JP2000079279A - Card for game and recording medium recording program for game - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make reliability, degree of satisfaction, game characteristics, etc., better than those of the conventional cards for games, such as scratch cards, with which hits and blanks are determined from the beginning when the shielding layer is removed and to make a cost lower than the cost of the conventional cards for which block copies are heretofore newly formed every time when the hit probability is changed. SOLUTION: This scratch card 1 is formed by printing the front surface 2a of an unseeable-through card material 2 with game information consisting of designs or characters and shielding the game information with unseeable-through shielding layers 4 and determines the hits and blanks in accordance with the game information appearing when the shielding layers 4 are removed. The scratch card 1 described above comprises the card groups printed with the hit patterns 3a of the same number of pieces and the blank patterns 3b of the same number of pieces in different arrangements. The hits are determined according to the number of pieces of the hit patterns 3a appearing when the shielding layers 4 of the assigned number are removed. The game using the scratch card 1 described above is otherwise virtually executed on the screen of a display connected to a computer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game card such as a scratch card for determining a hit or a miss based on game information which is obtained by shaving a shielding layer with coins or the like, or a computer using a game using a scratch card. The present invention belongs to the technical field of a recording medium that stores a game program to be virtually executed on a screen connected to a computer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in this kind of game card, game information including a design or a character is printed on the surface of a non-transparent card material such as a scratch card used as a sales promotion item of a fast food restaurant. In some cases, game information is shielded by a non-transparent shielding layer, and the hitting / missing is determined based on the game information appearing after removing the shielding layer.

[0003]

However, most of the conventional scratch cards have a hit / miss (grade of hit) determined before the removal of the shielding layer, so that the reliability and satisfaction of the game can be improved. The actual condition was lacking in degree and fun. Also, it is known that the game property of a scratch card is secured by printing game information in a different arrangement, so that it takes enormous effort and cost to create a composition. Since the probability cannot be adjusted, it is necessary to create a new copy every time the hit probability is changed. As a result, the cost of the scratch card has been increased.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has been made on a surface of a non-transparent card material by using a pattern or a character. A game card that prints the game information and shields the game information with a non-transparent shielding layer, and determines a hit or a miss based on the game information that appears when the shielding layer is removed. Consists of a group of cards in which the same number of hit information and the same number of out-of-touch information are printed in different arrangements, and the specified number of hit layers is removed to determine the hit according to the number of hit information that appears. It is characterized by the following. In other words, there is a possibility of hitting all the cards and the probability of hitting is the same, so that the reliability and satisfaction are higher than the conventional one in which the hitting / falling is determined before the removal of the shielding layer. It is possible to improve the game quality without increasing the degree. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a hit grade is determined according to the number of hit information. That is to say,
Since the winning class can be determined, it is possible to easily set a prize according to the winning probability. The hit probability is adjusted according to the setting of the number of removal of the shielding layers. In other words, even if the number of hit information and out-of-touch information is fixed, the hit probability can be adjusted according to the setting of the number of removals of the shielding layer. As a result, the card unit price can be reduced as compared with the related art in which a composition is newly created every time the hit probability is changed. Further, in a recording medium on which a game program is recorded,
A means for displaying a preset number of shielding characters on the screen in a predetermined arrangement in the game program; a means for randomly associating a preset number of hit characters and missed characters with each shielding character; Means for displaying a corresponding hit character or a missed character in place of the shielding character specified by the device; and a method for displaying a hit character according to the number of hit characters displayed when the number of times the specified shielding character reaches a preset number. And a means for displaying the determined hit rating on a screen. In other words, since the game using the scratch card is executed virtually on the screen connected to the computer, it is not necessary to create a huge number of compositions as in the past, and it is also possible to judge the hit grade It can be simplified. Also,
A feature is provided in which means for changing the number of occluded characters in advance is provided. In other words, the hit probability and the like can be adjusted based on the change in the number of occluded characters, so that the versatility can be increased for various events having different hit probabilities. In addition, a means for changing the number of hit characters or missed characters in advance is provided. That is, the hit probability and the like can be adjusted based on the change in the number of hit characters or missed characters, so that the versatility can be increased for various events having different hit probabilities. Further, a means for changing the designated number of the shielding characters in advance is provided. That is, since the hit probability and the like can be adjusted based on the change in the designated number of times of the occlusion character, the versatility can be increased for various events having different hit probabilities. Further, there is provided a means for changing a hit grade according to the number of hit characters in advance. In other words, the winning class can be adjusted according to the type and the number of prizes, so that the versatility can be increased for various events.

[0005]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a scratch card which is a kind of game card, and the scratch card 1 is a surface 2a of a card material 2 which cannot be seen through.
In addition, a plurality of game information 3 consisting of symbols or characters are printed, and each game information 3 is shielded by a shielding layer 4 which cannot be seen through and can be easily scraped off with a coin or the like,
The hit / miss is determined based on the game information 3 appearing after the removal of the shielding layer 4, and these basic configurations are all conventional.

The game information 3 comprises a predetermined number a (eg, 7) of hit symbols 3a and a predetermined number b (eg, 29) of off symbols 3b.
The game information display columns 5 in columns (for example, 6 rows and 6 columns) are randomly arranged. That is, a scratch card group in which the same number of the hit symbols 3a and the same number of the off symbols 3b are printed in different arrangements, and the number of the hit symbols 3a appearing after the specified number c of the shielding layers 4 are removed. Since the game rules are determined so as to determine the hit according to the situation, not all the scratch cards 1 may be hit, but the hit probability is the same. As a result, the shielding layer 4 is removed. It is possible to improve the reliability, the degree of satisfaction, the game quality, etc., as compared with the conventional one in which the hit / miss is determined before the game is performed.

In addition, when the game is played as prescribed, the number of combinations of the hit symbols 3a appearing is (a + 1), and it is possible to determine the winning class according to the number of hits. ing. And in this embodiment,
Grade information such as prizes corresponding to the number of hits can be printed in a grade display field 6 secured on the front surface 2a of the card material 2. The grade information can be displayed on a separate sheet, or the game information 3 can be displayed. If printing is performed in a separate process, the versatility of the scratch card 1 can be improved.

Next, based on the setting of the designated removal number c,
The adjustment of the hit probability will be described. Well, as mentioned above,
The number of hit symbols 3a is a, the number of miss symbols 3b is b, finger
When the constant removal number is c, the number (a to 0)
The probability of occurrence is obtained by the following equation. However,_nC_rIs n
This shows the number of combinations when r is taken from r. 1) When a = c a probability of hitting a number:_aC_a/_{a + b}C_c  (A-1) Hit probability: (_aC_a-1×_bC₁) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-2) Hit probability: (_aC_a-2×_bC₂) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  2) In the case of a <c Probability of hitting a: (_aC_a×_bC_ca) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-1) Hit probability: (_aC_a-1×_bC_{c- (a-1)}) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-2) Hit probability: (_aC_a-2×_bC_{c- (a-2)}) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  3) When a> c, the probability of c hits:_aC_c/_{a + b}C_c  (C-1) Probability of hit: (_aC_c-1×_bC₁) /_{a + b}C_c  (C-2) Hit probability: (_aC_c-2×_bC₂) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  That is, the number a of the hit symbols 3a and the number of the off symbols 3b
Even if b is fixed, based on the change in the designated removal number c
Since the probability can be adjusted freely,
Versatile Scratches Available for Various Events
Card 1 can be provided, and the hit probability is
Since there is no need to create a new composition every time a change is made,
The unit price of the clutch card 1 can be reduced.
ing. By the way, the number of the hit symbols 3a is 7,
If the number of 3b is 29 and the designated removal number is 7,
The probability that the number (7 to 0) appears is as follows. Probability of 7 hits:₇C₇/₃₆C₇= 1 / 8,347,680 Probability of hitting 6: (₇C₆×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 203 / 8,347,680 5 hits :(₇C₅×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 8,526 / 8,347,680 4 hits: (₇C₄×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 127,890 / 8,347,680 Probability of three hits :(₇C₃×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 831,285 / 8,347,680 Probability of two hits: (₇C₂×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 2,493,855 / 8,347,680 One hit probability: (₇C₁×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 3,325,140 / 8,347,680 0 hit probability:₂₉C₇/₃₆C₇= 1,560,780 / 8,347,680

Reference numeral 7 denotes a number-of-removed-display column secured on the front surface 2a of the card material 2. In the number-of-removed-number display column 7, for example, "Please remove only seven of the 36 silver parts. ., Etc., is printed to specify the number of removals c. If the number of removals c is displayed on a separate sheet or printed in a separate process from the game information 3, the general-purpose scratch card 1 can be used. The ability to enhance the nature. 8 is, for example, “CHALLENGE CA
The title display field where titles such as "RD" are printed, 9 is a note display field where notes such as "Please note that if there are any scratches besides 7 are invalid," etc. Reference numeral 10 denotes an authentication display field on which a date stamp, a shop mark, and the like are stamped.

In the structure as described above, the game information 3 composed of a design or a character is printed on the surface 2a of the card material 2 which cannot be seen, and the game information 3 is shielded by the shielding layer 4 which cannot be seen. In the scratch card 1 which determines the hit / miss based on the game information 3 appearing after removing the shielding layer 4, the scratch cards 1 are arranged in the same number of the hit symbols 3a and the same number of the miss symbols 3b in a different arrangement. It is made up of a group of printed cards, and a specified number of shielding layers 4 are removed to determine the hit according to the number of hit symbols 3a that appear, so that all scratch cards 1 may hit. Instead, the hit probability is the same, and as a result, the reliability, satisfaction, game performance, etc. are improved as compared with the conventional one in which the hit / off is determined before the shielding layer 4 is removed. Rukoto can.

[0011] Further, since the class of the hit is determined according to the number of the hit symbols 3a, it is possible to easily set a prize according to the hit probability, and as a result, there are only two types of hits and misses. As a result, the game characteristics can be improved.

Further, since the numbers of the hit symbols 3a and the off symbols 3b are fixed and the hit probability is adjusted in accordance with the setting of the number of removed shielding layers 4, the versatility that can be used in various events having different hit probabilities is provided. As a result, each time the hit probability is changed, the card unit price can be reduced as compared with the conventional case where a composition is newly created.

The present invention is, of course, not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be practiced with a game card other than a scratch card (a card in which game information is shielded with an adhesive seal). No.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 11 denotes a computer such as a personal computer or a home game machine, and the computer 11 has a compact disk (C
A recording / reading device 12 (CD-ROM drive, FD drive, etc.) capable of reading a program recorded on a recording medium such as a D-ROM) or a floppy disk (FD); a display 13 capable of displaying a predetermined resolution; Touch panel 1 provided on 13 screens in a superposed state
4. An audio output device 15 for outputting audio is connected. That is, a game program for virtually executing the game using the scratch card on the screen of the display 13 connected to the computer 11 is recorded on the recording medium. The game routine, the interrupt routine, and the setting routine will be described based on the flowchart.

The "game routine" includes a means for displaying a predetermined number s (= a + b) of shielding characters 16 on the screen in an array of n rows and m columns (for example, 6 rows and 6 columns). Means for randomly associating the hit characters 17 and the off-going characters 18 with the numbers a and b (for example, 7 and 29) with the respective shielding characters 16;
Means for displaying the corresponding hit character 17 or missed character 18 in place of the shield character 16 designated in step 4; and a display of the hit character 1 when the number of times the shield character 16 is specified reaches a preset number c.
There are provided means for determining a winning class according to the number of the six and a means for displaying the determined winning class on a screen, and a specific processing procedure will be described later.

The "interrupt routine" is executed when a predetermined condition is satisfied during execution of the "game routine". For example, when two or more of the four corners of the touch panel 14 are touched simultaneously, the "interrupt routine" is executed. Interrupt Routine "
Are set in advance. In the "interrupt routine", a plurality of operation buttons 19, 20, and 21 respectively named "End", "Cancel", and "Setting" are displayed on the screen in a window, and the touch operation of each operation button is determined. But here,
When the "end" button 19 is operated, the "game routine" is ended. When the "cancel" button 20 is operated, the process returns to the "game routine" as it is. When operated, a "setting routine" is executed.

In the "setting routine", the shielding character
Button group 22 for selecting the number s of
Button group 23 for selecting the number a of
Buttons 24 for selecting the designated number c of data 16, number of hits
Button group 25 for selecting a hit class for each, setting is completed
"Exit" button 26, "Cancel"
Button 27 and the like, and
Switch operation is determined. Here, each setting
After selecting any numerical value from the button group of the item, "End"
When the button 26 is operated, the “game routine” is started.
This time, each setting parameter of the setting file to be read when
Can be rewritten according to the setting contents of.
Then, the number s (= a + b) of the shielding characters 16
Number of characters 17 and designation of occluded characters 16
When the setting of the number of times c is changed, the hit probability changes as follows.
Will be transformed. However,_nC_rIs a field that takes n to r
Indicates the number of combinations. 1) When a = c a probability of hitting a number:_aC_a/_{a + b}C_c  (A-1) Hit probability: (_aC_a-1×_bC₁) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-2) Hit probability: (_aC_a-2×_bC₂) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  2) In the case of a <c Probability of hitting a: (_aC_a×_bC_ca) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-1) Hit probability: (_aC_a-1×_bC_{c- (a-1)}) /_{a + b}C_c  (A-2) Hit probability: (_aC_a-2×_bC_{c- (a-2)}) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  3) When a> c, the probability of c hits:_aC_c/_{a + b}C_c  (C-1) Probability of hit: (_aC_c-1×_bC₁) /_{a + b}C_c  (C-2) Hit probability: (_aC_c-2×_bC₂) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of two hits: (_aC₂×_bC_c-2) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of one hit: (_aC₁×_bC_c-1) /_{a + b}C_c  Probability of hitting 0:_bC_c/_{a + b}C_c  That is, the hit probability is freely adjusted based on each of the settings.
In various events with different hit probabilities
Providing versatile game programs that can be used
You can do it. By the way, shield character
The number s of characters 16 is 36, and the number a of hit characters 17 is 36
7. The number b of the missed characters 18 is 29, the shielding character
Assuming that the designated number c of the data 16 is 7, the number (7 to
The probability of occurrence of 0) is as follows. Probability of 7 hits:₇C₇/₃₆C₇= 1 / 8,347,680 Probability of hitting 6: (₇C₆×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 203 / 8,347,680 5 hits :(₇C₅×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 8,526 / 8,347,680 4 hits: (₇C₄×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 127,890 / 8,347,680 Probability of three hits :(₇C₃×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 831,285 / 8,347,680 Probability of two hits: (₇C₂×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 2,493,855 / 8,347,680 One hit probability: (₇C₁×₂₉C₁) /₃₆C₇= 3,325,140 / 8,347,680 0 hit probability:₂₉C₇/₃₆C₇= 1,560,780 / 8,347,680

In the "game routine", first, after reading various setting parameters from the setting file, various variables and flags are initialized, and among the hit flags prepared for each shielding character 16, Then, a hit flag for the set number a, which is randomly determined based on the obtained random numbers, is set. After the hit flag is set, the subroutines “game display”, “description display”, and “grade display” are executed.
The “game display” refers to the designated flag prepared for each shielded character 16 and the hit flag. If the designated flag is in a reset state, the game display area 13
When the shielded character 16 is displayed at the corresponding position of a, while the designated flag is set and the hit flag is set, the hit character 17 is displayed at the corresponding position of the game display area 13a, and the designated character is displayed. When the flag is set and the hit flag is reset, the character 18 is displayed at a position corresponding to the game display area 13a. In the "description display", a description (changed according to the setting parameter) such as "Please touch only seven out of 36 ●" is displayed in the description display area 13b. Is displayed in the grade display area 13c, for example, "7 per 1st... 6 per second,.
3 etc .: 5 per unit, 4 etc .: 4 per unit, 5 etc .: 3 per unit, 6
This is a display routine for displaying a hit class (change according to a setting parameter) such as "2 per contact, 7 per ... 1 per contact".

In the screen display state, a touch operation on the touch panel 14 is determined. If the determination is YES and the operation position is valid, the designated flag of the shielded character 16 touched is set and , The designated number variable d is incremented (d ← d + 1). When the designated number variable d matches the set designated number c described above, it is determined how many hit characters are set in the shielding characters 16 in which the designated flag is set. At the same time, the hit class corresponding to the number of hits is determined, and thereafter, the “fixed game display”
"End explanation display", "fixed grade display" and "voice output" are executed. Then, the “confirmed game display” indicates that among the unspecified shield characters 16, the shield character 16 for which the hit flag is set
Is displayed to clearly indicate "End description"
Displays a "next game" button 28 instead of the description,
In addition, "confirmed grade display" is,
A display is displayed to clearly indicate the confirmed grade,
The "voice output" outputs the determined grade as a voice message.

In the configuration described above, the game program recorded on the storage medium readable by the computer 11 comprises a predetermined number s (= a + b) of shielding characters 16 in n rows and m columns (for example, Means for displaying on the screen in an array of (6 rows and 6 columns), and preset numbers a and b
Means for randomly matching the hit character 17 and the miss character 18 (for example, 7 and 29) to each shield character 16 and displaying the corresponding hit character 17 or the miss character 18 instead of the shield character 16 specified on the touch panel 14 Means for determining when the specified number of shielding characters 16 has reached a preset number c, a means for determining a hit class according to the number of displayed hit characters 16, and displaying the determined hit class on a screen. Display means, a game using the scratch card can be virtually executed on the screen of the display 13 connected to the computer 11, and as a result, a huge number of versions Not only is there no need to create the lower part, but the determination of the winning class can be simplified.

In addition, since the hit grade is determined according to the number a of the hit characters 17, it is possible to easily set a prize according to the hit probability, and as a result, there are only two types of hits and misses. , Game characteristics can be improved.

Also, the number s (= a) of the shielding characters 16
+ B), since the hit probability can be adjusted based on the settings of the number of hit characters 17 and the designated number of times c of the occluded character 16, the versatility can be used in various events having different hit probabilities. it can.

Further, since the hit grade according to the number of the hit characters 17 can be arbitrarily changed according to the type and the number of the prizes, the versatility which can be used in various events can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an unused scratch card.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a scratch card from which all shielding layers have been removed.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a scratch card from which a specified number of shielding layers have been removed.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the scratch card.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of a “game routine”.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of an “interrupt routine”.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure of a “setting routine”.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a screen in a game initial state.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the same state during a game.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the same showing a hit determination.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the same showing an interrupt screen.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the same showing a setting screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scratch card 2 Card material 3 Game information 3a Per symbol 3b Missing symbol 4 Shielding layer 5 Game information display column 6 Grade display column 7 Removed number display column 8 Title display column 9 Notes display column 10 Authentication display column 11 Computer 13 Display 14 Touch panel 16 Shielding character 17 Hit character 18 Missing character

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A game information comprising a pattern or a character is printed on the surface of a card material which cannot be seen through, and the game information is shielded by a shielding layer which cannot be seen through, and the game information is displayed based on the game information which appears after removing the shielding layer. A game card for determining a hit or a miss, wherein the game card is composed of a card group in which the same number of hit information and the same number of miss information are printed in different arrangements, and a specified number of shielding layers A game card characterized in that a hit is determined in accordance with the number of hit information that appears after removing a hit. 2. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the class of the hit is determined according to the number of hit information. 3. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the hit probability is adjusted according to the setting of the number of removed shielding layers. 4. A recording medium on which a game program is recorded, a means for displaying a predetermined number of shielded characters on the screen in a predetermined arrangement in the game program, and a predetermined number of hit characters and Means for randomly matching a missing character to each shielding character; means for displaying a corresponding hit character or missing character in place of the shielding character specified by the input device; Recording a game program, comprising: means for determining a hit grade according to the number of hit characters displayed when the character is reached; and means for displaying the determined hit grade on a screen. Medium. 5. The recording medium according to claim 4, further comprising means for changing the number of shielded characters in advance. 6. The recording medium according to claim 4, further comprising means for changing the number of hit characters or missed characters in advance. 7. The recording medium according to claim 4, further comprising means for changing a designated number of the shielding characters in advance. 8. The recording medium according to claim 4, further comprising means for changing a hit grade according to the number of hit characters in advance.