JP4408445B2 - GAME SYSTEM, GAME PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND GAME SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a video game in which players can play against each other.

  Various game devices and game systems capable of performing a battle between a plurality of players are known. For example, a game apparatus is known in which an operation article such as a button or a joystick that can be operated by a plurality of players is provided in a single game machine housing, and a plurality of players operate the same simultaneously to play a battle. Alternatively, a game device is known in which a plurality of game devices (terminal devices) of the same model are connected via a network such as a LAN or the Internet, and each player operates the terminal device to play a battle in the same game space. In such a game apparatus, table games such as mahjong and shogi, and competitive games such as sports, martial arts, and races are performed. The opponents of the battle game include characters that are manipulated by the CPU in addition to characters operated by other players.

  In a conventional competitive game, the skill and proficiency level of the player are major factors that determine the outcome of the battle. Therefore, in order for the player to advance the battle advantageously, it is common to increase the skill by playing the battle game many times or by playing against the CPU before playing against other players. Therefore, when the battle game has a large number of game scenes such as stages, courses, and genres, the player needs a lot of time and effort to enrich the playing experience.

  It is an object of the present invention to make effective use of a player's playing experience in a battle game and enhance the preference of the battle game.

The game system according to claim 1, a history storage unit that stores a history relating to a play result of a single game that progresses based on an operation of each player, and a game execution condition that can be selected by each player, and the history storage unit another for said game execution condition stored, the play result of the player shown on the basis of the history if reached the predetermined performance, which is determined based on the current game execution condition and the current game execution conditions Update means for updating to the content including the game execution conditions of the game, and the game execution conditions of the battle game to be given to other players that play against the player based on the game execution conditions that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means for content, a receiving unit for receiving a selection request from the player, a plurality of players to play against the competitive game The contents of the selected requested game execution condition by people as a game execution condition of the common competition game, comprising: a battle game processing executing means for the plurality of players to perform a battle game to play against, and as the game execution condition , Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, in the history are included and the group number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs in association with each other When the number of correct answers to the quiz question answered by the player indicated in the history is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the updating means determines that the number of correct answers is predetermined for the group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means. and group number or more quiz belongs, and updates the contents including the another group is determined based on the group, the receiving Means the player stored is within a selectable group before Ki履 history storage unit, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player, the battle game processing executing means, the A quiz question belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the battle game is given to the player and an answer is obtained from the player .

According to the above invention, the game execution condition for executing the game is updated according to the history of the player operation processing results while the game is in progress, and the updated game execution condition is selected among the game execution conditions selected by the player. If it is included in the condition, the game execution condition is accepted, and the battle game process is executed under the game execution condition.
Here, the game execution conditions are a game scene such as a battle game mode, a stage, a phase, a field, and a course, a difficulty level of the battle game, a character that can be selected by the battle player, and an attribute thereof.
In this way, the game execution conditions change according to the history of the operation results of the player's own operation, and the game is more interesting.

  According to the above invention, the player can select a game execution condition when executing the battle game. That is, the player can select a battle game execution condition that is disadvantageous, advantageous, or equal to the opponent of the battle game, and can impose this on the opponent. Thereby, the fun of the game can be further enhanced.

  According to the above-described invention, the game execution conditions (for example, selectable groups) are updated based on a group in which the number of correct answers to the quiz is a predetermined number or more, and the player selects the selectable group, thereby selecting the selected group. You can make your quiz belong to your opponent. A group includes a quiz category (genre), a quiz questioning method, a difficulty level, and the like. Therefore, the quiz belonging to the same group as the quiz that the student has experienced and mastered in advance can be asked questions, and the battle can be advantageously advanced. This further increases the fun of the game.

  A game system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the game system according to the first aspect, further comprising a grade assigning unit for giving a grade corresponding to the number of correct answers to the player.

  According to the above invention, since a grade is assigned to each player, the player eagerly plays the game to raise the grade, and the fun of the game is further increased.

The game system of claim 3, wherein, in the game system of claim 1, further comprising setting means for setting the start time of the previous SL match Gate arm, the single Dokuge over arm, the pair Senge over arm It is possible to play repeatedly until the start time.

  According to the above invention, the player can play a single quiz game any number of times until the start time of the multiple participation quiz game. Therefore, a multi-participation quiz game can be advantageously advanced by playing a single quiz game as long as time permits. In addition, it is possible to ensure an appropriate timing for starting the multiple participation quiz game.

Claim 4, wherein the program includes a history storage unit the history and the each player regarding play result of a single game to proceed based on the operation of each player to store and selectable game execution condition, in the history storage unit for the game execution conditions stored, the play result of the player shown on the basis of the history if reached the predetermined performance, the alternative that is determined based on the current game execution condition and the current game execution condition Update means for updating to contents including game execution conditions, and game execution conditions for a battle game to be given to other players that play against the player based on game execution conditions that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means. the contents, a reception unit for receiving a selection request from the player, to each of a plurality of players to play against the competitive game As a common game running conditions of the competition game contents selected requested game execution condition, cause the computer to function as the battle game processing executing hand stage where the plurality of players to perform a battle game to play against the the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, the history, and the group is associated with the number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs The update means includes a group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means when the number of correct answers to the quiz question answered by the player indicated in the history is a predetermined number or more . further on what the correct number includes a group including a predetermined number or more quiz, and another group is determined based on the group And, wherein the receiving unit, before the player that is stored is within a selectable group Ki履 history storage unit, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player, the battle game processing executing The means is for giving a quiz question belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the competitive game to the player and obtaining an answer from the player .

Computer readable storage medium having a game program according to claim 5, the history and the each player regarding play result of a single game that progresses to store the selectable game execution condition based on the operation of each player With respect to the history storage means and the game execution conditions stored in the history storage means, if the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches a predetermined score, the current game execution condition and the current game Update means for updating to content including another game execution condition determined based on the execution condition, and other players that play against the player based on the game execution condition that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means the content of the game execution condition of the competition game which gives the player, receiving means for receiving a selection request from the player The contents of the selected requested game execution condition by each of the plurality of players to play against the competition game as a game execution condition of the common competition game, the battle game processing executing means for the plurality of players to perform a battle game to play against and to cause the computer to function and, as the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, to the history, number of correct answers and the quiz quiz problem-flops Reya has answer problem is included in the group to which belongs associated, said updating means, correct number of quiz the player shown in the history has answers when more than a predetermined number, is stored in the history storing means For groups that can be selected by the player, a group to which a quiz question with the number of correct answers equal to or greater than a predetermined number Updates to the content including the another group is determined based on the receiving unit, the player stored is within a selectable group before Ki履 history storage unit, the group to which the player desires In response to the selection request from the player , the battle game process execution means asks the player the quiz problem belonging to the group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the battle game, and obtains an answer from the player Is .

The above-described record medium, computer-readable flexible disk, a hard disk, semiconductor memory, CD-ROM, DVD, MO, others can be cited.

Game system control method according to claim 6, wherein the history storage means, updating means, a game system control method executed in a game system comprising a receiving unit and match game processing executing means, said history storage means, each player the single game play results on history and the respective player that proceeds based on the operation and history storage step of storing a selectable game execution condition, wherein the updating means is stored in said history storage means Regarding the game execution condition, if the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches a predetermined score, the current game execution condition and another game execution condition determined based on the current game execution condition are determined. an updating step of updating the content including the reception means, said history storage means player stored selectable to a gate Based on the beam execution conditions, the content of the game execution condition of the competition game to be given to other players to play against the player, a reception step of receiving a selection request from the player, said match game processing executing means, competition in the competitive game the contents of a plurality of each by selecting the requested game execution condition of the player as a game execution condition of the common competition game, comprising: a running step the plurality of players to run a competition game to play against, the said game the execution condition, Ri Contact group quiz that will be question to the player belongs is set, the history is a group number of correct answers and the quiz in the quiz problem flop Reya has answered belongs is associated with included are, the update step, the correct answer of quiz the player shown in the history is answered For but more than a predetermined number, for that player selectable group stored in said history storage unit, a group to which the number of correct answers belongs predetermined number or more quiz, another which is determined on the basis of this group updates to the content including the group, said at the reception step, from the player, which is stored in the inside of the selectable group before Symbol history storing means, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player , before you line step, and questions the quiz belonging to the group are sequentially selected by each of the players that play against the competition game player is intended to obtain an answer from the player.

  According to the present invention, the execution condition of the battle game is determined according to the play history of the player, and the battle game is executed under the determined condition. Therefore, the conditions for executing the battle game change according to the player's own playing history, and the fun of the game increases.

<First Embodiment>
(1) Configuration (1-1) Schematic Configuration FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game system according to the present invention. In this game system, a plurality of terminal devices 1 are connected to a store server 2 via a LAN or the like, and the store server 2 is further connected to a center server 3 via a network 4 such as the Internet. Each terminal device 1 is associated with identification information. The store server 2 can uniquely identify the connected terminal device 1 by the identification information. Furthermore, the center server 3 can uniquely identify the store server 2 to which the terminal device 1 is connected from the identification information of the terminal device 1. This identification information can be realized, for example, by a combination of a number uniquely assigned to the terminal device 1 and a number uniquely assigned to the store server 2.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, four terminal devices 1 are connected to one store server 2, and up to four players each operate the terminal device 1 to play a quiz game. FIG. 3 is an external view of the store server 2. The store server 2 has a monitor 21 and a speaker 22. The monitor 21 displays the status of the game so that the gallery can watch the progress of the quiz game played by up to four players. The speaker 22 amplifies a message, BGM, or the like.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the terminal device 1. The terminal device 1 includes a monitor 10, a touch panel 11, a speaker 12, a card reader 13, a coin receiving unit 14, and a coin discharge port 15. The monitor 10 displays a game screen. The monitor 10 has a touch panel 11 that is displayed on the game screen and determines which button is pressed from the address of the button that prompts the player to select and the pressed position by the player. The speaker 12 amplifies a predetermined message or BGM. The card reader 13 waits for insertion of a card owned by each player at the start of the game, and reads identification information such as the player ID recorded on the card. The card can be composed of a magnetic card or an IC card. Cards are sold by card vending machines installed at game centers and the like. The coin accepting unit 14 accepts coin insertion. When the coin inserted into the coin receiving unit 14 is a defective coin or the like, the coin discharge port 15 discharges the coin.

(1-2) Detailed Configuration (1-2-1) Terminal Device FIG. 5 is a hardware configuration diagram of the terminal device 1. The terminal device 1 includes a control unit 16, a communication unit 18, a drawing processing unit 101, an audio reproduction unit 121, an external input / output control unit 171, and an external device control unit 172. The control unit 16, the drawing processing unit 101, the audio reproduction unit 121, the external input / output control unit 171 and the external device control unit 172 are connected to each other via an external bus, and are connected to the store server 2 via the communication unit 18. Is also connected. The control unit 16 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, and a ROM 163.

  The ROM 163 stores characters selected by the player, quiz character information, background images, images of various screens, and the like. A character or the like is composed of a necessary number of polygons constituting the character so as to enable three-dimensional drawing.

  The CPU 161 reads the image, sound, control program data, and game program data stored in the ROM 163 based on an operating system (OS) stored in the ROM 163. Some or all of the read image, sound, control program, and the like are held in the RAM 162. The CPU 161 controls the control program stored in the RAM 162, display object polygons, textures, image data including other character information, various data such as audio data, and detection described later input from the external input / output control unit 171. A process is executed based on the signal.

  The external input / output control unit 171 converts various detection signals output from the card reader 13, the touch panel 11, or the coin receiving unit 14 into processing digital signals, and outputs them to the control unit 16. In addition, the external input / output control unit 171 converts command information for each device output from the control unit 16 into a control signal and outputs the control signal to the card reader 13, the touch panel 11, or the coin receiving unit 14. The input / output of this signal is performed within a predetermined time division period, for example.

  The drawing processing unit 101 performs position calculation in the pseudo three-dimensional space, light source calculation processing, and the like based on a drawing instruction from the CPU 161. At the same time, based on the calculation result, a writing process of image data to be drawn into the video RAM of the drawing processing unit 101, for example, a writing (pasting) process of texture data to an area of the video RAM designated by a polygon is performed. Then, a desired image is displayed on the monitor 10. The audio reproduction unit 121 outputs a desired message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 12 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 16. The communication unit 18 transmits / receives information necessary for executing the quiz game to / from the store server 2 or the center server 3.

  FIG. 6 is a functional configuration diagram of the CPU 161 and the RAM 162 included in the control unit 16. The CPU 161 includes an academy stage progress control unit 1601, a battle stage progress control unit 1602, a tournament stage progress control unit 1603, a timer 1604, a time limit display control unit 1605, a genre / system selection unit 1606, a question unit 1607, an answer reception unit 1608, A correct / incorrect determination unit 1609, a point grant unit 1610, a medal award unit 1611, and a level up unit 1612 are included. Note that the game program of the present invention is stored in advance in the RAM 162 or the ROM 163 and is read out and executed by the CPU 161, thereby performing functions such as an academy stage progress control unit 1601.

  The academy stage progression control unit 1601 controls the time limit display control unit 1605, the questioning unit 1607, the answer reception unit 1608, the correctness determination unit 1609, and the like according to the genre and method of the quiz received by the genre / method selection unit 1606. Then, an academy quiz process described later is executed. In the academy quiz process, the quiz determined by the genre / method selected by the player operating the terminal device 1 is given by the questioning unit 1607 until the end time T1 described later. A player who has completed a predetermined score is given the right to select a quiz genre and method in a battle stage described later. Here, the player's score is the total number of points added by the point granting unit 1610 when the player answers correctly. A game space whose progress is controlled by the academy stage progress control unit 1601 is called an academy stage.

  The battle stage progress control unit 1602 controls the time limit display control unit 1605, the genre / system selection unit 1606, the questioning unit 1607, the answer reception unit 1608, the correctness determination unit 1609, and the like, and executes a battle quiz process described later. In the battle quiz process, quizzes belonging to the genre / method selected by each player operating the terminal device 1 are given to up to four opponents who play in the online tournament mode. Then, the player with the top two results is determined as the player who advances to the tournament stage described later. A game space whose progress is controlled by the battle stage progress control unit 1602 is called a battle stage. Note that the center server 3 determines the opponents in the battle stage.

  The tournament stage progress control unit 1603 controls the time limit display control unit 1605, the questioning unit 1607, the answer reception unit 1608, the correctness determination unit 1609, and the like, and executes a tournament quiz process described later. In the tournament quiz process, randomly selected quizzes are given to 10 opponents at the same time. Every time a predetermined number of questions are finished, the player with the lowest grade is dropped out and the game is over, and this is repeated twice. Thereafter, the player with the highest grade is determined as the winner, and the medal awarding unit 1611 gives the medal to the winner. Note that the center server 3 determines the opponents in the tournament stage.

  The answer accepting unit 1608 accepts selection of an answer by the touch panel 11 for the quiz given by the questioning unit 1607. The correctness determination unit 1609 determines whether or not the selected answer is a correct answer, and outputs the determination result to the point awarding unit 1610. The point giving unit 1610 gives points to the player according to the determination result. The medal awarding unit 1611 awards a medal to the player according to the points given to the player. The level-up unit 1612 increases the level of the player according to the number of medals awarded to the player. Details of player points, medals, and levels will be described later.

  The RAM 162 includes a player information storage unit 1621 and a Q & A information storage unit 1622. The player information storage unit 1621 stores player information that is information about the player. FIG. 7 shows an example of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 1621 in a table format. The player information storage unit 1621 has a “player ID” that is a player ID, a “password” that the player inputs at the start of the game, a “player name” that is an arbitrarily defined name for the character that the player operates in the game space, “Selectable genre / method / grade” indicating the quiz genre, method and grade that the player can select at the battle stage, “Point” given by the point assigning unit 1610, “Class” in the game space of the player, The “level”, “number of medals”, and “character ID” that identifies the character 523 representing the player in the game space from among the characters stored in the ROM 163 are stored in association with each other. The player information storage unit 1621 stores player information of a player (operation player) who operates the terminal device 1, and also stores player information of a player who is an opponent in the battle stage or the tournament stage. In this figure, it is assumed that the player having the player ID “u001” stored in the top row of the table is the operation player. The player information is also stored in the store server 2 or the center server 3.

  The Q & A information storage unit 1622 stores quizzes given in the academy stage, battle stage, and tournament stage in association with the answers. Each quiz belongs to a specific genre and method. FIG. 11 is an example showing the genre and method of the quiz in a table format. According to FIG. 11, there are “non-section”, “animation & game”, “sports”, and “entertainment” as genres. Further, there are “○ × quiz”, “four-choice quiz”, “order guessing quiz”, “association quiz”, and “typing quiz” as methods. At the academy stage, you can select any genre from the lowest method in the table, “X × Quiz”. If the player achieves a predetermined result on the Academy stage, the quiz method and genre selected on the Academy stage and the same genre and the quiz selected on the Academy stage as the genre selected on the Academy stage are one step higher. You can select the “four-choice quiz” on the academy stage and battle stage. That is, for example, when a player achieves a predetermined result in the “non-section” “○ × quiz” on the academy stage, this player will “non-section” “○ × quiz” and “non-section” on the academy stage and battle stage. "4 choice quiz" can be selected. In the academy stage, the quiz can be answered by selecting a method and a genre many times until the end time T1 of the academy stage. So, for example, if you select “Non-section” “Four-choice quiz” and answer the quiz, and the player completes the prescribed grade, this player will play the “Non-section” “Sequential guessing quiz” on the Academy stage and the battle stage. Can also be selected. Similarly, the player is expected to answer the quiz at the full Academy stage until the end time T1, and to increase the number of quizzes that can be selected at the Academy stage and the battle stage. In this way, the player can select a method that is one step higher in each genre in addition to the methods of all genres that have achieved a predetermined grade or higher.

(1-2-2) Store Server FIG. 8 is a hardware configuration diagram of the store server 2. The store server 2 includes a control unit 26, a network communication unit 28, a drawing processing unit 211, an audio reproduction unit 221, and an interface (I / F) 10. The control unit 26, the network communication unit 28, the drawing processing unit 211, the audio reproduction unit 221, and the I / F 10 are connected to each other via an external bus, and are also connected to the center server 3 via the network communication unit 18. Is done. The control unit 26 includes a CPU 261, a RAM 262, and a ROM 263. The control unit 26 controls the overall operation of the store server 2.

  The drawing processing unit 211 displays a desired image on the monitor 21 in accordance with an image display command from the control unit 26. The drawing processing unit 211 has a video RAM and the like. The audio playback unit 221 outputs a predetermined message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 22 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 26. The ROM 263 stores an OS, character and quiz character information, background images, various screen images, audio data, a game program executed by the CPU 261, and the like.

  The network communication unit 28 mediates transmission / reception of various data between the center server 3 and the terminal device 1. The I / F 10 mediates transmission / reception of data with a plurality of terminal devices 1 connected to the store server 2. This data includes the identification information of the terminal device 1 or the center server 3 that is the transmission destination of the data, and the data is transmitted according to this identification information.

(1-2-3) Center Server FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram of the center server 3. The center server 3 includes a control unit 36 and a network communication unit 38. The control unit 36 and the network communication unit 38 are connected to each other via an external bus, and the control unit 36 is also connected to the store server 2 via the network communication unit 38. The control unit 36 includes a CPU 361, a RAM 362, and a ROM 363. The control unit 36 controls the overall operation of the center server 3. The ROM 363 stores various data such as OS, character, quiz character information, background images, various screen images, audio data, and game programs executed by the CPU 361.

  The CPU 361 loads the game program stored in the ROM 363 into the RAM 362 and executes it. Note that the function of the game program of the present invention is realized by the CPU 361 executing the game program on the RAM 362.

  FIG. 10 is a functional configuration diagram of the control unit 36. The CPU 361 of the control unit 36 includes a player information update unit 3611, a battle combination unit 3612, a tournament combination unit 3613, a Q & A update unit 3614, a tournament advance player determination unit 3615, a battle stage question quiz determination unit 3616, and a tournament stage question quiz determination unit 3617. have. The RAM 362 of the control unit 36 includes a player information storage unit 3621, a battle combination storage unit 3622, a tournament combination storage unit 3623, and a Q & A information storage unit 3625.

  The player information storage unit 3621 stores player information for all players. The battle combination storage unit 3622 stores the combination of the opponents in the battle stage by associating the combination of identification information of the store server 2 and the terminal device 1 with the player ID. The Q & A information storage unit 3625 stores Q & A information in the same manner as the Q & A information storage unit 1622 of the terminal device 1. The Q & A information storage unit 3625 further stores Q & A update information that is information for updating the quiz and the answer stored in the Q & A information storage unit 1622 of the terminal device 1. The Q & A update information is information for updating, for example, a new quiz and its answer and the contents of the quiz already stored in the terminal device 1 in a timely manner. This update is performed by the Q & A update unit 3614.

  The player information update unit 3611 updates part or all of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 3621, for example, the player's class, level, points, etc., according to the result of the quiz game executed on the terminal device 1. To do. The battle combination unit 3612 determines the combination of the opponents in the battle stage and stores them in the RAM 362. Details of the battle combination process executed by the battle combination unit 3612 will be described later. The tournament combination unit 3613 determines the combination of the opponents in the tournament stage and stores them in the RAM 362. Details of the tournament combination process executed by the tournament combination unit 3613 will be described later. The Q & A update unit 3614 updates the quiz and the answer stored in the Q & A storage unit of the terminal device 1 based on the Q & A update information. A tournament advance player determination unit 3615, a battle stage question quiz determination unit 3616, and a tournament stage question quiz determination unit 3617 respectively perform a tournament advance player determination process, a battle question quiz determination process, and a tournament question quiz determination process. Details of these processes will be described later.

(2) Outline of Game Progress Next, the game progress performed in the game system according to the present invention will be outlined based on FIG. First, when the terminal device 1 is turned on, an initial screen displaying a warning indicating that the power is turned on, a game creator's logo, and the like is displayed on the monitor 10. Thereafter, a pseudo game play status by the CPU player is displayed, and a demonstration for inducing the player's willingness to start playing is displayed (S2). When the player inserts a coin into the coin receiving unit 14 (S3), a display or announcement for prompting insertion of a card storing the player ID of the player is made from the monitor 10 or the speaker 12, and the card reader 13 waits for insertion of the card. (S4).

  Here, when the player inserts the card into the card reader 13 and the player ID is recorded on the card (S5), personal authentication is performed according to the player ID (S6). For example, in personal authentication, whether the player ID recorded on the card and the password input from the touch panel 11 match the player ID and password included in the player information stored in the player information storage unit 3621 of the center server 3. Can be done with no. When the personal authentication is completed, the player information of the authenticated player is copied from the player information storage unit 3621 of the center server 3 to the player information storage unit 1621 of the terminal device 1, and the player name included in the player information and the player has Play results such as points, classes, levels, etc. are displayed (S7). On the other hand, when it is input on the touch panel 11 that the player does not own the card (S8), a world view demo explaining how the game proceeds is displayed on the player (S9). Then, the player causes the player to select a character operated in the game space (S10). On the other hand, when the player inserts a card newly purchased at the card vending machine and the player ID is not recorded on the card (S11), a world view demo similar to S9 is displayed (S12), S10. The character is selected in the same manner as (S13). Then, the player is caused to input player information such as a player name and a password (S14).

  After S7, S10, or S14, the mode selection screen illustrated in FIG. 12 is displayed on the monitor 10 of the terminal device 1. On the mode selection screen, the player can select an online tournament mode, a battle mode, or an event mode by touching the touch panel 11 (S15). When the player touches the display section of “online tournament” on this screen, the game is executed in the online tournament mode (S16). In online tournament mode, the game space progresses through an academy stage, a battle stage, and a tournament stage.

  In the academy stage, the player selects an arbitrary quiz genre and method and answers the quiz until the time limit. Here, the player can answer the quiz by selecting the genre and method as many times as necessary until the time limit is reached. When a predetermined result is achieved in the academy stage, the selected genre and the method one step higher than the selected method can be selected in the academy stage being played and the subsequent battle stage. The results of the academy stage are indicated by points, and the points are calculated by an academy quiz process described later. It should be noted that the genre and method that can be selected on the battle stage are not limited to those that can be selected on the academy stage, as long as the genre and method corresponding to the genre and method that have acquired a predetermined result in the past can be selected.

  In the battle stage, four players who have finished the academy stage, or four players including a CPU player in which the CPU 161 plays a role instead if the number is less than four (hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, the player is the CPU 161). (Including a CPU player who operates a character in the game space.) Each genre and method is selected from selectable genres and methods, and quizzes belonging to the selected genre and method are simultaneously given to four people. The The combination of the four players is determined by a battle combination process described later. The quiz of the genre and the method freely selected by each of the four players is given to four players at the same time. For this reason, if a genre and method that the player is good at selecting and playing on the academy stage or a genre and method that is completely unknown or unsatisfactory for the opponent player is selected, it is advantageous for the player himself. , You can impose adverse conditions on your opponent. On the other hand, if the opponent player selects a genre and method that are completely unknown or unsatisfactory to himself / herself, it is advantageous for the opponent, but a disadvantageous condition for the player himself / herself can be imposed. In this way, the genres and methods that the player can select in the battle stage can be increased if the required grades are completed on the academy stage, and the more advantageous genres and methods that can be selected, the more quizzes that are advantageous to you. In addition, all four players are equally given the opportunity to choose. Therefore, the player can expect to increase the genres and methods that can be selected by playing the academy stage many times until the end time T1 of the academy stage, and the battle stage is varied as the selectable genres and methods increase. It can be expected to become game content, and the fun of the game increases.

  Next, the player's score is calculated based on the player's answer, and the player with the highest two scores can proceed to the tournament stage. On the other hand, the players with the lowest two ranks are over the game, but it is also possible to accept the continuation only for the player who ranks third in the grade order and advance to the tournament stage. The score of the player on the battle stage is also indicated by points, and the points are obtained by a battle quiz process described later.

  At the tournament stage, first, a quiz is given to a total of 10 players in the top 2 players in each battle stage, a total of 10 players until the time limit (first tournament). In the first tournament, the player's score is calculated, and the player with the lowest score is over the game. Next, the other nine players whose grades are not the lowest will continue to have quizzes until the time limit (second tournament). In the second tournament, the player's score is calculated, and the player with the lowest score results in game over. The other 8 players will continue to have quizzes until the time limit (third tournament). In the third tournament, the player's score is calculated. The player with the highest score is awarded the medal as the winner, and the other seven players are over the game.

  Similarly, when the “battle” and “event” display portions are touched on the mode selection screen of FIG. 12, the game is executed in the battle mode (S17) and the event mode (S18), respectively. In the battle mode, the game space is only the battle stage, and in the event mode, the game space is only the tournament stage. The “event” may be displayed only at a preset date and time. Specific processing for executing the online tournament mode, the battle mode, or the event mode will be described later.

(3) Process Flow Next, the process flow performed in the game system according to the present invention will be described. In this system, online tournament mode processing, battle mode processing, and event mode processing are performed. The online tournament mode process causes the terminal device 1 to execute an academy stage, a battle stage, and a tournament stage. The battle mode process causes the terminal device 1 to execute a battle stage. The event mode process causes the terminal device 1 to execute a tournament stage. The online tournament mode process, the battle mode process, and the event mode process are started when “online tournament”, “battle”, and “event” are selected on the mode selection screen of FIG.

(3-1) Online Tournament Mode Processing Next, the flow of online tournament mode processing will be described based on FIG. The online tournament mode process includes a plurality of processes executed by the terminal device 1 or the center server 3. In this figure, only one terminal device is shown, but even if there are a plurality of terminal devices 1, each terminal device 1 performs the same processing as the terminal device 1 shown in this figure. In accordance with this, the center server 3 performs the same processing as in this figure. In addition, in this figure, the description of the store server 2 is omitted, but actually, data transmission / reception between the terminal device 1 and the center server 3 is via the store server 2.

  The terminal device 1 displays the mode selection screen of FIG. 12, and waits for selection of “online tournament”, “battle”, or “event” on this screen. When “online tournament” is selected, an online tournament mode selection notification indicating that fact is transmitted to the center server 3 (# 1).

  Upon receiving the online tournament mode selection notification, the battle combination unit 3612 of the center server 3 executes a battle combination process for determining a combination of players (battle battle players) to battle in the battle stage (# 2). In this process, four players who have selected “online tournament” on the mode selection screen in FIG. 12 by the predetermined standby time end time T0 are set as a pair of opponents in the battle stage. When less than four players have selected “online tournament” within a predetermined waiting time, the CPU player operated by the CPU 161 of the terminal device, the CPU 261 of the store server, or the CPU 361 of the center server 3 is selected as the opponent in the battle stage. May be put in pairs. Note that the standby time end time T0 is, for example, a time when a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes has elapsed since a player selects “online tournament”.

  The battle combination unit 3612 of the center server 3 includes, as a result of the execution of the battle combination process (# 2), the player ID of the battle battle player and the identification information of the terminal device 1 (battle participation terminal device) operated by the battle battle player. Battle combination information is transmitted to each battle participating terminal device (# 3). Thereby, each battle participating terminal device can specify the terminal device 1 which the opponent in a battle stage operates, and transmission / reception of data between battle participating terminal devices is attained.

  All the terminal devices 1 that have received the identification information of the battle participating terminal device execute an academy quiz process (# 4). In this process, the player who has selected the online tournament on the screen illustrated in FIG. 13 is allowed to select the quiz genre and method, and the quiz is solved on the academy stage until the end time T1 of the academy stage. Points are added according to the correct answer of the player, and the genres and methods of quizzes that can be selected in the academy stage being played and the subsequent battle stage are increased according to the number of points. Details of the Academy Quiz process will be described later.

  After executing the academy quiz process, the genre / system selection unit 1606 of the terminal device 1 executes the genre / system selection process (# 5). This process allows the player to select one of the quiz genres and methods that can be selected by the player who played the academy stage, and centers the selected quiz genre and method and the difficulty of the quiz that the player can select. Send to server 3. Selection of a genre and a method can be performed on a screen similar to the screen illustrated in FIG. The genre and method accepted by the genre / method selection unit 1606 are a genre designated by the player information of the operation player stored in the player information storage unit 1621 and a method corresponding to the genre, and other genres and methods are selected. Will not accept. After executing the genre / system selection process, all the battle participating terminals transmit the selected genre and system and the difficulty level that can be selected for the genre and system (# 6).

  The battle stage question quiz determination unit 3616 of the center server 3 executes the battle question quiz determination process when the quiz genre, method, and difficulty level are received from all the battle participation terminal devices (# 7). This process is determined as a quiz (battle question quiz) in which a predetermined number of quizzes having a quiz genre, a method, and a difficulty level transmitted from each battle participating terminal device are selected from the Q & A information storage unit 3625 and displayed in the battle stage To do. For example, if the battle participation terminals are terminal A, terminal B, terminal C, and terminal D, the quiz selection is 10 questions according to the genre / method / difficulty transmitted from terminal A, and the genre transmitted from terminal B 10 quizzes belonging to the method / difficulty, 10 genres / method / difficulty transmitted from the terminal C, and 10 quizzes belonging to the genre / method / difficulty transmitted from the terminal D, total 40 The battle stage question quiz determination unit 3616 randomly selects the question from the Q & A information storage unit 3625 so as not to overlap, and determines this as a battle question quiz.

  And the battle stage question quiz determination part 3616 of the center server 3 transmits the answer to a battle question quiz and a battle question quiz to all the battle participation terminal devices (# 8). Or only the information which identifies the answer to a battle question quiz and a battle question quiz is transmitted.

  When the battle question quiz and the answer to the battle question quiz are received, the terminal device 1 executes a battle quiz process (# 9). In this process, all of the received battle question quizzes (if the identifier is received, the quiz specified by the identifier in the Q & A information storage unit 1622; the same applies hereinafter) are given in the same order as in the tournament quiz process and within the time limit. The player's answer is accepted, and points are added according to whether the player's answer is correct or incorrect. That is, by executing this processing, all the battle fighting players can solve the same quiz and compete for superiority or inferiority according to points. Here, since the quizzes to be given belong to the genre and method selected by each battle battle player, if the player can acquire a predetermined number of points on the academy stage and select the genre and method, The battle stage can be advantageously advanced by selecting the genre and method of the quiz that has already been experienced.

  FIG. 15 is an example of a battle stage display screen. In this screen, a display is made so that four players can imagine the situation where the quiz 522 belonging to the genre “general knowledge” is answered by the method “rearrangement”. In addition to the operation player character 523, an opponent player character 524 is displayed on this screen. The character 523 of the operation player is indicated by a mark 523a. When the display portion of the character 523 or the character 524 is touched, part or all of the player information, for example, the number of medals or points can be referred to. The time required for the operation player to answer the quiz is displayed on the answer time display section 523. The remaining time until the end of the battle stage is displayed on the remaining time display section 521. The points / classes / levels of the operation player are displayed in a box 516.

  After executing the battle quiz process, the terminal device 1 transmits the total of the points to the center server 3 in association with the player ID (# 10).

  When points are received from all the battle participation terminal devices, the tournament advance player determination unit 3615 of the center server 3 performs a tournament advance player determination process. In this process, the player with the most points added among the players participating in the battle and the player who has acquired the most points after that player are determined as players that can participate in the tournament stage (# 11). Then, the determined player ID of the player is transmitted to all battle participation terminals (# 12).

  The terminal device 1 that has received the player ID determines whether or not the player ID of the player who operates the terminal device 1 included in the player information in the player information storage unit 3625 matches the received player ID. It is determined whether or not the player operating the battle participation terminal device can advance to the tournament stage (# 13). If they do not match, the terminal device 1 displays a game over screen or the like and performs a game end process for ending the game (# 14). In other words, the player is given the right to participate in the tournament stage according to the amount of points earned by the player in the battle stage. A player who can participate in the tournament stage is called a tournament participating player.

  The online tournament process flow will be described with reference to FIG. After execution of the first tournament advance player determination process, the tournament combination unit 3612 of the center server 3 executes the tournament combination process (# 15). In this process, the combination of the player to advance to the tournament stage and the terminal device 1 operated by the player is determined. The combination can be determined, for example, by combining a total of ten terminal devices that have finished the battle quiz process (# 9) within a predetermined period and are operated by the player participating in the tournament. In addition, even if such a terminal device 1 exists within a predetermined period and is less than ten, the center server 3 may play a role of such a terminal device 1 in a pseudo manner instead. . The ten terminal devices 1 combined in this way are called tournament participation terminal devices. And the center server 3 transmits the identification information of a tournament participating terminal device to all the tournament participating terminal devices. Thereby, each tournament participating terminal device can identify other tournament participating terminal devices, and data can be transmitted and received between tournament participating terminal devices.

  After the tournament combination process is executed, the tournament stage question quiz determining unit 3617 of the center server 3 executes the tournament question quiz determining process (# 17). In this process, a tournament question quiz, which is a quiz to be given at the tournament stage, is determined. The determination of the tournament question quiz is performed by selecting a predetermined number, for example, 30 questions at random from all the quizzes stored in the Q & A information storage unit 3625, for example, and determining this as a tournament question quiz. Then, the center server 3 transmits the tournament question quiz and its answer to all tournament participating terminal devices (# 18). Alternatively, a tournament question quiz and an answer identifier are transmitted.

  All the terminal devices 1 that have received the tournament question quiz and its answer execute the tournament quiz process (# 19). In the tournament quiz process, as with the battle quiz process, all of the quizzes transmitted from the center server 3 are given and points are added according to the player's answer. Of the quizzes transmitted, unlike the battle quiz process, When the number of questions, for example 10 quizzes, is finished, the process is interrupted and a command to continue the process is waited. After the tournament quiz process is interrupted, the terminal device 1 transmits the sum of the added points at the present time to the center server 3 in association with the player ID stored in the player information storage unit 1621 (# 21).

  When the center server 3 receives points from all tournament participating terminal devices, the center server 3 determines a player ID corresponding to the smallest number of points and transmits the player ID to all tournament participating terminal devices (# 22). The player ID determined in this way is referred to as a dropped player ID, and the player specified by the dropped player ID is referred to as a dropped player.

  Receiving the dropped player ID, the terminal device 1 determines whether or not the player ID of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 1621 matches the dropped player ID (# 23). If they match, a game end process is performed (# 24). If they do not match, the suspended tournament quiz process is resumed (# 25). Then, similarly to # 19, if a predetermined number, for example, 10 quizzes are given, the process is interrupted again, and the player ID and points are transmitted (# 26). When the center server 3 receives points and player IDs from all tournament participation terminal devices (referred to as second tournament participation terminals) other than the terminal device 1 that performed the game end processing in # 13, the dropped player is the same as in # 21. (# 21 '), and the dropped player ID is transmitted to all second stage participation terminals (# 27).

  The terminal device 1 that has received the dropped player ID determines whether or not the dropped player ID matches the stored player ID, as in # 23. If they match, the terminal device 1 performs a game end process (# 29). If not, the interrupted tournament quiz process is resumed, all quizzes that have not been asked yet in # 19 and # 25 are given, and points are added according to the answer of the player (# 30). When all quiz questions are completed, the player ID of the player who operates the terminal device 1 is associated with the total number of points of the player and transmitted to the center server 3 (# 31).

  Next, the flow of the online tournament process will be described with reference to FIG. When the player IDs and points are received from all the tournament participation terminal devices (referred to as the third tournament participation terminal) other than the terminal device 1 operated by the dropped players # 24 and # 29, the center server 3 performs the winning player determination process. (# 32). In this process, the player ID corresponding to the largest point among the received points is determined (# 32). This determined player ID is called a winning player ID, and a player specified by the winning player ID is called a winning player. Then, the winning player ID is transmitted to all the third stage participation terminals.

  All the third stage participation terminals that have received the winning player ID determine whether or not the stored player ID matches the winning player ID (# 34). If they do not match, a game end process is performed (# 35). If they match, the medal awarding unit 1611 performs a medal awarding process (# 36). In this process, a medal is awarded to the winning player. Here, when a certain number of medals are awarded, the level is raised, and when the level reaches a predetermined number, the level-up unit 1612 raises the level of the player.

  By displaying the number of medals on the central portion 530 of the display 10 of the terminal device 1 operated by the winning player as shown in FIG. 16, for example, the player can easily grasp the number of medals. For the class and level, a number and a name that image the position of the player in the game space are used. For example, the grades are from 10 to 1, and the 1st grade is the highest grade, and the level is a trainee, beginner magician, intermediate magician, advanced magician, large mage, sage, etc. If this is displayed, for example, as shown in a box 516 in the upper right part of FIG. 16, the player can easily know the current position. And players can make an effort to raise this position by winning many times on the tournament stage, and can be expected to participate more eagerly in the game play. After execution of the medal awarding process, the winning player can continue to play for free from the Academy stage again.

(3-2) Battle Mode Process Next, the flow of the battle mode process for executing the battle mode will be described with reference to FIG. The battle mode process includes a plurality of processes executed by the store server 2 or the terminal device 1 connected to the store server 2. In this figure, only one terminal device 1 is shown, but even if there are a plurality of terminal devices 1, each terminal device 1 performs the same processing as the terminal device 1 shown in this figure. In accordance with this, the store server 2 also performs the same processing as in this figure. Moreover, in this figure, although description of the center server 3 is abbreviate | omitted, you may make it the center server 3 perform a battle mode process instead of the shop server 2. FIG. Furthermore, since the battle mode process is executed by the store server 2 or the terminal device 1 connected to the store server 2, the store server 2 can be executed even if it is not connected to the center server 3.

  The terminal device 1 displays the mode selection screen of FIG. 12, and waits for selection of “online tournament”, “battle”, or “event” on this screen. When “battle” is selected, a battle mode selection notification indicating that is transmitted to the center server 3 (# 101).

  When the store server 2 receives the battle mode selection notification, the store server 2 executes a battle combination process for determining a combination of players (battle battle players) to battle in the battle stage (# 102). In this process, a maximum of four players who have selected “battle” on the mode selection screen of FIG. 12 by the predetermined standby time end time T0 are set as a pair of opponents. If less than four players have selected “battle” within a predetermined standby time, the CPU player operated by the CPU 261 of the store server 2 may be put into a set of opponents on the battle stage. Note that the standby time end time T0 is, for example, a time after a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes has elapsed since a player selected “battle”.

  Thereafter, the store server 2 determines a quiz to be given at the battle stage (# 103). The determination of the quiz is performed, for example, in the same manner as the tournament question quiz determination process (# 17) in the above-described online tournament process. Then, the store server 2 transmits the determined quiz and the answer to the quiz (# 104). A quiz identifier may be transmitted.

  The terminal device 1 performs battle quiz processing in the same manner as the above-described online tournament processing (# 105), and transmits the player ID and points to the store server 2 (# 106). The store server 2 determines a score such as the player's rank from the player ID and points transmitted from each terminal device 1 (# 107), and transmits the score to each terminal device 1 (# 108). The terminal device 1 displays the received grade (# 109). Then, the game ends (# 110).

(3-3) Event Mode Processing Next, the flow of event mode processing will be described with reference to FIG. Each step of the event mode process is executed by the terminal device 1 or the center server 3. In this figure, only one terminal device is shown, but even if there are a plurality of terminal devices 1, each terminal device 1 performs the same processing as the terminal device 1 shown in this figure. . In addition, in this figure, the description of the store server 2 is omitted, but actually, data transmission / reception between the terminal device 1 and the center server 3 is via the store server 2.

  When the presence of the event mode is set in the center server 3, information on the presence of the event mode is transmitted to each terminal device 1, and event mode options are displayed on the mode selection screen of the monitor 10 of the terminal device 1. The device 1 can select the event mode. The setting with the event mode may be performed on the day on which the administrator of the center server 3 has notified in advance, or may be set in advance so that it is automatically set when the set date or time is reached. good.

  The terminal device 1 displays the mode selection screen of FIG. 12, and waits for selection of “online tournament”, “battle”, or “event” on this screen. When “event” is selected, an event mode selection notification indicating that is transmitted to the center server 3 (# 201). Thereafter, processing similar to the processing from the tournament combination processing (# 15) to the medal awarding processing (# 36) of the online tournament mode processing shown in FIG. 19 is performed. However, unlike the online tournament mode process, the event mode process ends after execution of the medal award process (# 209), and the winning player cannot continue to play.

(3-4) Academy Quiz Process The details of the academy quiz process (# 4) of the online tournament mode process of FIG. 18 will be described below using a flowchart.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the flow of the first quiz process. The flow of the academy quiz process will be described below according to this flowchart.

  Step 40 (hereinafter, step is expressed as S): The academy stage progress control unit 1601 sets the academy stage end time T1 in the timer 1604. T1 can be, for example, a time when a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes has elapsed from the above-described standby time end time T0.

  S41: The genre / system selection unit 1606 selects one of selectable genres and systems in accordance with the player information of the operation player stored in the player information storage unit 1621 on the screen illustrated in FIG. 13, and accepts this. . The genre and method accepted by the genre / method selection unit 1606 is a genre designated by the player information of the operation player stored in the player information storage unit 1621 and a method corresponding to the genre, and other genres and methods. Will not accept the selection.

  Here, the screen illustrated in FIG. 13 will be described. On this screen, the genre is displayed inside the genre box 507, and the method is displayed inside the quiz box 500 connected in the vertical direction at the top of the box 507. The player selects an arbitrary genre and method by touching the part where the quiz box 500 is displayed.

  The selectable quiz box 500 is indicated by the color of the bar 504 located on the left and right of the quiz box 500. If the color of the bar 504 is black, the box 500 surrounded by the bar 504 cannot be selected. On the other hand, if the color of the bar 504 is white, the box 500 surrounded by the bar 504 can be selected.

  When the quiz box 500 is selected, the quiz box 500 is highlighted with shine. On this screen, the method “association” of the genre “entertainment” is selected. At the bottom of the quiz box 500, when answering a quiz belonging to the selected genre and method and completing a predetermined grade, stars 501 to 503 indicating which difficulty level of the quiz is completed are displayed. Yes. The quizzes have difficulty levels of “Beginner”, “Intermediate”, and “Advanced” for each genre and method, and have the stars 501 to 503 completed “Beginner”, “Intermediate”, and “Advanced” respectively? Indicates whether or not. Whether or not it has been completed is represented by the color of stars 501 to 503, indicating that white is clear, and black is not clear. In this screen, it is shown that the beginner, intermediate and advanced level of the method “Ox” of the genre “entertainment” has been completed. On the other hand, when the beginner level is not completed, the stars 501 to 503 are not displayed. For example, for the method “association” of the genre “entertainment”, the elementary level has not been completed. When the quiz box 500 is selected, a character 508 appears as a quiz for the player on the academy stage from the door 506.

  The color of the bar 504, the presence / absence of display of the stars 501 to 503, and the display color are designated by the player information of the operation player stored in the player information storage unit 1621. That is, the bar 504 surrounding the box 500 specified by the selectable method and genre (see FIG. 7) included in the player information of the operation player is displayed in white, corresponding to the difficulty level specified by the “difficulty level”. Stars 501 to 503 are displayed in white.

  S42: The questioning section 1607 belongs to each genre and method indicated by the quiz box 500 selected in S41, and from the Q & A information storage section 1622, the quiz having the lowest difficulty among the difficulty levels that the player has not yet completed. Select a predetermined number. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the quiz box 500 is selected, the questioning unit 1607 randomly selects a predetermined number (for example, 10 questions) of quizzes of the genre “entertainment”, the method “association”, and the difficulty level “beginner”. To do.

  S43: The questioning unit 1607 sequentially questions the quizzes selected in S42.

  S44: The answer reception unit 1608 waits for input of an answer to the quiz that has been given, and determines whether or not an answer has been input. If an answer has been input, the process proceeds to S46. If there is no answer input, the process proceeds to S45. As for the input of the answer, for example, an answer to the question 515 is displayed on the monitor 10 as four options 513 as in the example of the academy stage display screen shown in FIG. 14, and the player touches any one of these options and touches the touch panel 11. You can answer by typing in. In this example, the player has selected the second option “Nouvelberg”. In this screen, the time required until the answer is displayed on the answer time display unit 512 by the time limit display control unit 1605. The remaining time from the start of the academy stage to the end time T1 of the academy stage is displayed in the remaining time display section 511. A timer 1604 measures the time required for answering and the remaining time of the Academy stage. The quiz genre 514 is shown in the upper right part of the question. The player's level, class, and points are shown in a box 516 at the upper right of the screen as in FIG.

  S45: The academy stage progress control unit 1601 refers to the timer 1604, and determines whether or not a time limit during which an answer can be input has elapsed (time up). This time limit is a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds from the question of S43. When the time limit has elapsed, the process proceeds to S46. If the time limit has not elapsed, the process returns to S44 and waits for an answer.

  S46: The correctness / incorrectness determination unit 1609 determines the player's answer depending on whether or not the answer to the quiz given in S43 stored in the Q & A information storage unit 1622 matches the answer of the player received by the answer receiving unit 1608. Judge correctness. When it is determined that the answer is correct, the process proceeds to S47. If it is determined that the answer is incorrect, the process proceeds to S48. If it is determined in S45 that the time is up, the player's answer is determined to be an incorrect answer.

  S47: The point granting unit 1610 adds and stores a predetermined number of points, for example, 1 point, to the points stored in the player information storage unit 1621. The points to be added may be determined according to the time required until the answer. For example, when answering in less than 5 seconds, 2 points may be added, and when answering within 5 seconds or more and within 10 seconds, 1 point may be added.

  S48: The question assignment unit 1607 determines whether or not all the quizzes selected in S42 are given in S43. When all the questions are given, the process proceeds to S49. If all questions have not been asked, the process returns to S43, and quizzes that have not been asked yet are given.

  S49: The player information update unit 1613 determines whether or not the number of points stored in the player information storage unit 1621 is a predetermined number or more, for example, 7 points or more. If the number of points is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the process proceeds to S50. If the number of points is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the process proceeds to S51.

  S50: The player information update unit 1613 gives the genre selected in S41, the method selected in S41, and the question selected in S42 as selectable genres, methods, and difficulty levels stored in the player information storage unit 1621. Correspondence between the difficulty level one level higher than the quiz, the genre selected in S41, the system one level higher than the system selected in S41, and the difficulty level "beginning" Add things and things. For example, when a genre / method is selected as shown in FIG. 13 and a predetermined number of points or more are added, the difficulty level “beginner” of the genre “entertainment” method “typing” is newly selected in the battle stage. It becomes possible.

  S51: The academy stage progress control unit 1601 determines whether or not the current time has passed the academy stage end time T1. If it has elapsed, the Academy Quiz process is terminated. If not, the process returns to S41 to accept the selection of genre and method again.

  With the above processing, the player can answer the quiz by selecting the method / genre as many times as necessary until the time reaches T1. Players can earn points by answering quizzes correctly, and if they obtain a predetermined number of points or more on the Academy stage, they can select genres, methods, and difficulty levels that can be selected on the Academy stage where they continue to play or the subsequent battle stage. Can be increased.

<Other embodiments>
(A) The academy stage, battle stage, and tournament stage of the first embodiment are quiz games. However, the game executed on the academy stage may be a game that can be played by another player alone, for example, a puzzle game, or a table game such as playing cards or mahjong. The game executed in the battle stage and the tournament stage may be a battle game such as a quiz game, a fighting game, a racing game, or a shooting game that can be played simultaneously by a plurality of players. In addition, the above-described game that can be played independently or a battle game may be a game in which a computer participates in a pseudo-play and plays against a player. The game spaces of the game and the battle game may be the same, for example, as a quiz game, or the game may be a puzzle game, and the battle game may be different, such as a quiz game.

  On the other hand, in addition to the points included in the player information, the player information includes the attributes of the characters operated by the player in the game space at the end of the game, the proficiency level of the game acquired by the player playing the game, and the like. You may remember. Also, instead of making it possible to select the quiz genre and method to be presented on the battle stage according to the points earned on the academy stage as in the first embodiment, the player points earned in the game that can be played independently Depending on the game environment, the game environment such as the mode of the battle game, the game scene such as the stage, the phase, the field, and the course, the difficulty level of the battle game, the characters that can be selected by the battle player, and their attributes may be selected.

  For example, when the player P plays a course A of a car racing game alone and completes a predetermined result, for example, a result up to the third place, the player device 1 then plays the game space provided by the terminal device 1 simultaneously. In this car racing game, the player P may be able to select the course A as a running course. Alternatively, when the player P1 runs the course A and the player P2 runs the course B and completes the predetermined results, the player P1 and the player P2 run simultaneously on the course C in which the course A and the course B are combined. You may fight against each other. Alternatively, the course selected by each player may be run against the other party, for example, the course P may be run on the player P1 and the course A may be run on the player P2, and the results may be competed.

  (B) A recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute each process or step of the first embodiment is included in the present invention. Here, examples of the recording medium include a computer-readable flexible disk, a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a CD-ROM, a DVD, an MO, and the like.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a game system according to the present invention. Appearance of store server and terminal device. Appearance of store server. Appearance of the terminal device. The hardware block diagram of a terminal device. The function block diagram of CPU and RAM. An example of player information stored in the RAM. The hardware block diagram of a store server. The hardware block diagram of a center server. The functional block diagram of a center server. An example of the quiz genre and method. A display example of the mode selection screen. An example of the selection screen of a genre and a system. An example of the Academy Stage display screen. An example of a battle stage display screen. A display example of a medal. An overview of the game progress. Flow of online tournament mode processing. Flow of online tournament mode processing. Flow of online tournament mode processing. Flow of battle mode processing. Event mode processing flow. The flowchart which shows the flow of an academy quiz process.

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1: Terminal device 2: Store server 3: Center server

Claims (6)

History storage means for storing a history relating to a play result of a single game that proceeds based on an operation of each player, and game execution conditions that can be selected by each player ;
With respect to the game execution conditions stored in the history storage means, if the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches a predetermined score, the current game execution condition and the current game execution condition are used. Updating means for updating to contents including another game execution condition to be determined ;
Accepting means for accepting a selection request from the player for the content of the game execution conditions of the battle game to be given to other players who play against the player based on the game execution conditions that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means; ,
Battle game process execution means for executing a battle game in which the plurality of players battle each other, using the contents of the game execution conditions selected by each of the plurality of players playing in the battle game as game execution conditions of the common battle game ; , equipped with a,
As the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, in the history associates and groups that number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs Is included ,
When the number of correct answers to the quiz question answered by the player indicated in the history is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the update means has a predetermined number of correct answers for the group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means. Update to include the group to which the above quiz questions belong and another group determined based on this group ,
The receiving unit, from among the player stored before Ki履 history storage means of the group selectable, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player,
The battle game processing execution means asks the player questions of a quiz belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the battle game, and obtains an answer from the player.
Game system.   The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a grade assignment unit that assigns a grade corresponding to the number of correct answers to the player. Further comprising setting means for setting a start time of said pair Senge over arm,
The single Dokuge over beam can be played repeatedly until the start time of said pair Senge over arm, the game system according to claim 1. A program for causing a computer to execute a game,
A history storage unit the history and the each player regarding play result of a single game to proceed based on the operation of each player to store and selectable game running condition,
With respect to the game execution conditions stored in the history storage means, if the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches a predetermined score, the current game execution condition and the current game execution condition are used. Updating means for updating to contents including another game execution condition to be determined ;
Accepting means for accepting a selection request from the player for the content of the game execution conditions of the battle game to be given to other players who play against the player based on the game execution conditions that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means; ,
Battle game process execution means for executing a battle game in which the plurality of players battle each other, using the contents of the game execution conditions selected by each of the plurality of players playing in the battle game as game execution conditions of the common battle game ; Make your computer work,
As the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, in the history associates and groups that number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs Is included ,
When the number of correct answers to the quiz question answered by the player indicated in the history is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the update means has a predetermined number of correct answers for the group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means. Update to include the group to which the above quiz questions belong and another group determined based on this group ,
The receiving unit, from among the player stored before Ki履 history storage means of the group selectable, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player,
The battle game processing execution means asks the player questions of a quiz belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the battle game, and obtains an answer from the player.
Game program. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute a game,
A history storage unit the history and the each player regarding play result of a single game to proceed based on the operation of each player to store and selectable game running condition,
With respect to the game execution conditions stored in the history storage means, if the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches a predetermined score, the current game execution condition and the current game execution condition are used. Updating means for updating to contents including another game execution condition to be determined ;
Accepting means for accepting a selection request from the player for the content of the game execution conditions of the battle game to be given to other players who play against the player based on the game execution conditions that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means; ,
Battle game process execution means for executing a battle game in which the plurality of players battle each other, using the contents of the game execution conditions selected by each of the plurality of players playing in the battle game as game execution conditions of the common battle game ; Make your computer work,
As the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, in the history associates and groups that number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs Is included ,
When the number of correct answers to the quiz question answered by the player indicated in the history is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the update means has a predetermined number of correct answers for the group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage means. Update to include the group to which the above quiz questions belong and another group determined based on this group ,
The receiving unit, from among the player stored before Ki履 history storage means of the group selectable, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player,
The battle game processing execution means asks the player questions of a quiz belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the battle game, and obtains an answer from the player.
A computer-readable recording medium on which a game program is recorded. A game system control method executed in a game system comprising history storage means, update means, reception means, and battle game process execution means,
It said history storage means includes a history storage step of history and the each player regarding play result of a single game to proceed based on the operation of each player to store and selectable game running condition,
When the update means has reached a predetermined result for the game execution condition stored in the history storage means and the player's play result indicated based on the history reaches the current game execution condition and the current game An update step for updating to content including another game execution condition determined based on the execution condition ;
The receiving unit, based on said history storing means player stored is selectable game execution condition, the content of the game execution condition of the competition game to be given to other players play against the player, selection request from the player A reception step for accepting,
The battle game process execution means uses the content of the game execution condition selected and requested by each of the plurality of players competing in the battle game as a game execution condition of the common battle game , wherein to run and execute step, and
As the game execution condition, Ri your group quiz problem that will be questions to the player belongs is set, in the history associates and groups that number of correct answers and the quiz problem of quiz problem-flops Reya was answer belongs Is included ,
In the updating step, when the number of correct answers of the quiz questions answered by the player indicated in the history is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the number of correct answers is a predetermined number for the group that can be selected by the player stored in the history storage unit. Update to include the group to which the above quiz questions belong and another group determined based on this group ,
Wherein at the reception step, from among the player stored before Ki履 history storage means of the group selectable, the group to which the player desires, receives a selection request from the player,
In the execution step, a quiz question belonging to a group sequentially selected by each of the players competing in the competitive game is given to the player to obtain an answer from the player.
Game system control method.