JP2016140758A - Game device, program, and business-use game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase a tempo of a game.SOLUTION: A game device 100 includes: permission means (308) for permitting execution by subtracting a consumption value corresponding to a game action from an execution permission value of the game action when execution means (306) starts executing the game action in a game; temporal recovery means (318) for recovering the subtracted execution permission value with the recovery upper-limit value as the maximum with a lapse of time; charging recovery means (320) for recovering the subtracted execution permission value by payment of charging or use of a game item acquired by the payment even if exceeding the recovery upper-limit value. The charging recovery means (320) increases the execution permission value with a value higher when the execution permission value exceeds the recovery upper-limit value than when the execution permission value is below the recovery upper-limit value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device, a program, and an arcade game device.

  Nowadays, a plurality of players can play the same game using a so-called arcade game device provided in an amusement facility or the like. In addition, a game program is downloaded to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, the game progress processing is performed on the server side, and a so-called online game in which the processing result is reflected on each mobile terminal can be played. .

  Some of these games consume some cost (eg, “stamina”) to perform in-game game actions (eg, “quests”), and the consumed stamina recovers over time. Is present.

  In such a game, the game cannot be continued if the stamina is exhausted. Therefore, the game player selects whether to wait for the recovery of stamina over time, or to acquire a recovery item by paying a fee, and immediately recover the stamina using the acquired recovery item and continue the game. It will be.

  When using a recovery item acquired by billing, there are many situations in which an odd amount of stamina remains. For example, when the maximum value of stamina is “100” and the current stamina is “28” in a game that consumes “30” stamina to perform a quest, if the recovery item is used here, “28” The stamina that was "" will be fully restored to "100". Regardless of whether the stamina is “0” or “28”, the stamina after using the recovery item is “100”. Therefore, when the stamina is “28”, the player originally had the stamina. It feels like the stamina for "28" has been lost. Therefore, as a player's action, it is common to wait for the stamina of “28” to recover to “30”, perform a quest that consumes “30” stamina once, and then use the recovery item. It was.

  Also, a game that consumes "30" stamina to perform a relatively rewarding quest and consumes "10" stamina to perform a relatively rewarding quest, and the current stamina is "21" Sometimes, as a player's action, in order to avoid losing all of the “21” stamina, the recovery item is used after two quests that consume “10” stamina for the purpose of earning rewards. It was common.

  However, there is a problem that the tempo of the game deteriorates due to the waiting time for stamina recovery during the game. As a technique for solving such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that stamina is increased beyond the recovery upper limit of stamina by paying a fee.

Japanese Patent No. 5618221

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the stamina can be increased beyond the stamina recovery upper limit by paying a fee (or purchased item), but the stamina recovery upper limit is exceeded. There is no stamina recovery over time. For this reason, the player may feel that the state where the recovery of stamina over time is less than the upper limit of recovery with a lapse of time is more profitable than the state where the recovery upper limit of stamina is not recovered over time. As a result, a player who wants to play a set number of gameplays does not pay the fee at once, but waits for the stamina to fall below the recovery upper limit, and then pays the fee separately. In some cases, the game play tempo may decrease.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, The subject is providing the technique which can improve the tempo of game play more.

  The game device according to the present invention, when executing the game action in the game, the execution means for subtracting a value according to the game action from the execution allowable value, and recovering the execution allowable value as time elapses The execution allowance value is increased up to a maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit value by using a time recovery means for recovering the upper limit value as an upper limit and use of a game item obtained by paying a fee or by the payment. Charging recovery means, wherein the charging recovery means is configured such that when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value, the execution allowable value is higher than that when the execution allowable value is lower than the recovery upper limit value. Increase the execution tolerance.

  The program according to the present invention, when executing a game action in a game, the execution means for subtracting a value corresponding to the game action from the execution allowable value, with the passage of time, the execution allowable value, By means of a time recovery means for recovering with a recovery upper limit as an upper limit, or by using a game item obtained by paying a fee or using the payment, the execution allowable value is increased with a maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit as an upper limit. A program for functioning as a charging recovery means, wherein the charging recovery means is configured such that when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value, the execution allowable value is lower than the recovery upper limit value. The execution allowable value is increased by a higher value.

  The business game device according to the present invention is a business game device that can be installed in a game facility, and when executing a game action in a game, execution means for subtracting a value corresponding to the game action from an execution allowable value With the passage of time, the execution allowance value is recovered by using a time recovery means for recovering the execution allowance value with the upper limit of recovery as an upper limit, and the game item obtained by payment of the fee or by the payment, Charge recovery means for increasing the maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit value as an upper limit, and the charge recovery means, when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value, the execution allowable value Increases the allowable execution value by a higher value than when the value is below the recovery upper limit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which can improve the tempo of game play can be provided.

It is a front appearance perspective view of the game device in an embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the hardware constitutions of the game device in embodiment. It is a schematic explanatory drawing of the story selection screen displayed on a display apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional structure of the game device of embodiment with a block. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the permission means which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the time recovery means which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the credit recovery means which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the dialog box which the credit recovery means which concerns on embodiment displays. It is explanatory drawing of the dialog box which the credit recovery means which concerns on embodiment displays. It is explanatory drawing of the dialog box which the credit recovery means which concerns on embodiment displays.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiment described below is merely an example, and there is no intention to exclude various modifications and technical applications that are not explicitly described below. In other words, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications (combining the embodiments, etc.) without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the following description of the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. The drawings are schematic and do not necessarily match actual dimensions and ratios. In some cases, the dimensional relationships and ratios may be different between the drawings.

  Hereinafter, a game device and a program according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front external perspective view of the game device according to the embodiment.

  A game device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a kind of so-called arcade game device for business use provided in an amusement facility located in each region of Japan, for example. For example, the game apparatus 100 clears a quest that incorporates a falling puzzle game (a game called “Puyo Puyo (registered trademark)” in the present embodiment) in a battle between a player of the game apparatus 100 and an enemy. It is a game device which performs a role playing game.

  Unlike the arcade game apparatus that is normally provided in an amusement facility, the game apparatus 100 can play a game for free as long as the stamina described below remains, even if the player does not insert coins. This is an arcade game device that employs a so-called free to play (F2P) basic play free business model. In addition, the player can obtain a credit according to the inserted coin by inserting the coin, and can purchase a game item or the like to be described later by consuming this credit.

[Configuration example of game device]
First, a configuration example of such a game apparatus 100 will be described.
The game device 100 includes a speaker 101, two displays 102, two operation buttons (hereinafter referred to as “operation input device” 103), a card reading device 104, a coin insertion device 105, and a card payout device 106. Is provided. The speaker 101 outputs voice guidance and sound effects of the game. The display 102 is composed of two upper and lower displays, and displays an image (for example, a still image, a moving image, a video, etc.) for expressing or producing a game. The operation input device 103 is composed of two buttons on the left and right, and is a button for inputting an instruction from the player to the game device. The card reader 104 reads information from a card owned by the player. The coin insertion device 105 accepts coins such as coins and medals inserted by the player as consideration for the game play. The card payout device 106 pays out cards to the player.

  The card holds an ID that can be identified by the game apparatus 100. In the present embodiment, a barcode indicating a unique ID is printed on each paper card, and each card is stored in the card payout device 106 of the game apparatus 100. As a result, the unit price per card can be reduced, and the card can be paid out for each game. In this embodiment, an ID corresponding to the barcode printed on the card is used as player identification information.

  With reference to FIG. 2, a hardware configuration of game device 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the game device 100 exemplarily includes a computing device 200, an audio output device 101, a display device 102, an operation input device 103, a card reading device 104, and a coin insertion device 105. And a card dispensing device 106.

  The computing device 200 controls the game device 100 in an integrated manner. The computing device 200 is a computer circuit element including, for example, a chip set including various processors and memories. For example, the computing device 200 of this embodiment includes a CPU 201, a main memory 202, a BIOS-ROM 203, a storage device 204, an audio processing unit 205, an image processing unit 206, a communication interface 207, and peripherals. It includes an interface 208 and a system bus 210 that connects them.

  For example, the CPU 201 executes a game program developed on the main memory 202 and causes the computing device 200 to realize various functions. In other words, the computing device 200 executes a game program under the control of the CPU 201, thereby realizing a game in cooperation with other hardware.

  The storage device 204 stores programs and various data. The sound processing unit 205 performs various sound processes under the control of the CPU 201. The image processing unit 206 performs various graphics processing under the control of the CPU 201. The communication interface 207 is an interface that enables communication with a server and other game devices. The peripheral interface 208 is an interface that enables communication with peripheral devices such as the operation input device 103, the card reading device 104, the coin insertion device 105, and the card dispensing device 106.

[Game content example]
Next, an example of the content of the game provided to the user by the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described. Such a game is realized by the game device 100 executing a game program under the control of the CPU 201.

  First, in order to start the game, the player puts a card he owns in the card reading device 104 of the game device 100 and puts a coin in the coin insertion device 105. When you insert coins, you can own credits equivalent to the amount of coins in the game.

  The game device 100 causes the display device 102 to display a story selection screen corresponding to the read card ID.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the story selection screen 220 displayed on the display device 102.

  At the upper center of the story selection screen 220, for example, a player information display field 222 is provided in which the player name and level based on the read card ID, funds in the game, and the like are displayed. For example, a stamina display column 224 is provided on the right side of the player information display column 222 on the story selection screen 220.

  In this stamina display field 224, for example, a bar display field 226 in which the stamina as an execution allowable value according to the present embodiment is represented by a bar display is provided. In the bar display field 226, a bar 228 indicating the current stamina value and a frame 230 of the bar 228 are provided.

  The details of this stamina will be explained later, but the stamina (permitted value) is consumed every time the quest (game action) of the story is executed, and it recovers with the passage of time and by using credits. Is something that can be done. When the stamina is consumed and becomes “0”, the game ends. In this embodiment, the maximum value of stamina is set to “200”, for example. In the stamina display field 224, for example, a stamina recovery button 232 is provided to the right of the bar display field 226. The details of the stamina recovery button 232 will be described later. The stamina is recovered by using credits owned by the player in response to pressing of the stamina recovery button 232.

  On the upper right of the stamina display field 224 in the story selection screen 220, for example, a credit balance display field 234 indicating the balance of credits acquired by paying coins and owned by the player is provided.

  In the story selection screen 220, a time display field 236 represented by subtracting the game progress time is provided, for example, on the right side of the stamina display field 224.

  The story selection screen 220 is provided with a map area 240 that extends from the center to the left end. In this map area 240, a place where a player wants to play in the game can be selected by the input of the operation input device 103 by the player.

  On the right side of the map area 240 on the story selection screen 220, a place detail display area 242 for displaying details of the place selected by the player is provided. In this location detail display area 242, for example, a story selection field 244, a story detail display field 246, a decision button 248, and the like are provided.

The story selection column 244 is provided with a plurality of story selection buttons 250 for selecting one of a plurality of stories in the selected place. When the player selects (presses) one story selection button 250 among the plurality of story selection buttons 250 using the operation input device 103, the selected story selection button 250 becomes active (for example, brightens). Then, the details of the story corresponding to the selected story selection button 250 are reflected in the story details display field 246.

  The story detail display column 246 displays the story name, the difficulty level of the story, the amount of stamina consumed by executing the story (hereinafter referred to as “consumed stamina”), the monsters appearing in the story, and the like. Is done. The value of “consumption stamina” varies depending on the type of quest. For example, the higher the difficulty level, the higher the value (for example, the consumption stamina is 30 if the difficulty is 3, and the consumption stamina 40 if the difficulty is 4. etc).

  The decision button 248 is a button for starting a story corresponding to the selected story selection button 250 in response to pressing by the player using the operation input device 103. When the story is started by pressing the enter button 248, the consumption stamina is consumed from the current stamina, and the quest in the story is executed. Although the details are omitted, as described above, the quest incorporates a falling puzzle game (Puyo Puyo) in the battle between the player and the enemy (monster).

[Functional configuration example of game device 100]
Next, a functional configuration of the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment in blocks.

  The game apparatus 100 includes, for example, a storage unit 300, a credit unit 302, a reading unit 304, a game start unit 305, a game execution unit 306, a permission unit 308, a measurement unit 310, a game end unit 312, Payout means 314. In the present embodiment, the game apparatus 100 includes a display unit 316, a temporal recovery unit 318, and a credit recovery unit 320 as functional configurations. These functional configurations are realized, for example, by the CPU 201 developing and executing the game program stored in the storage device 204 in the main memory 202.

  The storage means 300 stores player identification information, credit balance, current stamina, maximum stamina value, and game progress information in association with each other. The player identification information is ID information that uniquely identifies the player. In this embodiment, an ID corresponding to the barcode printed on the card is used as player identification information. The credit balance is the remaining number of credits at the end of the previous game. The game progress status information is information relating to the progress status of the game, such as the arrival point in the game at the end of the previous game, for example, which quest has been cleared. Further, when a card is inserted in the card reader 104 at the end of the game, the storage unit 300 stores the credit balance and the game progress information recorded in the storage device 204 in association with the ID of the card. Update.

  The credit unit 302 detects a coin inserted from the coin insertion device 105, converts the coin into a credit corresponding to the amount of the coin, and adds the credit to the credit stored in the storage unit 300.

  The reading unit 304 reads player identification information from a card inserted into the card reading device 104.

  The game start unit 305 responds to the acquisition of the player identification information by the reading unit 304 and responds to the acquisition of the operation information of the operation input device 103 by the player, and displays the display device 102 on a standby screen (advertisement screen). The game is started by switching to the game screen.

  The game execution means 306, for example, in response to the acquisition of the permission notification by the permission means 308, as a game action of this embodiment in exchange for subtracting a value corresponding to the quest from the stamina (execution allowable value) in the game. Perform the quest. That is, the game execution means 306 subtracts the value corresponding to the quest from the stamina when executing the game action. In the conventional arcade game apparatus, it is necessary to insert a predetermined coin in order to start a game or execute a game action. However, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the game can be started without inserting coins, and if the current stamina is equal to or higher than the consumption stamina according to the quest, it is not necessary to insert coins. Quests can be executed as game actions.

  The permission unit 308 is configured by, for example, the CPU 201, the main memory 202, the game program GP, and the like. This permission means 308 is the current stored in the storage means 300 at the start of execution by the game execution means 306, for example, immediately before the quest of the story in which the decision button 248 shown in FIG. The consumption stamina corresponding to the quest is subtracted from the stamina, a permission notice is given to the game execution means 306, and the execution of the quest is permitted.

  Specifically, the permission unit 308 performs processing as shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the permission unit 308. The processing of this flowchart is repeated, for example, every second on the story selection screen 220 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the identification code in parentheses corresponds to the step identification code in the figure.

(SP10) The permission unit 308 determines whether or not the determination button 248 shown in FIG. 3 has been pressed. The permission unit 308 proceeds to the process of step SP12 when an affirmative determination is made, and ends the entire process when a negative determination is made.

(SP12) The permission unit 308 acquires the current stamina S0 from the storage unit 300. Next, the permission unit 308 proceeds to the process of step SP14.

(SP14) The permission means 308 acquires the consumption stamina S1 corresponding to the type of story selected by the player. Next, the permission unit 308 proceeds to the process of step SP16.

(SP16) The permission means 308 determines whether or not the current stamina S0 is greater than or equal to the consumption stamina S1 (S0 ≧ S1). If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP18. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP22.

(SP18) The permission means 308 consumes stamina. Specifically, the consumption stamina S1 is subtracted from the current stamina S0 (S0 = S0-S1). Then, the subtracted stamina S0 is stored in the storage means 300 as the current stamina S0. As a result, the display means 316 reflects the subtraction result on the current stamina bar 228 shown in FIG. Next, the permission unit 308 proceeds to the process of step SP20.

(SP20) The permission unit 308 gives a permission notice to the game execution unit 306 without inserting coins by the player. As a result, the game execution means 306 can execute the quest. Next, the permission unit 308 finishes the entire process.

(SP22) The permission unit 308 causes the display unit 316 to display that the quest cannot be executed on the story selection screen 220. Further, a display prompting charging such as “insert coins” or “use credits” is displayed. Next, the permission unit 308 finishes the entire process.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the measuring means 310 will be described. The measuring means 310 measures the game progress time. This measured value is reflected in the time display field 236 shown in FIG.

  The game end means 312 ends the game when the player wants to end the game at a predetermined timing and selects a game end button or the like. Select the game end button on the map screen, select “Do not continue” on the continue screen displayed when the story capture fails, select “Do not continue” on the result screen after the story capture, This is the timing for selecting “Do not continue”.

  If the card is not inserted into the card reader 104 before the game starts, the payout means 314 pays out the card when the game is over.

  The display unit 316 includes, for example, the display device 102, the CPU 201, the main memory 202, a game program, and the like. The display means 316 performs display control of the story selection screen 220 and the stamina bar 228 shown in FIG. In addition to the display for prompting the charge, the display unit 316, for example, when the current stamina S0 exceeds a predetermined recovery upper limit value (a value lower than the maximum value of stamina) of a time-dependent recovery unit 318 described later. The background of the bar display column 226 is the same color as the bar 228, and when the current stamina S0 is less than or equal to the recovery upper limit (eg, “100”), the background of the bar display column 226 is a different color from the bar 228. As a specific example, for example, when the stamina exceeds the recovery upper limit value, the display means 316 changes the color of the bar frame 230 and the color in the frame 230 to the same blue color as the bar 228, and the current stamina S0 is the recovery upper limit value. In the following cases, the color of the bar frame 230 and the color in the frame 230 are set to red, which is different from the bar 228 (blue).

  The temporal recovery means 318 recovers the current stamina S0 subtracted by the permission means 308 with the passage of time, with the recovery upper limit value as an upper limit. The degree of recovery with time and the time interval of recovery with time are not particularly limited. For example, stamina S0 can be set to recover “1” every 3 minutes. When the current stamina S0 reaches the recovery upper limit value, recovery over time is not performed any more.

  Specifically, the time recovery means 318 performs processing as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the temporal recovery means 318 when the stamina S0 recovers “X” every 5 seconds. The process of this flowchart is repeated every second on the story selection screen 220 shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the identification code in parentheses corresponds to the step identification code in the figure.

(SP30) The temporal recovery means 318 determines whether, for example, 5 seconds have elapsed since the previous temporal recovery. The time recovery means 318 proceeds to the process of step SP32 when an affirmative determination is made, and ends the entire process when a negative determination is made.

(SP32) The temporal recovery means 318 acquires the current stamina S0 from the storage means 300. Next, the time recovery means 318 proceeds to the process of step SP34.

(SP34) The temporal recovery means 318 determines whether or not the current stamina S0 is greater than or equal to the recovery upper limit value Smax1 (eg, “100”) (S0 ≧ Smax1). The time recovery means 318 completes the entire process if an affirmative determination is made, and proceeds to the process of step SP36 if a negative determination is made.

(SP36) The time recovery means 318 recovers the current stamina S0 with time. Specifically, the temporal recovery means 318 adds a numerical value X (for example, “2”) to the current stamina S0 (S0 = S0 + X). Then, the added stamina S0 is stored in the storage means 300 as the current stamina S0. As a result, the display means 316 reflects the addition result on the current stamina bar 228 shown in FIG. Here, for example, when “2” or more is added to the current stamina S0, the current stamina S0 is prevented from exceeding the recovery upper limit Smax1. For example, when the current stamina S0 is “99”, the degree of recovery with time is 2, and the recovery upper limit Smax1 is “100”, the time recovery means 318 recovers the current stamina S0 to 100, and the rest of the recovery with time Round down “1”. Next, the time recovery means 318 finishes the entire process.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the credit recovery means 320 will be described. The credit recovery means 320 uses a credit (that is, an item obtained by paying a fee) to set a value higher than the recovery upper limit Smax1 for the current stamina S0 without setting the upper limit of recovery Smax1 as the upper limit. A value is added as an upper limit value (hereinafter referred to as “maximum value” or “increase maximum value”) (that is, the value of stamina S0 can be increased beyond the recovery upper limit value Smax1). That is, the credit recovery means 320 can recover the current stamina S0 to the recovery upper limit value Smax1, and further increase the current stamina S0 beyond the recovery upper limit value Smax1 with the increase maximum value as an upper limit. Note that the credit recovery means 320 can also increase the current stamina S0 value up to the maximum increase value in accordance with payment of a charge, not according to the use of credit.

  Further, when the current stamina S0 exceeds the recovery upper limit value Smax1 (or when the current stamina S0 value is equal to the recovery upper limit value Smax1), the player tries to increase the stamina S0 by using credits. In this case, the credit recovery means 320 can add a higher value to the current stamina S0 than when the current stamina S0 is below the recovery upper limit value Smax1 (for example, add a value increased by 10%). To do).

  Note that the value of the stamina (execution allowable value) added by the credit recovery means 320 is between the maximum stamina value and the recovery upper limit value Smax1 when the current stamina S0 is lower than the recovery upper limit value Smax1. It is preferable to recover by a value less than the difference.

  An example of a specific flow of processing by the credit recovery unit 320 will be described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, the identification code in parentheses corresponds to the step identification code in the figure.

(SP701) The credit recovery means 320 determines whether or not the stamina recovery button 232 has been pressed. If it is determined that the stamina recovery button 232 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step SP702.

(SP702) The credit recovery means 320 refers to the current credit balance in the storage means 300, and the credit balance is greater than or equal to a predetermined value (for example, “1” which is the minimum number of credits required to recover stamina). Judge whether or not. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP705. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP703.

(SP703) The credit recovery means 320 causes the display means 316 to display a dialog box 420 as shown in FIG. In this dialog box 420, for example, a description “You can recover stamina 100 with 1 CREDIT! Please add CREDIT.”, A “Yes” button 422, a “Cancel” button 424, and the like are displayed. Next, the process proceeds to step SP704.

(SP704) The credit recovery means 320 determines whether the “Yes” button 422 or the “Cancel” button 424 is pressed in the dialog box 420. When the “Yes” button 422 is pressed, the credit recovery means 320 performs a process for adding credits, and the process proceeds to step SP705. When the “cancel” button 424 is pressed, the processing in FIG.

(SP705) The credit recovery means 320 causes the display means 316 to display a dialog box 410 as shown in FIG. In this dialog box 410, for example, a description such as “Can I restore stamina 100 with 1 CREDIT! Are you sure you want to consume 1 CREDIT?”, A “Yes” button 412, a “Cancel” button 414, or the like is displayed. Next, the process proceeds to step SP706.

(SP706) The credit recovery means 320 determines whether the “Yes” button 412 is pressed in the dialog box 410 or the “Cancel” button 414 is pressed. When the “yes” button 412 is pressed, the process proceeds to step SP707, and when the “cancel” button 414 is pressed, the process of FIG. 7 ends.

(SP707) The credit recovery means 320 determines whether or not the current stamina S0 is greater than or equal to the recovery upper limit value Smax1 (S0 ≧ Smax1). If an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP709. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP708.

  In step SP707, the credit recovery means 320 determines whether or not the current stamina S0 is greater than or equal to the recovery upper limit value Smax1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the credit recovery means 320 may determine whether or not the current stamina S0 exceeds the recovery upper limit value Smax1, and the current stamina S0 is less than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, but the recovery upper limit value Smax1 is set. It may be determined whether or not the value is a value set in advance as close (for example, “98” when the recovery upper limit Smax1 is “100”). Even when such a determination is made, if an affirmative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP709. If a negative determination is made, the process proceeds to step SP708.

(SP708) The credit recovery means 320 uses, for example, one credit from the credit balance and adds a predetermined value (normal value) to the current stamina S0 subtracted by the permission means 308. For example, the credit recovery means 320 adds a numerical value Y (for example, “100”) to the current stamina S0 (S0 = S0 + Y). The credit recovery means 320 can set the numerical value Y so that the difference SS1 between the maximum stamina value Smax2 (maximum value) and the recovery upper limit value Smax1 is not more than Y1 (Y ≦ SS1). For example, when the maximum value Smax2 is “300” and the recovery upper limit value Smax1 is “100”, the difference SS1 is “200” (= 300−100). Thereafter, the process of FIG. 7 ends.

  As a result of the recovery (addition) of the stamina by the credit recovery means 320, the current stamina S0 may exceed the recovery upper limit value Smax1, and the credit recovery means 320 may add the maximum stamina maximum value Smax2 as the upper limit. it can. Then, the credit recovery means 320 stores the added stamina S0 in the storage means 300 as the current stamina S0. As a result, the display means 316 reflects the addition result on the current stamina bar 228 shown in FIG.

(SP709) The credit recovery means 320 uses, for example, one credit from the credit balance, and adds a predetermined value to the current stamina S0 subtracted by the permission means 308 (a value increased from the normal value in step SP708). to add. For example, the credit recovery means 320 adds a numerical value Z (for example, “110”) to the current stamina S0 (S0 = S0 + Z). The credit recovery means 320 can set the numerical value Z such that the difference SS1 between the maximum stamina value Smax2 (maximum value) and the recovery upper limit value Smax1 is Z1 (Z ≦ SS1). Thereafter, the process of FIG. 7 ends.

  If the current stamina S0 is equal to or greater than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the stamina is added with a value (for example, Z = Y × 1.1) that is higher than the normal value in step SP709. Can be arbitrarily determined. For example, the amount to be increased may be increased according to the magnitude of the difference between the current stamina S0 and the recovery upper limit Smax1 (for example, when the difference is “10”, the amount to be increased is set to “10”). On the other hand, when the difference is “20”, the premium amount can be set to “20”).

  In step SP705, if the current stamina S0 is equal to or greater than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the credit recovery means 320 causes the display means 316 to display a dialog box as shown in FIG. . In this dialog box, for example, a description such as “You can recover 100 stamina with 1 CREDIT! 10% less than usual!” Is displayed. That is, when the current stamina S0 is equal to or greater than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the display unit 316 displays information related to adding stamina with a value that is higher than the normal value.

[Effect of game device 100]
Next, the effect of the game apparatus 100 will be described.

  First, according to the present embodiment, the stamina can be increased by exceeding the recovery upper limit Smax1 of the stamina by the credit (or payment of the fee) that is the purchased item. Further, when the current stamina exceeds the recovery upper limit value Smax1, a value that is higher than the normal value by the credit (or payment of the fee) that is the purchased item can be added to the current stamina. .

  On the other hand, in the normal game, when the current stamina is the recovery upper limit value Smax1 (or exceeds the recovery upper limit value Smax1), there is no stamina recovery due to the passage of time. Therefore, the player may feel that the state where the recovery of stamina over time is less than the recovery upper limit value is better than the state of the recovery upper limit value where there is no recovery of stamina over time. However, in the present embodiment, when the current stamina exceeds the recovery upper limit Smax1 as described above, a value that is higher than the normal value by the credit (or payment of the fee) that is the purchased item is set to the current value. Can be added to stamina. As a result, the player does not feel that adding stamina by an item or the like is a loss when the current stamina is equal to or higher than the recovery upper limit value. Also, players who want to play a certain number of gameplays do not pay a fee at once, but wait for the stamina to fall below the recovery upper limit and then pay the fee separately, eventually And the gameplay tempo doesn't go down.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the current stamina S0 is equal to or greater than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the credit recovery means 320 determines whether the current stamina S0 and the recovery upper limit value Smax1 are different depending on the magnitude of the difference. The amount to be increased can be increased.

  Normally, the longer the current stamina S0 exceeds the recovery upper limit Smax1, the longer the time without stamina recovery. Therefore, the larger the value at which the current stamina S0 exceeds the recovery upper limit Smax1 as described above, the more the amount of stamina added by the credit recovery means 320 is increased, thereby allowing the player to increase the current stamina S0 to the recovery upper limit. Even when the value Smax1 is greatly exceeded, it does not feel that adding stamina by an item or the like is a loss.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when the current stamina S0 is equal to or higher than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the credit recovery means 320 gives the display means 316 a stamina with a value that is higher than the normal value by using an item or the like. Display about adding. As a result, when the current stamina S0 is equal to or higher than the recovery upper limit value Smax1, the player can know that adding stamina by using items or the like is not a loss.

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As mentioned above, although several embodiment of the technique which this application discloses was described, the technique which this application discloses is not limited above.

  For example, the credit recovery means 320 recovers the current stamina S0 by using credits obtained by paying coins, but may recover the current stamina S0 simultaneously with the payment of coins. That is, the credit recovery means 320 may recover by using a direct payment method without using an indirect game item called credit.

  Moreover, although the credit recovery means 320 demonstrated use of credit, you may use game items other than credit, for example, medicinal herbs, potions, recovery magic, etc.

  The content of the game program GP is not limited to the above-described new puzzle role-playing game. For example, a simple role-playing game, a simple puzzle game, an action game, a fighting game, a shooting game, a gun game, a drive game, It may be a quiz game, mahjong game, medal game, music game, or the like.

  Further, the game action during the game is not limited to the execution of the quest described above, and may be execution of a fighting game, execution of a shooting game, or the like. Furthermore, there may be a plurality of game actions or only a single game action in the game, and there may be a plurality of consumption stamina or a single game consumption.

  What is subtracted by the permission unit 308 is not limited to the expression “stamina”, but may be an execution allowable value of other expressions such as physical strength, magic power, power, vitality, credit, HP (hit points), and the like. In addition, the game behavior that consumes stamina can include, for example, the case where stamina is consumed by the game behavior of another player, regardless of the player's own or others.

  Further, the recovery upper limit value Smax1 and the maximum stamina value Smax2 are not limited to fixed values such as “100” and “200”, but may be variable values according to the skill level (level) of the player and the game situation. For example, when the recovery by credit is “100” and is constant, the upper limit Smax1 of stamina at level 1 is “20”, the maximum stamina Smax2 is “120”, and the recovery of stamina at level 99 The upper limit Smax1 is “100” and the maximum stamina value Smax2 is “200”. Further, for example, by using a game item obtained by charging, a stamina recovery upper limit value Smax1 may be added for a certain period (for example, one day from the use of the item). In this case, it is desirable to add the maximum value Smax2 of stamina by the same amount as the added value of the recovery upper limit value Smax1.

  Further, the degree of recovery Y due to the use of credit is not limited to a fixed value such as “100”, but may be a variable value corresponding to the skill level (level) of the player. For example, the stamina recovery upper limit value Smax1 at level 1 is “20”, the stamina maximum value Smax2 is “40”, and the recovery degree Y is “20”, and the stamina recovery upper limit value Smax1 at level 99 is “100”. The maximum stamina value Smax2 is “200” and the recovery degree Y is “100”.

  Further, the case where the stamina has the maximum value Smax2 has been described, but it may be infinite without the maximum value Smax2.

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[Additional Item 1]
The charge recovery means recovers the execution allowable value by the degree of recovery when the difference between the maximum value of the execution allowable value and the execution allowable value is less than the recovery level, and the maximum value from the recovery level. And the difference obtained by subtracting the difference between the execution allowable values is left as the game item to be recovered by the difference.

  GP ... Game program, 10 ... Network game system (system), 100 ... Game device, 103 ... Operation input device (operation means), 105 ... Coin insertion device (reception means), 226 ... Bar display column (bar display), 228 ... Bar, 230 ... Frame (background), 300 ... Storage means, 305 ... Game action starting means, 306 ... Game execution means (execution means), 308 ... Permission means, 316 ... Display means, 318 ... Recovery means with time, 320 ... Credit recovery means (billing recovery means), S0 ... current stamina (permissible execution value), S1 ... consumption stamina (consumption value), Smax1 ... recovery upper limit value, Smax2 ... maximum stamina value

Claims (5)

An execution means for subtracting a value corresponding to the game action from an execution allowable value when executing the game action in the game;
Over time recovery means for recovering the execution allowable value with the upper limit of recovery as an upper limit as time passes,
Charge recovery means for increasing the execution allowable value up to a maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit value by paying a fee or using a game item obtained by the payment;
Have
When the allowable execution value exceeds the recovery upper limit value, the billing recovery means increases the allowable execution value by a higher value than when the allowable execution value is less than the recovery upper limit value. .   The charge recovery means increases the execution allowable value by a value according to a difference between the execution allowable value and the recovery upper limit value when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value. The game device described.   3. The game device according to claim 1, further comprising: a display unit configured to display information on a value for increasing the execution allowable value by the charge recovery unit when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value. Computer
An execution means for subtracting a value corresponding to the game action from an execution allowable value when executing the game action in the game;
A temporal recovery means for recovering the execution allowable value with the recovery upper limit as an upper limit as time elapses,
Charge recovery means for increasing the execution allowable value up to a maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit value by paying a fee or using a game item obtained by the payment;
A program for functioning as
The accounting recovery means is a program for increasing the execution allowable value by a higher value when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit value than when the execution allowable value is lower than the recovery upper limit value. An arcade game device that can be installed in a game facility,
An execution means for subtracting a value corresponding to the game action from an execution allowable value when executing the game action in the game;
Over time recovery means for recovering the execution allowable value with the upper limit of recovery as an upper limit as time passes,
Charge recovery means for increasing the execution allowable value up to a maximum value that is higher than the recovery upper limit value by paying a fee or using a game item obtained by the payment;
Have
The accounting recovery means increases the execution allowable value by a higher value when the execution allowable value exceeds the recovery upper limit than when the execution allowable value is lower than the recovery upper limit. Game device.