JP2013027525A - Game control device, event processing method, and event processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game control device that guides a player to smoothly start communication with fellow players without burden, an event processing method, and an event processing program.SOLUTION: The game control device is configured to execute the following processing, that is: registering a player's ID by associating it with another player's ID with an application based on the player's ID as a trigger; transmitting link information, which is used for designating a processing content according to a prescribed event on a game from among one or a plurality of processing contents, to a communication terminal of a player corresponding to each player's ID associated with a first player's ID when the prescribed event on a game occurs to a player corresponding to the first player's ID; and executing the received processing content when receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for event processing in a game executed in units of player IDs for uniquely identifying a player via a network from a communication terminal operated by the player.

  A so-called online game system (or online game) is known which is a game system in which a game device with a communication function accesses a server device on the Internet. In such an online game system, a technique is known in which a plurality of players perform specific operations on a game device so that characters of each player on the game perform a cooperative operation (Patent Documents below). 1). Such a cooperative operation in an online game can be said to be a kind of communication between players.

  Incidentally, in recent years, a so-called social game (executed by a game application created on the basis of an operating environment such as an API (Application Programming Interface) operating on a web browser in a social networking service (SNS) by a specific service provider. Social Game) is popular. It can be said that the social game is a kind of online game that is played while communicating among an unspecified number of players. However, unlike a conventional online game, a social game does not play a game between players through a communication-equipped game device equipped with a game software, and the player installs or downloads the game software on the player side. There is no need. That is, if the player has a communication terminal equipped with a web browser, the player can execute a social game. Therefore, for example, if a portable terminal that can be connected to the Internet is provided, the player can enjoy a social game regardless of time and place.

  One of the features of the above-described social game is that it has a richer communication function for interaction between players than the conventional online game. In social games, for example, in addition to cooperative play with other players (companies), information exchange by communicating with friends such as greetings and contacts with friends, gifts of items on the game with friends or items An exchange has been made. And by doing cooperative play and communication as described above. In many cases, the player has a mechanism for acquiring points that can be used on the game. The reason for this is that, with the point acquisition as one motivation, many players create a network of friends, and this aims to activate the entire game community of the game.

JP 2002-320771 A

However, in the above-described conventional online game or social game, in order for communication between a plurality of players to be started, a certain player spontaneously communicates with other players (companies). I needed to take action. For this reason, even if there are friends, players who are not very active in exchange often do not frequently communicate with their friends until they take action, but often only play games. Is likely to stop. On the other hand, in the case of a player who is actively interacting with friends at present, the psychology of being sorry that only one of them will stop the game is a deterrent effect on stopping the game. If the frequency of interaction with friends gradually decreases due to reasons such as the absence of replies from the other party (for example, friends who are not active in communication), if the game itself gets tired in the future, There is a possibility of stopping.
In particular, in a social game, in order for the player to continue playing the game, exchange with friends is an important point, and it is preferable that the start of communication for this purpose be performed smoothly without any burden on the player.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described viewpoints, and provides a game control device, an event processing method, and an event processing program capable of guiding a player so that communication with a fellow player can be smoothly started without a burden. The purpose is to provide.

The game control device according to claim 1 is configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and player identification information for uniquely identifying the player's game execution by the communication terminal. A game control apparatus that controls a unit, and includes the following means.
(1) Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information triggered by an application based on the player identification information.
(2) When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information is addressed to the communication terminal In addition, processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing content.
(3) Processing content execution means for receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

  The game control device may be any information processing device that can establish a connection with each of a large number or a large number of unspecified player communication terminals via a network. Such a game control device may be, for example, one or a plurality of servers arranged on a network, or a large computer device. Further, the player and the communication terminal do not necessarily have a fixed one-to-one correspondence, and a usage mode of the communication terminal in which a plurality of players share a single communication terminal is also assumed. Therefore, this game control device manages a player for each piece of player identification information such as a player ID as information that can uniquely identify a player who plays a game.

  In this game control apparatus, in a preferred example of the registration means, an application by a player corresponding to a certain player identification information is made through a communication terminal by substantially specifying other player identification information that the player wants to become a friend. When the application is accepted, the registration unit registers the association between the player identification information through the approval of the player corresponding to the designated player identification information. When this game control device is applied to a social game, the players corresponding to the player identification information registered in association with each other have a relationship in which they can communicate with each other as friends in the game. In the following description, for a certain player, other players in which player identification information is registered in association with each other will be appropriately described as “companies players” or simply “companies”.

In this game control device, the occurrence of a predetermined event on the game for the player corresponding to the first player identification information triggers transmission of link information to the communication terminal of the friend of the player. The predetermined event may be advantageous or disadvantageous for the player in which the event occurs.
It is preferable that one or a plurality of processing contents prepared according to an event in the processing content specifying means is an appropriate content based on the nature of the event. An example of an event that is advantageous to a player is when the player has gained some benefit, such as acquiring an item by winning in a battle with another player. In such a case, an example of a plurality of processing contents corresponding to the link information transmitted to the communication terminal of the fellow player is the communication terminal of the player who has generated the text message such as “Good!” Or “Congratulations!” To send to. On the other hand, an example of an event that is disadvantageous to the player is a case where the player suffers some disadvantage such as an item being taken away due to defeat in a battle with another player. In such a case, an example of the processing content corresponding to the link information transmitted to the communication terminal of the fellow player is a communication of the player who generated the event with a text message such as “It was a pity” or “Please do your best”. To send to the terminal.
In this game control device, the information transmitted by the processing content designating means to the other communication terminal is link information for designating the processing content corresponding to the event from one or a plurality of processing content. Therefore, for the player who has received this link information, it is only a very simple operation on the communication terminal to specify the processing content for the event that has occurred in the companion.

  In this game control device, even if the player in which the predetermined event has occurred is not active in communication, the fact that the predetermined event has occurred is transmitted to the friends without taking any action. In effect, the start of communication is automatically performed. And since a friend who has recognized the fact that an event has occurred specifies the processing content as a response to the event by link information, it is very easy for the friend to respond to the event with respect to the communication terminal. Easy operation. In other words, according to this game control device, it is possible to construct a mechanism in which the start of communication between the player and the fellow player is smoothly performed without any mutual burden, triggered by an event occurring in a certain player. Thereby, the exchange between friends can be promoted.

A game control device according to a second aspect is the game control device according to the first aspect, further comprising the following means.
(4) Storage means for associating and storing in the storage device the player identification information and items that the player corresponding to the player identification information holds in the game.
(5) A battle execution means for executing a battle between players corresponding to the player identification information so that an item held by the defeated player is transferred to the winning player.
(6) In the predetermined event, a player corresponding to the first player identification information is defeated by a player corresponding to the first player identification information in a battle with a player corresponding to another second player identification information. That is.

  In this game control device, for example, a case is assumed in which a battle mode between players is contested under a condition that an item held by a defeated player is captured by a winning player. The predetermined event that occurred in the player is a very disadvantageous event for the player that the item was defeated in the game battle. By specifying appropriate processing contents corresponding to this very disadvantageous event, for example, first or second processing contents described later, the disadvantage of the player caused by the predetermined event can be eliminated. As a result, a strong sense of affinity is generated between the player in which the event has occurred and the player who has designated the processing content corresponding to the event (that is, between the friends). That is, by setting the above-described event that is extremely disadvantageous for the player as a predetermined event, it can be an opportunity to promote exchanges between friends.

A game control device according to a third aspect is the game control device according to the second aspect, wherein the game control device has the following characteristics.
(7) The one or more processing contents include a battle between a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information and a player corresponding to the second player identification information. When the player corresponding to the second player identification information is defeated in the battle, the item corresponding to the first player identification information is lost in the battle with the player corresponding to the second player identification information. The first processing content for returning to the player corresponding to the first player identification information.

  According to this game control device, when a predetermined event occurring in a certain player is defeated by another player in a game battle and an item is caught, the first processing content corresponding to this event Is for a player who has received an item, a fellow player to fight against other players who have acquired the item and get the item back. According to this game control device, a fellow player is given an opportunity to eliminate the disadvantages of the player who has captured the item (the player in which the event has occurred). At this time, in addition to the response to the event being a very simple operation for the communication terminal, the first processing content was designated for the event, together with the desire to help the friend. The consciousness of responding comes to work actively. In addition, a predetermined privilege can be given to the player who succeeded in taking back an item for a friend. For example, you may make it give the point which can be utilized for acquisition and / or purchase of an item on a game. This gives them the motivation to earn points in addition to the desire to help their peers. Furthermore, you may make it improve the familiarity (after-mentioned) between both the player who regained the item for the friend, and the player who had the item regained. For example, when paying attention to two companions, if the number of times that one player succeeds in retrieving an item for the other party is 3, the setting can be made such that the familiarity is improved by one rank. In this way, even a seemingly disadvantageous event, such as an item being caught, can be used as an opportunity to improve intimacy among friends, so it can give variations in gameplay and deep playability Can be realized.

A game control device according to a fourth aspect is the game control device according to the third aspect, wherein the game control device has the following characteristics.
(8) Level management means for managing each player identification information so as to belong to any one of a plurality of skill levels on the game.
(9) When the first player identification information belongs to a skill level higher than the second player identification information, the process content execution means prohibits execution of the first process content.

  In this game control device, when a player is defeated by an opponent having a skill level lower than that of a player in a game, and an item is caught, the player who is a friend of the player who catches the item catches the item. It is forbidden to fight the opponent and get back items. For the opponent, it is considered unreasonable to lose the item in another battle despite winning the item with a higher skill level than himself.

A game control device according to a fifth aspect is the game control device according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein the game control device has the following characteristics.
(10) The one or more processing contents may be any one of the player identification information that transmitted the processing contents corresponding to the predetermined event in the player identification information associated with the first player identification information. Second processing content for transferring the same item as the item lost by the player corresponding to the first player identification information to the player corresponding to the first player identification information among the items held by the corresponding player , Including.

  According to this game control device, when a predetermined event that has occurred in a certain player is defeated by another player in a battle on the game and an item is caught, the second processing content corresponding to this event Is that a fellow player presents the captured item (that is, moves the item) for the player who has captured the item. According to this game control device, a fellow player is given an opportunity to eliminate the disadvantages of the player who has captured the item (the player in which the event has occurred). At this time, in addition to a very simple operation for the communication terminal for the friend, the second processing content was designated for the event, together with the feeling of helping the friend. The consciousness of responding comes to work actively. A predetermined privilege can be given to a player who presents an item for a friend. For example, you may make it give the point which can be utilized for acquisition and / or purchase of an item on a game. This gives them the motivation to earn points in addition to the desire to help their peers. Furthermore, you may make it improve the closeness between both the player who gave the item for the friend, and the player who had the item presented. For example, when paying attention to two friends, if the number of times one player presents an item for the other party becomes 3, the setting can be made such that the familiarity is improved by one rank. In this way, even a seemingly disadvantageous event, such as an item being caught, can be used as an opportunity to improve intimacy among friends, so it can give variations in gameplay and deep playability Can be realized.

A game control device according to a sixth aspect is the game control device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the game control device has the following characteristics.
(11) The processing content designation means refers to the storage device, is a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information, and corresponds to the first player identification information. The link information is transmitted to a communication terminal of a player holding the same item as the item lost by the player due to defeat.

  In this game control device, the transmission destination of the link information corresponding to the second processing content that specifies that the item is presented for the player who has caught the item is not the same for all the players of the player, but the same Limited to friends who hold items. Therefore, a situation in which link information corresponding to the second processing content is transmitted to a friend who cannot realize the second processing content because the item is not held is avoided.

A game control device according to a seventh aspect is the game control device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the game control device has the following characteristics.
(12) Intimacy setting means for setting intimacy between player identification information based on an event that occurs between players corresponding to player identification information associated with each other.
(13) The processing content designating unit selects a transmission destination of the link information from the player identification information associated with the first player identification information in accordance with the familiarity with the first player identification information. To decide.

In this game control device, the transmission destination of the link information according to the familiarity can be determined from various viewpoints.
For example, the first viewpoint is as follows. As the number of friends of a certain player increases, the player may receive link information frequently, but the reception of frequent link information may be bothersome to the player. For example, the number of friends in a social game may be set, for example, several tens to 100 people. In such a case, for example, a case where an item is taken in a battle may frequently occur. The number of receptions will increase. Therefore, the link information resulting from the event may be transmitted to the communication terminal of a fellow player whose friendship is higher than a predetermined value with the player in which the event occurred. As a result, the player can receive only the link information resulting from an event that has occurred to a friend who is intimate with him to some extent, and the receiving player has the trouble of receiving a lot of link information. To do.
In the second aspect, link information resulting from the event may be transmitted to a communication terminal of a fellow player whose intimacy is lower than a predetermined value with the player in which the event occurred. As a result, it is possible to induce communication with a friend who is not so close on a daily basis.

The event processing method according to claim 8 is configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and player identification information for uniquely identifying the player's game execution by the communication terminal. An event processing method in a game control device that controls in units, and includes the following steps.
(14) A step of registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information in response to an application based on the player identification information.
(15) When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, addressed to the communication terminal of the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information And transmitting link information for designating processing contents corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing contents.
(16) A step of receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

An event processing program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention provides a computer for event processing in a game executed in units of player identification information for uniquely identifying a player via a network from a communication terminal operated by the player. It is a program for functioning as means.
(17) Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information in response to an application based on the player identification information.
(18) When a predetermined game event occurs in a player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information is addressed to the communication terminal In addition, processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing content.
(19) Processing content execution means for receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

  The computer is, for example, a network server or a large computer. The game program may be stored in a computer-readable information storage medium such as a DVD-ROM or a CD-ROM.

  According to the game control device, the event processing method, and the event processing program of the present invention, the player can be guided so that the communication with the fellow player can be started smoothly without any burden.

The figure which shows the basic composition of the game system of embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the communication terminal of embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the game server of embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the database server of embodiment. The figure which shows the structural example of the player database contained in a database server. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function to play main roles with the game control apparatus of embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the communication terminal which displays a top page. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal when fighting between players. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal, when winning by a battle | competition. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal when defeating by a battle | competition. The figure which shows an example of the message displayed on a communication terminal, when a friend is caught an item. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal when performing a return battle | competition. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal, when winning a return match. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of a communication terminal, when a friend collects an item back. The figure which shows an example of the message displayed on a communication terminal, when a friend is caught an item. The figure which shows an example of the message displayed on a communication terminal, when a friend acquires an item. The flowchart of the main processes performed between the game server and communication terminal of embodiment. The flowchart of the main processes performed between the game server and communication terminal of embodiment.

(1) Configuration of Game System FIG. 1 shows a system configuration example of a game system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this game system includes communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,... That can be connected to a communication network NW such as the Internet, a game server 20 connected to the communication network NW, and a database server 30. And is composed of. Each of the communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,... Is a terminal operated by an individual player, for example, a communication terminal such as a portable terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a personal computer. In the following description, when referring to the communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,. In this game system, an application operable on a web browser is installed in the game server 20 as a game application.
The communication terminal 10 includes a web browser capable of displaying a web page provided by the game server 20, and a player operates the communication terminal 10 on the web page to execute a game. The database server 30 stores various information to be described later in executing the game, and is connected to the game server 20 by, for example, a wire for reading and writing the information.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, an authentication server for authenticating the player of each communication terminal 10 may be provided separately from the game server 20. Further, when a plurality of game servers 20 are provided in order to accept access from many communication terminals 10, a load balancer for adjusting a load between the plurality of game servers 20 may be provided. The game server 20 may be configured as a single server device, but may be configured as a plurality of server devices having distributed functions.
The database server 30 stores various information to be described later in executing the game, and is connected to the game server 20 by, for example, a wire for reading and writing the information.

(2) Configuration of Communication Terminal The configuration of the communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an image processing unit 14, an operation input unit 15, a display unit 16, A wireless communication interface unit 17 is provided, and a bus 18 for transmitting control signals or data signals between the units is provided.

The CPU 11 loads the web browser in the ROM 22 into the RAM 23 and executes it. Then, the CPU 11 displays data for displaying a web page from the game server 20 via the wireless communication interface unit 17 based on appropriate designation of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input to the player by the operation input unit 15 or the like. That is, data of an object such as an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document and an image associated with the document (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “HTML data” as appropriate) is acquired via the wireless communication interface unit 17. The HTML data is interpreted. The communication terminal 10 may be mounted with various plug-ins for extending the browser function of the web browser.
In acquiring HTML data, the CPU 11 sends an access request message including a player ID (player identification information) registered in advance or a player ID input via the operation input unit 15 via the wireless communication interface unit 17. To the game server 20.

  The web browser displays the web page provided from the game server 20 on the display unit 16 based on the acquired HTML data via the image processing unit 14. In addition, when the player selects a hyperlink or menu on the web page by operating the operation input unit 15, the web browser transmits new HTML data for displaying the web page according to the selection. Is requested to the game server 20.

  The image processing unit 14 displays a web page on the display unit 16 based on display image data provided from the CPU 11 as an analysis result of HTML data. The display unit 16 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Cristal Display) monitor including thin film transistors arranged in a matrix in a pixel unit, and displays the image of the web page by driving the thin film transistors based on the display image data.

  The operation input unit 15 may include a plurality of buttons for accepting the player's operation input and an interface circuit for recognizing the pressing input of each button and outputting it to the CPU 11, but in FIG. Examples of buttons are shown. For example, the direction instruction button is provided to instruct the CPU 11 to scroll and display the web page displayed on the display unit 16. The determination button instructs the CPU 11 that the player selects one hyperlink or menu that is actively displayed (for example, highlighted) when, for example, a plurality of hyperlinks or menus are displayed on a web page. To be provided. When the communication terminal 10 is constituted by a small portable terminal, these buttons are provided on the front surface of the communication terminal 10 so that the player can easily operate (click) with the thumb while holding the communication terminal 10 with one hand. It is preferable to arrange | position.

(3) Configuration of Game Server The configuration of the game server 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
The game server 20 manages a game website including a plurality of hierarchical web pages, for example, and provides a game web service to the communication terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the game server 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a database (DB) access unit 24, and a wireless communication interface unit 25, for transmitting control signals or data signals between the units. Bus 26 is provided. In addition, the game server 20 can take the same structure as a general-purpose web server regarding hardware.

The ROM 22 stores an application program that provides a service for displaying an object such as an HTML document or an image (displaying a web page) to the web browser of the communication terminal 10 that is a client. The ROM 22 stores various data referred to by the CPU 21 in addition to the application program.
The CPU 21 loads the game program in the ROM 22 to the RAM 23 and executes it, and performs various processes via the wireless communication interface unit 25.

For example, the CPU 21 transmits HTML data to the communication terminal 10 via the wireless communication interface unit 25. In addition, when the game server 20 performs the authentication process of the player of the communication terminal 10, the CPU 21 performs the authentication process.
The CPU 21 performs processing according to the hyperlink or menu selected by the player on the web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 via the communication interface unit. The processing includes, for example, transmission of new HTML data, arithmetic processing in the game server 20 or data processing.
The database access unit 24 is an interface when the CPU 21 reads / writes data from / to the database server 30.

(3-1) Example of Game Realized by Game Server The type of game realized by the game server 20 of the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but in the following, for convenience of description of the embodiment, the game server A digital card game is taken up as an example of a game realized by 20.
For example, in a digital card game in a soccer format, a player collects player cards corresponding to soccer players (player characters to be described later) to create his / her team and play soccer against other players' teams alone, or skills It is a game that is configured to fight soccer league battles for each level. In soccer-style digital card games, a scout function that searches for player cards to create your own team, a lottery function that allows you to obtain player cards by lottery, or a combination of two player cards In addition, a strengthening function is provided to level up any player card.

  The lottery function is preferably executed through an effect of taking out one player card from the lottery box. The player cards obtained by the lottery are basically random, but the probability that a player card (so-called rare card) of a player with outstanding technical ability or a popular player is obtained by the lottery is set very low.

Items prepared in the soccer-style digital card game that the player holds on the game include puzzle cards in addition to player cards. Pieces of the puzzle card can be obtained by the scout function, and are composed of a predetermined number (for example, six pieces) of different symbol pieces. By obtaining all the pieces of the symbols constituting the puzzle card, the player can exchange it for one powerful player card.
In this soccer-style digital card game, a battle mode between players is prepared for the purpose of catching pieces of puzzle cards from the opponent. In this battle mode, a certain player can execute a battle with another player for the purpose of obtaining a piece of the desired symbol, and if he wins the opponent, he can take away the desired symbol piece from the opponent.

  In this soccer-type digital card game, an operating cost is set, which is a cost that is successively consumed (that is, reduced) by the game activity by the player. Is now restricted. Since the operation cost is recovered by a predetermined cost during a predetermined time, the player waits without executing the game when the operation cost is reduced.

In this soccer-type digital card game, a match result between players is determined by the game server 20 and immediately displayed on the communication terminal 10, and a complicated button operation on the communication terminal on the player side is unnecessary. It is suitable as a game.
In this soccer-type digital card game, the player can register his / her friends as will be described later. Any number of friends can be registered. Network services are provided that allow exchanges on the network, such as message exchanges, game item presents or item exchanges, and sending (cheering) ale to other players. The In addition, it is comprised so that a player can obtain a fixed amount of ale points by sending ale to a fellow player, and can draw a player card in exchange for a predetermined amount of ale points. .

(4) Configuration of Database Server The database server 30 can be realized by a general-purpose storage such as a large-capacity hard disk device or a device such as RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks). Each database in the database server 30 is configured to be able to read and write data from the CPU 21 via the database access unit 24 of the game server 20.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the database server 30. As shown in FIG. 4, the database server 30 includes a player database 31 and a game result database 32.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the player database 31 applied in the above-described soccer-style digital card game. In this example, the player database 31 includes information about each item of display name / display image, skill level, operation cost, Yale point, friend, possession item, and character data for each player ID (player identification information). . Information included in the player database 31 can be sequentially updated by the game server 20.

In the following description, the player ID included in the player database 31 or the data for each display name (to be described later) specifying the player is generically referred to as “player data”. The data of each item constituting the player data is as follows.
The “display name / display image” is a display name and a display image that are displayed to identify the player on the communication terminal 10 when the game is executed. The display name is text of a predetermined length or less specified in advance by the player, and the display image is, for example, an avatar image selected in advance by the player. The display name is a name that identifies the player on the network environment (or game community) provided by the game server 20.
“Skill level” means a skill level of a player on the game, and is a level value in a range from Lv1 (level 1) to Lv10 (level 10), for example.
The “operation cost” is a cost necessary for performing the game activity by the player corresponding to the player ID in the above-described soccer-type digital card game. The operating cost is a value that is reduced by an activity on the game such as a battle with another player and recovered (increased) over time. The unit of “operating cost” is P (points).
“Ale points” are points acquired by the player based on the ale function of the above-described soccer-style digital card game.
“Friend” is data in which another player ID, which is a friend of the target player ID, is associated with an intimacy with the friend. The familiarity is, for example, a value in a range from “1” having the lowest familiarity to “10” having the highest familiarity.
In the case of the above-described soccer-style digital card game, the “held item” is data including images of player cards and puzzle card pieces held by the player corresponding to the target player ID.

  “Character data” includes player character information about the game. The player character may include various types of information depending on the nature of the game. For example, in the case of a soccer-style digital card game, the player character means a player on the game corresponding one-to-one with the player card. The player character information is information in which the ability value (ability parameter) of the player character (player) is described for each item. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, each ability value such as “running ability”, “kicking ability”, “defense ability”, and the like may be included as items. When the player acquires the player ID, the character data includes predetermined default data.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the game result database 32 stores and updates information related to the game result executed by the database server 30 based on the access from the game server 20. Information related to game results may include various information depending on the nature of the game. For example, in the case of a soccer-style digital card game, information on game results includes results of battles between different player IDs (scores, etc.), results of league battles between a plurality of player IDs of specific skill levels ( Score, ranking, etc.).

(5) Overview of Functions in Game Control Device In the present embodiment, the game control device is configured by the game server 20 and the database server 30. Below, the function implement | achieved with the game control apparatus of this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 6, taking the case where the digital card game of the soccer format mentioned above is applied as an example. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions that play a main role in the game control apparatus of the present embodiment.

The registration means 51 has a function of recognizing a player's request based on an appropriate operation input to the communication terminal 10 on a web page provided to the communication terminal 10, for example, and performing a registration process. The function of the registration means 51 in this case is realized as follows, for example. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 receives a registration request message from the communication terminal 10 via the wireless communication interface unit 25. The registration request message is automatically generated by a predetermined operation (for example, a predetermined menu selection operation, text input, etc.) on the communication terminal 10 on the web page provided from the game server 20. May be configured. The registration request message may include information (for example, an IP address, an email address, etc.) for specifying the communication terminal 10 that is the transmission source, or the player has already played another game by the same service provider. If used, the player ID may be included.
When the CPU 21 receives the registration request message and does not include a player ID in the registration request message, the CPU 21 issues a new player ID and performs registration processing of the player ID, and then the registration processing is completed. Is sent to the communication terminal 10. When the CPU 21 receives the registration request message and includes a player ID in the registration request message, the CPU 21 performs registration processing of the player ID, and then transmits a registration completion message indicating that the registration processing is completed. 10 to send.
When registration is completed, as shown in FIG. 5, player data for a new player ID in which predetermined default data is described is stored in the player database 31.

The registration means 51 also has a function of registering the player ID in association with other player IDs triggered by an application based on the player ID. That is, the registration unit 51 registers another player ID as a “mate” with an application based on the player ID as a trigger. In the following description, it is synonymous that the player ID has a friend relationship and that the corresponding player has a friend relationship.
The function of the registration means 51 in this case is realized as follows, for example. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 applies an application message (application) specifying a player ID (or a corresponding display name) to be a friend from the communication terminal 10 of the player corresponding to a certain player ID via the wireless communication interface unit 25. Accept. The transmission of the application message is set in advance as a function of a web page provided to the communication terminal 10 of the player. When receiving the application message, the CPU 21 approves an application based on another player ID to the communication terminal 10 corresponding to the player ID at the timing when there is an access based on the player ID included in the application message. HTML data for displaying a web page for requesting the reply is transmitted. If it is replied that the application is approved, the CPU 21 registers both as friends. Specifically, the CPU 21 writes data in the “mate” portion (see FIG. 5) of the player data of the corresponding two player IDs in the player database 31.

The game progression means 52 has a function of advancing a game displayed on the player's communication terminal 10 through a web page on the communication terminal 10 in response to an operation on the communication terminal 10 by the player.
The function of the game progress means 52 is implement | achieved as follows. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 transmits HTML data for displaying a web page corresponding to a hyperlink or menu selection on the web page by the player to the communication terminal 10 via the wireless communication interface unit 25. The CPU 21 sequentially transmits new HTML data in accordance with the selection of a hyperlink or menu on the web page by the player, whereby the web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 is sequentially switched, so that the player progresses the game. Recognize
Further, in the game progress means 51, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 receives an access request message from the communication terminal 10 via the wireless communication interface unit 25 prior to the start of the game, the communication is performed after a predetermined authentication process. The player ID included in the access request message is recognized from the terminal 10. Then, the CPU 21 manages the progress of the game displayed on each communication terminal 10 in units of player IDs.

  FIG. 7 is an example of the display on the communication terminal 10 of the player executed by the game progress means 52, and shows the top page in the soccer-style digital card game. The top page is composed of web pages corresponding to individual player IDs. The top page illustrated in FIG. 7 includes a player data display area, a player image display area, and a basic menu display area. The player data display area is obtained as a result of the CPU 21 reading out the data of each item of the skill level, the operation cost, the yell point, the player card, and the mate included in the player data of the target player ID (see FIG. 5). This is the area to be displayed. The player image display area corresponds to a player card at a predetermined position included in the player data of the target player ID (for example, a player card of a player character corresponding to an ace striker, or a player character first ordered in the player data) This is an area displayed as a result of the CPU 21 reading out the image data of the player card. The basic menu display area includes “Scout,” “Position,” “ This is an area where menus of “enhancement”, “lottery”, and “game” are arranged. In the game progress means 52, the CPU 21 receives the basic menu selection operation for the communication terminal 10 by the player, and transmits the HTML data for displaying a new web page corresponding to the selected menu to the wireless communication interface unit 25. To the communication terminal 10. In the new web page, a menu for instructing more specific game execution contents for the function corresponding to the selected basic menu is prepared. The menu selection operation on the communication terminal 10 may be, for example, an operation of pressing (ie, clicking) the decision button after operating the direction instruction button of the operation input unit 15 to select a desired menu.

  The process for progressing the game performed in the game progress means 52 can be arbitrarily set depending on the nature of the game. However, in the case of the above-described soccer-type digital card game, the player performs hyper-processing on the web page. A process of executing at least one of a plurality of functions (a scout function, a position function, an enhancement function, a lottery function, and a battle function) according to the selection of the link or menu is included. The battle function is substantially performed by the battle execution means 53 described later. The scout function, the enhancement function, and the lottery function have already been described, and the following description does not refer to each function. The position function is a function for executing a replacement of the position of the player character, a replacement with a reserved player character, or the like under the instruction of the player.

The battle execution means 53 has a function of executing a battle between players corresponding to the player ID so that an item held by the defeated player is transferred to the winning player. In the following description, “a battle between players” is synonymous with “a battle between player characters” which means a battle between player characters corresponding to player cards held by the player.
The function of the battle execution means 53 is realized as follows, for example. When the selection operation of the “game” menu is performed on the top page of the communication terminal 10 of the player corresponding to a certain player ID and the selection result is received, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 selects the opponent of the player ID as the player. It is determined from other player IDs included in the database 31. At this time, it is preferable that the skill levels of the player IDs that compete are the same.

  The determination of the opponent is based on the specification of the piece of the puzzle card that the player wants, and a plurality of other players holding the piece are presented together with the player data, and the opponent selects the player from among the presented other players It can be done by the method of being. In this case, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and searches for a predetermined number of player IDs including the pieces designated by the player as possession items, and designates pieces of HTML data including search results of the predetermined number of player IDs. The data is transmitted to the communication terminal 10 of the player. On the web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player, display names corresponding to a predetermined number of player IDs obtained as a result of the search are displayed. This web page is configured such that an opponent's selection result is transmitted to the game server 20 by selecting a display name on the communication terminal 10.

  When the opponent is determined, the CPU 21 transmits HTML data for displaying a web page for notifying the opponent to the communication terminal 10. An example of a web page notifying an opponent is shown in FIG. The example shown in FIG. 8 indicates that player: XYZ (display name) is selected as the opponent of player: ABC (display name). This web page is provided with a “start game” menu for finally instructing execution of a match. Player: When the ABC operates the operation input unit 15 of the communication terminal 10 to perform an operation of selecting a “game start” menu, the selection result is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the game server 20. Thereby, the battle | competition by the player character between the players of different player ID is performed. In executing the battle, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 of the database server 30 via the database access unit 24, and reads out the character data associated with the two player IDs as opponents. And CPU21 performs the battle | competition between player characters based on the read character data.

  As a method for determining the winning or losing of the battle, any method can be adopted as long as the ability value of the player character affects the winning or losing. For example, the ability values of the player characters associated with the two player IDs that are opponents are compared, and the player character having a larger ability value has a higher probability (for example, a predetermined probability within a range of 60 to 90%). You may set it to win. The win rate may be higher as the difference in ability values is larger. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, when there are a plurality of ability value items, predetermined weighting (for example, in the example of FIG. 5, “running force” is 0.3 and “kicking force” is 0. .3, “defense power” is set to a weight of 0.4, etc.), and a comprehensive ability value can be calculated and used as a comparison target.

When the CPU 21 determines the battle result of the battle of the player character associated with the two player IDs that are the opponents, the CPU 21 displays the HTML data for displaying the web page including the battle results as the two player IDs of the opponents. To the player's communication terminal 10. Then, the communication terminal 10 interprets the HTML data received from the game server 20 and displays an image including the battle result on the display unit 16. An example of the display screen is shown in FIGS. FIG. 9 shows an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player (player: ABC in the example of FIG. 9) associated with the player character who won the battle. FIG. 10 shows an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player (player: ABC in the example of FIG. 10) associated with the player character who was defeated in the battle. In the example of the display screen shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, details of the battle result (score, player character corresponding to the scorer, etc.) may be determined randomly. After determining the battle result, the CPU 21 performs a process of writing details of the battle result in the game result database 32 via the database access unit 24.
The time from when the player performs an operation of selecting the “start game” menu on the web page illustrated in FIG. 8 until the web page illustrated in FIG. 9 or 10 is displayed is extremely short (for example, (Several seconds), the player can know the battle result in a very short period of time with a simple operation.

The player data management means 54 is a function for updating player data in the player database 31, and includes an item storage means 541, a closeness setting means 542, and a skill level management means 543.
The item storage unit 541 has a function of associating and storing in the player database 31 a player ID and an item that the player corresponding to the player ID holds in the game. The function of the item storage unit 541 is realized as follows, for example. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the player database 31 and stores and updates items (for example, player cards, pieces of puzzle cards) that the player corresponding to the player ID holds in the game. For example, when the player data management means 54 stores or updates the item, for example, when the player obtains a new player card on the game, or a predetermined number of pieces of puzzle cards obtained by the player are used as one player card. For example, when converting.

  The intimacy setting means 542 sets intimacy between player IDs (that is, intimacy between players) based on an event that occurs between players corresponding to mutually related (that is, fellow) player IDs. It has a function. When the player IDs are registered as friends, the familiarity is set according to the usage status of the player IDs of the network service provided by the game server 20. The network service provided by the game server 20 includes, for example, exchange of messages between fellow players, giving a present from a player to a fellow player regarding items on the game, and a player and fellow player regarding items on the game. For example. The intimacy setting means 542 sets a higher intimacy value between corresponding player IDs when the players are considered to be more intimate. An example of how to set the familiarity is as follows. The greater the frequency of message exchange, present, and item exchange among fellow players, the higher the intimacy between corresponding player IDs. The longer the period after players become friends, the higher the familiarity between corresponding player IDs is set.

  The function of the intimacy setting means 542 is realized as follows, for example. CPU21 of game server 20 will count the frequency | count of the exchange event, if the exchange event between fellow players, such as message exchange, a present, item exchange, etc. arises. The CPU 21 sets the familiarity according to the number of AC events that have occurred within a predetermined period. Since an AC event does not always occur continuously, it is not necessary to perform a process for reducing the intimacy between fellow players. CPU21 may measure the period after two player ID becomes a friend, and may set closeness based on the period. CPU21 can determine the value of intimacy by comparing the frequency | count of an alternating current event, or the length of the period after becoming a friend with a predetermined threshold value. As described above, the familiarity is, for example, a value in a range from “1” having the lowest familiarity to “10” having the highest familiarity.

The skill level management means 543 has a function of managing each player ID so as to belong to one of a plurality of skill levels on the game. The skill level management means 543 classifies the player ID into one of a plurality of skill levels according to the progress of the game of the player or the increase of the ability value of the player character of the player. For example, the skill level management means 543 sets the skill level to Lv1 at the start of the game, and increases the skill level as the player character's ability value increases.
The function of the skill level management means 543 is realized as follows, for example. The ability value data of the player character (that is, character data; see FIG. 5) can be updated by, for example, the strengthening function, but the CPU 21 of the game server 20 refers to the ability value and compares it with a predetermined threshold value. Then, it is determined whether or not to increase the skill level of the corresponding player ID. When increasing the skill level, the CPU 21 updates the skill level item included in the player data of the corresponding player ID.

The player data management means 54 has a function of managing operating costs and ale points included in the player data. Management of operating costs and ale points includes updating operating costs and ale points for each player ID.
The function of this player data management means 54 is implement | achieved as follows, for example. It is assumed that the maximum value of the operating cost given to the player ID is a fixed value. Then, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 consumes the cost for the activity (or execution) of the game for a specific player ID, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and operates the player data of the player ID. Is updated so as to reduce the amount of cost consumed. Here, it is assumed that the relationship between each activity on the game and the cost to be consumed (hereinafter referred to as consumption cost) is known. For example, a database describing the relationship between individual activities on the game and consumption costs is stored in the ROM 22, and the CPU 21 may refer to the database in the ROM 22 when calculating the cost. Further, the CPU 21 recovers (that is, increases) the value of the operation cost of the player ID by a predetermined amount (for example, 1P per minute) in a predetermined time.
Further, the CPU 21 sequentially monitors the operating cost of the player data, and when the remaining operating cost is low, new activities on the game are limited. For example, when the value of the operation cost is smaller than the cost of consumption due to the battle, the player cannot perform a new battle and needs to wait for the battle to be performed until the management cost is sufficiently recovered.

  In addition, when a specific player acquires an ale point or when an ale point is consumed by drawing a player card in a lottery, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and stores the player data of the corresponding player ID. Update ale points.

  The processing content designation means 55 is associated with the player ID when a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to a certain player ID, that is, the player corresponding to the player ID and each of the fellow player IDs. The communication terminal 10 is provided with a function of transmitting link information for designating processing contents corresponding to a predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing contents. Here, the predetermined event on the game that occurs to the player may be any event regardless of whether it is advantageous or disadvantageous for the player. Event.

  The function of the processing content specifying means 55 is realized as follows, for example. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 sequentially monitors whether or not a predetermined event has occurred in the player of each player ID. When a predetermined event occurs in a certain player ID, it corresponds to the predetermined event. HTML data including link information corresponding to one or more predetermined processing contents is transmitted to the communication terminal 10 of the fellow player of the player ID. When the HTML data is displayed as a web page on the communication terminal 10, the player can specify any of the processing contents corresponding to the link information. The HTML data preferably includes text for displaying the contents of a predetermined event.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of a display screen of the communication terminal 10 that displays a top page of menus (link information) corresponding to a plurality of processing contents. FIG. 11 is a display screen example of the communication terminal 10 that displays the top page of the player: ABC fellow player. In the central portion of the display screen shown in FIG. 11, a text indicating an event that a fellow player: ABC is defeated by a player: XYZ and a puzzle card piece PU001 is captured, and “going back” as link information, A menu with the text “Give Present” is displayed. The menu “going back” corresponds to the processing content “playing a battle to get back the puzzle card piece PU001 from the player: XYZ”. The menu “Give present” corresponds to the processing content “Give a puzzle card piece PU001 to a friend player: ABC”. The web page is configured so that the menu selection result is transmitted to the game server 20 when any of the menu operations “going back” or “present” is selected. This selection operation can be performed by a very simple operation of operating the direction instruction button of the operation input unit 15 to select a desired menu and then pressing (ie, clicking) the decision button. Yes.

The processing content execution means 56 has a function of receiving the processing content (designation result) specified by the link information from the communication terminal 10 and executing the received processing content. The processing content execution means 56 has different implementation methods depending on the received processing contents, but in the case of processing contents corresponding to the link information shown in FIG. 11, the function of the processing content execution means 56 is as follows. Realized.
The CPU 21 of the game server 20, when the designated processing content is the processing content “to perform a battle to retrieve the puzzle card piece PU001 from the player: XYZ”, between the player who has designated the processing content and the player: XYZ. In the meantime, the player who has designated the processing content executes a battle by the player character for catching (recovering) the puzzle card piece PU001. In executing the battle, as described above, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 of the database server 30 via the database access unit 24, and reads the character data associated with the two player IDs as opponents. And CPU21 performs the battle | competition between player characters based on the read character data.

FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 show the display displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player who specified the processing content when the processing content “Perform a battle to retrieve the puzzle card piece PU001 from the player: XYZ” is executed. An example of a screen is shown. For convenience of the following description, it is assumed that the display name of the player who specified the processing content in FIG. 11 is “BAG”.
FIG. 12 is an example of a web page that is newly displayed on the communication terminal 10 when the player: BAG performs a menu selection operation of “going back” on the display screen of FIG. 11. In this web page, an opponent player: XYZ, a part of the player data, and a menu “go to battle” for prompting confirmation of execution of the battle are displayed. Here, when the menu “go to battle” is selected and operated, the CPU 21 executes a battle between the player: BAG and the player: XYZ.

  FIG. 13 is an example of a web page that is newly displayed on the communication terminal 10 when the selection operation of the menu “go to battle” on the display screen of FIG. 12 is performed by the player: BAG. This example shows a case where the player: BAG wins against the player: XYZ and succeeds in retrieving the puzzle card piece PU001. In this web page, a menu of “To friend ABC” for instructing to return the returned piece PU001 of the puzzle card to the player: ABC is displayed. When this menu selection operation is performed, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 that has received the selection result accesses the player database 31 and deletes the item (here, the piece PU001 of the puzzle card) from the player data of the player: XYZ. And a process of adding an item to the player data of the player: ABC.

  Further, in the processing content execution means 56, the CPU 21 displays an HTML for displaying a web page including a message indicating that the item has been recovered by the player: ABC fellow player: BAG to the communication terminal 10 of the player: ABC. Data may be sent. In FIG. 14, the example of the display screen of the web page on the communication terminal 10 of player: ABC is shown. In the example illustrated in FIG. 14, a menu “Thank you” is provided. When this menu selection operation is performed by the player: ABC, the CPU 21 displays a web page including predetermined text indicating thanks from the player: ABC when there is an access based on the player ID of the player: BAG. As described above, the HTML data is transmitted to the communication terminal 10 of the player: BAG.

On the other hand, if the designated processing content is the processing content “present the puzzle card piece PU001 to a fellow player: ABC”, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and the player: BAG. The process of deleting the item (here, the piece PU001 of the puzzle card) from the player data and the process of adding the item to the player data of the player: ABC are performed.
When the player: BAG succeeds in retrieving the item of the player: ABC, or when the player: BAG presents the item to the player: ABC, the closeness between the player: BAG and the player: ABC is improved. Or you may give privileges, such as giving an ale point to both.

In the above, in relation to FIG. 11, the case where the designated processing content is to return an item or to present an item by executing a battle has been described. However, the processing content is not limited to them, and a predetermined event Various processing contents may be set in accordance with the above. Here, other processing contents will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16.
FIG. 15 shows a case where a predetermined event that occurs in the player: ABC is “has been defeated in a match with another player and an item has been caught”, and the top page of the player: ABC fellow player: BAG The example of a display screen of the communication terminal 10 to display is shown. In this display screen example, as examples of link information corresponding to a plurality of processing contents, there are provided two menus of “say unfortunately” and “say good luck”.
FIG. 16 shows a case where a predetermined event occurring in the player: ABC is “winning a match with another player and winning an item” and the player: a friend of ABC's player: BAG top page The example of a display screen of the communication terminal 10 to display is shown. In this display screen example, as an example of link information corresponding to a plurality of processing contents, two menus of “say good” and “say congratulations!” Are provided.
In any case of FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the web page is configured such that when any menu selection operation is performed, the menu selection result is transmitted to the game server 20. Upon receiving the menu selection result, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 transmits HTML data including a text message corresponding to the menu selection result to the communication terminal 10 of the player: ABC.

(6) Flow of main processing between game server and communication terminal Next, an example of the flow of main processing performed between the game server 20 and the communication terminal 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 17A and 17B. This will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 17A and FIG. 17B are flowcharts showing processing in the case where the player's companion returns the item that the player has caught.

In FIG. 17A, it is assumed that a predetermined event has occurred for the player: ABC that “the item has been defeated in the battle with the player: XYZ” (step S10). At this time, the processing content designating unit 55 may transmit HTML data including link information to be described later to the communication terminals 10 of all the friends of the player: ABC, but in a more preferred example, the link information to the friends Based on the following points, the right check for transmission, the limitation of friends to which link information should be transmitted, and the determination of link information according to the transmission destination are performed (steps S20 to S50).
-Player who played in step S10: Skill level of ABC, XYZ-Player: Intimacy of ABC and its friends-Player: Whether the friends own items lost by ABC

When the player: ABC skill level is higher than the player: XYZ skill level, the process content specifying means 55 of the game server 20 corresponds to the process content of “playing a battle to get items back from the player: XYZ”. It is preferable to prohibit the link information from being transmitted to the communication terminal 10 of the fellow player (steps S20 and S50). This prohibition process is performed by the player: ABC, and it is unreasonable to lose the item in another battle despite winning the player with a higher skill level than himself. This is also considered. In this case, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and compares the skill levels between the players based on the player data of player: ABC and player: XYZ.
In step S50, even if the skill level of the player: ABC is higher than the skill level of the player: XYZ, link information corresponding to the processing content of “present an item to a fellow player: ABC” is displayed. Transmission to the communication terminal 10 of the player may not be prohibited.

  It is preferable that the processing content specifying means 55 of the game server 20 determines the link information transmission destination (that is, the fellow communication terminal 10) according to the familiarity with the player: ABC from among the friends: ABC. (Steps S30 and S50). In this case, the CPU 21 accesses the player data in the player database 31, reads out the intimacy between the player: ABC and each of the fellow players, and compares it with a predetermined threshold value. In one preferable application example, transmission of link information is limited to a communication terminal 10 of a fellow player whose friendship with the player: ABC is higher than a predetermined value. This eliminates the hassle of frequently receiving link information from less familiar friends.

  The processing content specifying means 55 of the game server 20 is configured so that the player data of the friend is an item in the player: ABC only in the communication terminal 10 of the friend who has the same item as the item lost by the player: ABC in step S10 (predetermined event) It is preferable to transmit link information corresponding to the processing content of presenting (steps S40 and S50). Thereby, the situation where the link information corresponding to the processing content is transmitted with respect to the friend who cannot implement | achieve the processing content which presents because it does not hold | maintain an item is avoided.

From the various viewpoints described above, after determining the transmission destination and link information to be transmitted, the processing content designating means 55 transmits HTML data including the link information to the communication terminal 10 of the player: ABC fellow (step S60). . Each communication terminal interprets the received HTML data and displays a web page including a menu (link information) corresponding to the processing content (step S70). In this case, when one of the menus of “going back” or “giving present” is displayed on the communication terminal 10 of each associate, when both menus are displayed, the menu corresponding to the processing content is displayed. There may be cases where it is not done.
When the processing content is designated by the selection operation of any menu on the communication terminal 10, the designation result is transmitted from the communication terminal 10 to the game server 20 (step S90).

In the following description, it is assumed that the player who has returned the specified result in step S90 is player: BAG.
When the processing content designation result is received from the communication terminal 10 of the player: BAG who is a player: ABC, the processing content execution means 56 interprets and executes the designated processing content (steps S100, S110). In the example of this flowchart, the designated processing content is the processing content of “playing a battle for retrieving items from the player: XYZ”, and in the battle (returning battle), the fellow player: BAG is playing the player: XYZ. It is assumed that you have won. In this case, the processing content execution means 56 of the game server 20 transmits HTML data so that the display screen of the communication terminal 10 of the fellow player transitions in the order shown in FIGS. Here, when a menu selection operation for confirming that the item is returned to the player: ABC is performed on the display screen of FIG. 13 (step S120: YES), the selection result is transmitted from the communication terminal 10 to the game server 20. (Step S130). When the selection result is received, the process content execution means 56 of the game server 20 performs an item transfer process (step S140). That is, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the player database 31 and performs a process of deleting an item from the player data of the player: XYZ and a process of adding an item to the player data of the player: ABC.

  Thereafter, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 creates a message addressed to the player: ABC and its friends (step S150), and transmits HTML data including the message to each communication terminal 10 (step S160). . Player: The message addressed to ABC is, for example, the message illustrated in FIG. 14 (“My friend BAG has recovered!”). The message addressed to the friend of the player: ABC may be a notification that the friend player: BAG has regained the item of the player: ABC. As a result, it can be understood that it is no longer necessary to perform menu selection (that is, selection of processing contents) for the event of step S10 for fellow players other than the player: BAG. There is no choice.

  In the web page including the message illustrated in FIG. 14, a menu “Thank you” is provided. When this menu selection operation is performed by the player: ABC (step S170), the selection result is transmitted to the game server 20 (step S180). Then, when there is an access based on the player ID of the player: BAG, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 sends the HTML data so that a web page including a predetermined text message indicating thanks from the player: ABC is displayed. It creates (step S190) and transmits HTML data to the communication terminal 10 of the player: BAG (step S200).

  According to the processing shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, even if the player: ABC who has been defeated by another player and the item is not active in communication, the player: ABC has been defeated and the item has been acquired. The fact of being caught (that is, a predetermined event) is transmitted to the friends by the game server 20 without causing the player: ABC to take action. At this time, the processing content for the predetermined event is displayed as a menu (link information) on the communication terminal 10 of the player: ABC, and the menu can be selected immediately by a very simple operation. You can respond. Therefore, in response to the predetermined event occurring in the player: ABC, the start of communication between the player: ABC and the friends is performed automatically and smoothly in a state where the mutual burden is small. it can. Therefore, exchange between friends can be promoted with a predetermined event occurring in the friends.

In the game control device according to the present embodiment, the game progress means 52 determines that the player progresses when a player succeeds in returning a friend's item or when a player presents an item lost by the friend. A predetermined privilege such as giving more ale points than usual may be granted. Here, an ale point is only an example of a privilege, and the content of the privilege may be appropriately set according to the nature of the game.
Further, in the game control device of the present embodiment, the intimacy setting means 542 indicates that when a certain player succeeds in retrieving a friend's item, or when a certain player presents an item that the fellow has lost, both You may make it raise the intimacy of. At this time, if the intimacy between the peers is high, the exchange event between the peers (for example, cooperative play with the peers, communication such as greetings and communication with the peers, gifts of items or exchange of items) It is preferable to increase the number of ale points to be given as compared to the case where the intimacy is low. Here, an ale point is only an example of a privilege given to friends with high intimacy, and the content of the privilege may be appropriately set according to the nature of the game.
With the above-described configuration, it is possible to give a strong motivation to the player to recover items between friends or to give away items that have been lost by the friends.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. In addition, it goes without saying that each embodiment may be variously improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

10: Communication terminal 11 ... CPU
12 ... ROM
13 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Image processing part 15 ... Operation input part 16 ... Display part 17 ... Wireless communication interface part 18 ... Bus 20 ... Game server 21 ... CPU
22 ... ROM
23 ... RAM
24 ... Database access unit 25 ... Communication interface unit 26 ... Bus 30 ... Database server 31 ... Player database 32 ... Game result database 51 ... Registration means 52 ... Game progress means 53 ... Competition execution means 54 ... Player data management means 541 ... Item storage Means 542 ... Intimacy setting means 543 ... Skill level management means 55 ... Processing content designation means 56 ... Processing content execution means

A game control device according to a first aspect is configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and player identification for uniquely identifying the player's game execution by the communication terminal A game control apparatus that controls information units, and includes the following means.
(1) Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information triggered by an application based on the player identification information.
(2) When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information is addressed to the communication terminal In addition, processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing content.
(3) Processing content execution means for receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

The game control device according to the second aspect may further include the following means.
(4) Storage means for associating and storing in the storage device the player identification information and items that the player corresponding to the player identification information holds in the game.
(5) A battle execution means for executing a battle between players corresponding to the player identification information so that an item held by the defeated player is transferred to the winning player.
(6) In the predetermined event, a player corresponding to the first player identification information is defeated by a player corresponding to the first player identification information in a battle with a player corresponding to another second player identification information. That is.

The game control device according to the third aspect may further include the following means.
(7) The one or more processing contents include a battle between a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information and a player corresponding to the second player identification information. When the player corresponding to the second player identification information is defeated in the battle, the item corresponding to the first player identification information is lost in the battle with the player corresponding to the second player identification information. The first processing content for returning to the player corresponding to the first player identification information.

The game control apparatus according to the fourth aspect may further include the following means.
(8) Level management means for managing each player identification information so as to belong to any one of a plurality of skill levels on the game.
(9) When the first player identification information belongs to a skill level higher than the second player identification information, the processing content execution means provides link information for designating the first processing content. Prohibit sending .

The game control apparatus according to the fifth aspect may further include the following means.
(10) The one or more processing contents may be any one of the player identification information that transmitted the processing contents corresponding to the predetermined event in the player identification information associated with the first player identification information. Second processing content for transferring the same item as the item lost by the player corresponding to the first player identification information to the player corresponding to the first player identification information among the items held by the corresponding player , Including.

The game control apparatus according to the sixth aspect may further include the following means.
(11) The processing content designation means refers to the storage device, is a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information, and corresponds to the first player identification information. The link information is transmitted to a communication terminal of a player holding the same item as the item lost by the player due to defeat.

The game control device according to the seventh aspect may further include the following means.
(12) Intimacy setting means for setting intimacy between player identification information based on an event that occurs between players corresponding to player identification information associated with each other.
(13) The processing content designating unit selects a transmission destination of the link information from the player identification information associated with the first player identification information in accordance with the familiarity with the first player identification information. To decide.

An event processing method according to an eighth aspect is configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and player identification for uniquely identifying the player's game execution by the communication terminal An event processing method in a game control apparatus that controls information units, and includes the following steps.
(14) A step of registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information in response to an application based on the player identification information.
(15) When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, addressed to the communication terminal of the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information And transmitting link information for designating processing contents corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing contents.
(16) A step of receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

An event processing program according to a ninth aspect provides a computer for event processing in a game executed in units of player identification information for uniquely specifying a player via a network from a communication terminal operated by the player, It is a program for functioning as the following means.
(17) Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information in response to an application based on the player identification information.
(18) When a predetermined game event occurs in a player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information is addressed to the communication terminal In addition, processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to the predetermined event from one or a plurality of processing content.
(19) Processing content execution means for receiving the processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content.

The CPU 11 loads the web browser in the ROM 12 into the RAM 13 and executes it. Then, the CPU 11 displays data for displaying a web page from the game server 20 via the wireless communication interface unit 17 based on appropriate designation of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input to the player by the operation input unit 15 or the like. That is, data of an object such as an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document and an image associated with the document (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “HTML data” as appropriate) is acquired via the wireless communication interface unit 17. The HTML data is interpreted. The communication terminal 10 may be mounted with various plug-ins for extending the browser function of the web browser.
In acquiring HTML data, the CPU 11 sends an access request message including a player ID (player identification information) registered in advance or a player ID input via the operation input unit 15 via the wireless communication interface unit 17. To the game server 20.

Returning to FIG. 4, the game result database 32 stores and updates information related to the game result executed by the game server 20 based on the access from the game server 20 . Information related to game results may include various information depending on the nature of the game. For example, in the case of a soccer-style digital card game, information on game results includes results of battles between different player IDs (scores, etc.), results of league battles between a plurality of player IDs of specific skill levels ( Score, ranking, etc.).

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A game control device configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and controlling execution of the player's game by the communication terminal in units of player identification information for uniquely identifying the player. ,
Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information triggered by an application based on the player identification information;
When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player's communication terminal corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information Processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to a predetermined event from one or more processing content;
Processing content execution means for receiving the processing content specified by the link information from the communication terminal and executing the received processing content;
A game control device comprising: Storage means for associating and storing in the storage device the player identification information and an item that the player corresponding to the player identification information holds to be available on the game;
A battle execution means for executing a battle between players corresponding to the player identification information so that an item held by the defeated player is transferred to the winning player;
With
The predetermined event is that the player corresponding to the first player identification information has lost the player corresponding to the first player identification information in a battle with the player corresponding to the other second player identification information. It is characterized by
The game control apparatus according to claim 1. The one or more processing contents execute a battle between a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information and a player corresponding to the second player identification information, When the player corresponding to the second player identification information is defeated in the battle, the item lost by the player corresponding to the first player identification information in the battle with the player corresponding to the second player identification information is Including a first processing content to be returned to the player corresponding to one player identification information.
The game control apparatus according to claim 2. Level management means for managing each player identification information so as to belong to any one of a plurality of skill levels on the game,
The processing content execution means prohibits the execution of the first processing content when the first player identification information belongs to a skill level higher than the second player identification information.
The game control device according to claim 3. The one or more processing contents correspond to any one of the player identification information that has transmitted the processing contents according to the predetermined event in the player identification information related to the first player identification information. Includes the second processing content for transferring the same item as the item lost by the player corresponding to the first player identification information to the player corresponding to the first player identification information among the items held by the player It is characterized by
The game control device according to claim 2. The processing content specifying means refers to the storage device, and is a player corresponding to the player identification information associated with the first player identification information, and the player corresponding to the first player identification information is defeated. The link information is transmitted to the communication terminal of the player holding the same item as the item lost by
The game control apparatus according to claim 5. Intimacy setting means for setting intimacy between player identification information based on an event that occurs between players corresponding to the player identification information associated with each other;
The processing content designating unit determines a transmission destination of the link information according to a closeness with the first player identification information from the player identification information associated with the first player identification information. Characterized by the
The game control device according to claim 1. An event in a game control device configured to be accessible via a network from a communication terminal operated by a player, and controlling a player's game execution by the communication terminal in units of player identification information for uniquely identifying the player A processing method,
Registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information triggered by an application based on the player identification information;
When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player's communication terminal corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information Transmitting link information for designating processing contents corresponding to a predetermined event from one or more processing contents;
Receiving the processing content specified by the link information from the communication terminal, and executing the received processing content;
An event processing method comprising: For event processing in a game executed in units of player identification information for uniquely identifying a player via a network from a communication terminal operated by the player, a computer is
Registration means for registering the player identification information in association with other player identification information triggered by an application based on the player identification information;
When a predetermined event on the game occurs in the player corresponding to the first player identification information, the player's communication terminal corresponding to each player identification information associated with the first player identification information Processing content designation means for transmitting link information for designating processing content corresponding to a predetermined event from one or more processing content, and receiving processing content designated by the link information from the communication terminal Processing content execution means for executing the processed content,
Event processing program to function as

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