JP2019198657A - Game program and information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To suppress a reset marathon, and reduce time and efforts of a player before obtaining a desired intangible object.SOLUTION: A game programs causes a computer to function as progressing means 42 for progressing a game, lottery means 44 for selecting an intangible object advantageous in progressing the game by a lottery, and reexecuting a lottery accompanied by a performance according to an operation of a player, and reducing means 46 for reducing a performance time of the performance when the player carries out an advertisement action of at least either one of an action to execute an advertisement and an action to receive an advertisement.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program and an information processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, games for drawing intangible objects such as game characters and game items are known.

  In such games, when a game program is downloaded and activated for the first time, a tutorial for explaining the game and the operation method is executed, and then a lottery is performed free of charge.

  Here, some players repeatedly perform a procedure of uninstall → download → lottery in order to obtain a desired intangible object free of charge. This repeated act is called “Reset Marathon” or “Reset Marathon” because it is repeated for a long time like a marathon. When such a resemble is performed, since the process related to the lottery is continuously performed in a short time, an unnecessary server load is generated.

  In this regard, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for providing, for a fee, only intangibles that are advantageous in the progress of the game before the above-described lottery.

JP 2006-214465 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that a player who does not pay a fee for providing an intangible object performs a resemble to obtain a desired intangible object. In addition, it may be possible to repeat only the lottery in order to suppress the riser, but the player must look at the lottery effect every time the lottery is performed, There is a problem that cannot be obtained.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game program and an information processing apparatus that can reduce the labor of a player until a desired intangible object is obtained while suppressing risemara. It is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention draws a computer, advancing means for advancing a game, and intangibles advantageous for the progress of the game, and produces effects according to the player's operation. Along with this, when the player performs a lottery means for redoing the lottery, or an act of advertising or at least one of the act of receiving the advertisement, the player functions as a shortening means for shortening the production time of the production.

  According to the above aspect, since the lottery can be redone according to the operation of the player, it is possible to suppress the riser. Moreover, according to the said one aspect | mode, since the production time at the time of redoing a lottery is shortened, the effort of the player until it obtains a desired intangible object can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor of the player until a desired intangible object is obtained while suppressing risemara.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole game system composition concerning a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus roughly. It is a block diagram which shows roughly an example of the function means of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process regarding the lottery which each function means which concerns on 1st embodiment performs. It is a figure which shows an example of the lottery result display screen which shows a lottery result. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of the process regarding the lottery which each function means which concerns on 2nd embodiment performs.

  Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components and steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible in each drawing, and redundant description is omitted.

--- First embodiment ---
<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1 including an information processing apparatus (computer) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 is a system that provides a game to one or a plurality of players. The game system 1 includes a server device 10 as an information processing device according to the first embodiment, and one or a plurality of terminal devices 12. The server device 10 and the terminal device 12 are connected to be communicable with each other via a communication network NT such as an intranet or the Internet.

  The server device 10 is an information processing device that provides a game obtained by executing the game program 14 or the game program 14 itself to each terminal device 12 via the communication network NT. In the first embodiment, a part of the game program 14 is installed in the server device 10 and the rest is installed in the terminal device 12, and the game program 14 is executed in cooperation by the server device 10 and the terminal device 12. Explain the case.

  Each terminal device 12 is an information processing device possessed by the player, and is an information processing device that provides a game to the player by outputting the execution result of the game program 14. As these terminal devices 12, various things, such as a video game machine, a portable game machine, an arcade game device, a smart phone (mobile phone), a tablet, a personal computer, are mentioned. Each terminal device 12 may provide the game to the player by downloading the game program 14 from the server device 10 and executing the game program 14 by itself.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control device 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device 28. The control device 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24.

  In the control device 20, the CPU 22 functions as various functional units by executing predetermined programs stored in the memory 24 or the storage device 28. Details of this functional means will be described later.

  The communication device 26 includes a communication interface for communicating with an external device. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various types of information to and from the terminal device 12, for example.

  The storage device 28 is composed of a hard disk or the like. The storage device 28 stores various programs and various information necessary for execution of processing in the control device 20, including the game program 14, and information on processing results.

  The server apparatus 10 can be realized by using an information processing apparatus such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Moreover, the server apparatus 10 may be comprised from a single information processing apparatus, or may be comprised from the several information processing apparatus distributed on the communication network NT. FIG. 2 shows only a part of the main hardware configuration of the server apparatus 10, and the server apparatus 10 can have other configurations that the server generally includes. Moreover, the hardware configuration of the plurality of terminal devices 12 can also include the same configuration as the server device 10 except that it includes, for example, an operation device, a display device, a sound output device, and the like.

<Game overview>
In the game according to the first embodiment, the player is advantageous in the progress of the game by paying a fee (billing) or consuming a game item (for example, a name such as a jewel, a ticket, or a coin). You can draw intangibles. Examples of “intangibles” include game items, game characters, game character equipment, experience values, in-game currency, and the like. Further, the content of the game is not particularly limited in the first embodiment.
In addition, in the game according to the first embodiment, when paying a fee or consuming a game item is expressed as “paid”, the player is not charged for the first time or in the middle of the game. You can also draw a lot.

<Functional means>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of functional means of the server device 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the server device 10 includes functional means such as a storage means 40, a progress means 42, a lottery means 44, a shortening means 46, and a selection means 48. The storage means 40 is realized by one or a plurality of storage devices 28. Functional means other than the storage means 40 are realized by the control device 20 executing the game program 14 stored in the storage device 28 or the like. All or a part of these functional means 40 to 48 may be provided in the terminal device 12.

  The storage means 40 has a function of storing play data 40A for each player, one or a plurality of lottery tables 40B as lottery data, and the like. The play data 40A describes the progress of the game of the player, player information, items possessed by the player, and the like. In the lottery table 40B, the winning probabilities are described in association with the contents of lottery rewards (intangibles) to be given to the players by winning.

  The progression means 42 has a function of advancing the game in response to the player's operation on the terminal device 12.

  The lottery means 44 has a function of drawing intangible objects advantageous for the progress of the game free of charge based on the lottery table 40B, and redoing the lottery free of charge with effects according to the operation of the player. Further, the lottery means 44 gives an intangible object according to the lottery result to the player.

Note that “free of charge” means that there is no consumption of items obtained by payment of fees or payment of fees, and other considerations other than paying money may be imposed as in the following predetermined conditions.
Further, “redo lottery” means canceling the previous lottery result (without giving a lottery reward to the player) and performing the lottery again. The lottery redo may be performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. Here, the “predetermined condition” means that the player's action corresponds to a predetermined advertising act (first advertising act) such as advertising or receiving advertisement, or purchasing another game provided by a game company It corresponds to the act to perform, corresponds to the act to go to a predetermined store, etc.
The act of advertising includes the act of following the official SNS (Social Networking Service) of the game, the act of commenting on the product or service of the partner of the game or game company to the SNS, the action of the partner of the game or game company For example, an act of creating a blog such as a product or service.
The act of receiving advertisements includes an act of viewing an advertisement of a game company or a product or service of a partner of the game company, an act of receiving an email or a phone call from the game company or the partner.

  The shortening means 46 shortens the production time of the effect when the lottery means 44 redoes the lottery when the player performs an advertising act (second advertising act) of at least one of the act of promoting or receiving the advertisement. It has a function. In addition, the above-mentioned 1st advertisement act and the 2nd advertisement act may be the same, or may differ. It is preferable that the time for shortening is longer than the time required for the first advertising action and / or the second advertising action, for example. In other words, the shortening means 46 shortens the production time for a longer time than the time required for the advertising act. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the labor (time) of the player until the desired intangible object is obtained rather than simply performing the lottery without performing the advertising act. Moreover, it is preferable that the shortening means 46 shortens presentation time so that presentation time may become shorter than the time which resetemara requires from a viewpoint of suppressing a risemara. Moreover, the shortening means 46 may shorten production time so that production time may become half or less than the time which it takes for Resemala from a viewpoint of suppressing the riser mara further.

  The selection means 48 has a function of causing the player to select the above-described predetermined conditions, contents related to the advertising act, and the like.

<Processing flow of each functional means>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process flow related to lottery executed by each functional unit according to the first embodiment. This process is started, for example, when a part of the game program 14 is installed in the terminal device 12 and is executed for the first time by the player. The order and contents of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP10)
The progression means 42 proceeds with a game tutorial. After the tutorial is completed, the process proceeds to the process of step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The lottery means 44 starts lottery lottery based on the lottery table 40B. And a process transfers to the process of step SP14.

(Step SP14)
The lottery means 44 displays an effect relating to the lottery (lottery effect) on the terminal device 12. And a process transfers to the process of step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The lottery means 44 displays a screen (lottery result display screen) showing the lottery result on the terminal device 12.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a lottery result display screen showing a lottery result.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lottery result display screen 100 is provided with a display field 102, a redo button 104, a main part start button 106, and an advertisement display button 108. In the display field 102, an intangible object (for example, a character card) won by lottery is displayed as a lottery result. “Gacha” of the redo button 104 has the same meaning as “lottery”. When the redo button 104 is pressed, the lottery can be redone. In the first embodiment, the redo button 104 is inactive, that is, in a state where it cannot be pressed, and when the advertisement display button 108 is pressed, it switches from inactive to active and is in a pressable state. In FIG. 5, inactivity is expressed by hatching. When the main part start button 106 is pressed, the main part of the game is started. When the advertisement display button 108 is pressed, a promotion advertisement of a game company or a partner is displayed on the terminal device 12.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the process proceeds to the process of step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The lottery means 44 determines whether or not the player has performed a predetermined advertising act. In the first embodiment, the lottery means 44 determines whether the player has viewed the advertisement by pressing the advertisement display button 108. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP20, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP30. In addition, before the process of the said step SP18, the selection means 48 may make a player select the content regarding an advertising act. For example, the selection unit 48 may select the type of advertisement that the player sees. In this case, when the advertisement display button 108 is pressed, the selected advertisement is displayed on the terminal device 12.

(Step SP20)
The progression means 42 activates the redo button 104. And a process transfers to the process of step SP24.

(Step SP22)
In response to pressing of the redo button 104, the lottery means 44 redoes the lottery based on the lottery table 40B. At this time, the lottery means 44 may change the lottery reward by changing the lottery table 40B. And a process transfers to the process of step SP24.

(Step SP24)
The shortening means 46 shortens the effect production time when the lottery means 44 redoes the lottery from the default time. And a process transfers to the process of step SP26.

(Step SP26)
The lottery means 44 displays the lottery effect on the terminal device 12 in a state where the effect time is shortened. And a process transfers to the process of step SP28.

(Step SP28)
The lottery means 44 displays the lottery result display screen 100 on the terminal device 12 as in step SP16. And a process transfers to the process of step SP30.

(Step SP30)
The lottery means 44 determines whether or not the main story start button 106 is pressed on the lottery result display screen 100. Then, the process proceeds to step SP32 when the determination is affirmative, and returns to step SP18 when the determination is negative.

(Step SP32)
The progress means 42 advances the main part of the game. Then, the series of processes shown in FIG. 4 ends.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to redo the lottery in accordance with the operation of the player, and thus it is possible to suppress the riser. In addition, according to the first embodiment, the production time for redoing the lottery is shortened, so that it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the player until a desired intangible object is obtained. In addition, according to the first embodiment, since the player performs an advertising act as a consideration for reducing the production time, it is possible to give a merit to the game company or the partner.

  In addition, according to the first embodiment, the player is allowed to select the content related to the advertising act, so that it is possible to reduce the stress of the player who receives the desired intangible object.

--- Second Embodiment ---
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, in addition to the functions of the game program 14 according to the first embodiment, the lottery means 44 and the shortening means 46 further have the following functions.

  The lottery means 44 further has a function of changing the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery according to the number of advertising acts (first or second advertising act), the time required for the advertising act, the contents of the advertising act, or the number of lottery lotteries. Have Here, the lottery means 44 may specify the intangible object desired by the player and change the winning probability of the intangible object. In addition, the lottery means 44 may change the winning probability only for intangibles with high rarity. The shortening means 46 further has a function of changing the shortening time of the production time in accordance with the number of times of the advertising act, the time required for the advertising act, the content of the advertising act, or the number of lotteries of the lottery. Further, the shortening means 46 further has a function of changing the contents of the advertising act according to the number of times of the advertising act, the time required for the advertising act, or the lottery number of the lottery.

  From the viewpoint of reducing the time and effort of the player, the lottery means 44 is used when the lottery is repeated as the number of times of the advertising act is increased, the time required for the advertising act is increased, or the number of lottery times of the lottery is increased. It is preferable to increase the winning probability of all or some intangibles. On the other hand, from the standpoint of enhancing the interest of lottery, the greater the number of advertisements, the longer the time required for advertisements, or the greater the number of lotteries, It is preferable to reduce the winning probability of the intangible part.

  Further, from the viewpoint of reducing the time and effort of the player, the shortening means 46 shortens the production time as the number of times of advertising acts increases, the time required for advertising acts increases, or the number of lottery times increases. It is preferable to lengthen the length. On the other hand, from the standpoint of enhancing the interest of lottery, shortening the production time shortening as the number of times of advertising acts is increased, the time required for advertising activities is longer, or the number of times of lottery is increased. Is preferred.

In addition, from the viewpoint of maintaining the player's interest, the shortening means 46 preferably changes the content of the advertising act for each number of times of advertising act, the time required for the advertising act, or for each lottery lottery.
Further, from the viewpoint of reducing the time and effort of the player, the shortening means 46 preferably shortens the time for the advertising act as the number of times of the advertising act is increased or the number of lotteries of the lottery is increased. On the other hand, from the standpoint of enhancing the interest of lottery, it is preferable to increase the time for the advertising act as the number of advertising acts increases or the number of lottery times increases.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of processing related to lottery executed by each functional unit according to the second embodiment. This process is started, for example, when a part of the game program 14 is installed in the terminal device 12 and is executed for the first time by the player. The order and contents of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP50)
The progression means 42 proceeds with a game tutorial. After the tutorial is completed, the process proceeds to the process of step SP52.

(Step SP52)
The lottery means 44 starts lottery lottery based on the lottery table 40B. And a process transfers to the process of step SP54.

(Step SP54)
The lottery means 44 displays an effect relating to the lottery (lottery effect) on the terminal device 12. And a process transfers to the process of step SP56.

(Step SP56)
The lottery means 44 displays a lottery result display screen similar to the lottery result display screen 100 shown in FIG. However, in the second embodiment, the advertisement display button 108 is not provided on the lottery result display screen. The redo button 104 has been activated since it was displayed. And a process transfers to the process of step SP58.

(Step SP58)
The lottery means 44 increments the number of lotteries i (i = i + 1). And a process transfers to the process of step SP60. Note that the initial value of i is 0.

(Step SP60)
The lottery means 44 determines which of the redo button 104 and the main part start button 106 is pressed on the lottery result display screen. When it is determined that the redo button 104 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step SP62, and when it is determined that the main part start button 106 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step SP78.

(Step SP62)
The selection means 48 causes the player to select the contents of the advertisement by displaying the contents of the advertisement, that is, the advertisement advertisement selection screen on the terminal device 12. And a process transfers to the process of step SP64.

(Step SP64)
The lottery means 44 displays the advertising advertisement selected on the selection screen on the terminal device 12. And a process transfers to the process of step SP66.

(Step SP66)
The lottery means 44 changes the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery from the winning probability described in the lottery table 40B according to the lottery number i. In the second embodiment, the lottery means 44 increases the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery as the lottery number i increases. Moreover, the shortening means 46 changes the shortening time of production time according to the lottery number i. In the second embodiment, the shortening means 46 lengthens the shortening time as the number of lotteries i increases, in other words, shortens the effect time. Further, the winning probability or the shortening time may be changed according to the contents of the advertisement selected on the selection screen. And a process transfers to the process of step SP68.

(Step SP68)
The lottery means 44 redoes the lottery based on the lottery table 40B and the changed winning probability. And a process transfers to the process of step SP70.

(Step SP70)
The shortening means 46 shortens the effect production time when the lottery means 44 redoes the lottery from the default time. And a process transfers to the process of step SP72.

(Step SP72)
The lottery means 44 displays the lottery effect on the terminal device 12 in a shortened state. And a process transfers to the process of step SP74.

(Step SP74)
The lottery means 44 displays a lottery result display screen similar to the lottery result display screen 100 shown in FIG. And a process transfers to the process of step SP76.

(Step SP76)
The lottery means 44 determines which of the redo button 104 and the main part start button 106 is pressed on the lottery result display screen. If it is determined that the redo button 104 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step SP80. If it is determined that the main program start button 106 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step SP78.

(Step SP78)
The progress means 42 advances the main part of the game. Then, the series of processing shown in FIG.

(Step SP80)
The lottery means 44 increments the number of lotteries i (i = i + 1). And a process returns to the process of step SP62.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the winning probability, the shortening time, and the contents of the advertising act when the lottery is redone according to the number of lotteries are changed. Therefore, for example, the trouble of the player can be reduced.

---- Modifications
In addition, this invention is not limited to said specific example. That is, the above-described specific examples that are appropriately modified by those skilled in the art are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the characteristics of the present invention. In addition, the elements included in the above-described embodiment and the modifications described below can be combined as long as technically possible, and combinations thereof are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they include the features of the present invention. .

  For example, in the first embodiment, the case has been described in which the shortening unit 46 shortens the lottery presentation time when the player performs an advertising act. However, in the form of executing the tutorial when the lottery is repeated or before the tutorial If the player performs an advertising act in a form in which the advertising act is possible, the tutorial may be shortened. According to this configuration, the time and effort of the player can be further reduced.

  Further, the shortening means 46 may speed up the time for downloading the game program 14 to the terminal device 12 when the player performs a predetermined advertising act before downloading the game program 14. According to this configuration, the time and effort of the player can be further reduced.

  In addition, when the lottery unit 44 redoes the lottery, it may draw lots of intangible objects other than those won in the past. Specifically, the lottery means 44 copies the lottery table 40B for the player in the storage means 40, and when the redo button 104 is pressed, copies the intangibles won in the previous lottery. The lottery table 40B is updated by deleting the lottery table 40B. Then, the lottery means 44 uses the updated lottery table 40B to redo the lottery. According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the player from determining that the player determines that it is unnecessary and to perform the lottery again, thereby further reducing the labor of the player.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the case in which the lottery means 44 lottery is explained free of charge, but the technology according to the first or second embodiment may be applied to a lottery for a fee. . In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the process related to the first lottery of the game has been described. However, the technology according to the first or second embodiment is applied to the process related to the lottery performed in the middle of the game. May be.

In the second embodiment, the lottery means 44 changes the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery from the winning probability described in the lottery table 40B according to the lottery number i. , "Changing means"), when the player performs at least one of the act of advertising or receiving the advertisement, the winning probability when the lottery is redone is determined from the winning probability described in the lottery table 40B. It may be changed. In addition, the changing means may change not only the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery but also the winning probability of the first lottery when the player performs an advertising act of at least one of the act of promoting or receiving the advertisement. Also good.
For example, the changing means may change the winning probability of the intangible desired by the player to be high when the player performs an advertising act of at least one of an act of promoting or receiving an advertisement. On the contrary, the changing means may change the winning probability of the intangible object that the player does not desire when the player performs an advertising act of at least one of the act of performing the advertisement or the act of receiving the advertisement. According to these configurations, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the player until a desired intangible object is obtained, similarly to the configuration that shortens the production time.
Further, the intangible object whose winning probability is changed may be determined randomly or may be selected by the player. Further, the changing means may change the content and time of the advertising act according to the intangible object that changes the winning probability.

10: Server device (information processing device)
12 ... Terminal device (information processing device)
14 ... Game program 42 ... Progressing means 44 ... Lottery means 46 ... Shortening means

Claims (10)

Computer
A means of progressing the game,
Lottery means for drawing intangibles advantageous in the progress of the game, and redoing the lottery with effects according to the operation of the player;
A shortening means for shortening the production time of the effect when the player performs at least one of the act of performing the advertisement or the act of receiving the advertisement;
Game program to function as. The lottery means further changes the winning probability at the time of redoing the lottery according to the number of times of the advertising act, the time required for the advertising act, the content of the advertising act, or the lottery number of the lottery.
The game program according to claim 1. The shortening means further changes the shortening time of the production time according to the number of the advertising acts, the time required for the advertising acts, the contents of the advertising acts, or the lottery number of the lottery.
The game program according to claim 1 or 2. The shortening means shortens the production time for a time longer than the time required for the advertising act,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The shortening means further changes the content of the advertising act according to the number of times of the advertising act, the time required for the advertising act, or the lottery number of the lottery.
The game program of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4. Said computer further
Selection means for causing the player to select the content of the advertising act;
A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 for functioning as: The lottery means, when redoing the lottery, draws intangible objects excluding those won in the past,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. Computer
A means of progressing the game,
Lottery means for drawing intangibles advantageous in the progress of the game, and redoing the lottery with effects according to the operation of the player;
A changing means for changing the winning probability of the intangible object when the player performs at least one of the act of performing the advertisement or the act of receiving the advertisement;
Game program to function as. A means of progressing the game,
Lottery means for drawing intangibles advantageous in the progress of the game, and redoing the lottery with effects according to the operation of the player;
When the player performs at least one of the act of performing the advertisement or the act of receiving the advertisement, the shortening means for shortening the production time of the effect,
An information processing apparatus comprising: A means of progressing the game,
Lottery means for drawing intangibles advantageous in the progress of the game, and redoing the lottery with effects according to the operation of the player;
A changing means for changing the winning probability of the intangible object when the player performs an advertising act of at least one of an act of promoting or receiving an advertisement;
An information processing apparatus comprising:

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