JP7466277B2 - Program and game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program and a game system.

There are known game systems that provide a player with an item that the player selects from a number of items (such as characters) determined by lottery (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-172955 A

In the conventional game systems described above, players simply select items, which is not very entertaining.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a program and game system that can increase the interest when acquiring items.

(1) The present invention relates to a program that causes a computer to function as a placement unit that places items used in a game in a placement area, a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to the player items that are placed in the placement area and are within a range related to a position specified by the player, and an grant unit that grants the items to the player based on the determination result of the determination unit. The present invention also relates to a computer-readable information storage medium that stores the above program. The present invention also relates to a game system that includes the above units.

According to the present invention, rather than simply granting the player an item designated by the player, it is possible to increase the interest of obtaining items by determining whether or not to grant the player an item that is located within a range of the position designated by the player from among the items placed in the placement area, and granting the item to the player based on the result of the determination.

(2) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the placement unit may change the number of items placed in the placement area.

According to the present invention, by varying the number of items placed in the placement area, it is possible to increase the interest of obtaining items.

(3) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the placement unit may determine the items to be placed in the placement area by a first lottery process.

(4) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the placement unit may place the predetermined item in the placement area.

(5) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the placement unit may place the item in the placement area each time a predetermined condition is satisfied.

According to the present invention, by placing an item in the placement area each time a predetermined condition is met, it is possible to increase the interest of obtaining an item.

(6) In addition, in the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the computer may further function as a display control unit that causes a display unit to display information about the items placed in the placement area (may further include a display control unit).

According to the present invention, by displaying information about items placed in the placement area, it is possible to provide the player with information to help them decide where to place the item.

(7) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the number of unit areas within the placement area in which the items can be placed may be greater than the number of items to be placed in the placement area.

According to the present invention, by providing unit areas in which items are not placed, it is possible to increase the strategic element in specifying a position and to increase the interest in obtaining an item.

(8) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the placement unit may change the number of unit regions within the placement area.

According to the present invention, by changing the number of unit areas within the placement area, it is possible to increase the interest of obtaining items.

(9) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the determination unit may specify a position within the placement area based on a player's input or automatically.

According to the present invention, the location within the placement area can be manually or automatically specified, making it more interesting to obtain an item.

(10) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the determination unit may determine the range for the specified position based on a player's input or automatically.

According to the present invention, the range of the specified position can be determined manually or automatically, thereby increasing the interest in obtaining an item.

(11) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the determination unit may determine whether or not to grant the item within a range related to the specified position to the player by a second lottery process.

According to the present invention, by determining by lottery whether or not to grant the player an item within the range of a specified position, it is possible to increase the excitement of obtaining the item.

(12) In addition, in the program, information storage medium, and game system of the present invention, the judgment unit may perform the second lottery process when the number of items within a range related to a specified position exceeds the upper limit number that can be granted by the granting unit.

According to the present invention, by holding a lottery when the number of items within the range of a specified position exceeds the upper limit, it is possible to increase the interest in obtaining items.

(13) In the program, information storage medium, and game system according to the present invention, the determination unit may determine whether to grant the item within a range related to the specified position to the player by referring to the player information of the player.

According to the present invention, by referencing player information to determine whether to grant the player an item within a range related to a specified position, it is possible to increase the interest of obtaining the item.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block diagram of a server according to the embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block diagram of a terminal according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen generated by the game system of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen generated by the game system of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen generated by the game system of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen generated by the game system of the present embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the game system of the present embodiment.

The present embodiment will be described below. Note that the present embodiment described below does not unduly limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described in the present embodiment are necessarily necessary components of the present invention.

1. Configuration Fig. 1 shows a game system according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the game system is configured with a plurality of terminals 10 and a server 20 (server system). In other words, as shown in Fig. 1, the game system according to the present embodiment is configured such that the server 20 that provides a service and the terminals 10 (10A, 10B, 10C, ...) can be connected to a network.

The server 20 is an information processing device that provides online game services in response to requests from the terminal 10. The server 20 can be composed of one or more servers (authentication server, matching server, game processing server, communication server, billing server, database server, etc.).

In this embodiment, the game program is executed on the terminal 10, and the server 20 manages information such as the player's account information, game results of the game executed on the terminal 10, items that can be used in the game (game media such as virtual cards and items representing characters), and in-game currency that can be used in the game.

The terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a mobile terminal (smartphone, mobile phone, portable game machine, etc.), a personal computer (PC), a game device, an image generating device, etc., and is a device that can be connected to the server 20 via a network such as the Internet (WAN) or LAN. The communication line between the terminal 10 and the server 20 may be wired or wireless.

Figure 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the server 20 of this embodiment. Note that the server of this embodiment may be configured in such a way that some of the components (parts) of Figure 2 are omitted.

The memory unit 270 stores programs and various data for causing the computer to function as each part of the processing unit 200, and functions as a work area for the processing unit 200, and this function can be realized by a hard disk, RAM, etc. The memory unit 270 includes a storage unit 272 (e.g., a database).

The storage unit 272 stores player information for each of a plurality of players participating in an online game executed in the game system of this embodiment. For example, the storage unit 272 stores, as player information, a player name (player account), a password, destination information (IP address, etc.) of the terminal 10, etc., in association with the player identification information (player ID, terminal ID used by the player, etc.) of each of a plurality of players. The storage unit 272 also stores, as player information, information for identifying other players who are in a friend relationship (an example of a predetermined relationship) with the player. The storage unit 272 also stores, as player information, information on items (game media such as player characters and items) and in-game currency owned by the player in association with the player identification information. The storage unit 272 also stores, as player information, information on the player's game results, game progress, etc., in association with the player identification information.

The communication unit 296 performs various controls for communicating with the terminal 10 and other servers, and its functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, etc.

The processing unit 200 (processor) performs various processes such as player information management, login/logout processing, and communication control processing based on data, programs, etc. sent from the terminal 10 and received via the communication unit 296. The processing unit 200 performs various processes using the memory unit 270 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 200 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.) and ASICs (gate arrays, etc.), and programs. The processing unit 200 includes a placement unit 210, a determination unit 212, an assignment unit 214, and a display control unit 216.

The placement unit 210 performs a process of placing items used in the game in the placement area. The placement unit 210 may change the number of items to be placed in the placement area. The placement unit 210 may also determine the items (type and number of items) to be placed in the placement area by a first lottery, or may place predetermined items (for example, items specified in a table, etc.) in the placement area. The placement unit 210 may also place an item in the placement area each time a predetermined condition is satisfied. The placement area may include multiple unit areas, and the placement unit 210 may place an item in any of the unit areas in the placement area. In this case, the placement unit 210 may place a number of items in the placement area that is less than the number of unit areas in the placement area. The placement unit 210 may also change the number of unit areas in the placement area.

The determination unit 212 determines whether or not to grant to the player items located within a range related to the position designated by the player among the items placed in the placement area. The determination unit 212 may determine whether or not to grant to the player all items located within a range related to the designated position, may determine whether or not to grant to the player some items located within a range related to the designated position, or may determine items located within a range related to the designated position to be granted to the player. The determination unit 212 may designate a position within the placement area based on an input (operation) of the player or automatically. That is, the position designated by the player may be a position designated based on the player's operation (a position designated directly or indirectly by the operation), or may be a position designated by an automatically controlled player character (a character associated with the player, a virtual player), for example. The determination unit 212 may also determine a range related to the designated position based on an input of the player or automatically. That is, the range related to the designated position may be a range designated based on the player's operation, or may be a range designated automatically (for example, a range designated by an automatically controlled player character). The range related to the specified position may be a range specified by the specified position, and may be a range including the specified position or a range not including the specified position. The determination unit 212 may determine whether or not to grant an item in the range related to the specified position to the player by a second lottery process. In this case, the determination unit 212 may perform the second lottery process when the number of items in the range related to the specified position exceeds the upper limit number that can be granted by the granting unit 214. The determination unit 212 may determine whether or not to grant an item in the range related to the specified position to the player by referring to the player information of the player.

The granting unit 214 grants an item to the player based on the result of the determination by the determination unit 212, and registers the item in the player information as an item owned by the player.

The display control unit 216 controls the display of items placed in the placement area on the display unit 190 of the terminal 10. The display control unit 216 may also cause information about the items placed in the placement area (item information) to be displayed on the display unit 190 of the terminal 10.

Figure 3 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the terminal 10 of this embodiment. Note that the game device of this embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (parts) of Figure 3 are omitted.

The input unit 150 is a device for inputting (detecting) input information from the player, and outputs the player's input information (operation input) to the processing unit 100. The functions of the input unit 150 can be realized by input devices such as a touch panel, a touch pad, a mouse, directional keys or buttons, and a keyboard.

The memory unit 170 stores programs and various data for causing the computer to function as each part of the processing unit 100, and also functions as a work area for the processing unit 100, whose function can be realized by a hard disk, RAM, etc.

The display unit 190 outputs the game images generated by the processing unit 100, and this function can be realized by a display such as a touch panel, LCD, or HMD (head-mounted display) that also functions as the input unit 150.

The sound output unit 192 outputs the sound generated by the processing unit 100, and this function can be realized by a speaker or headphones, etc.

The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the server 20 and other terminals 10, and its functions can be realized by hardware such as various processors or communication ASICs, programs, etc.

In addition, programs and various data for causing a computer to function as each part of the processing unit 100, which are stored in an information storage medium or memory unit possessed by the server 20, may be received via a network, and the received programs and data may be stored in the memory unit 170. Such cases in which a terminal is caused to function by receiving programs and various data are also included within the scope of the present invention.

The processing unit 100 (processor) performs processes such as game processing, image generation processing, and sound generation processing based on input information (operation information) from the input unit 150, programs, and data received via the communication unit 196. The functions of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.) and ASICs (gate arrays, etc.), and programs. When a player operates to specify a position, range, or unit area within the placement area, the processing unit 100 transmits information regarding the specified position, range, or unit area to the server 20. The processing unit 100 includes a game processing unit 110, an image generation unit 120, and a sound generation unit 130.

The game processing unit 110 performs processing to progress a game (e.g., a game in which a character that is the game medium appears in the game) using items (such as game media) owned by the player based on input information from the input unit 150 and information received from the server 20.

The image generation unit 120 performs drawing processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100, thereby generating a game image and outputting it to the display unit 190. The image generation unit 120 may generate an image (a so-called three-dimensional image) that can be seen from a virtual camera (a given viewpoint) within the object space (game space).

The sound generation unit 130 performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100, generates game sounds such as background music, sound effects, or voice, and outputs them to the sound output unit 192.

When the game is started, the processing unit 100 transmits information to the server 20 to notify the server 20 that the game has started, and when the game is ended, the processing unit 100 transmits game result information (information on game objects and in-game currency owned by the player, game progress, etc.) related to the game result and various game parameters to the server 20. The server 20 updates various data associated with each player based on the game result information transmitted from the game device (terminal 10). The example is not limited to transmitting game result information generated on the terminal 10 side to the server 20, but the server 20 may generate game result information based on various information sequentially transmitted from the terminal 10 to the server 20 during game execution. Whether the game is ended may also be determined on the terminal 10 side or on the server 20 side.

The game system of this embodiment may also be configured as a server system. The server system may be configured with one or more servers (authentication server, game processing server, communication server, billing server, database server, etc.). In this case, the server system performs processing of the game processing unit 110 based on operation input (data input to the input unit of the terminal) transmitted from one or more terminals (e.g., smartphone, mobile phone, portable game machine, etc.) connected via a network, generates image generation data for generating an image, and transmits the generated image generation data to each terminal. Here, the image generation data is data for displaying an image generated by the method of this embodiment on each terminal, and may be image data itself, or various data (object data, game processing result data, etc.) used by each terminal to generate an image. In this way, the processing of the arrangement unit 210, the determination unit 212, the assignment unit 214, and the game processing unit 110 may be configured to be executed all by the server, may be configured to be executed all by the terminal, or may be configured to be executed in a distributed manner between the server and the terminal.

In one application (game program) executed on a terminal, there are a game part in which a game is played using items (such as game media) and a gacha part in which an item is given to a player, and the game system may be constituted by a terminal executing the application and a server, or the game system may be constituted by only a terminal executing the application without the server. The game part and the gacha part may be realized by separate applications. In this case, an item acquired in a terminal executing the gacha part application may be read and used in a terminal executing the game part application via a server or a portable storage medium such as a memory card. In this case, the game system may be constituted by a terminal executing the gacha part application and a server, respectively, or by a terminal executing the gacha part application, a server, and a terminal executing the game part application, or by a terminal executing the gacha part application, a memory card, and a terminal executing the game part application. When the game system includes a server, the gacha part and the game part may be executed by the server. The gacha part and the game part may be executed by separate servers. In either case, the gacha part or game part is executed based on identification information (player ID or terminal ID) that identifies the player. When a memory card is used, the ID of the memory card may be used as the identification information that identifies the player. The present invention can be applied to game apps executed on smartphones, game software for home game consoles, game software for PCs, browser games for smartphones and PCs, arcade game machines, and the like.

2. Method of the Present Invention The method of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

In the game system of this embodiment, the player can acquire items (game media such as characters or items) that are within a range of a specified position from among the items placed in the placement area in the gacha part, and can play a game using the acquired items in the game part.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen (game image) generated by the game system of this embodiment. The game screen GI is displayed on the display unit 190 (touch panel) of the terminal 10, and the player can perform an operation input by touching the touch panel with a contact medium such as a fingertip or a touch pen (touch operation).

As shown in FIG. 4, in the gacha part, the game screen GI displays the placement area PA, which is an area where items IT are placed. The placement area PA has multiple unit areas UA. Here, the placement area PA has 16 unit areas UA arranged in 4 rows and 4 columns. A maximum of one item IT is placed in one unit area UA. In the example shown in FIG. 4, six items "A" to "F" are placed in six unit areas UA in the placement area PA. In other words, the number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA (16) is greater than the number of items IT placed in the placement area PA (6).

The item IT to be placed in the placement area PA and its placement position (unit area UA to be placed) are determined by a lottery process (first lottery process). The number of items IT to be placed in the placement area PA may also be determined by a lottery process. A plurality of combinations of items IT to be placed in the placement area PA and their placement positions may be defined in advance in table information, and the items IT may be placed in the placement area PA by referring to the table information. The items IT to be placed in the placement area PA may also be defined in table information, and the items IT to be placed in the placement area PA may be determined by referring to the table information, and the placement positions of the items IT may also be determined by a lottery process. The number of items IT to be placed in the placement area PA may also be determined according to the player's level, the game result in the game part (for example, game score), and the predetermined items (or in-game currency) consumed by the player. For example, the number of items IT to be placed in the placement area PA may be increased as the player's level is higher, the player's game result is better, or the player consumes a predetermined item.

When the player performs an operation to specify (touch) a position (any unit area UA) within the placement area PA, a range for the specified position is determined. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the player specifies the unit area UA in which the item "C" is placed, and four consecutive unit areas UA in the same column as the unit area UA are determined as the range AR for the specified position. Note that it is sufficient to determine the unit area UA that is in a predetermined positional relationship with the specified unit area UA as the range AR. For example, the unit area UA in the same row as the specified unit area UA may be determined as the range AR, or the unit areas UA surrounding the specified unit area UA (adjacent in the vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions) may be determined as the range AR.

The range AR for the specified position does not have to be a single continuous area. For example, the range AR may be determined by assuming that the top and bottom of the placement area PA are continuous, and that the right and left ends of the placement area PA are continuous. The example shown in FIG. 6 is an example in which the unit areas UA surrounding the specified unit area UA are set as the range AR, and the unit area UA in which the item "F" is placed is specified as a position within the placement area PA. In this example, although there are unit areas UA above, to the right and left, and to the top and bottom of the specified unit area UA, there are no unit areas UA below, to the right and bottom of the specified unit area UA, and therefore the bottom and top ends of the placement area PA are considered to be continuous, and two areas that appear to be separate are determined as the range AR.

The shape of the range AR for the specified position may be a continuous band shape from the specified position, or a circle shape that spreads evenly in the radial direction from the specified position. The size and shape of the range AR for the specified position may be determined randomly, or may be determined according to the player's level, game results, or a specified item consumed by the player. For example, the higher the player's level, the better the player's game results, or if the player has consumed a specified item, the larger the range AR that is determined (the greater the number of unit areas UA that are determined as the range).

Also, instead of the player directly specifying a position within the placement area PA, the player may indirectly specify a position within the placement area PA. For example, an object for specifying a position within the placement area PA may be automatically moved within the placement area PA according to a given algorithm, and the position of the object (the unit area UA in which the object is located) when the player performs a predetermined operation may be specified as a position within the placement area PA. Also, the object may be moved within the placement area PA by the player's operation (for example, an operation to throw the object), and the position where the object stops may be specified as a position within the placement area PA. Also, a position specified by the player's character (for example, a player character automatically controlled as the player's assistant) may be specified as a position within the placement area PA. Also, the position specified by the player and the position specified as a position within the range area PA (a reference position that is a reference when setting the range AR) may be shifted. The amount of shift between the position specified by the player and the reference position may be determined randomly, or may be determined according to the player's level, game result, or a predetermined item consumed by the player. For example, the deviation between the position specified by the player and the reference position may be smaller the higher the player's level, the better the player's game results, or when the player consumes a specified item.

Also, the player may be allowed to manually specify (determine) the range AR. For example, the range AR of the size and shape specified by the player may be determined as the range AR for the specified position, or the size and shape of the range AR may be changed automatically (e.g., periodically) according to a predetermined algorithm, and the range AR when the player performs a predetermined operation may be determined (confirmed) as the range AR for the specified position. Also, when a position within the placement area PA is specified by the player character, the size and shape of the range AR for the specified position may be determined according to the type and parameters of the player character.

Once the range AR is determined, a lottery process (second lottery process) is performed to determine whether or not to grant the player the items IT in the range AR (items "C", "D", and "E" in the example shown in FIG. 5, and items "A", "B", "C", "D", and "F" in the example shown in FIG. 6), and the selected items IT are granted to the player based on the result of the determination. At this time, the lottery process may determine whether or not to grant the player all of the items IT in the range AR, and if the player is selected, all of the items IT in the range AR may be granted to the player, and if the player is not selected, no items IT may be granted. Also, the lottery process may determine which items IT in the range AR are granted to the player, or the number of items IT granted to the player. The items IT granted to the player are erased from the placement area PA.

When performing a lottery process to determine whether or not to grant an item IT in the range AR, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the item IT in the range AR is displayed in a manner distinguishable from other item IT (in a different display mode (color, shape, size, effect display, etc.)) so that the player can understand that the item IT in the range AR is the subject of the lottery. In addition, when the item IT to be granted to the player is determined by the lottery process, the determined item IT (the winning item IT) is displayed in a manner distinguishable from other item IT (in a different display mode) so that the winning item IT can be understood. In addition, at least a part of the item information of the winning item IT (parameters such as rarity, attributes, ability values, information indicating whether the item is owned by the player, etc.) may be displayed in association with the winning item IT. In the example shown in FIG. 7, it is shown that items "C" and "E" have been won among the item IT in the range AR, and it is also shown that the rarity of item "C" is "R (rare)" and the rarity of item "E" is "N (normal)".

In addition, if the number of items IT in the range AR exceeds the upper limit number that can be given to the player, a second lottery process may be performed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, if the number of items IT in the range AR is five, but the upper limit number of items IT that can be given to the player is three, three items IT to be given to the player out of the five items IT in the range AR may be determined by lottery process. Note that the upper limit number of items IT that can be given to the player may be a fixed value or a randomly determined value. In addition, the upper limit number may be determined according to the player's level, game result, or a specified item consumed by the player, so that the higher the player's level, the better the player's game result, or when the player consumes a specified item, the higher the upper limit number of items IT that can be given to the player.

In addition, whether or not to grant an item IT in the range AR to a player may be determined by referring to the player information of the player (such as the level and information on the items owned). For example, when the level of the player reaches the level set for the item IT in the range AR, the item IT may be granted to the player, or the probability of winning the item IT (the probability that the item IT is determined to be granted to the player by a lottery process) may be increased. In addition, when a player does not possess an item IT in the range AR, the item IT may be granted to the player, or the probability of winning the item IT may be increased.

In addition, an item IT is placed in the placement area PA each time a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, an item IT may be placed in the placement area PA each time a player spends in-game currency or a predetermined item, or an item IT may be placed in the placement area PA each time a predetermined game stage is cleared or a predetermined quota is achieved in a game part. Also, an item IT may be placed in the placement area PA each time an item IT is granted to the player (a second lottery process is performed).

When placing an item IT in the placement area PA, all item ITs placed in the placement area PA at that time may be erased (the placement area PA may be initialized), and then the item IT determined based on the first lottery process or table information may be placed in the placement area PA, or the placement area PA may not be initialized and the item IT determined based on the first lottery process or table information may be added and placed in the placement area PA. After determining the item IT (winning item) to be given to the player, the winning item may be erased from the placement area PA and the placement positions of the item ITs in the placement area PA other than the winning item may be changed (rearranged). Also, among the item ITs in the range AR, the item ITs other than the winning item may be rearranged. Also, the item IT determined based on the first lottery process or table information may be placed in a position corresponding to the parameters (attributes, rarity, ability value, etc.) of the item IT. For example, an item IT with a predetermined rarity or higher, an item IT with a high specific ability value (for example, attack power), etc. may be placed in a predetermined position in the placement area PA (a predetermined unit area UA corresponding to the rarity or ability value). Additionally, multiple items IT may be placed in the same position (same unit area UA) within the placement area PA.

The number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA may be fixed or may change. When changing the number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA, the number of unit areas UA may be determined according to the player's level, game results, or a specific item consumed by the player, or based on the player's operation (operation to change the number of unit areas UA). For example, the number of unit areas UA may be increased or decreased depending on the player's level, the player's game results, or the player's consumption of a specific item. Note that, when there are few items IT placed in the placement area PA, the fewer the number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA, the more advantageous it is for the player (the player can acquire many items IT with one position specification (specifying the range AR)), and when there are many items IT placed in the placement area PA, a large number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA is unlikely to be disadvantageous to the player.

In addition to displaying the item information of the item IT that was won in association with the item IT, the item information of the item IT placed in the placement area PA may be displayed in association with the item IT. In this case, the type (amount of information) of item information to be displayed in association with the item IT and the number of item ITs for which item information is displayed may be determined according to the player's level, game results, and the specified item consumed by the player. For example, the higher the player's level, the better the player's game results, or when the player consumes a specified item, the more types of item information to be displayed in association with the item IT (for example, displaying not only rarity as item information but also attributes, ability values, and information indicating whether the item is owned or not) or the number of item ITs to be displayed in association with item information may be increased (displaying item information in association with more item IT).

In the game system of this embodiment, each time a predetermined condition is satisfied, an item IT is placed in the placement area PA by a lottery process (or by referring to table information), and whether or not an item IT in the range AR related to the position specified by the player is to be given to the player among the items IT placed in the placement area PA is determined by a lottery process (or by referring to player information), and the item IT is given to the player based on the determination result, thereby increasing the interest in obtaining the item IT. In addition, by making the number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA greater than the number of items IT placed in the placement area PA to provide a unit area UA in which the item IT is not placed, changing the number of items IT placed in the placement area PA, or changing the number of unit areas UA in the placement area PA, the strategy in specifying the position in the placement area PA can be increased, and the interest in obtaining the item IT can be further increased. In addition, by displaying the item information of the item IT placed in the placement area PA, the player can be given information for making a decision when specifying the position in the placement area PA.

3. Processing Next, an example of processing of the game system (server 20) of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the placement unit 210 determines whether a predetermined condition has been met (in-game currency or a predetermined item has been consumed, or the game result in the game part has met the predetermined condition) (step S10). If the predetermined condition has been met (Y in step S10), the placement unit 210 determines the item IT (type, number, and placement position of item IT) to be placed in the placement area PA by a first lottery process (step S11), and places the determined item IT in the placement area PA (places it by adding it, or places it after initialization) (step S12). The placement area PA in which the item IT has been placed is displayed on the display unit 190 of the player's terminal 10. Here, the display control unit 216 may perform control to display item information of at least some of the item IT placed in the placement area PA in association with the item IT.

Next, the determination unit 212 determines whether or not information has been received from the terminal 10 that an operation has been performed to specify a position within the placement area PA (step S13), and if such information has been received (Y in step S13), determines an area AR relating to the position specified by that operation (step S14). The size and shape of the area AR may be determined randomly, or may be determined according to the player's level, game results, or a specific item consumed, or may be determined based on the player's operation. Next, the determination unit 212 determines whether or not to grant the player an item IT within the determined area AR by a second lottery process (step S15). Next, the granting unit 214 grants the item IT to the player based on the result of the determination by the determination unit 212 (step S16).

The processing unit 200 then determines whether to continue processing (step S17), and if processing is to be continued (Y in step S17), proceeds to step S10.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, terms cited in the specification or drawings as broadly defined or synonymous terms can be replaced with broadly defined or synonymous terms in other descriptions in the specification or drawings.

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Claims (19)

a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player, among the items placed in the placement area, the items that are within a range related to the position of the item designated by the player and that can be regarded as one continuous area;
A program that causes a computer to function as an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to a player based on a judgment result of the judgment unit. a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player an item that is within a range related to a position of the item designated by a player, among the items that are placed in the placement area in a state in which the type of the item can be identified;
A program that causes a computer to function as an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to a player based on a judgment result of the judgment unit. a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player items that are located within a range that is related to the position of the items designated by the player and that can be regarded as one continuous area, among the items that are placed in the placement area in a state in which the types of the items can be identified;
A program that causes a computer to function as an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to a player based on a judgment result of the judgment unit. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The determination unit is
A program that determines the size or shape of an area related to the position of a specified item based on a player's input or a predetermined condition. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
The placement unit is
A program for changing the number of items to be placed in the placement area. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The placement unit is
The program is characterized by determining the item to be placed in the placement area by a first lottery process. In any one of claims 1 to 5,
The placement unit is
A program for arranging the predetermined items in the arrangement area. In any one of claims 1 to 7,
The placement unit is
The program is characterized by placing the item in the placement area each time a predetermined condition is satisfied. In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The program further causes the computer to function as a display control unit that causes a display unit to display information about the items placed in the placement area. In any one of claims 1 to 9,
A program, comprising: a number of unit areas within the placement area in which the items can be placed, the number of unit areas being greater than the number of the items to be placed in the placement area. In claim 10,
The placement unit is
A program for changing the number of the unit regions within the placement area. In any one of claims 1 to 11,
The determination unit is
A program that specifies a position of the item within the placement area based on a player's input or automatically. In any one of claims 1 to 12,
The determination unit is
A program that determines a range for the position of the specified item based on a player's input or automatically. In any one of claims 1 to 13,
The determination unit is
a program for determining by a second lottery process whether or not to grant the item within a range related to the position of the specified item to the player; In claim 14,
The determination unit is
A program characterized by performing the second lottery processing when the number of items within a range relative to the specified position of the item exceeds the upper limit number that can be granted by the granting unit. In any one of claims 1 to 15,
The determination unit is
A program for determining whether or not to grant to a player an item within a range related to a position of a specified item by referring to player information of the player. a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player, among the items placed in the placement area, the items that are within a range related to the position of the item designated by the player and that can be regarded as one continuous area;
and an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to the player based on the determination result of the determination unit. a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player an item that is within a range related to a position of the item designated by a player, among the items that are placed in the placement area in a state in which the type of the item can be identified;
and an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to the player based on the determination result of the determination unit. a placement section for placing items to be used in the game in the placement area;
a determination unit that determines whether or not to grant to a player items that are located within a range that is related to the position of the items designated by the player and that can be regarded as one continuous area, among the items that are placed in the placement area in a state in which the types of the items can be identified;
and an awarding unit that awards the item within the range to the player based on the determination result of the determination unit.

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