JP2023030177A - Information acquisition device, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a highly amusing arrangement of a game medium, and to acquire information pertaining to the medium at low costs.

SOLUTION: An information acquisition device acquires information attached to a game medium, and includes: an arrangement part that allows a game medium for acquiring information to be disposed and allows the game medium to be disposed on each of a first surface and a second surface provided at different tilt angles; an imaging part for imaging the arrangement part; a specular surface part installed in an imaging range of the imaging part; and acquisition means for acquiring information attached to the game medium disposed in the arrangement part on the basis of a captured image obtained by the imaging part. The captured image includes a real image part in which a real image of a game medium disposed on the second surface appears, and a specular image part in which a specular image for a game medium disposed on the first surface formed by the specular surface part appears.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information acquisition device, a game device, and a game system, and more particularly to technology for acquiring information attached to an article through imaging.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a game machine that detects the position and type of a game medium such as a card placed on a board using an image captured from the back of the board (Patent Document 1).

JP 2020-072986 A

However, the aspect as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is limited in interest because detection is limited to cards placed on the board.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an information acquisition device, a game device, and a game system that enable the acquisition of information related to mediums at low cost while arranging interesting game media.

An information acquisition device according to one aspect of the present invention is an information acquisition device that acquires information attached to a game medium, and is an arrangement section on which a game medium for which information is to be acquired is arranged. An arrangement unit capable of arranging game media on each of the provided first surface and the second surface, an imaging unit that captures an image of the arrangement unit, a mirror surface installed within an imaging range of the imaging unit, and an imaging unit. an acquisition means for acquiring information attached to the game medium placed in the placement unit based on the captured image obtained by the unit, wherein the captured image is placed on the second surface of the game medium. and a mirror image portion where a mirror image of the game medium placed on the first surface formed by the mirror surface portion appears.

According to the present invention, it is possible to acquire information related to the medium at low cost while arranging the highly interesting game medium.

1 is a diagram exemplifying an external configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the placement section 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the information acquisition unit 105 according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a captured image obtained by acquiring information on a game card according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a diagram exemplifying an external configuration of a game card according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

In one embodiment described below, the present invention is applied to a game device equipped with an information acquisition unit capable of acquiring information from game cards placed on two different surfaces, as an example of an information acquisition device. An example is given. However, the present invention can be applied to any device capable of acquiring information attached to game media arranged respectively on the first and second surfaces provided at different tilt angles. be.

<Configuration of game device>
1A and 1B are diagrams showing the external configuration of a game device 100 according to this embodiment, FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of the game device 100, and FIG. 1B is a front view of the game device 100. showing.

As shown in FIG. 1(a), the game device 100 is mainly composed of a main body housing portion 110 and a display portion 120 provided thereabove. When the game device 100 is in an activated state, the display unit 120 presents information related to services that can be provided by the game device 100, including a game play screen (game screen).

On the upper surface (top surface) of the main housing unit 110, there is an arrangement unit 140 that can arrange game cards from which information is obtained when the game is executed, and various user operations when using services, including operations during game play. An operation unit 108 is provided. Here, in the game for which the play experience is provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, information is acquired from the game card during game play, so that game elements associated with the game card can appear. shall be configured to

In the example of FIG. 1A, the operation unit 108 includes a user identification unit 131 that acquires information from a user identification user card (not shown), an operation input unit 132 that is an operation input member such as a selection button or a decision button, An input port 133 is provided for accepting the input of coins or the like as the price. In the present embodiment, the width of the main body housing 110 seen from the front direction indicated by the arrow 160 in FIG. The width is configured to be the same as the width of the display section 120 as shown in FIG. 1(b). However, the horizontal width of the display unit 120 is configured to be larger than the horizontal width of the upper surface of the main housing unit 110 in order to enhance the effect of the operation performed by the user using the placement unit 140 or the operation input unit 132 . There may be.

Also, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2(a), the arrangement portion 140 has a first arrangement having the same plane as the top surface of the game card body housing portion 110 as the first surface according to the present invention. It is composed of a surface 141 and a second arrangement surface 145 which is an inclined surface of a member protruding from the top surface of the main housing section 110 as a second surface. That is, the placement section 140 has a first placement surface 141 and a second placement surface 145 provided at different angles of inclination, and both surfaces are configured to be able to hold game cards used for game play. .

In this embodiment, the first placement surface 141 is provided so as to be substantially horizontal when the game device 100 is installed. On the other hand, the second placement surface 145 is provided in the same inclination manner as the display section 120 . In other words, the angle formed by the second placement surface 145 with respect to the upper surface of the main body housing section 110 is configured to indicate an angle that is the same as or similar to the angle formed by the display section 120 with respect to the upper surface of the main body housing section 110. ing. Also, the first arrangement surface 141 and the second arrangement surface 145 are adjacent to each other via one side as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. It is arranged so as to be close to the lower end of the display section 120 as shown in a). That is, the second placement surface 145 is provided between the first placement surface 141 and the display section 120 . Due to these arrangement relationships and inclinations, the game cards arranged in the arrangement section 140 can be viewed easily by the user who is playing the game.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, in the placement unit 140 of the present embodiment, the first placement surface 141 and the second placement surface 141 clearly indicate the positions where game cards should be placed and the number of game cards that can be placed. A plurality of first placement frames 142 or second placement frames 146 are provided on each of the placement surfaces 145 . Each of the first placement frame 142 and the second placement frame 146 has a size capable of containing one game card. It is guided to a state of being in contact with the placement surface 145 . The number of the first placement frames 142 provided on the first placement surface 141 and the number of the second placement frames 146 provided on the second placement surface 145 are the same (plurality), and a maximum of five game cards are used for each of the game cards. can be placed.

As shown in FIG. 2(c), the first placement frame 142 has a side where the first placement surface 141 and the second placement surface 145 are adjacent so that the game cards can be placed while sliding upward in the drawing. At the end part away from the frame, there is a sloped part 143 that slopes from the outside of the frame toward the inside of the frame, so that easy game card placement is realized. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2(d), the second placement frame 146 is positioned close to the side where the second placement surface 145 and the first placement surface 141 are adjacent to stably hold the placed game cards. It has, for example, a protruding locking portion 147 at the end to lock the lower end of the placed game card.

In addition, both the first placement frame 142 and the second placement frame 146 are provided with a recess formed by cutting out part of the frame member so that the game cards placed in the placement portion 140 can be easily taken out. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2(c), the first placement frame 142 is provided with a recess 144 at the end remote from the side adjacent to the second placement surface 145. As shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG. 2(d), the second arrangement frame 146 is provided with a recess 148 at the end remote from the side adjacent to the first arrangement surface 141. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the main housing unit 110 is designed as a general-purpose housing that can support various games, and is configured so that the configuration for reading game cards can be changed according to the game that provides the play experience. Therefore, the placement unit 140 is configured as a part of the information acquisition unit 105, which is an independent assembly and serves as the information acquisition device according to the present invention, for acquiring and outputting information attached to the placed game cards. shall be

The information acquisition unit 105 has a box-shaped structure containing at least an imaging unit 151 and a mirror surface 152 as shown in FIG. is partly housed in In the example of FIG. 3A, for the purpose of clearly showing the internal structure of the information acquisition unit 105, members constituting the first placement frame 142, the second placement frame 146, the first placement surface 141, and the second placement surface 145 are shown. The front (top) side of the box structure, including, has been removed (indicated by dashed lines).

The information acquisition unit 105 of the present embodiment performs image analysis of an image (hereinafter referred to as a captured image) obtained by imaging the game card placed on the first placement surface 141 or the second placement surface 145 from the rear side. to obtain the information attached to the game card. Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, information is added to the game card by attaching a two-dimensional code to the card. must contain an image of the two-dimensional code in a suitable manner.

That is, when such an acquisition method is adopted, the imaging unit 151 is arranged in a manner in which the imaging unit 151 is substantially squarely arranged, that is, in a manner in which the square-shaped two-dimensional code can be imaged as a substantially square-shaped image. need to be On the other hand, when there are placement surfaces with a plurality of tilt angles like the placement unit 140, even if the imaging unit 151 is placed in a manner suitable for acquiring information on one placement surface, the other placement surface may It may not be appropriate for obtaining such information. In particular, in a narrow space such as the inside of the information acquisition unit 105 having a box-shaped structure, it is not possible to provide a sufficient optical path length for each arrangement surface from the imaging unit 151. Therefore, it is possible to suitably realize information acquisition related to a plurality of arrangement surfaces. It is difficult.

On the other hand, by providing the imaging unit 151 for each arrangement surface, it is possible to acquire a suitable captured image, but this leads to an increase in the manufacturing cost of the information acquisition unit 105 and the execution of information acquisition. The amount of image processing to be performed and the required computing power may also increase, which is not realistic.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, the information acquisition unit 105 of the present embodiment has a mirror surface within the image pickup range of the image pickup unit 151 arranged in a manner suitable for information acquisition related to the second arrangement surface 145, for example. 152, a two-dimensional code image of the game card placed on the second placement surface 145 and an image of the two-dimensional code of the game card placed on the first placement surface 141 can be combined into one captured image. Both are realized to be included in a preferred manner. In other words, as shown in the figure, the imaging range of the imaging unit 151 includes a real image 301 related to the second arrangement surface 145 suitable for information acquisition, and a real image 301 related to the second arrangement surface 145 suitable for information acquisition. , and a mirror image 303 of the latter can be further included in a manner suitable for information acquisition through the mirror surface 152 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the acquired captured image (400) includes a real image portion 401 including a real image (real image 301) of the game card placed on the second placement surface 145, and the first placement surface 141. A mirror image portion 402 that includes a mirror image (mirror image 303) of the game card placed in . Since the image of the two-dimensional code appearing in the mirror image portion 402 is an image in which the code attached to the game card is horizontally (vertically) reversed, the area of the mirror image portion 402 is determined in advance by the arrangement relationship between the imaging portion 151 and the mirror surface 152. The image can be correctly decoded by extracting the image and performing left-right inversion processing.

As described above, it is suitable for acquiring information on the placed game cards that the imaging unit 151 and each placement surface are substantially facing each other. In addition, it is preferable that the mirror image 303 of the game card placed on the first placement surface 141 is placed in an inclined manner so that the real image 301 of the game card placed on the first placement frame 142 and the real image 301 of the game card are shown in a plane substantially parallel. .

Here, a game card that can be used for game play in the game device 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game card may be configured to be provided by the game device 100, or may be provided by a device other than the game device 100, or through a specific sales route. .

As described above, a game card is associated with one game element, and a game element image 501 representing the game element is attached as shown in FIG. 5(a). FIG. 5(a) shows the front side of the game card, which is presented to the user side in a state in which the game card is placed in the placement section 140 in a manner in which information can be obtained. On the other hand, the back side of the game card has two two-dimensional codes 502 attached at two locations, as shown in FIG. 5(b). Here, FIGS. 5A and 5B both show the front side and the back side of the game card in the normal position. That is, when the game card of this embodiment is in the normal position, the longitudinal direction is vertical and the short direction is horizontal, and the game element image 501 and the two two-dimensional codes 502 attached to the game card are also displayed correctly. Recognition is possible with (contents matching the predetermined vertical direction).

The two-dimensional code may be configured by encoding identification information that uniquely identifies the associated game element, for example. As illustrated, the game card is formed in a rectangular shape, and two two-dimensional codes 502 are distributed and arranged in the horizontal center of the rectangle at the correct position. In the example of FIG. 5(b), the two two-dimensional codes 502 are arranged adjacent to opposite sides of the rectangular game card, more specifically, the upper and lower sides in the normal position. Also as shown, the two two-dimensional codes 502 are identical.

With this configuration, when the game card is placed on the placement section 140 in a manner in which the longitudinal direction is vertical and the short side direction is horizontal, one of the two-dimensional codes 502 is placed on the first placement surface. 141 and the second arrangement surface 145 are arranged in the vicinity of the adjacent portion. That is, in a state in which the game card is placed in the placement section 140 in the normal position or upside down from the normal position, either one of the two-dimensional codes 502 is brought close to the adjacent section.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the imaging unit 151 can capture two-dimensional images of game cards placed on two types of placement surfaces with different tilt angles as long as the vicinity of the adjacent portion and the mirror surface 152 can be included in the imaging range. It is possible to acquire the code 502, and for example, it is possible to reduce the cost by adopting a captured image with a small angle of view, or to reduce the size of the information acquisition unit 105 by setting a short object distance.

In this embodiment, the game card has a rectangular shape, and two two-dimensional codes 502 are attached to two different positions, so that one of the two-dimensional codes 502 can be read while placed on the placement unit 140. Although the mode in which the camera is in the (imaging possible) state will be described, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The game card may have any shape, and the number of two-dimensional codes 502 attached is not limited to two. In a mode that permits different arrangements of game cards as in this embodiment, the game card is attached with a plurality of two-dimensional codes 502, and the information acquisition unit 105 is configured so that at least a portion of these codes can be read. It can be.

Further, in the placement unit 140 of the present embodiment, a maximum of 10 game cards placed on the first placement surface 141 and the second placement surface 145 are captured by the two imaging units 151 as shown in FIG. , and one processing board 153 (to be described later) processes two captured images to acquire identification information related to the arranged game cards, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. not a thing For example, one imaging unit 151 may image all the game cards placed in the placement unit 140 . Alternatively, for example, the information acquisition unit 105 is configured by providing one processing board 153 for each imaging unit 151, and a plurality of information acquisition units 105 are arranged in the game device 100 according to the number of game cards used in the game. may be adopted for

In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, this embodiment will be described assuming that the two-dimensional code 502 is visibly attached to the game card as shown in FIG. 5, but the implementation of the invention is limited to this. not a thing That is, the addition of the two-dimensional code 502 to the game card may be performed by printing using invisible ink so as not to impair the appearance of the game card. The information to be added is not limited to the two-dimensional code 502, and may be a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional pattern that can be acquired through imaging.

<Functional Configuration of Game Device>
The functional configuration of the game device 100 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

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

The recording medium 102 is a recording device such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD that can permanently retain data. The recording medium 102 stores, in addition to the operation program of each block of the game device 100, parameter information necessary for the operation of each block, various graphics data used in the game executed by the game device 100, and the like. do. The memory 103 is a storage device, such as a volatile memory, used for temporary data storage. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the operation of each block.

Payment detection unit 104 detects that payment has been made on game device 100 . Payment is made by, for example, detecting that a coin of a predetermined amount or equivalent has been inserted into the coin slot 133, or completion of settlement processing based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. may be judged. The game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described as starting to provide a service of providing a game play experience based on payment of a price.

The information acquisition unit 105 acquires information from the game cards placed in the placement section 140 included in the game device 100 of the present embodiment. As mentioned above, the information acquisition unit 105 is configured as an independent assembly, with the processing board 153 controlling its operation. The processing board 153 includes a microcomputer, ROM, and RAM, and is configured to enable control and image processing. When the processing board 153 receives a control signal related to the start of reading from the control unit 101, the imaging unit 151 starts imaging the placement unit 140, and performs predetermined processing including extraction and conversion of the two-dimensional code 502 on the obtained captured image. , and obtains the identification information attached to each placed game card. The processing board 153 then outputs the obtained identification information to the control unit 101 .

In this embodiment, the information acquisition unit 105 is provided with the processing substrate 153, and the identification information obtained by the conversion is output. However, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the process of acquiring the identification information from the captured image may be performed in the control unit 101, the function is not provided in the information acquisition unit 105, and the output from the information acquisition unit 105 is the captured image. good too.

The element DB 106 is a database that manages information (element information) about each game element appearing in the game. As described above, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the user arranges the game card in the arrangement unit 140 and obtains information when playing the game. can appear. The element information managed for one game element includes, for example, identification information that uniquely identifies the game element, at least type information indicating the type of the game element, and parameters referenced for progress control of the game in which it appears. It may be configured including information.

The display control unit 107 controls information presentation to the user of the game device 100 via the display unit 120 . The display unit 120 is, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and is fixed above the main housing unit 110 in the vertical direction by being attached to a support, for example. The display control unit 107 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, for example, and performs predetermined drawing processing when generating a screen to be displayed on the display unit 120 . Specifically, the display control unit 107 generates necessary drawing objects (graphics data) based on the processing and commands performed by the control unit 101 while the game device 100 is running (during service provision or standby state). , and draws the screen. The generated screen is output to the display unit 120 and presented to the user by being displayed in a predetermined display area.

The operation unit 108 is a user interface that the game device 100 has. In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, operation inputs are accepted as operation inputs for each operation member of the operation input unit 132, except for the placement of the game cards on the placement unit 140 and the placement of the user cards on the user identification unit 131. . When the operation unit 108 detects that an operation input has been made to the operation input unit 132 , the operation unit 108 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101 .

《Control during game play》
When a game is played on the game device 100 having such a functional configuration, the control unit 101 causes a game element associated with the game card placed in the placement unit 140 to appear, and the game element defined for the game element appears. Control the progress of the game based on the parameters. A detailed description of the contents of the game will be omitted, but prior to the game part where the actual game is played, the user places his or her game cards in the placement section 140 to register the game elements to appear. shall be configured so that

When registering the game elements, the following placement control may be performed in order to improve the interest of the game and the visibility of the game cards placed in the placement section 140 during play. For example, in a mode in which registerable game elements are provided with different types such as boarding planes and pilots boarding the planes, and game cards are provided for these types, first placement plane 141 and second placement plane 145 each have The types of game cards that can be placed (types of associated game elements) may be restricted. That is, only the game cards relating to the pilot can be placed on the first placement surface 141, and only the game cards relating to the boarding plane can be placed on the second placement surface 145. When different types of game cards are placed, the control The unit 101 may control the game not to start playing or progress the game, and notify to that effect. In addition, in the placement unit 140 of the present embodiment, the same number of game cards can be placed on the first placement surface 141 and the second placement surface 145, and the first placement frame 142 and the second placement frame 146 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. Since they are configured to be adjacent to each other, in the exemplary embodiment, it is possible to present, for example, the boarding aircraft and the pilot to board the boarding machine in a more comprehensible manner to the user.

Further, in the present embodiment, the game medium placed in the placement unit 140 and from which information is acquired is described as a game card, but implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the game medium may be configured such that identification information can be acquired when the game medium is imaged through the arrangement surface. In this case, the identification information of the game element may be obtained from a pattern attached to the bottom surface or a predetermined surface of the modeled object by means of stickers, printing, or the like. Also, the game medium is not limited to figures, and may be any medium such as toys or stickers.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

100: game device, 101: control unit, 102: recording medium, 103: memory, 104: payment detection unit, 105: information acquisition unit, 106: element DB, 107: display control unit, 108: operation unit, 110: main body Casing Part 120: Display Part 131: User Identification Part 132: Operation Input Part 133: Input Port 140: Placement Part 141: First Placement Surface 142: First Placement Frame 143: Inclined Part 144: concave portion 145: second placement surface 146: second placement frame 147: locking portion 148: concave portion 151: imaging portion 152: mirror surface 153: processing substrate

Claims (20)

An information acquisition device for acquiring information attached to a game medium,
an arrangement unit for arranging the game medium for which information is to be obtained, the arrangement unit being capable of arranging the game medium on each of a first surface and a second surface provided at different angles of inclination;
an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the placement unit;
a mirror part installed in the imaging range of the imaging part;
Acquisition means for acquiring information attached to the game medium placed in the placement unit based on the captured image obtained by the imaging unit;
with
In the captured image, a real image portion in which a real image of the game medium placed on the second surface appears, and a mirror image of the game medium placed on the first surface formed by the mirror surface portion appear. including a mirror image portion and
The mirror surface portion is formed by substantially An information acquisition device that is installed in an oblique manner to present parallel planes. 2. The information acquisition device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit images the first surface and the second surface from behind. 3. The information acquisition device according to claim 1, wherein the placement unit is configured to be able to place a plurality of the same number of game media on each of the first surface and the second surface. 4. The information acquisition device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the placement section, the first surface and the second surface are provided so as to be adjacent to each other via one side. The first surface is provided with a first frame member that defines an arrangement position of the game medium,
5. The information acquisition device according to claim 4, wherein the first frame member is provided with an inclination at an end remote from a side adjacent to the second surface to enable sliding movement of the game medium. 6. Information according to claim 5, wherein a concave portion is provided at an end portion of said first frame member which is distant from a side adjacent to said second surface so as to facilitate removal of said arranged game medium. Acquisition device. The second surface is provided with a second frame member that defines an arrangement position of the game medium,
7. A locking portion capable of locking the game medium is provided at an end portion of the second frame member adjacent to a side adjacent to the first surface. The information acquisition device according to the item. 8. Information according to claim 7, wherein a concave portion is provided at an end portion of said second frame member which is far away from a side adjacent to said first surface for facilitating removal of said arranged game medium. Acquisition device. Information is attached to a plurality of positions of the game medium,
9. The information acquisition device according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the acquisition means acquires information attached to a part of one game medium. 10. The information acquisition apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said acquisition means acquires information located near the adjacent portion between said first surface and said second surface, among the information attached to said game medium. A game device,
a body casing;
an information acquisition device according to any one of claims 1 to 10;
with
the placement unit of the information acquisition device is provided outside the main housing unit,
A game device in which the imaging section and the mirror surface section of the information acquisition device are provided inside the main housing section. 12. A game device according to claim 11, comprising a plurality of said information acquisition devices. 13. A game device according to claim 11 or 12, wherein said first surface of said information acquisition device is provided substantially horizontally. A display unit is further provided above the main body housing unit,
14. The game device according to claim 13, wherein angles formed by the second surface of the information acquisition device and the display section with respect to the upper surface of the main housing section are the same or similar angles. 15. The game device according to claim 14, wherein the second surface of the information acquisition device is provided between the first surface and the display section. further comprising an operation unit formed on the upper surface of the main body housing unit in the same plane as the first surface of the information acquisition device,
16. The game device according to claim 14, wherein the width of the upper surface of the main body housing unit, which is a combination of the operation unit and the first surface of the information acquisition device, is equal to or less than the width of the display unit. further comprising control means for controlling the progress of the game based on the information attached to the game media placed in the placement section, which is acquired by the acquisition means of the information acquisition device;
The type of the game medium is determined by attached information,
The control means arranges the game medium of a type different from a type predetermined for the surface on at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the information acquisition device. 17. The game device according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the game is controlled so as not to proceed on condition that A game system including a game medium and a game device,
The game device
a body casing;
an information acquisition device for acquiring identification information attached to the game medium;
with
The information acquisition device is
An arrangement section provided outside the main housing section in which the game medium to be obtained information is arranged, wherein the game medium is arranged on a first surface and a second surface provided at different angles of inclination, respectively. an arrangement section in which a medium for use can be arranged;
an imaging unit that captures an image of the arrangement portion inside the main body housing;
a mirror surface portion installed within the imaging range of the imaging unit inside the main housing;
Acquisition means for acquiring the identification information attached to the game medium placed in the placement unit based on the captured image obtained by the imaging unit;
with
The game medium is
a design of the associated game element;
two identical identifications, each identifying the associated game element;
with
The captured image is
a real image portion in which a real image of the game medium placed on the second surface appears; and a mirror image portion in which a mirror image of the game medium placed on the first surface appears, formed by the mirror surface portion. including
the real image portion or the mirror image portion includes at least one piece of the identification information included in the arranged game medium;
The mirror surface portion is formed by substantially A game system that is set up in a slanted manner to present parallel planes. The game medium is formed in a rectangular shape,
19. The game system according to claim 18, wherein the identification information included in one of the game media is arranged in the center of the horizontal direction in the normal position of the game media. The two pieces of identification information included in one game medium are arranged in the placement section in a state in which the game medium is placed in the placement section in the normal position, or in the placement section in which the game medium is turned upside down from the regular position. 20. A game system according to claim 18 or 19, wherein either one is available when in a state of being acquired.

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