JP2007135978A - Battle type game apparatus, system, and method of ranking in battle type game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battle type game apparatus, a system, and a method of ranking in the battle type game apparatus which stimulates a player to play a game. <P>SOLUTION: The battle type game apparatus is provided with: a ranking point data base for storing ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players; a delivery point setting part 153 which sets a delivery point corresponding to each player before starting the battle type game which is played by a plurality of players; an acquired point calculation part 156 which allocates the total value of the delivery points of each player set by the delivery point setting part 153 with an allocation ratio according to the result of a battle after the battle type game is finished; and a ranking point confirming part for ranking each player by calculating a ranking point after reflecting points allocated by the acquired point calculation part 156 by each player. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a competitive game apparatus, a system, and a ranking method in a competitive game apparatus that perform ranking display reflecting the results of a game played by a plurality of players.

Conventionally, a battle type car racing game is known in which a plurality of game terminals are connected via a network, and a car race is performed by operating a control unit provided in each game terminal to drive a vehicle in the game space. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Conventionally, an online game in which players are ranked in a game system in which game terminals are connected via a network is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-28373 A (No. 5-10, FIG. 1-8) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-329949 (page 6-22, FIG. 1-8)

  By the way, Patent Document 2 includes a description of ranking players, but there is no specific description showing how ranking is performed. How to actually rank is important as a motivation for each player to participate in the game, and a ranking method that can encourage players to participate in the game is desired. .

  The present invention has been created in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a competitive game apparatus, a system, and a ranking method in the competitive game apparatus that can prompt the player to participate in the game. Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the competitive game apparatus of the present invention includes a point database that stores ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players, and before starting a competitive game in which a plurality of players participate. The delivery point setting means for setting the delivery point corresponding to each player, and the total value of the delivery points of each player set by the delivery point setting means, with the distribution ratio according to the competition result after the competition game is completed. Acquisition point calculation means to be allocated to each player, and ranking means for ranking each player by calculating a ranking point for each player after reflecting the points allocated by the acquisition point calculation means ing.

  In the competitive game system of the present invention, a plurality of game terminals and a game server are connected to each other via a network, and the game server operates a game terminal to participate in a competitive game. The game terminal has a point database for storing ranking points corresponding to each of the game points, and the game terminal sets a delivery point corresponding to each player before starting a competitive game in which a plurality of players participate, Acquisition point calculation means for distributing the total value of the points provided by each player set by the point setting means to each player at a distribution ratio according to the result of the match after the match-type game is completed. Further, the game server described above includes ranking means for ranking each player by calculating a ranking point for each player after reflecting the points distributed by the acquired point calculating means.

  The ranking method in the competitive game apparatus of the present invention is a ranking method in the competitive game apparatus in which ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players are set, and is a competitive type in which a plurality of players participate. Before starting the game, the delivery point setting step for setting the delivery point corresponding to each player, and the total value of the delivery points of each player set by the delivery point setting step Rank each player by calculating the acquisition points to be distributed to each player at a distribution ratio according to the result, and calculating the ranking points after reflecting the points allocated by the acquisition point calculation step. And performing a ranking step.

  Each player participating in the competitive game offers points, and by reallocating the total of the provided points according to the game results, the ranking points possessed by each player will increase or decrease. For the player who aims at the top, it is necessary to secure the ranking points including the amount that the ranking points are reduced by losing the game, and it is possible to encourage frequent participation in the game.

  In addition, it is desirable that the above-mentioned delivery point setting means set a predetermined ratio for each player with respect to the ranking points possessed by each player when participating in the competitive game. As a result, even if a player has few ranking points, a high score can be obtained if the player wins against a player with many ranking points, and the willingness to challenge the game can be enhanced. In addition, players who have many ranking points need to play against players with many ranking points in the same way, so it is possible to increase the difficulty of the game to win and there are many changes. Game development can be realized.

  In addition, it is desirable that the distribution ratio used for distributing points by the above-described acquired point calculation means is set to a larger value in descending order of the battle results of the battle game. As a result, the higher the game results, the higher the score is obtained in accordance with the ranking, and the lower the player, the more scores are lost. Therefore, the game results can be appropriately reflected in the fluctuation of the ranking points.

  In addition, an upper limit value is set for the delivery point described above, and it is desirable to further include a delivery point adjustment unit that adjusts the value of the delivery point so as not to exceed the upper limit value. In particular, it is desirable that the above-described upper limit value is set so that the provided points are not less than the points allocated by the acquired point calculation means, regardless of which player wins the competitive game. This avoids unnatural and unreasonable scoring where the ranking points will decrease even if the player wins the game when each player with a significantly different ranking point value at the time of joining the game participates in the same game. can do.

  In addition, a predetermined ranking point is given to the player who participates in the above-mentioned competitive game for the first time, and the acquisition point calculating means determines the distribution ratio corresponding to the player who participates in the competitive game for a predetermined number of times or less. It is desirable to add predetermined additional points in addition to the points allocated accordingly. As a result, players with few ranking points and inexperienced players can be encouraged to participate in the game. In addition, since such players have few ranking points, other players can estimate the player's level (experience level, etc.) by referring to the value.

  In addition, it is desirable to delete ranking points corresponding to players whose period of not participating in the above-described competitive game exceeds a predetermined period. By doing in this way, it is necessary to continuously participate in the game in order to maintain the rank even after a high ranking has been made once, so it is possible to encourage each player to participate in the game.

  Further, it is desirable that the above-described acquisition point calculation means varies the distribution ratio based on the superiority of each player over the competitive game. Specifically, the presence / absence of the above-described superiority is desirably determined according to the number of times of participation in the competitive game. Alternatively, the presence / absence of the above-described superiority is desirably determined according to the ability of the character used in the game by the player participating in the competitive game. Thereby, it becomes possible to eliminate unfairness due to a difference in conditions for each player.

  Hereinafter, a competitive game system according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a competitive game system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the competitive game system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of game terminals 10 and a game server 20 that are connected to each other via a network 30. For example, the Internet or the like can be used as the network 30, and the game terminals 10 and the network 30 are always connected. In addition, each game terminal 10 is used to perform a competitive car racing game. By using the game terminal 10, the player can drive a racing car on which he / she rides along a course provided in a virtual three-dimensional game space and participate in a car race. The outline of the car racing game of this embodiment is shown below.

  (1) Any game terminal 10 can apply to the game server 20 to hold a car race. The unit of car racing held in response to this application is called a “session”. The game terminal 10 that has applied for the hosting of the car race then becomes the parent and performs the progress process of the entire operation of the car race.

  (2) The maximum number of game terminals 10 that can participate in one session is determined in advance when the session is created. Until the maximum number is reached during the entry period, participation in sessions from other game terminals 10 is accepted.

  (3) A car race is performed by the game terminal 10 (player) who has indicated the intention to participate in the session, and there are three states of the player: “during race”, “watching”, and “lobby waiting”. “During the race” is a state where the car is actually participating in the car race, and the player in this state actually operates the controller 300 provided in the game terminal 10 to virtually drive the vehicle. “Watching” is a state in which a player who can participate in a car race is watching the race without participating, and the player in this state can see the content of the race from a predetermined camera position. “Lobby waiting” is a state in which a car race has already started and is waiting to participate in the next car race in a “in-race” or “watching” state. It is possible to know the progress of the entire car race (for example, the progress of the race is shown by a schematic diagram).

  (4) Although application for holding a car race is performed from the game terminal 10 to the game server 20, after the session is created, the parent game terminal 10 performs the progress process of the car race game of this session, ”,“ Watching ”, and“ lobby standby ”game data between the game terminals 10 (for example, vehicle position information as a three-dimensional object operated by each player) is transmitted and received. It is performed by one-to-one communication between each other.

  (5) Each player has ranking points (RP) corresponding to the race results so far, and the ranking is common to the entire car racing game in descending order of ranking points. When a player participates in a car race of any session, a participation point corresponding to the ranking point possessed at that time is provided (this participation point is referred to as a “delivery point”). The provided points are totaled for all the players participating in the car race, and are distributed to each player according to the race result (rank) after the race.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between race results and distribution. As shown in FIG. 2, the distribution ratio is set to be 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 corresponding to each of the ranks 1 to 8. For example, the donation points are set to 10% of the ranking points before participation in the car race, and the total of the donation points collected from each player is distributed after the race in the distribution shown in FIG. Points are not allocated to players ranked 9th or later. Further, when the number of players participating in the car race is less than 8, the distribution of points is performed using the distribution ratio included in the ranks for the number of players.

  If the ratio of the donation points is always 10% of the ranking points possessed at that time, when the player who possesses extremely many ranking points and the player who possesses extremely few participate in the car race, the former wins the race. Inconveniently, the allocated points will be less than the points you give out. In order to avoid such an inconvenience, an upper limit value is set for the delivery point.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the upper limit value of the delivery points. In FIG. 3, “number of persons” indicates the number of players participating in the car race, and “upper limit value (%)” indicates a reference value for determining whether or not there are too many delivery points. When referring to the upper limit value corresponding to the number of players participating in the car race, if the percentage of points offered by one of the players (ratio to other player's offer points) exceeds this upper limit value, A process of lowering the player's delivery point to the same value as the player having the next largest delivery point is performed. If there are still players whose donation points exceed the upper limit value, the same processing for lowering the donation points is repeated until the upper limit value shown in FIG. 3 is not exceeded.

  Next, the details of the game server 20 and the game terminal 10 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the game server 20. As shown in FIG. 4, the game server 20 includes a ranking processing unit 22 and a ranking point database (RP-DB) 40. In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, only the portion related to ranking point processing is shown.

  The ranking processing unit 22 performs various processes related to ranking points, and includes a ranking information search unit 24, a race result confirmation unit 26, and a ranking point confirmation unit (RP confirmation unit) 28. The ranking information search unit 24 refers to the ranking database 40 in which ranking points of players who have participated in car races in the past are stored, and for each session that is accepting participation in car races, Search the ranking points of all players who want to participate at that time. The ranking point database 40 records the date and time when the car race was last participated in association with the ranking points of each player, and the ranking points of this player are not updated for a predetermined period (for example, 45 days). In this case, the ranking information search unit 24 resets the ranking point and deletes the player record from the ranking point database 40.

  The race result confirmation unit 26 collates the race results for the same race sent from each game terminal 10 and confirms that the result is correct. For example, if the result of a race sent from each game terminal 10 participating in a car race is consistent, it is determined that the result is correct. If the result is not consistent, the race is invalid. become.

  The ranking point confirmation unit 28 performs ranking based on ranking points reflecting the results of the car race sent from each game terminal 10, and transmits ranking information indicating the processing results to each game terminal 10. .

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the game terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the game terminal 10 of this embodiment performs a predetermined game calculation by executing a battle-type game program stored in a DVD-ROM 190 as an information recording medium, The game apparatus main body 100 outputs sound signals such as various sound effects, a television monitor apparatus 200 connected to the game apparatus main body 100, and a controller 300 operated by a player at hand.

  The television monitor apparatus 200 includes a display unit 210 that displays a game screen on a display screen based on a video signal input from the game apparatus body 100, and a speaker 220 that converts an audio signal input from the game apparatus body 100 into sound. And. The display unit 210 includes, for example, a CRT (cathode ray tube), an LCD (liquid crystal display device), a liquid crystal projector, or the like. In addition, the controller 300 includes a cross key that can arbitrarily indicate eight directions, a plurality of push button switches that are selectively pressed as necessary, and the like. In order to give a sense of presence as if participating in a car race, a controller dedicated to vehicle driving equipped with a handle, a transmission, and the like may be used.

  The game apparatus main body 100 includes a game calculation unit 110, a communication interface unit (communication IF) 160, an image generation unit 180, a video output unit 182, an audio output unit 184, and a disk reading unit 188. The game calculation unit 110 is for performing various game calculations, and is realized, for example, by executing a battle game program using a computer including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. Details of the game calculation unit 110 will be described later.

  The image generation unit 180 determines each object in the three-dimensional game space based on the data regarding the position of each object in the three-dimensional game space obtained by the calculation by the game calculation unit 110 and the viewpoint position set at that time. Is converted into a projection plane of a predetermined viewpoint coordinate system, and a two-dimensional game image is generated. Image data corresponding to the generated two-dimensional game image is stored in a VRAM built in the image generation unit 180. In the competitive game system of the present embodiment, it is possible to perform a competitive car racing game. For each object in the three-dimensional game space, the player himself / herself operates the game terminal 10 as an own device to give an operation instruction. A vehicle as a player character that gives the game, a vehicle as an opponent character that gives an operation instruction by operating other game terminals 10 by other players.

  The video output unit 182 outputs the video signal to the display unit 210 of the television monitor device 200 by reading out the image data generated by the image generation unit 180 and storing the image data in the VRAM in the scanning order and converting it into an NTSC signal. . The audio output unit 184 converts various audio data output from the game calculation unit 110 into analog audio signals and outputs the analog audio signals to the speaker 220 in the television monitor device 200.

  The disk reading unit 188 is for reading various data stored in the loaded DVD-ROM 190. The DVD-ROM 190 stores a battle-type game program including image data necessary for high-definition graphics display, and the disk reading unit 188 performs a game operation on the battle-type game program read from the DVD-ROM 190. Send to part 110. In the present embodiment, the DVD-ROM 190 is used to record the battle game program and the like, but other recording media such as a CD-ROM, a ROM cartridge using a semiconductor memory, a memory card, a hard disk device, etc. You may make it use.

  The game calculation unit 110 includes a game processing unit 120, a behavior calculation unit 130, a transmission data storage unit 140, a reception data storage unit 142, a transmission unit 144, and a reception unit 146. The game processing unit 120 performs processing related to the progress of the car racing game of the present embodiment and processing related to ranking points. In addition, the behavior calculation unit 130 includes each vehicle as a three-dimensional object participating in the car racing game (a vehicle as a player character corresponding to the game terminal 10 operated by the player and an opponent character corresponding to another game terminal 10). (Including both vehicles as). This behavior calculation includes operations such as movement of other vehicles viewed from a virtual viewpoint position corresponding to the player and collision determination between the vehicles. In the present embodiment, such behavior calculation is performed by the behavior calculation unit 130, and various processes necessary for the progress of the other car racing game are performed by the game processing unit 120. It may be performed by either one of 120 and the behavior calculation unit 130, and the other may be omitted.

  The transmission data storage unit 140 stores, as transmission data, game data related to the vehicle as the player character calculated by the behavior calculation unit 130, game data related to game progress output from the game processing unit 120, and game data related to ranking points. . The transmission data is read by the transmission unit 144 at a predetermined timing and transmitted to the other game terminals 10 and the game server 20 via the communication interface unit 160 and the network 30. Similar game data is also sent from other game terminals 10 and game servers 20 via the network 30, and the receiving unit 146 receives the game data via the communication interface unit 160 and receives the received data. Store in the storage unit 142. The behavior calculation unit 130 performs the above-described behavior calculation based on the data (reception data) related to the vehicle as the opponent character stored in the reception data storage unit 142 and the vehicle position as the player character at that time.

  Further, the game processing unit 120 has a point processing unit 150 for performing processing related to ranking points. The point processing unit 150 includes a ranking point search unit (RP search unit) 151, a ranking point acquisition unit (RP acquisition unit) 152, a delivery point setting unit 153, a delivery point adjustment unit 154, a race result acquisition unit 155, an acquisition point. A calculation unit 156, a ranking acquisition unit 157, and a ranking display processing unit 158 are included.

  The ranking point search unit 151 searches the ranking point information of each player participating in each session. Specifically, the ranking point search unit 151 transmits a ranking point information acquisition request for each session from the transmission unit 144 to the game server 20 and is obtained by a search by the ranking information search unit 24 in the game server 20. The ranking points of all players participating in each session are acquired. The obtained ranking points of each player are displayed on the display unit 210 together with the average ranking points calculated based on the ranking points. The player can estimate the level of each player participating in each session by referring to the displayed information of each session, and can be used as a reference for determining a session to participate from now on.

  The ranking point acquisition unit 152 acquires ranking points of all players who participate in this session after determining a session to participate in. Specifically, the ranking point acquisition unit 152 designates a session, transmits a ranking point acquisition request from the transmission unit 144 to the game server 20, and is obtained by a search by the ranking information search unit 24 in the game server 20. The ranking points of all participating players in this session are acquired. The player who participates in the car racing game for the first time does not have any ranking points at that time, and therefore 1000 points are uniformly given as predetermined ranking points.

  The delivery point setting unit 153 calculates the delivery point of each player based on the acquired ranking points of each player. As described above, 10% of the ranking points that each player has at that time are set as the delivery points. The delivery point adjustment unit 154 makes a determination using the upper limit value shown in FIG. 3 for the delivery points of each player set by the delivery point setting unit 153, and when there are too many delivery points of a specific player, Make adjustments to reduce delivery points.

  The race result acquisition unit 155 transmits the running time (goal time) to all the game terminals 10 except the own device after the car race is completed, and receives the running time sent from the other game terminals 10. As a result, the running times of all the characters (vehicles) participating in the race are acquired. The acquisition point calculation unit 156 uses the race result acquired by the race result acquisition unit 155 to perform a process of distributing the total value of the provided points at the distribution ratio shown in FIG. For a player who participates in this game a predetermined number of times or less (for example, 9 times or less), the acquisition point calculation unit 156 adds predetermined points other than the points distributed according to the distribution ratio shown in FIG. A process of adding points (for example, 1000 points) is performed.

  The ranking acquisition unit 157 sends the ranking points of each player after the distribution of the total value of the provided points based on the race results to the game server 20 together with the race results, and the ranking information sent from the ranking point confirmation unit 28 get. The ranking information includes the ranking of the player who operates each game terminal 10 (your ranking with respect to all players) and ranking points, the ranking of other players (ranking of other players with respect to all players) and ranking points, It is included.

  The ranking display processing unit 158 uses the ranking information acquired by the ranking acquiring unit 157 to display a ranking display of a predetermined range including the ranking of the player operating the game terminal 10 as its own device (the ranking at that time). (Ranking list screen display with ranking in descending order).

  The delivery point setting unit 153 described above corresponds to the delivery point setting unit, the acquisition point calculation unit 156 corresponds to the acquisition point calculation unit, the ranking point confirmation unit 28 corresponds to the ranking unit, and the delivery point adjustment unit 154 corresponds to the delivery point adjustment unit. To do. Also, the operation by the delivery point setting unit 153 corresponds to the operation of the delivery point setting step, the operation by the acquisition point calculation unit 156 corresponds to the operation of the acquisition point calculation step, and the operation by the ranking point confirmation unit 28 corresponds to the operation of the ranking step. To do.

  The competitive game system of this embodiment has such a configuration, and the operation thereof will be described next. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure related to ranking points performed at each game terminal 10.

  The ranking point acquisition unit 152 determines whether or not the car race (session) in which the player participates is determined (step 100), and repeats this determination by making a negative determination until it is determined. When a car race in which the player participates is determined with reference to the ranking acquired by the ranking point search unit 151, an affirmative determination is made in step 100. Next, the ranking point acquisition unit 152 acquires the ranking points of all players including the player corresponding to the car race to be participated from the game server 20 (step 101).

  Next, the delivery point setting unit 153 sets the delivery points of all players participating in the car race (step 102). Also, the delivery point adjustment unit 154 performs determination using the upper limit value shown in FIG. 3 for the set delivery points of each player, and reduces the delivery points when there are too many delivery points for a specific player. Adjustment to be performed is performed (step 103). It should be noted that this adjustment operation is not necessary when the delivery points of all players are less than the upper limit value shown in FIG. 3, and the operation procedure of step 103 is omitted.

  Next, the race result acquisition unit 155 determines whether or not the car race has ended (step 104), and repeats this determination by making a negative determination until the end of the race. When the vehicle operated by all the players finishes (excluding this vehicle when there is an abstained vehicle) and the race game ends, an affirmative determination is made in the determination of step 104, and then the race result acquisition unit 155 Sends the running time of the vehicle to all the game terminals 10 excluding its own device and receives the running time of each vehicle sent from the other game terminal 10 to obtain the race result (step 105).

  Next, the acquisition point calculation unit 156 calculates the acquisition points of each player by redistributing the total value of the provided points at the distribution ratio shown in FIG. 2 (step 106), and directs the calculation result to the game server 20. (Step 107).

  Thereafter, the ranking acquisition unit 157 receives the ranking information after the ranking points are changed according to the current race result (step 108), and the ranking display processing unit 158 sends the ranking display processing unit 158 to the game terminal 10 as its own device. A process of displaying a ranking list screen including the ranking of the corresponding player on the display unit 210 is performed (step 109).

By using such a ranking point calculation method, it becomes possible to give the following characteristics to a competitive car racing game.
(1) A large number of ranking points can be acquired at a time when taking the first place in a race where the average of the current ranking points of participating players is high.
(2) When a player with a low ranking point participates in a high-level race and takes the first place, the ranking points increase at a stretch.
(3) If a player with a high ranking point participates in a race with a low level and cannot take the first place, the ranking point may be greatly lost.
(4) Even if it continues to win only against the same player, ranking points will not increase easily.
(5) If you continue to win by actively racing with opponents with higher ranking than yourself, the ranking will be easier.
(6) If there are few players participating in the race, the ranking points that can be acquired are small, and it is difficult to raise the ranking.

  Thus, in the competitive game system of the present embodiment, each player participating in the competitive game offers points, and the total of the provided points is redistributed according to the result of the game, so that each player Because the ranking points you have will increase or decrease, it is necessary for players aiming at the top of the ranking to secure ranking points including the amount that the ranking points decreased due to the game, and encourage frequent participation in the game It becomes possible.

  In addition, for each player, a predetermined percentage of the ranking points possessed by each player at the time of participating in the competitive game is set as a serving point, so that even a player with few ranking points can be ranked. If you play against a player with many points and win, you can get a high score and increase your willingness to challenge the game. In addition, players who have many ranking points need to play against players with many ranking points in the same way, so it is possible to increase the difficulty of the game to win and there are many changes. Game development can be realized.

  In addition, the distribution ratio used to distribute the total of the donation points described above is set to a larger value in the order of the ranking of the race results of the competitive game, and as a result, the higher the game result, the higher the ranking. Accordingly, a higher score is obtained, and the lower the player, the more points are lost. Therefore, the game result can be appropriately reflected in the fluctuation of the ranking points.

  Further, an upper limit value is set for the delivery point, and the value of the delivery point is adjusted so as not to exceed the upper limit value. In particular, the upper limit value is set so that the player points are not less than the points to be distributed, no matter which player wins the competitive game. This avoids unnatural and unreasonable scoring where the ranking points will decrease even if the player wins the game when each player with a significantly different ranking point value at the time of joining the game participates in the same game. can do.

  In addition, a predetermined ranking point is given to a player who participates in a competitive game for the first time, and points other than the points distributed according to the distribution ratio corresponding to the player who participates in the competitive game less than a predetermined number of times. A predetermined additional point is added to. As a result, players with few ranking points and inexperienced players can be encouraged to participate in the game. In addition, since such players have few ranking points, other players can estimate the player's level (experience level, etc.) by referring to the value.

  In addition, since ranking points corresponding to players who have not participated in the battle-type game have exceeded a predetermined period, the ranking points are deleted. Since it is necessary to participate, it is possible to encourage each player to participate in the game.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible within the range of the summary of this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a battle-type game system including a plurality of game terminals 10 and game server 20 connected via the network 30, but a plurality of game devices provided in one game device. The present invention can also be applied when a similar car racing game is performed by operating the controller. Further, the present invention may be applied to a game device or a game system that performs a process related to a competitive game other than car racing.

  In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the total of the distribution points is redistributed with a distribution ratio fixedly determined in advance. This distribution ratio is the advantage of each player over the competitive game. It may be varied based on sex. For example, a player who has repeatedly played the same game or has a long mileage, a high-performance character in the game (for example, a vehicle with a high engine output, or an option item that instantaneously improves acceleration performance) 2), the distribution ratio shown in FIG. 2 is slightly lowered (for example, the distribution ratio when such a player is ranked first is reduced from 10 to 9.5), The distribution ratio may be increased for players who have played a game under adverse conditions. Further, when a course record is issued for a car race goal time, the acquisition point calculation unit 156 may add an additional point as a special bonus in addition to a normal redistribution point.

  In the above-described embodiment, the point calculation and ranking when the car racing game is executed have been described. However, the point calculation and the rank in other games such as a mahjong game, a card game such as poker, and a six sex game. The present invention can also be applied to attachment.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a competitive game system according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a race result and distribution. It is a figure which shows the upper limit of a delivery point. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of a game server. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of a game terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure relevant to the ranking point performed at each game terminal.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Game terminal 20 Game server 30 Network 100 Game apparatus main body 110 Game operation part 120 Game processing part 130 Behavior calculation part 140 Transmission data storage part 142 Reception data storage part 144 Transmission part 146 Reception part 150 Point processing part 151 Ranking point search part ( RP search part)
152 Ranking point acquisition unit (RP acquisition unit)
153 Delivery point setting unit 154 Delivery point adjustment unit 155 Race result acquisition unit 156 Acquisition point calculation unit 157 Ranking acquisition unit 158 Ranking display processing unit 160 Communication IF (communication interface unit)
180 Image generation unit 182 Video output unit 184 Audio output unit 188 Disc reading unit 190 DVD-ROM
200 TV monitor device 300 Controller

Claims (13)

A point database for storing ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players;
A delivery point setting means for setting a delivery point corresponding to each player before starting a competitive game in which a plurality of players participate;
Acquisition point calculation means for allocating the total value of the delivery points of each player set by the delivery point setting means to each player at a distribution ratio according to the competition result after the competition game has ended,
Ranking means for ranking each player by calculating the ranking points for each player after reflecting the points allocated by the acquisition point calculating means;
A battle type game apparatus comprising: In claim 1,
The delivery point setting means sets, for each player, a predetermined percentage of the ranking points possessed by each player at the time of participating in the competition game as the delivery point. apparatus. In claim 1,
The competitive game apparatus, wherein the distribution ratio used for distributing points by the acquired point calculation means is set to a larger value in descending order of the battle results of the competitive game. In claim 1,
An upper limit is set for the delivery point,
A competitive game apparatus, further comprising a delivery point adjusting means for adjusting the value of the delivery point so as not to exceed the upper limit value. In claim 4,
The upper limit value is set such that, regardless of which player wins the competitive game, the provided points are not less than the points allocated by the acquired point calculation means. To play game device. In claim 1,
A predetermined ranking point is given to a player who participates in the competitive game for the first time,
The acquired point calculation means adds a predetermined additional point in addition to the points distributed according to the distribution ratio, corresponding to a player who participates in the competitive game a predetermined number of times or less. Type game device. In any one of Claims 1-6,
The competitive game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ranking points corresponding to players whose period of not participating in the competitive game exceeds a predetermined period are deleted. In any one of Claims 1-7,
The battle type game apparatus, wherein the acquired point calculation means varies the distribution ratio based on the superiority of each player with respect to the battle type game. In claim 8,
The competitive game apparatus is characterized in that the presence / absence of the superiority is determined according to the number of times of participation in the competitive game. In claim 8,
The competitive game apparatus is characterized in that the presence or absence of the superiority is determined according to the ability of a character used in the game by a player participating in the competitive game. A competitive game system in which a plurality of game terminals and a game server are connected to each other via a network,
The game server includes a point database that stores ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players participating in a competitive game by operating the game terminal,
The game terminal includes a delivery point setting means for setting a delivery point corresponding to each player before starting a competitive game in which a plurality of players participate, and a delivery point of each player set by the delivery point setting means. A battle type game system comprising: acquisition point calculation means for distributing a total value to each player at a distribution ratio according to a battle result after the battle type game is completed. In claim 11,
The game server further includes ranking means for ranking each player by calculating the ranking points for each player after the points allocated by the acquired point calculating means are reflected. To play game system. A ranking method in a competitive game apparatus in which ranking points corresponding to each of a plurality of players are set,
A delivery point setting step for setting a delivery point corresponding to each player before starting a competitive game in which a plurality of players participate;
An acquisition point calculation step of distributing the total value of the distribution points of each player set by the distribution point setting step to each player at a distribution ratio according to the battle result after the battle game is completed;
A ranking step of ranking each player by calculating the ranking points for each player after reflecting the points allocated by the acquisition point calculation step;
A ranking method for a competitive game apparatus, comprising:

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