JP2019072542A - Game device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a user with preferable game experiences.SOLUTION: A game device for executing a game on the basis of information acquired from an object includes: acquisition means for acquiring object information from an object; execution means for executing a game; generation means for generating an object related to a game element determined in the game; and control means for controlling the execution means and the generation means. If the acquisition means acquires object information, the control means causes the execution means to execute a game in which a game element corresponding to the object information appears. If the object information contains base information indicating the existence of a base object on the basis of which the object indicated by the acquired object information was generated, the control means causes the generation means not to generate an object related to the game element corresponding to the object information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device and a program, and more particularly to a game device that enables a user to have a game experience based on information acquired from an article.

  A game in which a character corresponding to the card is registered using a card, and after a game play in which a character group including the character appears, a card on which a character selected as a print target from the character group is printed can be output There is an apparatus (patent document 1).

  In the game device of Patent Document 1, the character selected as the print target can be reinforced by attaching an item that makes the progress of the game advantageous. For this reason, the user can obtain a card in which the corresponding character is strengthened for each game play by repeating selection of a registered character as a print target using a card.

JP, 2015-116268, A

  On the other hand, in the game device as in Patent Document 1, the user can generate a plurality of cards in a state in which the desired character is strengthened. For this reason, a card in a reinforced state that has become unnecessary or a card in a reinforced state from the initial state can be illegally distributed by an net auction etc., and as a result, the users who obtained this rank high in the game score ranking Disruption of the game balance may occur, such as being occupied, a user who has obtained this advances the competition game to an advantage. Such a collapse of the game balance can cut off the interest of the user playing the game while creating a properly enhanced card.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a game device and a program that provide a user with a suitable game experience.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a game device of the present invention is a game device that executes a game based on information acquired from an article, and executes an acquisition means for acquiring article information from an article, and a game An execution unit, a generation unit that generates an article related to an in-game element set in the game, and a control unit that controls the execution unit and the generation unit. The control unit acquires the item information by the acquisition unit. If it is, the execution means causes the execution means to execute the game in which the in-game element corresponding to the item information appears, and the item information indicates the presence of the item based on the generation of the item for which the item information is obtained. When basic information is included, control is performed so that the generation means does not perform generation of an article related to the in-game element corresponding to the article information.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a suitable game experience to the user.

A block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game device 100 according to the embodiment and the modification of the present invention The figure which illustrated the card which can be used with game device 100 concerning an embodiment and modification of the present invention The flowchart which illustrated the game processing which is run with game device 100 which relates to the execution form and modification of this invention The figure which illustrated the data composition of the variety of information concerning the embodiment and modification of the present invention

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. One embodiment described below explains an example which applied the present invention to a game device which can play a game based on information acquired from a card as an example of a game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of playing a game based on information obtained from an item.

  In the game device according to the present embodiment, it is assumed that the user is provided with game content capable of playing a predetermined game in which a character wearing a predetermined costume is made to appear. Also, it is assumed that the user can eject a card to which an image of at least one of a plurality of characters appearing in a game is attached per game play.

<< Configuration of game device >>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block of the game apparatus 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 reads an operation program of each block recorded on the recording medium 102, for example, and develops and executes the program on the memory 103 to control the operation of each block.

  The recording medium 102 is, for example, a recording device capable of permanently holding data, such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD. In addition to the operation program of each block of the game apparatus 100, the recording medium 102 stores information such as parameters required for the operation of each block and various graphics data used for the game executed by the game apparatus 100. Do. The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage, such as volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area of the operation program of each block but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data etc. output in the operation of each block.

  The payment detection unit 104 detects that the game device 100 pays for the payment. The payment of the consideration is judged, for example, by detecting that a coin of a predetermined amount or a corresponding coin has been inserted into the coin insertion slot, or completion of closing processing based on communication with a chip relating to a predetermined electronic money, etc. It may be Although game device 100 of this embodiment is explained as what starts offer of game play to a user based on payment of compensation, payment of compensation is not an essential requirement, but game play based on a predetermined start indication The provision of may be initiated.

  The acquisition unit 105 acquires information of a character or an item to be used for the game in game play of the game content provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment. The acquisition is performed via the reader 120 connected in the same housing as the game apparatus 100 or outside the game apparatus 100 and converted to a format suitable for use in the game processing through a predetermined data conversion process or the like. Be acquired. The reader 120 detects that a game article has been placed on a predetermined site, and recognizes the article or acquires information from the article using, for example, an imaging device and predetermined image processing.

  Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity, in the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, it will be described that acquisition of information (card information) attached to the card is performed by using a card configured as an article for a game. The game article is not limited to a card, and any print medium may be used as long as it can be printed and ejected by the printing unit 140 described later. When the printing unit 140 is an apparatus capable of generating a three-dimensional object such as a so-called 3D printer, the article may be a shaped object such as a figure related to a character, and the printing unit 140 corresponds to card information. The data may be configured to be recorded and output. Also, for example, when the printing unit 140 has a sorter of multiple types of toys and is replaced by a device configured to be able to selectively output a toy related to a predetermined character, the article may be the toy, Similarly, the data corresponding to the card information may be recorded and output.

  Further, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, each of the cards provided to be usable in the game is associated with one of the characters provided in advance as an in-game element for the game. The card is further associated with any of the costumes provided in advance as an in-game element for the game. That is, one card is associated with both one character and one costume, and on the surface of the card, as shown in FIG. 2A, a pattern (image) 201 of the corresponding character, It is assumed that the corresponding costume pattern (image) 202 is printed. Here, it is assumed that the costume image 202 shows a costume in a state in which the character is not worn, in order to clearly determine which costume is supported.

  In the present embodiment, the card provided in the game apparatus 100 is described as being associated with the character and the item in the in-game element, but the embodiment of the present invention is limited thereto. It is not something that can be done. It goes without saying that the card may be at least one of in-game elements, and may be associated with only characters, only costumes, or other in-game elements.

  In the present embodiment, card information is converted into a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional pattern image (code 203) as shown in FIG. 2A, and is described as being attached to the card by printing. In the present embodiment, it is described that the reader 120 can acquire both information for identifying the associated character and information for identifying the associated item from one code 203 of the card. Do. However, the card information is not limited to the one attached to the card in such a visible state, and may be attached by printing with invisible ink or recorded on a recording medium such as an IC chip included in the card as data It may be held.

  The card information of the present embodiment may basically have a data structure as shown, for example, in FIG. 4 (a). As illustrated, the card information is associated with a card ID 401 uniquely identifying a card, and a character ID 402 for identifying a character associated with the card, and is referred to in the determination of the progress of a game using the character It is assumed that a character parameter 403 to be played, a costume ID 404 for specifying a costume associated with the card, and a costume parameter 405 to be referred to in the determination of the progress of the game using the costume are included.

  The character DB 106 is a database that manages character information for each of the characters predetermined to appear in the game content provided by the game device 100. Character information managed for one character may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 4 (b), for example. In the example of FIG. 4B, it is associated with a character ID 411 for identifying the character, and is used for drawing when the character is made to appear in the game, such as a characteristic parameter 412 predetermined for the character such as a character name or costume affinity. Reference appearance information 413 specifying drawing data and the like, and sound information 414 specifying sound effect (SE) data and the like used when causing the character to appear in the game are managed. In the reference appearance information 413, for example, in addition to information specifying three-dimensional model data of a character, a costume ID for specifying a default costume to be attached to each part in a state where a costume to be attached to the character is not selected It is done. The intrinsic parameter 412 also includes various parameters to be referred to to determine the progress of the game in which the character has appeared. The various parameters included in the specific parameter 412 are, for example, basic parameters preset as initial values or default values.

  On the other hand, the costume DB 107 is a database that manages costume information for each of the costumes that can be worn by characters appearing in the game content provided by the game device 100. Costume information managed for one costume may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 4C, for example. In the example of FIG. 4C, it is associated with a costume ID 421 for identifying a costume, and is used for drawing specific parameters 422 predetermined for the costume, such as a costume name and a generation effect, when attaching the costume to a character Appearance information 423 for specifying drawing data and the like is managed. In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the costume provided as being attachable to the character will be described as the costume ID 421 is configured so that the costume can be uniquely identified without distinction of the attachment part. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the costume ID may be configured so as to be classified into predetermined categories such as tops, bottoms, shoes, accessories, etc., and uniquely identify the corresponding costume in each category. Further, like the character information, the intrinsic parameter 422 included in the costume information includes various parameters which are referred to determine the progress of the game when the costume is worn on the character in the game. The various parameters included in the specific parameter 422 are, for example, basic parameters preset as initial values or default values.

  The display control unit 108 is a drawing device that performs drawing processing such as a GPU, for example, and generates a screen related to a game. The display control unit 108 draws a game screen related to the game content. Specifically, the display control unit 108 reads a necessary drawing object in accordance with information such as in-game parameters according to the progress of the game while executing the game processing described later, executes appropriate arithmetic processing, and performs drawing. Do. The generated game screen is output to the display unit 130, which is a display device connected in the same housing as the game apparatus 100 or outside the game apparatus 100, and displayed in a predetermined display area. To be presented.

  The print control unit 109 generates print data for a card to be printed out, including a code of card information, and a corresponding character image and a costume image, for the character for which the carding instruction has been given. When the print control unit 109 generates print data, the print control unit 109 transmits the print data to the print unit 140 together with a print command, instructs printing of the corresponding card, and discharges the card. The printing unit 140 is a printing device such as a printer configured to be able to transmit and receive information to and from the print control unit 109, which is detachably connected to the inside of the same case as the game apparatus 100 or to the outside of the game apparatus 100. Upon receiving the print data relating to the card and the print command relating to the data from the print control unit 109, the print unit 140 performs a print operation of the print data. The card ejected by printing is provided to the user by being guided to an outlet (not shown) accessible from the outside of the game apparatus 100 when the printing unit 140 is built in the same case as the game apparatus 100. Good.

  In the present embodiment, a card usable for a game in the game apparatus 100 is described as being printed and ejected by the printing unit 140 so as to have an appearance formed in consideration of the play content of the game. The implementation of is not limited to this. That is, the card usable for the game does not have to be a configuration generated by printing in the game apparatus 100. The ready-made card whose design is defined is held in the stocker in the game apparatus 100, for example, once. It may be configured to be discharged one by one for game play.

  The operation input unit 110 is a user interface of the game apparatus 100, such as an operation member for direction input, an operation member for determination input, and various sensors. When detecting that an operation input to the operation member has been made, the operation input unit 110 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, although the game apparatus 100 is described as having various interfaces as physical operation members, the game apparatus 100 includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects touch input made on the screen of the display unit 130. It is also good.

<< Card type >>
Hereinafter, types of cards usable for the game in the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described. As described above, in the game content in which the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment provides game play, the user can register a character to be made to appear in the game using a card, and at least a part of the game play. After the game is over, one of the characters that appeared can be generated and ejected as a new card. Here, the characters appearing in the game for one game play include not only characters registered based on the card but also characters registered by lottery processing etc. not based on the card. Therefore, the cards usable for the game in the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment include the “basic card” generated according to the registered character without based on any card, and the registered character based on the card It can be classified into two types of "derivative cards" generated depending on. The details of the basic card and the derivative card will be described below.

<Basic card>
As described above, the basic card is a card generated when a character excluding characters appearing by registration based on acquisition of information from the card among characters appearing in the game is selected as a card generation target (cardification target) It is. The character parameters 403 and the costume parameters 405 of the card information attached to the basic card are assigned basic parameters managed by the character DB 106 or the costume DB 107 for each corresponding character or costume.

  In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the card corresponding to the character can be reliably made to appear in the game by using the card, and the card is owned as compared with the user who does not possess the card. Gives users an advantage. However, the differentiation by the presence or absence of the card possession need not be limited to this, and the parameter attached to the basic card is changed to a state which makes the game progress more favorably than the basic parameter, or not based on the card. A difference in character ability may be made, such as changing the parameter of the character appearing in the game to a state in which the game is advanced disadvantageously than the basic parameter.

<Derived card>
On the other hand, a derivative card is a card generated when a character appearing by registration based on information acquisition from the card is selected as a carding target among characters appearing in the game. At this time, the card (basic card) used for registration corresponds to the “card on which the generation is based” for the derived card. That is, since a derived card is a card generated based on a character that appears by using a basic card, it is a card generated based on the basic card.

  The derived card is a game play related to at least the generation of a related basic card and a game generated by performing another game play using the basic card, so the user who will own the card is a game It will be a repeater. Therefore, in order to improve the interest of such a user, at least one of the character parameter 403 and / or the costume parameter 405 of the card information attached to the derived card is a parameter of the state that enables game progress more advantageous than the basic parameter. It is assumed.

  However, in the case of permitting the generation of a further derived card based on a card that advantageously advances the game, such as a derived card, the distribution of cards may lead to the collapse of the game balance as described above as a task. Therefore, in the game device 100 according to the present embodiment, this is reduced by performing control so that generation of a new derived card based on the derived card can not be performed. Although details will be described later, generation of a further derived card based on a derived card is suppressed by excluding characters appearing by using the derived card from being an object for cardification.

  For this reason, unlike the card information attached to the basic card, the card information attached to the derived card differs from the card information attached to the basic card, for example, as shown in FIG. Basic information 431 shown is included. The basic information 431 may be composed of information that can identify the underlying card such as the card ID of the basic card, for example, or it simply indicates that it is a derived card or the card on which it is based It may be logical type information indicating the existence of. In addition, the derivation card may be configured such that it can be visually recognized as a derivation card as an appearance feature in order to inform the user that generation of the derivation card is impossible even if used for a game. Such an appearance feature may be, for example, in the form of a disclaimer, which may directly indicate that generation of a derived card is impossible, or by attaching a predetermined design, Alternatively, it may be notified indirectly by the information such as the grade (class) represented on the card. Alternatively, it may be configured to be distinguishable only in part of the code 203.

  In the present embodiment, it is described that a parameter is added which makes the progress of the game different so that the difference in the handling on the game is caused between the basic card and the derived card, but this is not essential in the practice of the present invention. . For example, even if basic information is included in the card information, the parameter of the character or item related to the card is changed to a state in which the game is advanced advantageously, and registration is also performed similarly. The effect is realized.

Game processing
A specific process of the game process executed by the game device 100 of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 3. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by, for example, the control unit 101 reading out a corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, and expanding and executing the program in the memory 103. In addition, this game processing is demonstrated as what is started, for example, when it is detected by the payment detection part 104 that payment of the value was made.

  In step S301, the control unit 101 starts an appearance character determination sequence for determining a character to be included in one game play based on payment of compensation. In the game content of the present embodiment, the user can cause one character to appear in the game per game play. The registration of the character may be performed by acquiring card information from the card, or, for example, if the user does not possess a card, it is not performed based on the card information. Good.

  In step S302, the control unit 101 determines whether information acquisition from the card has been performed. If it is determined that the card information has been acquired, the control unit 101 moves the process to S303, and if it is determined that the card information has not been acquired, the process of this step is repeated. As described above, registration of appearance characters may be performed based on no card information, and the processing of this step ends, for example, when it is detected that an operation input related to the end of registration has been made by the user. You may In this case, for example, the control unit 101 performs a lottery process to determine a character ID related to one character, acquires character information related to the character ID from the character DB 106, and displays information of one character to appear (appeared character information ) May be stored in the memory 103. Further, the control unit 101 specifies a costume ID of the default costume of the character based on the reference appearance information 413 of the character information, acquires costume information of the costume ID from the costume DB 107, and adds it to the appearing character information. . That is, the appearance character information is composed of character information and costume information.

  In step S303, the control unit 101 stores appearance character information in the memory 103 based on the acquired card information. Specifically, the control unit 101 first acquires character information relating to the character ID 402 in the card information from the character DB 106, changes the unique parameter 412 among them based on the character parameter 403 of the card information, and registers the registered character information Store as Further, the control unit 101 acquires, from the costume DB 107, costume information relating to a costume ID (default) specified based on the reference appearance information 413 of the stored character information, and adds it to appearance character information. Furthermore, the control unit 101 acquires, from the costume DB 107, costume information relating to the costume ID 404 in the card information, changes the unique parameter 422 among them based on the costume parameter 405, and then adds the costume information to the appearance character information. It is added to the appearance character information in a form of being replaced with the costume information of the corresponding part. The control unit 101 also adds a card ID 401 to the appearance character information to indicate that the appearance character information is a character registered based on the card. When the card information includes the basic information 431, the control unit 101 also adds the basic information 431 to the appearance character information.

  In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, one card can be used to allow the user to obtain information on one game play. Therefore, when information is acquired from the card, the card is worn with the costume corresponding to the card attached to the corresponding portion, and the other portion is worn with the default costume pertaining to the character. The character corresponding to appears. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that after one character is determined, a plurality of cards may be used to set a costume for each part of the character. .

  In step S304, the control unit 101 determines other characters to be made to appear in the game, and stores other appearance character information. The character may be, for example, a battle character or a cooperation character of a predetermined game provided in a game sequence, a main character to be appeared depending on a selected scenario, or the like, and the number is not particularly limited. The character is also included in the carding target candidate in the card generation sequence described later.

  When the character registration in the appearing character determination sequence is completed, the control unit 101 starts a game sequence for executing a predetermined game relating to the game play in S305. The game sequence is to execute a predetermined game based on the stored appearance character information, and the user is provided with a game experience related to a game in which a character relating to the appearance character information appears. The progress of the game may be controlled based on various parameters of the character and the costume stored in the appearance character information, and the control may be performed in consideration of an operation input made by another user.

  In step S306, the control unit 101 determines whether the game sequence has reached a card generation sequence. As described above, in the game content according to the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, the user acquires a card according to the game play when a part of the game among the games according to one game play is finished. Can. Here, the fact that it was possible to acquire a card when a part of the game ended is based on the consideration of the possibility of using the card acquired during the game play during the game play, all It does not exclude the aspect which enables card acquisition at the time of completion of the game of. If the control unit 101 determines that the game sequence has reached the card generation sequence, the process proceeds to S307, and if it is determined that the game sequence has not reached the card generation sequence, the process of this step is repeated.

  In step S307, the control unit 101 presents to the user a candidate for carding as a game screen based on the stored appearance character information, and receives a selection of the carding target. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that characters corresponding to each of the stored appearance character information are included in the carding target candidates. The control unit 101 waits for the process in this step until the selection of the carding target is received, and moves the process to S308 when the selection is received.

  In step S308, the control unit 101 determines whether the selected carding target is a character registered based on the card. For example, the control unit 101 may make the determination in this step based on whether or not the card ID is included in the appearance character information corresponding to the selected carding target. If the control unit 101 determines that the selected carding target is the character registered based on the card, the process proceeds to step S309, and if it is determined that the selected carded object is not the character registered based on the card, the process proceeds to step S312. Move.

  In step S309, the control unit 101 determines whether registration of the carding target character has been performed based on the derived card. For example, the control unit 101 may make the determination in this step based on whether basic information is included in the appearance character information corresponding to the selected carding target. If the control unit 101 determines that the registration of the carding target character has been performed based on the derived card, the process proceeds to S310, and if it is determined that the registration is performed based on the basic card, the process proceeds to S311.

  In step S310, the display control unit 108 generates a screen notifying that the card can not be selected because it is a character based on a derived card under the control of the control unit 101, and displays the screen on the display unit 130. return. In the present embodiment, even a character based on a derivative card is displayed as a candidate for carding, and when selected as a carding target, it is notified that selection is not possible. The method of restricting the generation of further derived cards is not limited to this. For example, it may be accompanied by a display indicating that it can not be selected when it is displayed as a candidate for carding, or it can not be selected when it is displayed as a candidate for carding May be Alternatively, generation of a further derived card may be limited by being excluded from candidates for carding and not displayed at all.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S309 that registration of the carding target character is performed based on the basic card, the control unit 101 configures card information of a newly generated card in S311. The configuration of the card information may be performed based on appearance character information corresponding to the character to be carded. Since the card information configured in this step relates to a derived card, the control unit 101 changes the state of the game to advantageously advance at least one of the character parameter and the costume parameter included in the corresponding appearance character information. And shall be included in this. In the present embodiment, for simplicity, the derived card corresponds to the combination of the same character and costume as the basic card as the base, and only the parameter is described as being different. For example, the usefulness in the game is set higher. It may include changes to the costume. For example, after acquiring the card ID of the card to be generated, the control unit 101 associates the character ID, the costume ID, the character parameter for which the change has been made, and the costume parameter included in the corresponding appearance character information with the card ID. Configure card information for the card. Since the card is a derived card, the card information includes basic information.

  If it is determined in S308 that the carding target is not a character registered based on a card, the control unit 101 configures card information of a newly generated card in S312. Since the card information configured in this step relates to the basic card, the character ID and the character parameter may be based on the appearing character information, but the costume needs to be determined by, for example, lottery processing in this step. is there. For example, after acquiring a card ID for a card to be generated, the control unit 101 acquires a character ID, a character parameter (basic parameter), a costume ID determined by lottery processing, and a costume parameter corresponding to the character ID included in corresponding character information. Is associated with the card ID to construct card information for a basic card. Since the card is a basic card, the card information does not include basic information.

  In step S313, the control unit 101 transmits the configured card information to the print control unit 109, and generates and discharges a card to which a corresponding character image and a costume image are attached.

  In step S314, the control unit 101 determines whether the game sequence ends. If the control unit 101 determines that the game sequence is ended, the game processing is completed, and if it is determined that the game sequence is not ended, the processing of this step is repeated.

  In this way, according to the game processing of the present embodiment, generation of a further derived card based on a derived card can be suppressed, and thus a powerful (advantagel game progress) card which collapses the game balance. Can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, in the handling of the basic card and the derivative card, a mode is described in which a restriction is provided in terms of the possibility of new card generation based on the card, but in order to enhance game play with the basic card, The following differences may be made in the handling of For example, in the registration character determination sequence, when performing registration using a basic card, it is possible to simultaneously register a character and a costume with one basic card, and when registering using a derived card, one derived card May be configured to register only with either a character or a costume.

  Moreover, although the aspect which makes only the character which appeared in the game the candidate for carding was demonstrated in this embodiment, implementation of this invention is not restricted to this. For example, for gameplay mainly based on the tutorial elements at the time of the first play, etc., the number of characters appearing is reduced so that the game can be easily grasped, but characters that did not appear for candidates for cardification may be included. Good.

[Modification 1]
In the first embodiment described above, the configuration for suppressing the generation of a further derived card based on a derived card has been described, but in this configuration, the use significance of the derived card can be reduced. That is, although it is possible to make the game progress advantageously in comparison to the basic card on which the derivation card is used, the use of the derivation card is proactive because the user can not obtain a further derivation card in a state of making progress more advantageously. Use of static derived cards may not be expected.

  On the other hand, in this modification, the play content of the game play performed up to the card generation sequence is evaluated, and when the play content satisfies a predetermined condition, for example, the card design shown in FIG. It is configured to enable ejection of different cards (special cards). As illustrated, the special card may have no costume image, and may be composed of an image 211 mainly composed of characters. Thus, it is possible to satisfy the user's willingness to collect from the high degree of design and the rarity according to the limited discharge condition (the derived card of the specific character is generated and the play content satisfies the condition).

  Note that the special card also has a code 212 as shown in FIG. 2B so that it can be used in the game device 100, but the associated character parameters and item parameters do not cause the game balance to collapse. It is assumed that the game is the same as the base derived card, or is in a state where the game is more disadvantageously advanced than the derived card.

Second Embodiment
Although the first embodiment and the first modification described above have been described as limiting the generation of further derived cards that enable the advantageous progress of the game, such limitations are considered to be useful in terms of the growth factor. The interest can be reduced. In the present embodiment, an aspect will be described in which generation of a derived card is preferably restricted while permitting generation of a further derived card based on the derived card.

  For example, in a game content in which a costume based on a card can be attached to a plurality of parts of a character, all parts can be provided as long as only one costume is associated with one card. In order to put on a costume, you will need multiple cards. However, the condition can not be satisfied for the user who has a small number of cards having just started using the game, and as a result, the fun of the game provided with the costume worn on all parts It is difficult for the user to preferably experience the On the other hand, it is preferable from the viewpoint of making the user understand interest, for example, to be able to borrow a card owned by a friend or the like.

  On the other hand, even for a costume registered based on a borrowed card, a configuration that allows generation of a derived card after game play can also lead to the collapse of the game balance as a result, and should be excluded. Therefore, user information (user name) is given to the conventional card, and only when the user name used by the user who is playing the game and the user name attached to the used card are the same. There are also game devices that allow generation of derived cards.

  However, in the embodiment where the user name is used to determine the same user information, in the case of a user with the same name or nickname, it is possible to generate a derived card based on the card of another user, resulting in game balance. It may not be possible to deter the use of a derived card that can collapse or a further derived card based on this.

  In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, by providing an upper limit to the number of generated derivative cards, it is possible to reduce the collapse of the game balance due to the use of such derivative cards. The limit on the number of derived cards may be, for example, the number of derived cards generated based on the card per card. Further, for example, the number of generated cards may be limited as to how many times the derived card has been generated from the first basic card (the number of times of derivation). Also, for example, based on both of these aspects, that is, the total number of card groups generated in connection with the derivation based on one basic card (for example, a basic card is a parent card, a derivation is generated once from a basic card) Number of cards generated per child card, and the total number of cards of parent, child, grandchild, ... when the derived card generated by one derivation from the child card is the grandchild card ... May be limited.

  Therefore, for example, in S310 of the game processing of the first embodiment, it is not treated as a carding target because it is a character or costume based on a derived card, for example, a derived card used with a separate medium for user identification at the start of game play. When it is determined that the user information included in the same and the number of generated cards related to the derived card reach the upper limit and the generation of a further derived card is not prohibited, the control unit 101 performs the process in S311. You can move to Whether or not the generated number has reached the upper limit may be determined by configuring the basic information of the card information to include information on the number of derivations. Also, for example, with regard to the original card of basic origin or the card that became the basis, the information of the total number of derivative cards of the predetermined condition related to the card is managed in the external server etc. The control unit 101 may obtain information on the total number of derived cards via a communication unit (not shown) based on a card ID identifying a card or the like that is the basis included in the information, and may make a determination.

  Further, the restriction on the number of generated sheets may be configured to be variable according to the usefulness in the game, which is determined for the character, the costume, and the like. For example, for a character determined to be highly useful in a game, the total number of derivative cards that can be generated is limited to three, etc., while a character determined to be less useful in a game can be generated. The total number of derivative cards may be 30, for example. This is because if the usefulness in the game is low, even if a derived card is generated, the influence on the game balance is considered to be small.

  Also, in the present embodiment, the limitation of generation of a derivative card is described as being judged based on the number of derivative cards generated so far, for example, after the related derivative card is first generated. The generation time of the derived card may be determined based on the elapsed time of.

Other Embodiments
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The game device according to the present invention can also be realized by a program that causes one or more computers to function as the game device. The program can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

  100: game device, 101: control unit, 102: recording medium, 103: memory, 104: payment detection unit, 105: acquisition unit, 106: character DB, 107: costume DB, 108: display control unit, 109: print control 110, operation input unit, 111: communication unit, 120: reader, 130: display unit, 140: printing unit

Claims (18)

A game device that executes a game based on information obtained from an article,
Acquisition means for acquiring article information from articles;
Executing means for executing the game;
Generation means for generating an article according to an in-game element set in the game;
Control means for controlling the execution means and the generation means;
When the article information is acquired by the acquisition unit, the control unit is configured to:
Causing the execution means to execute the game in which an in-game element corresponding to the item information appears
When the article information includes basic information indicating the presence of an article based on the generation of the article for which the article information has been acquired, the means for generating an article according to the in-game element corresponding to the article information is generated. A game device that controls not to play. Selection means for selecting an in-game element for which an article is generated by the generation means, the selection means further having selection means for selecting selectable in-game elements by the control means.
When the article information acquired by the acquisition means includes the basic information, the control means does not include the in-game element corresponding to the article information in the selectable in-game element, thereby the article information The game device according to claim 1, wherein the generation means is not caused to generate an article related to an in-game element corresponding to.   The game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control means determines an in-game element appearing in the game executed by the execution means as the selectable in-game element.   When the in-game element corresponding to the item information acquired by the acquisition unit is selected by the selection unit, the generation unit generates a new item to which the item information including the basic information is attached. Item 4. A game device according to item 2 or 3. The article information includes reference information referred to in the determination of the progress of the game,
When the in-game element corresponding to the item information acquired by the acquisition unit is selected by the selection unit, the generation unit is in a state in which the progress of the game is more advantageous than the reference information included in the item information. The game device according to claim 4, wherein a new item is generated with item information including reference information of   When the in-game element not corresponding to the article information acquired by the acquisition means is selected by the selection means, the generation means generates a new article with the article information not including the basic information The game device according to any one of Items 2 to 5.   The game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the article has visible information indicating whether the article information attached to the article includes the basic information.   When the control means determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied concerning game play, the in-game element corresponding to the item information is obtained even if the item information acquired by the acquisition means includes the basic information The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the generation means is controlled to enable generation of a new article according to. The article information includes user information,
The game apparatus further includes means for acquiring basic user information included in article information attached to the base article.
When the user information included in the article information acquired by the acquisition means is the same as the basic user information included in the article information attached to the article as the basis, the control means performs the predetermined process. The game device according to claim 8, wherein it is determined that the condition is satisfied. The apparatus further comprises means for acquiring, for the item for which the item information has been acquired by the acquisition means, information on article generation performed in relation to the item,
The control means may generate the article even if user information included in the article information acquired by the acquisition means is identical to the basic user information included in the article information attached to the article as the basis 10. The game device according to claim 9, wherein if the information of (1) includes information prohibiting the generation of a new item, it is determined that the predetermined condition is not satisfied.   11. The information according to claim 10, wherein the information prohibiting the generation of the new article includes information indicating that the number of articles generated based on the base article is more than a predetermined number. Game device.   The game apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the number of articles for which information for inhibiting the creation of the new article is generated differs depending on the in-game element corresponding to the article information acquired by the acquisition unit.   The new article generated by the generation means is different from the state when the article information acquired by the acquisition means includes the basic information and it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. The game apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 12, which is a second type of article different from the first type of article generated by the generation means. The item of the first type has an image of a character of the in-game elements, and an image of an item of the in-game elements in a state of being not attached to the character.
The game apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second type of item has an image of a character of the in-game elements and does not have an image of the item in the non-mounted state. The item information is associated with reference information referred to in the determination of the progress of the game,
The item of the second type is changed to the same reference information as the reference information associated with the item information related to the base item, or a state in which the progress of the game is more disadvantageous than the reference information. The game apparatus according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the reference information is associated with. Items are attached to each of the images of characters and items in the in-game element,
The article information includes information specifying at least one of a character and an item to which an image is attached.
The control means
When the basic information is not included in the item information acquired by the acquisition unit, the execution unit causes the execution unit to execute the game in which a character and an item are identified based on the item information.
When the basic information is included in the article information acquired by the acquisition means, the execution means is caused to execute the game in which any one of the character and the item identified based on the article information is made to appear. 15. A game device according to any one of 15.   When the article information acquired by the acquisition means includes the basic information, the control means proceeds with the game more advantageously than when the article information not including the basic information is acquired by the acquisition means. The game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 16, which controls the execution means to cause the game apparatus to execute the game.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game device of any one of Claims 1-17.

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