JP2020110351A - Game program, game method, and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program, a game method, and an information processor capable of avoiding a game development that a player does not intend as much as possible even if a time limit passes.SOLUTION: When a user's operation for designating a discarded tile is received within a time limit, discarding of the tile is executed from among combinations of the user's hand tiles. A tile having an advantage that is not too low regarding satisfaction of combinations even if discarding of tiles is executed is specified as a candidate of a discarded tile. When a time limit is completed without receiving tile discarding operation, tile discarding directed to the candidate of a discarded tile is executed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a game method, and an information processing device.

As a communication battle-type mahjong game, the player sets a time limit from selecting a tile after throwing a tile, and extending the time limit according to the operation of the long-think button, and the time limit elapses. If a discard tile is not selected by then, there is a game that discards the Tsumo tile and advances the game (Patent Document 1).

JP, 2004-073829, A

However, in the Mahjong game of Patent Document 1, even if the Tsumo tile is a tile that contributes to an increase in the number of Shanten in the combination with the player's hand tile, if the discard tile is not selected before the time limit elapses. The Tsumo tiles are thrown away. As a result, in the mahjong game, there is a possibility that the game may be unintentionally played by the player.

The present invention has been conceived in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game program capable of avoiding a game development unintended by the player even when the time limit has elapsed, as much as possible. To provide a game method and an information processing device.

According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, there is provided a game program executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, and a touch screen. A game based on a game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of characters including a character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other, and the game program includes a plurality of predetermined characters in a processor. Of the identification information, a combination of the identification information owned by the user is displayed, and a combination of a plurality of predetermined combinations is established based on the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step. An operation by the user for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the second step and the identification information displayed in the first step is accepted for a predetermined period, and the exclusion identification information is A third step of excluding from the combination of identification information, a fourth step of identifying as identification information the identification information that does not reduce the advantage degree related to winning even if excluded from the combination of identification information, and the exclusion identification information by the third step When the predetermined period ends without being specified, the fifth step of excluding the specific identification information from the combination of the identification information as the exclusion identification information is executed.

According to an aspect of one embodiment, there is provided a computer-implemented game method including a processor, a memory, and a display unit. The game based on the game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of characters including a character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other, and the game method is that a computer uses a plurality of predetermined characters. Of the identification information, a combination of the identification information owned by the user is displayed, and a combination of a plurality of predetermined combinations is established based on the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step. An operation by the user for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the second step and the identification information displayed in the first step is accepted for a predetermined period, and the exclusion identification information is A third step of excluding from the combination of identification information, a fourth step of identifying as identification information the identification information that does not reduce the advantage degree related to winning even if excluded from the combination of identification information, and the exclusion identification information by the third step When the predetermined period ends without being designated, the fifth step of excluding the specific identification information from the combination of the identification information as the exclusion identification information.

According to one aspect of one embodiment, an information processing device including a storage unit that stores a game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program is provided. The game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other, and the control unit controls a plurality of predetermined identification information. Based on the first step of displaying the combination of the identification information owned by the user and the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step, a winning combination that is established from among a plurality of predetermined combinations of winning combinations is identified. The second operation of performing the second step and the operation of the user for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step are accepted for a predetermined period, and the exclusion identification information Excluded identification information is designated by the third step of excluding the combination from the combination, the fourth step of identifying the identification information that does not reduce the degree of advantage related to the achievement of the combination even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information as the specific identification information. When the predetermined period ends without any action, the fifth step of excluding the specific identification information from the combination of the identification information as the exclusion identification information is executed.

According to the present invention, even when the time limit has elapsed, it is possible to avoid as much as possible a game development that is not intended by the player.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of a game system. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of a user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a game server. It is a flow chart which shows an example of a manager side game process. It is a flowchart which shows a part of user side game process. It is a flowchart which shows another part of a user side game process. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a game screen, (B) is a figure which shows another example of a game screen. (A) is a figure which shows another example of a game screen, (B) is a figure which shows another example of a game screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the game system 1. In the present embodiment, the game system 1 provides a game in which a privilege (for example, a score or the like) is given when any one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations (achievement conditions) is established. An example of the game type is a mahjong game in which a character operated by a user (player) can compete with three NPCs (non-player characters) or three characters operated by three other users. ..

In the present embodiment, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the user and the character operated by the user. Therefore, the description related to the character is substantially the same as the description related to the user, and the character can be appropriately replaced by the user.

In the mahjong game, about 136 tiles (identification information) classified into a Manko tile, a Tsutsuko tile, a Tako tile or a character tile are used. The above 136 tiles are piled up on the mahjong table in the room, and each user draws one tile from the tile pile to form a combination of 14 to 18 hand tiles (the tiles owned by the user). Aim to be established.

In Mahjong, technical terms such as house (home or other house), side dew, bleach, shunten are used. Here, the house means a character, the home means a character operated by the own user, and the other house means a character or NPC operated by another user. In addition, dewdrop is a general term for Pong, Qi, Daimei mallet, dark mallet, and small mine, and bleach means to show the pattern of tiles to other characters.

In addition, "shunten" is a term indicating how many times it is possible to make a tempai at the shortest. Specifically, the state of a hand tile that can be tempered if it is pressed three times at the shortest is called 3 Shanten, and the state of a hand tile that can be tempered if it is pressed twice at the shortest is called 2 Shanten. For this reason, the closer the number of shunts is, the smaller the number of shunts is, and the smaller the number of shunts is, the more the number of shunts is increased. Conversely, the lower the degree of advantage in establishing the winning combination, the greater the number of shunts, and the greater the number of shunts, is referred to as the number of shunts down.

Each station will continue as long as the parent keeps going up, and will end when the child goes up or has flowed. That is, the parent switching condition is satisfied when the child is moved up or the station is changed. When the current game ends, the parent switches to the character on the right, and the next game starts.

Note that the type of game is not limited to this as long as it is a game in which a privilege (for example, a score or the like) is given when a winning combination is achieved, and for example, a game using playing cards (for example, poker) may be used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a game server 200. Each user terminal 100 and the game server 200 are connected via the network 2. The network 2 is the Internet, various mobile communication systems (for example, so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution)) constructed by a wireless base station (not shown), or a radio that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point. It may include a network (eg Wi-Fi®).

(Configuration of user terminal and game server)
The user terminal 100 is more preferably a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input/output IF 14, and a touch screen 15 which are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. With.

The input/output IF 14 has various data input/output functions and a voice input/output function via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like.

The touch screen 15 is an electronic component that combines the input unit 151 and the display unit 152. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad or the like. The display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The input unit 151 detects contact or proximity of an object such as a user's finger or a stylus on the touch screen 15 and receives it as an operation input. The input unit 151 detects information of a screen position in which a user's action (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a swipe operation, a flick operation, and a tap operation) included in the operation input is input, It has a function of outputting the information as an information signal to the outside. The touch screen 15 may be touch-sensitive. The touch-sensitive device may be of any type such as a capacitance type or a resistance film type.

The game server 200 provides various services related to games to each user terminal 100. More preferably, the game server 200 is a general purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the game server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication interface (IF) 23, and an input/output IF 24 that are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The processors 10 and 20 are configured to include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and the like. The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the overall operation of the game server 200.

The memories 11 and 21 are configured to include a main storage device that can be configured by a volatile storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory).

The storages 12 and 22 are configured to include an auxiliary storage device that can be configured by a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Various programs and data loaded by the processor 10 from the storage 12 are temporarily stored in the memory 11. Various programs and data loaded from the storage 22 by the processor 20 are temporarily stored in the memory 21. As a result, the memory 11 provides a work area for the processor 10. The memory 21 provides a work area for the processor 20.

Game data such as a game program is stored in the storage 22 of the game server 200. The storage 12 of the user terminal 100 stores game data such as a game program downloaded from the game server 200. The game program is loaded in the memories 11 and 21. The processor 10 executes the game program loaded in the memory 11. The processor 20 executes the game program loaded in the memory 21. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various game data generated while the processor 10 operates according to the game program. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various game data generated while the processor 20 operates according to the game program.

The communication IFs 13 and 23 have a communication control function for transmitting and receiving various data between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200. The communication control function includes, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) connection function, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, an Internet connection function via a mobile phone network, a short-range wireless communication function, and the like.

In the present embodiment, various data are game data such as a predetermined game program, user information, and game information, an instruction to transmit/receive them between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200, and an instruction to advance the game. including.

For example, the processor 10 transmits the user ID to the game server 200 via the communication IF 13 to relate to the object (character, tile skill, Tsumo skill, tile, Tsumo tile, discard tile, etc.) associated with the user ID. Information is received from the game server 200. Further, the processor 10 arranges the tiles on the mahjong table based on the user's action, and transmits the game points (dotted bars) obtained as a result of the game to the game server 200 via the communication IF 13.

The input/output IF 24 of the game server 200 includes an input unit which is an information input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and an output unit such as a liquid crystal display, and is used for monitoring information of the computer.

(Functional configuration of user terminal)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 can function as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 by the cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, and the like. A game program is stored in the storage unit 120. This game program is loaded on the main memory and executed by the control unit 110. Further, in the present embodiment, this game program is a program that causes the user terminal 100 including the processor 10 and the memory 11 to function as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 for advancing the mahjong game.

The control unit 110 can function as the action reception unit 111, the terminal processing unit 112, the timer unit 113, the terminal determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, the reward calculation unit 116, and the transmission/reception unit 117 according to the game program. Various game data generated while the control unit 110 is operating according to the game program, and various game data used by the control unit 110 are also temporarily stored in the main memory.

The action reception unit 111 detects the action of the user on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15. The action reception unit 111 determines what input has been made from an operation instruction from the console via the touch screen 15 and other input/output IF 14, and outputs the result to necessary elements such as the terminal processing unit 112. When the action input to the touch screen 15 is performed, the action receiving unit 111 detects the coordinate information of the input position and the type of action (touch operation, slide action, etc.). Further, the action receiving unit 111 detects that the contact input has been released from the touch screen 15 by detecting the interruption of the continuously detected input.

The terminal processing unit 112 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100, performs transmission/reception of data between the respective elements, and arithmetic processing and other processing necessary for executing the game. The terminal processing unit 112 instructs the display control unit 115 to develop a game according to the game program and draw a game image showing the result based on the action detected by the action receiving unit 111, for example. Further, the terminal processing unit 112 operates the game object in the virtual space based on the operation input on the touch screen 15. In addition, the terminal processing unit 112 performs processing such as updating various data stored in the storage unit 120 based on the operation input on the touch screen 15 and the result of arithmetic processing. The terminal processing unit 112 may control the position of the virtual camera for designating the visual field of the game space according to the progress state of the game.

The timer unit 113 defines the time in the mahjong room and measures the passage of time in the mahjong room. The timer unit 113 stores, for example, the time at which the tiles are pressed in the storage unit 120, and measures the time elapsed thereafter. The timer unit 113 provides the time information obtained by the measurement to the terminal determination unit 114. The terminal determination unit 114 can refer to the timer unit 113 and the storage unit 120 to determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the current Tsumo.

The display control unit 115 generates an image displayed on the display unit 152 based on the user information received from the game server 200, the calculation result of the game program, and the action of the user on the input unit 151. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 100 changes momentarily from the start to the end of a game such as tiles, tiles, Tsumo tiles, discard tiles, Pong, Qi, Kang, Ron Ari, Tsumo Ari, stream stations, etc. The game information is acquired from the game server 200, and an image of the game screen is generated using this information. The game information may be stored on the user terminal 100 side as well. The display control unit 115 updates the display image according to the game progress control by the terminal processing unit 112.

The reward calculation unit 116 calculates the reward provided to each user based on the operation received from the action reception unit 111, and gives the reward to the user. For example, the reward calculation unit 116 calculates a dot bar given to the user and gives it to the user.

The transmission/reception unit 117 receives various information from the game server 200 and transmits various information to the game server 200. The transmission/reception unit 117 transmits various types of information to the game server 200 under the control of the control unit 110. The game server 200 receives the information via the network 2 and the communication IF 23, and the transmitting/receiving unit 211 identifies and accepts the content of the information. The transmission/reception unit 117 may be, for example, a game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, tiles of his/her own user, tiles, tiles of other users, and tiles of other users. It is possible to receive from the game server 200 the game information such as, Qi, Kang, Ron's up, Tsumo's up. Note that these pieces of information may be stored on the user terminal 100 side as well. On the other hand, the transmission/reception unit 117 can transmit the user information, game information such as discarding tiles of the own user, game information such as Pong, Qi, Kang, Ron finish, and Tsumo finish to the game server 200.

The storage unit 120 stores data necessary for the control unit 110 to function as the above-described units. The data includes, for example, a game program, game information, and user information. An example of the game information is an object management table. Examples of user information include a user management table.

In the present embodiment, the game programs are a user-side program for advancing a mahjong game from the user's point of view, an administrator-side program for controlling the mah-jongg game as an administrator, and an NPC-side program for advancing the mah-jongg game as an NPC. It is composed by. In addition, in the present embodiment, a single play mode in which the user plays a game with three NPCs and a battle play mode in which the user plays a game online with three other users are prepared.

Of these, in the single play mode, a party surrounding the mahjong table is formed by the user and three NPCs, and the game is started. On the other hand, in the match-up play mode, one of the four users creates a room as a host, and the remaining three users enter the room as guests to form a party surrounding the mahjong table. The game starts.

(Functional configuration of the game server)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game server 200. The game server 200 has a game providing function of providing each user terminal 100 with information necessary for proceeding with the game. The game server 200 receives game information from the user terminal 100, and transmits a game program operable on the user terminal 100, a web page (game screen or the like), various game data such as user information and game parameters, and various notifications. To do. The game server 200 can function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input/output IF 24, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 210 can function as the transmission/reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, the data management unit 213, the matching unit 214, and the measurement unit 215 according to the game program stored in the storage unit 220. In the present embodiment, this game program is a program that causes the game server 200 having the processor 20 and the memory 21 to function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 for advancing the mahjong game, and is a manager's point of view. Also, the above-mentioned administrator side program that manages the mahjong game is included.

The transmission/reception unit 211 receives various information transmitted from each user terminal 100 and transmits various information to each user terminal 100.

Each user terminal 100 transmits various information to the game server 200 under the control of the control unit 110. The game server 200 receives the information via the network 2 and the communication IF 23, and the transmitting/receiving unit 211 identifies and accepts the content of the information.

The transmission/reception unit 211 refers to various management tables stored in the storage unit 220. The transmission/reception unit 211 refers to the various management tables updated by the data management unit 213 as necessary, and executes necessary processing. The information includes tile distribution information for identifying the combination of tiles to be distributed to each user, tile pile information for identifying the tiles remaining after the tiles, and information such as pong, qi, and kang by each user. included.

In addition, the transmission/reception unit 211, the game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, each user's tiles, tile piles, each user's discard tiles, each user's pon, chee , Game information such as “Kan”, “Ron” and “Tsumo” are transmitted to the user terminal 100.

The server processing unit 212 controls the overall operation of the game server 200, transmits and receives data between the elements, and performs arithmetic processing necessary for the progress of the game. The server processing unit 212 executes arithmetic processing according to the game program, for example, based on the information or request from the user terminal 100 received by the transmitting/receiving unit 211. Then, the various user information as a result, game data such as game information, and a game program are transmitted to the user terminal 100 via the communication IF 13, thereby further advancing the game in the user terminal 100.

The data management unit 213 performs necessary processing by adding, updating, or deleting various game data stored in the storage unit 220 and records in the database based on various calculation results in the server processing unit 212. Execute.

For example, when the user acts on the user terminal 100 to expose the tiles on the mahjong table, the transmission/reception unit 211 receives the object information and the game point information held by the user from the user terminal 100 as a result. The server processing unit 212 executes necessary processing based on the received information, while the data management unit 213 updates user information and game information.

In addition, for example, when the transmission/reception unit 211 receives a request to execute a discard tile from the user terminal 100, the data management unit 213 converts the discard tile information into the user information and the game information regarding the placement position of the discard tile. Store in association.

The matching unit 214 associates a plurality of operation characters with a predetermined game space for battle play. For example, when a certain operation character performs an operation to create a room as a host, the matching unit 214 forms a party with the operation character as a host and the other three operation characters as guests by matching and belongs to the party. The four operation characters are temporarily associated with the same mahjong room.

Similar to the timer unit 113, the measuring unit 215 has a function of defining the time in the mahjong room and measuring the time in the mahjong room. The measuring unit 215 measures, for example, the elapsed time from the time when the screen for selecting the skill to be activated at the start of the game is displayed. The measuring unit 215 generates time information of the mahjong room and compares it with the time information of the mahjong room generated by the timer unit 113. As a result, the time information of the mahjong room is synchronized between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200, and various time information can be measured and determined smoothly.

The storage unit 220 stores a game program, a user authentication program, and the like. Further, in the storage unit 220, a database that manages user information such as a user management table and game information such as an object management table may be built.

(About operation)
When the battle play mode is selected, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by the host user executes the manager-side game process shown in FIG. 4 according to the manager-side program. The control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by each user executes the user-side game process shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 according to the user-side program. The administrator-side game process shown in FIG. 4 may be executed by the game server 200 and the process result may be transmitted to each user terminal 100.

When the single play mode is selected, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by the user executes the administrator-side game process according to the administrator-side program, and executes the user-side game process according to the user-side program. In addition to the execution, the NPC side game process is executed according to the NPC side program.

In both the battle play mode and the single play mode, the four users or characters facing the game proceed with the game under the management of the administrator. The game process on the manager side may be executed by the game server 200 and the result of the process may be transmitted to each user terminal 100.

In the following, the details of the manager side game process and the user side game process will be described with the battle play mode in mind. Referring to FIG. 4, in step S01, a pile of tiles consisting of about 136 tiles is constructed, and in step S02, 13 tiles are distributed to each of the four users facing the game. The type of tiles corresponds to, for example, the type of character operated by each of the four users. When the distribution of tiles is completed, the process proceeds to step S03. In step S03, the game proceeds in cooperation with the user-side game process corresponding to each user, partitioning the order of the tiles between the users, and displaying the discarded tiles of each user on the game screen of another user. ..

In step S04, it is determined whether any one of the four users has gone up or the current game has become a flow. If it is not determined that any user has risen or the current game has become a flow station, the process returns to step S03. On the other hand, if it is determined that any one of the users has risen or the current game has become a flow station, the settlement is performed in step S05. For example, points (privileges) according to the winning combination are given to the user who declares going up. In addition, if the tiles that make up the winning combination include a Dora tile in the case of going up in front of the gate, the points given will be increased. The current manager side game process ends after the process of step S05.

With reference to FIG. 5, in step S11, the game screen shown in FIG. 7(A) is displayed on the touch screen 15. Referring to FIG. 7(A), a mahjong table is displayed from the viewpoint of the home (obliquely above) in the center slightly above the center of the game screen. At the center of the mahjong table, a river area RV for displaying abandoned tiles of the home and another is allocated, and below the river area RV is a tile area HA for displaying the tiles of the home. Has been assigned. The gauge GG representing the time limit from the Tsumo tile to the discard tile and the character image CG are displayed below the hand tile area HA.

In step S12, the tiles distributed to the user by the processing of step S01 are displayed in the tile area HA of the game screen. In the hand tile area HA, 13 hand tiles are displayed for each of the tile classifications (manko tile, tsutsuko tile, choko tile, character tile). In step S13, it is determined based on the processing result of step S03 and the operation input to the touch screen 15 whether or not the own user's turn has come or the operation of declaring the dewdrop has been performed. The operation of declaring dewdrop is an operation performed on a discard tile whose face is established in relation to the combination of the tiles of the own user among the discard tiles of other users.

If it is determined in step S13 that the user's turn has come or an operation of declaring dewdrop has been performed, the process proceeds to step S14. When it is determined that the own user's turn has arrived, in step S14, tiles are tiled from the tile pile constructed by the process of step S01, and the tiles are displayed at the right end in the hand tile area HA. When it is determined that the operation of declaring the dewdrop has been performed, in step S14, the discard tile of the other user and the hand tile of the own user whose face is established due to the relation between the discard tile and the other tile are set as the subexposure tile. , Is displayed at a position closer to the river area RV than the hand tile area HA.

In step S15, the time limit is set to, for example, 10 seconds. The remaining time of the time limit is reflected on the gauge GG. In step S16, based on the tiles displayed in the hand tile area HA, the tiles whose shunten number does not decrease even after being discarded are specified as discard tile candidates (specific identification information). When the tiles shown in FIG. 7(A) are displayed in the hand tile area HA, three-tube tiles, five-tube tiles, and seven-tube tiles are specified as discarded tile candidates.

In step S17, the combination of the tiles forming each of the plurality of types of hands is compared with the combination of the tiles displayed in the hand tile area HA, so that the combination of the tiles on the hand tile area HA becomes effective. It is determined whether or not it holds. When it is determined that the winning combination has been established, the process proceeds to step S18, and it is determined based on an operation input on the touch screen 15 whether or not the operation of declaring the upward movement or the upward movement is performed by the user. If it is determined that the operation for declaring the rising of the spider or the rising of the slant has been performed, the process proceeds to step S19, and the administrator side program is notified of the rising of the sprue or the rising streak. The notification includes an ascending mode (Ron/Tsumo), an ascending combination, and a combination of the tiles that make up the ascending combination. The user-side game process ends after the notification.

If it is not determined in step S17 that the winning combination has been established, or if it is not determined in step S18 that the operation of declaring a rise is performed, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S20, it is determined whether or not the operation of declaring reach is performed based on the operation input on the touch screen 15. When it is determined that the operation for declaring reach is performed, the process corresponding to the operation is executed in step S21. When the process of step S21 is completed, the administrator side program is notified of the completion of the process in step S22, and then the process returns to step S13.

If it is not determined in step S20 that the operation for declaring reach is performed, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S23, it is determined based on the operation input to the touch screen 15 whether or not a touch operation on any one of the hand tile and the tsum tile displayed in the hand tile area HA has been performed.

If it is not determined that the touch operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S26. In step S26, it is determined whether the remaining time of the time limit set in step S15 is less than Ts seconds (for example, 5 seconds) based on the time information measured by the timer unit 113. If it is not determined that the remaining time is less than Ts seconds, the process returns to step S17, while if it is determined that the remaining time is less than Ts seconds, the process proceeds to step S27.

In step S27, the discarded tile candidates identified in step S16 are presented on the game screen. Specifically, the discarded tile candidates are lifted and displayed on the river area RV side. In the example of FIG. 7(A), three-tube tiles, five-tube tiles, and seven-tube tiles are specified as discarded tile candidates. Therefore, when the remaining time is less than Ts seconds, as shown in FIG. 7B, the three-tube tile, the five-tube tile, and the seven-tube tile are lifted to the river area RV side. At the timing when the display of the game screen shifts from FIG. 7(A) to FIG. 7(B), the remaining time displayed on the gauge GG is 5 seconds.

In step S28, it is determined based on the time information measured by the timer unit 113 whether or not the remaining time is 0 seconds. When it is not determined that the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, the process returns to step S17, and when it is determined that the remaining time reaches 0 second, the process proceeds to step S29. In step S29, any one of the discarded tile candidates specified in step S16 is set as a discarded tile. That is, if the number of the discarded tile candidates is one, the discarded tile candidate is set as the discarded tile. If the number of the discarded tile candidates is plural, for example, one discarded tile candidate is selected by random number lottery, and the discarded tile candidate is set as the discarded tile. When the process of step S29 is completed, the process proceeds to step S40.

When it is determined in step S23 that the touch operation is performed, the process proceeds to step S24, and the guide frame GF is displayed on the touch screen 15. In step S25, the touched tile is enlarged and displayed on the river area RV side. Therefore, in the game screen shown in FIG. 8A, when the seven-cylinder tile is touched, the guide frame GF is displayed, and the touched tile is enlarged and displayed at a position above the touched position. Further, in the game screen shown in FIG. 8B, when the five-tube tile is touched, the guide frame GF is displayed, and the touched tile is enlarged and displayed at a position above the touch position.

The game screen of FIG. 8(A) or FIG. 8(B) is a state in which the three-cylinder tiles are discarded and the wind tiles are twisted on the game screen of FIG. 7(A) or 7(B). Indicates. Further, the hand tiles to be determined in step S23 include the hand tiles presented in step S27, and when the hand tiles are touched, the hand tiles are enlarged and displayed on the river area RV side. Therefore, when a plurality of hand tiles are presented in step S27 and any one of the plurality of hand tiles is touched, which hand tile is touched depends on the size of the hand tile. Can be distinguished.

In step S30, it is determined whether or not the touch position has moved, based on the operation input on the touch screen 15. When it is determined that the touch position has moved, the process proceeds to step S31, and it is determined whether or not the current touch position is a position within the lower area including the hand tile area HA and spreading to the lower portion of the screen.

When it is determined that the current touch position is within the lower area, the process proceeds to step S32, and the tiles to be enlarged and displayed are changed to the tiles located in the vertical direction of the touch position. When the change of the tile is completed, the process returns to step S30. If it is not determined that the current touch position is within the lower area, the process returns to step S30 without executing the process of step S32.

Therefore, when the touch position is moved to the left in the state where the seven-cylinder tile shown in FIG. 8(A) is enlarged, the seven-cylinder tile is normally displayed in the original position, and the adjacent five-cylinder tile on the left is touched. It is enlarged and displayed at a position above the position. Further, when the touch position is moved to the right in the state where the five-tube tile shown in FIG. 8(B) is enlarged and displayed, the five-tube tile is normally displayed at the original position, and the seven-tube tile on the right is touched. It is enlarged and displayed at a position above the position. Note that when the touch position moves to the river area RV, the guide frame GF is highlighted.

When it is not determined that the touch position has moved in step S30, the process proceeds to step S33, and it is determined whether or not the touch operation has been canceled based on the operation input to the touch screen 15. If it is not determined that the touch operation has been released, the process proceeds to step S37. In step S37, it is determined whether or not the remaining time of the time limit set in step S15 has reached 0 seconds based on the time information measured by the timer unit 113.

If it is not determined that the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, the process returns to step S30, and if it is determined that the remaining time reaches 0 second without releasing the touch operation, the process proceeds to step S38. In step S38, the touched tile is set as the discarded tile regardless of whether or not the touched tile (enlarged-displayed tile) is the discarded tile candidate specified in step S16. To step S40. Therefore, when the remaining time becomes 0 seconds in a state where the five-tube tile shown in FIG. 8B is enlarged and displayed, the five-tube tile is set as a discard tile.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S33 that the touch operation has been released, the process proceeds to step S34, and the guide frame GF is hidden. In step S35, it is determined whether or not the last touch position is within the river area RV based on the operation input on the touch screen 15. If it is not determined that the last touched position is within the river area RV, the enlarged display of the tile is ended in step S36, and then the process returns to step S17. As a result, the tile that has been enlarged and displayed is normally displayed in the original position.

If the touch operation is canceled after the remaining time is less than Ts seconds, the process moves from step S26 to step S27, and the discarded tile candidates are presented on the game screen. That is, in response to the cancellation of the touch operation, the discarded tile candidates are lifted and displayed on the river area RV side.

When it is determined in step S35 that the last touched position is within the river area RV, the process proceeds to step S39, and the tile touched immediately before is set as a discarded tile. For example, if the seven-cylinder tile shown in FIG. 8A is touched, the touch position is moved to the river area RV in that state, and then the touch operation is released, the seven-cylinder tile is set as a discarded tile.

In step S40, the discard tile is executed. That is, the tile set as the discard tile is moved to the river area RV and displayed in a reduced size. When the process proceeds from step S29 to step S40, the discarded tiles are executed for any of the discarded tile candidates that have been lifted and displayed. On the other hand, when the process proceeds from step S38 to step S40, the discarded tiles are executed for the tiles touched by the user. On the other hand, when the process proceeds from step S39 to step S40, the discard tile is executed for the tile dragged and dropped by the user.

In step S41, when the discarded tiles are hand tiles, the hand tiles in the hand tile area HA are rearranged so that the Tsumo tiles can be stored in the hand tiles. Specifically, the hand tiles are rearranged so that the Tsumo tiles are displayed at positions corresponding to the classification of the Tsumo tiles. For example, when the three-cylinder tiles are discarded on the game screen shown in FIG. 7B, the seven-third tiles to the nine-thousand tiles are packed to the right, and the five-thousand tiles are accommodated in the gap provided thereby. In step S41, the administrator side program is notified of the completion of the process, and then the process returns to step S13.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, when the user operation for designating the discard tile (discard tile operation) is accepted within the time limit, the discard tile among the combinations of the user's tiles is executed. In addition, among the combinations of the hand tiles, the tiles for which the advantage degree regarding the winning combination is not lowered even if the discard tiles are executed are specified as the discard tile candidates. When the time limit ends without accepting the discard tile operation, the discard tile for the discard tile candidate is executed.

By identifying the tiles that do not reduce the advantage degree regarding the establishment of a winning combination as discard tile candidates, and when the user does not perform the discard tile operation until the time limit elapses, by executing the discard tiles targeting the discard tile candidates, Even when the time limit has elapsed, it is possible to avoid as much as possible the game development that the user does not intend.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the remaining time until the time limit ends is less than Ts seconds, the discarded tile candidates are presented to the user. As a result, the user can select and decide the discard tile while referring to the tile whose advantage degree regarding the establishment of the winning combination is not lowered even if the discard is discarded.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the degree of advantage regarding the establishment of a winning combination is specified based on the number of shunten, and the tiles whose shunten number does not decrease even after discarding are identified as the discarded tile candidates. As a result, it is possible to reduce the concern that the number of shunts will be reduced due to the discarded tiles and the game will be unfavorable to the user.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the user's hand tile is displayed in the hand tile area HA on the touch screen 15. When a touch operation is performed on one of the hand tiles and the touch position is moved to the river area RV while maintaining the touch operation, the hand tile specified by the touch operation is designated as a discard tile. As a result, the discard tile is executed by the drag and drop operation on the touch screen 15.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, when the time limit expires while the touch operation for discarding tiles is being accepted, the discard tiles are executed for the tiles designated by the touch operation. In this case, the tiles specified by the touch operation are discarded instead of the discarded tile candidates, so that the game can be developed in accordance with the user's intention.

<Modification>
Modifications and the like of the embodiment described above are listed below.

(1) In the above embodiment, the operation for executing the discard tile is a common operation (drag and drop operation) regardless of whether the tile is a tile that is a candidate for discard or a tile that is not a candidate for discard. An example has been described. However, the operation for executing the discard tile may be different depending on whether or not the tile is a discard candidate tile. For example, the operation of discarding tiles that are not candidates for discard is a drag and drop operation, and the operation of discarding candidate tiles is also a touch operation for the discard candidate (that is, an operation that is easier than the drag and drop operation). Good.

(2) In the above embodiment, when the remaining time of the time limit becomes 0 seconds in the state where a plurality of discarded tile candidates are presented, the discarded tiles are executed for the discarded tile candidates selected by random number lottery, for example. It However, when a Dora tile is included in the presented plurality of discard tile candidates, a Dora tile candidate different from the relevant Dora tile is selected by, for example, performing random number drawing by excluding the Dora tile. It may be disposed of in priority to the other items. As a result, it is possible to avoid the game development not intended by the user due to the discard of the dora tile.

(3) In the above embodiment, the degree of advantage related to the establishment of a winning combination is specified based on the number of shunten, and the tiles whose shunten number does not decrease are specified as the discarded tile candidates. However, the degree of advantage regarding the establishment of the winning combination is that the user's hand tile, the discard tile by the user and the opponent, the sub-exposure tile that the user rang out of the opponent's discard tile, and the opponent among the user's discard tiles. You may specify based on the ringed sub-exposure tile, and as the discard tile candidate, you may specify the tile whose possibility that a face will not be established even if it is discarded from the user's tile.

For example, in a situation where an enclosing tower consisting of seven and nine tiles is present in the user's hand tile and four eight tiles are visible as a discard tile or a secondary tile, a seven or nine tile. Even if you throw away the tiles, the possibility that a face will be established will not decrease. In this case, the Nanban tile and the Kuban tile are specified as the discarded tile candidates.

(4) In the above embodiment, when the remaining time of the time limit becomes less than Ts seconds, the discarded tile candidates are lifted and displayed on the river area RV side. However, the mode of notifying the discarded tile candidates is not limited to this, and may be displayed in an enlarged manner, for example, in the area on the left side of the character image CG of the lower side of the hand tile area HA.

(5) In the above embodiment, only the types of discarded tile candidates are presented when the remaining time of the time limit is less than Ts seconds. However, after the user operation for the discard tile candidate is accepted and the discard tile targeting the discard tile candidate is executed in accordance with the user operation during the period of the remaining time of Ts seconds to 0 seconds. , Based on the same number of tiles as the discarded tile candidates that have been discarded in the field, identify the possibility that the user will tumble the same tile as the discarded tile candidate, and inform the user of the possibility together with the type of discarded tile candidate. It may be presented. As a result, it is possible to prevent the discarded tile candidates (that is, the tiles with which the ticks may be established) having a high possibility of being discarded by the user operation.

(6) In the above embodiment, the discard tile candidate is presented when the remaining time of the time limit reaches Ts seconds without accepting the discard tile operation from the user, and the discard tile candidate is targeted when the remaining time reaches 0 seconds. The discard tiles that you do are executed.

However, when the remaining time reaches Ts seconds, the discarded tile candidates are presented, and when the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, the first tile mode in which the discarded tile candidates are executed and the remaining time is set to Ts seconds. The second mode of executing a discard tile targeting the discard tile candidate when the remaining time becomes 0 seconds without presenting the discard tile candidate, and presenting the discard tile candidate and the discard tile candidate. Prepare a third mode that does not execute any of the discard tiles targeted for, and instead discards the tiles when the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, and the type of character selected by the user or selected by the user. One of the first mode to the third mode may be selected depending on (attribute), skill, and the like. As a result, the game can be enjoyed according to the taste of the user. Further, the operation of changing the mode may be accepted during the game. Thereby, the user's favorite mode can be selected according to the progress of the game.

(7) In the above embodiment, the time limit is not extended according to the user operation. However, the “long thought” button may be displayed on the game screen so that the time limit can be extended according to the touch operation on the “long thought” button. In this case, the discarded tile candidates may be hidden during the extension of the time limit. Further, the fact that it is under consideration may be notified to other users, or may not be notified.

Also, the presentation of the discarded tile candidates and the discarded tiles targeting the discarded tile candidates are executed only after the "thinking" button is pressed, and when the "thinking" button is not pressed, regardless of the remaining time of the time limit. Alternatively, the discarding tile candidate may not be presented, and when the remaining time becomes 0 seconds, the discarding tile may be executed for a predetermined tile (for example, Tsumo tile).

(8) In the above embodiment, the remaining time of the time limit continues to decrease even while the touch operation on any one of the hands is continued, and when the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, the touched tile is targeted. The discard tile is executed. However, the time limit may be reset when the touch operation is canceled before the remaining time reaches 0 seconds. Specifically, when it is determined in step S33 shown in FIG. 6 that the touch operation is released, the process may return to step S15 via steps S34 to S36. As a result, by releasing the touch operation, it is possible to secure time for long thinking without pressing the "long thinking" button.

(9) In the above embodiment, when the game of the user is temporarily interrupted due to a communication failure between the server of the user and the server operated by the user and the user terminal operated by the user, Pong, Qi, Kang, etc. sound. Analyze the tendency of the user's beating tiles based on parameters such as the sounding rate in the kicking scene and the dragon rate (probability of declaring the pong in the scene in which the player can play the tiles), and let AI execute the tiles based on the analysis result. May be. Specifically, in the case where the user's hand tile includes a specific tile, such as a white tile, a repellent tile, and a middle tile, which can be raised by forming a face by crying, When the user's squealing rate (for example, the ratio of the number of struck stations among the number of games) is equal to or higher than a predetermined rate (for example, 50%), the specific sane is not included in the candidate tiles, but the squealing of the user When the rate is less than the predetermined rate, the specific tile may be discarded and included in the tile candidates.

(10) In the above embodiment, when the remaining time of the time limit reaches 0 seconds while the hand tile is being touched, the discard tile is executed for the touched hand tile. However, different processing may be executed depending on whether or not the touched tile is a discarded tile candidate. That is, when the touched tile is a discarded tile candidate, the touched tile is discarded when the remaining time reaches 0 seconds, and the touched tile is discarded. If it is different from the above, a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not the hand tile can be discarded is displayed, and when “OK” is selected, the hand tile is discarded, while “NG” is selected. You may discard the tile candidates.

(11) In the above embodiment, by touching any one of the hand tiles in the hand tile area HA and moving the touch position to the river area RV, a discard tile for the touched hand tile is executed. It However, in addition to executing the discard tile by such processing, even if the discard tile for the target tile is executed by flicking any one of the tiles in the tile area HA. Good.

That is, when any one of the hand tiles in the hand tile area HA is flicked, the number of Shanten of the hand tiles in the hand tile area HA is different from that when the hand tile different from the flicked hand tile is discarded. It is determined whether or not the flicked hand tiles are in a lower specific situation, and when it is not determined that the particular situation is, the discarded tile processing targeting the flicked hand tiles. On the other hand, when it is determined that the specific situation is reached, a screen for confirming whether to discard the tiles is displayed, and the discard tiles are executed according to the user operation on the confirmation screen. May be.

As a result, when it is not determined that the specific situation is reached, the discard tile processing is executed by a touch operation (flick operation) simpler than a long tap and the operability can be improved. Further, when it is determined that the specific situation is reached, a confirmation screen is displayed, so that it is possible to avoid as much as possible a situation where a game that is not intended by the user is discarded due to discarding an unintended tile due to a user's erroneous operation.

(12) In the above embodiment, when the competitive play mode is selected, the own user plays a game with three other users. However, if three other users are not available, the NPC may play the game in place of the insufficient other user. That is, at least one of the three opponents may be an NPC.

(13) In the above embodiment, when the competitive play mode is selected, the synchronization between the user terminals 100 of the respective users is established via the game server 200. However, in a local area network environment, for example, the user terminals 100 may communicate with each other to establish synchronization between the user terminals 100.

(14) In the above embodiment, the vertically long game screen is displayed on the touch screen 15. However, instead of this, a horizontally long game screen may be displayed on the touch screen 15, or the display mode of the game screen may be switched between vertically long and horizontally long depending on the posture of the user terminal 100.

(15) In the above embodiment, a mahjong game is assumed, but instead of this, a card game such as poker or bubbling, or a Hanafuda game such as koi koi may be assumed. In this case, each card or Hanafuda corresponds to the identification information.

<Appendix>
The matters described in each of the above embodiments will be additionally described below.

(Appendix 1):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) including a processor, a memory, and a touch screen, wherein the game based on the game program includes: This is a competitive game in which a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user are competing against each other, and the game program causes the processor to have a plurality of predetermined identification information (tiles). Based on a combination of the first step (S12, S14, S21 of FIG. 5) of displaying the combination of the identification information (hand tile) owned by the user and the identification information displayed by the first step, The second step (S17 of FIG. 5) of identifying a winning combination that has been established from among a plurality of types of defined winning combinations, and the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step A third step (S23 in FIG. 5, S35, S38 to S40 in FIG. 5) of excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of the identification information by accepting an operation from the user for designating in a predetermined period, and the identification. The fourth step (S16 of FIG. 5) of identifying the identification information as the specific identification information in which the advantage degree regarding the establishment of the winning combination is not lowered even if it is excluded from the combination of the information (the Shanten number does not decrease), and the exclusion identification is performed by the third step. And executing a fifth step (S29 of FIG. 5, S40 of FIG. 6) of excluding the specific identification information as the exclusion identification information from the combination of the identification information when the predetermined period ends without specifying information. Let

(Appendix 2):
In (Supplementary Note 1), the game program presents the specific identification information to the processor when the remaining period until the predetermined period ends is less than the first period (FIG. 5). S27) is executed.

(Appendix 3):
In (Supplementary Note 2), the third step excludes the specific identification information as the exclusion identification information according to an operation by the user on the specific identification information presented in the sixth step.

(Appendix 4):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 3), the degree of advantage relating to the establishment of the winning combination is specified based on the required number of identification information (Shanten number) required to form a combination of identification information for establishing the winning combination. In the fourth step, identification information that does not increase the required number even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information is identified as the specific identification information.

(Appendix 5):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 4), the game program provides the processor with a privilege corresponding to the type of the combination identified as being established in the second step. (S05 of FIG. 4) is executed, and in the seventh step, when the predetermined identification information (dora tile) is included in the combination of the identification information forming the winning combination, the predetermined identification information is When a plurality of identification information including the predetermined identification information is specified as the specific identification information by the fourth step, a greater privilege is given than when it is not included. Of the specific identification information, specific identification information different from the predetermined identification information is excluded as the exclusion identification information with priority over the predetermined identification information.

(Appendix 6):
In any one of (Supplementary note 1) to (Supplementary note 5), the game based on the game program is a mahjong game, and the degree of advantage regarding establishment of the winning combination is a hand tile that is a combination of identification information owned by the user, A discard tile that is identification information excluded by the user and the opponent, and a sub-exposure tile that is identification information taken into a combination of identification information owned by the user among the identification information excluded by the opponent, and Of the identification information excluded by the user, it is specified based on the sub-exposure tile which is the identification information taken into the combination of the identification information possessed by the opponent, and the fourth step is a face even if it is discarded from the hand tile. A tile whose possibility that is not satisfied is not lowered is specified as the specific identification information.

(Appendix 7):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 6), the first step displays a combination of identification information owned by the user in a first area (HA) on the touch screen, and the third step is A step of identifying the identification information that is being touch-operated from the identification information displayed in the first step (S23 in FIG. 5), and the position of the touch operation being the first while the touch operation is maintained. By being moved to a second area (RV) different from one area, the identification information identified by the identifying step is designated as the exclusion identification information (S39 in FIG. 6).

(Appendix 8):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 7), the third step is designated when the predetermined period ends while the user's operation for designating the exclusion identification information is accepted. Excluded identification information is excluded (S38 and S40 in FIG. 6).

(Appendix 9):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game method executed by a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) including a processor, a memory, and a display unit, wherein the game based on the game program includes: In the competition game, a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user are competing against each other, and in the game method, the computer has a plurality of predetermined identification information (tiles). Based on a combination of the first step (S12, S14, S21 of FIG. 5) of displaying the combination of the identification information (hand tile) owned by the user and the identification information displayed by the first step, The second step (S17 of FIG. 5) of identifying a winning combination that has been established from among a plurality of types of defined winning combinations, and the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step A third step (S23 of FIG. 5, S35 of FIG. 6, S38 to S40) of excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of the identification information by accepting an operation by the user for designating in a predetermined period (time limit). And a fourth step (S16 in FIG. 5) of identifying the identification information whose excellence in winning a combination does not decrease even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information (the number of Shanten does not decrease), and the third. A fifth step of excluding the specific identification information from the combination of the identification information as the exclusion identification information when the predetermined period ends without the exclusion identification information being designated by the step (S29 of FIG. 5, S40 of FIG. 6). ) And.

(Appendix 10):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1), a storage unit (120 in FIG. 2) that stores a game program, and the game program are executed. Accordingly, the control unit (110 in FIG. 2) for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus is provided, and the game based on the game program includes an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user. A first step of displaying a combination of identification information (hand tiles) owned by the user among a plurality of predetermined identification information (tiles), which is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including one another play a battle. Based on the combination of (S12, S14, S21 in FIG. 5) and the identification information displayed in the first step, the second step (the second step of identifying a winning combination that is realized from a plurality of predetermined combinations of winning combinations) 5) and the operation of the user for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step is accepted for a predetermined period (time limit), and the exclusion identification is received. The third step of excluding information from the combination of the identification information (S23 of FIG. 5, S35 of FIG. 6, S38 to S40) and excluding the information from the combination of the identification information do not reduce the advantage degree regarding the establishment of a winning combination (Shanten. The fourth step (S16 in FIG. 5) of identifying the identification information as the specific identification information, and the identification is performed when the predetermined period ends without the exclusion identification information being designated by the third step. The fifth step of excluding the identification information as the exclusion identification information from the combination of the identification information (S29 of FIG. 5, S40 of FIG. 6) is executed.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of the control unit 110 (in particular, the action reception unit 111, the terminal processing unit 112, the timer unit 113, the terminal determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, the reward calculation unit 116, and the transmission/reception unit 117) is an integrated circuit (IC chip). ) Or the like, a logic circuit (hardware) may be used, or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) may be used for software.

In the latter case, the information processing apparatus including the control unit 110 has a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, a ROM in which the program and various data are readable by a computer (or a CPU). (Read Only Memory) or storage device (these are referred to as "recording medium"), RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium", for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

1 game system, 2 network, 100 user terminal, 110 control unit, 111 action reception unit, 112 terminal processing unit, 113 timer unit, 114 terminal determination unit, 115 display control unit, 116 reward calculation unit, 117 transmission/reception unit, 120 storage Unit, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 200 game server, 210 control unit, 211 transmission/reception unit, 212 server processing unit, 213 data management unit, 214 matching unit, 215 measurement unit, 220 storage unit.

Claims (10)

A game program executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, and a touch screen,
A game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other,
The game program, in the processor,
A first step of displaying a combination of identification information possessed by the user among a plurality of predetermined identification information;
A second step of identifying a winning combination that has been established from among a plurality of predetermined combinations based on the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step;
A step of accepting an operation by a user for designating exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information displayed in the first step in a predetermined period and excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information; 3 steps,
A fourth step of identifying, as the specific identification information, the identification information that does not reduce the advantage degree regarding the establishment of a combination even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information;
A game program for executing a fifth step of excluding the specific identification information as exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information when the predetermined period ends without the exclusion identification information being designated by the third step. .. The game program, in the processor,
The game program according to claim 1, wherein a sixth step of presenting the specific identification information is executed when a remaining period until the predetermined period ends is less than a first period. The game program according to claim 2, wherein the third step excludes the specific identification information as the exclusion identification information according to an operation performed by the user on the specific identification information presented in the sixth step. The degree of advantage regarding the establishment of the winning combination is specified based on the required number of pieces of identification information required to form a combination of the identification information for establishing the winning combination,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the fourth step, identification information that does not increase in the required number even if excluded from the combination of the identification information is identified as the specific identification information. The game program, in the processor,
Performing a seventh step of granting a privilege according to the type of winning combination identified as being established in the second step,
In the seventh step, when the combination of identification information that forms a winning combination includes predetermined identification information, a greater privilege is given than when the predetermined identification information is not included,
In the fifth step, when a plurality of pieces of identification information including the predetermined identification information are specified as the specific identification information in the fourth step, the predetermined identification of the specific identification information is performed. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein specific identification information different from information is excluded as the exclusion identification information with priority over the predetermined identification information. The game based on the game program is a mahjong game,
The degree of advantage related to the establishment of the winning combination includes a tile which is a combination of identification information owned by the user, a discard tile which is identification information excluded by the user and the opponent, and identification information which is excluded by the opponent. The sub-exposure, which is the identification information taken in by the combination of the identification information owned by the user, and the identification information, which is the identification information taken in the combination of the identification information owned by the opponent among the identification information excluded by the user Identified based on the dew tiles,
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the fourth step, a tile whose face is unlikely to be established even if it is discarded from the tile is specified as the specific identification information. The first step displays a combination of identification information owned by the user in a first area on the touch screen,
In the third step, a step of identifying the identification information that is touch-operated from the identification information displayed in the first step, and a position of the touch operation while the touch operation is maintained is the first step. Moving to a second area different from the area, and specifying the identification information specified by the specifying step as the exclusion identification information, according to any one of claims 1 to 6. Game program. The said 3rd step excludes the specified exclusion identification information, when the said predetermined period is complete|finished, receiving the operation from the user for designating the said exclusion identification information. 7. The game program according to any one of 7. A game method executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and a display unit,
A game based on the game method is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other,
In the game method, the computer
A first step of displaying a combination of identification information possessed by the user among a plurality of predetermined identification information;
A second step of identifying a winning combination that has been established from among a plurality of predetermined combinations based on the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step;
A step of accepting an operation by a user for designating exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information displayed in the first step in a predetermined period and excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information; 3 steps,
A fourth step of identifying, as the specific identification information, the identification information that does not reduce the advantage degree regarding the establishment of a combination even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information;
A fifth step of excluding the specific identification information as exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information when the predetermined period ends without the exclusion identification information being designated by the third step. An information processing device,
A storage unit for storing the game program,
A control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program;
A game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including an operation character operated by a user and a character operated by another user compete with each other,
The control unit is
A first step of displaying a combination of identification information possessed by the user among a plurality of predetermined identification information;
A second step of identifying a winning combination that has been established from among a plurality of predetermined combinations based on the combination of the identification information displayed in the first step;
A step of accepting an operation by a user for designating exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information displayed in the first step in a predetermined period and excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information; 3 steps,
A fourth step of identifying, as the specific identification information, the identification information that does not reduce the advantage degree regarding the establishment of a combination even if it is excluded from the combination of the identification information;
And executing a fifth step of excluding the specific identification information as exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information when the predetermined period ends without the exclusion identification information being specified by the third step. apparatus.