JP2023084974A - Program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program and a game device capable of avoiding an occurrence of a confusion in a game and maintaining amusement properties of a game.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: There is provided a program for causing a computer to execute a game. The program causes the computer to function as game execution means for executing a game using a game element associated with an article, and registration means for registering the game element used in the game. The article includes an article of a first type associated with the game element and an article of a second type associated with the game element. On condition that the game element associated with the article of any one type of the game element associated with the article of the first type and the game element associated with the article of the second type is registered, the registration means executes control so as to make the registration of the game element associated with the article of the other type impossible.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a program and a game device.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a game in which game cards held by players are read into a game device and players compete against each other (for example, Patent Document 1).

By registering a game card to be used in the game, the player causes the character embodied in the card to appear in the game, and battles using the character.

Patent No. 5622184

Cards include standard cards (regular cards) as well as variation cards derived from regular cards. One of these variation cards is a card with a different appearance from a regular card (called a parallel card). Parallel cards have the same characters as regular cards, but the appearance of the cards is different. For example, some cards have characters and patterns different from regular cards.

Such parallel cards can be used in the game in the same way as regular cards because the characters are the same as those of regular cards. However, if both regular cards and parallel cards can be used in the game, confusion may occur in the game.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a program and a game device capable of avoiding confusion in a game and maintaining the interest of the game.

One aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a game, wherein the computer is a game executing means for executing a game using game elements associated with goods, and game elements used in the game are a registration means for registering, wherein the goods include a first type of goods associated with the game elements and a second type of goods associated with the game elements, the registration means and registering a game element associated with one of the game elements associated with the first type of article and the game elements associated with the second type of article. on the condition that the registration of the game element associated with the other type of article is disabled.

One aspect of the present invention is a game device comprising: game execution means for executing a game using game elements associated with articles; and registration means for registering the game elements used in the game. The goods include goods of a first type associated with game elements and goods of a second type associated with the game elements, and the registration means associates goods of the first type with the goods. and the game elements associated with the article of the second type, on the condition that the game element associated with the article of one type is registered. It is a game device that makes it impossible to register game elements that have been registered.

According to the present invention, the interest of the game can be maintained.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of a game system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the game device 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating appearances of a regular card and a parallel card. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a game executed by the game device 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the conversion table 180. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the game element database 190. As shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of used game element registration information. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the detailed information screen. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 2 according to the embodiment of the invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the player database 210. As shown in FIG. 12 is an operation flowchart of the game device 1. FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the main menu screen. FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of the registration process (Step 106). FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an error display screen. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a game result screen. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a game end screen. FIG. 18 is an operation flowchart of the game card providing process (Step 108). FIG. 19 is an operation flowchart of the continuous game card provision process (Step 109). FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a continuous provision screen. FIG. 21 is an operation flowchart of the registration process of Modification 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of an error display screen according to Modification 1 of the present embodiment.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system is configured with one or more game devices 1 and a game server 2 . The game device 1 and the game server 2 can be connected to a communication line N and can communicate with each other.

A communication line N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line N includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. / Regardless of radio.

The game device 1 is a device that executes a game, is connected to a communication line N, and can perform data communication with the game server 2 . The game device 1 is, for example, an arcade game device (arcade game device), a smartphone, a mobile phone, a portable game device, a stationary home game device, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a controller for a stationary home game device, or the like. is. A plurality of game devices 1 are basically present and operated by each player.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the game device 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the game device 1 includes a display panel 11 on which a screen related to a game is displayed, an operation touch panel 12 integrated with the display panel 11, operation buttons 13, and a terminal for obtaining information about the player. a first reading unit 14, a second reading unit 15 configured to be able to arrange an article and reading information from the arranged article, an insertion slot 16 for inserting coins, and an outlet 17 for ejecting an article. Prepare.

The game server 2 is a server system including one or more server devices, storage devices, and the like. The game server 2 provides various services for operating the game of this embodiment, manages data necessary for operating the game, distributes game programs and data required for executing the game on the game device 1, and the like. It can be carried out.

In this embodiment, with such a system configuration, a competitive game can be realized between players using a plurality of game apparatuses 1 via the game server 2 and the communication line N. FIG. The competitive game between players includes not only a competitive game with other players as an opponent, but also a competitive game with a non-player character by a computer as an opponent. Also, the game for which a play experience is provided in the game device 1 is not limited to a competitive game between players, and may include a game configured for one player.

In one embodiment described below, an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device configured to be able to execute a game including a battle (competition game) will be described as an example of a game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of executing a competitive game.

[Overview of the game]
In order to facilitate understanding of the present embodiment, an outline of the game executed by the game device 1 will be described.

A plurality of types of game elements appear in the battle game according to the present embodiment. A game element is a character (a character, a vehicle, an item, etc.), which is represented by an image, a virtual or tangible item, or the like. Images include still images and moving images. An example of a virtual or tangible item is, for example, a game card that is an item having a physical volume (real item). Note that the item is not limited to the game card, but is not limited to the game card as long as the item is configured such that the game element associated with the item can be specified. The article may be a modeled object such as a figure having the appearance of a game element, for example.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that each of the plurality of types of items is a game card that is a tangible item, and is associated with one game element appearing in a competitive game in which a play experience is provided on the game device 1. explain. Which game element the game card is associated with is determined by a card reader (to be described later) that acquires item identification information (card ID) attached to the game card, and reads the game element corresponding to the acquired card ID. It can be identified by acquiring identification information (game element ID) for identification. The addition of item identification information (card ID) to the game card is achieved, for example, by printing a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional code obtained by converting the item identification information onto the game card. Alternatively, it may be realized by other methods such as being recorded in a near field communication (NFC) tag included in a game card or an IC chip.

In this embodiment, the items (game cards) include first-type items and second-type items. The first type of article is a normal game card (regular card). The second type of goods are parallel cards derived from normal game cards (regular cards). The parallel card in this embodiment is a kind of variation card derived from the regular card. The game element associated with the second-type item (parallel card) and the game element associated with the first-type item (derived regular card) are the same game element. Identical game elements include identical characters. Furthermore, it may include that the characters are the same and the parameter information regarding the game of the game element is the same. The parameter information about the game of the game element includes parameter information about the game of the character. The character's game-related parameter information includes various parameters (for example, attack power, defense power, HP, experience value, level, etc.) related to the character's ability.

A first-type item (regular card) and a second-type item (parallel card) associated with the same game element have different appearances. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating appearances of a regular card and a parallel card. (A) is a regular card and (B) is a parallel card. All of them are game cards associated with the same character "AAA", but the cards have different designs, character poses, card decorations, and the like. The appearance of the parallel cards may be more decorative than the appearance of the regular cards (luxury, gorgeous, flashy, etc.). Also, the degree of decoration may be the same, but the design of the card may be different. In this embodiment, the parallel card has a lower probability of being provided than the regular card, and has a higher rarity. Therefore, the parallel card has value as a special card. However, the abilities (parameter information) of the parallel card characters are the same as the abilities of the regular card characters.
A card with a low probability of being provided and a high rarity is generally called a rare card. The parallel card in this embodiment can be said to be one of rare cards. Among the rare cards, there are game cards associated with special characters whose game-related ability values are set higher than those of normal characters. Parallel cards are different from game cards associated with such special characters in terms of high character ability values.

In a competitive game, each player can use a plurality of game elements, and prior to the start of the game (before a sequence in which the game elements are actually operated to proceed), the second player of the game device By causing the reading unit 15 to acquire information from a plurality of game cards set by the player, the game elements associated with the game cards can be registered as game elements to appear in the game (to be used by the player). . In the present embodiment, a game in which a game element associated with a first-type item (regular card) is associated with a corresponding second-type item (parallel card) (with the same game element). elements cannot be registered together as game elements used in the game. This is because if two identical characters appear in the game, the game will feel strange.
The purpose of this embodiment is to eliminate the registration of game elements of the same character in one game, and game elements of different characters can be registered regardless of the type of item. be. For example, when the game element associated with the regular card is the character "AAA" and the game element associated with the parallel card is the character "BBB", the game elements associated with both items can be registered together.

Next, an outline of the series of games will be described.
A game executed by the game device 1 is composed of a series of plays including competition, as shown in FIG. A game executed by the game device 1 is started on the condition that the payment of the price for the game (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the first price) is detected.

(1) Acquisition of Player Information The game device 1 acquires information of the player who uses the game device 1 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as player information). For example, the game device 1 acquires player identification information from a recording medium (for example, a player card) in which the player identification information is recorded by the first reading unit 14, communicates with the game server 2, and the game server 2 Get managed player information. Player information is updated as the game progresses.

(2) Main Menu Presentation The game device 1 displays the main menu on the display panel 11 and presents it to the player. The game device 1 receives a selection operation by the player through the operation touch panel 12 . Options presented in the main menu include, for example, "play match" and "abandon match". When "execute battle" is selected, the processing of the battle proceeds. Here, "abandoning the match" means that the player abandons the match without executing it. When "abandon battle" is selected, the battle is skipped (abandoned) without being executed.

(3) Battle The game device 1 executes a battle using game elements. A match may include a plurality of matches, but in the present embodiment, the match associated with the payment of the first price is referred to as the main match. The game elements used in the battle are characters (persons, vehicles, etc.) and are associated with tangible items. In this embodiment, the item is a game card. Identification information (card ID) for identifying the item is attached to the game card. Prior to the battle, the card IDs of the group of game cards placed on the second reading unit 15 by the player are read by the second reading unit 15, and the game element IDs associated with the card IDs are obtained. . A process of determining whether registration is possible is executed for the obtained game element ID, and a group of game elements corresponding to the game element ID determined to be registerable are registered as game elements that can be used in a battle. A match play progresses while a group of registered game elements perform a match action in a predetermined game field. At this time, the play of the battle is controlled based on the operation input made to the registered game element and the character information of the game element. Then, when the winner is determined between the players, the battle ends.

(4) Provision of Game Cards (Items) The game device 1 enables the player to play the main match against the payment of the first price of the game. goods) to the player. After the main match ends, or when "abandon match" is selected on the main menu and the match play is skipped and the main match ends, the game device 1 ejects the game cards (goods) from the ejection port 17. provided to the player. It is considered that the player's desire to acquire a game card is high immediately after the end of the battle. On the other hand, there are players whose purpose is to acquire game cards rather than to compete. Therefore, in order to satisfy both the players who want to play against each other and the players who do not want to play against each other but want to acquire game cards, game cards are provided at the timing after the end of the battle. .

(5) Continuous Provision of Game Cards (Goods) In this embodiment, one game card is provided for payment of the first price of the game. At the player's request, additional game cards (goods) are provided on condition that additional payment is made. The reason why additional game cards (goods) are provided after the match is that it is the timing when the player wants a game card that compensates for their weaknesses or has a higher value after receiving the result of the main match. In addition, even if the player aims to acquire a game card without playing a match, if the player can continuously acquire the game card after the acquisition of the game card for the payment of the first price, such This is because it is beneficial to the player as well.

The game device 1 accepts a player's selection operation as to whether or not he or she wishes to receive additional game cards. When an operation is performed to request provision of additional game cards, the game device 1 requests the player to pay a further price (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a second price). On the condition that the payment of the second price is detected, the game device 1 ejects one game card from the outlet 17 and provides it to the player. The second price is lower than the first price paid for playing the game. When the first price is paid, the player is provided with the right to play the main match and one game card, but even when the second price is paid, the player is not provided with the right to play the main match. This is because only one game card is provided to the player.

Providing additional game cards can be repeated a predetermined number of times. Hereinafter, the act of providing game cards repeatedly is referred to as continuous provision of game cards. For example, after the game card is provided for one payment of the second price, the player is allowed to select whether or not to further provide the game card. A further game card is provided subject to the payment of a second price. If the player does not wish to provide more game cards, or if the number of consecutive game card offers reaches a predetermined number, this process is terminated.

(6) Display of game result The game device 1 displays the game result. The displayed information is, for example, the result of the competitive play, the level of the players and game elements updated according to the result of the competitive play, and the like. If the player selects "abandon battle", that is, abandons the battle, a message indicating that the battle has been abandoned is displayed.
(7) Display of end screen The game device 1 displays a predetermined end screen to end one game consisting of a series of game plays associated with the first price.

Next, the configuration of each device will be described.
[Configuration of game device 1]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the game device 1. As shown in FIG.

The game device 1 includes a processing unit 20, a display unit 21, an operation input unit 22, a user information reading unit 23, a card information reading unit 24, a price detection unit 25, a sound output unit 26, a first card A providing unit 27 , a second card providing unit 28 , a communication unit 29 , a storage unit 30 , a first reading unit 14 and a second reading unit 15 are provided.

The processing unit 20 comprehensively controls the operation of the game apparatus 1 based on the programs and data stored in the storage unit 30, the input signals from the user information reading unit 23, the card reading unit 24, the operation input unit 22, and the like. . The functions of the processing unit 20 can be realized by, for example, electronic components such as microprocessors such as CPUs and GPUs, ASICs, and IC memories. The processing unit 20 includes a game execution unit 61, a game element registration unit 62, a first card provision control unit 63, and a second card provision control unit 64 as main functional units. These parts will be described later.

The display unit 21 displays various game screens based on image signals output from the processing unit 20 . The function of the display unit 21 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display such as liquid crystal, a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 2, the display panel 11 corresponds to this.

The operation input unit 22 is used by the player to input various operations related to the game, and outputs an operation input signal corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 20 . The functions of the operation input unit 22 include, for example, a touch panel, a touch operation pad, a home button, a button switch, a joystick, a trackball, and other elements directly operated by the player's fingers, as well as an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, an inclination sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. It can also be realized by an element or the like that detects motion or posture. In FIG. 2, the operation touch panel 12 and the operation button 13 correspond to this.

The user information reading unit 23 controls a reader (first reading unit 14) that reads the recording medium recording the player identification information (player ID), and acquires the player ID from the recording medium recording the player ID. In this embodiment, the recording medium in which the player ID is recorded is a tag, an IC chip, or the like built into the game card. The first reading section 14 and the user information reading section 23 constitute player ID obtaining means for obtaining the player ID from the player card.

The card reading unit 24 controls a reader (second reading unit 15) that reads game cards held by the player, and acquires card IDs from each game card set by the player. For example, when a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional code that encodes the card ID is printed on the game card, the code is read to acquire the card ID. If the game card includes a short-distance communication tag or IC chip in which the card ID is recorded, the card ID is acquired from the tag or IC chip. The second reading section 15 and the game card reading section 24 constitute card ID acquisition means for acquiring the card ID from the game card.

Price detection unit 25 detects that payment has been made in game device 1 . The payment of the price is detected, for example, when a coin of a predetermined amount or equivalent is inserted into the slot 16 of the game device 1, 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 1 of the present embodiment will be described as starting a series of processes related to a game including a match based on the payment of the first price related to the game. Also, the payment of the price is configured to be detectable even after a series of processing relating to the game is started.

The sound output unit 26 is a speaker or the like for outputting sound effects and the like related to the game based on the sound signal output from the processing unit 20 .

The first card providing unit 27 and the second card providing unit 28 are composed of card dispensers configured to be able to provide the game cards stored in the storage unit one by one. The game device 1 of the present embodiment includes two types of card dispensers (the first card providing unit 27 and the second card providing unit 28) inside the housing of the game device 1, the first card providing control unit 63 and the second The card provision control section 64 controls which card provision section performs the provision. One card dispenser has a storage unit configured to store game cards in a vertically stacked manner, and receives a supply command issued by the first card supply control unit 63 or the second card supply control unit 64. and a mechanism for sending out one game card held in the bottom layer. The sent game card is led to an accessible space through the outlet 17 and provided to the player.

The goods (game cards) provided in the present embodiment include first-type goods (regular cards) and second-type goods (parallel cards). It is an item that has a higher rarity than a single type of item and is offered less frequently. Therefore, the first card providing unit 27 provides the first type game cards (regular cards), and the second card providing unit 28 provides the second type game cards (parallel cards), To provide different game cards according to the frequency of provision (probability of provision). By driving the first card provision unit 27 or the second card provision unit 28 based on the provision command issued by the first card provision control unit 63 or the second card provision control unit 64, the rarity of the game card is determined. To configure so as to enable the provision of game cards. For this reason, when replenishing game cards, the storage portion of the first card providing portion 27 stores the first type of goods (regular cards), and the storage portion of the second card providing portion 28 stores the second type of goods. It shall be operated to accommodate goods (parallel cards). The game device 1 of the present embodiment provides regular cards when the first card providing unit 27 is driven, and provides parallel cards when the second card providing unit 28 is driven. Configured.

A communication unit 29 is a communication interface with an external device. The communication unit 29 can be connected to an external device via a communication line N (whether wired or wireless) to enable data transmission/reception. The communication unit 29 converts, for example, information input as a transmission target into data in a predetermined format, and transmits the data to an external device such as the game server 2 via the communication line N. FIG. The communication unit 29 also receives information from an external device via the communication line N, for example.

The storage unit 30 is a recording device capable of holding data, such as a non-volatile memory or HDD. The storage unit 30 stores, in addition to the operation programs of each unit of the game device 1, parameter information necessary for the operation of each unit, various graphics data used in the game executed by the game device 1, and the like.

The storage unit 30 stores a conversion table 180 for obtaining game element identification information (game element ID) from article identification information (card ID). In the conversion table 180, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, card IDs and game element IDs are associated with each other. As for two types of goods (parallel cards), both card IDs are associated with the same game element ID. In this embodiment, the game card group (group) having different card IDs associated with the same game element ID in the conversion table of FIG. 6 is only a combination of parallel cards and regular cards. In FIG. 6, since the card ID "BBB111R" and the card ID "BBB111P" are associated with the same game element ID "BBB111", the game cards having these card IDs are a combination of regular cards and parallel cards. becomes. In the game device 1 of the present embodiment, the player places the game card on the second reading section 15 to acquire the card ID when playing the game. A game element ID corresponding to the acquired card ID is acquired using the conversion table 180 .

The storage unit 30 stores a game element database 190 (game element DB 190). Game element The game element DB 190 is a database that manages information (game element information) about each game element appearing in the game.
The game element information managed for one game element is associated with a game element ID that uniquely identifies the game element, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition to drawing information including graphics data, etc., and the name, attributes, etc. of the game element, parameters related to the ability of the game element (attack power, HP, experience value, level, etc.) and the game element Contains character information that describes the effects that are activated by . Character information is information referred to in a game in which game elements appear, and is involved in progress control of the game.

In this embodiment, graphics data, character information, etc. are stored in the game element DB 190, and the game element information includes these data. However, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The game element information may include information indicating the storage location of the data of each piece of information.

Next, the game execution section 61, the game element registration section 62, the first card provision control section 63, and the second card provision control section 64, which are the main functional sections of the processing section 20, will be described.

The game execution unit 61 cooperates with the game element registration unit 62, the first card provision control unit 63, and the second game card provision unit 64 to execute the game.
When the payment of the first price is detected by the price detection part 25, the game execution part 61 transmits the player identification information acquired by the first reading part 14 and the user information reading part 23 to the game server 2, and 2 and stores the player information in the storage unit 30. FIG. In the case of a new player, the game device 1 communicates with the game server 2 and registers player information.

After obtaining the player information, the game execution unit 61 displays the main menu on the display unit 21 and accepts a selection input by the player. Options presented in the main menu include, for example, "execute match" and "abandon match". When "execute battle" is selected, the game executing section 61 notifies the game element registering section 62 to that effect. When the game element registration unit 62 completes registration processing of the game elements to be used by the player in the battle, the game execution unit 61 communicates with the game server 2 to start a battle play with another player or a non-player character as an opponent. Execute. Then, when the player finishes the battle, the game execution unit 61 notifies the first card provision control unit 63 of the battle end notification. On the other hand, when "abandon battle" is selected from the main menu, the game execution unit 61 notifies the first card provision control unit 63 of a battle abandonment notification.

The game execution unit 61 performs processing for displaying game results. The displayed game results include, for example, match results, player evaluations, experience values of game elements, level updates, and other information. The game execution unit 61 communicates with the game server 2 at a predetermined timing during the game to acquire information about the game result.

When the game element registration unit 62 receives notification from the game execution unit 61 that "play battle" has been selected from the main menu, the game element registration unit 62 performs registration processing for registering game elements used in the game. In the registration process, the game element registration unit 62 uses the card ID of the game card read by the card reading unit 24 to register the game element associated with the game card as a game element used in the game (game element to be used). ), and based on the determination result, the used game elements are registered. Information registering used game elements (used game element registration information) includes the card ID of the read game card and the game element ID associated with the card ID. FIG. 8 exemplifies the used game element registration information.
The determination as to whether or not it can be registered as a used game element is made by checking whether there is another card ID in the same group associated with the same game element ID as the read card ID in the conversion table (FIG. 6). It is done by judging. If no other card ID of the same group exists in the conversion table, it is determined that the game element associated with the game card whose card ID is read can be registered. If it exists, it is determined whether another card ID belonging to the same group as the read card ID matches any of the card IDs in the used game element registration information (FIG. 8). If they match, it is determined that the game element associated with the read card ID cannot be registered. If none of them match, it is determined that the game element associated with the read card ID can be registered. For game elements determined to be registrable, the card ID and game element ID are registered in the used game element registration information (FIG. 8) as used game elements.

Further, among the plurality of game cards read by the card reading unit 24, for those whose game elements are determined to be unregisterable, a display indicating that the game elements associated with the game cards cannot be registered is displayed. This is done on the display unit 21 . By this display, the player places a substitute game card on the second reading section 15 . The game element registration unit 62 again uses the card ID of the game card read by the card reading unit 24 to determine whether or not the game element associated with the game card can be registered as a game element to be used. Registration is performed based on the judgment result.
When the registration of a predetermined number of game elements to be used is completed, the game element registration section 62 notifies the game execution section 61 of the completion of registration of the game elements to be used.

The game element registration section 62 may display information on the game element registered as the game element to be used on the display section. FIG. 9 is an example of a detailed information screen displaying information on game elements registered as game elements to be used. On the detailed information screen, as illustrated in FIG. 9, a virtual image of the item associated with the game element may be displayed. The information of the displayed game element may include the type (first type, second type) of the associated item. In the example of FIG. 9, "parallel card" is displayed as the item type.

The first card provision control section 63 controls the first card provision section 27 or the second card provision section 28, and performs processing for providing game cards to the player. When the first card provision control unit 63 receives the match end notification or match abandonment notification from the game execution unit 61, it starts lottery processing for selecting either the first card provision unit 27 or the second card provision unit 28. and notifies the winning card providing department of the offer order. The lottery is conducted by lottery using probability. For example, in the lottery, the ratio of selecting the first card providing unit 27 is 0.8, and the ratio of selecting the second card providing unit 28 is 0.2. That is, the game cards provided after the end of the match are regular cards at a rate of 0.8 and parallel cards at a rate of 0.2. This is to increase the value of parallel cards. However, the above example is just an example, and the card provision rate may be another numerical value. When the provision of the game card is completed, the first card provision control section 63 notifies the second card provision control section 64 of the provision completion notice indicating that the provision of the game card is completed.

The second card provision control unit 64 controls the first card provision unit 27 or the second card provision unit 28, and after the first card provision control unit 63 provides the game card after the end of the match, the game card is provided at the request of the player. Controls continuous supply of game cards. Upon receiving the provision completion notification from the first card provision control unit 63, the second card provision control unit 64 displays a menu screen on the display unit 21 as to whether or not to receive continuous provision of game cards, and accepts a selection input by the player. . The second card provision control unit 64 continues until an input operation is performed to indicate that the game card will not be continuously provided, or until the continuous provision of game cards, which is the payment condition for the second price, reaches the allowable number of consecutive offers. Repeat the provision of different game cards. Note that the number of times of continuous provision may be changed by the administrator of the game device 1 or the like.

The second card provision control section 64 selects to receive game cards consecutively, and when the price detection section 25 detects the second price, either the first card provision section 27 or the second card provision section 28 is started, and the winning card providing part is notified of the providing command. The lottery is the same as the first card provision control unit 63 in that the lottery is performed by lottery using probability, but the rate of game card provision is different.

For example, in the second card provision control unit 64, the ratio of selection of the first card provision unit 27 is 0.2, and the ratio of selection of the second card provision unit 28 is 0.8. That is, the main purpose of a player who continuously provides game cards is to acquire game cards with a high rarity, and the provision rate of parallel cards is set high so as to meet this purpose. Also, the provision ratio may be changed according to the number of times the game card is purchased. For example, if the number of times that can be continuously provided is 4, in the case of the first game card provision, the ratio of selection of the first card provision unit 27 is 0.8, and the second card provision unit 28 is selected. The ratio is 0.2, and in the case of the second game card provision, the ratio of selection of the first card providing unit 27 is 0.5, and the ratio of selection of the second card providing unit 28 is 0.5. , in the case of the third game card supply, the ratio of selection of the first card supply unit 27 is 0.2, the ratio of selection of the second card supply unit 28 is 0.8, and the fourth game In the case of card provision, the ratio of selection of the first card provision unit 27 is 0, and the ratio of selection of the second card provision unit 28 is 1. In other words, as the number of times game cards are provided increases, the proportion of parallel cards provided increases, and parallel cards are always provided when the number of times of continuous provision is reached (fourth time in this example). Furthermore, in the case of continuous provision of game cards, the second card providing section 28 may always be selected. However, the above example is just an example, and the card provision ratio may be another numerical value. When the continuous provision of game cards is completed, the second card provision control section 64 notifies the game executing section 61 of the provision completion notification of the continuous provision of game cards.

[Configuration of game server 2]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the game server 2. As shown in FIG. The game server 2 includes a processing section 200 , a communication section 220 and a storage section 240 .

The processing unit 200 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block of the server 2 . Specifically, the processing unit 200 reads an operation program of each block recorded in the recording unit 240, develops it in a memory, and executes it, thereby controlling the operation of each block. The processing unit 200 includes a matching processing unit 201 and a management unit 202 as main functional units.

The matching processing unit 201 performs matching processing for a battle game (interpersonal battle) between players provided in the game system of this embodiment. Through the matching process, of the game devices 1 connected to the server 2, for example, two game devices 1 that have sent matching requests at the same time establish a session, and transition to a state in which information communication related to the competitive game is possible. be done.

The management unit 202 manages the player's evaluation of the game based on the content of the game played on the game device 1 . More specifically, the management unit 202 evaluates the player based on the play content for each game play, and generates or updates player information related to the player, which will be described later, based on the evaluation result.

The recording unit 240 is a recording device capable of holding data, such as a non-volatile memory or HDD. The recording unit 21 stores information such as parameters necessary for the operation of each block in addition to the operation program of each block that the game server 2 has. The recording unit 240 also stores a player database 210 (player DB 210).

In the game system of the present embodiment, the player DB 210 manages information (player information) indicating the usage status of the game associated with each user (player) with respect to the game provided with a play experience on the game device 1. It is a database that The player information is information for managing usage history of game play functions and various game elements available for each player. The player information is sequentially updated according to the play result of the game performed after using the player card in the game device 1, and is provided to the game device 1 when the player card is used again. As a result, the game device 1 can provide a game play that reflects the previous game play.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the player information includes, for example, a player ID 211 that identifies the player, progress information 212 that indicates the progress of game play of the player, progress information 212 that the player possesses, and Possessive information 213 indicating game elements usable by the player, strengthening status information 214 indicating the strengthening status of each game element usable for the player, and game elements that can be provided to the player. provided information 215, which is shown.

Here, the progress information 212 includes progress information indicating which stage of a predetermined story has progressed, battle record information indicating the battle record of the battle game, and evaluation information that evaluates the player's play situation. It's okay.
The possession information 213 is configured by sequentially adding identification information of game elements possessed by the player.

The strengthening status information 214 relates at least a game element that has been strengthened (changed from the initial state) to the game element ID of the game element, and is an experience as an index that indicates a parameter that has changed due to strengthening. It may be configured to manage character information such as values and element levels. In order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the enhancement status information 214 in this embodiment is described as being updated when the play result of the game played on the game device 1 is obtained. For example, the update may be performed in response to the fact that training result information is obtained by using a function related to training in the game device 1 or the like.

The provision information 215 records identification information of game elements that can be provided to the player. The provided information 215 may be updated when the play result of the game played on the game device 1 is obtained, or when a notification that the player has abandoned the battle is obtained.

A communication unit 220 is a communication interface with an external device. The communication unit 220 can be connected to an external device via a communication line N (whether wired or wireless) to enable data transmission/reception. The communication unit 220 converts, for example, information input as a transmission target into data in a predetermined format, and transmits the data to an external device such as the game device 1 via the communication line N. FIG. The communication unit 220 also receives information from an external device via the communication line N, for example.

[Operation of game device 1]
The operation of the game device 1 will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.

At the start of the game, the player A inserts a coin of a predetermined amount or a corresponding coin into the slot 16 of the game device 1 as the first price for executing the game. When the price detection unit 25 detects the first price (Step 100), the game execution unit 61 starts a game consisting of a series of plays (Step 101).

Subsequently, the player A touches the player card to the first reader 14 (reader) of the game device 1 . The first reading unit 14 reads the player ID 211 from the player card of player A (Step 102). The user information reading unit 23 transmits the player ID 211 read by the first reading unit 14 from the player card of the player A to the game server 2 , thereby receiving the player information (progress status) associated with the player ID 211 from the game server 2 . information 212, possession information 213, enhancement status information 214, provision information 215, etc.) are received and acquired (Step 103).

The game executing section 61 displays the main menu (Step 104). FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the main menu screen. On the main menu screen of FIG. 13, options such as "execute battle" and "abandon battle" are displayed so as to be selectable.

Player A selects a desired option from the displayed main menu. The game execution unit 61 determines the option selected from the main menu (Step 105).

When "execute battle" is selected, the game execution unit 61 notifies the game element registration unit 62 to that effect, and the game element registration unit 62 accepts the registration of game elements to be used by the player in the battle. A registration process is executed (Step 106).

The operation of registration processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The number of game cards used in the game of this embodiment is a predetermined number m, and the second reading section 15 (reader) has a predetermined number m of card arrangement areas. Player A places a game card on the second reader 15 (reader) of the game device 1 . The card reading unit 24 reads the card ID from the game card placed in the i-th (i=1, . . . , m) card placement area via the second reading unit 15 (Step 201).

The game element registration unit 62 acquires the game element ID corresponding to the card ID read by the card reading unit 24 from the conversion table 180 (Step 202), and the game element ID is associated with the same game element ID as the acquired game element ID. It is determined whether or not another card ID that is used exists in the conversion table (Step 203).
For example, when the card ID acquired from the card placement area is "DDD113R", the game element registration unit 62 refers to the conversion table 180 (FIG. 6) to convert the game element ID "DDD113" of the card ID "DDD113R". It is determined whether or not another card ID associated with the game element ID "DDD113" exists in the conversion table. In the example of FIG. 6, there is no other card ID associated with the game element ID "DDD113".

If there is no other card ID associated with the game element ID corresponding to the read card ID in the conversion table 180 (Step 203: No), the game element registration unit 62 registers the read card ID and Step 202 The game element ID acquired from the conversion table in step 207 is registered in the used game registration information.

If there is another card ID associated with the game element ID corresponding to the read card ID in the conversion table 180 (Step 203: Yes), the game element registration unit 62 registers the game element ID corresponding to the read card ID. Another card ID associated with the game element ID to be used is acquired from the conversion table 180 (Step 204), and whether the acquired card ID matches any of the card IDs registered in the used game element registration information. is determined (Step 205).
For example, when the read card ID is "BBB111R", the game element registration unit 62 converts another card ID "BBB111P" associated with the game element ID "BBB111" corresponding to the card ID "BBB111R". It is determined whether the card ID "BBB111P" obtained from the table 180 (FIG. 6) matches any of the card IDs registered in the used game element registration information (Step 205).

If the card ID acquired from the conversion table 180 in Step 204 does not match any of the card IDs in the used game element registration information (Step 205: No), the game element registration unit 62 stores the read card ID and The game element ID obtained from the conversion table 180 is registered in the used game registration information (Step 207).

If the card ID obtained from the conversion table 180 in Step 204 matches any of the card IDs registered in the used game element registration information (Step 205: Yes), the game element registration unit 62 registers the card ID as It is determined that the game element associated with the read game card cannot be registered, and a predetermined error display (for example, a message indicating that the game element associated with the arranged game card cannot be registered) is displayed. is performed on the display unit 21, and the player places a new game card instead on the second reading unit 15.例文帳に追加An example of the error display screen is shown in FIG. The content of the display specifying the game card that cannot be registered is arbitrary. For example, the character name of the error game card may be displayed, or the number assigned to the card placement area The game card in the arrangement area cannot be registered, etc.) may be displayed. Also, the player may be notified by blinking an LED light installed in the corresponding card placement area among the plurality of card placement areas. Then, when the player places a new game card in place of the error game card and presses the "load" button on the screen, the game element registration unit 62 is placed in the i-th card placement area. The card ID of the game card is read (Step 201), and the processing of Steps 201 to 206 is required until the read card ID and the corresponding game element ID are registered as the game registration information (Step 207). Repeat accordingly.

In Step 207, when the read card ID and the associated game element ID are registered in the card-use game registration information, the game element registration unit 62 registers the registered game element ID (or card ID). It is determined whether the number has reached a predetermined number m (Step 208), and if not, 1 is added to i (Step 209), and the game cards placed in the next card placement area (i-th) are played. The card ID is read (Step 201), and the processing described above is executed.

Further, in Step 208, when the number of game elements (or card IDs) registered in the used game element information reaches the predetermined number m, the game element registration section 62 terminates this process.

Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 12, when the registration of the cards to be used in the battle is completed by the registration process, the game executing section 61 executes the battle process to start the battle between the players (Step 107). Then, when victory or defeat is determined, the battle ends. When the battle is over, the game execution unit 61 notifies the first game card provision control unit 62 to that effect.

When the first game card provision control section 62 receives the notification of the end of the battle from the game execution section 61, it controls the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 to take out one game card. It is discharged from the outlet 17 (Step 108). This game card providing process (Step 108) will be described later.

On the other hand, if the player A does not want the battle and selects "abandon the battle" on the main menu, the game executing section 61 notifies the game server 2 that the battle has been abandoned (Step 107). When the first game card provision control section 62 receives the notice of abandonment of the match from the game execution section 61, it controls the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 to take out one game card. It is discharged from the outlet 17 (Step 108). This game card providing process (Step 108) will be described later.

Next, the second game card provision control unit 63 executes a continuous provision process regarding the provision of further game cards (Step 109). This game card continuous provision processing will be described later.

The game executing unit 61 executes the competitive play, and displays the game result when the continuous game card providing process is finished (Step 110). FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a game result screen. In addition, when the battle is abandoned, a screen to the effect that the battle has been abandoned is displayed.
Finally, the game execution section 61 displays an end screen for notifying the player of the end of the game (Step 111). FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a game end screen. A series of games ends with the display of the end screen. That is, for one payment of the first price, a battle and game cards are provided during one game, and a battle play at a price lower than the first price is not provided.

Next, the operation of the game card providing process (Step 108) will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

When the first game card provision control unit 62 receives the match end notification or match abandonment notification from the game execution unit 61 (Steps 300, 301), it performs lottery processing for selecting the game card provision unit (Step 302). . In the lottery process, as described above, a lottery is performed with a predetermined probability so that normal cards or parallel cards are provided at a predetermined provision ratio. The first game card provision control section 62 selects either the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 based on the result of the lottery (Step 303), and provides the card to the selected card provision section. The command is posted (Step 304). The first game card providing section 27 or the second game card providing section 28 notified of the provision command ejects one game card from the outlet 17 .

Then, the first game card provision control section 62 displays a game card provision screen (Step 305). The first game card provision control section 62 notifies the second game card provision control section 63 of the provision completion notification that the one-time provision of game cards has been completed (Step 306).
This concludes the description of the operation of the game card providing process.

Next, the operation of the continuous game card provision process (Step 109) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the second game card provision control unit 63 receives the provision completion notice from the first game card provision control unit 62, an input screen (continuous provision screen) for accepting a selection input by the player as to whether or not to receive further game cards is provided. is displayed (Step 400). FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the continuous provision screen. The continuous supply screen in FIG. 20 is a screen for selecting continuous supply of game cards, and displays that the second price must be paid for each supply of game cards.

The second game card provision control unit 63 determines the content selected by the player (Step 401), selects to receive further game cards (Step 401), and the price detection unit 25 determines the second price. is detected (Step 402), lottery processing is performed (Step 403). In the lottery process, as described above, a lottery is performed with a predetermined probability so that normal cards or parallel cards are provided at a predetermined provision ratio. The second game card provision control section 63 selects either the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 based on the result of the lottery (Step 404), and provides the card to the selected card provision section. Notify the command (Step 405). The first game card providing section 27 or the second game card providing section 28 notified of the provision command ejects one game card from the outlet 17 .

The second game card provision control unit 63 adds 1 to the counter C (initial value=0) for counting the number of times more game cards are provided (Step 406), and the counter C counts the possible number of consecutive times (for example, 4 times). etc.) is reached (Step 407).

If the counter C has not reached the number of possible consecutive games, the second game card provision control section 63 returns to Step 400 to display the consecutive offer screen, and continues the processing from Step 400 onwards.

On the other hand, the second game card provision control unit 63 notifies the game execution unit 61 of the completion of provision if the user selects not to obtain a game card, does not detect the second price, or if the counter C reaches the number of times that the counter C can continue. and terminate this processing.
This is the end of the description of the operation of the continuous game card provision process.

In the present embodiment, for game cards of different types (first-type item, second-type item) associated with the same game element, the game element associated with one type of item is When registered as a game element to be used, the game element associated with the item of the other type is controlled so as not to be registered as a game element to be used in the game. As a result, it is possible to avoid confusion in the game due to appearance of the same character in the game, and as a result, maintain the interest of the game.

<Modification 1 of this embodiment>
In the registration processing by the game element registration unit 62 in the above embodiment, the game elements placed in the card placement unit 15 are sequentially checked one by one as to whether or not the game element can be registered as a game element to be used. rice field.
In Modified Example 1 of the present embodiment, the game element registration section 62 determines whether or not there is a combination that cannot be registered as a usable game element among all the game cards placed in the card placement section 15, and the determination result is Register under Registration processing by the game element registration unit 62 in the first modified example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Player A places a game card in the card placement area of the second reader 15 (reader) of the game device 1 . The card reading section 24 reads card IDs from all the game cards arranged in each card arrangement area (1, . . . , m) via the second reading section 15 (Step 501).

The game element registration unit 62 acquires the game element ID corresponding to each card ID read by the card reading unit 24 from the conversion table 180 (Step 502). Then, it is determined whether or not the acquired game element IDs include the same one (Step 503).
If there are no identical game element IDs among the acquired game element IDs (Step 503: No), the game element registration unit 62 determines that all game element IDs can be registered as game elements to be used, and registers all the read card IDs. , and the corresponding game element ID are registered in the used game registration information (Step 504), and this process is terminated.

Further, if there is the same game element ID among the game element IDs acquired from the conversion table 180 (Step 503: Yes), the game element registration unit 62 registers the cards associated with the game element IDs determined to be the same. It is determined whether or not the IDs are the same (Step 505).
If the card IDs are the same (Step 505: Yes), the game element registration unit 62 determines that all the game element IDs can be registered as game elements to be used, and all the read card IDs and the corresponding game elements ID and are registered in the used game registration information (Step 504).
If the card IDs are different (Step 505: No), the game element registration unit 62 determines that the arranged game cards include parallel cards and regular cards that have the same game element ID (the same character). An error display that displays a message requesting the player to leave the game card desired to be registered among the game cards having the same game element ID and replace the other game card with a new game card. The screen is displayed (Step 506). An example of the error display screen is shown in FIG.

For example, when the card IDs obtained from the game cards placed in the card placement area are "BBB113R", "CCC112R", "CCC112P", "DDD113R", and "FFF544R", the game element registration unit 62 uses the conversion table 180, the game element IDs "BBB113", "CCC112", "CCC112", "DDD113", and "FFF544" corresponding to each card ID are obtained. These game element IDs include the same game element ID "CCC112", and the card IDs corresponding to the same game element ID "CCC112" are different card IDs "CCC112R" and "CCC112P". The element registration unit 62 displays an error screen, leaves the game card whose card ID is 'CCC112R' or 'CCC112P' corresponding to the game element ID 'CCC112'. The other game card is displayed to request the player to replace it with an alternative game card.

Then, for example, when the reload button on the error display screen is pressed, the process returns to Step 501, and the game elements of all the game cards placed in each card placement area (1, . . . , m) are used as game elements to be used. The above-described processing (Step 501 to Step 506) is repeated until registration.
The registration processing in Modification 1 of the present embodiment has been described above.

Although the conversion table is used to obtain the game element ID from the card ID in the above-described embodiment and modification 1, the present invention is not limited to this. The game element ID may be obtained from the card ID itself. For example, the trailing part of the card ID may be "P" for parallel cards, "R" for regular cards, and the rest of the card ID may be the game element ID. For example, if the card ID is "BBB111R", the game element ID is "BBB111".

<Modification 2 of this embodiment>
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the first type of article and the second type of article are provided, but a configuration in which another type of article (third type of article) is provided may be employed. The third-type item is, for example, a rare card associated with a special game element (character) having a high game-related ability value (parameter information). In this case, the game device 1 further includes a third card providing unit configured by a card dispenser capable of providing game cards one by one from a storage unit storing third type items (rare cards). The first card provision control section 63 controls the first card provision section 27, the second card provision section 28, or the third card provision section. The probabilities of providing the cards of the first, second, and third types may be set according to the rarity of the cards of that type. Since the rare card is highly rare, the probability of the item being discharged is set to be at least lower than that of the item of the first type (regular card). In addition, since the character's ability value is high, it is more advantageous in the progress of the game than the parallel card, so the probability of the item being discharged may be set to be even lower than that of the parallel card. When the second card provision control unit 64 sets a high provision rate for game cards with high rarity, the provision probability is set in the order of the third type card (rare card), the second type card, and the first type card. set higher. It should be noted that the item of the third type is not limited to the rare card, and may be another item.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified and implemented within the scope of its technical ideas.

1 game device 2 game server 11 display panel 12 operation touch panel 13 operation button 14 first reading unit 15 second reading unit 16 inlet 17 outlet 20 processing unit 21 display unit 22 operation input unit 23 user information reading unit 24 game element reading Section 25 Price Detection Section 26 Sound Output Section 27 First Game Card Provision Section 28 Second Game Card Provision Section 29 Communication Section 30 Storage Section 61 Game Execution Section 62 Game Element Registration Section 63 First Game Card Provision Control Section 64 Second Game Card offer controller

Claims (14)

A program for running a game on a computer,
said computer,
game execution means for executing a game using game elements associated with goods;
registration means for registering game elements used in the game;
function as
The goods include a first type of goods associated with the game elements and a second type of goods associated with the game elements,
The registration means registers a game element associated with either one of a game element associated with the first type of article and a game element associated with the second type of article. to disable the registration of game elements associated with the other type of item, provided that
program. The game element associated with the first type of item and the game element associated with the second type of item are the same.
A program according to claim 1. The game element associated with the first-type item and the game element associated with the second-type item have the same character,
3. A program according to claim 1 or 2. The game element associated with the item of the first type and the game element associated with the item of the second type have the same character, and the game element has the same parameter information regarding the game. is
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The appearance of the first type of article associated with the game element is different from the appearance of the second type of article associated with the game element,
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. further comprising presentation means capable of presenting information on game elements,
the game element information includes the type of item associated with the game element;
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. the game element information includes a virtual article image of an article associated with the game element;
7. A program according to claim 6. Different identification information is assigned to the first type of article and the second type of article, respectively.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. said computer,
acquisition means capable of acquiring identification information assigned to an article;
further function as
After acquiring the identification information, the registration means uses the acquired identification information to determine whether or not the game element associated with the item can be registered as a game element used in a game.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. said computer,
detection means capable of detecting payment of the price;
provision control means for controlling provision of the goods subject to detection of payment;
to further function as
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The provision control means performs control such that the probability that the second type of product is provided is lower than the probability that the first type of product is provided.
11. A program according to claim 10. When the game element associated with the first type of article and the game element associated with the second type of article are different, the registration means registers the game associated with the first type of article with the game element associated with the first type of article. controlling the element and the game element associated with the second type of article so that they can be registered;
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 11. When the character of the game element associated with the article of the first type is different from the character of the game element associated with the article of the second type, the registration means registers the article of the first type. making it possible to register the associated game element and the game element associated with the second type of article;
13. A program according to claim 12. A game device,
game execution means for executing a game using game elements associated with goods;
a registration means for registering game elements used in the game;
with
The goods include a first type of goods associated with the game elements and a second type of goods associated with the game elements,
The registration means registers a game element associated with one of the game elements associated with the first type of article and the game element associated with the second type of article. disabling the registration of game elements associated with the other type of item, provided that they have been registered;
game device.

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