EP4624005A1 - Game toy and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program - Google Patents

Game toy and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

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EP4624005A1
EP4624005A1 EP25164682.4A EP25164682A EP4624005A1 EP 4624005 A1 EP4624005 A1 EP 4624005A1 EP 25164682 A EP25164682 A EP 25164682A EP 4624005 A1 EP4624005 A1 EP 4624005A1
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game
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Tatsuro Kawashima
Richard GARFIELD
George Elias
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Bandai Co Ltd
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Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the problem and is directed to provide a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that provide increased user enjoyability.
  • a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that provide increased user enjoyability can be provided.
  • the present invention relates to a game toy used for battle games.
  • the battle games are round-based games in which a player and an opposing player play against each other by placing game items on a play sheet.
  • the round-based system is a game system in which one game consists of multiple rounds, and the player who wins the most rounds wins the game. More specifically, the player who is the first to win two games may be declared the winner of the battle game.
  • Each of the game items may be associated with a character, and multiple areas are allocated on the play sheet where the game items are to be placed.
  • the game items include multiple types of game items.
  • the game items include first type game items and third type game items that provide information regarding battle games, and a second type game item that provides information regarding the result of each round of a battle game.
  • Players place game items in any of the areas on the play sheet and play the game using abilities or the like of the characters associated with the game items.
  • more details than necessary may be omitted for the sake of convenience. For example, detailed descriptions of well-known matters or overlapping descriptions of substantially identical configurations may be omitted.
  • the term "player” and the term “user” may be used in the same meaning in this specification.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an example overview of a game toy 1 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the game toy 1 includes game cards 2, a marker 3, and a play sheet 4.
  • game cards 2 For example, each of a deck 5 and a hand 6 consists of a plurality of game cards 2.
  • the game cards 2 correspond to the first type game items and the third type game items described above, and are cards held by players. Players can obtain game cards 2 by purchasing them, exchanging them among players, distribution to players who meet predetermined conditions, or other means.
  • Each of the first type game items has a first side on which an associated character can be identified and a second side on which the character cannot be identified.
  • each game card 2 has a front side on which information about an associated character and the like can be identified and a back side on which the information cannot be identified.
  • the game cards 2 according to the embodiment include a plurality of types of cards. The information provided on the front sides of the game cards 2 differ depending on the types of the game cards 2. It should be noted that the number of types of game cards 2 is not limited, and the following description uses, for example, three types of game cards 2, that is, unit cards 10, leader cards 20, and option cards 30.
  • the game cards 2 include the above-described three types of game cards 2.
  • a feature common to all types of cards is that the cards include the content of at least one of characters, the information (pictures) about characters, and descriptions (abilities or the like). These characters represent persons or similar entities in the work.
  • the information about a character represents a characteristic scene of the work, a specific scene, a landscape, a background, a building, an item of the character, an event, or the like.
  • Each of the game cards 2 has a normal orientation where a player can directly recognize the content written on the game card 2.
  • Each of the game cards 2 can be placed in a face-up state or a face-down state.
  • the front side of the unit card 10 includes cost information 13, which corresponds to the first information, power information 14 and life information 15, which correspond to the second information, and marker information 16, which corresponds to the third information, and also includes card type information 11, character information 12, and ability information 17.
  • the cost information 13 includes information regarding conditions for placing unit cards 10 in reverse from the back side to the front side. In the example in Fig. 2 , the cost information 13 shows "2". The cost information on the game card 2 that is placed in a cost area 44 is referred to when the unit card 10 is placed in reverse from the back side to the front side, as described below.
  • the power information 14 and the life information 15 include information about an attack value and a life value of the unit card 10.
  • the power information 14 and the life information 15 are referred to as described below.
  • the power information 14 shows "3"
  • the life information 15 shows "3".
  • the marker information 16 includes information that is referred to when the marker 3 is moved. In the example in Fig. 2 , the marker information 16 shows "1".
  • the ability information 17 describes a variety of effects the cards have in battle games. In the example in Fig. 2 , the ability information 17 describes "long-distance attack". The "long-distance attack" is described below with an example.
  • the option cards 30 are a type of the first type game items used in battle games.
  • the option cards 30 have a variety of effects in battle games.
  • an option card 30 has an effect of reinforcing a player's unit card 10. It should be noted that in the following description, only unit cards 10 are used as the first type game items.
  • the character information 22 includes character name information 22A and character picture information 22B.
  • the character name information 22A and the character picture information 22B provide names and pictures, respectively, associated with characters in the work or information about the characters.
  • Some of the game cards may be associated with the same character or have the character name information and the character picture information in which at least one of the character name information and the character picture information is different, and in such a case, these game cards may be used as different individual game cards 2.
  • the ability information 24 describes a variety of effects the card has in battle games. In the example in Fig. 3 , "Your unit card gains +1 power.” is written as the ability information 24.
  • the game cards 2 may include card identification information for identifying each individual card.
  • the card identification information may be information that provides a serial number of the game card 2, rarity, or other information.
  • the play sheet is configured such that game items can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that game cards 2 can be placed.
  • the play sheet has a plurality of areas, and these areas include a first area and a second area in which first type game items can be placed and a third area in which the first game items cannot be placed but a second type game item can be placed.
  • these areas include a battle area 41, a removal area 42, a marker area 43, a cost area 44, a deck area 45, and a leader area 46.
  • Each area of the play sheet 4 will be described below.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed can be collected and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, in each round, game cards 2 of the player that are placed can be collected and game cards 2 selected from the collected game cards 2 of the player and game cards 2 of the player that are not placed can be placed.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, after the first type game items of the player that are placed are collected, the selected first type game items can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, after the game cards 2 of the player that are placed are collected, the selected game cards 2 can be placed.
  • the play sheet is configured such that the first type game items that are placed in the first area can be collected.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 can be collected.
  • the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item selected from the first type game items that are not placed in the first area can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 selected from the game cards 2 that are not placed in the battle area 41 can be placed.
  • the play sheet is configured such that the selected first type game item that is not placed in the first area can be placed in the second area.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that the selected game card 2 that is not placed in the battle area 41 can be placed in the cost area 44.
  • the cost area 44 may include an unused cost area 44A and a used cost area 44B such that whether the game cards 2 in the cost area 44 have been used as costs can be recognized.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, in a first round, a first number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items are selected, and any first type game item selected from the first number of first type game items can be placed, and in second and subsequent rounds, a second number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items, the second number being less than the first number, are selected, and any first type game item selected from the second number of first type game items can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, in a first round, 12 game cards 2 are added to the hand 6 from the player's deck 5 and any game card 2 selected from the hand 6 can be placed, and in second and subsequent rounds, 4 game cards 2 are added to the hand 6 from the player's deck 5, and any game card 2 selected from the hand 6 can be placed. Specific examples will be described below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 .
  • the play sheet is configured such that first type game items can be placed in the first area in a state in which the second sides are face up.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that the game cards 2 can be placed in the battle area 41 in a state in which the back sides are face up.
  • the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area can be placed in reverse based on first information provided to a first type game item that is placed in the second area.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 that is placed in the battle area 41 can be placed in reverse based on the cost information provided to a game card 2 that is placed in the cost area 44.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, based on second information provided to an attacking first type game item and second information provided to an attacked first type game item, a winner is determined, and the first type game item of the loser can be removed from the first area.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, based on power information 14 and life information 15 on an attacking unit card 10 and power information 14 and life information 15 on an attacked unit card 10, a winner is determined, and the unit card 10 of the loser can be removed from the battle area 41.
  • the removed unit card 10 may be placed in the removal area 42.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, before or after a first type game item is selected as a target of attack from the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the player who is attacking the attack target first type game item can be placed in reverse.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, before or after a game card 2 is selected as a target of attack from the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player, a unit card 10 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the player who is attacking the attack target game card 2 can be placed in reverse.
  • the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the opposing player and is a target of attack can be placed in reverse.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player and is a target of attack can be placed in reverse. Specific examples will be described below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 .
  • the play sheet is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no first type game item is placed, a first type game item that is placed in any of spaces can be moved to the space in which no first type game item is placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no game card 2 is placed in the player's battle area 41, a game card 2 that is placed in any of the spaces can be moved to the space in which no game card 2 is placed.
  • the play sheet has a third area in which the first type game items cannot be placed but a second type game item can be placed.
  • the third area corresponds to the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4.
  • the second type game item provides information on a winner and a loser in each round of a battle game, and in this embodiment, the second type game item corresponds to the marker 3 illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • the third area may be continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player.
  • the marker area 43 is continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player in the play sheet 4.
  • the third area may include a plurality of spaces, and the plurality of spaces may include spaces in the area of the player, spaces in the area of the opposing player, and a space that belongs to neither the area of the player nor the area of the opposing player.
  • the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4 includes a plurality of spaces, and the plurality of spaces include spaces "1" to "5" in the player's area, spaces "1" to "5" in the opposing player's area, and a space "0" that belongs to neither the player's area nor the opposing player's area.
  • the play sheet is configured such that only a single third type game item that is associated with a character and that has a first side on which the character can be identified and a second side on which the character cannot be identified can be placed.
  • the play sheet 4 is configured such that only a single leader card 20 can be placed in the leader area 46 of each player.
  • the play sheet may be configured such that the third type game item can be placed in a state in which the second side is face up. In this embodiment, each player can place the leader card 20 face up in the leader area 46.
  • one round consists of a plurality of turns, and one game consists of a predetermined number of rounds.
  • the number of rounds in one game is three.
  • each of a player and an opposing player is provided with a plurality of first type game items.
  • each of the player and the opposing player is provided with a deck 5 consisting of a predetermined number of cards including unit cards 10 and option cards 30, and a leader card 20.
  • each player has the deck 5 that consists of 30 cards, and one leader card.
  • the play sheet 4 is placed, and the marker 3 is placed on the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4.
  • Each player places the leader card 20 on the player's leader area 46 in the play sheet 4.
  • Each player shuffles his/her deck 5, and places the deck 5 on the player's deck area 45 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
  • Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 for the hand 6. In this embodiment, each player draws 12 game cards 2 from the deck 5 for the hand 6. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's battle area 41 is eight. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's unused cost area 44A in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's unused cost area 44A is four.
  • the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • Each player can perform any of the following actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by players and are not limited to these examples.
  • the first type game items include first type game items that can attack only the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being close to the first area of the player, and the first type game items that can attack the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being not close to the first area of the player.
  • the unit cards 10 that are placed in the space B and space E on the player's side are unit cards 10 for short-distance attack.
  • the unit card 10 in the space B can select the unit card 10 in the space b on the opposing player's side that is close as an attack target.
  • the unit card 10 in the space B cannot select the unit card 10 in the space f on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target.
  • the unit card 10 in the space E cannot select the unit card 10 in the space a on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target.
  • the unit card 10 that is placed in the space G on the player's side is a unit card 10 for long-distance attack.
  • the unit card 10 in the space G can select the unit card 10 in the space c on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target.
  • the short-distance attack will be described further with reference to Fig. 7 .
  • the unit card 10 that is placed in the space E on the player's side is a unit card 10 for short-distance attack.
  • the unit card 10 in the space E in the back row can select the unit card 10 that is not close and is placed in the space e in the back row on the opposing player's side as an attack target.
  • the winner is determined, and the first type game item of the loser is removed from the first area.
  • the power information 14 of the unit card 10 of the player for attack is "power 3"
  • the life information 15 of the unit card 10 of the opposing player to be attacked is "life 2”
  • the value of the power of the unit card 10 for attacking is greater than or equal to the value of the life of the attacked unit card 10, and therefore, the attacking unit card 10 wins and the attacked unit card 10 of the loser is removed from the battle area 41.
  • the player can use an ability of a unit card 10 that is placed face up in the player's battle area 41. To use the ability is to perform the content written in the ability information 17 of the unit card 10.
  • the marker 3 is moved based on the difference between the total of the marker information 16 on a unit card 10 and the marker information 23 on a leader card 20 of the player and the total of the marker information 16 on a unit card 10 and a marker information 23 of the leader card 20 of the opposing player.
  • the marker of the player's unit card 10 is "1" and the marker of the leader card 20 is "1", and the total is "2".
  • the marker of the opposing player's leader card 20 is "1" and the game card 2 that is placed face down is not counted, and thus the total is "1". Accordingly, the difference between the player's total and the opposing player's total is "1", and the marker 3 is moved to the player's side by the difference, as illustrated in the marker area 43 in Fig. 9 .
  • the first round ends when both players can no longer take action and pass turns to each other.
  • the winning player of the first round is then determined based on the position of the marker 3 placed in the marker area 43.
  • Each player collects the first type game items that are placed in his/her area.
  • each player collects eight game cards 2 placed in the battle area 41 and the removal area 42.
  • the game cards 2 placed in the used cost area 44B are moved to the unused cost area 44A.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is four.
  • Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected game cards 2 to the hand 6.
  • the number of the game cards 2 to be drawn from the deck 5 may be less than the number of the game cards 2 drawn in the first round.
  • each player draws 4 game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected 8 game cards 2 to create the hand 6 of 12 cards.
  • Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's battle area 41 is eight.
  • Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the unused cost area 44A in the player's cost area 44 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's unused cost area 44A is four.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is eight together with the above-described game cards 2 that have been moved to the unused cost area 44A.
  • the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • each player can perform any of the above-described actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by the players and are not limited to these examples.
  • Each player collects the first type game items that are placed in his/her area.
  • each player collects eight game cards 2 placed in the battle area 41 and the removal area 42.
  • the game cards 2 placed in the used cost area 44B are moved to the unused cost area 44A and placed face down.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is eight.
  • Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected game cards 2 to the hand 6.
  • the number of the game cards 2 to be drawn from the deck 5 may be less than the number of the game cards 2 drawn in the first round.
  • each player draws 4 game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected 8 game cards 2 to create the hand 6 of 12 cards.
  • Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's battle area 41 is eight.
  • Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the unused cost area 44A in the player's cost area 44 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
  • the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's unused cost area 44A is four. In this case, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is 12 together with the game cards 2 that have been moved to the unused cost area 44A.
  • the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • each player can perform any of the above-described actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by players and are not limited to these examples.
  • the back sides of the game cards 2 are defined as the same in all game cards 2; however, the definition of the front side and the back side may be opposite.
  • the game toy 1 having the above-described configurations, the game toy with increased user enjoyability can be provided.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, in each round, player's game cards that are placed can be collected and game cards that are selected from the player's collected game cards and game cards added from the deck can be placed. Accordingly, how to place game cards in each round depends on the strategy of the player, and thus the originality and ingenuity of the player can be increased.
  • battle games are performed by using the game cards that are associated with characters in a work, and the players can immerse themselves in the world of the work, thereby providing the game toy with increased player's enjoyability.
  • a system 100 includes a server device 120 and player terminals 110 that are each operated by players of a battle game.
  • the player terminals 110 and the server device 120 are connected to a network 130 such as the Internet and can communicate with each other.
  • a battle game service can be provided to the players who operate the player terminals.
  • the player terminal 110 is a computer capable of executing a game program, is connected to the network 130 via a wireless communication base station or the like, and can perform data communication with the server device 120. Typically, a plurality of player terminals 110 are provided and are operated by individual players.
  • the server device 120 is a server system that includes one or more server devices, storage devices, and other devices.
  • the server device 120 controls battle games according to the embodiments, provides various services for operating the battle games, manages data required for operating the battle games, distributes programs and data required for running the battle games with the player terminals 110, and does other processing.
  • Fig. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the player terminal 110 and the server device 120 according to the embodiment.
  • the player terminal 110 includes a processor 111, a display device 112, an input device 113, a storage device 114, and a communication device 115. Each component is connected by a bus 116. It should be noted that between the bus 116 and each component, an interface may be provided as necessary.
  • the player terminal 110 is a smart phone.
  • the player terminal 110 may be any terminal as long as the terminal has the above-described configuration, for example, a computer with a contact-type input device, such as a tablet-type computer, a touch pad, or the like, a laptop personal computer, a desktop personal computer, or the like.
  • the server device 120 includes a processor 121, a display device 122, an input device 123, a storage device 124, and a communication device 125. Each component is connected by a bus 126. It should be noted that between the bus 126 and each component, an interface may be provided as necessary. In this embodiment, the server device 120 is implemented by a computer.
  • the processors 111 and 121 perform overall operational control of the player terminal 110 and the server device 120, respectively, and are central processing units (CPUs), for example.
  • the processors 111 and 121 may be electronic circuits such as microprocessing units (MPUs).
  • the processors 111 and 121 perform various types of processing by loading and executing programs and data stored in the storage devices 114 and 124.
  • the display devices (displays) 112 and 122 display application screens and the like to the player of the player terminal 110 and the user of the server device 120 under the control of the processors 111 and 121, respectively.
  • the display devices 112 and 122 are preferably liquid crystal displays; however, the display devices 112 and 122 may be organic electro luminescence (EL)-based displays, plasma displays, or the like.
  • EL organic electro luminescence
  • the input devices 113 and 123 are user interfaces that receive inputs from users to the player terminal 110 and the server device 120, and are, for example, touch panels, touch pads, keyboards, or mice.
  • the player terminal 110 since the player terminal 110 is a smart phone, the player terminal 110 includes a touch panel as the input device 113 and the touch panel functions also as the display device 112, and the display device 112 and the input device 113 are integrated into a single component.
  • the display device 112 and the input device 113 may be separate components disposed at different locations.
  • the server device 120 is a computer, it is assumed that the server device 120 includes a keyboard and a mouse as the input devices and includes a liquid crystal display as the display device.
  • the storage devices 114 and 124 each include main memory, buffer memory, and storage, and are storage devices provided in general smart phones and computers, such as storage devices and magnetic storage devices that use volatile memory, such as random-access memory (RAM), and nonvolatile memory, such as flash memory such as embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), universal flash storage (UFS), or solid state drive (SSD).
  • RAM random-access memory
  • nonvolatile memory such as flash memory such as embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), universal flash storage (UFS), or solid state drive (SSD).
  • the storage devices 114 and 124 may include external memory.
  • the storage device 114 may store an application
  • the storage device 124 may store a server application.
  • Each application includes a program for executing the application and various kinds of data to be referred to when the program is executed.
  • the communication devices 115 and 125 can transfer data to and from other devices via the network 130 (not illustrated in Fig. 11 ).
  • the communication devices 115 and 125 perform wireless communication such as mobile communication and wireless LAN to connect to the network 130.
  • the player terminal 110 can communicate with the server device 120 via the network 130.
  • the communication device 115 and 125 may perform wired communication by using Ethernet (registered trademark) cables or other devices.
  • Fig. 12 is an example functional block diagram illustrating the player terminal 110 and the server device 120 according to the embodiment.
  • the player terminal 110 includes a control unit 211, a display unit 212, an input unit 213, a storage unit 214, and a communication unit 215.
  • the server device 120 includes a control unit 221, a display unit 222, an input unit 223, a storage unit 224, and a communication unit 225.
  • at least one of the processors 111 and 121 executes a program to implement these functions.
  • the program to be executed is a program stored in the storage devices 114 and 124.
  • the various functions are implemented by loading a program, part or all of one part (function) may be provided in other parts. These functions may be implemented by hardware by configuring an electronic circuit or other components for implementing part or all of each function.
  • the display unit 212 in the player terminal 110 displays screens for an application for controlling the functions of the application, and displays the application screens corresponding to the functions of the application and user operations.
  • the application is a browser
  • the application is a browser screen.
  • the input unit 213 in the player terminal 110 receives input from the player of the player terminal 110.
  • a touch panel that includes the display unit 212 and the input unit 213 is used, and the input unit is implemented by a touch detection function.
  • the storage unit 214 in the player terminal 110 stores and memorizes information necessary for information processing that is implemented by the control unit 211.
  • the communication unit 215 in the player terminal 110 can communicate with the communication unit 225 in the server device 120 via the network 130.
  • the control unit 221 in the server device 120 performs processing to be executed in the server device 120 for an application to be executed in the player terminal 110.
  • the input unit 223 in the server device 120 receives user input from a user such as the administrator of the server device 120.
  • the storage unit 224 of the server device 120 stores and memorizes information necessary for information processing that is implemented by the control unit 221.
  • the communication unit 225 in the server device 120 can communicate with the communication unit 225 in the player terminal 110 via the network 130.
  • the control unit 221 receives a player identifier (ID), a password, and the like from the player terminal 110 to authenticate the player, and communicates with the authenticated player terminal 110, and the player of the player terminal 110 can use the service of the battle game provided by the server device 120 as the player corresponding to the player ID.
  • ID player identifier
  • password a password
  • a card game can be performed on line by executing the control of the battle game described in the first embodiment by the player terminal 110, and the matching with an opposing player or other players and overall game management are performed by the server device 120, and thereby increasing the player's enjoyability.
  • the game may be performed by connecting a plurality of player terminals 110 without the server device 120.
  • the game may be performed by using a single player terminal 110.
  • processing or operations described above in some processing, the processing or operations may be changed freely as long as there is no inconsistency in the processing or operations, for example, the use of data that should not yet be available for use in the processing.
  • the embodiments described above are illustrative examples to describe the invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
  • the invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the invention.
  • a game toy is a game toy that includes first type game items associated with characters and used in round-based battle games for a player and an opposing player, and a play sheet on which the first type game items are to be placed.
  • the play sheet is configured such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed are placeable.
  • a game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in [Appendix 1] in which the play sheet is configured such that, after the first type game items of the player that are placed are collected, the selected first type game items are placeable.
  • a game toy is the game toy described in [Appendix 1] or [Appendix 2] in which the play sheet includes, for each player, a first area in which the first type game items are placeable in a state in which the first type game items are not stacked, and a second area in which the first type game items are placeable in a state in which the first type game items are stacked.
  • a game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 4] in which the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item selected from the first type game items that are not placed in the first area is placeable.
  • a game toy is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 10] in which the first type game items are provided with first information, and the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area is placeable in reverse based on the first information provided to a first type game item that is placed in the second area.
  • a game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 17] in which the play sheet is configured such that, for each player, only a single third type game item associated with a character and having a first side on which the character is identifiable and a second side on which the character is not identifiable is placeable.
  • a game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 18] in which the play sheet is configured such that the third type game item is placeable in a state in which the second side is face up.
  • a game toy is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 19] in which the first type game items and the third type game items are provided with third information, and the play sheet is configured such that a second type game item is movable based on the third information provided to the first type game items that are placed and the third information provided to the third type game items.

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A game toy includes first type game items (2) associated with characters and used in round-based battle games for a player and an opposing player and a play sheet (4) on which the first type game items (2) are to be placed. The play sheet (4) is configured such that, in each round, first type game items (2) of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items (2) selected from the collected first type game items (2) of the player and first type game items (2) of the player that are not placed are placeable.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
  • The present invention relates to a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program.
    • 2. Description of the Related Art
  • Game toys used for battle games have been provided. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2006-247178 discloses a game toy used for battle games.
  • Under these circumstances, there is a need for a game toy that provides increased user enjoyability. The present invention has been made to solve the problem and is directed to provide a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that provide increased user enjoyability.
    • SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
    1. [1] A game toy according to an aspect of the invention includes first type game items associated with characters and used in round-based battle games for a player and an opposing player, and a play sheet on which the first type game items are to be placed. The play sheet is configured such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed are placeable.
    2. [2] A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program according to an aspect of the invention causes one or more computers to function as a display unit configured to display first type game items associated with characters and used in a round-based battle game for a player and an opposing player and a play sheet on which the first type game items are to be placed, and a control unit configured to control the game. The play sheet is controlled such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed are placeable.
  • According to the aspects of the invention, a game toy and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that provide increased user enjoyability can be provided.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
    • Fig. 1 illustrates an example overview of a game toy according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 2 illustrates an example of a front side of a unit card according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 3 illustrates an example of a front side of a leader card according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a play sheet according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 5 illustrates an example layout of game cards according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 6 illustrates an example of a battle area according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 7 illustrates an example of a battle area according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 8 illustrates an example of a battle area according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 9 illustrates an example of a marker area according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 10 illustrates an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
    • Fig. 11 illustrates an example of a system hardware configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention; and
    • Fig. 12 illustrates an example of a function block according to an embodiment of the present invention.
    DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • Hereinafter, a game toy according to a first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. The present invention relates to a game toy used for battle games. The battle games are round-based games in which a player and an opposing player play against each other by placing game items on a play sheet. The round-based system is a game system in which one game consists of multiple rounds, and the player who wins the most rounds wins the game. More specifically, the player who is the first to win two games may be declared the winner of the battle game. Each of the game items may be associated with a character, and multiple areas are allocated on the play sheet where the game items are to be placed. The game items include multiple types of game items. In this embodiment, for example, the game items include first type game items and third type game items that provide information regarding battle games, and a second type game item that provides information regarding the result of each round of a battle game. Players place game items in any of the areas on the play sheet and play the game using abilities or the like of the characters associated with the game items. In this specification, more details than necessary may be omitted for the sake of convenience. For example, detailed descriptions of well-known matters or overlapping descriptions of substantially identical configurations may be omitted. In addition, the term "player" and the term "user" may be used in the same meaning in this specification.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an example overview of a game toy 1 according to the first embodiment of the invention. The game toy 1 includes game cards 2, a marker 3, and a play sheet 4. For example, each of a deck 5 and a hand 6 consists of a plurality of game cards 2.
  • The game cards 2 correspond to the first type game items and the third type game items described above, and are cards held by players. Players can obtain game cards 2 by purchasing them, exchanging them among players, distribution to players who meet predetermined conditions, or other means.
  • Each of the first type game items has a first side on which an associated character can be identified and a second side on which the character cannot be identified. In this embodiment, each game card 2 has a front side on which information about an associated character and the like can be identified and a back side on which the information cannot be identified. The game cards 2 according to the embodiment include a plurality of types of cards. The information provided on the front sides of the game cards 2 differ depending on the types of the game cards 2. It should be noted that the number of types of game cards 2 is not limited, and the following description uses, for example, three types of game cards 2, that is, unit cards 10, leader cards 20, and option cards 30.
  • The game cards 2 according to the embodiment include the above-described three types of game cards 2. A feature common to all types of cards is that the cards include the content of at least one of characters, the information (pictures) about characters, and descriptions (abilities or the like). These characters represent persons or similar entities in the work. The information about a character represents a characteristic scene of the work, a specific scene, a landscape, a background, a building, an item of the character, an event, or the like.
  • Each of the game cards 2 has a normal orientation where a player can directly recognize the content written on the game card 2. Each of the game cards 2 can be placed in a face-up state or a face-down state.
    • Unit Card
  • Fig. 2 illustrates an example of the front side of a unit card 10. The unit card 10 is a type of first type game items used in battle games. The unit card 10 can be placed in a battle area 41 on the player's side in the play sheet 4, which will be described below. The unit card 10 to be placed in the battle area 41 is provided from the hand of the player. The unit card 10 placed in the battle area 41 is to attack a unit card 10 of the opposing player or to be attacked by a unit card 10 of the opposing player. The first type game items include first information, second information, and third information regarding battle games. In this embodiment, the front side of the unit card 10 includes cost information 13, which corresponds to the first information, power information 14 and life information 15, which correspond to the second information, and marker information 16, which corresponds to the third information, and also includes card type information 11, character information 12, and ability information 17.
  • The card type information 11 includes information for identifying the type of the game card 2. The game cards 2 include multiple types of game cards, and in this embodiment, each of the game cards 2 is one of three types of game cards, that is, a unit card 10, a leader card 20, and an option card 30. In Fig. 2, the game card 2 is a unit card.
  • The character information 12 includes character name information 12A and character picture information 12B. The character name information 12A and the character picture information 12B provide names and pictures, respectively, associated with characters in the work or information about the characters. Some of the game cards 2 may be associated with the same character or have the character name information and the character picture information in which at least one of the character name information and the character picture information is different, and in such a case, these game cards 2 may be used as different individual game cards 2.
  • The cost information 13 includes information regarding conditions for placing unit cards 10 in reverse from the back side to the front side. In the example in Fig. 2, the cost information 13 shows "2". The cost information on the game card 2 that is placed in a cost area 44 is referred to when the unit card 10 is placed in reverse from the back side to the front side, as described below.
  • The power information 14 and the life information 15 include information about an attack value and a life value of the unit card 10. When the player attacks a unit card 10 of the opposing player, the power information 14 and the life information 15 are referred to as described below. In the example in Fig. 2, the power information 14 shows "3" and the life information 15 shows "3".
  • The marker information 16 includes information that is referred to when the marker 3 is moved. In the example in Fig. 2, the marker information 16 shows "1".
  • The ability information 17 describes a variety of effects the cards have in battle games. In the example in Fig. 2, the ability information 17 describes "long-distance attack". The "long-distance attack" is described below with an example.
    • Option Card
  • The option cards 30 are a type of the first type game items used in battle games. The option cards 30 have a variety of effects in battle games. For example, an option card 30 has an effect of reinforcing a player's unit card 10. It should be noted that in the following description, only unit cards 10 are used as the first type game items.
    • Leader Card
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an example of the front side of a leader card 20. The leader card 20 is a third type game item used in battle games. The leader card 20 can be placed in a leader area 46 on the player's side in the play sheet 4, which will be described below. The leader card 20 placed in the leader area 46 has an ability that exerts an effect on battle games. The third type game items include third information regarding battle games. In this embodiment, the front side of the leader card 20 includes marker information 23, which corresponds to the third information, and also includes card type information 21, character information 22, and ability information 24.
  • The card type information 21 includes information for identifying the type of the game card 2. The game cards 2 include multiple types of game cards, and in this embodiment, each of the game cards 2 is one of the three types of game cards, that is, a unit card, a leader card, and an option card. In Fig. 3, the game card 2 is a leader card.
  • The character information 22 includes character name information 22A and character picture information 22B. The character name information 22A and the character picture information 22B provide names and pictures, respectively, associated with characters in the work or information about the characters. Some of the game cards may be associated with the same character or have the character name information and the character picture information in which at least one of the character name information and the character picture information is different, and in such a case, these game cards may be used as different individual game cards 2.
  • The marker information 23 includes information that is referred to when the marker 3 is moved. In the example in Fig. 3, the marker information 23 shows "2".
  • The ability information 24 describes a variety of effects the card has in battle games. In the example in Fig. 3, "Your unit card gains +1 power." is written as the ability information 24.
  • It should be noted that the game cards 2 may include card identification information for identifying each individual card. The card identification information may be information that provides a serial number of the game card 2, rarity, or other information.
    • Play Sheet
  • The play sheet is configured such that game items can be placed. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the play sheet 4 is configured such that game cards 2 can be placed. The play sheet has a plurality of areas, and these areas include a first area and a second area in which first type game items can be placed and a third area in which the first game items cannot be placed but a second type game item can be placed. In this embodiment, these areas include a battle area 41, a removal area 42, a marker area 43, a cost area 44, a deck area 45, and a leader area 46. Each area of the play sheet 4 will be described below.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed can be collected and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed can be placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, in each round, game cards 2 of the player that are placed can be collected and game cards 2 selected from the collected game cards 2 of the player and game cards 2 of the player that are not placed can be placed.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, after the first type game items of the player that are placed are collected, the selected first type game items can be placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, after the game cards 2 of the player that are placed are collected, the selected game cards 2 can be placed.
  • The play sheet includes, for each player, a first area in which the first type game items can be placed in a state in which the first type game items are not stacked, and a second area in which first type game items can be placed in a state in which the first type game items are stacked. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 includes, for each player, the battle area 41 in which the game cards 2 can be placed in a state in which the game cards 2 are not stacked, and the cost area 44 in which the game cards 2 can be placed in a state in which the game cards 2 are stacked.
  • The play sheet is configured such that the first type game items that are placed in the first area can be collected. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 can be collected.
  • The play sheet is configured such that a first type game item selected from the first type game items that are not placed in the first area can be placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 selected from the game cards 2 that are not placed in the battle area 41 can be placed.
  • The play sheet is configured such that the selected first type game item that is not placed in the first area can be placed in the second area. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that the selected game card 2 that is not placed in the battle area 41 can be placed in the cost area 44. The cost area 44 may include an unused cost area 44A and a used cost area 44B such that whether the game cards 2 in the cost area 44 have been used as costs can be recognized.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, in a first round, a first number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items are selected, and any first type game item selected from the first number of first type game items can be placed, and in second and subsequent rounds, a second number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items, the second number being less than the first number, are selected, and any first type game item selected from the second number of first type game items can be placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, in a first round, 12 game cards 2 are added to the hand 6 from the player's deck 5 and any game card 2 selected from the hand 6 can be placed, and in second and subsequent rounds, 4 game cards 2 are added to the hand 6 from the player's deck 5, and any game card 2 selected from the hand 6 can be placed. Specific examples will be described below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
  • The play sheet is configured such that first type game items can be placed in the first area in a state in which the second sides are face up. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the play sheet 4 is configured such that the game cards 2 can be placed in the battle area 41 in a state in which the back sides are face up.
  • The play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area can be placed in reverse based on first information provided to a first type game item that is placed in the second area. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 that is placed in the battle area 41 can be placed in reverse based on the cost information provided to a game card 2 that is placed in the cost area 44.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, based on second information provided to an attacking first type game item and second information provided to an attacked first type game item, a winner is determined, and the first type game item of the loser can be removed from the first area. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, based on power information 14 and life information 15 on an attacking unit card 10 and power information 14 and life information 15 on an attacked unit card 10, a winner is determined, and the unit card 10 of the loser can be removed from the battle area 41. The removed unit card 10 may be placed in the removal area 42.
  • The play sheet is configured such that the first area includes a plurality of spaces, and one first type game item can be placed in one of the plurality of spaces. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the play sheet 4 is configured such that the play sheet 4 includes a total of eight spaces in the battle area 41, that is, four horizontal spaces and two vertical spaces. One game card 2 can be placed in one of the eight spaces.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, before or after a first type game item is selected as a target of attack from the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the player who is attacking the attack target first type game item can be placed in reverse. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, before or after a game card 2 is selected as a target of attack from the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player, a unit card 10 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the player who is attacking the attack target game card 2 can be placed in reverse. The play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the opposing player and is a target of attack can be placed in reverse. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that a game card 2 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player and is a target of attack can be placed in reverse. Specific examples will be described below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
  • The play sheet is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no first type game item is placed, a first type game item that is placed in any of spaces can be moved to the space in which no first type game item is placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no game card 2 is placed in the player's battle area 41, a game card 2 that is placed in any of the spaces can be moved to the space in which no game card 2 is placed. A specific example will be described below with reference to Fig. 8.
  • The play sheet has a third area in which the first type game items cannot be placed but a second type game item can be placed. In this embodiment, the third area corresponds to the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4. The second type game item provides information on a winner and a loser in each round of a battle game, and in this embodiment, the second type game item corresponds to the marker 3 illustrated in Fig. 1. The third area may be continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the marker area 43 is continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player in the play sheet 4. The third area may include a plurality of spaces, and the plurality of spaces may include spaces in the area of the player, spaces in the area of the opposing player, and a space that belongs to neither the area of the player nor the area of the opposing player. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4 includes a plurality of spaces, and the plurality of spaces include spaces "1" to "5" in the player's area, spaces "1" to "5" in the opposing player's area, and a space "0" that belongs to neither the player's area nor the opposing player's area.
  • The play sheet is configured such that only a single third type game item that is associated with a character and that has a first side on which the character can be identified and a second side on which the character cannot be identified can be placed. In this embodiment, the play sheet 4 is configured such that only a single leader card 20 can be placed in the leader area 46 of each player. The play sheet may be configured such that the third type game item can be placed in a state in which the second side is face up. In this embodiment, each player can place the leader card 20 face up in the leader area 46.
  • Hereinafter, descriptions will be made regarding how to play the battle game, how to prepare the battle game, and how the battle game proceeds in this embodiment.
  • In this battle game, one round consists of a plurality of turns, and one game consists of a predetermined number of rounds. A player whose marker is placed in his/her area when the predetermined number of rounds end wins the game once, and a player who wins two games first wins the battle game. In this embodiment, the number of rounds in one game is three.
    • Preparation for Battle Game
  • Preparation for a battle game will be described with reference to Fig. 1. Each of a player and an opposing player is provided with a plurality of first type game items. In this embodiment, as illustrated in Fig. 1, each of the player and the opposing player is provided with a deck 5 consisting of a predetermined number of cards including unit cards 10 and option cards 30, and a leader card 20. In this embodiment, each player has the deck 5 that consists of 30 cards, and one leader card. The play sheet 4 is placed, and the marker 3 is placed on the marker area 43 in the play sheet 4. Each player places the leader card 20 on the player's leader area 46 in the play sheet 4. Each player shuffles his/her deck 5, and places the deck 5 on the player's deck area 45 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down.
    • First Round
  • Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 for the hand 6. In this embodiment, each player draws 12 game cards 2 from the deck 5 for the hand 6. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's battle area 41 is eight. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's unused cost area 44A in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's unused cost area 44A is four.
  • When the first round begins, the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • Each player can perform any of the following actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by players and are not limited to these examples.
    1. A The player can reverse a game card 2 that is placed face down in the player's battle area and place the card face up. In this action, the player needs to pay the cost of the game card 2. In this embodiment, the cost is a numerical value of the cost information written on the front side of the game card 2. The cost can be paid by moving a game card 2, which has a numerical value of the cost information greater than or equal to the numerical value of the above cost information and is placed in the unused cost area 44A, to the used cost area 44B. If the value of the cost information of the game card 2 that is placed in the unused cost area 44A is less than the numerical value of the above cost information, it is not possible to pay the cost. In other words, in such a case, the player cannot reverse and place the game card 2 face up.
    2. B The player can select a game card 2 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player as an attack target and attack the game card 2 by using a unit card 10 that is placed in the battle area 41 of the player.
  • When the player selects an attack target, if the player's unit card 10 is placed face down, after the selection, the player can place the unit card 10 in reverse from the back side to the front side. When the opposing player's game card 2 selected as the attack target is placed face down, the game card 2 is placed in reverse from the back side to the front side.
  • The first type game items include first type game items that can attack only the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being close to the first area of the player, and the first type game items that can attack the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being not close to the first area of the player. In this embodiment, the unit cards 10 include "short-distance attack" unit cards 10 that can attack only the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player, the battle area 41 of the opposing player being close to the battle area 41 of the player, and "long-distance attack" unit cards 10 that can attack the game cards 2 that are placed in the battle area 41 of the opposing player, the battle area 41 of the opposing player being not close to the battle area 41 of the player. Specific examples will be described below with reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.
  • The short-distance attack and the long-distance attack will be described with reference to Fig. 6. In the short-distance attack, the unit cards 10 that are placed in the space B and space E on the player's side are unit cards 10 for short-distance attack. The unit card 10 in the space B can select the unit card 10 in the space b on the opposing player's side that is close as an attack target. On the other hand, the unit card 10 in the space B cannot select the unit card 10 in the space f on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target. In addition, the unit card 10 in the space E cannot select the unit card 10 in the space a on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target. In the long-distance attack, the unit card 10 that is placed in the space G on the player's side is a unit card 10 for long-distance attack. The unit card 10 in the space G can select the unit card 10 in the space c on the opposing player's side that is not close as an attack target.
  • The short-distance attack will be described further with reference to Fig. 7. The unit card 10 that is placed in the space E on the player's side is a unit card 10 for short-distance attack. When no game cards 2 are placed in the front row, that is, no game cards 2 are placed in the spaces A to D, which are the front row on the player's side, and no game cards 2 are placed in the spaces a to d, which are the front row on the opposing player's side, the unit card 10 in the space E in the back row can select the unit card 10 that is not close and is placed in the space e in the back row on the opposing player's side as an attack target.
  • Based on second information on an attacking first type game item and second information on an attacked first type game item, the winner is determined, and the first type game item of the loser is removed from the first area. In this embodiment, for example, the power information 14 of the unit card 10 of the player for attack is "power 3", and the life information 15 of the unit card 10 of the opposing player to be attacked is "life 2", and then, the value of the power of the unit card 10 for attacking is greater than or equal to the value of the life of the attacked unit card 10, and therefore, the attacking unit card 10 wins and the attacked unit card 10 of the loser is removed from the battle area 41. Alternatively, in this embodiment, when the power information 14 of the unit card 10 of the player for attack is "power 3" and the life information 15 is "life 3", and the power information 14 of the attacked unit card 10 of the opposing player is "power 3" and the life information 15 is "life 2", the value of the power of the unit card 10 for attacking is greater than or equal to the value of the life of the attacked unit card 10 and the value of the power of the attacked unit card 10 is greater than or equal to the life value of the attacking unit card 10, and therefore, both of the attacking unit card 10 and the attacked unit card 10 may lose, and both of the lost attacking unit card 10 and the lost attacked unit card 10 may be removed from the battle area 41. The removed unit cards 10 may be placed in the removal area 42.
  • C The player can use an ability of a unit card 10 that is placed face up in the player's battle area 41. To use the ability is to perform the content written in the ability information 17 of the unit card 10.
  • D The player can move a unit card 10 that is placed face up in the player's battle area 41 from the space where the unit card 10 is placed to another space. In this action, the unit card 10 can be moved under a condition that no game card 2 is placed in another space that is the destination space. In Fig. 8, no game card 2 is placed in the space A, and game cards 2 are placed in the space B and space C. In this case, the game card 2 placed in the space B can be moved to the space A but cannot be moved to the space C.
  • In this embodiment, the marker 3 is moved based on the difference between the total of the marker information 16 on a unit card 10 and the marker information 23 on a leader card 20 of the player and the total of the marker information 16 on a unit card 10 and a marker information 23 of the leader card 20 of the opposing player. In the example illustrated in Fig. 9, the marker of the player's unit card 10 is "1" and the marker of the leader card 20 is "1", and the total is "2". On the other hand, the marker of the opposing player's leader card 20 is "1" and the game card 2 that is placed face down is not counted, and thus the total is "1". Accordingly, the difference between the player's total and the opposing player's total is "1", and the marker 3 is moved to the player's side by the difference, as illustrated in the marker area 43 in Fig. 9.
  • The first round ends when both players can no longer take action and pass turns to each other. The winning player of the first round is then determined based on the position of the marker 3 placed in the marker area 43.
    • Second Round
  • Each player collects the first type game items that are placed in his/her area. In this embodiment, each player collects eight game cards 2 placed in the battle area 41 and the removal area 42. In this process, the game cards 2 placed in the used cost area 44B are moved to the unused cost area 44A. In this action, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is four. Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected game cards 2 to the hand 6. The number of the game cards 2 to be drawn from the deck 5 may be less than the number of the game cards 2 drawn in the first round. In this embodiment, each player draws 4 game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected 8 game cards 2 to create the hand 6 of 12 cards. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed on the player's battle area 41 is eight. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the unused cost area 44A in the player's cost area 44 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's unused cost area 44A is four. In this case, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is eight together with the above-described game cards 2 that have been moved to the unused cost area 44A.
  • When the second round begins, similarly to the first round, the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • Similarly to the first round, each player can perform any of the above-described actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by the players and are not limited to these examples.
    • Third Round
  • Each player collects the first type game items that are placed in his/her area. In this embodiment, each player collects eight game cards 2 placed in the battle area 41 and the removal area 42. In this action, the game cards 2 placed in the used cost area 44B are moved to the unused cost area 44A and placed face down. In this case, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is eight. Each player draws a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected game cards 2 to the hand 6. The number of the game cards 2 to be drawn from the deck 5 may be less than the number of the game cards 2 drawn in the first round. In this embodiment, each player draws 4 game cards 2 from the deck 5 and adds the collected 8 game cards 2 to create the hand 6 of 12 cards. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the player's battle area 41 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's battle area 41 is eight. Each player places a predetermined number of game cards 2 from the hand 6 on the unused cost area 44A in the player's cost area 44 in the play sheet 4 such that the game cards 2 are face down. In this embodiment, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the player's unused cost area 44A is four. In this case, the number of the game cards 2 placed in the unused cost area 44A is 12 together with the game cards 2 that have been moved to the unused cost area 44A.
  • When the third round begins, similarly to the first round, the player and the opposing player decide who go first or second, and turns are alternately performed starting from the player who goes first.
  • Similarly to the first round, each player can perform any of the above-described actions A through D up to twice in each of his/her turns. It should be noted that these actions A through D are examples of actions that can be taken by players and are not limited to these examples.
  • In the above description, the procedure of each round has been described. A player who wins six or more markers 3 wins the round even in the middle of the round. The second type game items are returned to a predetermined area in the third area, and the game proceeds to the next round. In this embodiment, the marker 3 is returned to the position of "0" in the marker area 43 and the game proceeds to the next round.
  • In the above description, the back sides of the game cards 2 are defined as the same in all game cards 2; however, the definition of the front side and the back side may be opposite.
  • According to the embodiment, with the game toy 1 having the above-described configurations, the game toy with increased user enjoyability can be provided. For example, the play sheet is configured such that, in each round, player's game cards that are placed can be collected and game cards that are selected from the player's collected game cards and game cards added from the deck can be placed. Accordingly, how to place game cards in each round depends on the strategy of the player, and thus the originality and ingenuity of the player can be increased. In addition, battle games are performed by using the game cards that are associated with characters in a work, and the players can immerse themselves in the world of the work, thereby providing the game toy with increased player's enjoyability.
  • The above-described effects are similar in other embodiments and other examples unless otherwise noted.
  • Next, a second embodiment is described. The game toy according to the above-described first embodiment can be executed on one or more computers as a battle game. Fig. 10 illustrates an overall configuration of a system according to the embodiment. As illustrated in Fig. 10, a system 100 includes a server device 120 and player terminals 110 that are each operated by players of a battle game. The player terminals 110 and the server device 120 are connected to a network 130 such as the Internet and can communicate with each other. By using the system, a battle game service can be provided to the players who operate the player terminals.
  • The player terminal 110 is a computer capable of executing a game program, is connected to the network 130 via a wireless communication base station or the like, and can perform data communication with the server device 120. Typically, a plurality of player terminals 110 are provided and are operated by individual players.
  • The server device 120 is a server system that includes one or more server devices, storage devices, and other devices. The server device 120 controls battle games according to the embodiments, provides various services for operating the battle games, manages data required for operating the battle games, distributes programs and data required for running the battle games with the player terminals 110, and does other processing.
  • Fig. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the player terminal 110 and the server device 120 according to the embodiment. The player terminal 110 includes a processor 111, a display device 112, an input device 113, a storage device 114, and a communication device 115. Each component is connected by a bus 116. It should be noted that between the bus 116 and each component, an interface may be provided as necessary. In this embodiment, the player terminal 110 is a smart phone. The player terminal 110 may be any terminal as long as the terminal has the above-described configuration, for example, a computer with a contact-type input device, such as a tablet-type computer, a touch pad, or the like, a laptop personal computer, a desktop personal computer, or the like.
  • Similarly, the server device 120 includes a processor 121, a display device 122, an input device 123, a storage device 124, and a communication device 125. Each component is connected by a bus 126. It should be noted that between the bus 126 and each component, an interface may be provided as necessary. In this embodiment, the server device 120 is implemented by a computer.
  • The processors 111 and 121 perform overall operational control of the player terminal 110 and the server device 120, respectively, and are central processing units (CPUs), for example. The processors 111 and 121 may be electronic circuits such as microprocessing units (MPUs). The processors 111 and 121 perform various types of processing by loading and executing programs and data stored in the storage devices 114 and 124.
  • The display devices (displays) 112 and 122 display application screens and the like to the player of the player terminal 110 and the user of the server device 120 under the control of the processors 111 and 121, respectively. The display devices 112 and 122 are preferably liquid crystal displays; however, the display devices 112 and 122 may be organic electro luminescence (EL)-based displays, plasma displays, or the like.
  • The input devices 113 and 123 are user interfaces that receive inputs from users to the player terminal 110 and the server device 120, and are, for example, touch panels, touch pads, keyboards, or mice. In this embodiment, since the player terminal 110 is a smart phone, the player terminal 110 includes a touch panel as the input device 113 and the touch panel functions also as the display device 112, and the display device 112 and the input device 113 are integrated into a single component. The display device 112 and the input device 113 may be separate components disposed at different locations. Since the server device 120 is a computer, it is assumed that the server device 120 includes a keyboard and a mouse as the input devices and includes a liquid crystal display as the display device.
  • The storage devices 114 and 124 each include main memory, buffer memory, and storage, and are storage devices provided in general smart phones and computers, such as storage devices and magnetic storage devices that use volatile memory, such as random-access memory (RAM), and nonvolatile memory, such as flash memory such as embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC), universal flash storage (UFS), or solid state drive (SSD). The storage devices 114 and 124 may include external memory. For example, the storage device 114 may store an application, and the storage device 124 may store a server application. Each application includes a program for executing the application and various kinds of data to be referred to when the program is executed.
  • The communication devices 115 and 125 can transfer data to and from other devices via the network 130 (not illustrated in Fig. 11). For example, the communication devices 115 and 125 perform wireless communication such as mobile communication and wireless LAN to connect to the network 130. By using the communication device 115, the player terminal 110 can communicate with the server device 120 via the network 130. The communication device 115 and 125 may perform wired communication by using Ethernet (registered trademark) cables or other devices.
  • Fig. 12 is an example functional block diagram illustrating the player terminal 110 and the server device 120 according to the embodiment. The player terminal 110 includes a control unit 211, a display unit 212, an input unit 213, a storage unit 214, and a communication unit 215. The server device 120 includes a control unit 221, a display unit 222, an input unit 223, a storage unit 224, and a communication unit 225. In this embodiment, at least one of the processors 111 and 121 executes a program to implement these functions. For example, the program to be executed is a program stored in the storage devices 114 and 124. As described above, since the various functions are implemented by loading a program, part or all of one part (function) may be provided in other parts. These functions may be implemented by hardware by configuring an electronic circuit or other components for implementing part or all of each function.
  • The control unit 211 in the player terminal 110 performs control processing in implementing the functions with an application according to the embodiment. This application may be a dedicated application provided to implement this embodiment or an application used for other purposes, such as a general-purpose browser.
  • The display unit 212 in the player terminal 110 displays screens for an application for controlling the functions of the application, and displays the application screens corresponding to the functions of the application and user operations. When the application is a browser, the application is a browser screen.
  • The input unit 213 in the player terminal 110 receives input from the player of the player terminal 110. In this embodiment, a touch panel that includes the display unit 212 and the input unit 213 is used, and the input unit is implemented by a touch detection function.
  • The storage unit 214 in the player terminal 110 stores and memorizes information necessary for information processing that is implemented by the control unit 211.
  • The communication unit 215 in the player terminal 110 can communicate with the communication unit 225 in the server device 120 via the network 130.
  • The control unit 221 in the server device 120 performs processing to be executed in the server device 120 for an application to be executed in the player terminal 110.
  • The display unit 222 in the server device 120 displays a control screen for the server administrator on the display device 122 as necessary.
  • The input unit 223 in the server device 120 receives user input from a user such as the administrator of the server device 120.
  • The storage unit 224 of the server device 120 stores and memorizes information necessary for information processing that is implemented by the control unit 221.
  • The communication unit 225 in the server device 120 can communicate with the communication unit 225 in the player terminal 110 via the network 130. For example, the control unit 221 receives a player identifier (ID), a password, and the like from the player terminal 110 to authenticate the player, and communicates with the authenticated player terminal 110, and the player of the player terminal 110 can use the service of the battle game provided by the server device 120 as the player corresponding to the player ID.
  • According to the embodiment, a card game can be performed on line by executing the control of the battle game described in the first embodiment by the player terminal 110, and the matching with an opposing player or other players and overall game management are performed by the server device 120, and thereby increasing the player's enjoyability. Although the above examples describe the examples of the game performed via the server device 120, the game may be performed by connecting a plurality of player terminals 110 without the server device 120. Alternatively, the game may be performed by using a single player terminal 110.
  • In the processing or operations described above, in some processing, the processing or operations may be changed freely as long as there is no inconsistency in the processing or operations, for example, the use of data that should not yet be available for use in the processing. The embodiments described above are illustrative examples to describe the invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. The invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the invention.
  • Part or all of the above-described embodiments may be also described as follows, but the embodiments are not limited to the following descriptions.
    • [Appendix 1]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is a game toy that includes first type game items associated with characters and used in round-based battle games for a player and an opposing player, and a play sheet on which the first type game items are to be placed. The play sheet is configured such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed are placeable.
    • [Appendix 2]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in [Appendix 1] in which the play sheet is configured such that, after the first type game items of the player that are placed are collected, the selected first type game items are placeable.
    • [Appendix 3]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in [Appendix 1] or [Appendix 2] in which the play sheet includes, for each player, a first area in which the first type game items are placeable in a state in which the first type game items are not stacked, and a second area in which the first type game items are placeable in a state in which the first type game items are stacked.
    • [Appendix 4]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 3] in which the play sheet is configured such that the first type game items that are placed in the first area are collectable.
    • [Appendix 5]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 4] in which the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item selected from the first type game items that are not placed in the first area is placeable.
    • [Appendix 6]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 5] in which the play sheet is configured such that the selected first type game item that is not placed in the first area is placeable in the second area.
    • [Appendix 7]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 6] in which the player and the opposing player each have a plurality of first type game items, and the play sheet is configured such that, in a first round, a first number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items are selected, and any first type game item selected from the first number of first type game items is placeable, and in second and subsequent rounds, a second number of first type game items selected from the plurality of first type game items, the second number being less than the first number, are selected, and any first type game item selected from the second number of first type game items is placeable.
    • [Appendix 8]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 7] in which each of the first type game items has a first side on which the associated character is identifiable and a second side on which the character is not identifiable, and the play sheet is configured such that the first type game items are placeable in the first area in a state in which the second side are face up.
    • [Appendix 9]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 8] in which the play sheet is configured such that, before or after a first type game item is selected as a target of attack from the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the player attacking the attack target first type game item is placeable in reverse.
    • [Appendix 10]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 9] in which the first type game items include first type game items capable of attacking only the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being close to the first area of the player, and first type game items capable of attacking the first type game items that are placed in the first area of the opposing player, the first area of the opposing player being not close to the first area of the player.
    • [Appendix 11]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 10] in which the first type game items are provided with first information, and the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area is placeable in reverse based on the first information provided to a first type game item that is placed in the second area.
    • [Appendix 12]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 11] in which the first type game items are provided with second information, and the play sheet is configured such that, based on second information provided to an attacking first type game item and second information provided to an attacked first type game item, a winner is determined, and the first type game item of the loser is removable from the first area.
    • [Appendix 13]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 12] in which the play sheet is configured such that the first area includes a plurality of spaces, and one first type game item is placeable in one of the plurality of spaces.
    • [Appendix 14]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 13] in which the play sheet is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no first type game item is placed, a first type game item that is placed in any of spaces is movable to the space in which no first type game item is placed.
    • [Appendix 15]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 14] in which the play sheet is configured such that a first type game item that is placed in the first area of the opposing player and is a target of attack is placeable in reverse.
    • [Appendix 16]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 15] in which the play sheet has a third area in which the first type game items are not placeable but a second type game item is placeable, and the third area is continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player.
    • [Appendix 17]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 16] in which the third area includes a plurality of spaces, and the plurality of spaces include spaces in the area of the player, spaces in the area of the opposing player, and a space that belongs to neither the area of the player nor the area of the opposing player.
    • [Appendix 18]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 17] in which the play sheet is configured such that, for each player, only a single third type game item associated with a character and having a first side on which the character is identifiable and a second side on which the character is not identifiable is placeable.
    • [Appendix 19]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 18] in which the play sheet is configured such that the third type game item is placeable in a state in which the second side is face up.
    • [Appendix 20]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 19] in which the first type game items and the third type game items are provided with third information, and the play sheet is configured such that a second type game item is movable based on the third information provided to the first type game items that are placed and the third information provided to the third type game items.
    • [Appendix 21]
  • A game toy according to an embodiment of the invention is the game toy described in any one of [Appendix 1] to [Appendix 20] in which the play sheet is configured such that the second type game item is movable based on the difference between the total of the third information provided to the first type game item and the third information provided to the third type game item that are placed in the area of the player and the total of the third information provided to the first type game item and the third information provided to the third type game item that are placed in the area of the opposing player.
    • [Appendix 22]
  • A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program according to an embodiment of the invention is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes one or more computers to function as a display unit configured to display first type game items associated with characters and used in a round-based battle game for a player and an opposing player and a play sheet on which the first type game items are to be placed, and a control unit configured to control the game. The play sheet is controlled such that, in each round, first type game items of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items selected from the collected first type game items of the player and first type game items of the player that are not placed are placeable.
  • Although the preferred embodiments have been described in the above description, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the technical concept.

Claims (22)

  1. A game toy configured to be executed by a system (100) as a battle game, the game toy comprising:
    first type game items (2) associated with characters and used in round-based battle games for a player and an opposing player; and
    a play sheet (4) on which the first type game items (2) are to be placed,
    wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that, in each round, first type game items (2) of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items (2) selected from the collected first type game items (2) of the player and first type game items (2) of the player that are not placed are placeable.
  2. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that, after the first type game items (2) of the player that are placed are collected, the selected first type game items (2) are placeable.
  3. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein the play sheet (4) includes, for each player, a first area (41) in which the first type game items (2) are placeable in a state in which the first type game items (2) are not stacked, and a second area (44) in which the first type game items (2) are placeable in a state in which the first type game items (2) are stacked.
  4. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that the first type game items (2) that are placed in the first area (41) are collectable.
  5. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that a first type game item (2) selected from the first type game items (2) that are not placed in the first area (41) is placeable.
  6. The game toy according to Claim 5, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that the selected first type game item (2) that is not placed in the first area (41) is placeable in the second area (44).
  7. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein:
    the player and the opposing player each have a plurality of first type game items (2), and
    the play sheet (4) is configured such that, in a first round, a first number of first type game items (2) selected from the plurality of first type game items (2) are selected, and any first type game item (2) selected from the first number of first type game items (2) is placeable, and in second and subsequent rounds, a second number of first type game items (2) selected from the plurality of first type game items (2), the second number being less than the first number, are selected, and any first type game item (2) selected from the second number of first type game items (2) is placeable.
  8. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein:
    each of the first type game items (2) has a first side on which the associated character is identifiable and a second side on which the character is not identifiable, and
    the play sheet (4) is configured such that the first type game items (2) are placeable in the first area (41) in a state in which the second side are face up.
  9. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that, before or after a first type game item (2) is selected as a target of attack from the first type game items (2) that are placed in the first area (41) of the opposing player, a first type game item (10) that is placed in the first area (41) of the player attacking the attack target first type game item (2) is placeable in reverse.
  10. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein the first type game items (2) include first type game items (10) capable of attacking only the first type game items (2) that are placed in the first area (41) of the opposing player, the first area (41) of the opposing player being close to the first area (41) of the player, and first type game items (10) capable of attacking the first type game items (2) that are placed in the first area (41) of the opposing player, the first area (41) of the opposing player being not close to the first area (41) of the player.
  11. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein:
    the first type game items (2) are provided with first information, and
    the play sheet (4) is configured such that a first type game item (2) that is placed in the first area (41) is placeable in reverse based on the first information provided to a first type game item (2) that is placed in the second area (44).
  12. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein
    the first type game items (2) are provided with second information, and
    the play sheet (4) is configured such that, based on second information provided to an attacking first type game item (10) and second information provided to an attacked first type game item (10), a winner is determined, and the first type game item (10) of the loser is removable from the first area (41).
  13. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that the first area (41) includes a plurality of spaces, and one first type game item (2) is placeable in one of the plurality of spaces.
  14. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that, under a condition that there is a space in which no first type game item (2) is placed, a first type game item (2) that is placed in any of spaces is movable to the space in which no first type game item (2) is placed.
  15. The game toy according to any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that a first type game item (2) that is placed in the first area (41) of the opposing player and is a target of attack is placeable in reverse.
  16. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein
    the play sheet (4) has a third area (43) in which the first type game items (2) are not placeable but a second type game item (3) is placeable, and
    the third area (43) is continuous from an area of the player to an area of the opposing player.
  17. The game toy according to Claim 16, wherein
    the third area (43) includes a plurality of spaces (1-5), and
    the plurality of spaces (1-5) include spaces (1-5) in the area of the player, spaces (1-5) in the area of the opposing player, and a space (0) that belongs to neither the area of the player nor the area of the opposing player.
  18. The game toy according to Claim 1, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that, for each player, only a single third type game item associated with a character and (20) having a first side on which the character is identifiable and a second side on which the character is not identifiable is placeable.
  19. The game toy according to Claim 18, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that the third type game item (20) is placeable in a state in which the second side is face up.
  20. The game toy according to Claim 18, wherein
    the first type game items (10) and the third type game items (20) are provided with third information, and
    the play sheet (4) is configured such that a second type game item (3) is movable based on the third information provided to the first type game items (10) that are placed and the third information provided to the third type game items (20).
  21. The game toy according to Claim 20, wherein the play sheet (4) is configured such that the second type game item (3) is movable based on the difference between the total of the third information provided to the first type game item (10) and the third information provided to the third type game item (20) that are placed in the area of the player and the total of the third information provided to the first type game item (10) and the third information provided to the third type game item (20) that are placed in the area of the opposing player.
  22. A system (100) comprises a player terminal (110) and a server device (120) operated by the players of a battle game, the player terminal (110) and the server (120) connected to a network (130),
    the player terminal (110) being a computer capable of executing a game program connected to the network (130) via a wireless communication base station and configured to perform data communication with the server device (120), the player terminal (110) comprising a control unit (211), a display unit (212), an input unit (213), a storage unit (214) and a communication unit (215),
    the server (120) being configured to control battle games according to the embodiments, provides various services for operating the battle games, manages data required for operating the battle games, distributes programs and data required for running the battle games with the player terminals (110) and does other processing,
    wherein:
    the display unit (212) is configured to display first type game items (2) associated with characters and used in a round-based battle game for a player and an opposing player and a play sheet (4) on which the first type game items (2) are to be placed; and
    the control unit (211) is configured to control the game, wherein
    the play sheet (4) is controlled such that, in each round, first type game items (2) of the player that are placed are collectable and first type game items (2) selected from the collected first type game items (2) of the player and first type game items (2) of the player that are not placed are placeable.
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