JP4191652B2 - Game device and execution control program thereof - Google Patents

Description

The present invention has a monitor that displays an image and an operation unit that receives an operation from a player, and is on a monitor that displays objects that can be operated by the player in each game device via communication with other game devices. in a predetermined sequence on the game screen, the game apparatus comprising a game execution means for advancing a game through operation therebetween player while prompting the operation on the operation unit by the player in advance within the determined time limit,及 beauty The present invention relates to a game execution control program.

  Conventionally, in a thought-type game such as a card game, Go, shogi, chess, mahjong, etc., another player (next player) can start one after the player has started one. In such a thought-type game, since each hand determines the outcome of the game, a consideration time is given to the player in advance to consider the next hand. The consideration time is a time limit allowed until the player performs an operation input to the operation unit.

  However, in a game played by a plurality of players, in order to make the game progress smoothly, there is currently a limit (for example, 10 seconds) on the consideration time for each player. For this reason, each player must forcibly input the next move within the time limit. If the next operation input is not performed within the time limit, the game is automatically advanced or the game is over. As a result, the player must forcibly input the next one operation within the time limit in any situation.

  However, depending on the individuality of the player, the balance with the opponent player, or the progress of the game, it may be desirable to think over time, or it may be preferable to start the next move quickly. However, the conventional game does not allow the player to select such a variety of play methods. For this reason, there is a possibility that the interest of the game itself may be reduced by limiting the degree of freedom of play in an important situation.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, the game device which can have a degree of freedom to the time limit of the player required for operation in the thinking game, there is provided a 及 beauty game execution control program.

The invention described in claim 1 is connected to another game device having the same configuration via a communication line, and a monitor that displays an image related to a game imitating mahjong, and that is attached to the monitor that accepts a pressing operation from a player The game devices having touched touch panels are arranged in a predetermined order by image information displayed on the game screen on the monitor displaying the progress of the game in each game device through communication with other game devices. Game executing means for promoting a game imitating mahjong based on an operation input to the touch panel by the player within a preset time limit from a hook to selection of a throwing pad while urging the player to operate the touch panel And an elaborate button for requesting an extension of the time limit when it is determined that the progress of the game has been completed. When the operation unit display control means for displaying on the game screen, the timer for measuring the time limit, and the operation unit display control means accepting that the long button has been pressed, the timer is measured. A time limit extension setting means for adding a predetermined time extension to the remaining time of the time limit being displayed, and a display on the game screen corresponding to the game device on the monitor based on the time limit extension request generated in the game device Operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request in association with the image information to be executed, means for transmitting an extension request for the time limit generated in the game device to another game device, and the time limit Functioning as a time limit display control means for displaying the remaining time, and the time limit display control means from the time when the remaining time reaches a predetermined time. And displays the remaining time, receives the extension request of the time limit generated by the other game apparatus, in association with the image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the other game apparatus to the monitor the The game apparatus is further caused to function as other player operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request from another game apparatus .

The invention described in claim 2 is connected to another game device having the same configuration via a communication line, and a monitor that displays an image related to a game imitating mahjong, and that is attached to the monitor that accepts a pressing operation from a player A game device having a touch panel that is determined in advance by image information displayed on the game screen on the monitor that displays the progress of the game in each game device through communication with other game devices. A game that promotes a game imitating mahjong based on the player's operation input to the touch panel within a preset time limit from the hook to the selection of the throwing pad while prompting the player to operate the touch panel in turn Execution means and a long thought for making a request to extend the time limit when it is determined that the progress of the game is complete. An operation unit display control means for displaying a button on the game screen, a timer for timing the time limit, and a measurement by the timer when the operation button display control means accepts that the long thought button has been pressed. A time limit setting means for adding a predetermined time extension to the remaining time of the time limit, and a monitor on the game screen corresponding to the game device based on the time limit extension request generated in the game device. Operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request in association with displayed image information, means for transmitting an extension request for the time limit generated in the game apparatus to another game apparatus, and the restriction A time limit display control means for displaying the remaining time of the time, and the time limit display control means includes a time limit when the remaining time reaches a predetermined time. Ri to display the time, receives the extension request of the time limit generated by the other game apparatus, in association with the image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the other game apparatus to the monitor the It is characterized by further comprising other player operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request from another game device .

According to these configurations, it is determined that the progress of the game is ready for the Tsumo in when you want to player extend this period, the extension of the time limit via the operation input to the touch panel The request is accepted, and a predetermined extension time is added to the remaining time of the time limit. For this reason, when the state of the spider that influences the game result for the player is reached , as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the remaining time of the time limit for the operation input is extended. It is possible to perform the operation after carefully considering the operation. Based on the request for extending the time limit generated by the game device, information indicating that there is an extension request is displayed on the monitor in association with image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the game device. The In addition, the request for extending the time limit generated in the own game device is transmitted to another game device.

Further, according to the configuration of these, since the remaining time of the time limit on the game screen displayed on the monitor is displayed, the player taking into account the rest of the time limit on the game screen, the opponent player Through this balance, it is possible to decide whether to consider the time limit by extending the time limit, or to start the next operation quickly without extending the time limit.

Further, according to the configuration of these, the remaining time of the time limit remaining time on the game screen displayed on the monitor from the time of reaching a predetermined time (e.g. 5 seconds elapsed) is displayed, for a player Until the remaining time is displayed, it is possible to consider the next operation without rushing to the time limit.

According to these configurations, when it is determined that the progress state of the game is in the state of the spider and the player wants to extend the time limit, a request for extending the time limit is made via an operation input to the touch panel. It is accepted and set so that a predetermined extension time is added to the remaining time of the time limit. For this reason, when the state of a spider that affects the game result for the player is reached, the remaining time of the time limit for the operation input is extended, so the operation is performed after careful consideration until the next operation input is performed. It becomes possible.

  Further, the time limit extension setting generated in another game device is received, and information indicating that the time limit extension has occurred is displayed on the game screen in association with the object corresponding to the other game device. Therefore, it is possible to know the operation status of the opponent player. The operation status of the opponent player such as “thinking” is displayed on the game screen simulating mah-jongg, and the reason why the player does not turn easily is due to the fact that the communication speed has dropped due to network load etc. You can explicitly tell whether it is due to the fact that the opponent is extending the time limit for operation. As described above, since the reason why the turn of the player does not turn easily becomes clear, it becomes possible to effectively suppress the frustration of the opponent player.

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, when a game is in a state that affects the game result for the player, the remaining time of the time limit for the operation input is extended, so the next operation input is performed. It becomes possible to perform the operation after carefully thinking. In addition, since the request for extending the time limit generated in the game device is transmitted to another game device, the request for extending the time limit transmitted on the game screen of the other game device can be reflected. So, why is it that the player's turn doesn't turn easily due to a drop in the communication speed due to the network load, etc., or because the opponent is extending the time limit for operation? Can be explicitly notified.

According to the first and second aspects of the invention, since the remaining time of the time limit is displayed on the game screen displayed on the monitor, the player considers the remaining time of the time limit on the game screen, Depending on the balance with the opponent player, it is possible to decide whether to think over a long time by extending the time limit or to start the next operation quickly without extending the time limit.

According to the first and second aspects of the invention, since the remaining time is displayed on the game screen displayed on the monitor from the time when the remaining time of the time limit reaches a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds have elapsed). Until the remaining time is displayed for the player, the next operation can be carefully considered without rushing to the time limit.

According to the invention of claim 1, wherein, when you want to player extend this period, extension request time limit via the operation input to the touch panel is accepted, a predetermined time remaining time limit Because the remaining time of the time limit is extended for the operation input when the game is in a state that affects the game result for the player. It is possible to perform the operation after carefully considering the process.

  In addition, since the operation status of the opponent player is displayed on the game screen, the reason why the player does not easily turn his turn is because the communication speed has dropped due to the network load or the like, It is possible to explicitly tell whether it is due to the extension of the time limit for operation. In this way, the reason why it is difficult to turn around in order becomes clear, so that the frustration of the opponent player can be effectively suppressed.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a game system to which a game device according to the present invention is applied. The game system includes a client terminal device (corresponding to a game device) 1 associated with identification information, and a store server device 2 that is communicably connected to a plurality (eight in this case) of client terminal devices 1. And a center server device 3 that is communicably connected to the plurality of store server devices 2 and manages games played by the plurality of players using the client terminal device 1.

  The client terminal device 1 advances a game by a player performing a predetermined operation based on a game screen displayed on a monitor. The identification information associated with the client terminal device 1 is the identification information for each store server device 2 to which the client terminal device 1 is connected (or the identification information of the store where the client terminal device 1 is disposed). It includes identification information (referred to as a terminal number) for each client terminal device 1 in the store where the client terminal device 1 is disposed. For example, when the identification information of the store A is A and the identification information of the client terminal device 1 in the store A is 4, the identification information of the client terminal device 1 is A4.

  In the present embodiment, the game played using the client terminal device 1 according to the present invention is a game imitating mahjong, and a player who operates the client terminal device 1 and another client terminal device 1 are operated. And at least one of the player and the CPU player play against each other. In the case of playing against a player who operates another client terminal device 1, data is transmitted / received between the client terminal devices 1 through the network communication unit 18 and the store server device 2 described later.

  The store server apparatus 2 is communicably connected to a plurality (here, eight) of client terminal apparatuses 1, manages games executed in the connected client terminal apparatuses 1, and communicates with the center server apparatus 3. It is connected so that data can be transmitted and received between the client terminal device 1 and the center server device 3.

  The center server device 3 is communicably connected to the plurality of store server devices 2 and stores the feature point data of the player's fingerprint necessary for fingerprint authentication described later in association with the user ID as player information. 2 is used to send and receive data to and from the client terminal device 1.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the client terminal device 1. In the following description, a business video game apparatus in which a monitor is integrated as an example of a client terminal apparatus will be described. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this example, and a home video game machine is a home television. The present invention can be similarly applied to a home video game apparatus configured by connecting to John, a personal computer functioning as a video game apparatus by executing a video game program, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the game played using the client terminal device 1 according to the present invention is a mahjong game, a player operating the client terminal device 1, a player operating another client terminal device 1, and The game is played against at least one of the CPU players. In the case of playing against a player who operates another client terminal device 1, data is transmitted and received between the client terminal devices 1 through the network communication unit 18, the store server device 2, the center server device 3, and the like which will be described later. .

  The client terminal device 1 determines which button is instructed from the monitor 11 that displays the game screen, the address of the button that prompts the selection displayed on the game screen of the monitor 11, and the pressed position by the player. (Corresponding to the operation unit), a speaker 12 for outputting sound, a card reader 13 for reading information such as a user ID stored in a personal card, and fingerprint information from a CCD camera 14a described later for personal authentication. A fingerprint authentication unit 14 for extracting necessary feature point data and a coin receiving unit 15 for receiving coins inserted by the player are provided. The feature point data extracted by the fingerprint authentication unit 14 is stored in the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 18 and the store server device 2 described later.

  The monitor 11 is, for example, a thin liquid crystal display that displays an image. The speaker 12 outputs a predetermined message or BGM. The fingerprint authentication unit 14 includes a CCD camera 14a that captures an image of the player's fingerprint. Instead of the CCD camera 14a, another digital imager (such as a CMOS camera) may be used. The coin accepting unit 15 includes a coin discharge port 151 that is discharged when the inserted coin is a defective coin or the like.

  The personal card is a magnetic card or IC card in which personal information such as a user ID is stored. Although not shown in the figure, the card reader 13 can read the personal information from the inserted personal card. is there.

  A control unit 16 (see FIG. 3) including a microcomputer that outputs detection signals from the respective units and control signals to the respective units is disposed at appropriate positions of the client terminal device 1.

  FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the client terminal device 1. The control unit 16 controls the overall operation of the client terminal device 1, and includes an information processing unit (CPU) 161, a RAM 162 that temporarily stores information in the middle of processing, and predetermined image information and game programs to be described later. Etc., and a ROM 163 that stores these in advance.

  The external input / output control unit 171 converts the detection signal into a processing digital signal between the control unit 16 and the detection unit including the card reader 13, the touch panel 11a, the CCD camera 14a, and the coin receiving unit 15, and also provides command information. Is converted into a control signal and output to each device of the detection unit, and such signal processing and input / output processing are performed, for example, in a time-sharing manner. The external device control unit 172 performs a control signal output operation to each device of the detection unit and a detection signal input operation from each device of the detection unit within each time division period.

  The drawing processing unit 111 displays a required image on the monitor 11 in accordance with an image display instruction from the control unit 16, and includes a video RAM and the like. The sound reproducing unit 121 outputs a predetermined message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 12 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 16.

  The touch panel 11a is a thin layered body having a rectangular shape, and is constituted by covering a pressure-sensitive material made of a linear transparent material at predetermined pitches in the vertical and horizontal directions with a transparent cover. It is affixed on the surface. As this touch panel 11a, a publicly known thing can be adopted. For example, a long pressure-sensitive conductive ink, for example, conductive particles and non-conductive particles, are respectively provided on the opposing surface sides of two flexible film bases. It may be produced by printing at a corresponding position what is made of a thermoplastic resin in which both are dispersed and mixed, and then bonding the two film substrates together. In addition, each pressure-sensitive conductive ink is drawn out of the film in a state where the lead wire is covered with insulation, and a predetermined voltage is applied to the lead wire of one film substrate, and the other film substrate A circuit for detecting a voltage is connected to the lead wire so that each lead wire can be recognized. The contact surface between the pressure-sensitive conductive inks of both film bases in the state of being bonded is in a state where minute irregularities (due to the presence of fine particles or during printing) are formed, and the player's contact with the film base surface A change in the substantial contact area between the ink surfaces due to pressurization with a finger (or a pressing pen or the like), that is, a voltage appearing on the other lead wire side due to a resistance change at the contact surface can be detected in an analog manner. As a result, the pressed position can be detected. The touch panel 11a can determine which button has been instructed from the address of the button prompting the selection displayed on the screen of the monitor 11 and the pressed position.

  The ROM 163 stores mahjong tile objects, background images, various screen images, and the like. A mahjong tile object or the like is composed of a required number of polygons constituting the mahjong tile object so that it can be three-dimensionally drawn, and the drawing processing unit 111 is based on a drawing instruction from the CPU 161 from a position in the three-dimensional space. Performs calculation for conversion to a position in the pseudo three-dimensional space, light source calculation processing, etc., and writing of image data to be drawn into the video RAM based on the calculation result, for example, designated by polygons The texture data is written (pasted) to the video RAM area.

  Here, the relationship between the operation of the CPU 161 and the operation of the drawing processing unit 111 will be described. The CPU 161 reads out images, sounds, control program data, and game program data from the ROM 163 based on an operating system (OS) recorded in the ROM 163 that is built-in or externally attached / detached. Some or all of the read image, sound, control program data, and the like are held on the RAM 162. Thereafter, the CPU 161 is based on the control program stored in the RAM 162, various data (image data including other character images such as polygons and textures of display objects, sound data), detection signals from the detection unit, and the like. Processing proceeds. That is, the CPU 161 appropriately generates a command as a task for drawing or sound output based on the detection signal or the like. Based on the above commands, the drawing processing unit 111 calculates the viewpoint position, calculates the position of the object in the three-dimensional space (of course, the same is true in the two-dimensional space), the light source calculation, etc. Generate and process data. Subsequently, based on the calculation result, a process for writing image data to be drawn in the video RAM is performed. The image data written in the video RAM is supplied to the monitor 11 (after being supplied to the D / A converter through the interface and converted into an analog video signal), and displayed as an image on the tube surface. On the other hand, the audio data output from the audio reproduction unit 121 is output as audio from the speaker 12 (after being supplied to the D / A converter via the interface and converted into an analog audio signal, and then via an amplifier).

  The drawing command includes a drawing command for drawing a stereoscopic image using a polygon and a drawing command for drawing a normal two-dimensional image. Here, the polygon is a polygonal two-dimensional image, and in this embodiment, a triangle or a quadrangle is used. The rendering command for rendering a stereoscopic image using polygons is polygon vertex address data read from the ROM 163, texture address data indicating the storage position of texture data to be attached to the polygon, and color indicating the color of the texture data. It consists of color palette address data indicating the storage position of the palette data and luminance data indicating the luminance of the texture. One object (or character) is composed of a large number of polygons. The CPU 161 stores coordinate data of each polygon in the three-dimensional space in the RAM 162. And when moving an object etc. on the screen of the monitor 11, the following processes are performed.

  Based on the three-dimensional coordinate data of the vertices of each polygon temporarily stored in the RAM 162, and the movement amount data and rotation amount data of each polygon, the CPU 161 sequentially moves the three-dimensional values after moving and rotating each polygon. Obtain coordinate data. Of the three-dimensional coordinate data of each polygon thus obtained, the coordinate data in the horizontal and vertical directions is supplied to the drawing processing unit 111 as address data on the display area of the RAM 162, that is, polygon vertex address data. The The drawing processing unit 111 writes the texture data indicated by the pre-assigned texture address data on the triangular or quadrangular display area indicated by the three or four polygon vertex address data. As a result, an object (or character) in which texture data is pasted on a large number of polygons is displayed on the display surface of the monitor 11.

  Of various data stored in the ROM 163, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium can be read by a driver such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, or a cassette medium reader. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  The network communication unit 18 is for transmitting and receiving various event information generated during the execution of the mahjong game to and from the center server device 3 via the network and the store server device 2 or the like (or the center server device 3).

  Here, a personal authentication method in the client terminal device 1 will be described. In the personal authentication, it is confirmed that the player recognized by the client terminal device 1 (or the center server device 3 connected via the network communication unit 18 and the network) and the player actually playing are the same. It is to confirm. When the player plays the client terminal device 1 for the first time, the user ID data is read from the personal card inserted by the card reader 13, and the fingerprint of the player is captured by the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the fingerprint authentication unit 14 extracts feature point data necessary for personal authentication using fingerprint information from the CCD camera 14a. Then, the user ID data and the feature point data are transmitted to the network server 18 and the store server device 2 connected via the network, and transmitted from the store server device 2 to the center server device 3 via the communication line. Stored. In this way, the player is registered in the center server device 3.

  When a player registered in the center server device 3 plays on the client terminal device 1, user ID data is read from the personal card inserted by the card reader 13, and the fingerprint of the player is read by the CCD camera 14 a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14. The fingerprint authentication unit 14 uses the fingerprint information from the CCD camera 14a to extract feature point data necessary for personal authentication. The user ID data and the feature point data are transmitted to the center server device 3 connected via the network communication unit 18 and the network and the store server device 2 etc., and stored by the center server device 3. It is determined whether or not the feature point data corresponding to the ID and the transmitted feature point data are the same. If this determination is affirmed, the player is allowed to play, and this determination is denied. In such a case, play is rejected (for example, an error message is displayed on the monitor 11 of the client terminal device 1 to prompt the player to perform fingerprint authentication again).

  FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of the control unit 16 of the client terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment which will be described later. The CPU 161 of the control unit 16 includes a game progress control unit 1611 (corresponding to a game execution means), a timer 1612, an extension request receiving unit 1613, a time limit extension setting unit 1614, a time limit display control unit 1615, and others. A player operation status display control unit 1616, a life evaluation unit 1617, a game score evaluation unit 1618 (corresponding to an evaluation means), a continuation condition setting unit 1619, and a continuation participation permission unit 1610 are provided. The extension request reception unit 1613 includes a determination unit 1613a, an operation unit display permission unit 1613b, and an operation display control unit 1613c.

  The game execution control program of the present invention is stored in advance in the RAM 162 (or ROM 163), and is read and executed by the CPU 161, thereby functioning as a game progress control unit 1611, a timer 1612, and the like.

  The game progress control unit 1611 controls the progress of a game such as selection of a table to be played (selection of a player to play), determination of a place and a parent, battle, and the like based on a player's operation input from the touch panel 11a according to a predetermined mahjong rule. To do. For example, during a match, the process of determining the type of the dora display kite based on the dice eyes, the type of kite selection process at the time of laying and spidering, the disposal process of the discarded kites, and squealing For example, a process for moving the heels of the hour, a process for rearranging the hands in a predetermined order, and the like are performed. However, in order for the game to proceed smoothly, the time limit from the spider to the throwing spear is set to a predetermined time (here, 10 seconds) or less, and it is thrown away from the spider until the predetermined time elapses as measured by the timer 1612 described later. When selection of the cocoon is not performed, tsumo cutting (throwing the heeled candy as a trash) is performed.

  The timer 1612 measures a time limit that allows the player to accept an operation input to the touch panel 11a from the hook to the completion of the throwing away.

  The extension request accepting unit 1613 accepts that an elaborate button (see FIGS. 10 and 11) displayed on the monitor 11 is pressed within the time limit based on a signal from the touch panel 11a.

  In the first embodiment to be described later, the determination unit 1613a has an operation input to the touch panel 11a that is at least within a time limit (here, within 10 seconds from the point of time of the spider), and the throwing away is completed. In addition, it is determined whether or not the constraint that the remaining time of the time limit has not been extended even once from the spider to the throwing pad, and if this constraint condition is satisfied, a request to extend the time limit is made. Acceptance is permitted.

  In the second embodiment to be described later, the determination unit 1613a has an operation input to the touch panel 11a that is at least within a time limit (here, within 10 seconds from the point of time of the spider), and the throwing away is completed. In addition, it is determined whether or not the constraint that the remaining time of the time limit has not been extended even once during the match is satisfied, and if the constraint condition is satisfied, acceptance of the request to extend the time limit is permitted. To do.

  In the first embodiment, which will be described later, the operation unit display control unit 1613b displays a long thought button on the monitor 11 when the hook is completed, and when the determination unit 1613a is permitted to accept the request for extending the time limit, The player can operate.

  In the second embodiment, which will be described later, the operation unit display control unit 1613b displays a long thought button on the monitor 11 so that the player can operate it when the determination unit 1613a is permitted to accept the request for extending the time limit. is there.

  The time limit extension setting unit 1614 receives a depressing button (corresponding to an extension request) by the extension request receiving unit 1613 (corresponding to an extension request), and adds a predetermined extension time to the remaining time measured by the timer 1612. Is added.

  The time limit display control unit 1615 displays the remaining time of the time limit measured by the timer 1612 on the monitor 11 as a time limit display unit to be described later.

  The other player operation status display control unit 1616 receives the request for extending the time limit generated in the other client terminal device 1 and associates it with the object on the game screen for the other client terminal device 1 in the monitor 11 ( Here, information (corresponding to information indicating that there is an extension request) indicating that another player is under consideration is displayed (related to the manual).

  The life evaluation unit 1617 increases or decreases the life according to a predetermined rule, and determines whether or not the life has become a predetermined value or less. In this embodiment, the life of 5000 HP (HP is a unit of life) is virtually given to each player at the start of the game, and the life is increased or decreased based on the increase or decrease of the player's dotted bar. For example, when the player's dotted bar is reduced by 3000 points, the life is reduced by 3000 HP in proportion to the reduced amount of the dotted bar. Further, when the player's dot is increased by 3000 (= 3000 × 1), the life is decreased by 2400 (= 3000 × 0.8) HP in proportion to the increase of the dot. If the life is 0 HP or less during the battle, the player must insert a coin to continue the battle.

  The game score evaluation unit 1618 obtains a game score at the end of the game by evaluating a player's operation during the game according to a predetermined rule. The game result represents an evaluation result of the player's operation during the game. Specifically, the game score is expressed as a game result after the game ends by the score of each player's score bar that increases or decreases between the start of the game and the end of the game. Note that whether or not the long-thought button is pressed is reflected (added) to the game results as will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The continuation condition setting unit 1619 sets continuation conditions for the next game based on the player's game results obtained by the game score evaluation unit 1618. The continuation condition for the player after the game ends is set by referring to a continuation condition (such as the number of additional coins) for continuing participation according to the game result of the player stored in the continuation condition storage unit 1625 described later. .

  The continuous participation permission unit 1610 permits participation in the next game under the continuous condition set by the continuous condition setting unit 1619 in response to accepting continuous participation in the next game after the game ends. .

  Further, the RAM 162 of the control unit 161 includes an operation information storage unit 1621, a player information storage unit 1622, a life storage unit 1623, a game results storage unit 1624, and a continuation condition storage unit 1625.

  The operation information storage unit 1621 stores, as an operation history, a request for extending the time limit of the player (pressing a long button) received by the extension request receiving unit 1613. When the long thought button is pressed a plurality of times, the operation information storage unit 1621 stores the number of times the long thought button is received received by the extension request receiving unit 1613.

  The player information storage unit 1622 stores player information such as the name of the player, rank information (for example, rank) in the game space, and the title of the player.

  The life storage unit 1623 stores the life value calculated by the life evaluation unit 1617 in association with the player's name.

  The game score storage unit 1624 stores the value of the score of the player's score bar evaluated (calculated) by the game score evaluation unit 1618 in association with the player's name.

  The continuation condition storage unit 1625 stores a continuation condition for the player to continuously participate in the next game in association with the score value (game result value) of the player's points determined by the game score evaluation unit 1618. Is.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the store server device 2. The store server device 2 includes a monitor 21 that displays a game screen and the like, a speaker 22 that outputs sound, and a personal card vending machine 25 that accepts coins inserted by the player and sells personal cards.

  The monitor 21 includes, for example, two CRTs for the purpose of displaying a large image. The two CRTs are arranged so that the long sides of a substantially rectangular screen display unit for displaying each image are adjacent to each other, and the image signal of the image signal is displayed so that one image is displayed on the two image display units. Control is performed.

  The speaker 22 outputs a predetermined message or BGM. The personal card vending machine 25 includes a coin accepting unit 24 that accepts coins inserted by the player and a card paying unit 23 that pays out personal cards. The coin accepting unit 24 includes a coin discharge port (not shown) that is discharged when the inserted coin is a defective coin or the like.

  A control unit 26 composed of a microcomputer or the like that outputs detection signals from the respective units and control signals to the respective units is disposed at appropriate positions of the store server device 2.

  FIG. 6 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the store server device 2. The control unit 26 controls the overall operation of the store server device 2. An information processing unit (CPU) 261, a RAM 262 that temporarily stores information during processing, and predetermined image information are stored in advance. ROM 263.

  The drawing processing unit 211 displays a required image on the monitor 21 in accordance with an image display instruction from the control unit 26, and includes a video RAM and the like. The sound reproducing unit 221 outputs a predetermined message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 22 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 26.

  Of various data stored in the ROM 263, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium can be read by a driver such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, or a cassette medium reader. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  The network communication unit 28 is for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the center server device 3 via a network composed of WWW or the like. The interface unit 1 a is used to exchange data with a plurality of (for example, eight) client terminal devices 1 connected to the store server device 2.

  The control unit 26 transmits the information provided with the terminal identification information received from the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 28 to the client terminal device 1 corresponding to the terminal identification information via the interface unit 1a. . Also, the information with the terminal identification information received from the client terminal device 1 via the interface unit 1a is transmitted to the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 28.

  Here, the operation of the client terminal device 1 executed based on the instruction from the center server device 3 will be described. FIG. 7 is an example of a flowchart showing the operation of the client terminal device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  First, user ID data is read from a personal card inserted into the card reader 13, the player's fingerprint is imaged by the CCD camera 14 a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the fingerprint information from the CCD camera 14 a is used by the fingerprint authentication unit 14. Feature point data necessary for personal authentication is extracted (step ST101). And user ID data and feature point data are transmitted to the center server apparatus 3 connected via the network communication part 18, the shop server apparatus 2, etc. (step ST103). When personal authentication is affirmed by the center server device 3, a mode selection screen for selecting a battle mode is displayed, and a table selection screen for displaying one table from a plurality of tables is displayed. A selection input from the player for selecting one table is accepted, and any one battle mode is selected from the one-game battle, the Dongfeng battle, and the Hansou battle (step ST105), and the battle mode information is stored in the center server. It is transmitted to the device 3. Next, the player information such as the name, rank and title of another player (competitor) who plays the game in the same game space is received from the center server device 3 (step ST107). Next, the instruction information for executing the game is received from the center server device 3, the game progress control unit 1611 starts the game, and the place and the parent are determined (step ST109). Then, the battle is started (step ST111), and the battle screen is displayed (see FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14).

  When the battle is started, the life evaluation unit 1617 calculates the life and determines whether the life is over 0 HP (1 HP or more) (step ST113). If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step ST119. If this determination is negative, a continuation selection screen (not shown) that prompts the player to determine whether or not to continue the battle is displayed, and the player accepts coins depending on whether or not coins are received in the coin receiving unit 15. Is received, and it is determined whether or not to continue the currently executed battle (step ST115). When this determination is denied, battle interruption information, which is information indicating that the battle is interrupted, is transmitted to the center server device 3 (step ST117), and the process is terminated. If this determination is affirmed, the process returns to step ST111.

  If the determination in step ST113 is affirmative, it is determined whether or not the battle has ended (step ST119). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST119), the process returns to step ST111. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST119), a screen (not shown) for confirming continuous participation of the player in the next game is displayed by continuous participation permission unit 1610, and the player plays the next game. It is determined whether or not to continue to participate (step ST121). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST121), the process proceeds to step ST131. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST121), an input from the player is accepted, and the game score evaluation unit 1618 obtains a point stick at the end of the game of the player (step ST123).

  Next, the continuation condition setting unit 1619 sets the continuation condition of the player for the next game based on the obtained number of points, and the continuation condition screen is displayed.

  Subsequently, based on the continuation condition set in step ST125, the continuation participation permission unit 1610 determines whether or not the player's point stick after the game is over a predetermined score SL (25,000 in this case) (high level). Whether or not there is) is determined (step ST127). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST127), the process returns to step ST103. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST127), whether or not the coin accepting unit 15 has received the number of coins based on the continuation condition corresponding to the score value of the holding stick after the game ends. Is determined (step ST129). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST129), the process proceeds to step ST103. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST129), battle end information indicating that the game has ended is sent to the center server device 3. It is transmitted (step ST131), and the process is terminated.

  As described above, the life evaluation unit 1617 increases or decreases the life of the player in the game and determines whether the life is 5000 points or more. Therefore, the life evaluation unit 1610 determines that the life is 5000 points or less. The player who is determined to be once drops out of the game, but can enter the game space again by adding coins or the like as a remedy. Further, since the player who has been determined by the life evaluation unit 1617 to have a life after the game of 5000 points or more is given the right to continuously participate in the next game, the acquisition of the right is determined by the player. Motivated and highly entertaining games can be provided.

  In addition, since the game result can be reflected in the next game by the presence / absence of use or the number of times the player uses the long thought button, the player can continuously participate in the next game under an advantageous continuation condition by improving the game result. And the player's enthusiasm for the game can be increased to improve the game results. In addition, since the enthusiasm of the player for the game is increased, it is expected that as many players as possible continue to participate, so that the operating rate of the client terminal device 1 in the game system can be improved.

  FIG. 8 is a part of a detailed flowchart of the process (match) in step ST111 shown in FIG.

First, the long thought button use flag S is initialized to “0” (step ST201), and it is determined whether or not a spear has been picked from the mountain (step ST202). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST202), the process waits until this determination is positive. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST202), a long thought button is displayed on the monitor 11 (step ST203), and the speared spear object is added to the hand spear object. Next, the initial value T _s of the remaining time, which is the time allowed for the player to select the discarded bag, is set to T1 (10 seconds) (step ST204).

Next, it is determined whether or not the discarding has been completed (step ST205). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST205), the process is returned. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST205), it is determined whether the long thought button has already been used (whether S = 1) (step ST206). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST206), the process proceeds to step ST209. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST206), the extension request receiving unit 1613 determines whether or not the long thought button has been pressed. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST207), the process proceeds to step ST209. If this determination is positive (YES in step ST207), the time limit extension setting unit 1614 is reached. Thus, a predetermined extension time T2 (here, T2 = 5 seconds) is added to the remaining time T _s (step ST208), and a display instruction signal for displaying that the other client terminal device 1 is under consideration is provided. Sent.

Next, 1 second is subtracted from the remaining time T _s to which a predetermined extension time is added (step ST2
09), it is determined whether or not the remaining time is 0 second or less (step ST210). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST210), the process returns to step ST205. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step TS210), the game progress control unit 1611 automatically discards the spider. Is determined and cut (step ST211), and the process is returned.

  FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart showing the operation of the client terminal device 1 according to the second embodiment.

  First, user ID data is read from a personal card inserted into the card reader 13, the player's fingerprint is imaged by the CCD camera 14 a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the fingerprint information from the CCD camera 14 a is used by the fingerprint authentication unit 14. Feature point data necessary for personal authentication is extracted (step ST401). Then, the user ID data and the feature point data are transmitted to the center server device 3 connected via the network communication unit 18 and the store server device 2 (step ST403). When personal authentication is affirmed by the center server device 3, a mode selection screen for selecting a battle mode is displayed, and a table selection screen for displaying one table from a plurality of tables is displayed. A selection input from the player for selecting one table is accepted, and one battle mode is selected from the one-game battle, the Dongfeng battle, and the Hansou battle (step ST405), and the battle mode information is stored in the center server. It is transmitted to the device 3. Next, opponent information such as the name, rank and title of another player (an opponent) who plays a game in the same game space is received from the center server device 3 (step ST407). Next, the instruction information for executing the game is received from the center server device 3, the game progress control unit 1611 starts the game, and the place and the parent are determined (step ST409). Then, after the long thought button use flag S is initialized to “0” (step ST410), the battle is started (step ST411), and the battle screen is displayed (see FIGS. 11, 12, 13, and 14).

  When the battle is started, the life evaluation unit 1617 calculates the life and determines whether the life is over 0 HP (1 HP or more) (step ST413). If this determination is positive, the process proceeds to step ST419. If this determination is negative, a continuation selection screen (not shown) that prompts the player to determine whether or not to continue the battle is displayed, and the player accepts coins depending on whether or not coins are received in the coin receiving unit 15. Is received, and it is determined whether or not to continue the currently executed battle (step ST415). If this determination is denied, battle interruption information, which is information indicating that the battle is interrupted, is transmitted to the center server device 3 (step ST417), and the process is terminated. When this determination is affirmed, the process returns to step ST411.

  If the determination in step ST413 is affirmed, it is determined whether or not the battle has ended (step ST419). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST419), the process returns to step ST411. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST419), the continuous participation permission unit 1610 displays a screen (not shown) for confirming continuous participation of the player in the next game, and the player plays the next game. It is determined whether or not to continue to participate (step ST421). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST421), the process proceeds to step ST131. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST421), an input from the player is accepted, and the game score evaluation unit 1618 obtains a point stick at the end of the game of the player (step ST423).

  Next, the continuation condition setting unit 1619 sets the continuation condition for the player to the next game based on the score of the determined holding bar (step ST425), and the continuation condition screen is displayed.

  Subsequently, based on the continuation condition set in step ST425, the continuation participation permission unit 1610 determines whether or not the player's point stick after the game is over a predetermined score SL (25,000 in this case) (high level). Whether or not there is) is determined (step ST127). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST427), the process returns to step ST403. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST427), whether or not the coin accepting unit 15 has received the number of coins based on the continuation condition corresponding to the value of the score stick of the player after the game ends. Is determined (step ST429). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST129), the process proceeds to step ST403. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST429), battle end information indicating that the game has ended is sent to the center server device 3. It transmits (step ST431) and a process is complete | finished.

  As described above, the life evaluation unit 1617 increases or decreases the life of the player in the game and determines whether the life is 5000 points or more. Therefore, the life evaluation unit 1610 determines that the life is 5000 points or less. The player who is determined to be once drops out of the game, but can enter the game space again by adding coins or the like as a remedy. Further, since the player who has been determined by the life evaluation unit 1617 to have a life after the game of 5000 points or more is given the right to continuously participate in the next game, the acquisition of the right is determined by the player. Motivated and highly entertaining games can be provided.

  In addition, since the game result can be reflected in the next game by the presence / absence of use or the number of times the player uses the long thought button, the player can continuously participate in the next game under an advantageous continuation condition by improving the game result. And the player's enthusiasm for the game can be increased to improve the game results. In addition, since the enthusiasm of the player for the game is increased, it is expected that as many players as possible continue to participate, so that the operating rate of the client terminal device 1 in the game system can be improved.

  FIG. 10 is a part of a detailed flowchart of the process (match) in step ST411 shown in FIG.

First, it is determined whether or not a spear has been picked up from a mountain (step ST501). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST501), the process stands by until this determination is positive. If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST501), the speared object is added to the hand picked object. Next, the initial value T _s of the remaining time, which is the time allowed for the player to select the discarded bag, is set to T1 (10 seconds) (step ST503).

Next, it is determined whether or not the discarding has been completed (step ST505). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST505), the process is returned. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST505), it is determined whether the long thought button has already been used (whether S = 1) (step ST507). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST507), the process proceeds to step ST515, and if this determination is negative (NO in step ST507), a long thought button is displayed on the monitor 11 (step ST509), and an extension request is accepted. The part 1613 determines whether or not the long thought button has been pressed (step ST511). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST511), the process proceeds to step ST515. If this determination is positive (YES in step ST511), the time limit setting unit 1614 sets the remaining time T _s to a predetermined value. Extension time T
2 (here, T2 = 5 seconds) is added (step ST513), and a display instruction signal for displaying that the other client terminal device 1 is under consideration is transmitted.

Next, 1 second is subtracted from the remaining time T _{s obtained} by adding a predetermined extension time (step ST5).
15) It is determined whether or not the remaining time is 0 second or less (step ST517). If this determination is negative (NO in step ST517), the process returns to step ST505, and if this determination is affirmative (YES in step TS517), the game progress control unit 1611 automatically discards the spider. Is determined and cut (step ST519), and the process is returned.

  FIG. 11 is a screen view of the battle screen displayed in step ST201 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and step ST501 of the flowchart shown in FIG. The battle screen 400 includes a reach button PBB that is pressed when reaching, a chee button PBC that is pressed when chewing, a pong button PBD that is pressed when pong, A can button PBE that is pressed when the player is playing, a lift button PBF that is pressed when the player declares a lift, a progress button PBG that is pressed when the player advances the field, and another player's thrown away A sound change button PBH that is pressed when the selection of whether or not there is a change is displayed.

  When all the opponents of this table have selected “Do not cry against other player's trash” by the sound change button PBH, immediately after a player throws away the heel, Tsumo. When the player has selected “Sound against another player's throwing bag” by the ring change button PBH, when the other player throws away the hook that can be played by the player, the discarding is performed. A flashing light is displayed to indicate that the player is capable of sounding and the player presses one of the chee button PBC, the pong button PBD, and the can button PBE, or Until the player presses the progress button PBG to advance the field, or a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses, the next player will not be speared.

  In the battle screen 400, a hand object 401 that is an object representing a player's hand is displayed in a standing state on the lower side of the screen, and a battle that is an object that represents an opponent's hand on the upper and left and right sides of the screen. A manual hand object 403 is displayed in a standing state. Furthermore, on the battle screen 400, a mountain object 404 representing a mountain including a dora display kite is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and a deserted object 402 that is an object representing a deserted cage is displayed around the mountain object 404. Since the type display surface representing the type of the handrail object 401 faces the camera viewpoint, the player can check the type of the handrail object 401 on the battle screen 400. For example, the type of the third hand pick object from the left is “three bases”.

  Further, on the battle screen 400, a name display portion NP that displays the name of each player in the game is displayed between the mountain object 404 and the throwing away object 402. A wind mark PRM representing a place is displayed below the name display portion NP. From the name display unit NP, for example, it is understood that the name of the player is “Taro”, and the name of the opponent of the player's upper house (Kamicha) is “777”. Further, the wind mark PRM indicates that the field is the east field because the displayed character is “east”.

  FIG. 12 is a screen view of the battle screen displayed in step ST203 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and step ST509 of the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, it is a screen view of the battle screen 410 in which the speared spear object is added to the hand spear object and displayed in a standing state. Here, a case will be described in which the screen before the spear object is spawned is a battle screen 400 shown in FIG.

  On the battle screen 410, the reach button PBB, the chee button PBC, the pong button PBD, the can button PBE, the up button PBF, the progress button PBG, the ring change button PBH, the name display portion NP, and the wind mark are located at the same position as the battle screen 400. PRM is displayed. The battle screen 410 displays a long thought button TOB that is pressed to extend the remaining time, which is the time allowed for the player to decide to throw away from the claw, and the claw object is displayed on the lower right side of the screen. The remaining time display portion RT is displayed on the spider object 415 representing the above. The remaining time display section RT is displayed at a position related to the player's hand, and displays a number indicating that the remaining time until the player's determination of throwing away is 5 seconds. This is configured such that the display changes to “5”, “4”, “3”, “2”, “1”, “0”. The long thought button TOB allows the extension request to be accepted only from the time of the hook to the completion of the throwing away.

  FIG. 13 is a screen view of a battle screen displayed in step ST208 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and step ST513 of the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, it is a screen view of the battle screen 420 displayed after the long thought button TOB is pressed. Here, a case will be described in which the screen before the long thought button TOB is pressed is the battle screen 410 shown in FIG.

  The battle screen 420 has the same position as the battle screen 410, the reach button PBB, the chee button PBC, the pong button PBD, the can button PBE, the up button PBF, the progress button PBG, the ring change button PBH, the long thought button TOB, the designation display part NP. And a wind mark PRM are displayed. In the battle screen 420, a long thought button press display portion TT is displayed instead of the remaining time display portion RT of FIG. 12 displayed on the spider object 415 on the lower right side of the screen. The long thought button press display section TT displays that the long thought button TOB has been pressed by the player and the remaining time has been extended. When the remaining time of the time limit after extension reaches 5 seconds, the long thought button press display unit TT displays “5”, “4”, “3”,..., “1”, “0”. Display is performed as follows.

  FIG. 14 is a screen view of a battle screen displayed in step ST208 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and step ST513 of the flowchart shown in FIG. The battle screen 430 described here is a screen that displays the same scene as the battle screen 420 shown in FIG. 13, and is a player in the upper house of the player (here, the name in the game is “777”). This is a screen displayed on the monitor 11 of the client terminal device 1 used by the “competitor”.

  On the battle screen 430, at the same position as the battle screen 420, the reach button PBB, the chee button PBC, the pong button PBD, the can button PBE, the up button PBF, the progress button PBG, the ring change button PBH, the name display part NP, and the wind mark PRM is displayed.

  On the battle screen 430, a hand-held object 431, which is an object representing the hand of a player (who has a name “777”), is displayed in a standing state on the lower side of the screen. An opponent's hand object 433 which is an object representing the hand of the player is displayed in a standing state. Further, on the battle screen 430, a mountain object 434 representing a mountain including a Dora display cage is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and a deserted cage object 432 that is an object representing a deserted cage is displayed around the mountain object 434. It is to be noted that a battle that is information indicating that there is a request for extension is displayed on the left side of the screen on which the opponent's hand object 433 whose title is “Taro” in the game as the opponent of the lower house is displayed. The display section TTH is displayed.

  For this reason, the player can easily confirm that other players have not reached their turn because other players have extended the remaining time, and whether the communication is delayed due to network load or the like. It is possible to explicitly indicate whether the delay is due to the “long study” of the person. For this reason, the irritation | stimulation that it does not come around to one's turn easily can be suppressed effectively.

  FIG. 15 is an example of a detailed flowchart of the processing (game score evaluation) in step ST123 shown in FIG. 7 and step ST421 shown in FIG. All processing here is performed by the game score evaluation unit 1618. The number of times the long button is pressed CNT is stored in the operation information storage unit 1621, and is read and used by the game score evaluation unit 1618.

  First, it is determined whether the number of times the long button is pressed CNT = 0 (step ST301). If this determination is affirmative (YES in step ST301), a predetermined score is added to the score of the holding bar (step ST303). ), The process is returned. If this determination is negative (NO in step ST301), a predetermined score is subtracted from the score of the holding bar in accordance with the value of CNT (step ST305), and the process is returned.

  In the first embodiment, it is assumed that there is no restriction on the use of the long thought button during the game, and the long thought button can be used a plurality of times, but in this case, points will be deducted after the game is liquidated. ing. Note that the number of times the long button is used is stored in the operation information storage unit 1621. For example, there is no deduction (ie 0 points deduction) for the long-time use of the long thought button, 1000 points deduction for 2 use, 3000 points for 4 use, 3 use for 3 use In contrast, the deduction is 5000 points. Regarding the use of the long thought button four times or more, when the points are deducted as described above, the number of points at the start of the game exceeds 5000 points, so it is preferable to disable the long thought button. From the viewpoint of facilitating the progress of the game, if the use of the long-thought button is unlimited, the number of points will be 0 at the end of the game, but it is not preferable because it will frustrate other players during the game. It is.

  Further, if the long-thought button is used only once during the game as in the second embodiment, when the long-thought button is not used, a bonus point (for example, 1000 points) of a predetermined number is added after the game is settled. In the case of using a long-thought button, there is no addition to the number of points, and it may not be considered when continuing to participate in the next game. Further, if the long thought button is not used, the continuous participation condition for continuous participation in the next game may be set to zero coins.

  As described above, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the mode in which the client terminal device 1 is allowed to continue participation in the next game based on the game results of the player has been described. The mode performed by the server apparatus 2 or the center server apparatus 3 may be used.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the thing of the said embodiment, The aspect described below can be employ | adopted.

  (A) In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the case where the game played by the client terminal device 1 is a mahjong game has been described. However, the game may be a thought-type battle game played by a plurality of other players. For example, the aspect which is a card game, a Go game, a shogi game, a chess game, a card game etc. may be sufficient.

(B) In the first and second embodiments, the initial value T _{s of the} time limit is set to 10 seconds and the predetermined extension time T2 is set to 5 seconds as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10. Without being limited thereto, the initial value T _{s of the} time limit and the extension time T2 may be appropriately changed according to the content of the game and the game situation. Further, the extension time of the time limit during game play may be 30 seconds in total, and the player may freely select the extension time of 30 seconds in the game situation he desires. In addition, it is possible to extend the time limit multiple times, and each time the long button press counter CNT is incremented, 5 seconds are added to the remaining time, 4 seconds are added to the remaining time, and 3 seconds are added to the remaining time. It may be.

(C) In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, all the players who participate in the battle game have been described with the initial value T _{s of the} time limit being uniformly 10 seconds and the predetermined extension time being 5 seconds. These values may be changed and set as appropriate according to the rank, title, etc. of the player to be played. As a result, if three of the four participating players have a high rank (here, the higher the rank, the stronger the player), and one person is a beginner or the like and has a low rank, this beginner The time limit for the player and the extension time of the remaining time can be set longer than those of the other three players, the game player can be given a chance to win the game, and the degree of freedom of the game system can be increased. it can. Further, a plurality of extension patterns of time limit and remaining time of the time limit are stored in advance in the RAM 162 and the like so that the CPU 161 has a function that allows the player to select one of these patterns at the start of the game. For example, the time limit corresponding to the skill of the player and the extension of the remaining time of the time limit can be set.

  (D) In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the timer 1612 measures the time until the player completes the throwing away as a time limit for accepting the operation input to the touch panel 11a. Not limited to this example, the time limit may be measured before or after the player rings.

  (E) In the first embodiment, the period in which the long thought button is used has been described as being limited to one time from the completion of the claw to the time when the discarding decision is made, but the time limit is extended by pressing the long thought button. Is not limited to this example. For example, the player may press the long thought button to extend the time limit before ringing by Po, Qi, Kang, etc., or the player may press the long thought button to extend the time limit after sounding. You may allow the use of a long thought button multiple times.

  (F) In the first and second embodiments, the case where an input operation is detected based on a signal from the touch panel 11a as the operation unit has been described. However, the operation unit includes a mechanical switch such as a push button, and the mechanical switch The input operation may be detected based on the signal from

  (G) In 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the case where the shop server apparatus 2 was provided was demonstrated, the aspect by which the client terminal device 1 is connected to the center server apparatus 3 via the network may be sufficient.

  (H) In the first embodiment, a case will be described in which a long thought button is displayed at the timing when it is determined that a spear has been picked from a mountain. In the second embodiment, at a timing when it is determined that the constraint condition is satisfied. Although the case where the long thought button is displayed has been described, the long thought button may be displayed at other timings. For example, the long button may be always displayed during the battle.

(I) In the first embodiment, the restriction condition whether or not to accept the pressing of the long thought button is (1) the operation input to the touch panel 11a is at least within the time limit (here, within 10 seconds from the time of the tsumo )
(2) Tsumo hoe has been completed, and discarded hoe has not been completed.
(3) 3) The remaining time of the time limit has not been extended even once from the spider to the trash.
In the second embodiment, the restriction condition whether or not to accept the pressing of the long thought button is
(4) The operation input to the touch panel 11a is at least within the time limit (here, within 10 seconds from the time of the hook).
(5) Tsumo hoe has been completed, and discarded hoe has not been completed.
(6) The remaining time limit has not been extended even once during the match. However, the restriction condition on whether or not to accept the pressing of the long button may be another condition. For example, if the constraint is
(7) The operation input to the touch panel 11a is at least within the time limit (here, within 10 seconds from the time of the hook).
(8) Tsumo hoe has been completed, and discarded hoe has not been completed.
The form which is. In this case, since there is no restriction on the number of times the time limit is extended, the player can extend the time limit by pressing the long thought button whenever he / she desires.

1 is a configuration diagram of a game system to which a game device according to the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of a client terminal device. It is a hardware block diagram which shows one Embodiment of a client terminal device. It is a function block diagram of the control part of a client terminal device. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of a shop server apparatus. It is a hardware block diagram which shows one Embodiment of a shop server apparatus. It is an example of the flowchart showing operation | movement of the client terminal device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a part of detailed flowchart of step ST111 (matching process) shown in FIG. It is an example of the flowchart showing operation | movement of the client terminal device which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a part of detailed flowchart of step ST411 (matching process) shown in FIG. It is an example of the screen figure of the battle | competition screen figure showing the condition of a battle | competition. It is an example of the screen figure of the battle | competition screen figure which displays remaining time. It is an example of the battle | competition screen figure currently extended to the remaining time of a time limit. It is an example of the battle | competition screen figure of another player. FIG. 10 is an example of a detailed flowchart of processing (game score evaluation) in step ST123 shown in FIG. 7 and step ST421 shown in FIG. 9;

Explanation of symbols

1 Client terminal device (corresponding to a game device)
161 CPU
1611 Game progress control unit (game execution means)
1612 Timer 1613 Extension request reception unit 1613a Determination unit 1613b Operation unit display permission unit 1613c Operation unit display control unit 1614 Time limit extension setting unit 1615 Time limit display control unit 1616 Other player operation status control unit 1617 Life evaluation unit 1618 Game performance evaluation unit (Evaluation means)
1619 Continuation condition setting unit 1610 Continuation participation permission unit 162 RAM
1621 Operation information storage unit 1622 Player information storage unit 1623 Life storage unit 1624 Game result storage unit 1625 Continuation condition storage unit 2 Store server device 3 Center server device RT Remaining time display unit TOB Long button (extension request operation unit)
TT long button press display part TTH Competitor long display part

Claims (2)

A game device that is connected to another game device having the same configuration via a communication line, and that has a monitor that displays an image related to a game imitating mahjong and a touch panel attached to the monitor that accepts a pressing operation from a player The
While communicating with other game devices, while prompting the player to operate the touch panel in an order determined in advance by image information displayed on the game screen on the monitor displaying the progress of the game in each game device , A game execution means for advancing a game imitating mahjong based on an operation input to the touch panel of the player within a preset time limit from selection of a spider to a selection of throwing tiles;
An operation unit display control means for displaying an elaborate button on the game screen for requesting an extension of the time limit when it is determined that the progress of the game is completed.
A timer for timing the time limit;
A limit time extension setting means for adding a predetermined extension time to the remaining time of the limit time measured by the timer when the operation unit display control means accepts that the long button is pressed;
Operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request on the monitor in association with image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the game device based on the request for extension of the time limit generated in the game device. When,
Means for transmitting a request for extending the time limit generated in the game device to another game device;
Function as time limit display control means for displaying the remaining time of the time limit,
The time limit display control means displays the remaining time from the time when the remaining time reaches a predetermined time ,
A request for extending the time limit generated on the other game device is received from the other game device in association with image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the other game device on the monitor. A game execution control program for causing a game device to further function as other player operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request . A game device that is connected to another game device having the same configuration via a communication line, and that has a monitor that displays an image related to a game imitating mahjong and a touch panel attached to the monitor that accepts a pressing operation from a player Because
While communicating with other game devices, while prompting the player to operate the touch panel in an order determined in advance by image information displayed on the game screen on the monitor displaying the progress of the game in each game device , A game execution means for advancing a game imitating mahjong based on an operation input to the touch panel of the player within a preset time limit from selection of a spider to a selection of throwing tiles;
An operation unit display control means for displaying an elaborate button on the game screen for requesting an extension of the time limit when it is determined that the progress of the game is completed.
A timer for timing the time limit;
A limit time extension setting means for adding a predetermined extension time to the remaining time of the limit time measured by the timer when the operation unit display control means accepts that the long button is pressed;
Operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request on the monitor in association with image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the game device based on the request for extension of the time limit generated in the game device. When,
Means for transmitting a request for extending the time limit generated in the game device to another game device;
A time limit display control means for displaying the remaining time of the time limit,
The time limit display control means displays the remaining time from the time when the remaining time reaches a predetermined time ,
A request for extending the time limit generated on the other game device is received from the other game device in association with image information displayed on the game screen corresponding to the other game device on the monitor. A game apparatus , further comprising another player operation status display control means for displaying information indicating that there is an extension request .

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