JP2023171917A - Program and game device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a program and a game device for providing a game of high amusement property.MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM: A program of the present invention causes a computer to execute game execution control processing for executing control to execute a game including a match using a game element on condition that payment of a first price is detected, and to execute provision control processing for controlling provision means for providing an article with which the game element is associated. The provision control processing executes control to enable provision of the article by the provision means on condition that the match is finished.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art A game device is known that, after playing a game, provides the player with items such as game cards that correspond to game elements used in the game (for example, Patent Document 1). With such game devices, players can not only enjoy the game but also acquire goods such as game cards, so they can have fun acquiring and collecting goods such as game cards, and can play the game repeatedly without getting bored. It can be performed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-189276

However, the timing at which the goods are provided during a series of game plays on the game device is important in providing a highly interesting game.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a program and a game device that provide highly interesting games.

One aspect of the present invention includes a game execution control process that controls a computer to execute a game including a battle using game elements on the condition that payment of a first price is detected, and the game elements are associated with each other. The program is a program that executes a provision control process for controlling a providing means that provides an article, and the provision control process controls the providing means to be able to provide the article on the condition that the competition ends.

One aspect of the present invention provides a game execution control means for controlling execution of a game including a battle using game elements on the condition that payment of a first price is detected, and an article to which the game elements are associated. A game device is provided with a providing means for providing an item, and a providing control means for controlling the providing means to be able to provide an article on the condition that the competition ends.

According to the present invention, a highly interesting game can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the game device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game executed by the game device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the game element database 190. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game server 2 according to this embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 1 according to this embodiment. FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the game device 1. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the main menu screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game result screen. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game end screen. FIG. 12 is an operation flowchart of the game card providing process (Step 108). FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a game card providing screen. FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of the game card continuous provision process (Step 109). FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a continuous provision screen. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a series of game plays in the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is an operation flowchart of the game device 1 in the second embodiment. FIG. 18 is an operation flowchart of the sub-competition process (Step 400). FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a sub-competition execution selection screen.

<First embodiment of the present invention>
[overall structure]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system includes 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.

The communication line N means a communication path that allows data communication. In other words, the communication line N includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN using Ethernet (registered trademark), etc., as well as communication networks such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet. /Regardless of wireless.

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, a commercial 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. It is. Basically, there are a plurality of game devices 1, and each player operates the game device 1.

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 the game is displayed, an operation touch panel 12 integrated with the display panel 11, operation buttons 13, and a button for acquiring information regarding the player. 1 reading section 14, a second reading section 15 which is configured to be able to place articles and reads information from the placed articles, an input port 16 into which coins are inserted, and an output port 17 through which articles are discharged. Be prepared.

The game server 2 is a server system configured to include 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 necessary for executing the game on the game device 1, etc. It can be carried out.

In this embodiment, such a system configuration makes it possible to realize competitive play between players using a plurality of game devices 1 via the game server 2 and the communication line N. Competitive play between players includes not only competitive play with other players as opponents, but also competitive play with computer-based non-player characters as opponents.

An embodiment described below describes an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device configured to be able to execute a series of game plays (competitive games) including competitive play, as an example of a game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of executing game play (competitive game).

[Game overview]
To facilitate understanding of this embodiment, an overview of the game executed by game device 1 will be described.
A plurality of game elements appear in the game according to this embodiment. Game elements are characters (persons, vehicles, items, etc.). The game elements are classified into game elements that are associated with articles and game elements that are not associated with articles.

The game element associated with the item is a game element that plays a major role in the competitive play and is indispensable in the competitive play, and without which the competitive play itself would not be possible. In addition, game elements associated with items have various character information (level, hit points, attack power, defense power, terrain suitability, weapons used, etc.), and are also game elements that are the main operation targets of the player in competitive play. I can say it.

Furthermore, there are multiple types of game elements that can be associated with items due to differences in various character information, and among the multiple types, special types (for example, types with character information that can advance competitive play advantageously) are It has special value because of its rarity. Therefore, in order to satisfy the player's desire for ownership, it is necessary to provide the player with the game elements incarnated (corresponding) to tangible objects that the player can actually recognize, rather than virtual ones. preferable. An example of a tangible item is a game card, which is an item with a physical volume (real item). Note that the article is not limited to a game card, as long as it is configured such that game elements associated with the article can be specified. The article may be, for example, a shaped object such as a figure that has the appearance of a game element.

In this embodiment, the description will be made assuming that all of the articles to which a plurality of types of game elements appearing in the game provided by the game device 1 are associated are game cards, which are tangible objects. Furthermore, depending on the type of game element, game cards are divided into normal cards and rare cards. A rare card is a game card associated with a game element that has a higher game value than a game element corresponding to a normal card, or has character information that allows competitive play to proceed more advantageously.

Which game element a game card is associated with can be specified by a reading unit, which will be described later, acquiring identification information (game element ID) attached to the game card for specifying the game element. Adding identification information (game element ID) to a game card can be done by, for example, adding a one-dimensional or multidimensional code obtained by converting identification information for specifying a game element to the game card by printing, etc. The information may be realized by the above method, or may be realized by other methods such as being recorded on a near field communication (NFC) tag or IC chip included in the game card. There may be.

On the other hand, game elements that are not associated with articles are not necessarily necessary for competitive play, but have character information that affects other game elements or player information (level, experience points, etc.). For example, game elements that cannot be associated with goods, such as items, are secondary elements that can have an advantageous effect on the character information of other game elements or player information. It is a game element. Therefore, such game elements do not necessarily need to be embodied in tangible objects that can be recognized by the player, but can be provided to the player as intangible information (data). can. However, this does not preclude the expression of these game elements in the form of articles, etc., and it is also possible to express and provide these game elements in the form of articles.

Next, an overview of the series of games will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game executed by the game device 1 consists of a series of plays including a battle. A game executed by the game device 1 is started on the condition that payment of a game price (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a first price) is detected.

(1) Acquisition of player information The game device 1 acquires information on the player who uses the game device 1 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as player information). For example, the game device 1 uses the first reading unit 14 to acquire the player's identification information from a recording medium (e.g., a player card) in which the player's identification information is recorded, and communicates with 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 . The options presented on the main menu include, for example, "Execute a match" and "Abandon a match". When "execution of battle" is selected, the process proceeds to the battle. Here, "abandoning the match" means that the player abandons the match without executing the match. When "abandon the match" is selected, the match is skipped (abandoned) without being executed.

(3) Competition The game device 1 executes a competition using game elements. Note that the match may include a plurality of matches, but in this embodiment, the match associated with the payment of the first price is referred to as the main match. Game elements used in battles (including main battles and sub-battles) are characters (persons, vehicles, etc.) and are associated with tangible objects. In this embodiment, the article is a game card. Identification information (game element ID) for identifying the associated game element is added to the game card.

Prior to the main match, each game element ID is read by the second reading unit 15 from a group of game cards placed in the second reading unit 15 by the player, and a group of game element IDs corresponding to the read group of game element IDs are read by the second reading unit 15. The game element is registered as a game element that can be used in a battle. Competitive play progresses while a group of registered game elements take competitive 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 (parameter) of the game element. Then, once the winner or loser is determined between the players, the competition ends.

(4) Providing a game card (goods) In addition to making it possible to play the main battle in response to the payment of the first price of the game, the game device 1 also provides one game card (with which game elements are associated). goods) to the player. After the main battle ends, or when “Abandon the battle” is selected on the main menu and the battle play is skipped and the main battle ends, the game device 1 ejects the game card (article) from the exit 17. and provide it to the player. It is thought that the player's desire to acquire game cards is higher immediately after the end of the match. On the other hand, there are also players whose purpose is to obtain game cards rather than to compete. Therefore, in order to satisfy both the players who wish to play against each other and those who do not wish to play against each other and whose purpose is to obtain game cards, game cards are provided at a timing after the end of the competition. .

(5) Continuous provision of game cards (goods) In this embodiment, one game card is provided in response to the payment of the first price for the game, but in addition to the provision of this one game card, At the player's request, additional game cards (goods) are provided on the condition that an additional price is paid. The reason why additional game cards (goods) are provided after the match is that, in response to the results of the main match, it is the timing when the players want to compensate for their weak points or want game cards of higher value. Furthermore, even if the player aims to acquire game cards without playing a competitive game, if the player can acquire the game cards consecutively after acquiring the game cards for the first price payment, such This is because it is also beneficial for the player.

The game device 1 accepts a selection operation by the player as to whether or not he/she wishes to be provided with further game cards. When the player performs an operation indicating that he or she wishes to be provided with a further game card, 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 as a price 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 if the second price is paid, the right to play the main match is not provided to the player. First, only one game card is provided to the player.

Provision of further game cards can be repeated a predetermined number of times. Hereinafter, such an act of repeatedly providing game cards will be referred to as "continuously providing game cards." For example, after providing a game card in response to one second payment, the player is allowed to select whether or not he or she wishes to receive more game cards, and if the player wishes to provide more game cards, the player may receive additional game cards. One game card is further provided on the condition that a second price is paid. If the player does not wish to receive further game cards, or if the number of consecutive game cards has reached a predetermined number, this process ends.

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

Next, the configuration of each device will be explained.
[Configuration of game device 1]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game device 1. As shown in FIG.

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

The processing unit 20 comprehensively controls the operation of the game device 1 based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 30, input signals from the user information reading unit 23, the game card reading unit 24, the operation input unit 22, etc. do. The functions of the processing unit 20 can be realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory. The processing unit 20 includes a game execution unit 61, a first game card provision control unit 62, and a second game card provision control unit 63 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, for example, a display device such as a flat panel display such as a liquid crystal, a projector, or a head-mounted display. In FIG. 2, the display panel 11 corresponds to this.

The operation input section 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 section 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 that the player directly operates with their fingers, as well as an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, an inclination sensor, and a geomagnetic sensor. This can also be realized by elements that detect motion or posture, such as In FIG. 2, this corresponds to the operation touch panel 12 and the operation buttons 13.

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

The game card reading section 24 controls a reader (second reading section 15) that reads the game card held by the player, and acquires from the game card identification information (game element ID) of the game card to appear in the game. For example, if a one-dimensional or multidimensional code encoding a game element ID is printed on a game card, the code is read to obtain the game element ID. Furthermore, if the game card includes a tag or IC chip for short-distance communication on which the game element ID is recorded, the game element ID is acquired from the tag or IC chip. The second reading section 15 and the game card reading section 24 constitute a game element ID acquisition means that acquires the game element ID from the game card.

The price detection unit 25 detects that the price has been paid in the game device 1. The payment of the price can be made by detecting, for example, that a predetermined amount of coins or equivalent coins have been inserted into the slot 16 of the game device 1, or the completion of a payment process based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. It may be determined by The game device 1 of this embodiment will be described as starting a series of processes related to a game including a match based on the payment of a first price related to the game. Further, the payment of the price is configured to be detectable even after the series of processing related to the game has started.

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

The first card providing section 27 and the second card providing section 28 are constituted by a card dispenser configured to be able to provide game cards stored in the storage section one by one. The game device 1 of the present embodiment includes two types of card dispensers (a first game card providing section 127 and a second game card providing section 28) inside the casing of the game device 1, and a first game card providing control section 62. The second game card provision control section 63 controls which game card provision section is to provide the game card. One card dispenser has an accommodating section configured to accommodate game cards in a vertically stacked manner, and the card dispenser has a storage section configured to accommodate game cards in a vertically stacked manner, and the card dispenser receives a supply command issued by the first game card provision control section 62 or the second game card provision control section 63. A mechanism is provided for sending out one game card held in the lowest layer in accordance with the situation. The delivered game card is led to an accessible space through the ejection port 17 and provided to the player.

As described above, the game card provided by the game device 1 of this embodiment is associated with a game element, and by using it during game play, the game element can appear in the game. The progress of the game is controlled according to the character information of game elements that have appeared, and the game element having character information that allows the game to progress more advantageously has higher value in the game. Therefore, in this embodiment, game cards are classified into two types depending on the value of the associated game element in the game.

The game device 1 of this embodiment is configured to be able to provide and differentiate game cards of various types. Specifically, the first game card providing unit 27 and the second game card providing unit 28 have different types of game cards stored in their storage units, and the first game card providing control unit 62 or the second game card providing control unit It is configured such that a specific type of game card can be provided by driving the first game card providing section 27 or the second game card providing section 28 based on the providing instruction issued by the section 63. Therefore, game cards are delivered to the store where the game device 1 is installed by type (first type (regular card) and second type (rare card)), and when replenishing game cards, the first game card is provided. The storage section of the section 27 is operated to store a bundle of game cards of the first type (normal cards), and the storage section of the second game card providing section 28 is operated so as to store a bundle of game cards of the second type (rare cards). shall be carried out. The game device 1 of this embodiment provides a normal card when the first game card providing section 27 is driven, and provides a rare card when the second game card providing section 28 is driven. It is configured as follows.

The communication unit 29 is a communication interface with an external device. The communication unit 29 can connect to an external device via a communication line N (wired or wireless) and can transmit and receive data. 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. 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 nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The storage unit 30 stores, in addition to operation programs for each part of the game device 1, information on parameters necessary for the operation of each part, various graphics data used in the game executed by the game device 1, and the like.

The storage unit 30 stores a game element database 190 (game element DB 190). The game element game element DB 190 is a database that manages information (game element information) about each game element that appears in the game. In the game device 1 of the present embodiment, when playing a game, the player places a game card in the second reading unit 15 to acquire information, so that game elements associated with the game card appear in the game. can be done.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the game element information managed for one game element is associated with a game element ID 191 that uniquely identifies the game element, and used for screen generation when the game element appears in the game. In addition to the drawing information 192 including the graphics data etc. to be displayed, the name, attributes, etc. of the game element, parameters such as the experience value and level (element level) of the game element, and the game element are activated. It includes character information 193 that describes effects and the like. The character information 193 is information referenced in a game in which game elements appear, and is involved in controlling the progress of the game.

In this embodiment, graphics data, character information, etc. are stored in the game element DB 190, and the game element information will be described as including these data, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The game element information may include information indicating a storage location of data for each piece of information.

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

The game execution section 61 executes the game in cooperation with the first game card provision control section 62 and the second game card provision section 63.
When the payment of the first price is detected by the price detection unit 25, the game execution unit 61 transmits the player identification information acquired by the first reading unit 14 and the user information reading unit 23 to the game server 2, and The player information managed by 2 is received and stored in the storage unit 30. Note that in the case of a new player, the game device 1 communicates with the game server 2 and registers player information.

After acquiring the player information, the game execution unit 61 displays the main menu on the display unit 21 and accepts a selection input from the player. The options presented on the main menu include, for example, "Start a match" and "Abandon a match". When "execution of battle" is selected, the game execution unit 61 executes the battle process. In the match processing, first, the game execution unit 61 receives registration of game cards used by the players in the match. Thereafter, through communication with the game server 2, a competitive play is executed with other players or non-player characters as opponents. Then, when the competition between the players ends, the game execution unit 61 notifies the first game card provision control unit 62 of a notification of the end of the competition. On the other hand, when "abandon the match" on the main menu is selected, the game execution section 61 notifies the first game card provision control section 62 of a notice of abandonment of the match.

The game execution unit 61 performs processing to display game results. The displayed game results include, for example, information such as match results, player evaluations, and updates of experience values and levels of game elements. The game execution unit 61 communicates with the game server 2 at a predetermined timing during the game, and acquires information regarding the game result.

The first game card provision control section 62 controls the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 and performs processing for providing game cards to players. When the first game card provision control section 62 receives the competition end notification or the competition abandonment notification from the game execution section 61, the first game card provision control section 62 performs a lottery process to determine whether to select either the first card provision section 27 or the second card provision section 28. The winning card providing department is notified of the providing instruction. The lottery is conducted by lottery using probability. For example, in the lottery, the first game card providing section 27 is selected at a rate of 0.8, the second game card providing section 28 is selected at a rate of 0.2, etc. That is, as for the game cards provided after the end of the match, normal cards are provided at a rate of 0.8, and rare cards are provided at a rate of 0.2. Further, the first game card providing control section 62 may select only the first game card providing section 27. These are to increase the value of rare cards. However, the above example is just an example, and the card provision ratio may be other numerical values. When the provision of the game card is completed, the first game card provision control section 62 notifies the second game card provision control section 63 of a provision completion notification indicating that the provision of the game card has been completed.

The second game card provision control section 63 controls the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28, and after the first game card provision control section 62 provides game cards after the end of the competition. Controls continuous provision of game cards according to player's request. When the second game card provision control section 63 receives the provision completion notification from the first game card provision control section 62, it displays a menu screen on the display section 21 asking whether or not to receive continuous provision of game cards, and allows the player to input a selection. accept. The second game card provision control unit 63 operates until an input operation to the effect that the game card is not to be continuously provided or until the number of times that the game card can be continuously provided as a condition for payment of the second price reaches the maximum number of times that the game card can be continuously provided. Repeat offering more game cards. Note that the number of times that the game can be continuously provided may be changed by the administrator of the game device 1 or the like.

When it is selected to receive continuous game card provision and the second price is detected by the price detection unit 25, the second game card provision control unit 63 controls one of the first card provision unit 27 and the second card provision unit 28. A lottery process for selecting one is started, and the winning card providing unit is notified of a providing instruction. The lottery is similar to the first game card provision control unit 62 in that the lottery is performed using a probability, but the provision ratio of game cards is different.

For example, in the second game card provision control section 63, the ratio at which the first game card provision section 27 is selected is 0.2, the ratio at which the second game card provision section 28 is selected is 0.8, etc. That is, the main purpose of a player who continuously provides game cards is to obtain game cards with high game value, and the ratio of rare cards provided is set high to meet this purpose. Further, the provision ratio may be varied depending on the number of times game cards are purchased. For example, if the number of times that a game card can be provided consecutively is 4, then in the case of the first game card provision, the selection ratio of the first game card provision section 27 is 0.8, and the selection rate of the second game card provision section 28 is 0.8. In the case of the second game card provision, the ratio at which the first game card providing section 27 is selected is 0.5, and the ratio at which the second game card providing section 28 is selected is 0.2. 0.5, and in the case of the third game card provision, the ratio at which the first game card provision section 27 is selected is 0.2, and the ratio at which the second game card provision section 28 is selected is 0.8. In the case of the fourth game card provision, it is assumed that the first game card providing section 27 is selected at a rate of 0 and the second game card providing section 28 is selected at a rate of 1. That is, as the number of times game cards are provided increases, the ratio of rare cards provided increases, and when the number of times that game cards can be provided consecutively (the fourth time in this example) is reached, rare cards are always provided. Furthermore, in the case of continuous game card provision, the second game card provision section 28 may always be selected. However, the above example is just an example, and the card provision ratio may be other numerical values. When the continuous provision of game cards is completed, the second game card provision control section 63 notifies the game execution section 61 of the completion of the provision of consecutive game cards.

[Configuration of game server 2]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration 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 included in the server 2. Specifically, the processing unit 200 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading out the operation program for each block recorded in the recording unit 240, loading it into memory, and executing it. The processing section 200 includes a matching processing section 201 and a management section 202 as main functional sections.

The matching processing unit 201 performs matching processing for a competitive game between players (a person-to-person competition) provided in the game system of this embodiment. Through the matching process, a session is established for, for example, two game devices 1 that have transmitted matching requests at the same time among the game devices 1 connected to the server 2, and the state is changed to a state where information communication regarding 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 nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The recording unit 21 stores information such as parameters required 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 this embodiment, the player DB 210 manages information (player information) indicating the usage status of the game associated with each user (player) for the game where the play experience is provided on the game device 1. It is a database for The player information is information for managing, for each player, the usage history of game play functions and various game elements that can be used by the player. The player information is sequentially updated according to the play result of the game played using the player card in the game device 1, and is provided to the game device 1 when the player card is used again. This allows the game device 1 to provide game play that reflects the previous game play.

In this embodiment, the player information includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, progress information 212 indicating the progress of the game play of the player, which is associated with the player ID 211 that identifies the player; ownership information 213 indicating game elements that can be used by the player; reinforcement status information 214 indicating the reinforcement status of each game element that can be used by the player; and game elements that can be provided to the player. The provided information 215 shown in FIG.

Here, the progress information 212 includes progress information indicating which stage of a predetermined story the player has progressed to, score information indicating the results of competitive games, and evaluation information that evaluates the player's play status. It's good.
The ownership information 213 is configured by sequentially adding identification information of game elements owned by the player.

The reinforcement status information 214 is associated with the game element ID 191 of at least a game element that has been strengthened (changed from the initial state), and is an experience as an index indicating a parameter that has changed due to the reinforcement. It may be configured to manage character information such as values and element levels. In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, the reinforcement status information 214 will be described as being updated in content when a play result of a game played on the game device 1 is obtained. For example, the update may be performed in response to information on training results obtained by using a function related to training in the game device 1.

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

The communication unit 220 is a communication interface with an external device. The communication unit 220 can connect to an external device via a communication line N (wired or wireless) and can transmit and receive data. 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. 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 predetermined amount of coins or equivalent coins, which are the first price for playing the game, into the slot 16 of the game device 1. 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).

Next, player A touches the first reading section 14 (reader) of the game device 1 with the player card. 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 player A to the game server 2, and receives player information (progress status) associated with the player ID 211 from the game server 2. information 212, ownership information 213, reinforcement status information 214, provision information 215, etc.) is received and acquired (Step 103).

The game execution unit 61 displays the main menu (Step 104). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the main menu screen. On the main menu screen shown in FIG. 9, options such as "Start a match" and "Abandon a match" are selectably displayed.

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 "execution of competition" is selected, the game execution unit 61 executes competition processing (Step 106). In the match processing, first, the game execution unit 61 receives registration of game cards used by the players in the match. When the registration of the game elements corresponding to the game cards used by the players in the competition is completed, the game execution unit 61 starts the competition between the players. The match ends when the winner is determined.

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

On the other hand, if player A does not wish to compete and selects "abandon competition" on the main menu, the game execution unit 61 notifies the game server 2 through communication that the competition has been abandoned (Step 107). When the first game card provision control section 62 receives the notification of abandonment of the match from the game execution section 61, the first game card provision control section 62 controls the first game card provision section 27 or the second game card provision section 28 to collect one game card. It is discharged from the outlet 17 (Step 108). Note that this game card providing process (Step 108) will be described later.

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

The game execution unit 61 executes the competitive play, and displays the game result when the continuous game card provision process is completed (Step 110). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game result screen. If you abandon the match, a screen will be displayed to the effect that you have abandoned the match.
Finally, the game execution unit 61 displays an end screen that notifies the player of the end of the game (Step 111). FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a game end screen. The series of games ends with the display of the end screen. That is, for one payment of the first price, a match and a game card are provided during one game, and a match play with a price lower than the first price is never provided.

Next, the operation of the game card providing process (Step 108) will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 12.

When the first game card provision control section 62 receives the competition end notification or the competition abandonment notification from the game execution section 61 (Steps 200, 201), it performs a lottery process to select a game card provision section (Step 202). . In the lottery process, as described above, a lottery is performed at a predetermined probability such that normal cards or rare 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 203), and provides the card to the selected card provision section. The command is notified (Step 204). The first game card providing unit 27 or the second game card providing unit 28, which has been notified of the providing instruction, discharges one game card from the ejection port 17.

Then, the first game card provision control unit 62 displays a game card provision screen (Step 205). FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a game card providing screen. The first game card provision control unit 62 notifies the second game card provision control unit 63 of a provision completion notification that one game card provision has been completed (Step 206).
This concludes the explanation of the operation of the game card providing process.

Next, the operation of the game card continuous provision process (Step 109) will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 14.

When the second game card provision control unit 63 receives the provision completion notification from the first game card provision control unit 62, the second game card provision control unit 63 displays an input screen (continuous provision screen) that accepts selection input from the player regarding whether to receive further game card provision. is displayed (Step 300). FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a continuous provision screen. The continuous offer screen in FIG. 15 is a screen for selecting continuous offer of game cards, and displays that a second price must be paid for each offer.

The second game card provision control unit 63 determines the content selected by the player (Step 301), and when the selection to receive further game cards is made (Step 301), the price detection unit 25 determines the second price. When a payment is detected (Step 302), a lottery process is performed (Step 303). In the lottery process, as described above, a lottery is performed at a predetermined probability such that normal cards or rare 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 304), and provides the card to the selected card provision section. The command is notified (Step 305). The first game card providing unit 27 or the second game card providing unit 28, which has been notified of the providing instruction, discharges one game card from the ejection port 17.

The second game card provision control unit 63 adds 1 to a counter C (initial value = 0) for counting the number of times that a further game card can be provided (Step 306), and the second game card provision control unit 63 adds 1 to a counter C (initial value = 0) for counting the number of times that a further game card can be provided (Step 306), and the counter C increases the number of consecutive possible times (for example, 4 times). etc.) is reached (Step 307).

If the counter C has not reached the possible number of consecutive offers, the second game card provision control unit 63 returns to Step 300, displays the continuous provision screen, and continues the processing from Step 300 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 selection is made not to acquire the game card, if the second price is not detected, or if the counter C reaches the consecutive possible number of times. (Step 308), and the game card continuous provision process ends.
This concludes the explanation of the operation of the game card continuous provision process.

In the present embodiment, by providing game cards (articles) corresponding to game elements after the end of a match, it is possible to provide game cards at a time when players are highly motivated to acquire them. In addition, this embodiment is configured so that you can select "abandon the match" and end the match without playing a match, so if you do not wish to play a match and ) is configured to satisfy players whose main purpose is to obtain the following. As a result, a highly interesting game can be provided.

Furthermore, the present embodiment provides an opportunity to further acquire game cards by paying a second price different from the first price after the game card is provided after the match, which the player is highly motivated to acquire. (continuous provision of game cards) allows players to obtain and collect additional game cards and other items.

<Second embodiment of the present invention>
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, a sub-competition that occurs when a lottery is won is provided in a series of game plays after game cards are provided after the main competition ends, and further game cards are provided after the sub-competition. It is characterized by FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a series of game plays in the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 16, in the second embodiment, after the game card corresponding to the first compensation price is provided, a lottery for the sub-competition is held, and if the lottery is won, the player is required to pay the third compensation price. You can obtain the right to run sub-competitions. Furthermore, the player can receive game cards after the sub-competition.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of the operation of the game device 1 in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, after the game card providing process (Step 108), the game device 1 performs the sub-competition process (Step 400). The sub-competition process (Step 400) will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 18. Note that other processes are similar to those in the first embodiment, so detailed explanations will be omitted.

First, the first game card provision control section 62 notifies the game execution section 61 of a provision completion notification indicating that one provision of game cards has been completed.
When the game execution unit 61 receives the provision completion notification (Step 401), it starts the lottery process (Step 402). The lottery process uses a predetermined probability to determine whether or not a sub-competition will occur.

When the game execution unit 61 does not win (a sub-competition occurs) (Step 403), the game execution unit 61 notifies the second game card provision control unit 63 of provision completion notification (Step 409), and ends the sub-competition processing.

On the other hand, if the game execution unit 61 wins (a sub-competition occurs) (Step 403), it displays a sub-competition execution selection screen (Step 404), and determines the content selected by the player (Step 405). FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a sub-competition execution selection screen. The sub-competition execution selection screen in Figure 18 shows that the sub-competition can be executed, that a third price must be paid in order to execute the sub-competition, and that rare cards can be obtained after the sub-competition. is displayed.

If the player does not select execution of the sub-competition (Step 405), the game execution unit 61 notifies the second game card provision control unit 63 of a provision completion notification (Step 409), and ends the sub-competition process. On the other hand, in the game execution unit 61, when the player selects to execute the sub-competition (Step 405), the price detection unit 25 detects the payment of the third price (Step 406). Here, the third price is the same as the first price. A secondary match is played during a series of game plays, but the provision of both a match and a game card is the same as the main match and game card provided by paying the first price. This is because.

When the payment of the third price is not detected (Step 406), the game execution unit 61 notifies the second game card provision control unit 63 of a provision completion notification (Step 409), and ends the sub-competition process. On the other hand, when the payment of the third price is detected (Step 406), the game execution unit 61 executes a sub-competition (Step 407).

When the sub-competition ends, the game execution unit 61 notifies the second game card providing unit 28 of the provision instruction (Step 408). Thereby, the second game card providing section 28 discharges one game card from the ejection port 17. The game cards discharged from the second game card providing section 28 are rare cards. This is because the sub-competition occurs as a result of winning a lottery, and this is because it has the same value as winning a rare card. Then, the game execution unit 61 notifies the second game card provision control unit 63 of the game card provision completion notification (Step 409). The subsequent processing is the same as in the first embodiment.

The second embodiment improves the competitive play and game value by further providing a combination of competitive play and game card provision during one game on the condition that a person wins a lottery and pays a third price. It is possible to give players a high chance of acquiring game cards.

In the embodiment described above, an example has been described in which there are two card providing units (article providing units) that provide game cards (articles) (the first card providing unit 27 and the second card providing unit 28). However, the number is not limited to two. Three or more card providing units (article providing units) may be provided depending on the type of game card (article).

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 modified and implemented in various ways within the scope of the technical idea.

1 Game device 2 Server 1 Game device 2 Game server 11 Display panel 12 Operation touch panel 13 Operation button 14 First reading section 15 Second reading section 16 Inlet 17 Outlet 20 Processing section 21 Display section 22 Operation input section 23 User information reading Section 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 First game card provision control section 63 Second game Card provision control unit

Claims (19)

to the computer,
A game execution control process that controls to execute a game including a battle using game elements on the condition that the payment of the first price is detected;
a provision control process that controls a provision means that provides an article to which the game element is associated;
run the
The provision control process controls the provision of the goods by the provision means on the condition that the competition ends.
program. The end of the competition means that the play of the competition has been executed and ended, or that the play of the competition has ended without being executed.
The program according to claim 1. The provision control process controls the provision of at least one or more goods by the provision means on the condition that the end of the competition and the payment of the second price are detected.
The program according to claim 1 or claim 2. The provision control process controls the provision means to be able to provide a number of the goods according to the number of times the second price is paid.
The program according to claim 3. the second price is lower than the first price,
The program according to claim 3 or 4. The program causes a computer to execute a lottery process for executing a lottery while the game is being executed;
The provision control process controls the provision means to be able to provide the article on condition that the lottery has been won and the payment of the third price has been detected.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The third price is the same as the first price,
The program according to claim 6. The providing means includes:
a first article providing means capable of providing a first type of article;
a second article providing means capable of providing a second type of article;
Equipped with
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The game element associated with the second type of article has character information that allows the match to proceed more advantageously than the game element associated with the first type of article.
The program according to claim 8. The provision control process controls the provision of the article from either the first article providing means or the second article providing means, on the condition that the payment of the first price is detected.
The program according to claim 8 or 9. The provision control process controls the provision of goods on the condition that the payment of the first price is detected such that the provision ratio of the first type of goods is greater than the provision ratio of the second type of goods. ,
The program according to claim 10. The provision control process controls the provision of the article from either the first article provision means or the second article provision means, on the condition that the payment of the second price is detected.
The program according to claim 8 to claim 11. The provision control process controls the provision of goods on the condition that the payment of the second price is detected such that the provision ratio of the first type of goods is smaller than the provision ratio of the second type of goods. ,
The program according to claim 12. The supply control process controls the second article providing means to be able to provide the article on condition that the lottery has been won and the payment of the third price has been detected.
The program according to claim 8 to claim 13. The program causes a computer to execute a presentation process capable of presenting a play result of the game after providing the item.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 14. The presentation process includes presenting the play result of the game after the providing means provides the goods in a number corresponding to the number of times the second price is paid.
The program according to claim 15. The game play execution control process includes:
executing one of the games for each payment of the first price, and after the game is finished, controlling the game so that it is impossible to continue playing the game for a price lower than the first price;
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 16. The termination of the game is conditional on the presentation of the play results of the game,
The program according to claim 17. A game execution control means for controlling to execute a game including a battle using game elements on the condition that the payment of the first price is detected;
providing means for providing an article to which the game element is associated;
provision control means that controls the provision of goods by the provision means on the condition that the competition ends;
A game device comprising:

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