JP2008284220A - Privilege granting system, privilege granting game machine, and privilege storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a privilege granting system which permits a continuous play attractive to both game facility and players to be performed, a privilege granting game machine, and a privilege storage medium. <P>SOLUTION: The privilege granting system (1) has a storage means (22 and 62) to store player specification information to specify a player of a game machine (10) and play status information showing the status of the play, an input control means (32) to accept continuous play start information starting the continuous play of the play within a prescribed period after the play is ended by the game machine, and a privilege granting means (36) to grant an advantageous privilege relating to the continuous play on the basis of the play status information to the player in accordance with the result of determination (determination means 34) concerning whether or not the player of the continuous play is the same as the player of the play by using the accepted continuous play start information and the stored player specification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a privilege grant system, a privilege grant game machine, and a privilege storage medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game machine mainly installed in a game facility, after a play is finished, a continue screen is displayed, and a credit card such as a coin is additionally inserted within a predetermined period, so that a subsequent play can be started. Is disclosed. Such a so-called continue play (also referred to as a continuous play) is one in which a game over game can be continued from the state before the game over, for example, and has various advantages. For the player, for example, the trouble of starting play from the first easy scene is eliminated, and there is an advantage that it can be performed from a continuation play that is an unknown play. In addition, there are game machines that require fewer credits for continuous play than for normal play, but in this case, it is also possible to enjoy the advantage of being able to play with less credits. On the other hand, on the game facility side, for example, the continue play starts from a state before the game is over, so that the play is generally resumed from a difficult scene. As a result, it has been empirically recognized that the player's play time is shorter than that of normal play, which has the advantage of contributing to an improvement in the operating rate of the game machine.

  However, even if the player can continue from the state before the game is over, but the skill is not enough to clear the game, the game will be over immediately even if continue play is performed. The player is unlikely to be an opportunity to perform continue play.

With regard to this continuation play, if there is one stage that has been cleared in a game with multiple stages, even if there are no more continuations in the other stages, the skill is achieved by returning to the cleared stage and playing repeatedly. A game machine having a plurality of stages that can increase a player's willingness to go through the game by accumulating the number of times of continuation while accumulating the number of times can be challenged as many times as possible is disclosed ( For example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2007-54305 A

The game device of Patent Document 1 is configured to accumulate the number of continuations while returning to the cleared stage and polishing the skill. As a result, it is considered useful for a consumer game machine such as the portable game machine exemplified in Patent Document 1 that can be played without time restrictions.
However, in the case of arcade game machines, the play that returns to the cleared stage for the game facility and accumulates the number of continuations eventually results in longer play time for the player, which can contribute to the improvement of the operating rate. No results. Also, from another aspect, the player has to perform a stage that has already been cleared many times, and the inconvenience of starting play from a gentle screen still remains.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a privilege grant system, a privilege grant game machine, and a privilege storage medium capable of performing continuous play attractive to both a game facility and a player.

  The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the play is terminated by the storage means (22, 62) for storing the player specifying information for specifying the player of the game machine (10) and the play state information indicating the play state. Then, using the input control means (32) for receiving continuous play start information for starting continuous play of the play within a predetermined period, and using the received continuous play start information and the stored player specifying information, In accordance with the result of determining whether or not the player of the continuous play and the player of the play are the same player (determination means 34), a privilege grant that gives the player an advantageous privilege related to the continuous play based on the play state information A privilege grant system (1) comprising means (36).

The invention of claim 2 is the privilege grant system (1) according to claim 1, wherein the storage means (22, 62) stores the privilege together with the player specifying information. It is.
The invention of claim 3 is the privilege grant system (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the storage means (62) is a server (10) connected to the game machine (10) via a network (5). It is a privilege granting system characterized by having 3).
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the privilege grant system (1) according to the first or second aspect, the storage means (22) is provided in a medium (20) used in the play by the game machine (10). It is the privilege grant system characterized by these.
The invention of claim 5 is the privilege grant system (1) according to claim 4, wherein the medium (20) is a card type medium used in the play of the game machine (10). It is a privilege grant system.
The invention of claim 6 is the privilege grant system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the privilege is given to the storage means (22, 62) by the privilege grant means (36). The privilege granting system is characterized in that a privilege grant count indicating the number of times is stored, and the privilege grant means changes the privilege according to the stored privilege grant count.

  The invention of claim 7 is a privilege granting game machine (10) comprising the privilege granting system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

The invention according to claim 8 is the same player determined using the player specifying information for specifying the player of the game machine (10), the continuous play starting information for starting the continuous play of the game machine, and the player specifying information. It is a privilege storage medium (20) characterized by memorize | storing the advantageous privilege regarding the said continuous play provided according to the determination result of whether it is.
Note that the configuration described with reference numerals may be modified as appropriate, and at least a part of the configuration may be replaced with another component.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The present invention determines whether or not the players are the same using player specifying information for specifying a player of a game machine and continuous play start information input when starting a continuous play, and according to the determination result. Therefore, the player has the advantage that it is not necessary to start play from the beginning. In addition, since the play is completed in a relatively short time for the game facility, it is possible to contribute to an improvement in the operating rate of the game machine. Therefore, it is possible to perform continuous play that is attractive to both the game facility and the player.
Further, when it is determined that the player is the same player, the privilege can be appropriately given, so that the privilege can be used only when the player himself / herself plays continuously. Therefore, the use of the privilege due to the impersonation of another person is prevented, and the fairness of the game is ensured.
(2) Since this invention memorize | stores a privilege, it can use a privilege for the play performed later. Therefore, the player can effectively use the granted privilege.
(3) Since the present invention has player specifying information and play state information in the server, the player specifying information registered in the server can be used even when playing with different game machines. In addition, it is possible to retain information by taking advantage of the characteristics of a server capable of storing a large amount of data.
(4) Since the present invention has player information and play state information in the medium, the player specifying information in the medium can be used even when playing with different game machines.
(5) Since the present invention can use a card-type medium used for play when performing continuous play, the medium can be effectively used.
(6) Since this invention changes a privilege according to the frequency | count that the privilege was provided by the continuous play, it can provide an advantageous privilege as a privilege is provided. Therefore, it becomes a motivation for making a player perform continuous play many times.

  It is an object of the present invention to specify a player of a game machine for the purpose of providing a privilege granting system, a privilege granting game machine, and a privilege storage medium capable of performing continuous play attractive to both a game facility and a player. This is realized by giving an advantageous privilege related to the continuous play according to the result of determining whether or not the player is the same player using the information and the continuous play start information input when starting the continuous play.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

(First embodiment)
[System overall configuration diagram]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a privilege grant system 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a system 1) according to an example of the first embodiment. The system 1 includes a privilege granting game machine 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as a game machine 10) and a card 20.

  The game machine 10 starts playing when the player inserts coins, and can continue and play (continuous play). The game machine 10 is usually installed in a game facility such as a game center. A display 12 is arranged at a position that can be viewed by a player in a case 11 provided in the game machine 10 so that the player can play while looking at the display 12. Before the start of play, for example, a demonstration screen (hereinafter referred to as a demo screen) showing the game content of the game machine 10 is displayed on the display 12. During play, the contents of play corresponding to the play are displayed.

  Below the display 12, an input controller 13 for operation input by the player is arranged on a pedestal at a height in the vicinity of the player's waist and at a position where the player can easily operate with the left and right hands. Yes. The input controller 13 includes an operation lever that can be operated vertically and horizontally, and various buttons. Further, a coin insertion slot 14 is provided at the right rear side of the input controller 13. The player can start playing by inserting coins into the coin insertion slot 14. Furthermore, a card insertion slot 15 is provided to the right of the side surface in the front direction of the pedestal. The player can play using the card 20 by inserting the card 20 into the card insertion slot 15 within a predetermined time after inserting the coin into the coin insertion slot 14.

Note that the game machine 10 starts playing by inserting coins into the coin insertion slot 14, but may be anything that can realize payment of a play fee such as a prepaid card, for example.
Moreover, although the game machine 10 is configured to include the card insertion slot 15, when the card 20 is a non-contact type card, information on the card 20 can be read and written by touching the game machine 10. It is good also as a structure provided with such a touch part.

The card 20 is a card-type medium used in the game machine 10 and refers to, for example, an IC card in which an IC (integrated circuit) chip is embedded in a plastic card. By having information for specifying the player in the card 20, an advantageous privilege in the continue play described later can be obtained. Here, the information for identifying the player refers to personal information of the player such as an ID that uniquely identifies the player, and the player's name and date of birth.
The card 20 is not limited to an IC card, but may be a magnetic card or the like, and may be a medium having another type such as a car key type instead of a card type medium.

[Function block diagram]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of the game machine 10 and the card 20 according to an example of the first embodiment.
The game machine 10 includes a control unit 30 and a storage unit 40. In order to realize the present invention, the control unit 30 mainly includes an input control unit 32 that controls various inputs, a determination unit 34 that determines whether or not the player is the same player using information on the card 20, and a play according to the determination result. Includes a privilege granting means 36 for granting an advantageous privilege and an output control means 38 for controlling various outputs. Here, the various inputs include, for example, operation input from the input controller 13, coin input from the coin insertion slot 14, and information input of the card 20 inserted into the card insertion slot 15. The various outputs include, for example, output of play contents to the display 12 and output of privilege information to the card insertion slot 15.

The control unit 30 is an information calculation processing device (CPU) that performs calculation and processing of information, and controls the entire game machine 10. The control unit 30 implements various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware of the game machine 10 by appropriately reading and executing various programs stored in the storage unit 40.
The storage unit 40 includes an area for storing various programs executed by the control unit 30 and includes a temporary execution area. As what implement | achieves the memory | storage part 40, you may include what implement | achieves electrically, magnetically, optically, and electromagnetically. More specifically, a semiconductor memory device, a magnetic disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like are included.

  The card 20 has storage means 22. The storage unit 22 stores information for identifying a player and privilege information regarding play output from the game machine 10. For example, in the case of an IC card, information is recorded on an IC chip incorporated in the card 20. Further, the card 20 includes a semiconductor memory (random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and EEPROM ROM (EEPROM)).

[Main process flow]
Next, the operation of the game machine 10 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing main processing of the game machine 10 according to an example of the first embodiment.
4 and 5 show examples of screens displayed on the display 12 of the game machine 10 according to an example of the first embodiment.
In the present embodiment, the play performed by the game machine 10 is described as performing an RPG (Role Playing Game). Note that RPG is a game that expresses a pseudo-experience-type adventure story from the hero's viewpoint, which has a story and has a character growth element in the game. First, in step S1, the control unit 30 (output control means 38) normally displays a demonstration screen (FIG. 4) on the display 12 from when the game machine 10 is powered on until the player starts playing. Take control.

  Here, FIG. 4 shows a state where an RPG prologue performed on the game machine 10 is displayed on the display 12. In addition, on the demonstration screen, for example, a play method performed on the game machine 10, introduction of characters appearing in the play, and play results can be displayed as a national ranking. Normally, contents that attract the player's interest are displayed on the demonstration screen in order to guide the player to play using the game machine 10.

  Returning to FIG. 3, in step S2, the control unit 30 determines whether or not a coin has been inserted. Specifically, it is determined by whether or not the input control means 32 has detected that a coin has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 14. When a coin is inserted (when YES is determined in the process of step S2), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S3. On the other hand, when no coin has been inserted (when NO is determined in the process of step S2), the control unit 30 stays at step S1 and performs control to display the demonstration screen on the display 12.

  In step S3, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the card 20 has been inserted. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the input control means 32 detects that the card 20 is inserted into the card insertion slot 15 within a predetermined time (for example, within 10 seconds) after the coin is inserted. . When the card 20 is inserted (when YES is determined in the process of step S3), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S4. On the other hand, when the card 20 is not inserted (when NO is determined in the process of step S3), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S5.

  In step S <b> 4, the control unit 30 (output control unit 38) reads the item together with information specifying the user stored in the storage unit 22 of the card 20. The information specifying the read user is stored in the storage unit 40 of the game machine 10. Here, the item is used for play on the game machine 10, for example, a weapon such as a sword or a shield that attacks or defends against an enemy attacking the hero, or an object that restores the hero's physical strength. Point to. With this process, the item stored in the storage unit 22 can be used for play by the game machine 10.

Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 12 when an item stored in the card 20 is read.
FIG. 5A shows a state where no item is stored in the card 20, that is, when a play is performed for the first time using the card 20. In this case, there is no item to be read on the card 20, so no item is displayed in the item display area 43. In the main character display area 45, a state in which the main character 46 who plays with the game machine 10 has no armor or the like and is in a pants form on a T-shirt is displayed.
On the other hand, (b) of FIG. 5 shows a state where an item is stored in the card 20, that is, a case where a play is performed using the card 20 before. In this case, since an item exists in the card 20, the item display area 43 displays a sword (long sword 71) and a shield (middle shield 73) that are items stored in the card 20. Yes. In the main character display area 45, a state in which the main character 46 is equipped with a sword (long sword 71) and a shield (middle shield 73) displayed as items is displayed.

Returning to FIG. 3, in step S <b> 5, the control unit 30 performs a play process described later with reference to FIG. 6. Then, the control part 30 returns a process to step S1, and performs control which displays a demonstration screen on the display 12. FIG.
In this way, by inserting the card 20 at the start of play, it is possible to play using the items used for the play that are the benefits obtained in the previous play and are already stored in the card 20.

[Play process flow]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the play process in step S5 (FIG. 3).
FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 12 of the game machine 10 according to an example of the first embodiment.
First, in step S11, the control unit 30 starts a game and starts playing. Thereafter, in step S12, the control unit 30 plays an RPG in which the hero makes an adventure while using items as shown in FIG. 7, for example.
Here, (a) of FIG. 7 shows a state in which the main character has an adventure. In this case, the hero is walking through the field in the stage to find a new item and to go to the next stage. Next, (b) of FIG. 7 shows a state in which the hero fights an enemy encountered during an adventure and damages the enemy. In the lower part of the screen, an HP gauge 51 indicating the main character's HP and an MP gauge 52 indicating MP (magic point) are displayed. In FIG. 7B, since the HP gauge 51 is full, the main character can fight the enemy. In addition, since the value remains in the MP gauge 52, the main character can use magic. MP refers to a value indicating whether or not magic can be used.

Returning to FIG. 6, in step S13, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the game is over. “Game over” indicates, for example, that the HP (hit point) representing the physical strength of the main character in RPG becomes zero.
Here, FIG. 7C shows a state in which the hero fights against the enemy and the hero is killed by the enemy. The HP gauge 51 displayed at the bottom of the screen is zero. Therefore, the game is over and the play ends.

Returning to FIG. 6, when it is determined that the game is over (when YES is determined in step S <b> 13), when the card 20 is inserted at the start of play, the control unit 30 determines where the game is over. The card 20 is ejected by performing control for storing the card playing state or the like in the card 20. Thereafter, the control unit 30 moves the process to step S14. On the other hand, when it is not determined that the game is over (when NO is determined in step S13), the control unit 30 returns the process to step S12 and continues to play.
In step S14, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the continue play has been selected by the player. “Continuous play” refers to a continuation play started by an input from the player within a predetermined period (for example, within 20 seconds) from the timing when the game is over.
Here, FIG. 7D shows a game over state. The display 12 displays a word indicating game over and a countdown value 55 that counts down a time during which continuous play is possible for allowing the player to select whether or not to continue play. In this way, when the game is over, the player selects whether or not to continue play by displaying a screen that gives the player time to think about whether or not to continue play. be able to.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when continue play is selected (when YES is determined in the process of step S14), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S15. On the other hand, when the continue play is not selected (when NO is determined in the process of step S14), the control unit 30 ends this process. That is, the control unit 30 returns to the main process shown in FIG. 3 and displays the demonstration screen on the display 12.

  In step S15, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the ejected card 20 has been inserted again. Specifically, depending on whether or not the input control means 32 detects that the card 20 is inserted into the card insertion slot 15 within a predetermined time (for example, within 10 seconds) after the continue play is selected. to decide. When the card 20 is inserted (when YES is determined in the process of step S15), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S16. On the other hand, when the card 20 is not inserted (when NO is determined in the process of step S15), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S12, and continues the play that is a game over game. I do.

In step S16, the control unit 30 determines whether or not they are the same player. Specifically, the determination unit 34 determines whether the stored user identification information read from the card 20 matches the user identification information stored in the storage unit 40 of the game machine 10 in step S4 of FIG. Judge whether or not. If it is determined that they are the same player (when YES is determined in the process of step S16), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S17. On the other hand, when it is determined that the players are not the same player (when NO is determined in the process of step S16), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S12, and continues the play that is a game over game. I do.
In step S <b> 17, the control unit 30 performs a privilege grant process described later with reference to FIG. 8. Thereafter, the control unit 30 moves the process to step S12 and performs a continuation play subsequent to the game over game.

[Benefit process flow]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the privilege grant processing in step S17 (FIG. 6). This process gives a privilege every time the continue play is performed, and gives a more advantageous privilege when the continue play is performed a predetermined number of times.
FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen displayed on the display 12 of the game machine 10 according to an example of the first embodiment.

  First, in step S31, the control unit 30 adds 1 to the value of C as the number of privilege grants. Specifically, the output control means 38 controls the output so that the storage means 22 is set to 1 as the privilege grant count C when first performing the continue play. In addition, when the continuation play is over one time or more and the continuation play is further performed, the output is controlled so that the storage means 22 adds 1 to the privilege grant count C. In step S <b> 32, the control unit 30 determines whether or not the value of C stored in the storage unit 22 is greater than 5 as a result of repeating these addition processes. When the value of C is greater than 5 (when YES is determined in the process of step S32), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S33. On the other hand, when the value of C is 5 or less (when NO is determined in the process of step S32), the control unit 30 moves the process to step S35.

In step S33, the control unit 30 gives a powered up sword. Specifically, when there is a sword in the item possessed by the main character, control is performed to give a sword that exerts a stronger power than the sword currently possessed. In addition, when the main character does not have a sword item, control is performed to give the sword item.
Here, in FIG. 9A, a sword (silver sword 72) and a shield (middle shield 73) are displayed in the item display area 43, and the type of sword is the above-described FIG. 5B. It is more powerful than the sword shown in (Long Sword 71). Here, “giving” means that the output control means 38 performs control to output item information to be stored in the card 20 in addition to representing that it can be used in the immediately subsequent play.

Returning to FIG. 8, in step S <b> 34, the control unit 30 sets 0 to the value of the privilege grant count C. Specifically, the output control unit 38 controls the output so that the storage unit 22 sets 0 as the privilege grant count C. Then, the control part 30 complete | finishes this process.
On the other hand, in step S35, the control unit 30 provides an HP recovery item. Specifically, in addition to making it possible to use an item that recovers the physical strength of the main character in the immediately following play, the output control means 38 performs control to output item information so as to be stored in the card 20.
Here, in FIG. 9B, in addition to the sword (long sword 71) and shield (middle shield 73) in the item display area 43, the main character is compared with that shown in FIG. 5B. A state is shown in which a recovery apple 75, which is an item for recovering the physical strength, is added.
Returning to FIG. 8, the control unit 30 thereafter ends this process.

  By this process, an item (privilege) useful for play can be obtained according to the number of times of continue play. Therefore, in order to obtain a useful item, it is possible to cause the player to repeat the continue play. In addition, the player can feel a sense of accomplishment by clearing a play that could not be cleared last time by using beneficial items. Furthermore, in the gaming facility, the operating rate of the game machine 10 can be improved and an increase in profit can be expected.

(Second Embodiment)
[System overall configuration diagram]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a system 1 according to an example of the second embodiment. Here, unlike the first embodiment, a plurality of game machines 10 are connected to the server 3 via the network 5.

  The plurality of game machines 10 may be included in the same game facility, or may be scattered in different game facilities. The network 5 is used for communication between the game machine 10 and the server 3 and indicates, for example, an Internet line. Moreover, although the server 3 is described as if it were one server in FIG. 10, there is no restriction | limiting in the number of hardware. You may comprise 1 or more as needed. Further, the hardware of the server 3 may be configured to include various servers such as a DB (database) server, an application server, etc., as necessary, or may be configured by one server or a separate server. It may be configured.

[Function block diagram]
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks of the game machine 10 and the server 3 according to an example of the second embodiment. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the part which overlaps with 1st Embodiment.
The game machine 10 includes a communication interface unit 18. The communication interface unit 18 functions to control communication when communicating with the server 3 via the network 5.
The card 20 has a storage means 22 and stores information for specifying a player.

  The server 3 includes a control unit 61, a storage unit 62, and a communication interface unit 63. The control unit 61 is an information calculation processing device (CPU) that performs calculation and processing of information, and controls the entire server 3. The control unit 61 reads out and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 62 as appropriate, thereby realizing various functions according to the present invention in cooperation with the hardware of the server 3.

The storage unit 62 may include a memory used for executing the program in combination with the control unit 61. As what implement | achieves the memory | storage part 62, you may include what implement | achieves electrically, magnetically, optically, and electromagnetically. More specifically, a semiconductor memory device, a magnetic disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like are included. The concept includes a magnetic tape that can be externally connected to the server 3, an optical disk including a CD-ROM, a CD-R / W, and a DVD, and an auxiliary storage device such as a memory card. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 62 has, for each player, item information corresponding to the player specifying information, the number of times of continue play to be described later, information on the stage where the player was playing at the end of play as the play state, and the like. .
The communication interface unit 63 transmits and receives communication such as player specifying information and item information to and from the game machine 10.

[Benefit process flow]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a privilege granting process at the time of continue play according to an example of the second embodiment. This process gives an advantageous privilege according to the stage where the continuation play is started and the number of times the continuation play is performed each time the continuation play is performed.

  First, in step S <b> 51, the control unit 30 (communication interface unit 18) receives from the server 3 the number of times that the corresponding player has continued play. Thereafter, in step S52, the control unit 30 refers to an item table shown in FIG. 13 to be described later, and determines an item to be given from the number of continue plays and the start stage of the continue play. Thereafter, in step S53, the control unit 30 (communication interface unit 18) transmits the item determined in step S52 to the server 3 in order to give it to the player. Thereafter, in step S54, the control unit 30 adds 1 to the number of continue plays, and transmits the number of continue plays to the server 3. Thereafter, this process is terminated.

[Item table]
FIG. 13 shows an item table used in the privilege grant process according to an example of the second embodiment. The item table is stored in the storage unit 40 of the game machine 10, but may be stored in the storage unit 62 of the server 3 and downloaded to the game machine 10 as appropriate.
The item table represents items in a matrix form with the stage number as a column and the number of times of continue play as a row. For example, when the game is over while stage 1 is being played and continuation play is started, the stage number 1 (a) is referenced. When the continuation play is performed for the first time, the number of continuation plays is 1, so the column of (b) where the number is 1 is referred to. Then, the recovery apple 75 is given as an item indicated at the place where the row and the column intersect. Note that each time the stage changes, the number of play continuations may be reset to 1, and the item may be given, or the item may be given from the total number of times that the continue play has been performed. Further, in the continuous play performed on the same day, the number of play continuations may not be reset, and may be reset when performed on a different day.

  By such a process, an advantageous privilege can be given based on the state when the play ends. Further, by having various information corresponding to the player information in the server 3, even when playing using different game machines 10, it is possible to use the play state information after specifying the player.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. Note that the first and second embodiments described above and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof will be omitted.

(Deformation)
As described above, various modifications and changes are possible without being limited to the embodiments described above, and these are also within the scope of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the RPG is described as being played, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be realized in various games such as a shooting game and a puzzle game.
Moreover, in this embodiment, although the card | curd was used in order to identify a player and to give an item as a medium, it is not restricted to this. For example, it can be used in a card game that is played using the card. As a result, the card can be effectively used.
Moreover, although described as what provides an item as a privilege in this embodiment, it is not restricted to this. For example, advantageous benefits according to game content such as increase of remaining machines in shooting games, increase in score acquisition rate and acquisition amount in the game, enhancement of player characters, increase in item acquisition rate, etc. can do.

It is a figure showing the whole privilege grant system composition concerning an example of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment, and the functional block of a card | curd. It is a flowchart which shows the main process of the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of the screen displayed on the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of the screen displayed on the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the play process which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of the screen displayed on the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the privilege provision process which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is an example of the screen displayed on the game machine which concerns on an example of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the system which concerns on an example of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the game machine which concerns on an example of 2nd Embodiment, and the functional block of a server. It is a flowchart which shows the privilege provision process which concerns on an example of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the item table which concerns on an example of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 privilege provision system 3 server 5 network 10 privilege grant game machine 12 display 14 coin insertion slot 15 card insertion slot 20 card 22 memory | storage means 30 control part 32 input control means 34 determination means 36 privilege provision means 38 output control means 40 memory | storage part 61 Control unit 62 Storage unit

Claims (8)

Storage means for storing player specifying information for specifying a player of the game machine and play state information indicating a play state;
Input control means for receiving continuous play start information for starting a continuous play of the play within a predetermined period after the play is ended by the game machine;
Based on the result of determining whether the player of the continuous play and the player of the play are the same player using the received continuous play start information and the stored player specifying information, based on the play state information A privilege granting system comprising privilege granting means for granting an advantageous privilege related to the continuous play to the player. In the privilege grant system according to claim 1,
The privilege storage system, wherein the storage means stores the privilege together with the player specifying information. In the privilege grant system according to claim 1 or 2,
The privilege providing system, wherein the storage means is provided in a server connected to the game machine via a network. In the privilege grant system according to claim 1 or 2,
The privilege granting system, wherein the storage means is provided in a medium used in the play by the game machine. In the privilege grant system according to claim 4,
The privilege grant system, wherein the medium is a card-type medium used in the play of the game machine. In the privilege grant system in any one of Claim 1 to 5,
The storage means stores a privilege grant count indicating the number of times the privilege is granted by the privilege grant means.
The privilege granting system, wherein the privilege granting unit changes the privilege according to the stored privilege grant count.   A privilege granting game machine comprising the privilege granting system according to claim 1.   Granted according to the player identification information for identifying the player of the game machine, and the determination result of whether or not they are the same player determined using the continuous play start information for starting the continuous play of the game machine and the player identification information The privilege storage medium characterized by memorize | storing the advantageous privilege regarding the said continuous play performed.