JP2022010424A - Game program, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system of amusement of a lottery event about characters and the like enhanced more than conventionally, and a game program.

SOLUTION: The current invention includes a display part, and a game program causes a game device connected to a server device to perform a function as lottery request means which transmits to the server device a lottery request that has a lottery request to perform a lottery to impart to a user one of a plurality of game media on the basis of the user operation. The lottery request means displays to the display part the game medium selected by the lottery before the lottery request is performed again as the lottery request after the game medium is selected by the lottery is performed again with respect to the server device and the game medium selected by the server device according to the lottery request again on the basis of the user operation, and causes the server device to impart to the user the game medium selected by the user operation.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a game system and a game program that provides a game in which a game medium such as a character is given to a user by lottery.

Conventionally, a game in which a user acquires a character used in a game by lottery (gacha) is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, when a lottery process for granting any one of a plurality of types of game media to a user is performed a plurality of times, the game medium selected in the second and subsequent lottery processes is already selected. When the game medium is the same type as the completed game medium, a game in which the game medium selected in the second and subsequent lottery processes is re-lottered is described.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-33864

However, the gacha in the conventional game can only allow the user to redo the gacha, and does not motivate the user to request the gacha while improving the interest of the gacha.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system and a game program in which the interest in a lottery event such as a character is improved as compared with the conventional case.

The first invention is
A game device that receives an operation signal from the user to the operation unit and executes the game,
A server device connected to the game device via a network is provided.
The game device is
Display and
A game control unit that executes the game based on the user's operation,
A lottery requesting unit that makes a lottery request for a lottery performed to give any one of a plurality of game media having any one of the plurality of attributes to the user based on the operation of the user.
Equipped with
The server device is
A lottery unit that performs the lottery when the lottery request is made based on the operation of the user.
Equipped with
The display unit displays only a part of the information about the game medium selected by the lottery, which is information in a mode in which the user cannot determine which game medium is selected.
After the partial information of the selected game medium is displayed on the display unit, the lottery requesting unit acquires the game medium selected by the lottery and again, based on the operation of the user. Make one of the lottery requests and
When the lottery request is executed again, the lottery unit performs the lottery again from the game media different from the game medium selected in the lottery before the lottery request again in the game system. be.

A second aspect of the invention is the first aspect of the invention, in which the lottery requesting unit grants the user two or more of the game media from the plurality of game media based on the operation of the user. A plurality of lottery requests for the plurality of lottery are made to the lottery unit, and after the partial information of the selected game medium is displayed on the display unit, the two or more game media are duplicated. If there is the game medium, the lottery request is made again for a game medium other than one of the duplicated game media selected by the plurality of lottery (hereinafter referred to as a re-lottery game medium) based on the operation of the user. Is executed, and the game medium is acquired.
When the lottery request is executed again, the lottery unit again performs the lottery from the game media different from the re-lottery game medium selected based on the operation of the user. ..

The third invention is
A game device that is connected to a server device via a network and receives an operation signal from the user to the operation unit to execute a game.
Display means,
A game control means for executing the game based on the operation of the user,
A lottery request for making a lottery request for a lottery performed to give one of a plurality of game media having any one of the plurality of attributes to the user based on the operation of the user to the server device. means,
To function as
The display means displays only a part of the information about the game medium selected by the lottery, which is information in a mode in which the user cannot determine which game medium is selected.
After the partial information of the selected game medium is displayed on the display means, the lottery requesting means acquires the game medium selected by the lottery and again, based on the operation of the user. Make one of the lottery requests and
When the lottery request is executed again, the server device performs the lottery again from the game media different from the game medium selected in the lottery before the lottery request again in the game program. be.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system and a program in which the interest in a lottery event such as a character is improved as compared with the conventional case.

It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration and the functional configuration of the game system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen in this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the redraw lottery process in this embodiment.

[Embodiment]
The game system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. The game system 1 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 executes a game on a game device 3 such as a smartphone.

The game described in this embodiment is a role-playing game including a training part, a battle part, and a gacha part. For example, in the gacha part, the user acquires a game medium (character) by lottery (gacha), and in the training part, the possessed character and a sub-character different from the character (for example, a sub-character that follows the character). And to create a unit. Then, in the battle part, the user operates the created unit to fight against the enemy character in the virtual space, and the game progresses by capturing the quest centering on a predetermined story.

In addition, when the user captures the quest, various characters including characters and sub-characters or training items can be acquired according to the clearing conditions of the game task, and a new powerful unit can be created and high. You can challenge difficult quests.

Further, in the game described in the present embodiment, the user requests a lottery (hereinafter referred to as "gacha"), and the server is among a plurality of characters having any one of a plurality of attributes (ranks). A predetermined number (for example, 10) of characters selected in the gacha executed by the device 2 are given to the user.

<About hardware configuration>
With reference to FIG. 1, the hardware configuration of the server device 2 that realizes the game system 1 and the hardware of the plurality of game devices 3 that are communicated and connected to each other via the communication network 4 such as the Internet line and the server device 2. The hardware configuration will be described.

The game system 1 is composed of a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 3. In this game system 1, the server device 2 and each game device 3 communicate with each other at predetermined timings, and the game progresses based on the game program and game data distributed from the server device 2.

The server device 2 stores the game program and the game data in the storage unit 21. The information processing means 201 manages the game data of each game device 3 (account). The server device 2 and the game device 3 communicate with each other via the communication network 4.

The game device 3 receives (downloads) the game program and game data stored in the storage unit 21 of the server device 2 via the game device 3 in order to execute (play) a predetermined game based on the user's operation. And install). It also receives (downloads and installs) game programs and game data for updates.

The game device 3 advances the game on the game device 3 based on the installed game program and game data, and displays the game effects (game image, sound) accompanying the progress of the game on the liquid crystal screen (display unit) 330 and the speaker. Output to 340 or the like.

In addition, different account information (unique identification information) is given to each game device 3 and each user. Then, an ID (identification code) is assigned to each account information.

The server device 2 manages the account information of each user, receives data related to the game progress status of each account from the game device 3, and stores it in the storage unit 21.

For example, in the game device 3, when an operation to start a game is performed by a user, each game device 3 communicates with a server device 2 via a communication network 4, and account information is transmitted from the game device 3. .. The server device 2 performs predetermined authentication based on the transmitted account information, and transmits data necessary for the game progress (data related to the game progress status) to the game device 3.

The game device 3 receives data related to the game progress status of this account and advances the game on the game device 3. Further, the game device 3 transmits data related to the game progress status to the server device 2 not only at the start of the game but also at a predetermined timing of the game progress (at the time of data update such as item consumption or game task clearing).

Hardware Configuration of Server Device 2 The server device 2 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a network interface 22.

The storage unit 21 and the network interface 22 are connected to the control unit 20 of the server device 2 via the bus 200.

The control unit 20 controls the operation of the server device 2.

The storage unit 21 is mainly composed of an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory).

The storage unit 21 stores, for example, a game program and data for executing a game (including information regarding the game progress of an account), and a game program and data for realizing the game system 1 of the present invention.

-Hardware configuration of the game device 3 The game device 3 has a built-in liquid crystal screen 330, a speaker 340, and a touch pad 350. In the game device 3, the game progresses based on the game program and data read from the storage medium or the like. Further, the game device 3 can perform data communication with the other game device 3 and the server device 2 via a communication network 4 such as the Internet or a short-range wireless communication device.

The game device 3 includes a control unit 30, a storage unit 31, a network interface 32, a graphic processing unit 33, an audio processing unit 34, and an operation unit 35.

The storage unit 31, the network interface 32, the graphic processing unit 33, the audio processing unit 34, and the operation unit 35 are connected to the control unit 30 via the bus 300.

The control unit 30 controls the operation of the game device 3.

The storage unit 31 is mainly composed of an HDD, a RAM, and a ROM. The storage unit 31 stores, for example, a game program and data for executing a game. Further, the storage unit 31 stores account information to be transmitted to the other game device 3, information about friends, other account information received from the other game device 3, and the like.

The network interface 32 is connected to the communication network 4 and transmits / receives data between the server device 2 and each game device 3 or between the game devices 3 by Internet communication.

The graphic processing unit 33 draws a game image including a virtual space and each character in a moving image format according to the instruction of the control unit 30. The game image drawn in the moving image format by the graphic processing unit 33 is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 330 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 34 reproduces and synthesizes digital game sounds according to the instructions of the control unit 30. Further, a speaker 340 is connected to the audio processing unit 34. The game sound is output from the speaker 340 to the outside.

The operation unit 35 is connected to a touch pad 350 attached (built-in) to the game device 3 and can transmit and receive data related to operation input. The user inputs an operation signal to the game device 3 by operating an operator (not shown) such as a button provided on the touch pad 350.

<About the functional configuration of each control unit>
With reference to FIG. 1, the functional configuration of the control unit 20 of the server device 2 that realizes the game system 1 and the control unit 30 of the game device 3 will be described.

Functional configuration of the control unit 20 of the server device 2 The control unit 20 of the server device 2 functions as an information processing means 201, a lottery means 202, and a billing management means 203 by executing a predetermined game program.

The information processing means 201 transmits / receives data necessary for the progress of the game to / from each game device 3. Further, the information processing means 201 uses the account information transmitted from the game device 3 to be used.
Authenticate your account information.

The information received by the information processing means 201 from each game device 3 includes, for example, account information of the user or the game device 3, a lottery request signal, and information regarding the game progress.

The information processing means 201 transmits information (character name / image and rank thereof) about the character generated by the lottery means 202 to the game device 3 so as to be given to the user. The information transmitted from each game device 3 is transmitted to each means via the information processing means 201, but the description of this point may be omitted below for convenience of explanation.

When the lottery request signal is received from the game device 3 via the communication means 303, the lottery means 202 randomly selects a character from a plurality of types of characters stored in the storage unit 21 by performing a gacha. Then, the lottery means 202 generates information about the selected character. All the information (character name / image and rank) related to this character is transmitted to the game device 3 at once via the communication means 303.

The billing management means 203 manages the billing status of the account for each account information. For example, the billing management means 203 manages how many orbs the user owns. Further, the billing management means 203 manages which of the orbs owned by the user is acquired by billing and which is acquired regardless of billing.

Functional configuration of the control unit 30 of the game device 3 The control unit 30 of the game device 3 executes a storage medium inserted in the game device 3 or a game program downloaded (installed) in the storage unit 31 of the game device 3. By doing so, it functions as a game control means 301, a lottery request means 302, and a communication means 303.

The game control means 301 reads out the game data received from the server device 2 and the game data (data such as objects and textures) stored in the storage unit 31, and creates a two-dimensional or three-dimensional virtual game space. Further, the game control means 301 creates a virtual space and arranges a non-player character such as a character (player character) or an enemy character in the virtual space.

Further, the game control means 301 performs an operation signal to the touch pad 350 connected to the own game device 3 and an action of the own player character in the virtual space and an action of the enemy character according to the progress of the game. Control.

The game control means 301 generates information for displaying these virtual spaces and characters as a game screen on the liquid crystal screen 330. According to this information, the graphic processing unit 33 draws a game image.

The game control means 301 generates information for displaying a user interface such as a button icon for transmitting various requests such as the lottery request signal to the server device 2 on the liquid crystal screen 330. According to this information, the graphic processing unit 33 draws an image of the user interface.

For example, the image of the user interface to be drawn includes the screens shown in FIGS. 2 to 6. Specifically, FIG. 2 shows a lottery request screen for requesting a gacha by touching the icon 351.

Further, the game control means 301 generates information for displaying the effect image of the character lottery and the lottery result on the liquid crystal screen 330. According to this information, the graphic processing unit 33 draws an effect image of the character lottery and an image of the lottery result.

For example, when the user operates the icon 351, the game control means 301 in the game device 3 is a rank object related to the acquired character based on the information about the rank of the character acquired by the gacha and transmitted from the server device 2. (An image represented by the number of stars) or the like is generated, a character acquisition effect is drawn, and the character acquisition effect is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 330.

In the present embodiment, the game control means 301 does not select the redraw lottery by the user, and until the result of the gacha is confirmed, the user is the user of the information about the character selected by the lottery means 202. Information that can identify the existence is not displayed directly. For example, only the rank is displayed on the liquid crystal screen 330, and the character name / image is not displayed on the liquid crystal screen 330. The rank is predetermined based on the parameters such as strength and growth potential set for each character. In addition, the higher the number of stars, the higher the parameter of the rank. That is, the number of stars in the rank indicates the rarity of the character (super rare, rare, normal, etc.).

In the present embodiment, the lottery requesting means 302 is performed to give a user 10 characters from a plurality of characters having any one of a plurality of ranks based on a user's operation. Make multiple lottery requests for.

When the lottery requesting means 302 requests 10 consecutive gachas in the game device 3 based on the user's operation, a lottery request signal for the 10 consecutive gachas is transmitted to the server device 2. The lottery request signal is a signal that triggers the server device 2 to execute the gacha.

Further, the lottery requesting means 302 displays only the rank and silhouette of the character selected by the gacha on the liquid crystal screen 330, and then, based on the user's operation, acquires the character selected by the gacha and requests a plurality of lottery again. Do one of (redraw lottery request).

The communication means 303 transmits, for example, a lottery request signal to the server device 2. Further, the communication means 303 receives game data including information about the selected character from the server device 2. Further, the communication means 303 transmits / receives billing status data to / from the server device 2.

<About the redraw lottery process>
Hereinafter, the redraw lottery process in the game system 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a redraw lottery process in the game system 1 of the present invention. Using this flowchart, a case where the redraw lottery process is executed on the server device 2 based on the operation of each user on the game device 3 will be described.

First, a lottery request signal for 10 consecutive gachas is transmitted from the game device 3 based on the user's operation, and the information processing means 201 of the server device 2 receives the lottery request signal (step S1). Specifically, when the user touches the "play gacha" icon 351 displayed on the game screen of FIG. 2, the game screen of FIG. 3 is displayed. On the game screen of FIG. 3, the icon 352 of "Stop" and the icon 353 of "Turn with 3000 orbs" are displayed. When the user touches the "Stop" icon 352, the 10-game gacha is not executed and the screen returns to the original screen. When the user touches the icon 353 of "turn with 3000 orbs", 10 consecutive gachas are executed. Then, when the user touches the icon 353 of "turn with 3000 orbs", a lottery request signal is generated and transmitted to the server device 2.

Next, 10 consecutive gachas are executed by the lottery means 202 of the server device 2 (step S2). In this 10-game gacha, 10 characters are drawn at once. Then, all the information regarding the character name / image and the rank regarding the selected 10 characters is transmitted to the game device 3.

Next, the liquid crystal screen 330 of the game device 3 displays a result screen in which the character name and the image are hidden and only the rank and the silhouette are displayed as partial information (step S3). FIG. 4 is an example of this result screen.

Next, the lottery requesting means 302 determines whether or not the user has requested a redraw lottery (whether or not the gacha has been requested again) (step S4). At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the “stop” icon 354 and the “redraw (0 orb)” icon 355 are displayed on the liquid crystal screen 3. Then, the lottery requesting means 302 determines whether the user touches the "stop" icon 354 or the "redraw (0 orb)" icon 355.

When the user does not request the redraw lottery (step S4: NO), that is, when the user "stop" icon 354 is touched, the LCD screen 3 is selected by the gacha as shown in FIG. The character name and image of the body and the rank are displayed (step S6). After that, the redraw lottery process of the present invention is completed.

When the user requests a redraw lottery (step S4: YES), after the lottery means 202 deletes the information of the selected character, the redraw is only the first redraw or the second and subsequent redraws. Is determined (step S5). That is, it is determined which of the icon 355 of the "redraw (0 orb)" icon of FIG. 5 and the icon 356 of the "redraw (500 orb)" of FIG. 7 is touched by the user.

When the redraw is the second and subsequent redraws (the user touches the icon 356) (step S5: NO), the billing management means 203 reduces the orbs owned by the user by 500 (step S7). After that, the process returns to step S2.

When the redrawing is the first redrawing (the user touches the icon 355) (step S5: YES), the billing management means 203 does not consume the orb, and the process returns to step S2. Then, the redraw lottery process of the present invention is completed.

Summarizing the above, the game system 1 of the present embodiment is
A game device 3 that receives an operation signal to the touch pad 350 by the user and executes a game, and
The game device 3 and the server device 2 connected via the network 4 are provided.
The game device 3 is
Display unit (LCD screen) 330 and
A game control unit 301 that executes the game based on the user's operation,
About a lottery performed to give any one of a plurality of game media (characters, items, cards, etc.) having any one of a plurality of attributes (ranks) to the user based on the operation of the user. Lottery request unit 302 that makes a lottery request,
Equipped with
The server device 2 is
The lottery unit 202, which performs the lottery when the lottery request is made based on the operation of the user,
Equipped with
The display unit 330 is a part of information (for example, character rank, character) which is information in a mode in which the user cannot determine which game medium is selected among the information about the game medium selected by the lottery. (Silhouette) only,
The lottery requesting unit 302 acquires the game medium selected by the lottery and the lottery based on the operation of the user after the partial information of the selected game medium is displayed by the display unit 330. A game system that either re-executes a request.

Here, the game medium is a general term for electronic data used by a user for the progress of a game, and includes, for example, a plurality of types of characters, a plurality of types of items, a plurality of types of cards, virtual currency, and the like. In the above embodiment, a character has been described as an example as a game medium, but the same processing can be performed for items, cards, virtual currencies, etc., and two or more of the characters, items, cards, and virtual currencies can be used. , Ordinary game media or bonus game media may be mixed and applied.

[The invention's effect]
For example, according to the game system of the present embodiment, when a redraw lottery is performed, the selected character becomes better or worse. Therefore, based on the result of the lottery this time, the user decides whether or not to perform the redraw lottery while enjoying the bargaining. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of lottery events such as characters as compared with the past.

[Other embodiments]
The control means and the processing procedure described in FIG. 8 are examples, and the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. The design of the processing procedure and the like can be appropriately changed without changing the gist of the present invention.

Further, in the above embodiment, an example in which a character is selected by executing a gacha has been described, but only a rank may be selected first by executing a gacha. In this case, when the user decides not to redraw, the server device may draw the character again based on the selected rank.

Also, of the information about the characters selected by the gacha, only the information about the rank and silhouette is first sent to the game device as part of the information, and then when the user does not request a redraw lottery and the result of the gacha is confirmed. Information about the character name / image may be transmitted to the game device.

Further, unlike the above-described embodiment, the higher the rank of the character, the easier it may be to win the character as the user draws the lottery again.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the rank, which is an attribute of the character, is displayed as partial information has been described, but only the attribute of the character such as water type and fire type may be displayed as partial information. ..

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example of a so-called 10-series gacha is described, but the present invention can also be applied to a normal gacha in which one character is selected by one gacha.

Further, the redraw lottery process of the embodiment may be executed only on a specific day (event day) or only for a specific period.

Further, when the user requests a redraw lottery, the same character as the character before the redraw lottery may not be selected in the redraw lottery.

Further, the lottery requesting unit acquires a part of the game media among the two or more game media selected by the plurality of lottery based on the user's operation, and executes the lottery request again for the remaining game media. May be able to do. That is, not all characters but only a part of them may be redrawn by the redraw lottery. In this case, for example, the user selects any 4 bodies that are a part of the 10 bodies selected by the 10-game gacha, and draws the remaining 6 bodies with the 4 bodies as keep characters. It can be fixed.

Further, when executing this partial keep function, the user may need to consume, for example, 100 orbs for each character to be kept.

It should be noted that which character is won as the keep character may be displayed in advance at the time of the redraw lottery, or may be displayed after the redraw lottery (after all the characters are confirmed).

In addition, the partial keep function may be able to redraw only a character of a specific rank. In that case, the user can choose the rank. Also, it may be possible to redraw only high-ranked characters. In this case, for example, characters with three stars cannot be replaced, and characters with two or less stars may be replaced. On the contrary, characters with three stars can be exchanged, and characters with two or less stars may not be exchanged.

Further, when the user redraws a plurality of characters, it may be possible to exchange them for one character. For example, if the user executes a redraw lottery with three characters having one star, they may be able to exchange for one character. Further, in this case, one character may be selected from the characters having two or more stars.

Further, it may be possible to leave only one of the overlapping characters (two or more of the same character) among the ten characters and redraw the others. In addition, overlapping characters may be automatically combined and redrawn for one body.

When the user executes the redraw lottery, 20 bodies including 10 bodies before the redraw and 10 bodies after the redraw are displayed, and the user can arbitrarily select and acquire 10 bodies from there. You may be able to do it.

Further, hints that allow the user to imagine the character may be displayed, such as a state in which the character is displayed as a silhouette, a state in which the character has a mosaic, and a state in which colors corresponding to ranks are displayed. In addition, the color with the highest rank among the 10 selected characters may be announced.

In the above embodiment, an example in which a mobile terminal device is used as a game device is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be realized by using an arcade game housing provided in a game center or the like. Further, the present invention can be realized by using a home-use game device as the game device.

Even when these other embodiments are adopted, the effects of the present invention are exhibited. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine this embodiment with other embodiments and other embodiments.

1 Game system 2 Server device (computer)
201 Information processing means (information processing department)
202 Lottery means (lottery section)
3 Game device (computer)
301 Game control means (game control unit)
302 Lottery request means (lottery request section)
4 Communication network (network)

Claims (6)

A game device that has a display and is connected to the server device via a network.
Based on the user's operation, the server device is made to function as a lottery request means for transmitting a lottery request for causing the server device to execute a lottery for granting any one of a plurality of game media to the user.
The lottery requesting means makes the lottery request again in response to executing the lottery request again to the server device after the game medium is selected by the lottery based on the operation of the user. The game medium selected by the lottery before execution and the game medium selected by the server device in the lottery request again are displayed on the display unit, and the game selected by the operation of the user. A game program in which a medium is given to the user by the server device. The lottery requesting means is performed after a plurality of the game media are selected from the plurality of game media based on the operation of the user.
If, based on the user's operation, a selection is made to grant the user a part of the game media among the plurality of selected game media, the user is required to pay an additional consideration. As a result, the lottery request is transmitted to the server device again for the remaining game media.
If, based on the user's operation, all of the selected game media are selected to be given to the user without executing the lottery request again, the additional consideration is paid. No need to pay,
The game program according to claim 1. The lottery requesting means sets an amount of the additional consideration based on the number of some of the game media selected based on the user's operation.
The game program according to claim 2. If the lottery requesting means is selected to grant the user a part of the game media among the selected game media based on the operation of the user, the remaining plurality of the game media are selected. The lottery request for the game medium is transmitted to the server device again, and the lottery request is transmitted to the server device.
By the lottery request again, the number of the game media selected by the server device is made smaller than the number of the remaining plurality of the game media.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A game device including a processor and a storage unit for storing the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A game system including a server device and the game device according to claim 5.

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