JP7265184B2 - computer programs and computer equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to computer programs and computer devices.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a game in which a gacha for selecting game media (characters, items, etc.) to be given to a user is executed when one lottery request (gacha request) from a user is received (for example, See Patent Document 1).

The game media selected by Gacha are associated with the user. Information about the game content associated with the user is then transmitted to the user's user terminal device. As a result, the game content selected by Gacha is provided to the user.

JP 2008-093165 A

However, in conventional gacha, the probability of winning is predetermined for each game medium. Then, when the gacha is requested, the gacha is executed based on the winning probability, and the game contents are provided. Therefore, in the conventional gacha, there is a possibility that the user may lose interest in the gacha.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a computer program capable of providing a gacha capable of varying the probability of winning a game content depending on the positional relationship with a specific user.

The first invention is
the computer,
A medium lottery executing means for determining a winning medium associated with the requesting user from among a plurality of types of game media when a medium lottery is requested based on an operation of the requesting user in a predetermined game;
A terminal device operated by a specific user selected from among a plurality of candidate users who are users who have at least installed the game, or a terminal device selected from among terminal devices operated by the candidate user is specified. Specific terminal setting means for setting in the terminal device, and
Position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the specific terminal device and the current position of the request terminal device operated by the request user;
function as
The medium lottery is executed based on a lottery table in which the type of the game medium and the probability of winning the game medium are determined,
The medium lottery executing means performs the lottery table based on the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device at a predetermined timing after the medium lottery is requested based on the operation of the requesting user. executing the medium lottery by changing at least one of the type of the game medium and the winning probability of the game medium in
A computer program.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means determines the specific terminal device by lottery.
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
the specific terminal setting means determines the specific terminal device based on the identification information of the candidate user;
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means sets, as the specific terminal device, the terminal device operated by the candidate user associated with the predetermined game content, from among the terminal devices operated by the plurality of candidate users.
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means generates information for notifying the candidate user operating the specific terminal device that the specific terminal device is set.
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means sets the specific terminal device for each predetermined period.
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means sets the specific terminal device for each timing at which a predetermined event is executed.
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means associates a privilege with the candidate user operating the terminal device set as the specific terminal device;
be able to.

Moreover, in the first invention,
The specific terminal setting means includes a moving distance of the specific terminal device after being set as the specific terminal device, a positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device, and a type of the game media in the lottery table. and the number of requesting users for whom the medium lottery was executed with at least one of the winning probabilities of the game medium different, changing the content of the privilege according to at least one of
be able to.

The second invention is
a storage unit that stores the computer program of the first invention;
a control unit that executes the computer program;
comprising
It is a computer device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer program capable of providing a gacha capable of varying the odds of winning a game content depending on the positional relationship with a specific user.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the game system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game performed by the game system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game performed by the game system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of several gacha tables in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen of the game performed by the game system in this embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows winning probability change processing in this embodiment.

[Embodiment]
A game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. The game system 1 includes a server device 2 and a user terminal device 3, as shown in FIG. It should be noted that the game system 1 and processing procedures described later are examples, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to these. The game system 1 and processing procedures can be appropriately modified in design without changing the gist of the present invention.

<Description of the game>
The server device 2 provides the following games to be executed on the user terminal device 3 . Specifically, in the user terminal device 3, a predetermined game having a plurality of events (hereinafter referred to as "quests") progressing by operating the player character in the virtual game space via the touch pad 350 is played. executed.

In the present embodiment, the game executed by the user terminal device 3 includes a quest part in which the user character is set as the character to be used based on the user's operation, and the player character operated by the user subjugates a monster that is an enemy character. . For example, in one quest in the game, if the player character subjugates a monster within the time limit, the clear condition of the quest is satisfied. This quest progresses as the user operates the touch pad 350 .

In the quest part, the user progresses the game by constructing a deck composed of characters owned by the user (associated with the user's identification information). Specifically, a character incorporated in this deck fights an enemy character based on the user's operation.

In addition to the quest part, this game has a medium lottery part (gacha part). In this gacha part, one of a plurality of types of game media (for example, characters and items) is selected. Specifically, in a gacha part, game media (information about game media) selected from a plurality of types of game media stored in a prepared lottery table (gacha table) and a user (user identification information) Associated.

A plurality of gacha events are prepared in the gacha part of the present embodiment. The gacha event includes, for example, a gacha event provided for a limited period of time, a gacha event provided all the time, and the like. After selecting one of the gacha events, the user can execute the gacha based on the gacha table prepared for that gacha event.

In addition, in each gacha event, a normal gacha in which one game medium is selected with one drawing request (gacha request), and a gacha 10 times in succession with one gacha request are performed. A 10-slot gacha is prepared in which game media of the body are selected.

In this embodiment, the game media selected by gacha, or the game media given as rewards for clearing quests, for example, are characters. In addition, each character has physical strength, attack power, defense power, skill value, and occupation as types of parameters, as well as attributes and rarity (rarity).

For example, in the present embodiment, attributes set for a character include parameters such as fire attributes, water attributes, and wind attributes.

In addition, normal, rare, extreme rare, and super rare are provided as parameters for the rarity. In terms of rarity, the order of rarity is super rare, super rare, rare, and normal.

Each character has one attribute and one rarity.

Hereinafter, the fact that a winning character (information about a winning character) is associated with a user (user identification information) and that information about a winning character associated with the user is transmitted to the user terminal device 3 of the user is referred to as "winning A character is given to the user."

The user can incorporate characters obtained as rewards for clearing gacha or quests into the deck and set them as characters to be used.

Moreover, below, the user who is logging in to the game is referred to as a candidate user. A user selected from a plurality of candidate users is called a specific user. In addition, among the candidate users, a user other than the specific user who requests the gacha is referred to as a requesting user. Note that the specific user and the requesting user may be collectively referred to simply as a user.

Among the user terminal devices 3, a terminal device operated by a specific user is called a specific terminal device 3a, and a terminal device operated by a requesting user is called a requesting terminal device 3b. Further, the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b may be simply referred to as the user terminal device 3 in some cases.

<Hardware configuration>
The hardware configuration and functional configuration of the server device 2 and the hardware configuration and functional configuration of the user terminal device 3 in which the game is executed will be described with reference to FIG.

A user account is assigned to the user terminal device 3 in association with the user terminal device 3 . This user account is managed as user account information (user identification information).

When the user terminal device 3 communicates with the server device 2 via the communication network 4, the user terminal device 3 transmits user identification information. The transmitted user identification information undergoes predetermined authentication in the server device 2 . This enables communication between the server device 2 and the user terminal device 3 .

Also, the user is given a game account when playing the game. A game account is managed as game account information.

<Hardware Configuration of Server Apparatus 2>
The server device 2 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a network interface 22, as shown in FIG.

Storage unit 21 and network interface 22 are connected to control unit 20 of server device 2 via bus 29 .

The control unit 20 controls operations of the server device 2 .

The storage unit 21 mainly includes a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like.

The storage unit 21 stores, for example, a distribution program and data for distributing a game program for executing a game played on the user terminal device 3 .

The network interface 22 is connected to the communication network 4 for transmitting and receiving data between the server device 2 and the user terminal device 3 .

<Functional Configuration of Control Unit 20 of Server Device 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, by executing the computer program of the present invention, the control unit 20 of the server device 2 performs verification means 201, game progress management means 202, medium lottery execution means 203, specific terminal setting means 204, and position acquisition means. 205 and communication means 206 .

<Explanation of collation means 201>
The verification means 201 uses the user identification information transmitted from the user terminal device 3 to authenticate the user account.

<Description of Game Progress Management Means 202>
The game progress management means 202 allows the user to select a plurality of quests that occur every hour (for example, a quest in which an enemy character appears between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM), quests that occur every period, or quests that can be executed all the time. provide to

For each quest, the difficulty level of the quest, the content of the quest, and the reward for clearing the quest are set.

The game progress management means 202 receives quest start request information, which will be described later.

Further, the game progress management means 202 starts the selected quest after receiving information from the game execution means 301 of the user terminal device 3 that the amount of stamina required for quest selection is consumed.

The game progress management unit 202 also receives an operation signal from the user of the user terminal device 3 and manages the progress of the main part of the game (quest) based on the configuration of the deck set by the user.

Specifically, the game progress management unit 202, for example, causes the character to act in the virtual game space and manages the physical strength of the character.

In addition, the game progress management means 202 transmits the progress status of the main part of the game (quest) to the user terminal device 3 via the communication means 206 which will be described later, and receives operation signals and the like from the user terminal device 3 .

<Description of medium lottery executing means 203>
The medium lottery executing means 203 receives gacha request information (to be described later) from the requesting terminal device 3b via the communication means 206 as a trigger to execute gacha based on a gacha table in which a plurality of types of characters are stored.

The medium lottery executing means 203 provides gacha events that are always held and gacha events that are held for a predetermined period (for example, one month).

Note that, for example, the user can select "gacha event 1" by touching the virtual button 341 in FIG. 2, and select "gacha event 2" by touching the virtual button 342 in FIG. can be done.

When the user selects a gacha event and then requests a "normal gacha" (when the virtual button 343 in FIG. 3 is touched), the medium lottery executing means 203 executes the gacha once per gacha request by the user. Execute the gacha and discharge one winning character.

On the other hand, when the user selects a gacha event and then requests "10 consecutive gacha" (when the virtual button 344 in FIG. 3 is touched), the medium lottery executing means 203 makes one gacha request by the user. Execute 10 gachas in a row with , and discharge 10 characters.

Below, an example in which the user has selected normal gacha is described.

The medium lottery executing means 203 cancels the association between the in-game currency “stones” and the user (user identification information) upon receiving the gacha request information described later. In this way, when a gacha request is made (accompanied by the execution of the gacha), the stones owned by the user are consumed in a quantity corresponding to the type of gacha. Note that stones are given to the user, for example, as a login bonus or by billing by the user.

In addition, after receiving the gacha request information from the requesting terminal device 3b, the medium lottery executing means 203 receives the specific terminal device acquired by the GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 360 of the specific terminal device 3a via the communication means 206. Information about the current location of 3a and information about the current location of the requesting terminal device 3b acquired by the GPS receiver 360 of the requesting terminal device 3b are acquired.

In addition, the medium lottery executing means 203 determines the inter-device distance (specified One example of the positional relationship between the terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b), one gacha table is selected from a plurality of types of gacha tables, and the gacha is executed using the selected gacha table.

That is, in the present embodiment, as the gacha table, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of types of gacha tables having different character types and character winning probabilities by one or more are prepared.

Specifically, in the gacha table of FIG. 4A, the winning probability of character 29 is 0.5%, and the winning probability of character 30 is 0.5%. In the gacha table of FIG. 4(b), the probability of winning character 29 is 0.8%, and the probability of winning character 30 is 0.2%. In addition, in the gacha table of FIG. 4(c), the winning probability of character 29 is 0.5%, the winning probability of character 30 is 0% (character 30 will not win), and character 31 has a winning probability of 0.5%.

When the medium lottery executing means 203 selects one of the gacha tables, the medium lottery executing means 203 selects a device between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b generated by the position acquiring means 205 described later. Get distance information about the distance between

Next, the medium lottery executing means 203 selects one of a plurality of types of gacha tables according to the received distance information.

For example, when the inter-device distance between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b exceeds 50 km, the medium lottery executing means 203 selects the gacha table shown in FIG. If the distance between devices exceeds 50 km, the gacha table in FIG. 4B is selected, and if the distance between devices is within 10 km, the gacha table in FIG. 4C is selected. Then, the gacha is executed based on the selected gacha table.

FIG. 5 is an example showing a game screen after gacha is executed. In FIG. 5, winning characters are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 340 of the user terminal device 3 . That is, FIG. 5 displays the character name of the winning character (eg, "Character 23"), the attribute of the winning character (eg, "water attribute"), and the rarity of the winning character (eg, "extremely rare"). there is

<Specific terminal setting means 204>
The specific terminal setting means 204 executes a predetermined lottery for all users in common, for example, every hour (an example of a predetermined period), and selects users other than the own user who are logged in to the game. A terminal device operated by a specific user selected from among certain candidate users is set as the specific terminal device 3a.

Specifically, the specific terminal setting means 204 determines the specific user based on the identification information of the candidate user. For example, the specific terminal setting means 204 randomly selects one of the numbers 0-9. Then, a user whose last digit number in the user's identification information (user account) is the same as the randomly selected number is set as the specific user. That is, in this embodiment, a plurality of specific users exist for each user.

<Position acquisition means 205>
Further, the position obtaining means 205 obtains the current position of the specific terminal device 3a and the current position of the requesting terminal device 3b.

Specifically, when the position obtaining means 205 receives a signal for obtaining information about the current position of the specific terminal device 3a, which is transmitted together with the gacha request information from the requesting terminal device 3b, Information about the current position is acquired from the specific terminal device 3a.

In addition, the position acquisition means 205 acquires from the request terminal device 3 b via the communication means 206 information relating to the current position of the request terminal device 3 b transmitted together with the gacha request information.

Further, the position acquiring means 205 calculates the positional relationship between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b based on the acquired current position of the specific terminal device 3a and the current position of the requesting terminal device 3b.

In this embodiment, the position acquisition means 205 calculates the inter-device distance between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b as the positional relationship between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b. Then, the position acquisition means 205 transmits to the medium lottery execution means 203 the distance information that classifies the inter-device distance into any one of within 10 km, over 10 km and within 50 km, and over 50 km.

In this embodiment, as described above, there are a plurality of specific terminal devices 3a for each user. It is set in the specific terminal device 3a used for selecting the gacha table in the gacha.

<Description of Communication Means 206>
The communication means 206 transmits/receives the identification information of the requesting user, the identification information of the candidate users, the game program, the game data such as the game account information, and the like to/from the user terminal device 3 .

The communication unit 206 also receives, from the user terminal device 3, an operation signal by the user, quest start request information, gacha request information, information about the current position of the user terminal device 3, and the like.

Further, the communication means 206 transmits information regarding the progress of the quest, information regarding the winning character, and the like to the user terminal device 3 .

<Hardware Configuration of User Terminal Device 3>
As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal device 3 is, for example, a terminal device such as a smart phone in which a speaker 330, a liquid crystal screen 340, a touch pad 350, and a GPS receiver 360 are built. In this user terminal device 3 , the game progresses based on the game program and data regarding the game distributed from the server device 2 .

Also, the user terminal device 3 can perform data communication with the server device 2 via a communication network 4 such as the Internet or a LAN.

The user terminal device 3 includes a control section 30 , a storage section 31 , a network interface 32 , an audio processing section 33 , a graphic processing section 34 , an operation section 35 and a position detection section 36 .

Storage unit 31 , network interface 32 , audio processing unit 33 , graphics processing unit 34 , operation unit 35 , and position detection unit 36 are connected to control unit 30 via bus 39 .

The control unit 30 controls operations of the user terminal device 3 .

The storage unit 31 is mainly composed of HDD, RAM, ROM, SSD, and the like. The storage unit 31 stores, for example, a game program and data for executing a game.

A network interface 32 is connected to the communication network 4 to transmit and receive data between the user terminal device 3 and the server device 2 . As a result, the game program and game data are downloaded to the user terminal device 3 .

The audio processing unit 33 reproduces and synthesizes digital game sounds according to instructions from the control unit 30 . A speaker 330 is also connected to the audio processing unit 33 . A game sound is output from the speaker 330 .

The graphics processing unit 34 draws a game image including a virtual game space and player characters in a moving image format according to instructions from the control unit 30 . A game image rendered in a moving image format by the graphics processing unit 34 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 340 as a game screen.

An operation signal from the user is input to the operation unit 35 . In this embodiment, an operation signal from the user is input to the operation unit 35 via a touch pad 350 that is an input position detection device. By touching the touch pad 350, the user organizes characters (composes a deck), selects a quest, or operates a player character.

A GPS receiver 360 is connected to the position detector 36 . This GPS 360 detects the current position of the user terminal device 3 (specific terminal device 3a and request terminal device 3b).

The current position of the user terminal device 3 detected by the GPS receiver 360 is transmitted to the position acquisition means 205 of the server device 2 via the communication means 303 .

When the specific terminal device 3a receives the signal transmitted from the position acquisition means 205 of the server device 2, the GPS receiver 360 of the specific terminal device 3a acquires its current position.

<Functional Configuration of Control Unit 30 of User Terminal Device 3>
By executing the game program downloaded from the server device 2, the control unit 30 of the user terminal device 3 functions as a game execution means 301, a medium lottery request means 302, and a communication means 303 as shown in FIG.

<Description of Game Execution Means 301>
The game executing means 301 causes the user terminal device 3 to execute a game including a quest part and a gacha part based on the user's operation of the touch pad 350 .

The game executing means 301 advances the game based on user's operations and information transmitted from the game progress managing means 202 of the server device 2 .

Specifically, the game executing means 301 reads data such as game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 31 and generates a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual game space.

Also, the game executing means 301 arranges the player character in the virtual game space. The game executing means 301 controls the action of the player character in the virtual game space according to the operation of the touch pad 350 by the user and the progress of the game transmitted from the game progress managing means 202 .

The game executing means 301 also generates information for displaying the virtual game space, the player character, and the virtual operation buttons as a game screen on the liquid crystal screen 340 . The graphics processing unit 34 draws a game image on the liquid crystal screen 340 according to these pieces of information.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal screen 340 displays "user rank", "stones" (the number of stones owned), etc. from the top of the screen.

Moreover, the game execution means 301 produces|generates the quest start request information for request|requiring the start of quest based on a user's operation. The quest start request information is transmitted to the game progress management means 202 via the communication means 303 .

<Description of Medium Lottery Requesting Means 302>
The medium lottery request means 302 of the request terminal device 3b generates gacha request information when a gacha request is made based on the user's operation. The gacha request information includes information on the gacha event selected by the user, information on the type of gacha, and information on the amount of stones consumed. This gacha request information is transmitted to the server device 2 via the communication means 303 .

Specifically, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b generates gacha request information for the normal gacha when the user touches the “normal gacha” button 343 .

On the other hand, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b generates gacha request information for 10-game gacha when the user touches the "10-game gacha" button 344. FIG.

Depending on the type of gacha request information received by the server device 2 , the corresponding gacha is executed in the server device 2 .

In addition, the medium lottery request means 302 of the request terminal device 3b generates the gacha request information, and then transmits a signal for activating its own GPS receiver 360 to the position detection unit 36 . This activates the GPS receiver 360 of the requesting terminal device 3b.

Further, after generating the gacha request information, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b transmits a signal for obtaining information about the current position of the specific terminal device 3a to the position obtaining means 205 of the server device 2. .

The specific terminal device 3a receives a signal for obtaining information about the current position of the specific terminal device 3a from the position obtaining means 205 of the server device 3, and transmits a signal for activating its own GPS receiver 360 to the position detection section 36. Send to

Also, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3 b transmits the current position of the requesting terminal device 3 b acquired by the GPS receiver 360 to the server device 2 via the communication means 303 .

<Description of Communication Means 303>
The communication means 303 receives, for example, information such as a game program relating to the game and information relating to winning characters from the server device 2 .

Further, the communication means 303, for example, based on the user's operation, user identification information, game account information, new game data download request information, quest start request information, gacha request information, and the current status of the user terminal device 3 Information about the position and the like are transmitted to the server device 3 .

<Description of Winning Probability Change Processing>
Hereinafter, the winning probability changing process of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user requests the gacha, the medium lottery request means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b executes the gacha request (step S1). As a result, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b generates gacha request information, a signal for activating its own GPS receiver 360, and a signal for acquiring information on the current position of the specific terminal device 3a. do.

Next, the medium lottery requesting means 302 of the requesting terminal device 3b acquires information about the current position of the requesting terminal device 3b from its own GPS receiver 360, and transmits this information to the server device 2 together with gacha request information (step S2).

Next, after receiving the gacha request information and the like, the medium lottery executing means 203 of the server device 2 cancels the association between the required amount (10) of stones for the gacha request and the user's identification information. As a result, the required amount of stones for the gacha is consumed (step S3).

Next, based on the fact that the position obtaining means 205 of the server device 2 has received a signal for obtaining information about the current position of the specific terminal device 3a, the information about the current position of the specific terminal device 3a is obtained from the specific terminal device 3a. (step S4).

Next, the position acquiring means 205 calculates the inter-device distance between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b based on the current position of the specific terminal device 3a and the current position of the requesting terminal device 3b (step S5 ).

Next, the medium lottery executing means 203 selects a gacha table corresponding to the distance information classified based on the inter-device distance (step S6).

Next, the medium lottery executing means 203 executes gacha based on the selected gacha table (step S7), thereby selecting a winning character (step S8).

Next, the medium lottery executing means 203 transmits information about the winning character to the requesting terminal device 3b. As a result, a winning character is given to the user who operates the requesting terminal device 3b (step S9). After that, the winning probability changing process of the present invention ends.
According to the above procedure, the winning probability changing process of the present invention is executed.

To summarize the above, the computer program of the present embodiment is
the server device 2,
A medium lottery execution means 203 for determining a winning character to be associated with the requesting user from among a plurality of types of characters when a gacha is requested based on an operation of the requesting user in a predetermined game;
a specific terminal setting means 204 for setting, as a specific terminal device 3a, a user terminal device 3 operated by a specific user selected from among a plurality of candidate users who are users who have installed at least a game;
a position acquiring means 205 for acquiring the current position of the specific terminal device 3a and the current position of the requesting terminal device 3b operated by the requesting user;
function as
The gacha is executed based on a gacha table that defines character types (character names) and character winning probabilities.
The medium lottery executing means 203 determines the type of character and the winning probability of the character in the gacha table based on the positional relationship between the specific terminal device 3a and the requesting terminal device 3b at the time when the gacha is requested based on the operation of the requesting user. Execute the gacha with at least one of

<Effect of invention>
According to the computer program of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a gacha capable of varying the probability of winning a game content depending on the positional relationship with a specific user.

[Other embodiments]
In the above embodiment, candidate users are users who have logged into the game, but they may be users who have installed the game. Also, the candidate user may be a user who has downloaded the game at least once in the past.

Also, a user terminal device operated by a user who has not installed the game may be set as the specific terminal device. In this case, a notification regarding the game invitation may be sent to the set specific terminal device. Furthermore, when the game is installed in the specific terminal device according to this notification, a predetermined benefit may be given to the user operating the specific terminal device.

In addition, the gacha game is performed based on the distance between a predetermined specific position (for example, a building, an event site, a tourist spot) and the requesting terminal device, not the inter-device distance between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device. A table may be selected.

Furthermore, when a gacha request is made, the server device may determine the aforementioned specific position by lottery or the like.

Also, unlike the above embodiment, each user may be able to designate a specific user. For example, a user may be able to set his or her friend users to be specific users. In this case, for example, the farther the distance between the requesting user and the specific user (the friend user of the requesting user) (so-called social distance is ensured), the more advantageous the gacha table (for example, the higher the rarity character A gacha table with a high winning probability) may be selected.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example is described in which a gacha table is selected based on the inter-device distance between the closest specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device. Not limited. For example, one specific terminal device may be selected by lottery from a plurality of specific terminal devices.

Also, unlike the above-described embodiment, for example, when a triangle formed by a line connecting two specific terminal devices and a requesting terminal device has a predetermined shape (e.g., an equilateral triangle), the requesting terminal device can perform a gacha game. A favorable gacha table may be selected when is executed.

Also, different gacha tables may be selected depending on whether the requesting terminal device is in a specific area (for example, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) or in another area. In this case, the specific areas and their number are determined by lottery, for example.

Unlike the above-described embodiment, the medium lottery executing means is more advantageous for the user when the distance between the current location of the specific terminal device and the current location of the requesting terminal device is shorter (or the distance between the devices is longer). You may choose a gacha table.

Moreover, a rank may be provided for the specific terminal device. An advantageous gacha table may be selected when the requesting terminal device exists near (for example, within 100 m) a specific terminal device with a high rank.

Further, for example, when the specific user is an officially authorized user of the game, the closer the distance between the requesting user and the authorized user, the more advantageous the gacha table may be selected.

Also, the terminal device operated by the authorized user may always be set as the specific terminal device. On the other hand, the terminal device operated by the authorized user may be set as the specific terminal device only at a predetermined timing, by his/her own will, or by the operation of the game operator. In this case, for example, when the authorized user is a celebrity such as an entertainer, it is possible to prevent the authorized user's location information from being known at all times.

Also, the associated gacha table may be different for each specific terminal device. In this case, for example, the gacha is executed based on the gacha table associated with the specific terminal device closest to the requesting terminal device. Further, in this case, the specific terminal setting means can perform a predetermined lottery to set the specific terminal device, and can select any one of a plurality of types of gacha tables.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which a gacha table is used in which character winning probabilities differ according to the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by switching the gacha table or replacing the gacha table according to the distance between devices, the probability of winning a character with a high rarity increases gradually or step by step. It is conceivable that the character that has been selected will be more likely to be elected.

Also, the attribute of the character that makes it easier to win the gacha may change depending on the location of the specific terminal device in the real space. For example, when the specific terminal device is located near water, a water-attribute character can be easily won.

Further, unlike the above-described embodiment, the specific terminal setting means selects only the terminal devices of the candidate users that have the GPS receiver (position acquisition function) set to ON in the game as the specific terminal devices. May be set.

Alternatively, the specific terminal setting means may output a signal instructing the game program of the specific terminal device, in which the GPS receiver is set to be OFF, to set the GPS receiver to ON.

Also, if the candidate user sets the GPS receiver to ON in accordance with the instruction signal from the specific terminal setting means, some benefit may be provided. Also, an instruction may be issued to a terminal device whose GPS receiver is turned on but the game application is not started, and if this instruction is followed, some kind of benefit may be given.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example is described in which a lottery is executed every hour and the specific terminal device is set, but the specific terminal setting means sets the specific terminal device each time a gacha request is made. may In this case, the specific terminal device differs for each requesting user.

Also, unlike the above embodiment, the specific terminal setting means may set a specific terminal device for each timing at which a predetermined event (for example, a specific gacha event, a professional baseball game) is performed.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example is described in which a specific user is selected and the user terminal device operated by the specific user is set as the specific terminal device. A specific terminal device may be selected from among the devices.

In addition, the user can specify which types of characters are included in the gacha table and/or how the winning probability changes according to the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device. good too. For example, the content specified by the user may be reflected in the selection of the gacha table, such as a higher probability of winning a character with a higher rarity or a higher probability of winning a character specified by the user.

If a plurality of users specify which types of characters are included in the gacha table, a new table may be created by combining a plurality of gacha tables. A gacha table created by combining the gacha tables may be prepared.

Further, one gacha table may be selected from among a plurality of gacha tables based on whether or not there is a user terminal device operated by a friend within a predetermined distance (for example, within 1 km) from the user terminal device.

In addition, regardless of the specific terminal device, a plurality of , one gacha table may be selected from among the gacha tables.

Also, the requesting user may be able to make a friend request to the specific user who operates the specific terminal device. For example, the requesting user may be able to make a friend request to the specific user by playing Gacha based on the information regarding the current location of the specific user.

Also, the gacha table of a specific user who operates a specific terminal device may be given preferential treatment compared to the gacha tables of other users. In this case, for example, the odds of winning a super-rare character in the gacha table associated with the specific user may be higher than when the user is not the specific user.

In this case, for example, the associated gacha tables may be preferentially treated in the order of the specific user, the requesting user who is closer to the specific user, and the requesting user who is farther from the specific user.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example is described in which one gacha table is selected from among a plurality of gacha tables based on the inter-device distance between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device. is not limited to this. For example, the medium lottery executing means may rewrite the character type and/or the winning probability of the gacha table according to the distance between the devices.

Further, unlike the above-described embodiment, the specific terminal setting means may generate information for notifying the specific user that the user terminal device operated by itself is set as the specific terminal device. Thereby, the notified specific user can recognize that he/she is the specific user.

Further, unlike the above embodiment, the specific terminal setting means may set a candidate user who owns a predetermined character (for example, one character selected from super-rare characters) as the specific user. .

In addition, although an example in which the specific user does not receive any benefit is described in the above-described embodiment, the specific terminal setting means provides the specific user with benefits (e.g., experience points, super rare characters, stones, special The right to play gacha based on the gacha table) may be granted.

Further, in the above case, the specific terminal setting means may be configured such that the moving distance of the specific terminal device after being set as the specific terminal device, the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device, and the specific terminal device being set The content of the privilege may be changed according to at least one of the number of requesting users for whom gacha was played later.

In this case, for example, according to the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device, the content of the privilege granted to the specific user is changed in the order of rare character, extremely rare character, and super rare character. may

Also, unlike the above-described embodiment, the winning probability changing process may not always be executed, but may be executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Predetermined conditions include, for example, that the user has cleared a predetermined quest, that the user has turned on a function related to winning probability change processing, that a predetermined lottery has been won, SNS (social networking service), and the like. Follow the official account on , and quote and repost information posted by other users.

Further, unlike the above-described embodiment, a user operating a terminal device within a range capable of short-range wireless communication with the own terminal device may be selected as a candidate user without using a GPS receiver. .

Also, in the above embodiment, the specific user was a user other than himself, but the specific user may be himself. In this case, since the requesting user is a specific user, a privilege that is more advantageous to the user (for example, the right to allow the user to arbitrarily select one character from super-rare characters) is granted. may

Also, the user who requests the gacha may be able to grasp the current location of the specific user before the gacha is played. In this case, the user who wants to play the gacha can determine whether or not to request the gacha after confirming the current location of the closest specific user. Also, a predetermined lottery may be executed before the gacha is requested, and the current location of the specific user may be displayed when the lottery is won.

Further, the predetermined timing after the gacha is requested is not limited to the time when the gacha is requested, and may be any timing until the gacha is executed.

Also, unlike the above embodiment, the current location of the specific terminal device may be the location when the specific user last logged in. Also, when a specific user logs in to the game, the specific terminal device may transmit information about its own current location to the server device. In this case, a benefit such as a privilege may be given to the specific user in response to the transmission of the information about the current location from the specific terminal device.

Also, the transmission of information about the current location of the specific terminal device may be made conditional on posting the location information to the SNS at the same time. In this case, the information posted to the SNS can be used to attract customers to events and the like.

The location information of the user terminal device may be obtained based on the MAC address of the access point of the wireless LAN. In this case, it is possible to determine whether or not the terminal devices are close to each other, such as being in the same building.

Furthermore, unlike the above-described embodiment, when the access point of the wireless LAN has a specific MAC address, the gacha table of that requesting user may be treated preferentially over the gacha tables of other requesting users. The specific MAC address may be determined by lottery by the server device, for example, or may be arbitrarily set by the game operating company.

Also, the game media selected in Gacha are not limited to characters, and may be anything used in the game, such as items such as weapons or equipment.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to normal gacha is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to 10 consecutive gachas in which 10 gachas are played in succession with one gacha request and 10 characters are won. In this case, the same specific terminal device may be set through 10 consecutive gachas, or a specific terminal device may be set for each 10 consecutive gachas.

In addition, instead of the 10 consecutive gacha in which 10 gachas are performed with one gacha request and 10 characters are won, 5 gachas are continuously performed with one gacha request and one gacha is performed. The present invention may be applied to 10 consecutive gachas in which two characters are won for each.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a 10 consecutive gacha in which one gacha is performed by one gacha request and ten characters are simultaneously won.

Also, in the above embodiments, an example in which the computer is one server device is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a computer may be a plurality of server devices. Also, a user terminal device of one user may function as a server device. Furthermore, in this case, one user terminal device and the other user terminal device may be connected by BLUETOOTH (registered trademark). Further, the present invention may be implemented by a single user terminal device, or may be implemented by cooperation between a server device and a user terminal device. For example, the specific terminal setting means in the above embodiments may be provided in, for example, a user terminal device.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the user terminal device is a terminal device such as a smart phone, but the present invention is not limited to this. The user terminal device may be, for example, a stationary game device to which a display and controller are externally connected, or a personal computer.

1 Game System 2 Server Device 201 Verification Means 202 Game Progress Management Means 203 Medium Lottery Execution Means 204 Specific Terminal Setting Means 205 Position Acquisition Means 206 Communication Means 3 User Terminal Device 301 Game Execution Means 302 Medium Lottery Request Means 303 Communication Means 4 Communication Network

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the computer,
A medium lottery executing means for determining a winning medium associated with the requesting user from among a plurality of types of game media when a medium lottery is requested based on an operation of the requesting user in a predetermined game;
A terminal device operated by a specific user who is selected from among a plurality of candidate users who are users who have at least installed the game regardless of the operation of the requesting user, or a terminal device operated by the candidate user. a specific terminal setting means for setting a terminal device to be selected regardless of the requesting user's operation as a specific terminal device;
Position acquisition means for acquiring the current position of the specific terminal device and the current position of the request terminal device operated by the request user;
function as
The medium lottery is executed based on a lottery table in which the type of the game medium and the probability of winning the game medium are determined,
The medium lottery executing means determines the specific user's position based on the positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device at a predetermined timing after the medium lottery is requested based on the operation of the requesting user. executing the medium lottery by changing at least one of the type of the game medium and the winning probability of the game medium in the lottery table, regardless of whether or not the medium lottery is requested by the operation of
computer program. The specific terminal setting means determines the specific terminal device by lottery.
2. A computer program as claimed in claim 1. the specific terminal setting means determines the specific terminal device based on the identification information of the candidate user;
2. A computer program as claimed in claim 1. The specific terminal setting means sets, as the specific terminal device, the terminal device operated by the candidate user associated with the predetermined game content, from among the terminal devices operated by the plurality of candidate users.
2. A computer program as claimed in claim 1. The specific terminal setting means generates information for notifying the candidate user operating the specific terminal device that the specific terminal device is set.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1-4. The specific terminal setting means sets the specific terminal device for each predetermined period.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1-5. The specific terminal setting means sets the specific terminal device for each timing at which a predetermined event is executed.
A computer program according to any one of claims 1-5. The specific terminal setting means associates a privilege with the candidate user operating the terminal device set as the specific terminal device;
A computer program according to any one of claims 1-7. The specific terminal setting means includes a moving distance of the specific terminal device after being set as the specific terminal device, a positional relationship between the specific terminal device and the requesting terminal device, and a type of the game media in the lottery table. and the number of requesting users for whom the medium lottery was executed with at least one of the winning probabilities of the game medium different, changing the content of the privilege according to at least one of
Computer program according to claim 8. A storage unit that stores the computer program according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
a control unit that executes the computer program;
comprising
computer equipment.

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