JP2023071432A - Game device, program, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To optimally supply articles.SOLUTION: A game device including supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of articles, includes: storage means for storing a plurality of tables prescribing supply sequences of the plurality of types of articles, the plurality of tables prescribing the supply sequences that are at least partially different from each other; selection means for selecting one table out of the plurality of tables stored in the storage means; and control means for controlling operation of the section means and the supply means. The control means controls the supply means to supply the one types of articles determined based on the one table selected by the selection means and controls the selection means not to select the same table in the supply operation causing the supply means to perform sequentially.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a game device, a program and a game system, and more particularly to an electronic game involving supply of goods.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game device that provides a game playing experience accompanied by supply of cards, pre-printed and manufactured cards are housed inside and provided in order. The array of cards to be stored is fixed and packed at the time of shipment from the factory so that cards of each rarity are supplied at a predetermined probability, and the game device is installed to ensure the fairness of card supply. When cards are replenished at a store or the like, a group of cards taken out after unpacking are accommodated without manipulating their arrangement.

On the other hand, in an online game or the like configured to provide digital content instead of goods, fairness in providing content can be ensured by using a table in which the rarity selection order is defined based on the probability of winning, for example. It is in operation (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-237040

By the way, it is difficult to manufacture the replenishment card group to be housed in the above-described game device in a completely random arrangement. In other words, in order to realize the automation of the packing work in a limited factory scale, and to secure the stable supply probability and fairness of cards of each rarity, it is not possible to randomly collect and pack cards in the factory. It is not practical, and generally, a plurality of types of arrangement patterns are provided, and one of them is adopted to manufacture and pack a group of supplementary cards. Therefore, for example, when one player repeatedly uses the game machine in succession, there is a possibility that the supply order of the cards can be predicted.

In the game device, by storing cards of different rarities in separate storage units, employing a table such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1, and controlling from which storage unit the cards are supplied, the above-described game device can be used. Such card supply can be realized. However, if one player repeatedly uses the game device in succession, there is a possibility that the specified order of the table can be predicted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a program, and a game system that realize suitable supply of goods.

A game device of the present invention is a game device comprising supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of articles, and is composed of a plurality of tables defining the supply order of the plurality of types of articles, each of which has a different supply order at least in part. storage means for storing a plurality of tables defining The control means causes the supply means to supply one type of article determined based on one table selected by the selection means, and causes the supply means to continuously perform the same supply operation as the selection means. Control not to select the table.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to implement|achieve suitable goods supply.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and modifications of the present invention; 1 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and modifications of the present invention; FIG. The figure which showed the structural example of the table which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating supply processing executed in the game device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an effect presented by the game device 100 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a flow chart exemplifying supply processing executed in the game device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

[Embodiment 1]
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.

The embodiment described below is an example of applying the present invention to a game device configured to provide services including a game play experience and to be able to supply multiple types of goods, as an example of a game device. explain. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of supplying multiple types of items to the player.

<External configuration of the game device>
A game device 100 according to this embodiment has an appearance as shown in FIG. The game device 100 is configured to be able to detect the payment of a price when it is available, and when the payment of the price is detected, the user (player) is provided with at least one item. provide services for the play experience of Payment of the price is detected, for example, when a predetermined amount of coins is inserted into the slot 141 .

Further, an ejection opening 142 is provided on the exterior of the game device 100, and the player can access a holding section 143 provided inside through the ejection opening 142. FIG. The game device 100 of this embodiment is configured to supply any one of a plurality of types of articles when used. The holding unit 143 holds an article supplied from one of the supply units, which will be described later, so that the player can safely take it out.

<Functional configuration of game device>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 100 according to this embodiment.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each functional block included in the game device 100 . Specifically, the control unit 101 reads, for example, an operation program related to each functional block recorded in the storage device 102, develops it in the memory 103, and executes it, thereby realizing the operation of each functional block.

The storage device 102 is a storage device such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD that can permanently hold data. The storage device 102 stores operation programs related to each functional block of the game device 100, parameter information required for the operation of each functional block, and various graphics data used in the game executed by the game device 100. etc. is stored. 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 . The payment of the price is detected, for example, when a coin of a predetermined amount or equivalent is inserted into the slot 141 of the game device 100, or when payment processing is completed based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. It may be judged by doing. The game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described as starting to provide a service including providing a game play experience based on payment of a fee for starting service provision.

The supply control unit 105 controls the supply of goods to the player when using the game machine. In the present embodiment, the game device 100 has two types of supplies that can store different types of items in storage units and supply them in order to dynamically control the types of items to be supplied to the player. section (first supply section 110 and second supply section 120). The supply control unit 105 provides interest in the supply of goods by controlling which supply unit is to supply the goods in accordance with the progress of the game. As described above, the supply section controlled to supply the article by the supply control section 105 delivers the article. The delivered item is held by the holding section 143 in a manner that the player can take it out.

Any of the items supplied by these supply units may be used, but as one aspect, they can be used in a game in which a play experience is provided by the game device 100 (possible to make them appear in the game by acquiring information, etc.). It may be configured to To facilitate understanding of the invention, the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 are both configured to be able to supply cards, which are tangible objects. More specifically, the first supply unit 110 can supply normal cards as first-type goods according to the present invention, and the second supply unit 120 can supply rare cards as second-type goods. It will be explained assuming that That is, a card set that can be separated into bundles by type is delivered to a store or the like where the game device 100 is installed. Operation is made to replenish to 120.

Here, the types of cards that can be supplied by the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 are separated in that the cards differ in rarity. The rarity may be determined, for example, simply based on the supply rate (probability of being supplied with cards of various types) when the game device 100 is used. Because they are high, they are classified as low-rarity goods, and rare cards are classified as high-rarity goods because their supply rate is low. However, the rarity is not limited to what is determined based only on the supply ratio. It may be determined according to the manufacturing cost (the higher the manufacturing cost, the higher the rarity) or the like. Alternatively, it may be determined based on two or more of these.

In addition, each of the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 indicates whether or not the card is stored in the storage unit, that is, whether the supply unit is ready to supply the card. A sensor (hereinafter referred to as a containment sensor) is provided to detect the The sensor may be of any type as long as it can detect a state in which at least one card to be supplied is contained.

In this embodiment, the game device 100 is described as being capable of supplying two types of items, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and can supply three or more types of items. It will be appreciated that the embodiments are also applicable.

The presentation control unit 106 controls presentation of various information to the player in the game device 100 via the presentation unit 130 . In the present embodiment, the presentation unit 130 that implements information presentation is described as a display device capable of visually presenting information, such as a liquid crystal display, which displays images (game screens, menu screens, etc.). However, the information presentation means is not limited to this, and needless to say, alternatives or additions are possible. The presentation unit 130 may include, for example, a speaker or the like that presents information aurally.

In a mode in which the presentation unit 130 is a display device, the presentation control unit 106 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, for example, and performs predetermined drawing processing for generating a screen to be displayed on the presentation unit 130 . Specifically, the presentation control unit 106 generates necessary drawing objects (graphics data) based on 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 presentation unit 130 and presented to the player by being displayed in a predetermined display area.

The presentation of information to the presentation section 130 by the presentation control section 106 includes the presentation of an effect at the time of card supply. The details of the effect at the time of supplying the card will be described later, but the effect is not limited to screen/image display on the display device, and may include sound output, an illumination device, a haptic presentation device, and other imperfections provided in the game device 100 . It may include at least one of the performance actions by the other performance presentation device shown in the figure.

The operation input unit 107 is a user interface of the game apparatus 100, such as an operation member for decision input and various sensors. The operation input unit 107 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101 when it detects that an operation input has been made to the operation member. Note that the operation input unit 107 may include a touch input detection sensor or the like that detects a touch input made on the display screen of the presentation unit 130, for example.

<Card supply control>
An outline of the control performed to supply cards to the player while the game device 100 of the present embodiment is being used will be described below. In the following, it is assumed that the supply of cards is performed in response to the detection of payment for the use of the game device 100, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. may be performed in response to any event occurrence that causes the In this case, in order to recover the manufacturing cost of the card, the card may be supplied on the condition that payment is made, or the card may be supplied without payment of the price.

The game device 100 of the present embodiment includes a first supply unit 110 and a second supply unit 120, and can supply two types of normal cards and rare cards. , that is, which of the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 performs the supply operation. The supply control unit 105 of this embodiment makes the determination based on a table held in advance in the storage device 102, the memory 103, or the like.

The table, for example, as shown in FIG. 3(a), defines information as to whether to supply a normal card or a rare card for a predetermined number of supply opportunities (maximum number). In the table, each supply opportunity is configured to be identifiable by an integer value 301 whose upper limit is the maximum number. By specifying the integer value 301, the card type 302 to be supplied for the corresponding supply opportunity is acquired ( The card type 302 associated with the integer value 301 can be read). In the example of FIG. 3A, the integer value 301 is defined from "0" to "99". Information of the card type 302 to be served for each opportunity can be obtained. The card type 302 may be logical type information, for example, where "True" indicates a rare card and "False" indicates a normal card. That is, the table defines the supply order of normal cards and rare cards for 100 card supplies.

The number of times each card is supplied in the supply order defined in the table is the supply probability of each card, that is, the number of cards enclosed in one card set delivered to the store where the game device 100 is installed for refilling each supply unit. Percentage of each card, corresponding to. For example, when the supply probability of a rare card is defined as 10%, 90 times of the supply opportunities defined in the table are for the card type 302 indicating normal cards, and 10 times are for the card type 302 indicating rare cards. configured as shown. Alternatively, for example, if the card set consists of 90 normal cards + 10 rare cards=100 cards in total, the card type 302 indicating that 90 of the supply opportunities defined in the table are normal cards. , 10 times are configured to indicate a card type 302 indicating a rare card. In this embodiment, since rare cards are higher in rarity than normal cards and the absolute number of supplies is smaller, the table is configured so that the number of supply times of normal cards is greater than the number of supply times of rare cards. . After selecting the integer value 301 of the supply opportunity to supply a predetermined number (10 times) of rare cards and adding the information of the card type 302, the other integer values 301 are added to the table. It may be configured by adding the information of the card type 302 as a means of supplying a normal card.

By the way, in a mode in which card supply control is performed using a fixed table, the supply order defined in the table can be predicted from the history of actually supplied cards as described above. Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of tables at least partially different from each other are stored in advance in the storage device 102 or the memory 103, and one of these tables is selected and supplied at each supply opportunity. By controlling the card type to be used for determining the card type, it is possible to realize card supply in which the order of supply is difficult to predict.

Selection of the table is performed by a lottery process in this embodiment. Here, in order not to select the same table as the previous supply opportunity, a table obtained by excluding one previously selected table from among a plurality of pre-stored tables is selected as a lottery target. Specifically, for example, when six types of tables are stored, the lottery process is executed with five types of tables excluding the table selected last time as lottery targets. Since the same table is not continuously used for card supply by controlling the lottery target, the arrangement of the table is not predicted. In addition, since the selection of the table can be randomized by the lottery process, it becomes difficult to predict the type of cards to be supplied, and as a result, the player's interest in card collection can be improved.

For example, in FIG. 3B, in a mode in which six types of tables 311 to 316 are preconfigured, the tables selected for each of the third to eighth supply opportunities are: Table 313 (third time)→Table 311 (fourth time)→table 316 (fifth time)→table 312 (sixth time)→table 311 (seventh time)→table 315 (eighth time). Assuming that the integer value corresponding to the third supply opportunity is "2", the types of cards to be supplied at each supply opportunity are hatched in the figure, normal card (third time) → normal card (4th time)→rare card (5th time)→normal card (6th time)→rare card (7th time)→normal card (8th time).

It should be noted that the number of supplies of normal cards and the number of supplies of rare cards are common to the plurality of tables so that the fairness of the supply probability of cards is ensured regardless of which table is used. In other words, the number of times each card is supplied is fixed in any table, and the supply order is different for each table.

As described above, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to supply cards according to a predetermined probability of supply for each supply opportunity, and at the same time, it is difficult to predict which type of card will be supplied next. high card supply can be realized.

<Supply processing>
Hereinafter, specific processing for supplying cards at each supply opportunity in the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 . The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading a corresponding processing program stored in, for example, the storage device 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. It is to be noted that this supplying process will be described as being started when a predetermined card supply event occurs after the game device 100 has started providing services in response to detection of payment of a price, for example. Here, the card supply event is not limited to an event whose occurrence is fixed when the service of the game device 100 is provided, and includes an event that occurs randomly. In the latter case, the supply process may be executed, for example, on the condition that payment of the price is detected.

In S401, the control unit 101 determines a reference value (integer value) for the current supply opportunity. The reference value for the current supply opportunity may be determined by adding 1 to the reference value for the previous supply opportunity stored in storage device 102 or memory 103, for example.

In S402, the control unit 101 determines a table to be selected by lottery for this supply opportunity. Specifically, the control unit 101 selects all the tables excluding the table selected in connection with the previous supply opportunity from among the plurality of tables stored for card supply in the storage device 102 or the memory 103, for example. Decide as a target.

In S403, the control unit 101 selects one table (target table) to be used for this supply opportunity. Specifically, the control unit 101 obtains a target table as a result of the lottery by executing a lottery process of randomly selecting one table from among the tables targeted for lottery in S402.

In S404, the supply control unit 105, under the control of the control unit 101, identifies the card type to be supplied for the current supply opportunity. Specifically, the supply control unit 105 identifies the card type to be supplied by acquiring the card type 302 associated with the reference value in the target table.

In S405, under the control of the control unit 101, the supply control unit 105 causes the corresponding supply units (the first supply unit 110 for normal cards, the first supply unit 110 for rare cards, For example, the second supply unit 120) is caused to perform the supply operation.

In S406, the control unit 101 stores the reference value related to the current supply opportunity and the information of the target table used, for example, in the storage device 102 or the memory 103, and completes the supply processing.

By doing so, according to the game device of the present embodiment, it is possible to realize suitable supply of goods.

In this embodiment, one table used for supplying cards is selected by lottery processing, but implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Any method other than the lottery process may be used as long as it is a method of selecting different tables in successive supply opportunities.

Also, in this embodiment, the reference value is sequentially incremented, and the card type 302 associated with the reference value is obtained from one selected table, but implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The reference value may be derived for each supply opportunity in another manner.

[Modification 1]
By the way, when causing the supply unit to perform the card supply operation, the card may not be supplied due to an error such as a card jam. In this case, there is no change in the number of cards remaining in the storage section of the supply section, and information on the card types supplied based on one selected table is unknown to any player. In the lottery process related to the supply opportunity of (1), control may be performed so that the one table is included as a lottery target. In other words, if information indicating that an error has occurred in the previous supply opportunity is stored in the memory 103 or the like, the control unit 101 stores one selected in relation to the previous supply opportunity in the table for the lottery. You may control the inclusion of tables. At this time, one table selected in connection with the last supply opportunity may be excluded.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described embodiment and modification, the selection of the target table (S403) and the specification of the card type to be supplied (S404) are performed in response to the occurrence of the card supply event, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. It is not something that can be done. These processes may be performed prior to occurrence of the next card supply event. That is, the processes of S401 to S404 of the lottery process of the first embodiment are executed before the occurrence of the card supply event. good too. In other words, when a card supply event related to one supply opportunity occurs, only S405 and S406 may be executed as supply processes.

For example, the determination of the card type to be supplied next time (execution of the processing of S401 to S404) is performed in accordance with the card supply event (the processing of S405 and S406) that is fixedly determined to occur when the game device 100 provides the service. execution). In this case, since the type of card to be supplied when the card supply event occurs next becomes clear during the service provision period for one player, it is possible to present an effect for informing the player of that effect. In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, an effect indicating that the rare card can be supplied with confirmation by paying a further price is presented to induce the player to pay a further price.

The effect is, for example, likening the supplied cards to the goods found (obtained) in the game, and displaying a report indicating that rare goods (corresponding to rare cards) have been found, as shown in FIG. 5(a). 501 and confirmation display 502 for confirming with the player whether or not to collect the rare item, as shown in FIG. 5(b). The confirmation display 502 in FIG. 5(b) includes a message 511 to the effect that rare cards will be supplied by collecting rare items, and that additional payment will be required to supply (purchase) rare cards; Includes options (items 512 and 513) for confirming whether to purchase. Then, on the condition that an operation (such as a touch operation on the item 512) related to purchase decision is performed on the confirmation display 502 and further payment of the price is detected, the supply process is executed again, and the The supply of rare cards is realized.

By doing so, it is possible to increase the profit opportunity in providing the service of the game device 100 once, and to suitably provide the player with the fun element related to card collection.

<Supply processing>
A specific supply process for supplying cards at each supply opportunity in the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading a corresponding processing program stored in, for example, the storage device 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. It is to be noted that this supplying process will be described as being started when a predetermined card supply event occurs after the game device 100 has started providing services in response to detection of payment of a price, for example. It is also assumed that the type of card to be supplied has been specified and stored in the memory 103 or the like at the start of this supplying process.

In S601, under the control of the control unit 101, the supply control unit 105 causes the corresponding supply units (the first supply unit 110 for normal cards, the first supply unit 110 for rare 2 supply unit 120) to perform a supply operation.

In S602, the control unit 101 determines a reference value (integer value) for the next supply opportunity. The reference value for the next supply opportunity may be determined by adding one to the reference value determined for the current supply opportunity, which is stored in storage device 102 or memory 103, for example.

In S603, the control unit 101 determines a table to be selected by lottery for the next supply opportunity. Specifically, the control unit 101 selects all the tables excluding the table selected for the present supply opportunity from among the plurality of tables stored for card supply in the storage device 102 or the memory 103, for example. Decide as a target.

In S604, the control unit 101 selects one table (target table) to be used for the next supply opportunity. Specifically, the control unit 101 obtains a target table as a result of the lottery by executing a lottery process of randomly selecting one table from among the tables targeted for lottery in S603.

In S605, the supply control unit 105, under the control of the control unit 101, identifies the type of card to be supplied for the next supply opportunity. Specifically, the supply control unit 105 acquires the card type 302 associated with the reference value in the target table, thereby specifying the card type to be supplied for the next supply opportunity.

In S606, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the card type to be supplied in the next supply opportunity is a rare card. If the control unit 101 determines that the type of card to be supplied at the next supply opportunity is a rare card, it shifts the processing to S607, and if it determines that it is not a rare card, that is, it is a normal card, it completes this supply processing. do.

In S607, under the control of the control unit 101, the presentation control unit 106 presents the presentation unit 130 with an effect including a notification that rare cards can be supplied.

In S608, the control unit 101 determines whether or not an operation input related to further payment and purchase decision has been detected within a predetermined time limit for the effect presented in S607. If the control unit 101 determines that an operation input related to further payment and purchase decision is detected within the time limit, it returns the processing to S601 and supplies cards (supply of rare cards) related to the next supply opportunity. is performed by the supply control unit 105 . On the other hand, if the control unit 101 determines that an operation input related to further payment and purchase decision has not been detected within the time limit, the process proceeds to S609.

In S609, the control unit 101 and the supply control unit 105 specify again the card type related to the next supply opportunity, and complete the supply processing.

The presentation of the effect in S607 notifies that the rare card will be supplied with certainty, but such an announcement of the certainty is made to induce the player who is currently using the game device 100 to pay a further price. , and making the determined result applicable to other players does not ensure fairness among players. That is, while it is usually unknown which card will be supplied for the payment of the price for starting the use of the game device 100, the next card type determined during the previous use by the player is It lacks fairness among the players to make it valid for the next player to use it even if it was not supplied to the player in question. For this reason, in the present embodiment, the result of specifying the card type to be supplied next after the notice of confirmation is given is valid only during the service provision period, and if the supply is not performed, it is discarded, and the next card type identification result is discarded. It shall be specified again for use of the game device 100 .

Therefore, in this step, similarly to S602 to S605, the control unit 101 determines the reference value related to the next supply opportunity, determines the table to be the lottery target, selects the target table, and specifies the card type to be supplied. is executed, and the information of the identification result is stored in the memory 103 or the like to complete the supply processing.

[Embodiment 3]
In the above-described embodiment and modified example, the aspect of specifying the card type to be supplied using a plurality of fixed tables stored in advance in the storage device 102 or memory 103 has been described, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. not a thing The plurality of tables are not limited to those fixedly stored in the storage device 102 or the memory 103 in advance. It may be updated sequentially by being newly generated according to the supply probability and stored in the storage device 102 or the memory 103 . By doing so, as the number of supplied cards increases, a new table is generated and used to specify the type of cards to be supplied, so that a more irregular supply of cards can be realized.

[Modification 2]
In the third embodiment described above, the control unit 101 has described a mode in which a plurality of tables conforming to a predetermined supply probability are generated sequentially, but implementation of the present invention is not limited to this.

In the mode where the table is generated continuously using a fixed supply probability determined by the number of cards enclosed in the card set, there is a possibility that cards of one type will be supplied continuously, and as a result, only cards of the other type can be supplied. It can lead to situations where it is not. In particular, rare cards with fewer deliveries than normal cards are highly likely to be all supplied before normal cards. Rare cards cannot be supplied unless In such a case, it is not preferable because the installation store side will have a stock of cards of the remaining types.

That is, the number of normal cards and rare cards is fixed in the card set delivered to the installation shop or the like. Since the number of stored cards (remaining number) changes depending on the number of cards, the supply ratio of each card that can be supplied by the game device 100 can change sequentially. Therefore, the supply control unit 105 of this modification specifies the type of cards to be supplied using a plurality of tables conforming to fixed supply probabilities for a predetermined number of supply opportunities after replenishment using a card set. After that, the type of card to be supplied may be specified using a plurality of tables generated by adaptively adjusting the supply probability based on the supply status of each card.

For example, in a mode in which one card set consists of 90 normal cards + 10 rare cards = a total of 100 cards, storing (supplementing) the card set "rare cards are supplied with a probability of 10%." card supply (a card supply in which a rare card is supplied 10 times out of 100 times) can be realized. For this reason, the supply control unit 105 specifies the card type to be supplied using a plurality of tables in which the supply probability of each rare card is 10%, for example, for the 10 supply opportunities at the beginning of replenishment. Then, after the tenth supply is completed, the control unit 101 generates a plurality of new tables based on the supply status of the ten supply opportunities. If 8 normal cards and 2 rare cards are supplied in 10 supply opportunities, the remaining cards will be 82 normal cards and 8 rare cards. Each of the tables is configured so that the rare card supply probability is 8÷(82+8)×100≈8.9%.

Here, the number of cards contained in each container may be derived by managing the history of the card type to be supplied specified in each supply opportunity and subtracting the number of supply times from the number of replenished cards. However, it may be specified based on the output of a sensor for counting the remaining number of storage provided in the storage section.

By doing so, it is possible to realize a card supply that equalizes the declining trend of each card, reducing the frequency of needing to replenish cards due to the number of cards of one type running out, while the store side holding the inventory. can reduce the probability.

Note that in a mode in which a table is adaptively generated according to the number of remaining cards of each type, it is possible to operate such that the difference in the number of cards accommodated in the first supply unit 110 and the second supply unit 120 becomes small. can. Therefore, the control unit 101 does not control the game apparatus 100 so that it cannot be used when one of the supply units cannot supply cards. The game device 100 may be controlled to be unusable immediately. In this case, after one of the supply units becomes unable to supply cards, the supply control unit 105 determines that the card type specified based on the target table and the reference value is the type of card that cannot be supplied. In addition, control should be performed so that the card type is changed to the other card type. Alternatively, when one of the supply units cannot supply cards, the control unit 101 generates a plurality of tables each configured only with the other card type, so that the cards supplied by only the other card type can be generated. It may be controlled to be specified by type. By doing so, it is possible to provide the game device 100 that can be operated without the installation store side holding inventory. In this aspect, after the game device 100 is controlled to be unusable, the control unit 101 generates a plurality of tables again in response to replenishment of cards in at least one of the storage units, and It is possible to control the supply of cards according to the

[Modification 3]
In the above-described embodiment and modified example, it is assumed that the number of normal card supplies and the number of rare card supplies are the same for each of the plurality of tables, but the present invention is not limited to this. A plurality of tables does not need to strictly share the number of supply of each type of card as long as the supply of cards is realized in accordance with the supply probability determined in advance in relation to the generation of the table.

For example, in a mode in which the number of supply opportunities defined in each table is not the same as the number of cards enclosed in one card set, the supply probability of rare cards in the card set (actual supply probability) is defined in the table. It may not be possible to match the supply probability (table-based supply probability). At this time, if the table-based supply probability defined for one table is applied to other tables, card supply based on the actual supply probability cannot be realized. More specifically, if table-based supply probabilities that are lower than the actual supply probabilities are adopted for all tables, there is a possibility that the number of supply of rare cards will be reduced, and there is a possibility that the interest in collecting cards will be lost. be. Conversely, if table-based supply probabilities that are higher than the actual supply probabilities are adopted for all tables, there is a possibility that the supply frequency of rare cards will increase, and there is a possibility that the installed store will have an inventory of regular cards. be.

Therefore, the plurality of tables basically defines the number of supply times of each type of card based on a predetermined supply probability (for example, the actual supply probability), but for example, table standards related to two or more tables Tables may be generated with some differences so that the actual supply probability is obtained when the supply probabilities are averaged. Here, the predetermined supply probability may be provided for some types of cards such as rare cards, or may be provided for each of all types of cards.

In addition, since the method of determining the reference value is adopted in the supply processing described above, the plurality of tables has been described as defining the card type to be supplied for the same number of supply opportunities, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. . For example, some tables may have different numbers of supply opportunities defined so that table-based supply probabilities for two or more tables can be averaged to yield actual supply probabilities.

[Other embodiments]
The invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the invention.

100: game device, 101: control unit, 102: storage device, 103: memory, 104: payment detection unit, 105: supply control unit, 106: presentation control unit, 107: operation input unit, 110: first supply unit, 120: second supply section, 130: presentation section, 141: inlet, 142: outlet, 143: holding section

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A game device comprising supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods,
storage means for storing a plurality of tables defining supply orders of the plurality of types of articles, each of which defines a supply order at least partially different;
selection means for selecting one table from the plurality of tables stored in the storage means;
a control means for controlling the operation of the selection means and the supply means;
with
The control means is
causing the supply means to supply one type of article determined based on the one table selected by the selection means;
A game device that controls the selection means so as not to select the same table for supply operations that are continuously performed by the supply means. 2. The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selection means selects said one table from among said plurality of tables based on a result of the executed lottery process. 3. The game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the selection means executes the lottery process with the plurality of tables excluding the one table selected for the previous supply operation as lottery targets. 4. The selection means according to claim 3, wherein, when an error occurs in the previous supply operation, the selection means executes the lottery process with the plurality of tables including the one table selected for the previous supply operation as lottery targets. game device. The supply means is capable of supplying a first type of article and a second type of article,
5. The game according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein each of the plurality of tables prescribes the number of supplies of the first-type goods more than the second-type goods in the supply order. Device. 6. The game device according to claim 5, wherein the number of times of supply of said first type of goods and the number of times of supply of said second type of goods defined in each of said plurality of tables are fixed. The number of times of supply of the first type of goods and the number of times of supply of the second type of goods defined in each of the plurality of tables are set in advance for at least one of the first type of goods and the second type of goods. 6. The game device according to claim 5, wherein the determination is based on a determined supply probability. further comprising detection means for detecting payment of the price,
8. A game apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein said control means performs control to supply goods in response to detection of payment by said detection means. specifying means for specifying the type of article to be supplied next by the supplying means based on the one table selected by the selecting means;
a presenting means for presenting a fact when the article to be supplied next is the article of the second type;
further comprising
The control means prevents the supply means from supplying the goods of the second type when the payment of the price is not detected in response to the presentation by the presentation means, and causes the selection means to display the new one table. 9. The game device according to claim 8, wherein the user is allowed to select . 10. The game apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 9, further comprising generation means for generating said plurality of tables to be stored in said storage means. 11. The game apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said generating means generates said plurality of tables according to the supply status of said plurality of types of goods by said supplying means. The supply means includes a storage unit that stores the plurality of types of articles,
The game device further comprises means for counting the number of the multiple types of items stored in the storage unit,
12. The game apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said generating means generates said plurality of tables according to the number of said plurality of types of articles housed in said housing section. The control means controls the game device to be in an unusable state when neither the first-type item nor the second-type item is stored in the storage unit,
The generation means generates the plurality of 13. The game device according to claim 12, which generates a table of . 14. The game device according to any one of claims 5 to 13, wherein the second-type item is an item with a higher rarity than the first-type item. supply means capable of supplying a plurality of types of goods; and storage means for storing a plurality of tables defining supply orders of the plurality of types of goods, wherein at least a part of each table defines a different supply order. on a computer equipped with
a selection process of selecting one table from the plurality of tables stored in the storage means;
a control process for controlling the execution of the selection process and the operation of the supply means;
A program that executes
The control process includes
causing the supply means to supply one type of article determined based on the one table selected by the selection process;
A program for performing control so that the selection process does not select the same table for supply operations that are continuously performed by the supply means. A game system including a plurality of types of goods and a game device equipped with supply means capable of supplying the plurality of types of goods,
The game device
storage means for storing a plurality of tables defining supply orders of the plurality of types of articles, each of which defines a supply order at least partially different;
selection means for selecting one table from the plurality of tables stored in the storage means;
a control means for controlling the operation of the selection means and the supply means;
with
The control means is
causing the supply means to supply one type of article determined based on the one table selected by the selection means;
A game system for performing control so that the selection means does not select the same table for supply operations performed continuously by the supply means.

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