JP2007014476A - Three-dimensional board game program and three-dimensional board game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a three-dimensional board game program and a three-dimensional board game apparatus by which the intellectual interest of space recognition ability can be expressed while players compete with each other over their strategies while avoiding monotonousness of game advance using a flat game board. <P>SOLUTION: In the three-dimensional board game program, a three-dimensional game board A obtained by arranging polygonal divisions without clearances on the respective surfaces of a three-dimensional body is set. Players designates orbital ring surfaces B1, B2, B3 and B4 which have to be passed through for constituting a board orbital chain ring which becomes a target for ending the game. Then, the respective players arrange a series of pieces M2 and M3 on the three-dimensional game board A by a schedule number in order, and compete over an order of the arranged pieces being connected adjacently to each other via the orbital ring surfaces designated by the respective players and making topologically closed chains to constitute the board orbital chain ring. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The invention of the present application relates to a three-dimensional board game program and a three-dimensional board surface for playing a game in which two players on a three-dimensional game board can enjoy a type of interest that appeals to a three-dimensional sensation impossible with a two-dimensional game board. It relates to game equipment.

  Among the game-type games and game programs that use game boards, there is generally a type in which players place their own pieces on a flat game board and compete for the game, and among them, the arrangement of pieces There are Gomoku and Hex (see Non-Patent Document 1) as types of games that compete for a continuous chain structure.

  As a game game and a game program using a three-dimensional game board, for example, three-dimensional pieces having front faces of different colors are used to arrange them in a transparent hollow box, and the colors of the front faces of adjacent solid pieces are the same. Proposals have been made to determine the winning or losing situation when it is no longer possible to continue matching. (See Patent Document 1)

  In addition, as a game using a real three-dimensional game board, for example, a game in which a player holds a board by holding an opponent's piece with his own piece is proposed. (See Patent Document 2)

Furthermore, in the United States, as a game using a three-dimensional game board, for example, an invention relating to a three-dimensional chess board obtained by making a planar chess board three-dimensional is disclosed. (See Patent Document 3)
JP 2002-253727 A JP 2002-325879 A USPat.No.5,860,651 M. Gardner's "Modern Amusement Mathematics", Hakuyosha Co., Ltd., 1960, pp.102-114

  However, a game using a conventional flat game board is easy to understand so that the player can see the entire game board, but the start is limited and the game progress is likely to be monotonous.

On the other hand, in the game shown in Patent Document 1, a three-dimensional game board is used. However, since the range of the player's start is limited, it is possible to enjoy changing the game progress and making a strategy. There are strong constraints.

  Moreover, although the game shown by patent document 2 and patent document 3 uses a three-dimensional game board, since it is a game aiming at the capture of the opponent's piece, the taste of how to enjoy a game differs.

  The purpose of the invention of the present application is to enjoy the intellectual fun related to spatial cognition while the players compete with each other's strategies while avoiding the monotony of the game progression when using a flat game board. It is to provide a three-dimensional board game program and a three-dimensional board game machine that can perform the above.

  In the following, means for solving the problem will be described using numbers and symbols used in the examples described later in parentheses. These numbers and symbols are added to clarify the correspondence between the description of [Claims] and the description of [Examples], and do not limit the scope of the present invention. .

  In order to achieve the above object, the three-dimensional board game program and the three-dimensional board game device of the present invention are three-dimensionalized (for example, a three-dimensional game board whose perspective view is shown in FIG. 6). The main feature is to realize a game in which two players compete for the structure of a chain ring that topologically circulates around a three-dimensional game board surface.

In the invention of claim 1, the computer (1) has a plurality of at least four vertices having a certain shape (for example, hexagon) on each surface of a three-dimensional solid having a predetermined shape in the three-dimensional virtual game space. A predetermined number of polygons of a predetermined size are combined, and the adjacent polygons are arranged in a three-dimensional manner sharing one side, and a three-dimensional game board (for example, A in FIG. A game board setting procedure that is stored in a predetermined memory (410),
Two players composed of a front and a back assign a piece that identifies each player to identify each player (for example, a black piece at the front and a white piece at the back) to be placed in the square of the game board in the turn Procedure and
An input reception guide procedure for the player to place the piece in an alternate turn on the game board;
In the game board, a plurality of faces (for example, B1, B2, B3, and B4 shown in FIG. 7) are used to form a ring ring surface on which the pieces placed by the player constitute a board surface circulation chain ring that is a goal of the end of the game. The player designates the circuit as described above and stores the circuit ring surface in a predetermined memory (424).
A piece position determination procedure for determining the position of the cell where the player placed the piece in the turn on the game board;
In the game board, the legitimacy of the player placing the piece in the cell is determined to be valid if no player's piece has been placed in the cell, and if not valid, A procedure for judging the legitimacy of informing the player,

In the game board, when it is determined that the player has placed the piece in the square in the turn, the square in which the piece is placed is associated with the player in a predetermined memory. A start storage procedure stored in (420);

On the display device (32), from a predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space, images of the game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by the players until the turn (for example, the image of FIG. 10). ) To display the game board,
A series of pieces placed by the player up to the turn in the game board are connected adjacent to each other via the circuit ring surface designated by the player and form a topologically closed chain. A chain ring is formed (for example, in FIG. 7, B1, B2, B3, and B4 are used as surrounding ring surfaces designated by the first hand (black), and a series of pieces placed by the first hand are formed from the surface B1 to the surface B2, Although a topological chain is formed including the surface (boundary region) between the surface B3 and the surface B4 via the surface B3, since the chain is not closed, the board surface circulation chain ring is not yet configured. In the next turn, if the first player puts a piece in the square P1, the success or failure of the first board is formed), whether or not there is a square in which the piece can be placed on the game board, or The player who entered the game entered the game Ultimate determining step determines propriety, and,
The game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by the player before the turn are rotated from a predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space to an angle of the viewpoint instructed by the player. A board surface rotation instruction procedure for displaying on the display device as an image;
Is configured as a three-dimensional board game program.

  Since the invention described in claim 1 is configured as described above, the game board is a three-dimensional solid, and the board surface circulation chain ring in which the game purpose is a topologically closed chain. By competing with each other, it is possible to express intellectual fun related to spatial recognition power while avoiding monotonous progress of the game.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the three-dimensional board game program according to the first aspect, the polygon has a plurality of different shapes (for example, shapes as shown in FIG. 6), The polygons adjacent to each other constitute a game board that is three-dimensionally spread so as to share one side.

  Thereby, since the pattern which the grid of a game board touches mutually does not become monotonous, it can change a play of a game and can improve interest property.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the three-dimensional board game program according to the first or second aspect, the polygon has a plurality of different shapes (for example, a shape as shown in FIG. 6), and a part of the polygons. These polygons have a three-dimensional shape that does not fit on a two-dimensional plane, and the polygons adjacent to each other as a grid of the game board constitute a game board that is three-dimensionally laid out so as to share one side. It is configured as a feature.

  As a result, restrictions on the shape and combination of polygons serving as grids are relaxed, and the patterns where the grids on the game board touch each other are not monotonous, and changes in game play can be further enhanced to further enhance interest. .

  The invention of claim 4 is the three-dimensional board game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the game board, a part of the polygons constituting the cell is a player's piece. The feature is that the cell cannot be placed (for example, the cell E of the corner in FIG. 6).

  As a result, the importance of a specific cell (for example, the corner cell E in FIG. 6) can be prevented from becoming extremely high, and at the same time, by providing a cell that becomes an obstacle to the configuration of the board circulation chain ring, You can increase your intellectual fun in terms of how to set up your strategy. In addition, when configuring a three-dimensional board game device, it is easy to create a structure that supports the game board surface.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the three-dimensional board game program according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the board surface circulation chain ring is a three-dimensional solid having the game board as a surface in a three-dimensional virtual game space. Around the center, while the game board is rotated 360 degrees in a certain direction along the rounding ring surface designated by the player, a plurality of game boards that are sequentially foremost with respect to a predetermined viewpoint A series of pieces of a specific player placed in a grid included in a face are adjacent to each other, and pass through all of the plurality of faces of the game board, and the faces other than the plurality of faces of the game board. (For example, FIG. 9A shows an example in which the chain of the first hand (black) does not pass through the other surface, and FIG. 9D shows the chain of the second hand (white). (Example of the case where the route passes through another surface) Configured as characterized in that it is set as a ring closed by Gee linked.

  As a result, the restrictions on the configuration of the board surface circulation chain ring are alleviated, so that the change in the play of the game increases and the interest can be further enhanced.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a three-dimensional board game program according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a plurality of board surface chain chains are provided for a specific player (for example, the front (black) shown in FIG. ), It is possible to set two types of board surface chain chains in two directions K1 and K2.

  As a result, the degree of freedom of the configuration of the board circulation chain ring is improved, so that it is possible to increase intellectual fun in terms of how to set up a strategy when playing the game, etc. Can be reduced.

  The invention of claim 7 is the three-dimensional board game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the game board, a cell in which a specific player places a piece in a turn is another player. Even if the piece has already been placed by the player, it is determined that the player has placed the piece by declaring sharing of the cell by declaring sharing of the cell (for example, determining that the piece is valid) In this case, the result of sharing the cell as in M4 in FIG. 9B is displayed).

  This makes it easier to avoid situations where players can no longer form a board-circumference chain ring, so that the possibility of the game progress getting stuck and being drawn can be greatly reduced. In addition, by changing the upper limit of the number of times that a cell can be shared for each player, it is possible to reduce the advantage of the previous player and attach a handicap according to the skill of the player.

The invention of claim 8 is a three-dimensional object having a predetermined size having the game board (for example, A in FIG. 6) on the surface, and is formed of a material capable of magnetically attracting a magnet to the surface. In order to make it easier for the player to view the surface, an opening (for example, FIG. 14) in which a support can be inserted at a position of a square (for example, corner square E in FIG. 6) where the piece cannot be placed on the game board (A). A three-dimensional game board surface (T1 in FIG. 12) provided with a protrusion for fitting into a surface region or a support on which U2) is formed;
A piece having a coloring or pattern for distinguishing the front and rear hands on the surface covering, provided with a magnet that can be attracted to the surface of the three-dimensional game board, and two kinds of predetermined sizes that fit within each cell of the three-dimensional game board A set of several pieces (first piece T2 and second piece T3);
A surface covering that serves as a mark for identifying a declaration of sharing of the cell when the player declares sharing of the specific cell in the game board and allows both players to place a piece on the cell together A set of a predetermined number of square shared marks (T4) having a size that fits in each square of the three-dimensional game board surface, comprising a magnet that can be attracted to the three-dimensional game board surface;
A three-dimensional object for supporting the three-dimensional game board surface, which has a predetermined size and shape capable of stably supporting the three-dimensional game board surface on a plane, and is provided in the opening (U2) of the three-dimensional game board surface. The upper end portion (U3) has a surface region in which a vertical protrusion portion (for example, U1 in FIG. 15) for fitting or an opening portion into which the protrusion portion included in the three-dimensional game board surface can be inserted is formed. Game board support (T5 in FIG. 12),
It is comprised as 3D board surface game equipment (refer FIG. 12) characterized by being able to play the game which competes for the front and back of the structure of the said board surface circulation chain ring.

  Since the invention described in claim 8 is configured as described above, by using an actual three-dimensional board surface, the player can view the game board from a free viewpoint at any time, and the three-dimensional effect of the game board Can also be enjoyed directly, so that it is possible to provide entertainment that enhances the reality of the game.

The invention according to claim 9 is the three-dimensional game machine according to claim 8, wherein the opening is provided at a position of the three-dimensional game board surface where a piece cannot be placed on the game board (for example, U7 in FIG. 17). A three-dimensional game board surface (T1 in FIG. 16) provided with a hook portion (U6) that engages with the support portion of the support instead of the portion or the projection portion;
The game board support is provided with a tip hook portion (U5) on a support portion (for example, U4 in FIG. 17) for supporting and hooking the hook portion (U6) instead of the protrusion or the opening. Game board support (T6 in FIG. 16),
(See FIG. 16).

  Thereby, since the three-dimensional board game device is supported from above, the listability of the arrangement status of the pieces at the lower position of the game board is improved.

  By playing the game with the three-dimensional game board game program and the three-dimensional game machine of the invention of the present application, while the player overcomes the monotony of the game on the plane on the three-dimensional game board, While considering the diversity of the mutual positional relationship of the pieces to be referred to later, it is possible to enjoy complex strategy, strategy planning and response in game play.

  In addition, when the player visually confirms the progress of the game on the three-dimensional game board, the viewpoint of viewing the three-dimensional game board surface is freely changed, and the positions of the pieces pointed to by the players and the pieces are not arranged. Through the process of confirming the position of the cells, it is possible to contribute to the improvement and development of 3D spatial recognition or imagination while enjoying the game.

A three-dimensional board game program combines a predetermined number of polygons of a predetermined size having a plurality of at least four vertices having a predetermined shape on each surface of a three-dimensional solid of a predetermined shape in a three-dimensional virtual game space, A game board setting procedure for arranging the polygons adjacent to each other in a three-dimensionally arranged manner sharing one side, and forming a three-dimensional game board having the polygon as a grid and storing it in a predetermined memory;
A piece assignment procedure for assigning each player a piece identifying each player to be placed in the square of the game board in the turn by two players comprising a front and a back;
An input reception guide procedure for the player to place the piece in an alternate turn on the game board;
In the game board, the player designates a plurality of faces for constituting the board surface circulation chain ring in which the pieces placed by the player become a goal of the end of the game as a circulation ring surface, and the player designates the circulation ring surface as a predetermined ring surface. Circulating ring surface setting procedure stored in memory,
A piece position determination procedure for determining the position of the cell where the player placed the piece in the turn on the game board;
In the game board, the legitimacy of the player placing the piece in the cell is determined to be valid if no player's piece has been placed in the cell, and if not valid, A procedure for judging the legitimacy of informing the player,

In the game board, when it is determined that the player has placed the piece in the square in the turn, the square in which the piece is placed is associated with the player in a predetermined memory. The starting memory procedure to memorize,

A game board display procedure for displaying an image of the game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by both players from the predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space on the display device;
A series of pieces placed by the player up to the turn in the game board are connected adjacent to each other via the circuit ring surface designated by the player and form a topologically closed chain. Determines whether or not a chain is formed, whether or not there is a grid where a piece can be placed on the game board, or whether or not a game player has entered the game end Ending judgment procedure,
The game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by the player before the turn are rotated from a predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space to an angle of the viewpoint instructed by the player. A board surface rotation instruction procedure for displaying on the display device as an image;
It consists of a program to execute.

Further, the three-dimensional board game device is a three-dimensional object having a predetermined size with the game board on the surface, and is formed of a material capable of magnetically attracting a magnet to the surface, so that the player can easily see all the surfaces. In order to do so, a three-dimensional game board surface comprising a surface area in which an opening into which a support can be inserted is formed or a protrusion for fitting into the support at a position where a piece cannot be placed on the game board,
A piece having a coloring or pattern for distinguishing the front and rear hands on the surface covering, provided with a magnet that can be attracted to the surface of the three-dimensional game board, and two kinds of predetermined sizes that fit within each cell of the three-dimensional game board A set of number pieces,
A surface covering that serves as a mark for identifying a declaration of sharing of the cell when the player declares sharing of the specific cell in the game board and allows both players to place a piece on the cell together A set of a predetermined number of cell-sharing marks having a size that fits in each cell of the 3D game board surface, comprising a magnet that can be attracted to the 3D game board surface;
A three-dimensional object for supporting the three-dimensional game board surface, having a predetermined size and shape capable of stably supporting the three-dimensional game board surface on a plane, and being fitted into the opening provided in the three-dimensional game board surface A game board support having an upper end formed with a surface area in which an opening into which the protrusion provided in the vertical direction or the protrusion provided on the three-dimensional game board surface can be fitted is formed.
It is possible to play a game for competing in the front and rear of the configuration of the board surface chain ring.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the three-dimensional board game program according to one embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing functions of a computer that executes a three-dimensional board game program of this embodiment. In addition, Example 1 is not limited to the embodiment configured with one general computer, but a communication network such as a game device or a mobile phone that can execute a program, or an online game. The present invention can also be applied to a computer system in which functions are distributed to a plurality of computers.

  In FIG. 1, a computer 1 that executes a game program includes a data processing unit 2 that performs arithmetic processing of game data, an input / output unit 30 that inputs and outputs game data, and a memory 400 that stores game data. .

  The input / output unit 30 is connected to an input device 31 such as a mouse and a keyboard for use by the player for input, and a display device 32 such as a liquid crystal display.

  The memory 400 includes a game board data storage unit 410 that stores data relating to the game board, and a game progress data storage unit 420 that stores game data input by the player, and a data processing unit according to game development. Used by 2.

  The game board data storage unit 410 includes cell arrangement data 411 including the arrangement positions of the cells on each surface constituting the game board, cell coordinate data 412 including the vertex position coordinates of the cell polygon in the three-dimensional virtual game space, and 3 Display viewpoint data 413 representing viewpoint position coordinates and a viewing direction angle for displaying the game board in the three-dimensional virtual game space as an image is stored.

  The game progress data storage unit 420 is shared by both players, with first move data 421 for identifying a series of cells in which the first player has placed a piece, and second move data 422 for identifying a series of cells in which the second player has placed a piece. The cell share data 423 for identifying the cell designated by the player and the board surface circulation chain ring configuration data 424 for determining whether or not the pieces that have been started by each player constitute a board surface circulation chain ring topologically. Remembered.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing from the start of the game to the end of the game executed by the game program in the computer 1.

  First, in the game initial setting in step S1, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 executes game board setting and piece allocation. In the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1, each surface of a three-dimensional solid having a predetermined shape serving as the game board A (see FIG. 6) is in contact with six surfaces of the cube surface (referred to as ring surfaces) and two surfaces of the ring surfaces. Arrangement of a predetermined number of cells on each surface as a boundary region 12 surface corresponding to the side, an identifier of the surface, a position number on the surface in the vertical direction with respect to the predetermined viewpoint, and a lateral direction with respect to the predetermined viewpoint It is defined as a three-dimensional array frame composed of position numbers on the surface, stored in the cell arrangement data 411 of the memory 400, and has a predetermined shape to be the cell (for example, 6 in the ring surface C in FIG. 5). In the boundary area D of FIG. 6, the position coordinates of the vertexes of the polygons in the three-dimensional virtual game space are all determined for the pentagon, hexagon, or heptagon according to the positional relationship with the grid of the adjacent ring surface.初期 initial value The coordinate data 412 is stored, and the viewpoint position coordinates for displaying the game board A in the three-dimensional virtual game space and the initial value of the direction angle vector of the line of sight are stored in the display viewpoint data 413, and the cell share data In 423, an initial value of the limit number that is the upper limit of the number of times each player can share the cell is stored, and a black piece is assigned to the front and a white piece is assigned to the rear. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the game board A has a three-dimensional shape from the cell C1 in each ring surface and the cell D1 in each boundary region except for the cell E of each corner sandwiched between the 3 ring surfaces and the 3 boundary regions. Configured.

  In step S2, from the viewpoint stored in the display viewpoint data 413, the game board A and a series of images of the pieces placed on the game board A by the players up to this step (for example, the images in FIG. 10) are displayed on the display device 32. To display.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing detailed processing in step S3 of the input guide (performs the first half of the circular ring surface setting and the input reception guide procedure) in FIG. In FIG. 3, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 determines whether or not the player who is the input number has started the first number (step S31). If it is determined that the player is not yet started but is the first player, a round ring surface including the surface to which the square of the player placed on the game player A belongs is set (step S32). Determine the surface through which the board circulation chain ring that will be the game goal. However, in the first turn, the player can place a piece on the square C1 (see FIG. 6) on the ring surface, but cannot place a piece on the square D1 (see FIG. 6) in the boundary area. Can place a piece on any of the six ring faces, but the rear hand can place a piece on any of the five ring faces other than the face on which the first place is placed. Here, if the leading ring shown in FIG. 8 is taken as an example, the ring surface on which the piece M1 is placed in the initial movement is set as the starting surface, and two sets of rotating ring surfaces consisting of four surfaces are set. The As for the set of first ring ring surfaces, adjacent ring surfaces are sequentially selected across the boundary region along the first direction K1 of the loop chain structure course determined on the ring surface of the starting point, and the ring of the original starting point is selected. If it returns to the surface, a total of four ring surfaces (for example, B1, B2, B3, B4 in FIG. 7) become a set of the first circulation ring surface, and the course on which the first board surface circulation chain ring is to be formed is Determined. Similarly, in the second circumferential ring surface group, a total of four ring surfaces sequentially selected along the second direction K2 on the starting ring surface becomes the second circumferential ring surface group, The course in which the board surface circulation chain ring is to be formed is determined, and the set of the first and second circulation ring faces is stored in the board surface circulation chain ring configuration data 424 as an array framework. The rear ring surface is set and stored in the same manner.

  In step S33, whether the next player's player puts the next piece before he / she started is placed in the box where the opponent's player placed the piece first, and has the sharer's share declaration input from the input device 31? The data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 determines whether or not there is a cell sharing declaration. If there is a cell sharing declaration, in step S34, the player who has performed the game has used up the limited number of cell sharing stored in the cell sharing data 423. If the limit number of cell sharing is 1 or more, the cell sharing declaration is considered valid, and the setting data that enables the next cell sharing is omitted in step S35. Stored in the work area in the memory 400. Here, the share declaration of the cell is input for each turn and is valid only for the first turn.

  In step S4, the player having the turn uses the input device 31 to designate a cell in the image of the game board A displayed on the display device 32, and inputs a position to place the piece (data of the computer 1). This corresponds to the latter half of the input reception guide procedure executed by the processing unit 2). At this time, by changing the display viewpoint data 413 as necessary using the input device 31, the surface including the cell to rotate the image of the game board A and place the piece is displayed on the display device 32. It can be displayed (corresponding to a disk surface rotation instruction procedure executed by the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1).

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing detailed processing of step S5 in FIG. In FIG. 4, in order to perform the piece position determination, the start validity determination, and the start storage, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 first sets the game board A with respect to the position of the piece input by the player at the turn in step S4. Referring to the display viewpoint data 413, position coordinates for checking the correspondence with the cell coordinate data 412 of the game board A are calculated (step S51).

  In step S52, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 determines whether or not the position coordinates obtained in step S51 are values in a range surrounded by the vertices of the polygon corresponding to the specific cell coordinate data 412 of the game board A. If it is a value corresponding to a specific cell of the game board A, in step S53, it is determined whether or not the cell is a cell in which the player who has already placed the piece has already placed the piece. If it is determined with reference to the first hand start data 421 or the second hand start data 422 corresponding to the player and the piece has not yet been placed, whether or not the opponent player has already placed the piece in step S54 Is determined by referring to the first start data 421 or the second start data 422 corresponding to the player of the turn number, and if the square is not yet placed, the start of the turn is correct. As, the squares position, stored in the first move undertake data 421 or iron undertake data 422 corresponding to the opposite station's your turn, step S5 is ended. In step S54, if the cell is a cell that has already been started by the opponent, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 stores setting data that enables cell sharing in the work area of the memory 400 in step S35 in step S35. If the data is stored, the start of the turn is justified, and the position of the cell is stored in the first start data 421 or the second start data 422 corresponding to the player of the turn At the same time, it is also stored in the cell sharing data 423, and the number of times that the player of the active player can limit the cell sharing is reduced by 1, and the piece previously placed in the cell is replaced with a piece M4 indicating the cell sharing (see FIG. 9). Step S5 is finished. If it is determined in step S52, step S53, or step S55 that the start of the number is not valid, the player who is the number is requested to input again, and the process returns to step S3.

In step S6, in order to determine the end of the event, the data processing unit 2 of the computer 1 refers to the first start data 421 or the second start data 422 corresponding to the player of the turn number and the board surface circulation chain ring configuration data 424. Then, it is determined whether or not the board surface chain ring is constructed in topology, and if the board surface chain ring is constructed, the player who has the turn wins and the game ends. (For example, in FIG. 7, the series of pieces placed by the front end forms a topological chain including the boundary region from the ring surface B1 to the ring surface B4 via the ring surfaces B2 and B3. If the first player puts a piece in the square P1 in the next turn, the board surface circulation chain ring is formed and the first player wins.) Otherwise, it is common to the first move data 421 and the second move data 422 Then, if there is a grid where no piece has been placed yet, the turn moves to the opponent and the process returns to step S2. The game ends with a draw if there are still no squares left with no pieces. Also, the game ends even if the player inputs an intention display at the end of the game. Here, as a requirement that the board circulation chain ring is configured for a series of pieces placed by a specific player,
Each ring adjacent to each other along one of the circulation chain ring courses, in which a series of squares on which the pieces are placed are adjacent to each other in the circulation ring surface designated by the player Including squares on both sides of the face (for example, a chain of leading pieces in the direction S1 or S2 in FIG. 9A or a chain of leading or trailing pieces in the direction S3 in FIG. 9B);
Chains formed through the circular ring surface are connected by placing pieces at the borders between the adjacent ring surfaces, and the chain is topologically closed along the circular chain ring formation course. (For example, when the chain of pieces straddling the two ring surfaces at the front of the direction S4 in FIG. 9C is also connected via the two ring surfaces constituting the remaining circular ring surface),
Must be satisfied. However, the chain in the circular ring surface returns to the same ring surface from the ring surface through the side (not included in the circular ring surface) in the middle of the chain, along the circular chain ring configuration course, It may be a chain including the squares at both ends of the original ring surface (included in the circular ring surface) (for example, a chain of frames behind the direction S5 in FIG. 9D).

FIG. 10 is a specific example showing a game image in the first embodiment. To make it easier for players to identify the ring surface of the game board, each ring surface is colored in a different color so that the ring surface can be specified by color, and the laps set by the front (black) and back (white) The ring surface is also identified by the color of the ring surface and displayed on the screen. In addition, in order to express concisely the shape of the stone placed in the mesh shared by the front (black) and back (white) as a tunnel stone, and to clearly display the limit number of sharing the mesh, It is displayed on the screen as the remaining number of players' tunnel stones. On the other hand, regarding the change input of the display viewpoint data for rotating and displaying the game board image in the step S4, the three axes directions of the X axis, the Y axis, and the Z axis orthogonal to each other in the three-dimensional virtual game space. By providing three types of input methods: instruction input, instruction input in the vertical and horizontal directions of the image displayed on the screen, or designation input of the ring surface to be displayed in front, the player can easily play the game. Further, in the example of the game image of FIG. 11, in order to make it easy to grasp the whole aspect of the game, the game board surface that hits the back side from the current display viewpoint is changed to the current game board on the front side by designation input by the player. The front image is erased to indicate that the image can be displayed as a back perspective.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, each player knows by playing a game with a strategy while considering the spatial positional relationship between a series of pieces placed on a three-dimensional game board. You can enjoy the fun. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a system in which a computer is one player and one player enjoys a game against the computer.

  Next, a three-dimensional board game device according to a second embodiment (embodiment 2) of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a specific example of a three-dimensional board game device according to the second embodiment. The three-dimensional board game device is composed of a three-dimensional game board surface T1, a set of pieces including a front piece T2 and a rear piece T3, a set of square shared marks T4, and a game board support T5. . The surface of the three-dimensional game board T1 is the game board A (see FIG. 6). In order to make it easier for the player to identify the ring face of the game board, each ring face is colored in a different color. The ring surface can be specified. Also, the 3D game board surface T1 is made of a material that is magnetically adsorbed regardless of the orientation of the piece T2 or T3 placed by the player or the square shared mark T4 supported by the game board support T5 of the 3D game board surface T1. Magnetic metal thin plate or magnet sheet).
The game board support T5 has a tripod shape, so that the standing position is stable, and the three-dimensional game board surface T1 is supported by fitting the upper end portion, but a three-dimensional object having a low center of gravity such as a triangular pyramid, a quadrangular pyramid, or a cone. Can also support the three-dimensional game board surface T1.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the piece (T2 or T3) used by the player when playing the game has a surface coating V1 or V2 for identifying the front and rear hands, and the back surface V3 is adsorbed on the three-dimensional game board surface T1. It is formed with a magnet. Further, the cell sharing mark T4 has a surface coating V4, and a back surface V3 similar to the piece is formed of a magnet for adsorbing to the three-dimensional game board surface T1. If the player correctly declares the share of the grid during the play, the opponent's piece already placed is removed from the 3D game board surface T1, and instead, the grid share mark T4 assigned to the player is displayed in the grid. Put on.

  The opening U2 (see FIG. 14) provided on the three-dimensional game board surface T1 is fitted with the protrusion U1 at the upper end U3 (see FIG. 15) of the game board support T5 and fixed by gravity or magnetic attraction force. The game board support T5 supports the three-dimensional game board surface T1. Since there are eight corners corresponding to the corner E of the game board A (see FIG. 6), there is an opening U2 at the position of the square and the game board It is possible to change the angle of the three-dimensional game board surface T1 fitted with the protrusion U1 at the upper end U3 of the support T5 by a considerable number, and to easily grasp the game situation. In the case of a fitting structure (not shown), that is, a fitting structure in which the upper end portion of the game board support T5 is provided and the projection part is provided on the three-dimensional game board surface T1, the same support function as described above. A three-dimensional game machine having a structure is configured.

  Further, the shape of the game board support T5 and the structure for supporting the three-dimensional game board surface T1 can be changed to the shape of the game board support T6 shown in FIG. 16 and another support structure as shown in FIG. Here, the game board support T6 is provided with a tip hook part U5 in the support part U4, and is engaged with the hook part U6 at the position of the grid U7 where the piece of the three-dimensional game board surface T1 cannot be placed, and the three-dimensional game board surface T1 is viewed from above. To support. The three-dimensional game board surface T1 is the same as the case where the game board support is another shape T5 except for the support structure, and the square U7 on which the piece cannot be placed corresponds to the square E of the corner of the game board A, and eight places. For this reason, the hook portion U6 is provided at the position of the square, and the angle of the three-dimensional game board surface T1 engaged with the game board support T6 can be changed by a considerable number, so that the game situation can be easily grasped.

  As described above, according to the three-dimensional board game device of the present embodiment, each player can enjoy a game of competing in the front and rear of the configuration of the board surface chain ring, similarly to the three-dimensional board game program in the first embodiment. You can enjoy the fun of realism.

  The three-dimensional board game program and the three-dimensional board game device according to the invention of the present application have enhanced the intellectual interest that allows players to enjoy a variety of game progress while competing with each other's strategies using a three-dimensional game board. The game can be realized, and can be applied to a game that enjoys intellectual fun related to space recognition.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a flowchart which shows one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of step S3 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the detailed process of step S5 of FIG. It is a side view which shows the example of a specific image of the game board by one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a perspective view which shows the example of a specific image of the game board by one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is explanatory drawing which shows the game board surface example of the game situation which concerns on the board surface circulation chain ring structure in one Example (Example 1) of this invention from 5 viewpoints. It is explanatory drawing which shows the direction of the circumference chain ring structure course in the ring surface in one Example (Example 1) of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a cyclic | annular chain ring structure requirement in one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the game image in one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a figure which shows another specific example of the game image in one Example (Example 1) of invention of this application. It is a perspective view which shows the specific example of the game device by other Example (Example 2) of invention of this application. It is explanatory drawing of the piece which comprises the game device in other Example (Example 2) of the invention of this application, and a check mark shared mark. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the opening part of the three-dimensional game board surface in other Example (Example 2) of invention of this application. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the projection part of the game board support in other Example (Example 2) of invention of this application. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the game device by other Example (Example 2) of invention of this application. It is explanatory drawing which shows the part which concerns on the game board support in the modification of the game device, and the fitting of a three-dimensional game board surface.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Computer 2 Data processing part 30 Input / output part 31 Input device 32 Display apparatus 400 Memory 410 Game board data storage part 411 Ring surface data 412 Boundary area data 413 Display viewpoint data 420 Game progress data storage part 421 Pre-start start data 422 Post-start start data 423 Grid share data 424 Board surface circulation chain ring data A Game board B1 Ring face 1
B2 Ring surface 2
B3 Ring surface 3
B4 Ring surface 4
C Ring surface C1 Ring in the ring surface D Boundary area D1 Boundary in the boundary area E Corner cell K1 First direction of the first chain (black) orbit chain structure course K2 First circle (black) of the orbit chain structure course Second direction M1 Frame placed by first mover (black) in the first move M2 Piece placed by first mover (black) M3 Piece placed by second mover (white) M4 Piece placed in a grid shared by the first mover and rear mover P1 First mover (Black) should place a piece to complete the board circle chain S1 The direction of the front (black) chain on the ring surface (1)
S2 The direction of the chain of the front (black) on the ring surface (2)
S3 Direction of chain of leading (black) and rear (white) sharing a square on the 1 ring surface S4 Direction of chain of leading (black) across the 2 ring surface S5 Rear hand (white) detouring the surface in the middle of the 1 ring surface ) Chain direction T1 3D game board constituting the 3D board game equipment T2 Pieces constituting the 3D board game equipment (for the first player)
T3 3D board game equipment (rear hand)
T4 3D board game equipment constituting a game board support T5 3D board game equipment constituting a game board support T6 3D board game equipment different shape game board support U1 Game board support projection U2 3D game board opening U3 Upper end part of game board support U4 Game board support support part U5 Game board support tip hook part U6 3D game board surface hook part U7 3D game board surface piece cannot be placed V1 Piece surface covering (in case of first hand)
V2 surface coating of the piece (in the case of the rear hand)
V3 The back of the piece V4 The surface coating of the square joint mark

Claims (9)

On the computer,
In a three-dimensional virtual game space, a predetermined number of polygons of a predetermined size having a plurality of at least four vertices having a predetermined shape on each surface of a three-dimensional solid having a predetermined shape are combined, and the polygons adjacent to each other are A game board setting procedure in which a side is shared and arranged in a three-dimensional form, a three-dimensional game board having the polygon as a mesh is configured and stored in a predetermined memory;
A piece assignment procedure for assigning each player a piece identifying each player to be placed in the square of the game board in the turn by two players comprising a front and a back;
An input reception guide procedure for the player to place the piece in an alternate turn on the game board;
In the game board, the player designates a plurality of faces for constituting the board surface circulation chain ring in which the pieces placed by the player become a goal of the end of the game as a circulation ring surface, and the player designates the circulation ring surface as a predetermined ring surface. Circulating ring surface setting procedure stored in memory,
A piece position determination procedure for determining the position of the cell where the player placed the piece in the turn on the game board;
In the game board, the legitimacy of the player placing the piece in the cell is determined to be valid if no player's piece has been placed in the cell, and if not valid, A procedure for judging the legitimacy of informing the player,
In the game board, when it is determined that the player has placed the piece in the square in the turn, the square in which the piece is placed is associated with the player in a predetermined memory. The starting memory procedure to memorize,
A game board display procedure for displaying an image of the game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by both players from the predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space on the display device;
A series of pieces placed by the player up to the turn in the game board are connected adjacent to each other via the circuit ring surface designated by the player and form a topologically closed chain. Determines whether or not a chain is formed, whether or not there is a grid where a piece can be placed on the game board, or whether or not a game player has entered the game end Ending judgment procedure,
The game board and a series of pieces placed on the game board by the player before the turn are rotated from a predetermined viewpoint in a three-dimensional virtual game space to an angle of the viewpoint instructed by the player. A board surface rotation instruction procedure for displaying on the display device as an image;

A three-dimensional board game program characterized in that The polygon has a plurality of different shapes, and the polygons adjacent to each other as a grid of the game board constitute a game board that is three-dimensionally laid out so as to share one side. Item 3. A solid board game program according to Item 1. The polygon has a plurality of different shapes, some of which have a three-dimensional shape that does not fit on a two-dimensional plane, and the polygons adjacent to each other as a grid of the game board are The three-dimensional board game program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a game board is arranged in a three-dimensional manner so as to share one side.   4. The three-dimensional board game program according to claim 1, wherein in the game board, a part of the polygons constituting the cell is a cell in which a player cannot place a piece. 5. In the three-dimensional virtual game space, the board surface circulation chain ring is fixed along the circuit ring surface designated by the player around the center of a three-dimensional solid with the game board as a surface. While rotating 360 degrees in the direction, a series of pieces of a specific player placed in a grid included in a plurality of faces of the game board that are sequentially foremost with respect to a predetermined viewpoint are adjacent to each other, It is set as a closed ring that is connected topologically through all of the plurality of surfaces of the game board, regardless of whether or not it passes through the surfaces other than the plurality of surfaces of the game board. The solid board game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:   The three-dimensional board surface game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of the board surface chain rings can be set for a specific player. In the game board, even if a player who has placed a piece with a player's number has already placed a piece with another player, the player in the player's number will share the player's cell The three-dimensional board game program according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the piece is placed by declaring. A three-dimensional object having a predetermined size on the surface of the game board, which is formed of a material capable of magnetically adsorbing a magnet on the surface. A three-dimensional game board surface having a surface area in which an opening into which a support can be inserted is formed or a projection for fitting into the support at a position where a piece cannot be placed;
A piece having a coloring or pattern for distinguishing the front and rear hands on the surface covering, provided with a magnet that can be attracted to the surface of the three-dimensional game board, and two kinds of predetermined sizes that fit within each cell of the three-dimensional game board A set of number pieces,
A surface covering that serves as a mark for identifying a declaration of sharing of the cell when the player declares sharing of the specific cell in the game board and allows both players to place a piece on the cell together A set of a predetermined number of cell-sharing marks having a size that fits in each cell of the 3D game board surface, comprising a magnet that can be attracted to the 3D game board surface;
A three-dimensional object for supporting the three-dimensional game board surface, having a predetermined size and shape capable of stably supporting the three-dimensional game board surface on a plane, and being fitted into the opening provided in the three-dimensional game board surface A game board support having an upper end formed with a surface area in which an opening into which the protrusion provided in the vertical direction or the protrusion provided on the three-dimensional game board surface can be fitted is formed.
A three-dimensional board game device characterized in that it can play a game that competes for the first and the last of the construction of the board surface chain ring. A three-dimensional game board surface comprising a hook portion that engages with a support portion of the support in place of the opening or the protrusion at the position of the square where the piece cannot be placed on the game board;
A game board support comprising a tip hook part at a support part for supporting and hooking the hook part instead of the projection part or the opening part;
The three-dimensional board game device according to claim 8, comprising: