JP2024091994A - Game device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a game device capable of increasing a player's motivation to play a competitive game.
[Solution] A game device for playing a competitive game is provided, which has a memory unit that stores the cumulative value of points held by each of multiple players and awarded after the outcome of the game is determined, and a point update unit that, after the outcome of the game is determined, adds a first point to the cumulative value of the winning player, subtracts a second point from the cumulative value of the losing player, and, if the content of the match played by the losing player satisfies a predetermined condition, adds a third point to the cumulative value of the losing player.
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Description

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

In recent years, online games have been provided in which players compete against each other using teams (also called decks) made up of multiple characters (see, for example, Patent Literature 1). In such online games, points are awarded when a player wins a match, and as the accumulated points increase, the player can acquire new skills and take on new scenarios.

Japanese Patent No. 6405439

In the online games mentioned above, if a player keeps losing matches, he or she will not be able to earn points and may lose motivation to play. Since online games become more active the more players participate, a mechanism is needed to increase players' motivation to play.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a game device and program that can increase players' motivation to play competitive games.

A game device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game device for playing a competitive game, and includes a storage unit that stores the cumulative points held by each of a plurality of players and that are awarded after the outcome of the game is determined, and a point update unit that, after the outcome of the game is determined, adds a first point to the cumulative point of the winning player, subtracts a second point from the cumulative point of the losing player, and adds a third point to the cumulative point of the losing player if the content of the match played by the losing player satisfies a predetermined condition.

The present invention provides a game device and program that can increase players' motivation to play competitive games.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of a game according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of categories. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a game server and a terminal. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration of a game server. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional block configuration of a terminal. A diagram for explaining a method of setting a good performance bonus. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen at the end of a match.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In each drawing, the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar configurations.

<System Configuration>
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment. The game system 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes a game server 10 (game device) and a plurality of terminals 20. The game server 10 and the terminals 20 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or mobile communication.

The game server 10 is a device that performs some of the functions required for the terminal 20 to provide the game, such as managing various information related to the player and executing some of the game processing. The game server 10 may be composed of one or more information processing devices, or may be composed of a virtual server (such as a cloud server).

The terminal 20 is a terminal that provides a game to a player, and the player can execute the game according to this embodiment by operating the terminal 20. The terminal 20 is, for example, a computer such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone), a tablet, a personal computer, an arcade game device, or a consumer game device.

＜Game Overview＞
2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of a game according to this embodiment. The game screen of the game provided by the game system 1 (hereinafter referred to as "this game") has a board with a total of 12 squares, 3 squares horizontally and 4 squares vertically, and each square is numbered from 1 to 12. Before starting a match, a player organizes a deck to be used in the match by selecting 10 characters from among the characters he or she owns. A deck is a term that means a group made up of multiple characters.

When organizing a deck, a player selects one character from the ten characters to be designated as a special character called the leader (hereafter referred to as the "player's leader"). The player's leader PR is placed in square number 11. Similarly, the opponent's leader ER is placed in square number 2. In the following explanation, unless otherwise specified, "character" is used to include the leader.

This game has various play modes. For example, this game has a mode in which a player plays alone (hereinafter referred to as the "single battle mode") and a mode in which two players play in a tag team (hereinafter referred to as the "tag team battle mode"). The single battle mode is further divided into a mode in which the opponent is the computer and a mode in which the opponent is another player. Similarly, the tag team battle mode is also divided into a mode in which the opponent is the computer and a mode in which the opponent is another player. In a battle, the side that attacks first after the battle starts is called the "first player," and the side that attacks next is called the "second player." Whether the first player or the opponent will attack is determined randomly at the start of the battle.

In this game, players take turns selecting one or more characters from a number of characters to use in the battle and placing them in an empty space with their opponent. Once a character is placed in an empty space, it attacks the opponent's characters in the surrounding spaces. This process is repeated alternately, and the first player to reduce the HP (hit points) of the opponent's leader to zero wins.

More specifically, during one turn, which is the unit of progress in the game, the player selects two characters from the four characters P1 to P4 displayed in the character selection area SA on the game screen, excluding the leader, contained in his or her own deck, and places them in squares to attack the opponent's character. In the next turn, the opponent places the two characters, excluding the leader, contained in the opponent's deck in vacant squares to attack the player's character.

Each character has a predetermined direction in which they can attack. For example, character P1 has arrows drawn in the up, down, left and right directions. This indicates that character P1 can attack opponent characters in the squares above, below, left and right of the square where character P1 is placed. Similarly, character P2 has arrows drawn in the left, bottom left and bottom directions. This indicates that character P2 can attack opponent characters in the square to the left, bottom left and bottom of the square where character P2 is placed. For example, if the player places character P1 on square 5, character P1 can attack opponent character E1 and the opponent's leader ER. If character P1 is placed on square 9, character P1 can attack opponent character E1 and opponent character E2.

Furthermore, when a character is attacked by an ally character, it will also attack in a direction in which it is capable of attacking. In other words, by arranging the characters in a clever way, it is possible to coordinate attacks between characters. For example, suppose that an opposing player places a character that can attack in the upper right and right directions in square number 10. In this case, the character placed in square number 10 will attack the leader PR and also attack character E1. Next, character E1, who has been attacked by the character placed in square number 10, will attack the characters in the squares above, below, to the left and right (i.e. the leader PR). In other words, by chaining attacks, it is possible to inflict more damage on the opposing character than if each character were to attack alone.

The numbers shown in the bottom left of the opponent's leader ER and the player's leader PR indicate their remaining HP. In this game, the maximum HP of a leader is set to a fixed value (3000 in this case). In other words, the game screen in Figure 2 shows that the player has inflicted 1500 HP of damage on the opponent's leader, and the player's leader has received 900 HP of damage from the opponent's character.

Similarly, the numbers shown in the bottom left of each character indicate the remaining HP of that character. The maximum HP of each character varies depending on the attributes of each character. When a character's HP reaches zero, it disappears from the board. However, a character can be placed on the board any number of times, even if its HP reaches zero.

In this game, each player has points that are awarded after the outcome of the game is decided. These points increase or decrease depending on the outcome of the match. More specifically, a player who wins a match has victory points (first points) added to the points he or she owns, and a player who loses a match has defeat points (second points) subtracted from the points he or she owns. Points are held that indicate experience points. In other words, the stronger the player, the more points they will have.

The game also provides categories for matching players who wish to compete against each other. These categories are also called leagues. There are multiple categories depending on the amount of points that players have, and when players compete against each other, they will compete against other players who belong to the same category. By winning many matches and earning points, players can belong to a higher category. The higher the category, the greater the rewards that can be obtained when competing.

Figure 3 shows an example of categories. For example, players with points between 0 and A belong to the beginner category, and players with points between A and B belong to the intermediate category. Similarly, players with points between B and C belong to the advanced category, and players with points C or more belong to the highest category.

Furthermore, in this game, when a player loses a match, if the content of the match performed by the losing player satisfies a predetermined condition, a good fight bonus (third points) is added to the points of the losing player as a reward for putting up a good fight in the match. This makes it possible to increase the player's motivation to play, since points can be added for putting up a good fight in the match even if the player loses the match.

<Hardware Configuration>
4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game server 10 and the terminal 20. The game server 10 and the terminal 20 each have a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a storage device 12 such as a memory, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and/or an SSD (Solid State Drive), a communication IF (Interface) 13 for wired or wireless communication, an input device 14 for accepting input operations, and an output device 15 for outputting information. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, a touch panel, a mouse, and/or a microphone. The output device 15 is, for example, a display and/or a speaker.

<Function block configuration>
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the game server 10. The game server 10 includes a communication unit 101, a game control unit 102, and a storage unit 103. The communication unit 101 and the game control unit 102 can be realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 10 executing a program stored in the storage device 12. The program can be stored in a storage medium. The storage medium storing the program may be a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a storage medium such as a USB memory or a CD-ROM. The storage unit 103 can be realized by using the storage device 12 included in the game server 10.

The communication unit 101 has the function of sending and receiving data with the terminal 20 using the communication IF 13.

The game control unit 102 provides functions that are performed on the game server 10 side among various functions necessary to execute this game. For example, the game control unit 102 provides functions such as a function for selecting an opponent player, a function for progressing a match when the opponent is a computer, a function for managing characters possessed by each player, and a function for managing various settings performed by each player in the game. The game control unit 102 further includes a point update unit 1021.

The storage unit 103 stores a player management DB that manages various data related to each player playing the game, and game data that stores character image data, game scenarios, etc. The player management DB stores, for example, the points (accumulated points) owned by each player, the level and attributes of each player, the characters owned by each player, and the decks created by each player.

After the outcome of a match has been determined, the point update unit 1021 has the function of adding victory points (first points) to the points (accumulated points) of the winning player, subtracting defeat points (second points) from the points of the losing player, and adding a good fight bonus (third points) to the points of the losing player if the content of the match performed by the losing player meets a predetermined condition.

The point update unit 1021 may also set the upper limit of the good performance bonus to be less than the victory points. For example, if the victory points are 100, the good performance bonus may be less than 100. Or, the upper limit of the good performance bonus may be less than the victory points plus the defeat points. For example, if the victory points are 100 and the defeat points are 30, the good performance bonus may be less than 130. This makes it possible to prevent more points from being added for losing a match than for winning a match.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration of the terminal 20. The terminal 20 includes a communication unit 201, a UI unit 202, a game control unit 203, and a storage unit 204. The communication unit 201, the UI unit 202, and the game control unit 203 can be realized by the CPU 11 of the terminal 20 executing a program stored in the storage device 12. The program can be stored in a storage medium. The storage medium storing the program may be a non-transitory storage medium that is computer-readable. The non-transitory storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a storage medium such as a USB memory or a CD-ROM. The storage unit 204 can be realized using the storage device 12 provided in the terminal 20.

The communication unit 201 has the function of performing various communications with the game server 10 using the communication IF 13.

The UI unit 202 has a function of accepting various inputs from the player and displaying various game screens on the display. The UI unit 202 also displays the game screen according to instructions from the game server 10. For example, when an instruction to gray out some buttons is received from the game server 10, the UI unit 202 displays the game screen in which the buttons are grayed out.

The game control unit 203 provides various functions necessary to execute the game by cooperating with the game server 10. For example, the game control unit 203 provides a function to obtain information to be drawn on the game screen from the game server 10.

The memory unit 204 stores game data necessary for the game control unit 203 to execute the game. The game data includes character image data, game scenarios, etc.

<Processing Procedure>
Next, a method for the game server 10 to set a good performance bonus to be awarded to a defeated player will be described.

(Good performance bonus setting method 1)
The point update unit 1021 may set a good fight bonus based on the total damage (total value of damage) inflicted on a character owned by the player who won the match (opponent player).

The value of the good performance bonus to be set may be determined in any manner. For example, as shown in A of FIG. 7, information associating the range of total damage dealt with the good performance bonus may be stored in the game data of the memory unit 103, and the point update unit 1021 may obtain the good performance bonus corresponding to the total damage by searching the information. Alternatively, a predetermined function may be determined that outputs a good performance bonus by inputting the total damage dealt, and the point update unit 1021 may calculate the good performance bonus by inputting the total damage dealt to the opponent's character into the predetermined function.

(Good performance bonus setting method 2)
The point update unit 1021 may set a good fight bonus based on the total amount of damage inflicted on a leader (a specific character) owned by the player who won the match (the opponent player).

The value of the good performance bonus to be set may be determined in any manner. For example, information associating the range of total damage inflicted with the good performance bonus may be stored in the game data in the memory unit 103, and the point update unit 1021 may obtain the good performance bonus corresponding to the total damage inflicted on the opponent's leader by searching that information. Alternatively, a specified function may be determined that outputs a good performance bonus by inputting the total damage inflicted, and the point update unit 1021 may calculate the good performance bonus by inputting the total damage inflicted on the opponent's character into the specified function.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7B, for example, information associating the remaining HP of the opponent's leader with the good performance bonus may be stored in the game data in the memory unit 103, and the point update unit 1021 may obtain the good performance bonus corresponding to the remaining HP of the opponent's leader by searching for that information. Note that in this game, since the maximum value of a leader's HP is a fixed value, the amount of damage inflicted on the opponent's leader can be calculated by subtracting the remaining HP of the opponent's leader from that fixed value. Also, the remaining HP of the opponent's leader can be calculated by subtracting the amount of damage inflicted on the opponent's leader from that fixed value.

(Good performance bonus setting method 3)
The point update unit 1021 may set a good fight bonus based on the number of characters that cooperated (the number of combos) when the characters of the player who lost the match cooperated to attack the characters owned by the player who won the match. More specifically, the point update unit 1021 may set a good fight bonus based on the maximum number of characters that cooperated during the match (the maximum number of combos), or may set a good fight bonus based on the total number of characters that cooperated during the match (the total number of combos in all turns in which the players attacked).

The number of linked characters may specifically be the number of characters who participated in an attack by chaining attacks. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, if an attack caused by placing a character in square 10 chains to a character in square 7, an attack by the character in square 7 chains to a character in square 5, and the character in square 5 attacks the opponent's leader, the number of linked characters may be calculated to be 3. Also, if an attack caused by placing a character in square 10 chains to a character in square 8, an attack by the character in square 8 chains to characters in squares 4 and 6, and the character in square 4 and the character in square 6 attack the opponent's leader, the number of linked characters may be calculated to be 4.

The value of the good performance bonus to be set may be determined in any manner. For example, as shown in C of FIG. 7, information associating the number of linked characters (maximum value or total value) with the good performance bonus may be stored in the game data of the memory unit 103, and the point update unit 1021 may obtain the good performance bonus corresponding to the number of linked characters by searching the information. Alternatively, a predetermined function may be determined that outputs a good performance bonus when the number of linked characters is input, and the point update unit 1021 may calculate the good performance bonus by inputting the number of linked characters into the predetermined function.

(Good performance bonus setting method 4)
The point update unit 1021 may set a good fight bonus based on the number of turns required from the start to the end of the match.

The value of the good performance bonus to be set may be determined in any manner. For example, as shown in D of FIG. 7, information associating the number of turns with the good performance bonus may be stored in the game data of the memory unit 103, and the point update unit 1021 may obtain the good performance bonus corresponding to the number of turns required until the end of the match by searching the information. Alternatively, a predetermined function may be determined that outputs the good performance bonus when the number of turns is input, and the point update unit 1021 may calculate the good performance bonus by inputting the number of turns required until the end of the match into the predetermined function.

(Screen display example)
8 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen at the end of a match. The game screen at the end of a match, displayed by the UI unit 202 of the terminal 20, displays a display area PA1 displaying defeat points, a display area PA2 displaying a good performance bonus, and a display area PA3 displaying the final points acquired. In the example of FIG. 8, although 80 points are deducted due to the defeat in the match, 20 points are added as a good performance bonus, so that 60 points are ultimately deducted.

<Summary>
According to the embodiment described above, even if a player loses a match, points are added for putting up a good fight in the match. This increases the player's motivation to play, since points are added for putting up a good fight in the match even if the player loses the match.

The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The flow charts, sequences, elements included in the embodiments, and their arrangements, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, etc., described in the embodiments are not limited to those exemplified, and may be modified as appropriate. In addition, configurations shown in different embodiments may be partially substituted or combined.

This embodiment is not limited to games in which the friendly player's attack opportunity and the enemy player's attack opportunity shift every turn, but can be applied to any game in which a player issues an attack command every turn. For example, it can be applied to games in which the friendly player's attack opportunity and the enemy player's attack opportunity are combined to form one turn, or games in which the friendly player's attack opportunity and the enemy player's attack opportunity shift every two turns (or three or more turns).

1... Game system, 10... Game server, 11... CPU, 12... Storage device, 13... Communication IF, 13... Communication IF, 14... Input device, 15... Output device, 20... Terminal, 101... Communication unit, 102... Game control unit, 103... Memory unit, 201... Communication unit, 202... UI unit, 203... Game control unit, 204... Memory unit, 1021... Point update unit

Claims (7)

A game device for executing a competitive game,
a storage unit that stores an accumulated value of points that are awarded to each of a plurality of players after a win or loss is determined;
After the winner has been decided,
Add a first point to the winning player's cumulative value;
subtract a second point from the losing player's cumulative value;
If the content of the match played by the defeated player satisfies a predetermined condition, a third point is added to the cumulative score of the defeated player.
A point update unit;
A game device having the above configuration. The upper limit of the third point is less than the first point.
2. The game device according to claim 1. the point update unit sets the third point based on a total value of damage inflicted on a character owned by a player who has won the battle.
3. A game device according to claim 1 or 2. The competitive game is played by having a character of the other player attack a predetermined specific character among a plurality of characters owned by a player of each team competing in the competitive game;
the point update unit sets the third point based on a total value of damage inflicted on a specific character owned by a player who has won the battle.
4. A game device according to claim 1. the point updating unit, when characters of a player who lost the match cooperate with each other to attack a character owned by a player who won the match, sets the third point based on the number of characters that cooperate with each other.
5. A game device according to claim 1. the competitive game is a game in which a player issues an attack command each turn,
the point update unit sets the third point based on the number of turns required for the match.
6. A game device according to claim 1. A computer that runs a fighting game
storing in a storage unit an accumulated value of points that are awarded after a win or loss is determined and that is held by each of the plurality of players;
After the winner has been decided,
Add a first point to the winning player's cumulative value;
subtract a second point from the losing player's cumulative value;
If the content of the match played by the defeated player satisfies a predetermined condition, a third point is added to the cumulative score of the defeated player.
Steps and
A program for executing.

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