JP2004313362A - Game apparatus, game control program, and recording medium with its program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game apparatus and a game control program for proposing a new card game and performing the game. <P>SOLUTION: Card information concerned with at least two kinds of cards consisting of a player card 37 where a player identifier is expressed and a point card 38 where a prescribed game point is expressed is defined. The game is progressed by making a plurality of players select respectively two cards alternately from among a plurality of cards arranged on a game screen. Winning or losing of the game is decided by the total of the game points decided by the combination of the selected two cards. In this case, a player to be the object of giving the game point is not a player who operated it, but a player shown by the selected player card. That is, a score processing means 45 decides the object of giving the point by referring to information in the player card 37. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a game device capable of playing a card game on a computer screen, a game control program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Many game software or game devices that allow a card game to be played on a computer screen are conventionally known.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Many of the above-mentioned game software and game devices are simply computer games that are games that have been played using cards that can actually be held, such as paper cards or plastic cards. Therefore, it can be said that the common sense of the card game before being computerized is inherited as it is.
[0004]
However, when providing a card game as a computer game, it is not always necessary to take over the common sense of card games such as paper. An object of the present invention is to propose a new card game suitable for realization as a computer game, and to provide a game device and a game control program for executing the game.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The game apparatus of the present invention is a card game game apparatus, and includes card information storage means, arrangement information generation means, game screen generation means, cursor detection means, selection input reception means, and score processing means described below. It is characterized by.
[0006]
The card information storage means is means for storing at least two types of card information: player card information including data of a player identifier given to each player, and point card information including data of predetermined game points.
[0007]
The arrangement information generating means is means for generating card arrangement information in which a plurality of card information stored in the card information storage means and information on a plurality of arrangement positions defined on the game screen are associated with each other.
[0008]
The game screen generation means is means for generating a game screen in which a plurality of cards are arranged at a plurality of arrangement positions based on the card arrangement information generated by the arrangement information generation means.
[0009]
The cursor detection means is means for detecting that the cursor is placed on a card arranged on the game screen based on a cursor operation signal input from the player.
[0010]
The selection input receiving means detects that the player has performed a predetermined selection operation on the card whose cursor has been detected by the cursor detection means, and displays card information relating to the card on which the selection operation has been performed. It is means for storing as selected card information.
[0011]
The score processing means is means for determining an acquisition point of each player based on a plurality of selection card information stored by the selection input receiving means. The scoring means includes a player identifier included in the player card information when one of the card information stored as the selected card information is player card information and the other card information is point card information. And the game point data included in the point card information are acquired, and the player's acquisition points specified by the player identifier are determined based on the points indicated by the acquired data.
[0012]
If a new concept of a player card is introduced and various card information including player card information is processed by the above-described means, a card game in which a scoring target player is replaced according to the selected card can be realized.
[0013]
The cursor detection means determines the influence on the score received by the player who has input the cursor operation signal when the selection operation is performed on the card on which the cursor is placed, and the player directly touches according to the determination result. It is preferable to send a vibration control signal for vibrating the operating device to the operating device. Thus, the player can predict the result before completing the selection operation, and can advantageously advance the game.
[0014]
The game control program of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to function as the card information storage means, the arrangement information generation means, the game screen generation means, the cursor detection means, the selection input reception means, and the score processing means.
[0015]
This program can be provided by being recorded on an information recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD, a memory card, a game cassette, and the like, and the computer is incorporated into a general-purpose computer such as a home game device, a personal computer, or the like. It can function as the game apparatus of the present invention.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a game device, a game control program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of a system composed of a game device and its peripheral devices, and shows how two players are playing a card game using the system.
[0017]
In the figure, a game apparatus 1 is a home game machine in which a game control program for a card game is incorporated. The game control program is provided by a recording medium such as a DVD. A consumer game device functions as a card game device by reading a game control program from a DVD set on a disc tray (not shown).
[0018]
Game device 1 is connected to display output device 2 by a cable (not shown). The display output device 2 is a home television provided with a display for displaying a game screen and a speaker for outputting game sounds.
[0019]
Further, the game apparatus 1 is connected to an input device for inputting a control signal for the player to control the game, that is, a controller 3. The controller 3 includes a direction instruction button 4 and some other operation buttons 5. The direction indicating button 4 is configured so that different operation signals are generated when the upper, left, lower, and right portions are pressed, and the cursor frame 6 displayed on the game screen can be moved. Used. Further, the other operation buttons 5 are also configured to generate different operation signals when pressed, and one of the buttons is used for selecting a card on which the cursor frame 6 is aligned. In addition, the controller 3 includes a mechanism such as a motor that vibrates the controller main body when a predetermined vibration control signal is received from the game apparatus 1.
[0020]
The card game realized by the game apparatus 1 uses three types of cards: player cards, point cards, and item cards. 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating these cards.
[0021]
The player card is a card in which an identifier for identifying the player is shown as a front side symbol. For example, when numbers are given to each player at the start of the game, such as the first player and the second player, the player card number is as shown in FIG. A symbol displaying can be considered.
[0022]
The point card is a card on which a predetermined game point is shown as a front side symbol. For example, FIG. 2B illustrates an example of a point card in which points are represented by upward arrows, deduction points are represented by downward arrows, and point values to be added or subtracted are indicated in the arrows.
[0023]
An item card is a card that represents a special item that affects the outcome of the game, such as scoring. The design of the item card only needs to understand the meaning of the item. For example, in the card game described below, there are three types of item cards. FIG.2 (c) is the figure which showed the design of those item cards, but the item which the acquired point is multiplied by -1 in order from the left, the item which the acquired point is doubled, predetermined conditions This represents an item for sending a vibration control signal to the controller when is established.
[0024]
Here, one feature of the card game is that a player card having a player identifier is used for the game. There is no card with a player identifier in a conventionally known playing card card or a trading card that is popular in recent years. Therefore, in a known card game, a card that uses a player card is used. There is no game.
[0025]
This is thought to be because the concept of player cards is not familiar with paper cards or plastic cards. A player card is a card that depends on the number of players in the game. Therefore, except for the case where the number of players is fixed according to the rules of the game and the required number of player cards is determined in advance, there may be a problem of excessive or insufficient player cards. For example, there is a possibility that a game cannot be played because there are not enough player cards, or there are players cards that are left unused.
[0026]
However, in the case of a card game played on a computer screen, player card information for the required number of players can be generated by the computer at the start of the game. That is, when limited to card games as computer games, there is no particular problem in incorporating the concept of player cards into card games. In other words, the card game realized by the game device and the game control program of the present embodiment is not a computerized game that can be played using cards such as paper, but is proposed for a computer game. It can be called a card game.
[0027]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a game screen of the card game. As shown in the figure, a plurality of cards 8 are arranged and arranged in the center of the game screen, and the total points 9 acquired by each player are displayed together with the player identifier 10 in the lower left and lower right of the game screen.
[0028]
The card 8 arranged on the game screen is an arbitrary card selected by the game control program from the player card, point card, and item card shown in FIG. Further, the arrangement position of each card is randomly determined by the game control program. There may be a case where two or more of the same cards are included in the arranged cards.
[0029]
At the start of the game, all the cards are displayed in a state where the contents are not known (in a face down state). The game proceeds by each player selecting two cards alternately and acquiring points determined by the combination of the two selected cards. The winning or losing of the game is determined by the total number of points obtained by each player performing an operation of selecting two cards a predetermined number of times.
[0030]
The card is selected according to the following procedure. First, the player operates the direction indication button 4 of the controller to move the cursor frame 6 displayed on the screen, and performs cursor alignment to a desired card. Thereafter, when the player presses a predetermined selection button, the card 12 with the cursor frame 6 is selected. When the selection button is pressed, the front side of the selected card 12 is displayed. FIG. 3 shows a state where the card 13 is selected as the first card and the cursor frame is aligned with the card 12 in order to select the second card.
[0031]
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a selected combination of cards and game points. In this game, when the selected combination of two cards is a combination of a player card and a point card, the points indicated on the point card are awarded to the player indicated on the player card.
[0032]
For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the player card 14 indicating the first player and the point card 15 meaning 2 point addition are selected, the first player acquires 2 points. This means that the first player gains 2 points regardless of whether the player who selected those cards is the first player or the second player.
[0033]
Also, as shown in FIG. 4B, when a point card 16 meaning 2 point deduction and a player card 14 indicating the first player are selected, who is the player who has selected that card? Regardless, the first player is deducted by 2 points.
[0034]
If the combination of the two selected cards is two item cards, as shown in FIG. 4C, if the items indicated by the two item cards 18 and 19 are the same, the item card is selected. The item indicated by the item card is given to the player who has played. Hand-held items held by each player are displayed together with total points or the like on the right or left side of the screen (not shown). The player can use the acquired item when his / her operation order has come. The item is used by selecting an item mark on the screen before selecting a card.
[0035]
For example, as shown in FIG. 4D, when an item 20 having double points is used and a player card 14 indicating the first player and a point card 15 meaning 2 points are selected, 1 Four points, which are twice the points indicated by the point card 15, are added to the second player. On the other hand, even if the same combination of cards is selected, as shown in FIG. 4E, if the item used is an item 21 that is a point (-1) times larger, Points that are (-1) times the point 2 indicated by the point card 15 are added. That is, the first player is deducted by 2 points.
[0036]
The vibration notification item is an item that provides a function of sending a vibration control signal to the controller when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, when the combination of the first card selected by the player and the second card with the cursor placed is an unfavorable combination for the player performing the operation, vibration control is performed on the controller. Send a signal to vibrate the controller. For example, the first player uses the vibration notification item 22 as shown in FIG. 4 (f) to select the player card 14 indicating himself, and then moves the cursor to the point card 16 which means 2 points deduction. When the two are combined, the controller of the first player vibrates.
[0037]
Whether it is disadvantageous for the player who performs the operation is determined by a combination of two cards to be selected. The item used does not affect the determination result. For example, as shown in FIG. 4G, when the first player uses two items of the item 21 of the point (−1) times and the vibration notification item 22, the combination of cards to be selected. If the player card 14 and the point card 16 are combined, the first player can obtain 2 points. Even in such a case, the game device determines whether or not to vibrate the controller according to the selected combination of cards, so that the controller of the first player vibrates. With such a specification, the player can enjoy the pleasure of thinking about the next hand while combining his / her own determination in consideration of the item used with the determination of the advantage / disadvantage made by the game device. However, the game device may make a determination in consideration of the items used to reduce the burden on the player.
[0038]
In the case of a combination other than the above, that is, a combination of two player cards, two point cards, an item card and a player card, an item card and a point card, or a combination of two item cards indicating different items, what effect Does not occur.
[0039]
Hereinafter, specific means for realizing the card game will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game apparatus 1. The game apparatus 1 includes at least a CPU 23, a memory 24, an input / output control unit 26, an operating device control unit 27, a display output control unit 28, a sound output control unit 29, and a system bus 30 for connecting them. Furthermore, you may provide the communication control part 31 which controls the connection with a network.
[0040]
The input / output control unit 26 controls reading of data from recording media such as a CD-ROM, DVD 32, memory card, game cassette 33, and hard disk 34, and writing of data to those recording media. The operation device control unit 27 controls operation input from the controller 3 connected to the game apparatus 1 and transmission of a vibration control signal to the controller 3. The input received from the controller 3 is transmitted to the CPU 23 via the system bus 30. The display output control unit 28 controls display on the display 35 of an image output by the game control program. The sound output control unit 29 controls sound output to the speaker 25.
[0041]
The card game is realized mainly by a game control program incorporated in the game device. The game control program is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD 32, memory card or cassette 33, and stored in the memory 24 via the input / output control unit 26 and the system bus 30. In some cases, it may be downloaded via a network via the communication control unit 31 and stored in the memory 24.
[0042]
The CPU 23 generates an image to be output as a game screen in accordance with the game control program stored in the memory 24, and sends predetermined instruction signals and various kinds of signals to the operating device control unit 27, the display output control unit 28, and the audio output control unit 29. By transferring data, transmission / reception of various signals to / from the controller 3 and signal output to the display 35 and the speaker 25 are controlled.
[0043]
FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing functions realized by the game control program, in other words, means included in the game device. As shown in the figure, the game apparatus 1 includes card information storage means 36 and arrangement information generation means 40 that generates card arrangement information 41 from the card information. Furthermore, the game apparatus 1 selects the cursor detection means 42 for detecting that the cursor frame is aligned with the card, and the information for the card selected in response to the card selection operation from the player as the selected card information 44. Input receiving means 43 is provided. Further, the game apparatus 1 refers to the selected card information for two cards and the hand-held item information 46 indicating the hand-held item of the player, a score processing means 45 for determining points and items to be given to each player, and a display 35. And a game screen generating means 47 for generating an image of the game screen to be output.
[0044]
The arrangement information generation unit 40 selects a predetermined number of pieces of card information from the card information stored in the card information storage unit 36. At this time, the same card information may be selected twice or more. Furthermore, the arrangement information generating means 40 determines the arrangement position on the game screen of the card indicated by the selected card information. The selected card information is associated with the determined arrangement position and stored in the memory as card arrangement information 41. Further, the game screen generating means 47 refers to the card arrangement information 41 and generates an image of the game screen on which the cards are arranged and arranged.
[0045]
The cursor detection means 42 receives an operation signal generated by pressing the direction indicating button of the controller 3 and refers to the card arrangement information 41 to detect which card the cursor is set to. Further, the game screen generation means 47 acquires information on the arrangement position of the card on which the cursor is placed from the cursor detection means 42, and updates the display position of the cursor frame.
[0046]
The selection input receiving means 43 receives a card selection operation from the player, acquires the card information of the card on which the cursor is placed at that time from the cursor detection means 42, and stores the card information as the selected card information 44. In addition, the game screen generation unit 47 acquires information that the selection operation has been performed from the selection input reception unit 43, and updates the screen so that the front image of the selected card is displayed.
[0047]
The score processing means 45 monitors the selected card information 44, and executes the score processing described with reference to FIG. 4 when two pieces of selected card information are accumulated. When the player acquires a predetermined item by combining two item cards, the acquired item information is stored as hand-held item information 46 indicating the player's hand-held item. In addition, when the player uses an item, an effect such as double the point is generated by referring to the hand-held item information 46. The game screen generation means 47 updates the display screen every time the total points of each player are updated.
[0048]
The card information stored by the card information storage means 36 is defined as an object including data defining the card itself and a program executed when some operation is performed on the card, for example, as shown in FIG. can do.
[0049]
The card information illustrated in FIG. 7 includes card identifier data 49, card type data 50, contents 51, and table image data 52 as data defining the card itself. The card identifier data 49 is an identifier assigned to distinguish card information. The card type data 50 is data representing the distinction between player cards, point cards, and item cards. The contents 51 are data representing a player identifier in the case of a player card, a point value in the case of a point card, and an item type in the case of an item card. The front image data 52 is image data representing the front side of the card.
[0050]
In addition to this, the card information may include a processing program 53 executed when the cursor is detected and a processing program 54 executed when the selection input is received. That is, the cursor detection means 42 and the selection input reception means 43 described above can be implemented as a program defined for each card information. Alternatively, the card information may include only definition data relating to the card, and the processing program may be implemented as a separate independent program component.
[0051]
FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing an outline of processing (processing of the cursor detection means 42) executed at the time of cursor detection.
[0052]
In FIG. 8 (a), when it is detected that the cursor frame is aligned with any card, a screen update instruction is issued to the game screen generation means to update the display position of the cursor frame in step S101, Next, in step S102, it is determined whether or not the card is about to be selected as the second card. The determination can be made, for example, by temporarily storing the number of operations with a counter or a flag every time a selection operation is performed and referring to the determination. Or you may determine by the presence or absence of the selection card | curd information 44 already preserve | saved.
[0053]
If it is determined to be the second sheet, it is determined whether or not the vibration notification item is used in step S103. If the vibration notification item is used, it is determined in step S104 whether or not the selection of the card on which the cursor is placed is a disadvantageous choice for the player who is performing the operation. If it is determined to be disadvantageous, a vibration control signal is sent in step S105.
[0054]
If it is determined in step S102 that it is the first sheet, or it is determined that it is the second sheet, but it is determined in step S103 that the vibration notification item is not used, or if it is determined that the vibration notification item is being used, If the combination is not disadvantageous for the player performing the operation, the process ends.
[0055]
FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing an outline of the process (the process of the selection input receiving unit 43) executed when the selection input is received. When it is detected that the selection operation has been performed on the card with the cursor frame, a screen update instruction is issued to the game screen generation means so that the front image of the selected card is displayed in step S111. Further, the card information of the selected card is stored as selected card information in step S112.
[0056]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of the score processing means 45. In step S201, when it is detected that the selected card information for two cards is accumulated, in step S202, the card type data is read from the selected card information, and the combination of the two cards is determined.
[0057]
If it is determined that the selected card is a combination of a player card and a point card, the point value is read from the card information of the point card in step S203, and the point value is doubled or (-1) times in step S204. Whether or not point related items such as are used is determined.
[0058]
If the item is used, in step S205, the information on the used item is deleted from the on-hand item information of the player. In step S206, the magnification defined by the item is multiplied by the point value read in step S203. If the item is not used, the processes in steps S206 and S207 are not performed.
[0059]
Next, the player's total points are updated by adding or subtracting the point value acquired by selecting two cards to or from the player's total points indicated by the player card. Thereafter, in step S208, the selected card information is deleted.
[0060]
On the other hand, if both of the selected cards are item cards, a combination of item types is determined in step S209. If the two item cards are cards related to the same item, the information on the item card is added to the on-hand item information of the player in step S210.
[0061]
If the combination of the cards is a combination other than the above, the processing related to the score and item acquisition is not executed, and the selected card information is deleted in step S208.
[0062]
As described above, the game apparatus, the game control program, and the recording medium according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described. However, the important point in the present invention is to store and manage the information of the player card representing the player, The point is to be reflected in the scoring process. Therefore, a card game game device, a game control program, and a recording medium having such features are included in the technical scope of the present invention regardless of the game rules and the number of players. That is, the said embodiment does not limit the scope of the present invention.
[0063]
For example, the game device of the present invention can be realized by incorporating a game control program for a card game into a general-purpose information processing device such as a personal computer as well as a home game device. Needless to say, it may be implemented as a business game device installed in a game center or the like, or may be provided as a game program for a mobile phone or a portable information terminal.
[0064]
The specification of the game screen may be, for example, characters, symbols, marks, etc. instead of numbers as player identifiers, and the cursor shape may be a pointer type such as an arrow instead of a frame type.
[0065]
In addition, the above example is a game in which two players take turns to select cards two by two. However, the arrangement of cards, selection procedure, number of selections, number of players, types of usable items, etc. There are various possibilities. For example, player cards are placed face down, point cards are placed face up so that the contents can be understood, one player card and two point cards are selected by the player, and a score is calculated by a combination of three cards. A game can be considered. Such a game is also a game for scoring with reference to the player card information, and therefore a game device and a game control program for realizing such a game are also included in the scope of the present invention.
[0066]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, by adopting a new concept of player cards, it is possible to realize a new type of card game in which a scoring target player is replaced according to a selected card.
[0067]
In addition, if the player is notified of whether or not the card to be selected is appropriate by the vibration of the controller, it becomes possible to make a strategy of the game secretly to other players, which may increase the fun of the game. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an appearance of a system including a card game device and its peripheral devices.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing types of cards used in a card game.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen of a card game.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a selected combination of cards and game points.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game apparatus.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing means included in the game device.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of card information.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing at the time of cursor detection and selection input acceptance.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of score processing.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game device, 2 display output device, 3 controller, 6 cursor frame, 8 card, 9 total points, 10 player identifier, 14-16 card, 20-22 used item, 30 system bus, 32 DVD, 33 memory card, etc. , 34 hard disk, 35 display, 36 card information storage means.

Claims (5)

A card game device,
Card information storage means for storing at least two types of card information: player card information including player identifier data given to each player; and point card information including predetermined game point data;
Arrangement information generating means for generating card arrangement information in which a plurality of card information stored in the card information storage means and information on a plurality of arrangement positions defined on the game screen are associated;
Game screen generating means for generating a game screen in which a plurality of cards are arranged at the plurality of arrangement positions based on the card arrangement information generated by the arrangement information generating means;
Cursor detection means for detecting that a cursor is placed on a card arranged on the game screen based on a cursor operation signal input from a player;
Selection for detecting that the player has performed a predetermined selection operation on the card whose cursor has been detected by the cursor detection means, and storing the card information relating to the card on which the selection operation has been performed as selected card information Input receiving means;
Score processing means for determining the acquisition points of each player based on a plurality of selection card information stored by the selection input receiving means,
The score processing means is included in the player card information when one of the card information stored as the selected card information is player card information and the other card information is point card information. The player identifier data and the game point data included in the point card information are acquired, and the player's acquisition point specified by the player identifier indicated by the acquired data is determined based on the game point indicated by the acquired data. A game device characterized by the above. The cursor detection means determines the influence on the score received by the player who has input the cursor operation signal when the selection operation is performed on the card on which the cursor is placed, and according to the result of the determination, The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vibration control signal for vibrating the operation device is transmitted to the operation device in direct contact with the player. A game control program for a card game, comprising:
Card information storage means for storing at least two types of card information: player card information including player identifier data given to each player; and point card information including predetermined game point data;
Arrangement information generating means for generating card arrangement information in which a plurality of card information stored in the card information storage means and information on a plurality of arrangement positions defined on the game screen are associated;
Game screen generating means for generating a game screen in which a plurality of cards are arranged at the plurality of arrangement positions based on the card arrangement information generated by the arrangement information generating means;
Cursor detection means for detecting that a cursor is placed on a card arranged on the game screen based on a cursor operation signal input from a player;
Selection for detecting that the player has performed a predetermined selection operation on the card whose cursor has been detected by the cursor detection means, and storing the card information relating to the card on which the selection operation has been performed as selected card information Input receiving means;
Based on a plurality of selection card information stored by the selection input receiving means, function as score processing means for determining the acquisition points of each player,
The score processing means is included in the player card information when one of the card information stored as the selected card information is player card information and the other card information is point card information. The player identifier data and the game point data included in the point card information are acquired, and the player's acquisition point specified by the player identifier indicated by the acquired data is determined based on the game point indicated by the acquired data. A game control program for card games. The cursor detection means determines the influence on the score received by the player who has input the cursor operation signal when the selection operation is performed on the card on which the cursor is placed, and according to the result of the determination, The game control program according to claim 3, wherein a vibration control signal for vibrating the operation device is transmitted to the operation device in direct contact with the player. A computer-readable recording medium on which the game control program according to claim 3 is recorded.

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