JP2014054562A - Game provision device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a game property so that more players actually participate in a game, in the game of achieving a common game target by a plurality of players.SOLUTION: When elapsed time after execution of a previous action does not exceed predetermined time and a player who is to execute the action this time is different from a player who has executed the action previously, a value of a reinforcement parameter is increased. That is, when an action is executed by a different player within the predetermined time from the previous action, a privilege of increasing the value of the reinforcement parameter is imparted to a team. The reinforcement parameter is increased with, as an increase width, a value for which the number of points fed by the player in an execution request of the action of this time is multiplied by an adjustment coefficient according to a progress situation of the game.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game providing device, and more specifically, provides a game that achieves a game goal of a team constituted by a plurality of players by performing a predetermined action by each of a plurality of players connected in a communicable manner. The present invention relates to a game providing apparatus.

  Conventionally, as this type of game providing apparatus, a game providing an online game played by a player connected via a network such as the Internet using a communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal computer, or a game console. The server is known. In such game servers, games that can be played in cooperation with other players are provided as represented by social games provided on social networking services (SNS) (for example, patents). Reference 1).

JP 2010-269073 A

  However, in this type of game, in a game that achieves a common game goal while cooperating with other players, the number of players who contribute to the achievement of the game goal is biased to a small number of people, and communication with other players is sufficient. You may not be able to enjoy it. For example, when playing a game in which a player battles against a virtual character using an electronic card held by a player in cooperation with a plurality of players, an attack by a part of the players holding a powerful card is remarkably effective. For this reason, a relatively weak player who holds only a less powerful card will not actively participate. It is desired to improve the game performance of a game that is performed in cooperation with a plurality of players so that the participation barrier of such relatively weak players is eliminated and more players actually participate in the game and communication is activated.

  An object of the present invention is to improve game characteristics so that more players can actually participate in a game in which a plurality of players achieve a common game goal. Other objects of the present invention will become apparent by referring to the entire specification.

  A game providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a game that achieves a game goal of a team constituted by a plurality of players by performing a predetermined action by each of a plurality of players connected to be communicable. A storage device for storing a second parameter that is used to execute the predetermined action and that is used to execute the predetermined action and is shared by the plurality of players; An accepting unit that accepts an execution request for the predetermined action and information that can identify the first parameter used for executing the predetermined action, and the first parameter specified based on the received information Enhance using the second parameter stored in the storage means and execute the predetermined action When the execution of the predetermined action by the player and the player satisfies a predetermined condition, the second parameter is set based on the progress of the game so that the degree of strengthening the first parameter is increased. Updating means for updating.

  A program according to an embodiment of the present invention stores a second parameter that reinforces a first parameter used for execution of a predetermined action and is shared by a plurality of players connected to be able to communicate with each other. A program that causes a computer capable of accessing storage means to function as a game providing device that provides a game that achieves a game goal of a team constituted by a plurality of players by each of the plurality of players executing a predetermined action. In this case, the reception process for receiving the execution request for the predetermined action from the player and the information for specifying the first parameter used for the execution of the predetermined action, and the specification based on the received information. The second parameter stored in the storage means is the first parameter. The degree of strengthening the first parameter is increased when the execution process of executing the predetermined action by strengthening using the data and the execution of the predetermined action by the player satisfy a predetermined condition. And causing the computer to execute update processing for updating the second parameter based on the progress of the game.

  According to various embodiments of the present invention, in a game in which a plurality of players achieve a common game goal, the game performance can be improved so that more players actually participate in the game.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a game system including a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows notionally the architecture of the terminal device connected with the server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the function of the server apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. An example of the team management table in one embodiment of the present invention. An example of the player management table in one Embodiment of this invention. An example of the action history management table in one Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the game processing in one Embodiment of this invention. An example of the game screen displayed on a terminal device in one embodiment of the present invention. An example of the setting content of the adjustment coefficient 1 according to the elapsed time of the game in one Embodiment of this invention. An example of the setting content of the adjustment coefficient 2 according to the number of persons performing the action in one embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate. In addition, the same referential mark is attached | subjected to the component which is common in drawing.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a game system including an online game server device 10 that functions as a game providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the online game server device 10 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “server device 10”) includes a plurality of terminal devices 30-having a communication function via a communication network 20 such as the Internet. 1, 30-2,..., 30 -N (hereinafter, sometimes collectively referred to as “terminal device 30”).

As illustrated, the server device 10 includes a CPU 11, a main memory 12, a user I / F 13, a communication I / F 14, an external memory 15, and a disk drive 16, and each of these components has a bus 17. Are electrically connected to each other. The CPU 11 loads various programs for controlling the progress of the operating system and the online game from the external memory 15 to the main memory 12 and executes instructions included in the loaded programs. The main memory 12 is used for storing a program executed by the CPU 11, and is constituted by, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that accepts an operator input, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs a calculation result of the CPU 11. The communication I / F 14 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the terminal device 30 via the communication network 20.

  The external memory 15 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk drive, and stores various programs such as a control program for controlling the progress of the online game. The external memory 15 can also store various data used in the game. Various types of data that can be stored in the external memory 15 may be stored in a database server physically connected to the server apparatus 10 that is communicably connected to the server apparatus 10. The disk drive 16 reads data stored in various storage media such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and DVD-R, or writes data to these storage media. For example, data such as game applications and game data stored in the storage medium is read by the disk drive 16 and installed in the external memory 15.

  In one embodiment, the server device 10 is a web server that manages a website including a plurality of hierarchical web pages, and can provide a game service to the terminal device 30. The terminal device 30 acquires HTML data for displaying a web page from the server device 10, analyzes the acquired HTML data, and presents the web page to a user (game player) of the terminal device 30. it can. A game provided through such a web page may be referred to as a browser game. The external memory 15 also stores HTML data for displaying this web page. The HTML data is composed of an HTML document described in a markup language such as HTML, and various images are associated with the HTML document. A program written in a script language such as ActionScript or Javascript (registered trademark) can be embedded in the HTML document.

  The external memory 15 can also store game applications that are executed on the terminal device 30 in an execution environment other than browser software. The game application can include various data such as a game program for executing the game and image data referred to when the game program is executed. The game program is created in an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark). The created game program is stored in the external memory 15 as application software together with various data. The application software stored in the external memory 15 is distributed to the terminal device 30 in response to the distribution request. The application software distributed from the server device 10 is received by the terminal device 30 via the communication I / F 34 under the control of the CPU 31, and the received game program is transmitted and stored in the external memory 35. This application software is activated in response to the operation of the terminal device 30 by the player, and is executed on a platform such as NgCore (trademark) or Android (trademark) installed in the terminal device 30. The server device 10 provides various data necessary for the progress of the game to the game application running on the terminal device 30. Further, the server device 10 can manage the progress of the game for each player by storing various data transmitted from the terminal device 30 for each player.

As described above, the server device 10 can manage the website that provides the game service, and can advance the game by distributing the web pages constituting the website in response to a request from the terminal device 30. . Further, the server device 10 can advance the game based on communication with a game application executed on the terminal device 30 in place of or in addition to the browser game. The server device 10 can store data necessary for the progress of the game for each piece of identification information for identifying each player, regardless of the manner in which the game is provided. Although detailed description is omitted, the server device 10 can also have a function of performing a player authentication process at the start of the game and a billing process that occurs in accordance with the progress of the game. The games provided by the server device 10 include arbitrary games such as action games, role playing games, baseball battle games, card games, and the like. The types of games realized by the website of the server device 10 or the game application are not limited to those specified in this specification.

  In one embodiment, the terminal device 30 is an arbitrary information processing device capable of displaying a web page of a game website acquired from the server device 10 on a web browser. For example, the terminal device 30 is for a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a game Includes but is not limited to consoles, personal computers, touchpads, and electronic book readers. In another embodiment, the terminal device 30 is an arbitrary information processing device in which an application execution environment for executing a game application is installed.

  The architecture of the terminal device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the architecture of the terminal device 30. As illustrated, the terminal device 30 includes a CPU 31, a main memory 32, a user I / F 33, a communication I / F 34, and an external memory 35, and these components are electrically connected to each other via a bus 36. Connected.

  The CPU 31 loads various programs such as an operating system from the external memory 35 to the main memory 32 and executes instructions included in the loaded program. The main memory 32 is used for storing a program executed by the CPU 31, and is constituted by, for example, a DRAM.

  The user I / F 33 includes, for example, an information input device such as a touch panel that accepts an input from a player (user), a keyboard, a button, and a mouse, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs a calculation result of the CPU 31. The communication I / F 34 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the server device 10 via the communication network 20.

  The external memory 35 is configured by, for example, a magnetic disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various programs such as an operating system. Further, when a game application is received from the server device 10 via the communication I / F 34, the external memory 35 stores the received game application.

The terminal device 30 having such an architecture includes, for example, browser software for interpreting an HTML format file (HTML data) and displaying it on the screen, and the HTML acquired from the server device 10 by the function of the browser software. The data can be interpreted to display a web page corresponding to the received HTML data. Further, the terminal device 30 includes plug-in software (for example, Flash Player provided by Adobe Systems) incorporated in browser software, and acquires a SWF format file embedded in HTML data from the server device 10. The SWF format file can be executed using browser software and plug-in software.

  When the game is executed on the terminal device 30, for example, an animation or an operation icon specified by the program is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30. The player can input an instruction to advance the game using an input interface (for example, a touch screen or a button) of the terminal device 30. An instruction input from the player is transmitted to the server device 10 through a browser function of the terminal device 30 or a platform function such as NgCore (trademark).

  Next, functions of the server device 10 realized by the components shown in FIG. 1 will be described. As described above, various types of games are provided in the server device 10, and examples of games suitable for the description of the present invention include a cooperative game in which a plurality of players achieve a common game goal. it can. Hereinafter, the embodiment of the server device 10 that provides this cooperative game will be mainly described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating functions of the server device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the server device 10 according to this embodiment includes a game progress control unit 51 that controls the progress of the game, an information storage unit 52 that stores various tables used for the progress of the game, and a terminal device from the player. 30, an action reception unit 54 that receives an action execution request via 30, an action execution unit 55 that executes the received action, and a reinforcement parameter update unit 56 that updates the value of the reinforcement parameter used in the cooperative game. The reinforcement parameter will be described later. These functions are realized by various programs and tables stored in the CPU 11, the main memory 12, and the external memory 15 operating in cooperation.

  The game progress control unit 51 can control the progress of the game for each player by transmitting and receiving various data necessary for the progress of the game to and from the terminal device 30 and managing such data for each player. For example, the game progress control unit 51 causes the terminal device 30 to sequentially display web pages constituting a website that provides game services in response to a request from the terminal device 30. When the player selects a hyperlink on the displayed web page, the game progress control unit 51 transmits new HTML data corresponding to the hyperlink to the terminal device 30. In the terminal device 30, a web page based on the new HTML data is displayed. As described above, the game progress control unit 51 sequentially provides the web pages stored in the server device 10 to the terminal device 30 in accordance with the operation of the player. The game can be advanced based on its own operation.

  When a game application is executed on the terminal device 30, the game progress control unit 51 can transmit various data used in the game to the game application. For example, when the game progress control unit 51 receives a control signal indicating that a predetermined mission has been cleared from the game application of the terminal device 30, the game progress control unit 51 sets various parameters related to the next mission of the cleared mission to the game application. Provide against. The game application can load the data provided from the server device 10 and advance the game.

The terminal device 30 progresses the game, such as information indicating various parameter values used in the game (such as information regarding the number of acquired game points and items acquired) and information indicating the status (such as information specifying the missions achieved). Can be appropriately transmitted to the server device 10 using the function of the browser software or the game application. The game progress control unit 51 can control the progress of a game for each player by storing information related to the progress of the game received from the plurality of terminal devices 30 for each player. Accordingly, when the player logs in to the server device 10 using his / her ID, the server device 10 responds to the progress of the player based on the information on the progress of the game held in association with the player. The game is resumed from the stage (for example, the stage immediately before the interruption). Information necessary for the progress of the game can be managed by various functions of the server device 10 in addition to the game progress control unit 51.

  The information storage unit 52 is a table used for the progress of the cooperative game, and includes a team management table 52a for managing information about a team composed of a plurality of players participating in the cooperative game, and a player management table 52b for managing information about the player. And an action history management table 52c for managing a history of actions performed by each player.

  An example of the team management table 52a is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the team management table 52a is associated with a “team ID” for identifying a team, “elapsed time” indicating the elapsed time since the team started the game, and common to each player belonging to the team. Information such as “strengthening parameter” indicating the value of the strengthening parameter used in the above and “acquired point total” indicating the cumulative value of the number of points acquired by each player belonging to the team is stored.

  An example of the player management table 52b is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the player management table 52b is associated with the “player ID” for identifying the player, the “team ID” of the team to which the player belongs, and the “character ability value” indicating the ability value of the character corresponding to the player. ", Such as" accumulated point accumulation "indicating the accumulated value of the number of points acquired by the player. Here, the character means an electronic character as a game medium used in the game, and is used when the player executes an action in the cooperative game. Further, this character is assigned to the player when the cooperative game is started, and the same initial value is set for each player at the time of starting the game. Details will be described later.

  An example of the action history management table 52c is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the action history management table 52c is associated with the “number of times” indicating the number of actions (history) performed in the team since the game was started, and the “player” of the player who executed the action at this time. “ID”, “total number of action executions” indicating the total number of players who have executed an action in the team since the game was started, “action time” indicating the time when the action was executed this time, execution of the action of this time Information such as “acquired points” indicating the number of points acquired by the player is stored. Here, the “total number of action executions” is not the total number of people, but is the number of people who are counted as one person without being duplicated when a certain player executes an action multiple times. In the example of FIG. 6, the description has been made assuming that the history of actions in a certain team is managed. However, in reality, the server device 10 provides cooperative games to a plurality of teams. 52c is configured to be able to manage action histories in cooperative games with a plurality of teams.

Next, the operation of the server device 10 configured as described above as an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of game processing executed by the server device 10. In the game process, first, a preliminary process for performing various processes necessary before starting the game is executed (process P100). Examples of the various processes performed in the pre-processing include, for example, a process for providing data for notifying the host device 30 of a player who is executing another game provided by the server device 10 that a cooperative game is to be held or a cooperative game. The process of accepting the participation registration from the terminal device 30 of the player, the process of receiving the data requesting the team organization from the terminal device 30 of each player, and the process of managing the team organization. Although detailed description is omitted, by managing the organization of the team, a record is created in the team management table 52a, and the “team ID” of the team in which the player participates is set in the “team ID” of the player management table 52b. The

  Subsequently, when the game start condition is satisfied, a start process for performing various processes necessary for starting the game is executed (process P102). As a game start condition, for example, a time set by a game provider that provides a game is set in advance, or a specific event occurs in another game played by any player constituting the team. be able to. As various processes performed in the start process, for example, a process of providing data for notifying the start of a game to a terminal device 30 of a player registered in advance, or a game main screen described later is a terminal device 30 of each player. For example, a process for setting to be able to be provided.

  Here, the main screen 70 illustrated in FIG. 8 which is a basic screen for playing the game will be described, and the game contents of the cooperative game will be described together. As described above, the main screen 70 is a screen that can be provided to the terminal device 30 of each player (accessible from the terminal device 30) by executing the start process of the process P102. As shown in the figure, the main screen 70 displays the remaining time of the game and the number of points earned by the team from the top to the bottom of the screen, and effects display of the status of the cooperative game using animation or the like. The status display unit 72 and an action execution request unit 74 for a player to request execution of an action are configured. As shown in the figure, the situation display unit 72 displays an image of a crop (in this example, a strawberry) in the center area 72a, and a character (in this example, a bear corresponding to each player participating in the cooperative game) is displayed around the image. ) Image is displayed. A character corresponding to the player who operates the terminal device 30 on which the main screen 70 is displayed is displayed in the upper left part (72b) of the situation display unit 72, and characters corresponding to other players are randomly displayed at other positions. It has come to be. As described above, the character's ability value is set to the same initial value for each player at the start of the game. However, the player can improve the ability value of the character corresponding to the player by using an item or the like. In the situation display section 72 of the main screen 70, the character is displayed as an image having a different appearance according to the ability value. As shown in the figure, the action execution requesting unit 74 can select the number of points to be inserted by the player from “1pt”, “2pt”, and “3pt”. The execution request and the selection of the number of points to be input can be performed simultaneously.

  In the cooperative game performed using the main screen 70 thus configured as a basic screen, the “digging” action of the crop displayed in the central area 72a of the status display unit 72 is executed for the characters corresponding to the players in the team. Let the team's game goal be to complete the crop excavation within the time limit. The character's “digging power” is determined based on the character's ability value described above, the number of points selected via the action execution requesting portion 74 of the main screen 70, and the value of the strengthening parameter described above. Crops are excavated by “power”. The player acquires points corresponding to the “digging power” by digging out the crop, and the digging of the crop proceeds by the number of acquired points. That is, when the total number of points acquired by each player in the team reaches a predetermined number of points, the game goal is achieved as the crop excavation is completed.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the start process of the process P102 is executed, next, an action execution request is received from the terminal device 30 of each player (process P102). As described above, the action execution request is made by the player operating the action execution request unit 74 of the main screen 70 displayed on the terminal device 30, and is input by the player via the action execution unit 74. When the number of points is selected, data specifying the selected number of points is transmitted from the terminal device 30 and received by the server device 10. Also, as mentioned above,
Since the server device 10 manages the data transmitted / received to / from the terminal device 30 by the game progress control unit 51 for each player, the “player ID” of the player who transmitted the data specifying the number of points is also specified.

  When data specifying the number of points is received from the terminal device 30, next, a series of processes for updating the strengthening parameters according to the elapsed time since the previous action was executed and the comparison with the player who executed the previous action are executed. (Steps P106 to P112). First, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time since the previous action was executed exceeds a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes) (step P106), and if it has exceeded, the enhancement parameter is initialized. (Process P108). The elapsed time since the previous action was executed can be obtained as the difference between the “action time” and the current time in the previous action execution (latest action execution) managed in the action history management table 53c. Here, the strengthening parameter is a parameter that strengthens the “digging force” when the player executes an action (the character digs up the crop). In this example, the “digging force” is set to “1 + 0.05 × It was set to be “enhancement parameter value” times. That is, when the value of the reinforcement parameter is increased by 1, the magnification for enhancing the “digging force” is increased by + 5%. Further, 0 (zero) is set as an initial value for the strengthening parameter, and in this case, the “digging force” remains as it is (not strengthened). As described above, the strengthening parameter is stored in association with the “team ID” in the team management table 52a, and the process for initializing the strengthening parameter is specifically the “team ID” of the team to which the player belongs. This is a process of updating the team management table 52a so that the value of the reinforcement parameter corresponding to (managed by the player management table 52b) is 0 (zero). In the process P106, when the action is executed for the first time after the game is started, “execution of the previous action” does not exist, but it is always considered that the elapsed time exceeds the predetermined time. Then, proceed to the process of initializing the enhancement parameters.

  If it is determined in step P106 that the elapsed time since the previous action was executed does not exceed a predetermined time, is the next player who executes the action different from the player who executed the previous action? Whether or not the current player is different from the previous player is increased (step P112). That is, when an action is executed by a different player within a predetermined time from the previous action, a privilege to increase the value of the reinforcement parameter is given to the team. The comparison with the player who executed the previous action is performed by comparing with the “player ID” in the previous action execution (latest action execution) managed in the action history management table 52c.

Here, a process for increasing the value of the enhancement parameter will be described in detail. The increase of the reinforcement parameter is performed by using a value obtained by multiplying the number of points inserted by the player in the current action execution request by an adjustment coefficient corresponding to the progress of the game. In this embodiment, the adjustment coefficient 1 corresponding to the elapsed time of the game and the adjustment coefficient 2 corresponding to the total number of action executions are used as the adjustment coefficients. As described above, the total number of actions executed means the total number of players who have executed an action in the team since the game was started. FIG. 9 is an example of the setting contents of the adjustment coefficient 1. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the adjustment coefficient 1 is set to a larger value as the elapsed time of the game becomes longer. As a result, the increase width of the enhancement parameter increases as the elapsed time of the game becomes longer (as the game ends). growing. FIG. 10 is an example of the setting content of the adjustment coefficient 2. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the adjustment coefficient 2 is set to a larger value as the total number of action executions increases. As a result, the increase amount of the enhancement parameter increases as the total number of action executions increases. Here, for example, when the number of points inserted by the player in the current action execution request is “1 pt”, the elapsed time of the game is “10 minutes”, and the total number of action executions is “3” The adjustment coefficient 1 is “1” (see FIG. 9), the adjustment coefficient 2 is “2” (see FIG. 10), and as a result, the increase width of the enhancement parameter is 1 (number of points) × 1 (adjustment coefficient 1 ) × 2 (adjustment coefficient 2) = “2”. Also, for example, when the number of points inserted by the player in the current action execution request is “2 pt”, the elapsed time of the game is “35 minutes”, and the total number of action executions is “8”, The adjustment coefficient 1 is “3” (see FIG. 9), the adjustment coefficient 2 is “5” (see FIG. 10), and as a result, the increase width of the enhancement parameter is 2 (number of points) × 3 (adjustment coefficient 1) × 5 (Adjustment coefficient 2) = “30”. In this way, the greater the number of points thrown by the player, the longer the elapsed time of the game, and the greater the total number of action executions, the greater the increase in the reinforcement parameter. This promotes the introduction of a larger number of points, the execution of actions at the end of the game, and the solicitation of action execution for other players, and improves the game characteristics in the cooperative game. Specifically, the process of increasing the reinforcement parameter is performed by calculating the increment calculated for the value of the enhancement parameter corresponding to the “team ID” (managed by the player management table 52b) of the team to which the player belongs. This is a process of updating the “enhancement parameter” of the team management table 52a so as to be added.

  In this way, when a series of processes for updating the reinforcement parameter is executed according to the elapsed time since the previous action was executed and the comparison with the player who executed the previous action, the action accepted this time is executed next ( Step P114). As described above, the execution of the action is the execution of an action in which the character corresponding to the player digs up the crop, and the animation in which the character digs up the crop in the status display section 72 of the main screen 70 displayed on the terminal device 30 of the player. The display is executed, and the “digging power” of the character is calculated to cause the player to acquire points. The “digging power” is calculated by multiplying the “character ability value” (managed by the player management table 52b) corresponding to the player with a magnification (in this example, 1pt = 1 ×, 2pt) = 3 times, 3 pt = 5 times), and further multiplied by a magnification according to the value of the enhancement parameter (as described above, in this example, 1 + enhancement parameter × 0.05). For example, when the “character ability value” is “100”, the number of points input is “2 pt”, and the value of the enhancement parameter is “14”, 100 × 3 × (1 + 14 × 0.05) = 510 is the “digging power” of the character. The player acquires the same number of points as the calculated “digging power” value. By executing the action, a record corresponding to the current action is created in the action history management table 52c, and the “player ID” of the player who has executed the current action, the “total number of actions executed” at this time, and the “action time” ”And“ Acquired points ”are set. In this “acquired point”, the calculated “digging power” of the character is set. Similarly, this “digging power” is added to “accumulated point total” in the player management table 52b and “acquired” in the team management table 52a. It is added to "Point Accumulation".

Then, it is determined that the game end condition is satisfied (step P116), and until the condition is satisfied, the execution of the action from the player, the update of the reinforcement parameter, and the execution of the received action are repeated. In this example, the game end condition is that the elapsed time from the start of the game is a predetermined time (for example, 60 minutes), or the “acquired points accumulated” of the team (team management table 52a). The game is ended when any of the conditions that a predetermined number of points (for example, 10,000 points) is satisfied is established. When the game end condition is satisfied, an end process for performing various processes necessary for the end of the game is executed (step P118), and the game process is ended. Examples of the various processes performed in the end process include a process of transmitting a screen for notifying the game result to the terminal device 30. For example, when the excavation of the crop is completed within the time limit (the accumulated points of the team has reached a predetermined number of points), a screen for notifying the achievement of the game target is transmitted to the terminal device 30, If you have not completed the crop excavation within the time limit (the time limit has passed before the team's accumulated points have reached the predetermined number of points), a screen will be displayed to notify you that the game goal has not been achieved. To device 30.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, it is possible to cause the character corresponding to each player in the team to execute the “dig up” action of the crop and complete the excavation of the crop within the time limit. In a cooperative game as a game target, increase the common reinforcement parameters of each player in the team that enhances "digging power" according to the elapsed time since the previous action was executed and the comparison with the player who executed the previous action By doing so, it is possible to further improve the game performance in a game in which a plurality of players achieve a common game goal. Further, since the increase range when increasing the reinforcement parameter is adjusted by the adjustment coefficient 1 according to the elapsed time of the game and the adjustment coefficient 2 according to the total number of people performing the action, the increase of the reinforcement parameter according to the progress of the game A change in width can be expected from the player.

  In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the ability value of the character is set to the same initial value for each player at the start of the game, it is possible to alleviate a relatively weak player's entry barrier to the game. Can do.

  In the server device 10 according to the embodiment, the strengthening parameter is set when the elapsed time from the execution of the previous action is within a predetermined time and the player who executes the current action is different from the player who executed the previous action. However, even if both conditions are not satisfied, the enhancement parameter may be increased when either condition is satisfied. Further, as the condition for increasing the reinforcement parameter, other conditions can be used as long as the conditions are related to the execution of the action. For example, the strengthening parameter may be increased on condition that an action is performed by a player whose ability value of a character as a game medium is lower than a predetermined value. If it carries out like this, it can promote that a player with a low ability value of a character actually participates in a game.

  In the server device 10 according to the embodiment, the increase width when increasing the reinforcement parameter is calculated using the adjustment coefficient 1 corresponding to the elapsed time of the game and the adjustment coefficient 2 corresponding to the total number of action executions. Of course, only one of 1 and the adjustment coefficient 2 may be used. Moreover, it is good also as what calculates based on the progress of other games, instead of the elapsed time of a game and the total number of action executions. For example, the increase amount of the reinforcement parameter is calculated based on the number of times the team has executed the action since the game was started, or the increase amount of the enhancement parameter is calculated based on the accumulated points of the team at that time. Also good. Thus, by calculating the increase width of the reinforcement parameter according to the progress of the game, the game performance can be further improved. Further, although the above-described adjustment coefficient 1 and adjustment coefficient 2 are multiplied by the number of points input by the player, it is not always necessary to use such a calculation formula. For example, the adjustment coefficient 1 or The adjustment coefficient 2 may be multiplied, or the increase width itself may be set according to the progress of the game such as the elapsed time of the game and the total number of action executions.

  In the server apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, the enhancement parameter is set as a value (1 + enhancement parameter × 0.05) that can specify the magnification used when calculating the “digging force”, but the magnification itself is used as the enhancement parameter. There is no problem. Further, the strengthening parameter is not necessarily related to the magnification used when calculating the “digging force”, and may be set as a value added to the “digging force”, for example.

In the server device 10 according to the embodiment, when the “digging force” is calculated, the “character ability value” corresponding to the player is multiplied by the magnification according to the number of points thrown by the player. Although the strengthening is performed, it is not always necessary to calculate the reference value for performing the strengthening using the strengthening parameters. For example, only the character ability value can be used as a reference value, or the number of points inserted by the player can be used as a reference value. Further, other parameters than the character ability value and the number of points inserted by the player may be used.

  In the server device 10 according to the embodiment, the enhancement parameter is initialized when the elapsed time from the execution of the previous action exceeds a predetermined time. It can be used to maintain the value.

  In one embodiment, a character is exemplified as a game medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is a matter of course that all electronic data such as electronic cards, items, and avatars used in the game are included.

  The processes and procedures described in this specification are implemented by software, hardware, or any combination thereof other than those explicitly described in the embodiments. More specifically, the processes and procedures described in this specification are performed by mounting logic corresponding to the processes on a medium such as an integrated circuit, a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical storage. Realized. Further, the processes and procedures described in this specification can be implemented as a computer program and executed by various computers.

  Even if the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component, or module, such processes or procedures may be performed by multiple devices, multiple software, multiple Component and / or multiple modules. In addition, even though the data, tables, or databases described herein are described as being stored in a single memory, such data, tables, or databases are provided on a single device. Alternatively, the data can be distributed and stored in a plurality of memories or a plurality of memories arranged in a plurality of devices. Further, the software and hardware elements described herein may be implemented by integrating them into fewer components or by decomposing them into more components.

  In the present specification, when the constituent elements of the invention are described as one or a plurality, or when they are described without being limited to one or a plurality of cases, they should be understood separately in context. The component may be either singular or plural.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus 30 Terminal apparatus 51 Game progress control part 52 Information storage part 54 Action reception part 55 Action execution part 56 Reinforcement parameter update part 70 Main screen

Claims (14)

A game providing device for providing a game that achieves a game goal of a team constituted by a plurality of players by each of a plurality of players communicably connected to perform a predetermined action,
Storage means for storing a second parameter that strengthens the first parameter used to execute the predetermined action and is shared by the plurality of players;
Receiving means for receiving from the player an execution request for the predetermined action and information capable of specifying a first parameter used for executing the predetermined action;
Execution means for strengthening the first parameter specified based on the received information using the second parameter stored in the storage means and executing the predetermined action;
Update means for updating the second parameter based on the progress of the game so that the degree of strengthening the first parameter is increased when execution of the predetermined action by the player satisfies a predetermined condition. When,
A game providing apparatus comprising:   The game providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the update unit is a unit that updates the second parameter based on at least an elapsed time since the game was started as the progress of the game.   The game providing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the updating means is means for updating the second parameter based on at least the number of players who have executed the predetermined action as the progress of the game.   The updating means is means for updating the second parameter, assuming that one of the predetermined conditions is that a player who has executed the predetermined action is a player different from a player who previously executed the predetermined action. Item 4. A game providing apparatus according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   The updating unit is a unit that updates the second parameter on the assumption that one of the predetermined conditions is that the predetermined action is performed within a predetermined time since the predetermined action was executed last time. The game providing device according to claim 1.   6. The update means is means for setting the second parameter as an initial value when the predetermined action is executed beyond the predetermined time since the predetermined action was executed last time. The game providing apparatus according to the description.   The game providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second parameter is a parameter capable of specifying a magnification for strengthening the first parameter.   The game providing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the updating means is means for updating the second parameter in such a manner that the increasing range of the magnification tends to increase as the elapsed time from the start of the game increases.   The game providing device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the updating means is means for updating the second parameter in such a manner that the increase in the magnification tends to increase as the number of players who have performed the predetermined action increases. . A game providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The storage means is means for storing information including an ability value of the game medium as information related to at least one game medium held by the player in association with the player.
The first parameter includes an ability value of the game medium.
Game providing device.   The game providing device according to claim 10, wherein the same value is set for each of the plurality of players at least at the start of the game.   The game providing device according to claim 1, wherein the first parameter includes the number of points to be inserted by the player.   13. The game providing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the updating means is means for updating the second parameter based on the number of points inserted by the player. A plurality of computers capable of accessing a storage means for storing a second parameter that is used to execute a predetermined action and that is a parameter that strengthens the first parameter and is shared by a plurality of players connected to be able to communicate with each other. Each of the players executes a predetermined action to function as a game providing device that provides a game that achieves a game goal of a team composed of the plurality of players,
An accepting process for receiving from the player an execution request for the predetermined action and information capable of specifying a first parameter used for executing the predetermined action;
Execution processing for strengthening the first parameter specified based on the received information using the second parameter stored in the storage unit and executing the predetermined action;
Update processing for updating the second parameter based on the progress of the game so that the degree to which the first parameter is strengthened increases when execution of the predetermined action by the player satisfies a predetermined condition When,
A program for causing the computer to execute.

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