JP2011194089A - Game implement and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game implement constituted of pieces and a game board surface where the pieces can be turned in three directions so that two to six participants can play a piece capturing game together, and to provide a game program.SOLUTION: The game board surface and the pieces are used in such a piece-taking game that according to predetermined rules, the two to six participants move the pieces successively to take the pieces from one another and a participant for who an important piece finally remains becomes a winner. On the game board surface, triangular grids composed of right triangles equal in size are arrayed. As for the pieces, there are a plurality of kinds of pieces including the important pieces according to the number of the participants, and they are made identifiable by each participant and a moving direction is indicated. The game program constitutes a game board surface having a size and shape according to the number of participants and the kinds of pieces or the like selected by the participants.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game tool and a game program that can be used in a piece-taking game in which two to six participants move their pieces in order to exchange pieces, and a participant whose last important piece remains is a winner. .

  Traditionally, games such as “Shogi, chess” and the like that place a piece on the board and follow the predetermined rules to decide the winner include “Shogi, chess”, and “Mahjong” is a well-known game that many people play against. .

  However, “Shogi, Chess” etc. are limited to two players. In order to improve the fun of “Shogi”, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-297007 discloses a technique for displaying a character or the like on a piece so that when the opponent uses the taken piece, the fact that the piece has been taken can be recognized. Is disclosed. However, even if this technique was applied, when a large number of people gathered at a party or the like, everyone other than the participants would observe the game, and many people could not participate. Similarly, “Mahjong” was constrained on the premise of participation of four people, and other people could not participate in the game.

  As another game that can be attended by a large number of people, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-225086 discloses that a frame is changed from a columnar shape to a regular hexahedron (dice shape), and the colors of the six sides are different from each other. An Othello game that can be played by a number of people is disclosed. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-105361 discloses a portion where a piece required for a board game in which a plurality of people participate is eliminated and the piece is predicted to be placed instead of placing the piece on the game board surface sheet. Discloses a technique in which one or a plurality of check boxes are formed in advance. However, these games are not related to a competitive game in which multiple types of pieces are used as their own pieces, and other participants' pieces are exchanged. The game is different from the battle game in which the participants battle.

  Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2006-218321 discloses that a game program for a shogi game can be moved with a single click when there is only one option for moving a piece in consideration of forbidden hands. The technology of the game program that has been made public. This technique is intended to facilitate the operation of the shogi game, and is not intended to be enjoyed when many people gather at a party or the like.

JP 2006-297007 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 09-225086 JP 2004-105361 A JP 2006-218321 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a game tool and a game comprising a game board surface capable of changing a piece and its piece in three directions so that two to six participants can play a piece-taking game with other participants. To provide a program. In particular, in the case where there are three or more participants, it is to provide a game in which a plurality of people form an alliance and can play against other participants.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in accordance with a predetermined rule, the pieces are moved in order, the pieces are assembled by two to six participants, and the participant whose important piece remains at the end is the winner. The present invention relates to a game tool that can be used for a piece-taking game. The game equipment includes a game board surface and a plurality of types of pieces including important pieces corresponding to the number of participants, and the game board surface is arranged with a triangular lattice of equilateral triangular cells of the same size. Is characterized by comprising pieces which can be identified for each participant and whose direction of travel is indicated.

  The square on the game board is shaped like an equilateral triangle so that it can move diagonally, and the direction of travel is indicated on the piece, so the direction of the piece in the direction of the apex of the square on the destination triangle Can be replaced. When playing a game with two people, the piece can be changed in three directions, so it is difficult to predict which square the piece will move to and in which direction it will go next. Is trained. On the other hand, when three or more people are participating, it is possible to have a multiplayer vs. one-person match, and not only the level of proficiency in the game but also the chance factor is important as a game factor. In addition, since the pieces can be identified by the participants by, for example, different colors, it is possible to determine which participant's piece is moving in which direction.

  Thereby, it becomes a game which can be enjoyed as a party game where a large number of friends are excited as an advanced intelligent game. Furthermore, the game may become unpredictable due to changes in alliances or betrayal of the participants, so that the game can be enjoyed in various ways.

  Furthermore, in the game device of the present invention, it is preferable that the game board surface is a regular hexagonal game board surface. In one-to-one, one-to-two, two-to-one, and one-to-two games, the game can be started from an appropriate battle distance, which is suitable for two to six participants. Moreover, the game board surface can be reduced as a reduced regular hexagonal board surface of the same shape by covering or removing the squares around the regular hexagon in a band shape and covering or removing a part of the squares. As a result, a beginner can quickly learn the game and participate in the game by limiting the types of pieces on a small game board.

  Furthermore, in the game device of the present invention, the game board surface is used as a battle unit, the battle unit and a number of bases corresponding to the number of participants are connected, and the connected battle unit and the base are of the same size. It is preferable that a triangular lattice composed of squares of regular triangles is arranged so that the squares can be distinguished from the neighboring squares alternately. By connecting, it is possible to enlarge the game board surface, and even if it is a large game board surface, it is possible to alternately identify the squares, so even if there are many squares, It becomes easy to grasp the situation of the battle.

  In addition, various game developments can be expected by changing the roles of the opponent and base. For example, by making the important piece movable only within the base, it is necessary to actively attack to take the important piece. Also, if the size of the base portion can be changed, in the case of a match between a plurality of people, it is possible to expand the single base and cover the disadvantage of being alone. In the case of a one-on-one battle, a participant with poor skill can enlarge the base and increase the number of pieces, so that it is possible to compete equally with a person with excellent skill.

Furthermore, in the game device of the present invention, the piece includes a piece on which a display with the piece taken by the participant as a hand-held piece can be attached,
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: The picked piece includes a rule that can be placed in a desired space on the board as a hand held piece of the participant who took it and in a desired direction.
In particular, it is preferable.

  Since it is possible to attach a display as a hand-held piece of the person who has taken the piece to identify it, even a piece that has been identified as a piece of another person can be used as a hand-held piece. As a result, the number of pieces that can be used increases, and the hand-held pieces can be arranged in the direction of the apex of the squares of the equilateral triangle, increasing the variation of attacks. Since the moved piece can change direction, it can be expected to develop a complex and diverse game.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when executed by a computer, pieces are moved in order according to a predetermined rule, pieces are assembled by two to six participants, and important pieces remain at the end. This is a game program for advancing a piece-taking game in which a participant is a winner. The game program includes: a storage unit that stores the rules; a control unit that manages a battle state; an input unit that allows the participant to input desired information; a game board and an important piece corresponding to the number of participants Is a game program that functions as a display means for displaying a battle state by a plurality of types of pieces including. Further, the control means is a game management control means for managing input / output information relating to game progress, and the game board surface is a hexagonal board surface in which triangular lattices of equilateral triangular cells of the same size are arranged. In addition, the board display control means for configuring and displaying the game board surface based on the number of participants input by the input means, the pattern of the pieces selected by the input means and the board surface pattern, and the pieces can be identified for each participant. In addition, it is characterized in that it functions as a piece display control means for displaying on the game board surface as a piece showing the traveling direction, and a pointer position control means for obtaining pointer information input by the input means and controlling piece information. It is a game program.

  The game program of the present invention is executed with 2 to 6 people participating. When there are six participants, the movement range of the pieces is narrowed and a variety of game developments cannot be expected unless the board for the battle is large. On the other hand, if there are two participants and the board is large, it takes too much time for the player to start playing because the number of steps required to play against the opponent increases. In addition, there is a need to change the shape and size of the game board surface in response to the intentions of the game participants, such as wanting to enjoy the game over time, or want to enjoy the game many times at the same time. In the present invention, there is provided panel display control means for configuring and displaying the game board surface by the number of participants input by the input device, the pattern of the pieces selected by the input device, and the board surface pattern. As a result, game board patterns with different sizes and shapes are configured to meet the above needs. For beginners, users can get used to the game with less square game boards, and for advanced users, ponder. You will be able to enjoy the game.

  Further, the piece display control means makes it possible to identify the piece for each participant, and displays it on the game board surface as a piece indicating the traveling direction. Thereby, even if the piece is advanced in a different direction, the game can be advanced by determining the owner of the piece. Also, pointer position control means for acquiring pointer information input by the input means and controlling piece information of the grid where the piece is located and piece information of the traveling direction information where the piece is facing is provided. The piece display control means displays the piece on the game board surface based on the piece information of the grid information and the traveling direction information.

  Further, according to the present invention, the game program causes the board display control means to use the game board surface as a battle unit, connect the battle unit to a number of bases corresponding to the number of participants, and connect the battle game. A triangular lattice consisting of equilateral triangular grids of the same size is arranged on the base and the base part, and the squares can be identified alternately with the adjacent squares, and the game board surface is displayed on the display means. It is preferable to do so.

  Various game developments can be expected by changing roles between the battle team and the base team. For example, by making the important piece movable only within the base, it is necessary to aggressively attack to take the important piece. Furthermore, if the size of the base portion can be changed, it is possible to enjoy a battle game regardless of the skill.

Further, according to the present invention, the piece display control means causes the display means to display which participant's piece is a piece of a hand held piece taken from another participant being moved on the game board surface, and the board surface display The control means causes the display means to display an enlarged display of the battle state in which the initial position of the participant in the order of moving the pieces is downward and a reduced display of the battle state in which the initial position of each participant is downward. Make it work
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: It is preferable that the picked piece includes a rule that can be arranged in a desired square and in a desired direction as a hand-held piece of the participant who has taken.

  The piece-carrying game according to the present invention not only advances the piece-carrying game toward an opponent facing the front, but often faces an opponent facing diagonally. When facing diagonally, it is difficult to grasp the traveling direction of the piece. Therefore, it is preferable that the procedure for moving the frame of the subject can be examined by the reduced display that is always displayed in a fixed direction while confirming the entire situation and the movement of the next frame by the enlarged display. Thereby, it becomes easy for each participant to grasp the situation of the board surface, and the game proceeds smoothly. In addition, by performing an enlarged display that can be grasped as a whole on one display screen and a reduced display of each participant, the participant can enjoy the game while viewing one display screen at the same place. It is particularly suitable when playing at the same place using a large television screen, and it is easy for an elderly person with weak vision to grasp the game situation. In addition, when the game development becomes unpredictable due to the alliance or betrayal of the participants, the participants are in the same place, so the place is excited and can be enjoyed as a party game regardless of age.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a game program for advancing the piece-taking game by being executed by a computer system in which a server and a terminal device corresponding to the number of game participants are connected via a network. At least one of the storage means, the terminal device, or the server according to the control means, and the terminal device according to the input means, the game board surface, and the number of participants for inputting desired information to the participants. A game program that functions as the display means for displaying a battle state by a plurality of types of pieces including important pieces, and the piece display control means is held by another participant who is moved on the game board surface. The display means identifiably displays which participant's piece is a piece, and the board surface display control means, To function as the initial territory of the participant to operate the end causes the display unit to display the game board so that the lower,
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: It is preferable that the picked piece includes a rule that can be arranged in a desired square and in a desired direction as a hand-held piece of the participant who has taken.

  Since the game program is executed by a computer system in which a server and terminal devices corresponding to the number of game participants are connected by a network, even if they are not in the same place, multiple people can be Participate and enjoy the game. Further, even if the participant is a small terminal screen for one person, since the terminal device screen is for that person, the progress of the game can be grasped.

  Further, according to the present invention, according to the game program, the game management control means causes the display means of the terminal device to display a part of the entire game board surface, and the whole can be discriminated by scrolling the screen. It is preferable to use control means for controlling so as to be.

  Even on a display screen of a small terminal device, the game board surface can be displayed in an easy-to-view manner using a scrollable screen. Therefore, even if the number of pieces increases, even elderly people with inferior visual acuity can display large pieces and easily discriminate them.

  Furthermore, the third invention of the present invention is the game program stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a memory stick, or a memory card. As a result, the game program and the record of the battle situation can be carried and used in another place.

The game device and the game program of the present invention have the following effects.
(1) Unlike shogi, chess, etc., 3 to 6 players can also participate in the game, and the number of opponents is not limited to two, and game development that cannot be prefetched can be expected.
(2) Even if there are two opponents, the direction of the piece changes depending on the type of piece, so the movement is complex and diverse, the ability to read ahead is highly trained, and the fun of the brain game increases. .
(3) When many people participate, it is possible to expect a game development that is not necessarily influenced by skill by having some people team up and play against a single person. I can expect.
(4) A team of the same number of people can form a team and enjoy the game as a team competition, which can be enjoyed as a brain game or a party game.
(5) According to the computer game of the present invention, the size and shape of the game board surface can be adapted to the participants, and the game proceeds smoothly.
(6) According to the computer game of the present invention, even if the piece moves in various ways to change the attack direction, the game board surface is easy to see and operate, so that the game proceeds smoothly, Rules can be learned and many people can enjoy the game.

It is a figure explaining the state which has arrange | positioned the piece on the game board surface used with the competitive game equipment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the shape of a piece. It is a figure explaining arrangement | positioning of the expert and beginner's piece. It is a figure explaining the range which can move each piece. It is a figure explaining the range which can move each piece. It is the table | surface which put together about the movement range of each piece, the function, etc. when taken. It is a figure explaining the example of a movement of a piece. It is a figure explaining the battle scene of the beginner who formed an alliance, and an independent senior. It is a figure explaining the small board surface and middle board surface in case two people participate.

It is a figure explaining the middle board surface and big board surface in case three people participate. It is a figure explaining a middle board surface and a big board surface in case four persons participate. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a computer (second embodiment). It is a figure explaining the whole flow of a game. It is a figure explaining the flow of the preparation process of a game board surface. It is a figure explaining the screen of board selection. It is a figure explaining the structure of a reference | standard board surface. It is a figure explaining the flow of the confirmation process of a hitter. It is a figure explaining the flow of the confirmation process of a hand-held piece strike. It is a figure explaining the flow of the confirmation process of the movement of the piece on a board surface. It is a figure explaining the function of a pointer position control part. It is a figure explaining the flow of the confirmation process of a piece removal. It is a figure explaining the display part which displayed the enlarged board surface and the some reduction board surface on the one display part. (Example 3) which is a figure explaining the hardware constitutions of the network system which performs a game. It is explanatory drawing of the example which used only the regular hexagonal game board surface, without combining a base part (Example 4).

  Hexagonal shape for the purpose of being able to be used in a battle game in which two to six people participate, move their own pieces in order and exchange each other's pieces, and the winner is the one with the last important piece remaining It was realized with a game board surface consisting of a battle part to be formed and a number of bases corresponding to the number of participants, and a piece that indicates the traveling direction and is identifiable for each participant. A triangular lattice consisting of squares forming equilateral triangles of the same size is arranged on the board of the battle part and the base part, and one side of the equilateral triangle has a size in which the length obtained by equally dividing one side of the circumference is one side. In addition, the squares can be distinguished into two types so as to alternate with adjacent squares. The piece is composed of a plurality of types of pieces including at least a first important piece, and each piece is capable of turning in the direction of one of the vertices of an equilateral triangle at the destination square and the game. It is a game program that realizes the configuration of the board and the progress of the game.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the game device and the game program of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a state in which pieces are arranged on a game board surface used in a battle game equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing the shape of the pieces. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the arrangement of the advanced and beginner pieces according to the first embodiment. 4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the movable range of each frame, and FIG. 6 is a table summarizing the movement range and role of the frame in the first embodiment.

  The game equipment includes a game board surface composed of a battle unit 100 and base units 110, 120, and 130, and three pieces 111, 121, and 131 for three players. One side around the regular hexagon that forms the battle section 100 is divided into ten, and a total of 600 squares of regular triangles are arranged side by side. The base part is connected to the game board surface in the lower part of the figure, the upper right part, and the upper left part. The lower base part 110 is a base part to which the split bases 110a and 110b are joined. Is the base that is not joined. In the lower part of the figure, an advanced player (hereinafter referred to as “A”) arranges various types of pieces 111, and the upper right (hereinafter referred to as “B”) and upper left (hereinafter referred to as “C”) positions are beginners. The person forms an alliance and places a small number of pieces 121 and 131. The battle part and the base part are arranged so that squares of equilateral triangles are adjacent to each other and can be distinguished into two types.

  In the A person's base 110, 133 equilateral triangular grids are arranged side by side, and in the base of the B 120 and C 130, 95 equilateral triangular squares are arranged side by side. Yes. The connected battle part and base part can be identified by different colors from the adjacent squares. An open groove (not shown) is formed below the periphery of the regular hexagonal game board surface 100 serving as a battle portion, and is connected to the battle portion of the rectangular base portions of the A person, the B person, and the C person. A groove opened upward (not shown) is formed, and engaged with and coupled to the battle portion. A rectangular base portion 110b is engaged with the base portion 110a of the A person via a groove in the same manner as described above, so that the base portion is larger than the base portions of the B and C people.

  Next, the shape of the piece will be described with reference to FIG. Each piece 30 has a different color according to the participant and can be identified. Here, the piece has the same shape as the shogi piece so that the traveling direction is indicated, and a character 35 indicating the kind of the piece is displayed. The attack direction of the shogi piece corresponds to the traveling direction shown in the game piece. Pieces are broadly classified into pieces that cannot be used as hand-held pieces even if they are picked up, and pieces that can be used as hand-held pieces only by the first player. A hole 32 into which a stick 31 indicating the color of the picker is inserted is formed so that the picker can identify the picker's piece when using the handpiece (see FIG. 2). ). Further, as will be described later, the hand-held piece includes a piece that can replace the important piece, and a hole 34 into which a plate 33 indicating the color of the person who took it is fitted is formed in this piece.

  Next, the types of frames will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 illustrates the initial arrangement of the frames, and FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the movement destination of the frames. There are 16 types of pieces, “heaven”, “back”, “princess”, “army”, “participation”, “near”, “total”, “up”, “bow”, “bow”, “cow” ”,“ Shinobi ”,“ corps ”,“ foot ”,“ head ”,“ field ”, and the movement destination and role of each piece are as follows. Here, in Example 1, as shown in FIG. 3A, the person A who is an advanced person uses all the 16 types of pieces, and the person B and the person C who are beginners are shown in FIG. 3B. In this way, the “head” and “field” are excluded from the 16 types of pieces, and the battle is advanced using 14 types of pieces. The initial arrangement of the pieces on the entire game board surface is as described below (see FIG. 3). The A person's piece is blue, the B person's piece is red, the C person's piece is yellow, and the colors are different.

  In order to easily understand the initial placement position of each type of piece and the position where it can be moved, the initial placement position of each type of piece is expressed in coordinates with reference to the initial placement position of “heaven” 10, and each type of piece can be moved. The position is described in terms of coordinates with the position where the piece is located as a reference position. In the figure, a square of an equilateral triangle with one vertex pointing upward is indicated by a, a square of an equilateral triangle facing downward is indicated by b, and the number of squares laterally separated from the reference position is indicated by a or The number of grids that are marked before b and separated from the reference position in the vertical direction are marked after a or b. Also, the right direction and the upward direction are shown as positive coordinates. For example, the square of the downward regular triangle immediately to the right of the reference position is 1b0, and the square of the upward regular triangle that is two forwards away from the reference position in the traveling direction is 0a2, from the reference position. The square of the downward-facing equilateral triangle immediately behind the direction of travel is denoted as 0b-1. In the following, only the right moving cell including the matrix of certain cells will be described, but it can be moved to a symmetrical position on the left side in the traveling direction.

“Ten” 10 is the first important piece, and the initial arrangement position is the center of the last row of the player's side, and can be moved only by the base part. The movement destinations are 1b0, 2a0, 0a2, 0a-2, and can be moved to a total of six locations (see FIG. 4A). Also, if both “heaven” and “total” are taken, the person loses. The initial arrangement position of “back” 11 is −1a0 with respect to the initial arrangement position of “top” 10, and can be moved only by the base portion. The destinations are 2a0, 0a2, 0b-1, and 0a-2, for a total of five locations (see FIG. 4B). Moreover, it cannot return when taken. The initial arrangement position of “Princess” 12 is 1a0 with respect to the initial arrangement position of “Heaven” 10, and can be moved only by the base portion. The movement destinations are 2a0, 0a2, and 0a-2, which is a total of four places (see FIG. 4C). Moreover, it cannot return when taken.

  The initial placement position of the “army” 13 is 2a0 and −2a0 with respect to the initial placement position of the “heaven” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. The destinations are 1b0, 0a2, 0b1, 0b-1, 2b-1, for a total of seven locations (see FIG. 4D). Further, the “army” 13 taken can be used as a hand-held piece only by the first person. The initial arrangement position of the “reference” 14 is 3a0 and −3a0 with respect to the initial arrangement position of the “top” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. The destinations are 1b0, 0b-1, and 0a-2, for a total of four locations (see FIG. 4E). In addition, only the person who first picks up the “San” can be used as a hand-held piece.

  The initial arrangement of “near” 15 is 1a1, 3a1, −1a1, and −3a1 with respect to the initial arrangement position of “heaven” 10, and can be moved only by the base portion. There are a total of nine destinations (1b0, 2a0, 0b1, 1a1, 0a2, 0b-1) (see FIG. 4F). In addition, the “near” taken can be used as a hand-held piece only by the person who took it first. “Total” 16 is the second important piece, which is 0a2 with respect to the initial arrangement position of “Heaven” 10, and cannot be restored when taken, but can be moved over the entire board surface. There are a total of 13 destinations, 1b0, 2a0, 0b1, 1a1, 0a2, 0b-1, 1a-1, 2b-1 (see FIG. 4G). The “total” 16 becomes an important piece given the role of “heaven” when “heaven” 10 is taken, and when “total” is taken, the person loses. The “total” in place of “heaven” is an important piece in place of “heaven” with the plate 320 shown in FIG.

  The initial placement position of “upper” 17 is 2a3, 4a3, −2a3, and −4a3 with respect to the initial placement position of “top” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. There are a total of 11 destinations (1b0, 2a0, 0b1, 1a1, 0a2, 0b-1, 2b-1) (see FIG. 4H). Also, the “top” taken can be used as a hand-held piece only by the person who took it first. The initial arrangement position of “槍” 18 is 1a3 and −1a3 with respect to the initial arrangement position of “top” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. There are a total of 13 destinations, 1b0, 2a0, 3b0, 0b1, 1a1, 2b1, 0a2, 0b-1 (see FIG. 4I). In addition, only the person who first picks up the “槍” can be used as a hand-held piece.

  The initial placement position of the “bow” 19 is 3a3 and −3a3 with respect to the initial placement position of the “top” 10 and can be moved over the entire board surface. The destination of movement includes empty squares that are located on a straight line that faces forward and rearward from the initially arranged squares and at an angle of 30 degrees to the left and right, and includes places where other people's pieces are placed. It is a grid leading to the piece (see FIG. 5J). In addition, the “bow” taken can be used as a hand-held piece only by the person who first took it. The initial placement position of “Knight” 20 is 5a3 and −5a3 with respect to the initial placement position of “Heaven” 10, and is an empty square located on a straight line from the square of the initial placement to the front, rear, and side. It is a square that reaches the other piece including the place where the piece of another person is placed (see FIG. 5K). In addition, only the person who first takes the “kick” can be used as a hand-held piece.

  The initial arrangement position of the “shinobi” 21 is 9a3 and −9a3 with respect to the initial arrangement position of the “heaven” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. There are a total of seven destinations, 2a0, 2b1, 0a2, 0b-1, and 0a-2 (see FIG. 5L). Also, the “shinobi” taken can be used as a hand-held piece only by the person who took it first. The initial arrangement position of the “corps” 22 is 4a4 and −4a4 with respect to the initial arrangement position of the “heaven” 10, and can be moved on the entire board surface. There are a total of seven destinations 1b0, 0b1, 1a1, 0a2, and 0b-1 (see FIG. 5M). Moreover, it cannot return when taken. The initial placement position of the “foot” 23 is 0a4, 2a4, 6a4, 8a4, −2a4, −6a4, −8a4 with respect to the initial placement position of the “top” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. The destinations are 1b0, 0b1, 0a2, 0b-1, for a total of five locations (see FIG. 5N). Moreover, it cannot return when taken.

  The initial arrangement position of the “head” 24 is 3a5, 7a5, −3a5, −7a5 with respect to the initial arrangement position of the “top” 10, and is movable on the entire board surface. There are a total of five destinations 0b1, 1a1, 0a2, and 0b-1 (see FIG. 5O). Moreover, it cannot return when taken. The initial placement position of “Field” 25 is 0a6, 2a6, 4a6, 6a6, 8a6, −2a6, −4a6, −6a6, −8a6 with respect to the initial placement position of “Heaven” 10, and moves over the entire board surface. Is possible. The destinations are 0b1, 0a2, and 0b-1, which are a total of three locations (see FIG. 5P). Moreover, it cannot return when taken. The movable range of the piece and the function when taken are collectively shown in the table of FIG.

Next, how to proceed with the game will be described. Participants advance the pieces in the order of person A, person B, and person C.
The game rules are
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: The picked piece can be placed in a desired square on the board and in a desired direction as a hand-held piece of the participant who took it.
The important piece refers to both “heaven” 10 and “total” 16. The number of arrangements is as described above.

  This rule will be described by taking as an example the case where the “bow” 19 of the A person takes the “spear” 18. This will be described with reference to FIG. 7A is a diagram before the “bow” is moved, and FIG. 7B is a diagram showing a state after the “bow” is moved. According to the procedure of Person A, the “bow” 19 is moved from the current square 70 to the position of the “B” 18 of the B in the square 71 located on the straight line facing forward and at an angle of 30 degrees to the right. To do. The “spear” 18 is taken by the “bow” 19 and becomes the “spear” of the handpiece of the person A who moved the “bow”. The “bow” 19 changes its traveling direction to the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle (in this example, obliquely upper left) at the cell 71 to be moved.

  Then, unlike the original traveling direction, the robot moves in the directions of 30 degrees and 90 degrees to the left and 90 degrees and 150 degrees to the right (indicated by broken arrows in FIG. 7B) with respect to the front of the original position. It will be. The red “赤色” 19 of the B person taken will be the hand held piece of the A person, but the color of the B person red is different from the blue of the A person piece as described above. When placing the new “槍” 19 on the board, insert a blue stick into the red “槍” hole (see FIG. 2) to display it as a hand held piece by A and move it on the game board. Is done. The hand-held piece can also be arranged in the direction of the apex of the regular triangle at the destination square.

  In addition, a scene when the B person and the C person form an alliance and play against the A person will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8A is a diagram for explaining the battle state before the movement of the C person, and FIG. 8B is a diagram for explaining the battle state after the movement of the C person. In FIG. 8, “B” of “B” is attacked by “B” 18a, “B” 18b, “Foot” 23, “Field” 25 of A, If it moves, it is in a state where “Heaven” 10 is taken on the A person's piece (see FIG. 8A), the C person who is in an alliance with the B person moves the “cow” 19 And save the B-ten's “heaven” 10 in the remote area (see FIG. 8B). In FIG. 8, the movable range of the A person's piece is indicated by a circle in the figure, and the movable range of the “C” of the C person is indicated by an x mark.

  In this way, because the alliance is formed between the beginners B and C, B is saved from the trouble by the C, and an equal game development with the advanced A can do. However, if A's "heaven" 10 is taken by either B or C, the remaining of B or C will be the winner, so In the state where it is easy to take the “heaven” of the B person, the “cow” 19 is made to stand by near the square 80 of the “heaven” 10 of the B person. If A's "heaven" is taken by either person B or C, then the relationship between "B" and C who have been in the alliance until then begins to each other's "heaven" It will be. In this way, the piece-taking game between the three players is unpredictably developed, and the player who has the last important piece is the winner.

(Example 2)
In the second embodiment, a game board surface used for the piece-taking game is configured, and a reduced board display and one enlarged board display of each participant are displayed on the display screen (see FIG. 22). Explain the program. In order to facilitate understanding, before describing an embodiment of the game program, game boards that can be configured by selecting the number of game participants and the game participants will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, the game board surface shown here is an illustration to the last, and patterns and positions other than this may be made.

  First, when a game is played by two persons, the small board surface 90 (see FIG. 9A) and the middle board surface 91 (see FIG. 9B) can be selected. In the case of the small surface 90, the battle distance with the opponent is 8 × n ′ (n ′ is the height of the grid). In the case of the middle board surface 91, the battle distance with the opponent is 14 × n ′. When three people play a game, the middle board surface 92 (see FIG. 10A) or the large board surface 93 (see FIG. 10B) can be selected. In the figure, a middle board surface 92 and a large board surface 93 show a case where two beginners and an advanced player play a game, and the beginner and the advanced player select different types of pieces 94 and 95. The midboard surface 92 is reduced in distance to the adjacent base, and the shortest distance is five times the length of one side of the grid (hereinafter referred to as n). In the case of the large board surface 93, the shortest distance to the adjacent base is 10 × n.

  When four people play a game, the middle board surface 96 (see FIG. 11A) and the big board surface 97 (see FIG. 11B) can be selected. When playing a game with four people, two people have a base on two adjacent sides of the hexagon, and the other two have a base on the opposite side. In the case of the mid board surface 96, the shortest distance of the base is 6 × n across the empty side. In the case of the large board surface 97, the shape of the board surface is a regular hexagon, and the shortest distance of the base is 10 × n across the empty side. When the game is played by five or six people, the figure is omitted, but the piece-taking game is performed using the same board surface as the 4-person board surface 97 (see FIG. 11B).

  Hereinafter, a game program for controlling the computer to configure a game board surface used for the piece-carrying game will be described in detail. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the hardware configuration of the computer 200. The computer 200 is a personal computer, and is configured around a control unit 210. A control unit (central processing unit, hereinafter referred to as CPU) 210 advances a piece-taking game according to a game program stored in the storage unit 220 and controls the display unit 230 and the input unit 240 connected by a bus (not shown). To do.

  The hardware input unit 240 is a pointing device including a keyboard and a mouse connected to the main body, and input information input by the input unit is transferred to the CPU 210. The storage unit 220 includes a ROM in which a loading game program and the like are stored in advance, a RAM that temporarily stores a game program and data and functions as a work area of the CPU, a hard disk drive that stores various file data and the like. The storage unit 220 stores a system game program, a game program in which processing details for executing the piece-taking game are described, and the storage unit 220 functions as a storage unit. The display unit 230 includes a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, and the like, and displays image information generated by the CPU on its screen or the like. The display unit 230 functions as a display unit. The computer 200 can communicate with a network 250 such as the Internet through a communication interface unit 260.

  Thus, when a piece-taking game is executed on the computer 200 configured by the control unit 210, the storage unit 220, the display unit 230, and the input unit 240 and connected by the communication interface 260, first, a game program user uses a keyboard. An execution command for a piece-taking game program stored in the ROM is input using the input unit 240 such as a mouse or a mouse. Then, under the control of the CPU 210, the piece collection game program is read from the ROM into the RAM, the game program is executed by the CPU, and the piece collection game window is displayed on the display unit.

  When the CPU 210 executes the piece collection game program, a start screen of the piece collection game is displayed on the display unit 230. First, when the start screen of the piece removal game is displayed on the display unit, the game board surface preparation processing is performed, and then the participant piece preparation processing is performed. Next, the piece is moved in order by the participant, and the piece-taking game proceeds. The game ends when there is only one last important piece on the board.

  Hereinafter, functions of the control unit 210 when the piece-taking game is advanced will be described. The control unit includes a game management control unit 211, a board surface display control unit 212, a piece display control unit 213, and a pointer position control unit 214. The game management control unit 211 functions as a game management control unit, the panel display control unit 212 functions as a panel display control unit, the piece display control unit 213 functions as a piece display control unit, and the pointer position control unit 214 functions as a pointer position control unit.

  The functional configuration of the control means will be specifically described. The game management control means advances the game based on the input from the input unit 240. The game management control means, based on the information input by the input means such as the number of game participants, the selected piece pattern, the position of the pointer where the mouse was clicked, etc., the board surface display control means, The piece display control means and the pointer position control means function to manage the progress of the game (see the hardware configuration in FIG. 12).

  First, the board display control means 212 (hereinafter referred to as the reference numeral of the hardware configuration), when the game is activated, the number of game participants input by the input means 240 and the selected piece pattern information. And board surface pattern information are acquired, and a game board surface having a shape and size corresponding to the information is displayed on the display means 230. Further, when a movable piece is designated, the board surface display control means 212 blinks a square which is movable on the game board surface displayed on the display means (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Details will be described later.

  The piece display control means 213 displays the pieces of the selected piece pattern in the initial arrangement position on the game board surface displayed on the display means 230 so that the pieces can be distinguished by different colors for each participant (FIGS. 3A and 3B). reference). Further, the piece display control means 213 allows the pieces to be moved / arranged to change the direction of the pieces. Furthermore, when using a piece taken from another participant as a hand-held piece, the piece display control means 213 moves the display means 230 so that the person taken by the display means 230 moves. The color of the person is displayed on a part of the piece. This is done, for example, by displaying the color of the person who took the front of the piece, displaying the color of the original participant behind, and displaying the piece in two colors.

  The pointer information control unit 214 receives the input information via the game management control unit 211 when the input unit presses the mouse button in a section near any vertex of the square of the equilateral triangle. Information on which cell is designated by the pointer and information on which vertex of the cell is designated by the pointer is processed. The information processed by the pointer information control unit 214 is sent to the board surface display control unit 212 and the piece display control unit 213 via the game management control unit 211. Correspondingly, the movable grid of the designated piece displayed on the game board surface displayed on the display means by the board display control means 212 blinks, and the piece display control means 213 moves / places the piece and changes the traveling direction. It is done.

  Hereinafter, the control process of the game program will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. The flow of FIG. 13 shows the overall flow of the game. In this game program, first, a game board surface preparation process is performed (step 100; hereinafter, steps are indicated by S). The game board surface preparation process is processed by the board surface display control unit 212 of the control unit, and the game board surface is configured. In this embodiment, there are three participants, one of them selects a piece pattern for advanced players, two of them select a piece pattern for beginners, and the board pattern of “middle board surface” is agreed upon by the participants. The selected embodiment (see the board surface of FIG. 10A) will be described.

  The flow of the game board surface preparation process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 illustrates a board surface selection screen. In the game board preparation process, the number of game participation “3” is input by the input means (S110). Next, the piece pattern of each participant is similarly input by the input means (S120). As the piece pattern, either “large number of pieces” for advanced users or “small number of pieces” for beginners can be selected. Here, if three persons select a frame pattern for an advanced player, a selection screen for a board pattern “large board” for an advanced player is displayed with priority. However, in the case of the present embodiment, since there are two persons who selected the beginner piece pattern among the participants, the “middle board surface” 310 is displayed above the “large board surface” 320 (FIG. 15). reference). Here, when the participant selects the board surface pattern of “middle board surface” 310 by the input unit in S130, next, in S140, whether or not to connect the base portion is input from the input unit.

  If it is selected in S140 that the base positions are connected, the process proceeds to S150. If the connection is not selected, the process proceeds to S170, and the game board surface is constituted by a reference board surface. In S150, the connection position of the participant's base is designated by the input means, and the process proceeds to S160. In S160, it is determined at every predetermined time interval, for example, every second, whether or not the position of the base has been selected for all the participants, and if the position of the base is specified for all the participants. Proceed to S170. If not, the participant waits in a state where the base can be connected. In S170, a reference board surface or a connection board surface in which the base portion is connected to the reference board surface is formed. The configuration of the connection board surface will be described in detail later.

  As described above, when either the reference board surface or the connection board surface is configured as the game board surface, in S180, the squares of the equilateral triangles adjacent to the entire game board surface are displayed so as to be identifiable in two colors. Display the frame placement area. Further, in S190, the piece display control means arranges the pieces which can be identified by different colors for each participant at the piece initial arrangement position (see FIG. 3), and the game board surface preparation process is completed.

  Here, the configuration of the board will be described with reference to FIG. The reference board surface is a board surface 300 in which a total of 600 equilateral triangles 301 are arranged next to each other and formed into a regular hexagon. In order to facilitate understanding, each side of the hexagon is referred to as A side 302, B side 303, C side 304, D side 305, E side 306, and F side 307 clockwise from below. When there are two participants, the A side 302 and the D side 305, and when there are four participants, the pieces are arranged based on the A side 302, the C side 304, and the D side 305 and the F side 307.

  In this embodiment, since there are three participants, the pieces of the participants are arranged based on the A side 302, the C side 304, and the E side 306 which are spaced apart from each other. The “midboard surface” 310 or “large board surface” 320 can be selected (see FIG. 15). Here, the participant decides the game in a short time, and selects “middle board” with the initial display. Then, the board surface display control means 212 performs arithmetic processing so that the shortest distance between the base part and the base part is shortened to a distance of 5 × n, the grid is reduced, and the reference board surface is reduced (see FIG. 10A). . In the present embodiment, the person A selects the advanced player frame pattern, the person B, and the person C select the beginner frame pattern, so that the base portion where the corresponding frame pattern (see FIG. 3) is arranged is connected. Is done.

  Here, if it is selected that the base portions are not connected, only the “large board surface” can be selected, and the length of each side of the regular hexagon of the large board surface is reduced by a distance of 1 × n. The number of eyes is reduced, and the reference board surface is reduced. As a result, the frame patterns can be arranged symmetrically.

  In this embodiment, since “middle board surface” is selected and connection of the base positions is selected, the lengths of the B side 303, the D side 305, and the F side 307 are shortened to a distance of 5 × n. Since the lengths of the A side 302, the C side 304, and the E side 306 are the same as the connecting width of the base portions 94 and 95 (see FIG. 10A), the base portion selected by the three participants is A game board surface is formed by being connected in alignment with the A side, the C side, and the E side. Furthermore, the square of adjacent equilateral triangles in the entire game board surface can be identified by two colors, and the game board surface is configured.

  As described above, the board surface display control means causes the board surface configuration in S170 to be processed in the CPU, and the board surface used in the game is displayed on the display means.

  When the game board surface preparation process is completed, the order of hitting is confirmed (S200, see FIG. 13). With reference to FIG. 17, the flow of the batting confirmation process will be described. In step S210, the hitter confirms whether or not the participant is a participant who has not received an important piece. Participants who have already taken important pieces will not be allowed to participate, but will wait for input from those who can participate. If the person can participate, the process proceeds to S220. In S220, it is determined whether or not it is the order of the participants. If the order is correct, the hitting confirmation process is terminated. If it is not the order of the participants, it waits for the input of the batting order in the correct order.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the hand-held piece is hit on the board surface (S300, see FIG. 13). This will be described with reference to the flow of FIG. First, in S310, the hand piece processing determines whether the batting hand has a hand piece. If not, the process ends. If the hitter has a hand-held piece, it is determined in S320 whether or not a piece on the board has been selected by the input means. If it is determined that a piece on the board has been selected, this process ends. If not, it is determined in S330 whether or not a hand-held piece has been selected. If the hand-held piece has not been selected for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second), the process returns to S320. When the hand-held piece is selected, the process proceeds to S340, and it is determined whether or not the hand-held piece is available. If the handheld piece is not available, the process returns to S320. If the hand-held piece is available, the process proceeds to S350. In S350, if the cell to which the hand-held piece is to be moved is designated, the hand-held piece is placed in the cell (S360), and the process is terminated. If the cell to which the hand piece is moved has not been selected for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds), the process returns to S320.

  Next, the processing in the control unit will be described with respect to the movement processing of the pieces on the board (S400, see FIG. 13). In this movement process, input information input by the input unit 240, for example, input information such as a mouse left-clicked at a predetermined piece position, is transmitted to the pointer information control unit 214 via the game management control unit 211. Thus, pointer position information indicating which area of which square is selected, whether there is a piece in the area, and what piece if there is a piece, is processed. Then, the pointer position information is transmitted to the board surface display control unit 212 via the game management control unit 211, and on the game board surface of the display unit 230, the cell to which the selected piece is moved blinks. Also, pointer position information is transmitted to the piece display control unit 213 via the game management control unit 211, and selection / movement / rotation of pieces, selection / arrangement / rotation of hand-held pieces, and piece information display information processing are performed. On the game board surface 230, the movement of the piece is displayed.

  This will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. In the piece movement process on the board, it is determined whether or not a moveable piece is selected in S410. If a moveable piece is selected, the process proceeds to S420, the moveable cell blinks, and the process proceeds to S430. If not, wait until a moveable piece is selected. In S430, it is determined whether or not a movable piece has been moved within a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds). If the piece has been moved, the destination piece is blinked in S440 to indicate that the piece can be rotated, and the flow proceeds to S450. The rotation of the piece will be described later. When the rotation of the piece is designated, the movement of the piece is ended. If the rotation of the piece is not designated, it waits for the rotation of the piece to be selected.

  Here, making a piece rotatable is described with reference to FIG. The piece 30 used in this embodiment has the same shape as the shogi piece. Characters 35 (see FIG. 2) representing the type of the piece are displayed on the piece, and the portion corresponding to the front of the character indicates the traveling direction of the piece. The piece 30 can be arranged toward the vertices 41, 42, and 43 of the square of the regular triangle at the cell 40 of the movement destination. Specifically, when the piece 30 is designated by the pointer device 50 and moved to the destination square 40, the piece 50a blinks to indicate that it can be rotated. The position and orientation of the piece are managed by the coordinates of the vicinity of the tip in the traveling direction. The squares of each equilateral triangle are partitioned so as to go from the bisector of each side toward the center of the equilateral triangle, and are divided into three regions. The direction of the frame is selected depending on where in the three areas the coordinates near the head of the frame designated by the pointer device are located.

  Referring to FIG. 20, an upward regular triangular cell is indicated by a in the figure, and a downward regular triangular cell is indicated by b. Each of the a and b cells is assigned a cell number in the X and Y directions with reference to the lower left corner of the hexagonal game board surface, the cell number in the X direction before the symbols a and b, and the Y in the back. A direction grid number is assigned. Furthermore, each square is divided into three and branch numbers are given from the left or lower vertex. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, it is shown as 2a1-1, 2a1-2, 2a1-3, The position of the piece and the traveling direction are managed by the eye number and the branch number. In FIG. 20, the leading portion of the piece 30 before moving is located in the area 1a1-2, and thus is in a state of facing upward at the grid of 1a1. Further, since the leading portion of the piece 50a after the movement is located in the area 3b1-3, it is determined that the piece 50a is rotated upward in the 3b1 square.

  Next, the piece removal confirmation process (S500, see FIG. 13) will be described. This will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG. If the piece is moved, it is determined in S510 whether or not there is another person's piece in the square. If there is another person's piece, the process proceeds to S520. If not, the piece collection confirmation process is terminated. In S520, it is determined whether or not the picked piece is an important piece. If it is determined in S520 that the frame is an important piece, the process proceeds to S540, where the participant is lost and cannot participate, and the process ends. If it is not an important piece, the process proceeds to S530, the picked piece is moved to the piece place of the own position, and the process is terminated.

  In the game winning / losing confirmation process (S600, see FIG. 13), it is confirmed whether or not the important piece is the last one, and if it is the last one, the person wins and the last one If not, the process returns to the hitter confirmation process S200, the above steps are repeated, and the game proceeds. In the computer 200 having such a configuration, in addition to the computer user, the computer 200 may play a piece-taking game as a participant.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 22, the function of the board surface display control part 212 which displays a battle state on one display part with one enlarged board surface 400 and several reduction board surfaces 410, 420, 430 is demonstrated. The display unit is, for example, a large liquid crystal television screen for home use. On the right side of the screen, reduced screens 410, 420, and 430 are arranged from the top so that the initial positions of the participants are arranged below in the order of participation of the three participants. For example, since the reduced screen 410 shows the reduced screen of person A, the base portion 95 is arranged on the lower side in the figure. In addition, the current battle state is shown as an enlarged display 400 on the left side of the screen. The functions of the game management control unit 211, the board surface control display unit 212, the piece display control unit 213, and the pointer position control unit 214 are performed on the reduced board surface 410 of the first participant. The pieces are controlled to move based on the pointer position information acquired on the reduced board surface 410, and the battle state of the game is managed and displayed on the display unit. In addition, the pieces taken by the three parties are displayed and controlled independently by the piece display control unit 213 and displayed on the display unit.

  The board display control unit 212 rotates the image information of the board surface displayed on the reduced board surface of 410 and the pieces on the board by 120 degrees, and displays the reduced screen 420 so that the initial position of the next batting player is downward. It is configured and displayed on the display unit 230 via the game management control unit 211 except for the piece placement area 412 and the hand-held piece. Further, since the same applies to the reduced board surface 430 and the piece placement area 413 of the participant of the next hitter, the description is omitted. In the enlarged board 400, the game board face of the current batting player and the board placement area are selected from the reduced board faces, and the board surface and the piece placement area are enlarged and controlled by the board display control unit 212 and displayed on the display unit 230. Is done.

(Example 3)
In the third embodiment, a game program executed by a computer system 500 including a user terminal of a game connected via a network communication 510 and a server 530 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 23 is an overall configuration diagram of the game system 500 according to the third embodiment. The game system includes a server 530 and a plurality of user terminals 520, and the server 530 and the user terminals 520 can communicate via a network 510 such as the Internet or a LAN. The server 530 is a computer terminal having a server function, and has a function necessary for playing a game at each user terminal. Each user terminal 520 is a game terminal that can be owned and carried by an individual, such as a personal computer or a mobile phone terminal having a data communication function via the network 510, and may be any one having a data communication function.

  The server control unit (central processing unit) 540 performs arithmetic processing such as a system game program and a game program stored in the recording unit 550, and controls the entire piece collection game server. The control unit 540 includes a game management control unit 541, a board surface display control unit 542, a piece display control unit 543, and a pointer position control unit 544. The game management control unit 540 receives information related to game progress input at the input unit 523 of each user terminal 520, manages information necessary for progress of the game, and transmits the information to the terminal. The server storage unit 550 includes the ROM, RAM, hard disk drive, and the like described in the second embodiment. The hard disk drive stores a system game program, a game program that causes the server 530 to function as a game server, and the like.

  The communication interface unit 560 is a UTP cable port, an optical cable port, various communication devices, a wireless communication device, or the like. The communication interface unit 560 connects a LAN cable, an optical cable, or the like, or performs wireless data communication, and the server 530 and each user terminal. Processing necessary for communication with 520 is performed. The user terminal 520 includes a display unit 521, a control unit 522, an input unit 523, and a storage unit 524, and transmits / receives information necessary for game progress to / from the server 530 via the network 510 by the communication interface unit 560.

  The terminal control unit 522 performs arithmetic processing on the piece-taking game program transmitted from the server 530, uses the input unit 523 as an input unit for input information necessary for the game, and displays the piece-taking game on the display unit 521. To function as. The input unit is a mouse, a keyboard, a crosshair cursor key, or the like, and functions as an input unit for inputting various instructions. The display unit 521 includes a liquid crystal display unit and the like, and displays various instructions input from the input unit 523 and various game images transmitted from the server 530.

  In the piece collection game system 500 having such a configuration, in addition to the user of the user terminal 520, the server 530 can also play a network battle game as a terminal user. The functional configuration and game processing flow provided in the control units 540 and 522 of the server and user terminal are the same as those in the second embodiment, and therefore will be omitted.

  In addition, a part of the game board surface is displayed on the display unit 521 of the user terminal 520 in a scrollable manner. The entire game board surface is subjected to arithmetic processing by the control units 530 and 522 of the server and the user terminal to generate an entire image. By the designation from the input unit 523 of the user terminal, the terminal control unit A part of the image may be displayed on the display unit 521 as a display image.

Example 4
In the fourth embodiment, with reference to FIG. 24, an embodiment using only the regular hexagonal game board surface 600 without connecting the base portions will be briefly described with reference to FIG. A grid of regular triangles is arranged by a triangular lattice 601 with a length n obtained by dividing one side of a regular hexagon into five equal parts, thereby forming a game board surface. There are two participants, “Heaven”, “Back”, “Princess”, “Military”, “Participation”, “Near”, “Total”, “Upper”, “Saddle”, “Bow”, “Knight” ”,“ Shinobi ”,“ corps ”,“ foot ”,“ head ”,“ field ”, all 16 types of pieces are arranged. In this way, if you get used to moving pieces using all kinds of pieces on a board with few squares, you can learn the game quickly.

  Further, in a computer-readable recording medium in which a game program is recorded, a game board surface is configured and displayed by the number of participants, the pattern of the pieces selected by the input means and the board surface pattern, and the pieces are displayed for each participant. A game program to be displayed on the game board surface as a piece which can be identified and whose traveling direction is indicated is stored in a recording medium. Thus, by executing the game program on the computer, it is possible to cause the computer to perform a piece-taking game on a game board surface in which squares are formed by triangular lattices by participation of 2 to 6 participants.

In the above embodiment, the game board surface has been described as a hexagonal board surface, but it does not necessarily have to be a hexagonal shape, and the triangular lattice is placed on a map showing natural topography, borders and prefectural borders. It is good also as a game board surface.
-Also, the identification of the piece is not limited to the case of using colors, and it is only necessary to be able to determine the traveling direction even if the shape and pattern are different.
・ Also, if you change the above rule and specify one important piece and lose it, you will lose if you use it on the board. Yes, only some hand-held pieces can be used only once. Participants' pieces with important pieces taken are removed from the game board surface. If another person's piece is placed in a square close to this piece, the movement range may be limited to that square, and so on.
-The said Example is an illustration and it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to these Examples.

30: Piece,
100: Game board surface,
110, 120, 130: base position,
200: control unit, 211: game management control unit, 212: board display control unit,
213: Frame display control unit, 214: Pointer position control unit,
230: display unit,
240: input unit,
500: network system,
520: user terminal,
530: server,
540: control unit,
550: storage unit,
560: Communication IF unit

Claims (10)

In accordance with a predetermined rule, the pieces are moved in order, the pieces are collected by 2 to 6 participants, and finally the participant with the important piece remaining can be used for the piece removal game where the winner is the winner. Game equipment,
Game board,
With multiple types of pieces including important pieces according to the number of participants,
On the game board surface, a triangular lattice consisting of equilateral triangular cells of the same size is arranged,
The piece consists of a piece that can be identified for each participant and whose traveling direction is indicated.
A game tool characterized by that. The game board surface is a regular hexagonal game board surface,
2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein The game board surface is a battle section,
The battle part and the number of bases corresponding to the number of participants are connected,
A triangular lattice consisting of equilateral triangular grids of the same size is arranged in the connected battle part and the base part, and the squares are made identifiable so as to alternate with adjacent squares. ,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is characterized in that The piece includes a piece that can be attached with a display of the piece taken by the participant as a hand-held piece,
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: The picked piece includes a rule that can be placed in a desired space on the board as a hand held piece of the participant who took it and in a desired direction.
The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the game device is characterized in that When executed by the computer, the pieces are moved in order according to a predetermined rule, the pieces are assembled by two to six participants, and the participant with the remaining important pieces at the end is the winner. In a game program that advances the game,
The computer,
The storage means storing the rules, the control means for managing the battle state, the input means for allowing the participants to input desired information, the battle state by a plurality of types of pieces including the game board surface and the important pieces according to the number of participants A game program that functions as display means for displaying the control means,
Game management control means for managing input / output information relating to game progress;
The game board surface is a hexagonal board surface in which triangular lattices of equilateral triangular grids of the same size are arranged, and the number of participants input by the input means and the pattern of pieces selected by the input means A board surface display control means for configuring and displaying the game board surface by a board surface pattern;
A piece display control means for making the piece identifiable for each participant and displaying it on the game board surface as a piece showing the traveling direction;
Pointer position control means for acquiring pointer information input by the input means and controlling piece information;
A game program characterized by functioning as In the panel display control means,
The game board surface is used as a battle unit, and the battle unit and a number of bases corresponding to the number of participants are connected, and the connected battle unit and the base are composed of squares of equilateral triangles having the same size. Arranging triangular lattices, making the cells alternately distinguishable from adjacent cells, and displaying the game board surface on the display means,
The game program according to claim 5. The piece display control means causes the display means to display which participant's piece is a hand piece that has been taken from another participant being moved on the game board surface,
The display means displays on the display means an enlarged display of the battle state in which the initial position of the participant in the order of moving the pieces is downward and a reduced display of the battle state in which the initial position of each participant is downward. To function,
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: The picked pieces can be placed as desired pieces on the board in the desired square and in the desired direction.
Contains rules,
The game program according to claim 5 or 6, characterized by the above. In a game program that advances the piece-taking game by being executed in a computer system in which a server and a terminal device corresponding to the number of game participants are connected via a network,
At least one of the terminal device and the server as the storage means;
At least one of the terminal device and the server as the control means;
A game program for causing the terminal device to function as the input means for allowing the participant to input desired information and the display means for displaying a battle state by a plurality of types of pieces including important pieces corresponding to the number of participants and the game board surface. There,
The piece display control means is displayed on the display means so as to be identifiable which participant's piece is a hand piece taken from another participant being moved on the game board surface,
The board surface display control means functions to display the game board face on the display means so that the initial position of the participant operating the terminal is downward,
In the rule,
Rule 1: Participant's piece is in turn a square that is a predetermined destination of the piece, and is moved to a square where there is a vacant square or another participant's piece, and the square is moved The piece of the other participant in is the piece of the taker,
Rule 2: Each piece can be turned in the direction of one of the vertices of the equilateral triangle at the destination square.
Rule 3: Participant's piece with important piece removed cannot move at that time,
Rule 4: The rule that the picked piece can be placed in a desired square on the board and in a desired direction as a hand held piece of the participant who took it,
It is included,
The game program according to claim 5 or 6, characterized by the above. The game management control means;
A control unit that displays a part of the entire game board surface on the display unit of the terminal device and controls the whole to be discriminable by scrolling the screen.
The game program according to claim 8.   A storage medium storing the game program according to claim 5.