JP2020137689A - Game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To resolve or alleviate player's dissatisfaction with the state of matching establishment in a computer game.SOLUTION: A game server includes a matching request receiving part that receives matching requests from a plurality of players, a matching control part that forms a group of players by combining one or more of the plurality of players that have transmitted the matching requests, a game control part that controls progress of a game played by the group, and a compensation part that provides the players with compensation. The game control part controls the progress of the game for the players included in the group even when the group includes less than a predetermined number of the players. The compensation part provides the players included in the group with the compensation even when the group includes less than the predetermined number of the players.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to a game system in which a plurality of players can participate.

Various games executed by a computer include a single-player type for a single player and a multi-play type in which a plurality of players share the same game world and play (see Patent Document 1). ). Combining players who enjoy the same game together via a communication network is called "matching". In addition, such a multiplayer game is hereinafter referred to as a "multiplayer game".

In the general matching process, participants are recruited for the game (multiplayer game) after setting a predetermined reception time. When the reception time expires but the capacity is not reached, the game may be started after filling the vacancy with an NPC (Non Player Character), that is, a character controlled by a computer.

Japanese Patent No. 5671501

Since the success or failure of matching depends on the participation status of the player, the player does not always enjoy a satisfactory multiplayer. For example, when matching is not established at all, the player may be dissatisfied but have to play alone against the NPC.

The present invention is an invention completed based on the above-mentioned problem recognition, and a main object thereof is to provide a technique for resolving or alleviating a player's dissatisfaction with a matching establishment status in a computer game.

The game system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a matching request receiving unit that receives matching requests from a plurality of players, and a matching control unit that generates a group of players by combining two or more players who have transmitted matching requests. A game control unit that controls the progress of the game by the group and a compensation unit that provides compensation to the player are provided.
The compensation unit provides compensation to the players included in the group when a predetermined number or more of the players are not gathered in the group.

According to the present invention, in a computer game, the player's dissatisfaction with the matching establishment status can be alleviated.

It is a hardware block diagram of a game system. It is a functional block diagram of a game server. It is a data structure diagram of a player data storage part. It is a time chart which shows typically the processing process of matching. It is a screen view of the end selection screen. It is a flowchart which shows the processing process at the end of recruitment.

In the present embodiment, the player plays a battle-type arcade game (hereinafter, "Game G") in which the player plays against another character by operating a character that becomes an alter ego (hereinafter, the character operated by the player is referred to as an "avatar"). ”) Is assumed. In Game G, 20 characters fight on the battlefield, and the final surviving character becomes the winner. Game G is a multiplayer game in which 1 to 20 players can participate at the same time.

The player who first announces participation in the multiplayer game becomes the "host", and the host waits for other players to announce their participation. Hereinafter, the player who participates in the multiplayer game in response to the recruitment of hosts is referred to as a "guest". When the maximum number of participants is gathered, the game G is executed by 20 players. When the capacity is not reached, the vacancy will be filled by the NPC.

After the end of the game G, the player is provided with a reward according to the game result. The reward in this embodiment is game points used in the game. Players exchange items for game points to strengthen their avatars in preparation for the next round.
In the following, the description will be made on the premise of an arcade game device, but the game device to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the arcade game device, and is generally a game device connected via a communication network such as a mobile terminal or a home-use game machine. Applicable.

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of the game system 100.
In the game system 100, a plurality of arcade game devices 110a ... 110n (hereinafter, collectively referred to as "arcade game device 110" when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished) are connected to the game server 102 via the Internet 106. Is connected.

The arcade game device 110 is installed in an amusement park, a game center, or the like. The arcade game device 110 is connected to the Internet 106 by wire or wirelessly. The arcade game device 110 may be connected to the game server 102 by a dedicated line.

A player is identified by a player ID (hereinafter, also referred to as "PID"). The arcade game device 110 is identified by the device ID.

The arcade game device 110 executes the game G in cooperation with the game server 102. The game server 102 executes various controls described later, such as player management.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the game server 102.
Each component of the game server 102 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a computing unit such as various coprocessors, a storage device such as memory and storage, hardware including a wired or wireless communication line connecting them, and a storage device. It is realized by software that is stored and supplies processing commands to the arithmetic unit. A computer program may be composed of a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located in the upper layers thereof, and a library that provides common functions to these programs. Each block described below shows a block for each function, not a configuration for each hardware.

The game server 102 includes a communication unit 104, a data processing unit 124, and a data storage unit 108.
The communication unit 104 is in charge of communication processing with the arcade game device 110 via the Internet 106. The data storage unit 108 stores various data. The data processing unit 124 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 104 and the data stored in the data storage unit 108. The data processing unit 124 also functions as an interface between the communication unit 104 and the data storage unit 108.

The communication unit 104 includes a transmission unit 112 and a reception unit 114.
The transmission unit 112 includes a game data transmission unit 116. The game data transmission unit 116 transmits various game data to the arcade game device 110. The "game data" referred to here may be information indicating the operation content, progress status, and play result of the game G. By transmitting the game data obtained from one arcade game device 110 to another arcade game device 110, the game G as a multiplayer game is realized by the plurality of arcade game devices 110.

The receiving unit 114 includes a matching request receiving unit 118, an end instruction receiving unit 120, and a game data receiving unit 122.
The matching request receiving unit 118 receives a matching request from the arcade game device 110, which is an instruction to express participation in the multiplayer game (game G). The end instruction receiving unit 120 receives the end instruction which is the termination instruction of the guest recruitment. The game data receiving unit 122 receives game data from the arcade game device 110.

The data storage unit 108 includes a game data storage unit 130 and a player data storage unit 132.
The game data storage unit 130 stores various game data such as a game program, information indicating the progress state of the game G, and information related to matching. The player data storage unit 132 stores player data indicating the player's play history. The player data storage unit 132 will be described in detail later.

The data processing unit 124 includes a matching control unit 134, a compensation unit 126, a game control unit 128, and a satisfaction determination unit 136.
The matching control unit 134 determines participants in the game G based on the matching request (hereinafter, referred to as "matching process"). Satisfaction determination unit 136 determines the satisfaction level of matching by the method described later. The compensation unit 126 provides the player with "compensation" according to the degree of satisfaction. Details of compensation will be described later. The game control unit 128 controls multiplayer by linking the execution of the game G by the plurality of arcade game devices 110.

FIG. 3 is a data structure diagram of the player data storage unit 132.
A "rank value" is set for the player. The game control unit 128 gives the player an experience value according to the play result of the game G. The game control unit 128 increases the rank value of the player each time the experience value is accumulated. That is, the rank value is an index value indicating the skill of the player in the game G.

Players are rated by rank value. According to FIG. 3, the rank value of the player with PID = P02 (hereinafter referred to as “player (P02)”) is “22” (hereinafter referred to as “player (P02: R22)”). Sometimes). The rank value of the player (P05) is "24". Therefore, it can be seen that the player (P02: R22) and the player (P05: R24) have the same level of skill. For this reason, when these two people play a multiplayer game, it can be expected that they will play against each other. In other words, when they play against each other, they are likely to be satisfied with their play.

On the other hand, the rank value of the player (P01) is "10". It is presumed that the skill of the player (P01: R10) is significantly inferior to that of the player (P02: R22). Due to the difference in ability between the two, there is a possibility that it will be a one-sided match when playing a multiplayer game. When the player (P02: R22) and the player (P01: R10) play against each other, both of them may be dissatisfied with the play.

In addition, the cumulative number of plays, the cumulative play time, the cumulative number of wins and losses, and the like may be registered in the player data storage unit 132. The game control unit 128 may determine the rank value of the player based on the information indicating the play result such as the cumulative number of plays. Further, the cumulative number of plays and the like may be treated as an index value indicating the skill of the player.

FIG. 4 is a time chart schematically showing the matching processing process.
At time t0, it is assumed that the player (P02) transmits a matching request from the arcade game device 110 to the game server 102. The player (P02) becomes the host. The matching control unit 134 recruits other players (guests) who play multiplayer with the player (P02). When the reception time TM elapses from the time t0 (time t2), the matching control unit 134 ends the recruitment of guests.

The rank value of the host player (P02) is "22" (see FIG. 3). The matching control unit 134 recruits guests having a rank value close to the rank value "22" in order to incandescent the multiplayer game. Hereinafter, the acceptance conditions imposed on the participants (guests) at the time of matching are referred to as "matching conditions". In the present embodiment, the rank value of the player (P02) who first sends the matching request and becomes the host is in the range of "-5" to "+5", in this case, the rank value "17 (= 22-5)". ) ”To the rank value“ 27 (= 22 + 5) ”will be recruited.

It is assumed that the player (P05: R24) transmits a matching request at time t3. Since the player (P05: R24) satisfies the matching condition, the matching control unit 134 accepts the player (P05: R24) as a guest.

It is assumed that the player (P01: R10) further transmits a matching request at time t4. Since the rank value of the player (P01: R10) is too low as compared with the host, the matching condition is not satisfied. The matching control unit 134 does not match the player (P01: R10). In this case, the matching control unit 134 sets the player (P01: R10) as a new host. The player (P01: R10) recruits guests suitable for him / her after time t4.

By setting matching conditions based on the rank value of the host, it is possible to prevent a player who is too weak or a player who is too strong from participating in the multiplayer game, and establish a multiplayer game of ability.

When the number of players (20 players) can be matched by the time (time t1) elapses from the time t0 to the first time T1, the matching control unit 134 ends the matching. At this time, the game control unit 128 starts the multiplayer game G for the matched number of players.

On the other hand, when the number of players does not reach the capacity even after the lapse of the first time T1, the matching control unit 134 relaxes the matching condition. Specifically, the rank range of guests is expanded from "17 to 22" to "12 to 32". This is to secure a sufficient number of guests by relaxing the matching conditions when the gathering of guests (participants) is poor, while recruiting guests who have the same skill as the host (P02). When the first time T1 has elapsed, the matching control unit 134 may abolish the matching condition regarding the rank value of the guest.

The host (P02) can also cancel the recruitment of guests at any time after the first hour T1 has passed by sending an end instruction by itself. The matching control unit 134 terminates the recruitment of guests when the termination instruction is received (hereinafter, referred to as “recruitment termination”). At this time, the game control unit 128 starts the game G after filling the vacancy with the NPC.

After time t1, the host (P02) may continue to wait to gather as many guests as possible, even if the players are far from each other, or even if the vacancy is filled by NPCs, the game will be played only by the guests who have already gathered. G may be executed. That is, after the first hour T1 has elapsed, the host may continue to wait with an emphasis on the number of participants, or the recruitment may be terminated with an emphasis on the level of the participants.

When the second time T2 elapses from the time t1, that is, when the reception time TM elapses from the time t0 (time t2), the recruitment of guests ends as described above (hereinafter referred to as "recruitment deadline"). ). Also at this time, the game control unit 128 starts the game G after filling the vacancy with the NPC. On the other hand, when the number of participants reaches the capacity between the time t1 and the time t2, the matching control unit 134 ends the matching without waiting for the reception expiration (time t2). The game control unit 128 starts the game G after the matching is completed.

FIG. 5 is a screen view of the end selection screen 140.
When the first time T1 has elapsed (time t1), the transmission unit 112 causes the host arcade game device 110 to display the end selection screen 140. After the first hour T1 has elapsed, the host can cancel the recruitment of guests by pressing the end button 142. When the host presses the end button 142, the arcade game device 110 sends an end instruction to the game server 102. On the end selection screen 140, the number of participants gathered up to now and the remaining time until the time t2 (reception expires) are displayed. The matching control unit 134 notifies not only the host arcade game device 110 but also the guest arcade game device 110 of this information at any time.

It is considered that the satisfaction of the hosts and guests participating in the game G, especially the hosts, varies depending on the number of participants. Although the game control unit 128 fills vacancies with NPCs, many players want to compete with humans rather than computers. In the present embodiment, the satisfaction level of the player for the multiplayer game is assumed, and the compensation unit 126 relieves the player's dissatisfaction by providing compensation to the player when the satisfaction level is low. In the present embodiment, the smaller the number of participants in the multiplayer game, the lower the satisfaction level.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing process at the end of recruitment.
The process shown in FIG. 6 is executed at the end of guest recruitment, specifically, at the end of recruitment, the deadline for recruitment, or when the number of participants reaches the capacity.

After the guest recruitment is completed, the satisfaction determination unit 136 determines the satisfaction (S10). As described above, the satisfaction determination unit 136 determines that the greater the number of participants in the game G, the higher the satisfaction. When the number of participants reaches the capacity (upper limit), it is judged as "satisfied", and when the number of participants does not reach the capacity, it is judged as "dissatisfied". In the case of the present embodiment, the satisfaction level when 20 players (capacity) are matched is 100 (%), and the satisfaction level is subtracted by 5 (%) for each vacancy. For example, when multiplayer with 10 guests and 1 host, the vacancy is 9, so the satisfaction level is 55 (%) (= 100-9 × 5).

At the time of satisfaction determination (N in S12), that is, when the number of participants reaches the capacity, the game control unit 128 starts the game G (S16). At the time of dissatisfaction determination (Y in S12), the compensation unit 126 provides compensation to the host. In this embodiment, game points are provided to the host as compensation. Compensation may be provided to guests as well as hosts. When the dissatisfaction is determined, the game G is started after the compensation is provided (S16).

The compensation unit 126 provides more compensation when the satisfaction level is low, that is, when the number of participants is small. For example, when the satisfaction level is 20 (%), three times as much compensation (game points) as when the satisfaction level is 60 (%) may be provided. By providing more compensation when the match is unsatisfactory, the player's dissatisfaction can be effectively alleviated.

The game system 100 has been described above based on the embodiment.
In multiplayer games, it is important how to establish matching and how many guests can be gathered within the reception period. However, since it depends on the situation whether or not matching is established, it cannot be guaranteed whether or not a large number of guests can be gathered within the reception period. If the matching conditions are relaxed, matching will be easier to achieve, but if the matching conditions are relaxed too much, the multiplayer game may not get hot. Also, even if the matching conditions are relaxed, it is unknown whether many guests can be gathered.

Players may gradually stop expecting multiplayer in Game G as their dissatisfaction with matching continues. When the number of players who expect multiplayer of game G decreases, the players move away from game G, and it becomes more difficult to establish matching of game G, resulting in a vicious cycle. Due to the communication speed, it is necessary to gather enough players from the near field in a multiplayer action game. There is another problem that matching is inherently difficult to establish in areas where the number of players in Game G is originally small.

In the present embodiment, the player's dissatisfaction is alleviated by providing compensation to the player when a satisfactory match cannot be achieved. Even if you are dissatisfied with multiplayer, you will be motivated to try Game G again because it offers another kind of merit of compensation. In other words, providing compensation makes it easier to keep the player in game G. It becomes easier for the player to participate in the multiplayer of the game G with an uplifting feeling that he / she should enjoy the multiplayer and receive compensation even if he / she does not enjoy the sufficient multiplayer. If a player who has low expectations for matching also sends a matching request, on the contrary, it is considered that matching with a high degree of satisfaction is likely to be established. Providing compensation is also considered to contribute to the ease of establishing matching.

The compensation unit 126 changes the compensation according to the degree of satisfaction. When the satisfaction level is particularly low, for example, when the number of participants is extremely small, the compensation unit 126 gives a large number of game points (compensation) to the participants. On the other hand, when the number of participants does not reach the capacity but a large number of participants gather, the compensation unit 126 lowers the compensation. According to such a control method, it becomes easy to stabilize the overall satisfaction based on the satisfaction with matching and the satisfaction with compensation.

The host can terminate the guest recruitment at any time after the first hour T1 has passed. The host does not have to keep waiting until the time t2 when the reception time expires. According to such a control method, it is possible to meet the need to start the game G as soon as possible even if the capacity is not reached. While recruiting new guests, guests who have already announced their participation may not be able to wait and cancel. The host can prevent such cancellation (guest withdrawal) by forcibly canceling the guest recruitment.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment or modification, and the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist. Various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the above embodiments and modifications. In addition, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the above embodiments and modifications.

Although the game system 100 has been described as being composed of the arcade game device 110 and the game server 102, a part of the functions of the arcade game device 110 may be realized by the game server 102, or a part of the functions of the game server 102. May be assigned to the game server 102. Further, a third device other than the game server 102 and the arcade game device 110 may play a part of the functions of these devices.

The game server 102 may be formed as an aggregate of a plurality of devices. How to allocate the plurality of functions required for realizing the present invention to one or more hardware is determined in consideration of the processing capacity of each hardware, the specifications required for the game system 100, and the like. It should be decided.

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In the present embodiment, the satisfaction determination unit 136 has been described as setting the satisfaction level higher as the number of participants increases. As a modification, the satisfaction level may be set according to the variation in the skill (rank) of the participants. Satisfaction is not subtracted when a guest of the same rank as the host participates, but a predetermined value may be subtracted from the satisfaction when a guest of a different rank from the host participates. For example, when the difference between the rank values of the host and the guest is 1, the satisfaction determination unit 136 subtracts the satisfaction level by 1 (%), and when the difference between the host and the rank value is 2, the satisfaction determination unit 136 accepts the guest. May subtract 2 (%) of satisfaction. Alternatively, the standard deviation of the rank values of all the players participating in the multiplayer game may be calculated, and the larger the standard deviation, the lower the satisfaction level. According to such a control method, the satisfaction level of matching can be determined based on the quality (skill) of the participants. In this case as well, the compensation unit 126 may provide more compensation as the degree of satisfaction is lower.

Satisfaction may be judged based on both the number of participants (quantity) and the variation (quality) of the rank value. The satisfaction determination unit 136 may determine the first subtraction amount according to the number of vacancies, and may determine the second subtraction amount according to the variation in the rank value. The satisfaction determination unit 136 may determine the overall satisfaction with the matching by subtracting the sum or product of the first subtraction amount and the second subtraction amount from the satisfaction level of 100 (%).

Satisfaction determination unit 136 may provide compensation on condition that an end instruction is received from the host after the time t1 has elapsed. This is to alleviate the dissatisfaction caused by the fact that the capacity was not gathered even after waiting until time t1. The host can get compensation when the recruitment is closed without the capacity being available. In this case, the host may expect to reach time t1 without the capacity, because the host will be compensated by the termination of recruitment if the capacity is not available until time t1.

Satisfaction determination unit 136 may set the satisfaction level to be lower as the waiting time from the time t1 to the end of guest recruitment is longer. In other words, the longer the waiting time, the thicker the compensation unit 126 may be. The host expects that the number of participants will increase by continuing to wait after the time t1 has passed. It is considered that the host will be satisfied if the capacity is reached by the deadline for recruitment (time t2), but there is a possibility that the recruitment will be closed without waiting for the deadline. The host is likely to be particularly dissatisfied when he / she has been waiting for a long time after time t1 and the capacity is not available. By increasing the compensation according to the length of the waiting time after the time t1, the compensation unit 126 can easily balance the magnitude of dissatisfaction caused by continuing to wait and the satisfaction caused by the compensation. The compensation unit 126 may increase the compensation not only after the time t1 but also as the waiting time from the start of guest recruitment (time t0) becomes longer.

As described above, the satisfaction determination unit 136 may determine the satisfaction of matching based on various parameters such as the number of participants, the variation in the rank value of the participants (quality of the participants), and the waiting time.

The compensation unit 126 may change the compensation according to the play result. For example, when the player actually multiplayers the game G and the result is unsatisfactory, the compensation unit 126 may add compensation. For example, when a player is disabled in a multiplayer game within a certain amount of time, or when an attack cannot be hit against another avatar (when the player is completely defeated), the player is not satisfied with the play result. it is conceivable that. In this case, when the play result is unsatisfactory, the compensation unit 126 may increase the compensation provided according to the satisfaction level of matching. In this way, not only the magnitude of compensation may be changed according to the satisfaction level of matching, but also the magnitude of compensation may be changed according to the play result of the multiplayer game.
Hereinafter, the compensation provided to alleviate the dissatisfaction with matching will be referred to as "basic compensation", and the compensation provided to alleviate the dissatisfaction with the multiplayer play result will be referred to as "additional compensation".

The compensation unit 126 may provide additional compensation not only when the play result is unsatisfactory but also when the play result is satisfactory. Compensation unit 126 may provide additional compensation when a battle result is achieved in game G, for example when the avatar wins. Further, the compensation unit 126 may set the additional compensation more generously as the number of participants is smaller, that is, when the matching is less satisfying. According to such a control method, even if it becomes a multiplayer with only NPCs, the player will have a chance to earn not only basic compensation but also additional compensation, so even if it is a match against NPCs, it is thought that he will be more seriously immersed in the game. Be done.

In the present embodiment, the compensation unit 126 has been described as being provided in the game server 102, but the compensation unit 126 may be provided in the arcade game device 110.

Compensation unit 126 may provide compensation to both or one of the guest and the host. Also, the magnitude of compensation may be different when providing compensation to both the guest and the host. For example, compensation unit 126 may provide more compensation to the host than to the guest. This is because the host waits for the matching to be established for the longest time, and is likely to be more dissatisfied than the guest.

When the matching is unsatisfactory, the compensation unit 126 may randomly select a part of the participants and provide compensation (basic compensation) only to the selected player.

Satisfaction may be two values, satisfaction and dissatisfaction. For example, the satisfaction determination unit 136 may determine that the number of participants is 5 or more and that the number of participants is 4 or less, and that the number of participants is 4 or less. The compensation unit 126 may provide a predetermined amount of compensation to the player when the dissatisfaction determination is made, and may not provide the compensation when the satisfaction determination is made.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the game points are provided as compensation. The compensation unit 126 may discount the play fee of the game G as compensation. The lower the satisfaction level, the larger the discount amount may be set by the compensation unit 126. The compensation unit 126 may record the player ID of the player when the matching is unsatisfactory, and execute the "discount as compensation" when the player plays the game G next time. According to such a control method, it becomes easy to increase the replay motivation of the player who has experienced unsatisfactory matching. The discount rate may be increased as the satisfaction level is lower.

The compensation unit 126 may provide items that can be used in the game G as compensation. Further, the compensation unit 126 may extend the play time of the game G as compensation. For example, if a time limit is set for a multiplayer game, the time limit may be extended as compensation. Alternatively, as compensation, so-called continue (right to play again) may be provided.

Compensation unit 126 may provide reservation rights for game G or other games as compensation. The player for which the reservation right is set is given the right to use the desired arcade game device 110 at the desired date and time. The compensation unit 126 records the player ID of the player to be compensated. The game server 102 may include a reservation management unit (not shown). When the reservation management unit receives a game reservation from the compensation target player, the reservation management unit may set a reservation time frame for the compensation target player in preference to the reservation of another player. In addition to this, merits that are not directly related to Game G, such as a ticket for a parking lot of a game facility and drinks in the store, may be provided as compensation.

The compensation unit 126 may issue a membership card as compensation with no admission fee. With the membership card, you may receive preferential treatment at the affiliated stores of the game center. The preferential treatment here may be, for example, priority reservation, discount, provision of arrival information of new games, and the like.

The compensation unit 126 may provide compensation points as compensation. The player may accumulate compensation points and receive various services as described above in exchange for compensation points at any time.

The amount of compensation may be defined by quantity, such as game points, or by quality. For example, a small compensation may provide item A available in the game, and a large compensation may provide another item B that is more effective or rarer than item A.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the host can cancel the guest recruitment after the time t1. As a modification, the guest recruitment may be terminated at any time from the start of matching. Compensation unit 126 may not provide compensation when guest recruitment is terminated before time t1.

The matching control unit 134 may not start the game G and refund the play fee when the matching is particularly dissatisfied, for example, when no one can match.

The play fee may be discounted for guests who participate in multiplayer after time t1. For example, when the host P1 starts recruiting guests and the first hour T1 elapses, the matching control unit 134 informs that the guest is being recruited in the store and that the play fee is discounted by the electric bulletin board or the in-store broadcast. You may. According to such a control method, other players can enjoy the multiplayer of the game G at a lower price than usual, so that it is considered that matching is easily established. The compensation unit 126 may provide a participation fee to guests who have announced their participation after time t1.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the game system 100 is formed by connecting the game server 102 and the arcade game device 110 via the Internet 106. As a modification, the game system 100 may be formed as a single device.

In this embodiment, the matching of arcade games has been assumed. Not only in arcade games, but also in network games using smartphones and home-use game machines, various compensations may be provided depending on the matching situation.

In the present embodiment, it has been described that the game is started even if the number of participants is less than the capacity. As a modification, when the capacity is not reached, the multiplayer game may not be played and the game of only one player and the NPC may be executed, or the execution of the game itself may be stopped. Alternatively, an alternative game different from the main game may be executed.

100 game system, 102 game server, 104 communication unit, 106 internet, 108 data storage unit, 110 arcade game device, 110a arcade game device, 112 transmitter, 114 receiver, 116 game data transmitter, 118 matching request receiver, 120 End instruction receiving unit, 122 Game data receiving unit, 124 Data processing unit, 126 Compensation unit, 128 Game control unit, 130 Game data storage unit, 132 Player data storage unit, 134 Matching control unit, 136 Satisfaction determination unit, 140 End selection screen, 142 end button, TM reception time

Claims (9)

A matching request receiver that receives matching requests from multiple players,
A matching control unit that creates a group of players by combining two or more players who have sent matching requests,
A game control unit that controls the progress of the game by the group,
With a compensation unit that provides compensation to the player,
The compensation unit is a game system characterized in that when a predetermined number or more of players are not gathered in the group, the compensation is provided to the players included in the group. A satisfaction determination unit for determining satisfaction with the generated group is further provided.
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the compensation unit changes compensation according to the satisfaction level. The game control unit controls the progress of the game for the players included in the group even when a predetermined number of players are not gathered in the group.
The game system according to claim 2, wherein the satisfaction determination unit determines satisfaction based on the number of players included in the group. A rank value indicating the skill of the player is set in advance for the player.
The game system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the satisfaction determination unit determines satisfaction based on the magnitude of variation in rank values of a plurality of players included in the group. Further equipped with an end instruction receiving unit for receiving the end instruction of the matching standby,
When the predetermined reception time elapses after the matching reception is started, the matching control unit generates a group by the player who has sent the matching request by the time the reception time elapses, and before the reception time elapses. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when an end instruction is received from a player who has already sent a matching request, a group is generated by the player who has sent the matching request at the time of receiving the end instruction. system. The end instruction receiving unit receives the end instruction on condition that the first time has elapsed since the start of the matching reception.
The game system according to claim 5, wherein the compensation unit provides compensation to the player when the end instruction is received after the first time has elapsed. The game system according to claim 6, wherein the compensation unit changes the compensation according to the length of time from the time when the first time elapses to the time when the end instruction is received. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the compensation unit increases the reward obtained as a result of playing the game as the compensation. A function to receive matching requests from multiple players,
A function to generate a group of players by combining one or more players who sent a matching request,
A function to control the progress of the game by the group and
A game program characterized in that when the predetermined number of players are not gathered in the group, the computer exerts a function of providing compensation to the players included in the group.

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