parameter (difference)” (“power : 1 "), the player of each player card 39 is reproduced in the game. The growth amount unique to the player of each player card 39 may vary depending on various conditions. That is, even after the player cards 39 corresponding to the same player, the parameters after the growth may differ for each player card 39.

  The “type” is information indicating the type of the card (for example, information for distinguishing the normal player card 39N1, the winning card 39N2, and the like may be used as information indicating the type). According to the information of “type”, even the player cards 39 corresponding to the same player are managed as different types. “Takeover” is information indicating a takeover destination of “parameter (difference)”. The information of “takeover” is used, for example, to take over parameters between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1. Therefore, card ID information indicating the special player card 39S1 is described as the information of "takeover". More specifically, the information of the card ID corresponding to the transfer destination special player card 39S1 is described as the information of the “takeover” in the information of the “card ID” corresponding to the winning card 39N2. Such information is recorded in the card record 26R so as to be associated with each other.

  Next, a reproduction process, a card issuing process, and a parameter handover process performed by the game providing unit 33 will be described with reference to FIGS. The reproduction process is a process for reproducing (appearing) a player corresponding to each player card 39 in the game. The game providing unit 33 starts the reproduction process of FIG. 7 when a predetermined game start condition such as collection of a consideration is satisfied, and firstly, the card ID of the player card 39 read by the reader 36 is read. Information is acquired (step S101). This acquisition is performed based on an output signal output by the reader 36 based on the reading result. Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the card ID acquired in step S101 corresponds to a registered (read) card ID (step S102). When the card ID acquired in step S101 corresponds to a registered card ID, the game providing unit 33 displays an error (registration impossible) on the monitor MO (step S103). Then, the game providing unit 33 ends the current process after displaying the error.

  On the other hand, when the card ID acquired in step S101 does not correspond to the already registered card ID, the game providing unit 33 generates a parameter for reproducing the player corresponding to the acquired card ID (step S104). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 first acquires the card data 26 corresponding to the card ID acquired in step S101. Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 specifies the character ID corresponding to the card ID based on the card data 26, and acquires the character data 25 corresponding to the character ID. Then, the game providing unit 33 determines based on the information of “parameter (initial)” (“power: 50” or the like) of the character data 25 and “parameter (difference)” (“power: 1” or the like) of the card data 26. A parameter for reproduction (such as “power: 51”) is generated. That is, the game providing unit 33 generates a reproduction parameter by adding the initial parameter and the parameter for the growth.

  Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 reproduces the player during the game based on the reproduction parameters generated in Step S104 (Step S105). That is, the game providing unit 33 causes a player defined by the reproduction parameter to appear in the game. Then, the game providing unit 33 ends the current process after reproducing the players in step S105. Thereby, the players corresponding to the respective player cards 39 are reproduced during the game.

  On the other hand, the card issuing process is a process for issuing the player card 39 based on the grant condition. The example of FIG. 8 illustrates a case where a winning card 39N2 is issued based on a winning condition. In this case, the game providing unit 33 starts the card issuing process of FIG. 8 when the providing condition is satisfied, and first provides a new card ID corresponding to the newly issued player card 39 (step S201). Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 adds the card record 26R corresponding to the issued card ID to the card data 26 (Step S202). Next, the game providing unit 33 executes a prize lottery (Step S203). That is, the game providing unit 33 executes a prize lottery for determining whether or not to issue a prize (special player card 39S1). Then, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the winning condition is satisfied based on the result of the prize lottery (Step S204). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines whether or not the result of the prize lottery corresponds to the winning. Also, when there are a plurality of winning target players, the game providing unit 33 also determines the winning target players based on the result of the prize lottery.

  When the winning conditions are not satisfied, that is, when the result of the prize lottery is not a winning (in the case of a loss), the game providing unit 33 determines the player card 39 to be issued this time as the normal player card 39N1, and the issue target player Is executed (Step S205). On the other hand, when the winning condition is satisfied, that is, when the result of the prize lottery corresponds to the prize (hit), the game providing unit 33 determines the prize award (step S206). More specifically, the game providing unit 33 determines the player card 39 to be issued this time as a winning card 39N2 that functions as a voucher (ownership) for the special player card 39S1 as a prize grant. After the player card 39 to be issued this time is determined as the winning card 39N2 in step S206, or after the player of the regular player card 39N1 to be issued this time is determined in step S205, the game providing unit 33 issues the player card 39. (Step S207). That is, the normal player card 39N1 or the winning card 39N2 (ownership) is actually issued (granted) to the user. Such issuance is realized by a print instruction to the printer 38. For this reason, the game providing unit 33 outputs the print data necessary for printing one of the normal player card 39N1 and the winning card 39N2 to the printer 38 in accordance with the result of the determination in step S206 or step S205, so that the issuing is performed. To achieve. After issuing the corresponding player card 39 (after the normal player card 39N1 or the winning card 39N2 has been printed by the printer 38 through the output of the print data), the game providing unit 33 ends the current process.

  According to the procedure of FIG. 8, the player card 39 is actually issued based on the additional conditions. More specifically, a prize lottery for giving the special player card 39S1 as a prize is first executed, and when the prize is won there (when the prize conditions are satisfied), a target lottery for determining a player to be issued is performed. Is omitted, and a winning card 39N2 functioning as a voucher for the special player card 39S1 is issued. On the other hand, when no prize is won in such a prize lottery (when the winning conditions are not satisfied), the target lottery is further executed, and the normal player card 39N1 corresponding to the player determined by the target lottery is issued.

  The parameter handover process is a process for realizing handover of a parameter difference (growth amount) between a plurality of player cards 39. The example of FIG. 9 shows a case where a handover is realized between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1 as such a plurality of player cards 39. More specifically, a case is shown in which the winning card 39N2 functions as a transfer source (a player card 39 that receives a parameter difference) and the special player card 39S1 functions as a transfer destination (a player card 39 that receives a parameter difference). ing. Further, the example of FIG. 9 shows a case where such a transfer is executed via the game machine 3 of the store 6. Specifically, a case is shown in which the game machine 3 provides a takeover function (takeover mode) for realizing such takeover through a request (selection) of the user U. In this case, the game providing unit 33 starts the parameter handover process of FIG. 9 every time the special player card 39S1 is read through the reader 36 after an operation (selection) for providing such a handover mode. The information of the transfer destination card ID is obtained (step S301). In other words, the game providing unit 33 acquires the card ID information of the special player card 39S1 as the takeover destination player card 39 based on the output result of the reader 36.

  Subsequently, the game providing unit 33 acquires the transfer source card ID (Step S302). This acquisition is realized via the transfer source player card 39, that is, the winning card 39N2. Specifically, first, the game providing unit 33 requests the user U to execute such reading using the monitor MO so that the reader 36 acquires the information of the card ID from the code of the winning card 39N2. Then, when such reading is performed, the game providing unit 33 obtains such a reading result (the output signal of the reader 36), and thereby obtains the player card 39 of the takeover source, that is, the winning card 39N2. Obtain a card ID.

  Next, the game providing unit 33 updates the card data 26 based on the acquisition results of Step S301 and Step S302 such that the transfer destination card ID and the transfer source card ID are associated with each other (Step S303). Specifically, the game providing unit 33 first specifies the card record 26R including the information of the “card ID” corresponding to the card ID of the winning card 39N2 specified in Step S302. Then, the game providing unit 33 updates the card data 26 so that the card ID information of the special player card 39S1 is described as the information of “takeover” in the specified card record 26R. In other words, the game providing unit 33 generates the card data 26 including such a card record 26R. Thereby, the association between the takeover destination card ID and the takeover source card ID is realized. Then, after executing such updating of the card data 26, the game providing unit 33 ends the current processing.

  According to the procedure in FIG. 9, the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1 are associated via the card data 26. As a result, the special player card 39S1 is associated with the parameters of the player of the winning card 39N2 via the card ID of the winning card 39N2, that is, the parameters changed after playing the game. Therefore, handover of parameters between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1 is realized. When the card ID of the special player card 39S1 corresponding to the winning card 39N2 is acquired when the winning card 39N2 is issued (for example, when the card ID of the special player card 39S1 can be issued at the same time), FIG. The process may be realized through the game machine 3 or the center server 2 without the operation of the user U by acquiring such a card ID. If the card ID of the winning card 39N2 and the card ID of the corresponding special player card 39S1 can be acquired at times other than when the winning card 39N2 is issued (for example, during production of the special player card 39S1, etc.), such is the case. The process of FIG. 9 may be executed by the game machine 3 or the like at an appropriate time.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, the prize lottery is executed when the player card 39 is given as a character owned by the user U based on the giving condition. When a prize is determined to be given in the prize lottery, a special player card 39S1 having a higher value than the normal player card 39N1 is provided as a prize instead of generating the normal player card 39N1 as such a player card 39. Is given to the user U. For this reason, it is possible to motivate the player to play the game by using the assignment of the ownership, and to promote the player to play the game. On the other hand, what is given instead of the normal player card 39N1 according to the result of the prize lottery is not the special player card 39S1 itself, but the ownership for owning it. Therefore, the actual provision of the special player card 39S1 can be appropriately realized based on the ownership. As a result, there is room for adopting a technique for realizing the special player card 39S1 at a relatively low cost.

  Specifically, for example, the special player card 39S1 is generated not through the game machine 3 but through a high-performance printing machine at the factory PF. Then, in the store 6 where such a special player card 39S1 is delivered, the actual provision of the special player card 39S1 is realized by a method of realizing the exchange between the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1. Therefore, the printing of the special player card 39S1 corresponding to the plurality of game machines 3 can be collected in one factory PF. This makes it possible to realize the provision of the high-quality special player card 39S1 at a relatively low cost as compared with the case where each game machine 3 includes a similar high-performance printing machine.

  In addition, when the giving of the prize is determined in the prize lottery, a winning card 39N2 functioning as the ownership (voucher) is generated. Thereby, the ownership can be given as a physical entity. In addition, such a winning card 39N2 displays information related to ownership such as a “hit” or a redemption period. Thus, the function as the ownership of the winning card 39N2 can be further clarified.

  Further, a code including card ID information is printed on such a winning card 39N2, similarly to the normal player card 39N1. More specifically, card ID information for reproducing a specific player similar to the special player card 39S1 is recorded in the winning card 39N2. This allows such a winning card 39N2 to function as a player card 39 corresponding to a specific player similar to the special player card 39S1, instead of the special player card 39S1 as a premium. Further, when a specific player corresponding to such a winning card 39N2 is used for playing a game and a parameter is changed, such a change in the parameter is changed to a special player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 as a prize. It is taken over by a specific player of the card 39S1. That is, the play situation of the specific player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 functioning as a substitute for the special player card 39S1 can be reflected on the specific player corresponding to the special player card 39S1. Thereby, the period until the actual exchange of the winning card 39N2 and the special player card 39S1 is realized by, for example, using the specific player corresponding to the winning card 39N2 to train the specific player in advance. It can be used effectively. As a result, not only can the value of the winning card 39N2 be further increased, but also the period until redemption can be effectively utilized through reflection of such a play situation (the period of merely waiting can be reduced), so that special is achieved. The value of the player card 39S1 can be increased.

  In the above embodiment, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the lottery executing unit, the right granting unit, and the character granting unit of the present invention by executing the procedure of FIG. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 functions as a lottery execution unit by executing step S203 in FIG. Also, the game providing unit 33 functions as a right granting unit when executing step S207 via step S206 in FIG. 8 and as a character granting unit when executing step S207 via step S205 in FIG. Similarly, the game providing unit 33 of the game machine 3 functions as the information acquisition unit and the reproduction unit of the present invention by executing the procedure in FIG. Specifically, the game providing unit 33 functions as an information acquiring unit by executing step S101 in FIG. 7, and functions as a reproducing unit by executing step S105 in FIG. Further, the game providing unit 33 functions as the data generation unit of the present invention by executing step S303 in FIG.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be embodied in an appropriately modified or changed embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, each player is given to the user U through issuance of the player card 39. However, the giving of each player is not limited to such a form. For example, the player card 39 may be omitted. In this case, the players owned by the user U may be managed, for example, via the card data 26, and the updating of the card data 26 may realize the provision of the players. The same applies to the grant of ownership. In this case, various physical prizes may be used as the prize corresponding to the ownership. Alternatively, as another prize corresponding to the ownership, an electronic prize relating to a game provided by another game machine other than the game machine 3 (for example, based on conditions such as play of another game machine 3). Element) may be used. Similarly, in the above-described embodiment, the game machine 3 provides a baseball game. However, the game provided by the game machine 3 is not limited to such a baseball game. The game machine 3 may provide an appropriate game such as a simulation game, an action game, or a role playing game. Then, various characters of such various games (not limited to those having personality elements, including various types of vehicles, etc.) may play the same role as players.

  In addition, the game machine 3 is not limited to an arcade game machine, and a stationary so-called home game device, a user terminal device 4, or the like may be used as the game machine 3. The game machine 3 may be configured as a game device that virtually operates on a server such as the center server 2 while using the user terminal device 4 or the like as a remote input / output device. Further, the game device may function as the center server 2. That is, a game device such as the game machine 3 may execute all or a part of the role (various processes and the like) of the center server 2 in the above-described embodiment. Alternatively, the center server 2 may execute all or a part of the role of the game machine 3. On the other hand, the center server 2 may be omitted. In this case, one game machine 3 may function as the game system of the present invention.

  Various aspects of the present invention derived from each of the above-described embodiments and modified examples will be described below. In the following description, corresponding members illustrated in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses to facilitate understanding of each aspect of the present invention, but the present invention is limited to the illustrated embodiment. Not something.

  The game system of the present invention provides a game in which at least a part of a plurality of characters prepared for the progress of play is provided as a possessed character (39) possessed by the user (U) based on a provision condition. In the game system (1), a prize lottery for deciding to give a prize (39S1) is executed when the part of the character is given to the user as the owned character based on the giving condition. Lottery executing means (33), and when the prize is determined in the prize lottery, the user is given an ownership (39N2) for owning the prize in place of the partial character. Right grant means (33).

  According to the present invention, a prize lottery is executed when some characters are given as owned characters owned by the user based on the giving conditions. Then, when the giving of the prize is determined in the lottery, the user is given the ownership for owning the prize having a higher value instead of giving the partial character. For this reason, it is possible to motivate the player to play the game by using the assignment of the ownership, and to promote the player to play the game. On the other hand, what is given in place of some characters in accordance with the result of the prize lottery is not the prize itself but the ownership for owning it. For this reason, for example, a method of exchanging a prize produced in a factory or the like having predetermined facilities for ownership can appropriately realize the actual provision of the prize based on the ownership. As a result, there is room for adopting a technique for realizing the provision of prizes at a relatively low cost.

  The possessed character may be given in various modes. For example, it may be electronically managed by being associated with each user by predetermined data, or a physical object corresponding to the possessed character may be given. That is, the possessed character may be given electronically or physically. Also, when physically assigned, the association between the object and each user may or may not be managed electronically. That is, the possessed character possessed by each user may or may not be managed electronically. Similarly, as a prize corresponding to the ownership, an appropriate prize may be used as long as the prize is higher than some characters. For example, the prize may be an electronic element or a physical object. Such a prize may or may not be related to each character of the game. Specifically, for example, a recording medium corresponding to each character may be adopted as a physical object corresponding to each character of the game. The same applies to the assignment of some characters. For this reason, the value of the prize may be higher than some characters between recording media, for example, or may be higher than some characters between characters corresponding to each recording medium. For example, as one aspect of the game system of the present invention, when the possessed character is given, the character information corresponding to the possessed character is recorded in a character recording medium (39) for recording character information indicating each character. A character assigning means (33) for assigning the owned character to the user by generating a possessed character recording medium (39N1) as the character recording medium, wherein the right assigning means is generated by the character assigning means. A special recording medium (39S1) as the character recording medium having a higher value than the possessed character recording medium is used as the prize, and the right to own the special recording medium is given to the user as the ownership. May be employed.

  Similarly, the grant of ownership may be performed as appropriate. For example, the grant of ownership may be managed electronically, such as by being associated with each user by predetermined data, or may be granted as a physical object through the issuance of a voucher or the like. Specifically, in one aspect of the present invention in which the possessed character is given by generation of a possessed recording medium, the right granting unit records related information related to the possessed right to function as the possessed right. The ownership may be given to the user by generating a recording medium (39N2) instead of the possessed character recording medium.

  Various types of information regarding ownership may be used as the related information. For example, the related information may include part or all of the character information indicating the specific character when the premium corresponds to the specific character, or may not include such character information at all. Good. For example, in one aspect of the present invention in which a related recording medium is generated as the grant of ownership, the right granting means may include result information indicating a result of the prize lottery, and the related recording medium may function as the ownership. Using at least one of the term information indicating the exchange term when the related recording medium is exchanged for the special recording medium as the related information, the one of the information is displayed on the special recording medium. An associated recording medium may be generated. In this case, the function as the ownership of the related recording medium can be further clarified.

  The associated recording medium may be created in any suitable manner. For example, the related recording medium may function as a character recording medium or may not function as a character recording medium. Specifically, for example, as one aspect of the present invention in which a related recording medium is generated as the grant of ownership, when the character information includes identification information for identifying each character (for example, card ID information) Information acquiring means for acquiring the specific information from the owned character recording medium; and reproducing means (33) for reproducing the owned character corresponding to the owned character recording medium in the game based on the specific information. The right granting means may be configured such that, when the special recording medium records the character information corresponding to a specific character (BP), the related information includes the specific information corresponding to the specific character. A mode for generating the related recording medium may be adopted. In this case, the related recording medium can function as a character recording medium corresponding to a specific character similar to the special recording medium. Thereby, the value of the related recording medium can be increased.

  When the related recording medium functions as a character recording medium, the related recording medium may or may not be used to reproduce the character in the game. Further, when the related recording medium is used to reproduce the character in the game, the play situation of the game using the character may or may not affect the special recording medium. Similarly, when the play situation of the character corresponding to the related recording medium affects the special recording medium, such an influence may occur as appropriate. For example, it may occur on a specific character corresponding to the special recording medium, or may occur on the special recording medium itself, such as the print content of the special recording medium. Alternatively, it may occur in a game using a specific character corresponding to a special recording medium. For example, as one aspect of the present invention in which the related recording medium is used for playing a game, when a parameter defining the specific character changes to a parameter after the change in accordance with a playing situation of the game, Data generation for generating handover data (26) for managing the changed parameter information in association with the special recording medium so that the parameter of the parameter is succeeded by the specific character reproduced based on the special recording medium. An embodiment including the means (33) may be adopted. In this case, the play situation of the specific character corresponding to the related recording medium can be reflected on the specific character corresponding to the special recording medium. As a result, not only can the value of the related recording medium be increased, but also the value of the special recording medium can be increased through reflection of such a play situation.

  On the other hand, the computer program of the present invention includes a computer (33) connected to an output device (MO) for providing the game and an input device (TP) for inputting the user's playing action, as described above. It is configured to function as each means of the game system. The game system of the present invention can be realized by executing the computer program of the present invention.

Reference Signs List 1 game system 3 game machine 11 monitor (output device)
26 Card data (takeover data)
33 game providing unit (computer, lottery executing means, right granting means, character granting means, information obtaining means, reproducing means, data generating means)
39 player card (character recording medium, some characters, possessed characters)
39N1 normal player card (owned character recording medium, owned character)
39N2 winning card (ownership, related recording media, specific characters)
39S1 special player card (special recording medium, specific character)
TP touch panel (input device)
PG2 program (computer program)

Claims (1)

A game system that provides a game in which at least some of a plurality of characters prepared for the progress of play are provided as owned characters owned by the user based on the provision condition,
When the partial character is awarded to the user as the owned character based on the grant condition, a lottery execution for performing a prize lottery for deciding to give a prize having a higher value than the partial character Means,
And a right grant unit for granting the user with ownership for owning the prize in place of the partial character when the prize is determined to be given in the prize lottery. .

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