JP5563541B2 - GAME SYSTEM AND SERVER DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system and a server device.

  Conventionally, a role playing game using a user terminal such as a portable terminal is known (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). In this role playing game, a user nurtures characters such as monsters on the game. On the other hand, role-playing games for enjoying character development are also known in game devices installed in stores such as amusement facilities. In addition, when the user of the user terminal visits the store where the game device is installed, a technique for causing the character trained in the game of the user terminal to appear on the game device and further training the character on the game device. Known (Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-035428 A

“Social Game General Information Magazine Application STYLE Vol.2”, East Press, Inc., April 1, 2011, p.26-p.29

  However, in the conventional technology, the user terminal user can make his / her character appear only in game devices installed in the store where the user visits, and the store where the user does not visit It was not possible to make the trained character appear on the game device installed in the game. In addition to the characters, various game elements appear in the game executed on the game device. Such game elements are installed in stores using user terminals such as mobile terminals and personal computers. Could not appear on the device.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, and makes it a solution subject to make a game element appear additionally in the game device installed in the shop which the user of the user terminal specified.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game system according to the present invention includes a user terminal operated by a user, a game device installed in a plurality of stores, and a server capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device. The user terminal transmits a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or a plurality of stores that can be selected by the user of the user terminal to the server device. Processing, processing for receiving a store information response including the store information from the server device, selected store information indicating a store selected by the user among one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information, and the selected store information The server device includes an additional request including additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by Processing to transmit, and when the server device receives the store information request from the user terminal, the server device generates the store information and returns the store information response including the store information to the user terminal. When the addition request is received from the user terminal, the selected store information included in the addition request and the additional information are stored in association with each other, and the store where the game device is installed from the game device When the confirmation request including the store specifying information indicating is received, it is determined whether or not the store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information stored in association with the additional information. And when the store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information, the information stored in association with the selected store information A process of returning a confirmation response including additional information to the game apparatus, and the game apparatus receives the process of executing the game, a process of transmitting the confirmation request to the server apparatus, and the confirmation response. Then, when the additional information is included in the confirmation response, a process of causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game is executed.

  According to this invention, the user terminal can receive store information from the server device, and by selecting a store from the user, the user terminal can designate a store in which a game device in which a game element appears is installed. it can. Further, the server device stores additional information indicating the content of the game element to be added in association with the selected store information, and receives a confirmation request inquiring whether there is additional information from the game device, the game device selects the user If the game device is installed in the store, a confirmation response including additional information is returned. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

  The game element may be anything as long as it appears on the game. For example, in addition to characters such as monsters, game stages such as messages, background screens, dungeons, puzzles, sound effects, music And finger music. In addition, the server device may be composed of a plurality of devices, and the plurality of devices may be connected via a communication network (for example, the Internet).

  Another game system according to the present invention includes a user terminal operated by a user, a game device installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device. The user terminal is configured to transmit a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or a plurality of stores selectable by a user of the user terminal to the server device, and the server device. The process which receives the store information response containing the said store information from and the process which transmits the selection store information which shows the store which the user selected among the one or some stores which the received store information shows to the said server apparatus are performed. Upon receipt of the store information request from the user terminal, the server device generates the store information and sends the store information response including the store information to the user information. When the process of returning to the terminal and the selected store information is received from the user terminal, the content of the game element that appears in addition to the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information is shown. When a process for storing additional information and the selected store information in association with each other and a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which the game device is installed are received from the game device, the additional information is associated with the additional information. A process for determining whether or not the store specified by the store specifying information is included in the store indicated by the stored selected store information, and the store specifying information among the stores indicated by the selected store information If the specified store is included, a process of returning a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information to the game device is executed, and the game When the additional information is included in the confirmation response when receiving the confirmation response, the processing device executes the game, the process of executing the game, the processing of transmitting the confirmation request to the server device, and the addition And a process of causing the game element indicated by the information to appear in the game.

In this invention, additional information is managed in the server device, and the user terminal does not hold the additional information. Since the additional information is managed by the server device, there is no possibility that the additional information is tampered with. A typical example of a game executed on the user terminal is a browser game. The selected store information transmitted from the user terminal to the server device may be information directly indicating the store selected by the user or information indirectly indicating the store selected by the user. The information directly indicating the store selected by the user is, for example, a store ID for identifying the store, and the information indirectly indicating the store selected by the user is, for example, from a plurality of options presented from the server device. Examples include index information for identifying an option selected by the user, a URL including the index information, and the like. Specifically, a plurality of store names and selection buttons corresponding to the store names are displayed on the user terminal, and when the user presses the selection button, the index information assigned to the selection button or a URL including the index information May be transmitted to the server device as the selected store information. When creating the screen information to be displayed on the user terminal, the server device prescribes a set of index information corresponding to the selection button included in the screen and the store ID, and therefore acquires the index information from the user terminal. Thus, the store selected by the user can be recognized.
Thereby, the user terminal can receive store information from the server device, and the user can specify a store in which a game device in which a game element appears is selected by selecting a store from the store information. Further, the server device stores additional information indicating the content of the game element to be added in association with the selected store information, and receives a confirmation request inquiring whether there is additional information from the game device, the game device selects the user If the game device is installed in the store, a confirmation response including additional information is returned. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. Game elements can appear on the game device.

Another game system according to the present invention includes a user terminal operated by a user, a game device installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device. The user terminal is configured to transmit a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or a plurality of stores that can be selected by a user of the user terminal to the server device, and the server device. Installed in the store indicated by the selection store information indicating the store selected by the user among the one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information, the process of receiving the store information response including the store information from And a process of transmitting an additional request including additional information indicating the content of the game element that appears in addition to the game executed on the game device, to the server device. When the server device receives the store information request from the user terminal, the server device generates the store information, returns a store information response including the store information to the user terminal, and sends the addition request to the user. When received from the terminal, the selected store information included in the addition request and the additional information are stored in association with each other, and the additional information is transmitted to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. The game device includes a plurality of game terminals, a storage unit for storing information, a process for storing the additional information in the storage unit upon receipt of the additional information, and a plurality of game terminals. When the additional information is stored in the storage unit and the process of executing the game in each case, the game element indicated by the additional information appears in the game And a control unit for executing the management, and wherein the.
It is characterized by that.

  According to this invention, the user terminal can receive store information from the server device, and by selecting a store from the user, the user terminal can designate a store in which a game device in which a game element appears is installed. it can. The server device transmits additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. The game device of the present invention includes a plurality of game terminals, and when additional information is stored in the storage unit, a game element appears in the game, so the game device is added to the server device outside the store. The game element can appear in the game device installed in the store selected by the user without inquiring about the presence of information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

Another game system according to the present invention includes a user terminal operated by a user, a game device installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device. The user terminal is configured to transmit a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or a plurality of stores that can be selected by a user of the user terminal to the server device, and the server device. The server device executes a process of receiving a store information response including the store information from the server, and a process of transmitting selected store information indicating a store selected by the user among one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information, Receives the store information request from the user terminal, generates the store information, and returns the store information response including the store information to the user terminal. When the selected store information is received from the user terminal, the additional information indicating the content of the game element that appears in addition to the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information and the selection A process of storing store information in association with the store information, and a process of transmitting the additional information stored in association with the selected store information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information, The game device executes a game on each of the plurality of game terminals, a storage unit that stores information, a process that stores the additional information in the storage unit upon receipt of the additional information, and the game terminal And a control unit that executes a process and a process of causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game when the additional information is stored in the storage unit. , Characterized in that.

  In this invention, additional information is managed in the server device, and the user terminal does not hold the additional information. Since the additional information is managed by the server device, there is no possibility that the additional information is tampered with. A typical example of a game executed on the user terminal is a browser game. The selected store information transmitted from the user terminal to the server device may be information directly indicating the store selected by the user or information indirectly indicating the store selected by the user. The user terminal can receive store information from the server device, and by selecting a store from the user, the user terminal can specify a store where a game device in which a game element appears is installed. Further, since the game device stores additional information received from the server device and causes the game element indicated by the additional information to appear on the game terminal belonging to the game device, the game device adds the additional information to the server device outside the store. The game element can appear in the game device installed in the store selected by the user without inquiring about the presence of information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

  Next, a server device according to the present invention is used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device that is installed in a plurality of stores and executes a game. A communication unit that communicates with each of the game devices, a storage unit that stores information, and a control unit, wherein the control unit stores store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user from the user terminal. A process for controlling the communication unit to generate the store information and send a store information response including the store information back to the user terminal when the communication unit receives a store information request for transmission. The selected store information indicating the store selected by the user from one or a plurality of stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal, and the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information When the communication unit receives an addition request including additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the executed game, the selected store information and the additional information included in the addition request are associated with each other. When the communication unit receives a confirmation request including processing to store in the storage unit and store identification information indicating a store in which the game device is installed from the game device, the stored content of the storage unit is referred to A process of determining whether or not a store specified by the store specifying information is included in a store indicated by the selected store information stored in association with additional information, and among the stores indicated by the selected store information When the store specified by the store specifying information is included, the communication is performed so that a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information is returned to the game device. And a process of controlling, characterized in that.

  According to the present invention, the server device transmits store information to the user terminal, and the user can select a store from the store information, so that the user can specify the store where the game device in which the game element appears is installed. . In addition, the server device stores additional information indicating the content of the game element to be added in association with the selected store information, and when receiving a confirmation request inquiring whether there is additional information from the game device, the game device asks the user. When the game device is installed in the selected store, a confirmation response including additional information is returned. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

  Next, another server device according to the present invention is used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device installed in a plurality of stores and executing a game, and the user A store that includes a communication unit that communicates with each of the terminal and the game device, a storage unit that stores information, and a control unit, wherein the control unit indicates one or more stores that can be selected by the user from the user terminal When the communication unit receives a store information request for transmitting information, the communication unit is controlled to generate the store information and return a store information response including the store information to the user terminal. When the communication unit receives processing and selected store information indicating a store selected by the user from one or a plurality of stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal, the selected store information indicates A process of associating additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to a game executed on a game device installed on a store and the selected store information in the storage unit, and storing the information from the game device When the communication unit receives a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which a game device is installed, the store specifying information in the store indicated by the selected store information with reference to the storage content of the storage unit If the store specified by the store specifying information is included in the store indicated by the selected store information and the process for determining whether or not the store specified by is included, the store is specified in association with the selected store information And a process of controlling the communication unit so as to send back a confirmation response including the stored additional information to the game device.

  In this invention, additional information is managed in the server device, and the user terminal does not hold the additional information. Since the additional information is managed by the server device, there is no possibility that the additional information is tampered with. A typical example of a game executed on the user terminal is a browser game. The server device transmits store information to the user terminal, and when the user selects a store from the store information, the user can specify the store where the game device in which the game element appears is installed. The store information transmitted from the server device to the user terminal may be information that directly indicates the store or information that indirectly indicates the store. In addition, the server device stores additional information indicating the content of the game element to be added in association with the selected store information, and when receiving a confirmation request inquiring whether there is additional information from the game device, the game device asks the user. When the game device is installed in the selected store, a confirmation response including additional information is returned. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

  A communication unit that is used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device that is installed in a plurality of stores and executes a game, and communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device; A storage unit that stores information; and a control unit, wherein the control unit requests a store information request to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user from the user terminal. When the communication unit receives the process, the store information is generated, and the communication unit is controlled to return a store information response including the store information to the user terminal. Alternatively, the selected store information indicating the store selected by the user among the plurality of stores and the game executed on the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information are added and output. When the communication unit receives an addition request including additional information indicating the content of the game element to be performed, the processing for storing the selected store information and the additional information included in the addition request in association with each other in the storage unit; And a process of controlling the communication unit so as to transmit the additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information.

  According to this invention, the server device transmits store information to the user terminal, and when the user selects a store from the store information, the user can specify the store where the game device in which the game element appears is installed. it can. Further, the server device transmits additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear does not need to inquire of the server device about the presence of the additional information in order to acquire the additional information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

A communication unit that is used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device that is installed in a plurality of stores and executes a game, and communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device; A storage unit that stores information; and a control unit, wherein the control unit requests a store information request to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user from the user terminal. When the communication unit receives the process, the store information is generated, and the communication unit is controlled to return a store information response including the store information to the user terminal. Or when the said communication part receives the selection store information which shows the store which the user selected among several stores, it is performed with the game device installed in the store which the said selection store information shows The additional information indicating the content of the game element that appears in addition to the game and the selected store information are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit, and the additional information is installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. A process of controlling the communication unit so as to transmit to a game device is executed.
It is characterized by that.

  In this invention, additional information is managed in the server device, and the user terminal does not hold the additional information. Since the additional information is managed by the server device, there is no possibility that the additional information is tampered with. A typical example of a game executed on the user terminal is a browser game. The server device transmits store information to the user terminal, and when the user selects a store from the store information, the user can specify a store installed in the game device in which the game element appears. Further, the server device transmits additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear does not need to inquire of the server device outside the store about the presence of the additional information in order to acquire the additional information. As a result, the game device that causes the game element to appear is not limited to the game device installed in the store where the user of the user terminal has visited, and is installed in the store selected by the user even if the user does not go to the store. It becomes possible to make a game element appear on the game device.

Moreover, in the server apparatus described above, the storage unit stores, for each user, affiliated store information indicating some stores related to the user among all stores, and the control unit sends the store information request to the store unit. When the communication unit receives, the process of identifying the user who transmitted the store information request and the stored contents of the storage unit are referred to, and the affiliated store information corresponding to the identified user is read, and the affiliated store information is read from the store It is preferable to execute processing that is generated as information.

  According to this invention, the server apparatus can store the affiliated store information indicating a part of the stores related to the user for each user, and inform the user terminal of the part of the stores. This eliminates the need for the user to select a store in which a game device for causing a game element to appear from among a large number of stores deployed throughout the country, and thus has an advantage of facilitating selection of the store. It should be noted that the “partial store related to the user” may be a store where the user has visited or a store in an area to which the user's address belongs. Further, the store may be a store selected in advance from stores nationwide.

Moreover, in the server apparatus described above, the storage unit stores, for each user, affiliated store information indicating some stores related to the user among all stores, and the control unit sends the store information request to the store unit. When the communication unit receives the process, the process of identifying the user who transmitted the store information request, the process of identifying another user who has a friendship with the identified user, and the stored content of the storage unit are referred to belonging shop reads the information, and a process of generating the belonging shop information corresponding to the user and the other users who the identified as the shop information and the belonging shop information corresponding to the user corresponding to the other user It is preferable.

  According to the present invention, the stores to be selected can include not only stores related to the user but also stores related to other users who are friends with the user. As a result, when game elements such as monsters trained by the user appear on a game device installed in a store where a friend may visit, game elements appear from a large number of stores nationwide. Since there is no need to select a store in which the game device is installed, there is an advantage that the store can be easily selected.

Moreover, in the server device described above, the store information request includes designation information for designating a part or all of other users who have a friendship with the user, and the storage unit includes all of the stores. Stores store information indicating a part of stores related to the user for each user, and when the communication unit receives the store information request, the control unit identifies the user who transmitted the store information request And the process of identifying the identified user and the other user indicated by the designation information, and the stored content of the storage unit, the affiliated store information corresponding to the other user is read, and the affiliated store information is The process which produces | generates as said shop information is performed , It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, the stores to be selected can include not only stores related to the user but also stores related to other users who are friends with the user. Moreover, since other users who have friendships are specified on the user terminal, it is possible to narrow down stores to be selected for users who have many friends. In addition, since a specific friend can be specified and the stores to be selected can be limited, the game element such as a monster raised by the user can be shown to the specific friend by encouraging the specific friend to visit the store. Can do.

In the server device described above, it is preferable that the game element is a character designated by a user, and the additional information includes character information designating the character . In this case, the game device can cause the character specified by the user to appear on the game based on the information specifying the character. Further, the information for designating a character corresponds to an identification code for identifying a character, not image data of the character or data for defining the action. Thereby, the data amount can be reduced in communication between the server device and the game device.

  In the server device described above, the character information includes ability information indicating a degree of the ability of the character, the storage unit stores the character information in association with a user, and the control unit includes: When the communication unit receives a result notification including a result information indicating a change in the ability of the character based on an action result of the character that has appeared in the game from the game device, the communication unit stores the result notification based on the result information. Preferably, the updated capability information is updated. According to the present invention, by causing a character to appear on the game device, the ability of the character can be changed without the user executing the game. In particular, in a role-playing game, the character's ability often improves as the character gains experience. Therefore, experience is gained in a game on a game device in which the user does not know the character of the game executed on the user terminal. Capability can be improved.

  In the above-described server device, the game is a battle game in which a user of the game device battles the user's own character and another character, and the game of the game device is performed based on the addition request. The character specified by the user of the user terminal that appears is included in the other character, and the result information is based on a result of a battle between the character of the user of the game device and the character specified by the user of the user terminal. Preferably, this indicates a change in the ability of the character designated by the user of the user terminal. According to this invention, the user's own character gains experience by the battle in the battle game.

Further, in the server apparatus described above, the storage unit manages a non-appearance state not also appear in the appearance state and any of the game equipment is being appearing in any of the game equipment the character Management information and the character information are stored in association with each other, and when the control unit receives the confirmation request, the communication unit reads out the management information stored in the storage unit, and reads out the management When the information indicates that it is in the non-appearing state, the communication unit is controlled to return a confirmation response including the additional information to the game device, and the management information is updated to the appearing state and read out If the management information indicates that it is in the appearance state, a confirmation response indicating that the character is appearing without including the additional information is returned to the game device. A process of controlling the urchin the communication unit, when the result notification from the game device receives said communication unit, it is preferable to perform a process of updating the management information in the non-appearance state.

  According to the present invention, since the server device manages the appearance of the character by the management information, the same character does not appear in a plurality of game devices. Thus, since the character added to a game is controlled exclusively, it can prohibit that a game result is fed back from several game devices with respect to the appearance of one character. In particular, in a battle game, when the battle is defeated, the number of remaining aircraft is usually reduced by “1”, and when the number of remaining aircraft becomes “0”, the game cannot be continued. If the same character is allowed to appear in each of the plurality of game devices, the consistency of the number of remaining machines may not be maintained. However, according to the present invention, since the characters appear exclusively on the game device, such inconvenience can be solved.

  Further, in the server device described above, the control unit measures the time after the management information is updated to the appearance state, and when the measured time reaches a predetermined time, the control information is in a non-appearance state. It is preferable to execute the process of changing to According to the present invention, without receiving an instruction to change the character state from the appearance state to the non-appearance state from the game device, the server device determines the timeout and changes the management information from the appearance state to the non-appearance state. Is possible. Thereby, even when the game apparatus becomes inoperable due to a failure or the like, it is possible to avoid the appearance state from continuing forever.

It is a block diagram showing the whole game system 1A composition of a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of 10 A of game devices. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of 10 A of game devices. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a user terminal 20. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a server device 30. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the server device 30. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of 1 A of game systems. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the game system 1B of 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows operation | movement of the game system 1B. In a modification, it is a sequence figure showing operation which makes a game machine appear 10A and 10B installed in a store to designate.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the common part in each figure.
<1. First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system 1A according to the first embodiment. The game system 1A includes a plurality of game devices 10A, a plurality of user terminals 20, and a server device 30. The game apparatus 10A is installed in an amusement facility (store) such as a game center, for example, a medal game machine.
The user terminal 20 may be any device as long as it has a communication function and allows the user to execute a game. As the user terminal 20, for example, a mobile terminal or a personal computer is applicable.
The server device 30 is connected to each game device 10A and each user terminal 20 via a communication network NET such as the Internet.

  In the game apparatus 10A according to the present embodiment, a role-playing game in which a player of the game apparatus 10A operates the main character to search for a plurality of dungeons is performed. A dungeon is a game stage, and one dungeon completes one game story. In each dungeon, many enemy monsters appear and challenge the hero character. The player operates the hero character, for example, attacks the enemy monster using the attack type magic card possessed by the hero character, or recovers the hero character's health value using the recovery type magic card The dungeons are searched while preventing them from being knocked down by enemy monsters. A jewel item is arranged on the final floor of each dungeon. When this jewel item is acquired, the dungeon is cleared. If you clear all dungeons, the game will be cleared. In addition, when receiving an attack from an enemy monster, the health value of the hero character decreases. The game is over when the hero character's physical strength value is “0”.

  Further, when the player of the game apparatus 10A tries a new dungeon, it is necessary to pay a dungeon challenge cost with a medal or credit. The credit is electronic data (numerical data) indicating the number of medals held by the player stored in the game apparatus 10A. The player can save the trouble of sequentially inserting medals during the game by inserting the medals possessed into the game apparatus 10A and storing them as credits before starting to play the game. The challenge cost varies from dungeon to dungeon. For example, the challenge cost for dungeon A is 10 medals (or 10 credits), while the challenge cost for dungeon B is 20 medals (or 20 credits).

  Also, the player of the game apparatus 10A can use various magic cards, such as when attacking an enemy monster using an attack-type magic card, or when recovering the hero character's health value using a recovery-type magic card. When using the card, it is necessary to pay the cost of using the magic card with medals and credits. Also, there are shops in the dungeon where you can purchase and sell magic cards, but when you purchase magic cards at the shop, players need to pay for the purchase of magic cards with medals and credits. In addition, the usage cost and the purchase cost of the magic card are different for each type of magic card. For example, the usage cost of the magic card A is 2 medals (or 2 credits) and the purchase cost is 5 medals (or 5 credits), while the usage cost of the magic card B is 4 medals (or 4 credits). The purchase cost is 10 medals (or 10 credits).

  As described above, the player of the game apparatus 10A needs to pay a cost by using medals or credits when trying a new dungeon, using a magic card, or purchasing a magic card. Also, by paying medals and credits to purchase a magic card or using a magic card, the player can advantageously advance the game. In addition, the player appropriately determines the next action to be performed by the main character according to the game situation, and sequentially inputs an instruction for causing the main character to perform the determined action.

On the other hand, on the user terminal 20, a role playing game different from the role playing game executed on the game apparatus 10 </ b> A is played by the user of the user terminal 20. This game may be such that the game program is downloaded from the server device 30 to the user terminal 20 and the game program is executed on the user terminal 20, or the server device 30 receives the instruction from the user terminal 20. The stored game program may be executed by the server device 30 and the result of the execution may be displayed using a Web browser preinstalled in the user terminal 20. The example shown below demonstrates the aspect which runs a game program with the user terminal 20. FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the game apparatus 10A. The game apparatus 10A includes a display 11 on which a game image corresponding to the progress of the game is displayed, and two speakers 12 provided on the display 11. In addition to the controls such as the operation lever 13 and the operation buttons 14 (14a to 14e), a medal insertion slot 15 for inserting medals, and a medal payout opening 16 from which medals are paid out are displayed at the bottom of the display 11. A card insertion slot 17 for inserting the IC card 40 is provided. For example, the player operates the operation lever 13 or the three operation buttons 14 (14a, 14b, 14c) arranged on the right side thereof to instruct to move the main character, to use a magic card, or to use a magic card. Various instructions necessary for progressing the game, such as an instruction to purchase the game, are input. The two operation buttons 14 (14d, 14e) arranged on the right side of the operation lever 13 are a payout button 14d and a save end button 14e. The payout button 14d is a button for instructing to pay out a hand-held medal stored in the game apparatus 10A. The save end button 14e is a button for instructing save data save, game end, and removal of the IC card 40. The IC card 40 is recorded with a card ID for identifying the card. This card ID is used for obtaining a player ID for identifying the player in the server device 30. Specifically, the server device 30 stores a card ID and a player ID in association with each player, and acquires a player ID corresponding to the card ID with reference to the stored content. Note that the player ID may be stored in the IC card 40.

  The game apparatus 10 </ b> A has a touch input function, and a transparent electrode for detecting a screen position touched by the player's fingertip is provided on the screen of the display 11. Therefore, the player can input various instructions by touching the screen of the display 11 with a fingertip without operating the operation lever 13 or the operation buttons 14 (14a to 14e).

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the game apparatus 10A. The CPU 101 controls each unit of the game apparatus 10 </ b> A by executing various programs stored in the ROM 102 and the hard disk 109. The ROM 102 stores a program that performs basic control of each unit of the game apparatus 10A. The RAM 103 is used as a work area for the CPU 101. In this work area, for example, a credit storage area 103a and a consumption credit storage area 103b are provided. In the credit storage area 103a, electronic data indicating the number of medals held by the player stored in the game apparatus 10A is stored as credits. The consumption credit storage area 103b stores a count value for counting the total number of medals and credits used by the player to clear the dungeon.

  The communication interface 104 controls communication performed with the server device 30. When the operation lever 13 or the operation button 14 (14a to 14e) is operated, the operation unit 105 outputs an operation detection signal indicating the operation content, and the output operation detection signal is detected by the CPU 101. Further, the operation unit 105 outputs a touch position detection signal indicating a screen position touched by the player's fingertip, and the output touch position detection signal is detected by the CPU 101. When the medal selector 106 detects a medal inserted into the medal slot 15, the medal detection signal is output, and the output medal detection signal is detected by the CPU 101. The medal payout device 107 pays out the number of medals corresponding to the credit stored in the credit storage area 103a from the medal payout exit 16 when the payout button 14d is pressed, for example. The IC card reader 108 reads the card ID from the IC card 40 inserted into the card insertion slot 17. Using the read card ID, the player ID is obtained by a predetermined means.

  The hard disk 109 stores various programs and data necessary for controlling the game apparatus 10A to perform the above-described role-playing game, such as the control program 109a and dungeon game data 109b distributed from the server apparatus 30. It is remembered. The role-playing game performed on the game apparatus 10A is provided with about 3 to 5 dungeons. These dungeons are newly added, for example, every week by the game data 109b distributed from the server apparatus 30. Changed to a new dungeon. The game data 109b includes map data for each new dungeon, challenge cost for each dungeon, data regarding enemy monsters appearing in each dungeon, and the like. In the game apparatus 10A, for example, a new game image of each dungeon is generated using the game data 109b, and the operation of the enemy monster in each dungeon is controlled. Note that magic card data is stored in the hard disk 109, and data such as usage cost, purchase cost, sale cost, and effectiveness are stored for each magic card.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the user terminal 20. The CPU 201 controls each unit of the user terminal 20 by executing various programs stored in the ROM 202. The ROM 202 stores a program that performs basic control of each unit of the user terminal 20. The RAM 203 is a rewritable memory and is used as a work area for the CPU 201. The communication interface 204 controls communication performed with the server device 30. The operation unit 206 includes a numeric keypad, input keys, operation buttons, and the like. The operation unit 206 outputs an operation signal corresponding to a user operation, and the CPU 201 detects the operation signal and executes various controls. The non-volatile memory 207 is configured by, for example, a flash memory, in which an application program such as a game program downloaded from the server device 30 is stored.

In the user terminal 20, the user executes a role playing game (nurturing game) for nurturing monsters. There are a plurality of monsters to be trained by the user, and the user selects one of them and starts the game. In this game, when a user's monster explores a dungeon, it encounters an enemy monster, where a battle is played. Each monster has a plurality of parameters such as level, experience value, physical strength, attack power, and defense power as ability information. Monsters are nurtured through battles with enemy monsters, and each parameter changes. Specifically, when a monster wins a battle with an enemy monster, the experience parameter increases. Each time the experience value parameter reaches a predetermined value set for each level, the level parameter increases and the attack power, defense, and physical strength parameters also increase. The physical strength parameter is a parameter that increases or decreases during the game, and means an upper limit value thereof. If a monster is attacked by an enemy monster in a battle with an enemy monster, the health parameter will decrease. When the health parameter becomes 0, the enemy monster wins, and the monster cannot search for a dungeon for a period until the health parameter recovers to a predetermined value. The physical strength parameter recovers (rises) to its upper limit over time, but also recovers with the use of the item.
At the end of the game, the user terminal 20 transmits a training game result notification to the server device 30. The notification of the breeding game result includes character information including a character ID for identifying the user's monster and each parameter as monster ability information, and a player ID. The server device 30 stores the player ID and character information in the management table TBL30.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the server device 30. The CPU 301 controls each unit of the game server device 30 by executing various programs stored in the ROM 302 and the hard disk 305. The ROM 302 stores a program that performs basic control of each unit of the server device 30. The RAM 303 is used as a work area for the CPU 301. The communication interface 304 controls communication performed between the game apparatus 10 </ b> A and the user terminal 20. The hard disk 305 stores a store table TBL1 and an additional table TBL2. Further, the hard disk 305 is provided with, for example, a save data storage area 305a, a game data storage area 305b, and a ranking data storage area 305c.

In all store tables TBL10, store IDs for identifying each store and store names are stored in association with each other for all stores. The player table TBL20 stores a player ID and a card ID in association with each other. Furthermore, in the store table TBL1, a player ID and affiliated store information are stored in association with each other. The affiliated store information is information indicating a part of the stores related to the user among all stores, and includes one or more store IDs. The affiliated store information is, for example, a store ID of a store that the user has visited in the past, a store ID of a store specified when the user registered as a member to play a role playing game on the user terminal 20, or a user It is good also as store ID of the store in the area where the address registered when registering as a member belongs. Information on stores that the user has visited in the past is generated by the following method, for example. First, when the IC card 40 is inserted and the game of the game device 10A is played, the server device 30 receives the card ID and the store ID. Second, the CPU 301 acquires a player ID corresponding to the card ID received with reference to the player table TBL20. Third, the CPU 301 stores a player ID and affiliated store information (store ID) in the store table TBL1.
The additional table TBL2 includes a player ID, additional information included in an additional request to be described later, selected store information included in the additional request, management information for managing the appearance state / non-appearance state of the monster, and the main character. The match results are stored in association with each other.

  In the save data storage area 305a, save data of each player in the game of the game apparatus 10A is stored in association with the player ID. The save data is data necessary to continue the game from the game state when the player ended the previous time when the player resumes the game in the game apparatus 10A. The save data includes, for example, data indicating the progress of the game, data relating to the level and physical strength value of the main character, and data relating to a magic card possessed by the main character.

  The game data storage area 305b stores game data distributed to each game apparatus 10A. As described above, the game data includes map data for each new dungeon, challenge cost for each dungeon, data on enemy monsters appearing in each dungeon, and the like. This game data is appropriately updated by a game maker or the like that operates the game system 1A. The ranking data storage area 305c stores ranking data indicating the ranking of each player.

  The server device 30 distributes new game data stored in the game data storage area 305b to each game device 10A. When each game device 10 </ b> A receives new game data from the server device 30, it updates the game data 109 b (including the reference value storage table 110) stored in the hard disk 109. The server device 30 can also distribute part or all of the control program to the game device 10A together with new game data. In this case, each game device 10A updates part or all of the control program 109a in addition to the game data 109b.

  When the game device 10A ends the game play, the player presses the save end button 14e. When detecting that the save end button 14e has been pressed, the CPU 101 of the game apparatus 10A reads various data to be saved as save data from the RAM 103 and the hard disk 109, and transmits the data together with the player ID to the server apparatus 30. The save data is as described above, but the save data includes the count value stored in the consumption credit storage area 103b. Further, the CPU 101 controls to eject the IC card 40 from the card insertion slot 17 when the transmission of the save data is finished. When the server device 30 receives the save data and the player ID from the game device 10 </ b> A, the server device 30 associates them and stores them in the save data storage area 305 a of the hard disk 305.

  On the other hand, when the game is restarted in the game apparatus 10 </ b> A, the player inserts the IC card 40 into the card insertion slot 17. The CPU 101 controls the IC card reader 108 to read the card ID from the IC card 40, acquires a player ID from the read card ID by a predetermined means, and transmits it to the server device 30. When the server device 30 receives the player ID from the game device 10A, the server device 30 reads the save data corresponding to the player ID from the save data storage area 305a and sends it back to the game device 10A. When the CPU 101 of the game apparatus 10A receives the save data from the server apparatus 30, the CPU 101 stores it in the RAM 103 and starts the game restart process. At this time, for example, the CPU 101 sets a count value of consumption credits included in the save data in the consumption credit storage area 103 b of the RAM 103.

  When the game device 10A finishes playing the game, the player presses the save end button 14e to save the save data in the server device 30, and then presses the payout button 14d to give the number of medals according to the credit to the medal payout exit. 16 can be paid out. In this case, the player can put the paid-out medals into an automatic medal depositing machine installed in the store and store them until the game is resumed. In the medal automatic teller machine, the number of inserted medals is counted, and electronic data indicating the number of medals deposited from the player is stored in association with the personal authentication information.

  The server device 30 may be composed of a first server device 30A and a second server device 30B as shown in FIG. In this case, the first server device provides a game program for the breeding game to the user terminal 20 and manages the game result. On the other hand, the second server device 30B communicates with the game device 10A to manage game progress, game results, and the like. Further, the first server device 30A and the second server device 30B can communicate with each other via a communication network NET such as a dedicated line or the Internet.

FIG. 7 shows a sequence for explaining the operation of the game system 1A. In this example, although the flow in the case of making a user's monster character appear in the game performed with the game device 10A arrange | positioned in the shop which a user designates is demonstrated, a user uses the user terminal 20 and plays a role-playing game. Assume that you already have a monster character to execute.
First, when the user accesses the server device 30 using the user terminal 20, the user terminal 20 transmits an authentication request to the server device 30. The authentication request includes a player ID and a password, but any information can be substituted as long as it is one-to-one information associated with the player ID (for example, a user name and a password).

  When the server device 30 receives the authentication request, the CPU 301 of the server device 30 executes an authentication process S1. In the authentication process S1, it is determined whether or not the combination of the player ID and password stored in the server device 30 matches the combination of the received player ID and password, and if both match, login is permitted. If the two do not match, login is not permitted. Then, the CPU 301 controls the communication interface 304 so as to return an authentication response including the determination result to the user terminal 20. In the following description, it is assumed that login is permitted.

  When the user terminal 20 receives the authentication response, the user's login to the server device 30 is permitted, and access to the monster owned by the user managed by the server device 30 becomes possible. Next, when instructing the monster to appear in the game of the game device 10A, the CPU 201 of the user terminal 20 makes a store information request for inquiring a store in which the game device 10A capable of causing the monster to appear is installed. The communication interface 204 is controlled so as to be transmitted to the server device 30.

  When the server device 30 receives the store information request, the CPU 301 of the server device 30 executes store information generation processing S2. In the store information generation process S2, first, a user is specified, and store information corresponding to the second specified user is generated. In the process of specifying the user, the player ID specified in the authentication process may be used. When the player ID is included in the store information request, the user may be specified using the player ID. Next, with reference to the store table TBL1, the CPU 301 reads the affiliated store information corresponding to the player ID, so that the game device 10A that allows the user to make a monster appear in the store indicated by the affiliated store information is installed. Store information is generated as the stored store. Thereafter, the server device 30 controls the communication interface 304 so as to return a store information response including the generated store information to the user terminal 20.

  When the user terminal 20 receives the store information response, the CPU 201 of the user terminal 20 executes a store selection process S3. In the store selection process S3, the CPU 201 causes the display 205 to display store names that can be selected by the user based on the store information included in the store information response. The store information preferably includes a store name and a store ID for identifying the store. Specifically, when the user selects the store name of the store in which the game apparatus 10 </ b> A that causes the monster to appear is operated by operating the operation unit 206, the CPU 201 generates selected store information corresponding to the selected store name. To do. The selected store information may be only the store ID or a combination of the store name and the store ID.

  Next, the CPU 201 executes additional information generation processing S4. The additional information generation process S4 identifies a monster that appears in the game apparatus 10A installed in the store selected in the store selection process S3, from among various monsters grown in the role playing game that the user plays on the user terminal 20. It is processing. Specifically, when the user operates the operation unit 206, various monsters managed by the user are displayed on the display 205. When the user selects one or a plurality of monsters from the displayed various monsters by operating the operation unit 206, the CPU 201 generates additional information for specifying the selected monster. This additional information is information indicating the content of the game element that appears in addition to the game executed on the game apparatus 10A. The additional information in this example includes a character ID for identifying the monster and various parameters of the monster. The monster parameters include physical strength as ability information, attack power and defense power, level as growth information, and experience value. Each parameter of the monster increases as the user nurtures the monster in the role playing game played on the user terminal 20. The additional information generation process S4 may be executed at any timing from the authentication response to the transmission of the additional request. After the execution of the additional information generation process S4, the user terminal 20 transmits an addition request including the selected store information and the additional information to the server device 30.

  When the server device 30 receives the addition request, the CPU 301 executes an additional information storage process S5. Specifically, the CPU 301 stores the player ID, the additional information included in the addition request, and the selected store information included in the addition request in association with each other in the addition table TBL2. Thereafter, the CPU 301 controls the communication interface 304 so as to send back an additional response indicating that the addition request has been accepted to the user terminal 20. Thereby, the user can know that preparations for appearing in the game apparatus 10 </ b> A installed in the store where the monster is designated are ready.

  On the other hand, the CPU 101 of the game apparatus 10 </ b> A controls the communication interface 104 so as to transmit to the server apparatus 30 a confirmation request for inquiring whether additional information for causing a monster to appear in the game apparatus 10 </ b> A is set. The timing for transmitting the confirmation request to the server device 30 may be any timing, but the game system 1A of the present invention is configured so that the monster of the user of the user terminal 20 and the player of the game device 10A in the game of the game device 10A Since one of the purposes is to play against the main character, it is preferable to make an inquiry at the start of the game of the game apparatus 10A. The confirmation request includes store specifying information for identifying the store where the game apparatus 10A is installed. Each game device 10A stores store specifying information in advance. The store specifying information is input by the administrator when the game apparatus 10A is introduced into the store, and the CPU 101 stores the input store specifying information in a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as the hard disk 109.

  When the server device 30 receives the confirmation request, the CPU 301 executes a determination process S6. In the determination process S6, first, the CPU 301 refers to the additional table TBL2 to search whether the selected store information corresponding to the store indicated by the store specifying information included in the confirmation request is stored. 2ndly, CPU301 reads the management information corresponding to the said selected store information, when the selected store information corresponding to the store which the said store specific information shows is memorize | stored. The management information is information for managing the appearance state in which the monster is appearing in any of the game devices 10A and the non-appearance state in which the monster is not appearing in any of the game devices 10A. Third, when the selected store information corresponding to the store indicated by the store specifying information is not stored in the additional table TBL2, the CPU 301 generates a confirmation response indicating that no monster is added. Fourth, when the management information indicates the appearance state, the CPU 301 generates a confirmation response indicating that a monster is appearing in the other game apparatus 10A. Fifth, when the management information indicates a non-appearance state, the CPU 301 generates a confirmation response including the additional information, changes the management information to the appearance state, and updates the storage content of the additional table TBL2. Thereafter, the CPU 301 controls the communication interface 305 to transmit a confirmation response to the game apparatus 10A.

  When game device 10A receives the confirmation response, CPU 101 determines whether or not additional information is included in the confirmation response (S7). When the additional information is not included, the CPU 101 executes a normal game in which no additional monster appears. On the other hand, when additional information is included, the CPU 101 executes additional game processing (S8a). Specifically, a monster appears in the game based on the character ID, attack power information, defense power information, and physical strength information indicated by the additional information. Specifically, the CPU 101 arranges the monster in advance at a position determined appropriately in the dungeon that is a game stage. When the main character searching for a dungeon reaches the position where the monster is arranged, the monster appears on the display 11. Depending on the game program, the added monster may appear in the progress of the game. The player of the game apparatus 10A operates the hero character to cause the monster that appears additionally to battle the hero character. Thereafter, the game device 10 </ b> A transmits a game result notification including game result information indicating the result of the battle to the server device 30. The game result information includes information on the amount of damage the monster has given to the hero character (value of reduced physical strength), and the amount of damage the monster has given from the hero character Information indicating the decreased physical strength value) may also be included. If the additional information is not included, the CPU 101 executes a normal game process in which no monster is added (S8b).

  When the server device 30 receives the game result notification, the CPU 301 executes a game result storage process (S9). Specifically, in the additional table TBL2, game result information is stored in association with additional information corresponding to the additionally appearing monster. More specifically, the number of wins and negative numbers are updated based on the information included in the game result information, and the ability information based on the attack power information, defense power information, and physical strength information after the battle of the additionally appearing monster. Update. Also, information indicating the amount of damage (reduced health value) that the monster has given to the hero character, and information indicating the amount of damage (reduced health value) that the monster has given from the hero character. Memorize cumulatively.

Thereafter, the CPU 301 executes an end determination process for determining whether or not an end condition for ending the addition of a monster to the game apparatus 10A installed in the store designated by the user is satisfied (S10). The end condition corresponds to, for example, the case where the number of battles or the number of wins / losses of the battle reaches a predetermined number, or that the physical strength indicated by the physical strength information of the monster becomes zero. In this case, the CPU 301 deletes the corresponding additional information, player ID, information on the amount of damage, and management information from the additional table TBL2.
Thereafter, the CPU 301 controls the communication interface 305 to transmit a result notification to the user terminal 20. The result notification includes information indicating the number of wins / negative numbers and the amount of damage the monster has given to the hero character (reduced health value), and the amount of damage the monster has received from the hero character (reduced health Value) is included. CPU301 changes each capability which the capability information of the added monster shows based on the information on the battle result contained in the result notification.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the user terminal 20 can receive store information corresponding to the user of the user terminal 20 from the server device 30, and the user selects a store from the store information. It is possible to specify a store where the game apparatus 10A that causes the monsters it owns to appear is installed. Further, the server device 30 stores additional information indicating the contents of the monster to be added in the additional table TBL2 in association with the selected store information, and receives a confirmation request for inquiring whether or not there is additional information from the game device 10A. When 10A is a game device 10A installed in the selected store, a confirmation response including additional information is returned, so that a monster can appear in the game device 10A installed in the store selected by the user. As a result, the game device 10 </ b> A that causes the monster to appear is not limited to the game device 10 </ b> A installed in the store where the user of the user terminal 20 has visited, and the user owns the monster owned by the user even if the user does not go to the store. Can appear in the game apparatus 10A installed in the store designated by

  Moreover, since store table TBL1 has matched and memorize | stored player ID and the affiliated store information which shows some stores relevant to a user among all the stores, the said some stores are stored in the user terminal 20. Can inform users. For this reason, when the user selects a store in which the game apparatus 10A that causes a game element (a monster owned by the user) to appear from among a large number of stores developed throughout the country, the user selects all stores in the country. As a result, there is no need to select a store.

  Furthermore, by causing a monster owned by the user to appear in the game apparatus 10A, the monster can be raised even if the user does not execute the game of the user terminal 20, and each parameter indicated by the ability information of the monster is improved. It becomes possible.

<2. Second Embodiment>
Next, a game system 1B according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of the game system 1B. The game system 1B is the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 except that the game device 10B is used instead of the game device 10A and that the added monster is managed by the game device 10B in addition to the server device 30. This is the same configuration as the game system 1A. In particular, in the game system 1A, the player ID, the additional information, the selected store information, the management information, and the battle result are stored in association with each other in the additional table TBL2 of the server device 30, but in the game system 1B, the server device 30 is added. The table TBL2 stores a player ID, additional information, selected store information, and a battle result in association with each other, and does not store management information. The game apparatus 10B stores a control unit 18 that controls the entire game apparatus 10B, various types of information such as a game program and an additional table TBL3, a storage unit 19a that functions as a work area for the control unit 18, and a server apparatus 30. And a communication unit 19b that communicates via a communication network NET, and a plurality of game terminals GE. The storage unit 19a can be configured from, for example, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, and the like. The additional table TBL3 stores at least additional information and management information in association with each other. The appearance of the game terminal GE is the same as that of the game apparatus 10A shown in FIG. For example, six game terminals GE are connected to constitute a game device 10B. The control unit 18 functions as a control center for a plurality of game terminals GE. When additional information is stored in the additional table TBL3, it is possible to make the added monster appear at any game terminal GE belonging to the game apparatus 10B. By storing the management information for managing the presence or absence of the appearance of the monster in the additional table TBL3 of the game apparatus 10B instead of the server apparatus 30, the control unit 18 of the game apparatus 10B allows a plurality of game terminals GE belonging to the game apparatus 10B. The management of the presence / absence of the appearance of a monster may be performed using the additional table TBL3. That is, since it is not necessary to make an inquiry to the server device 30 outside the store for the management, the burden of communication processing is reduced.

  FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the game system 1B according to the second embodiment. The operation of the game system 1B is the first operation described with reference to FIG. 7 until the server device 30 executes the additional information storage process (S5) after the user terminal 20 transmits the authentication request to the server device 30. Since it is the same as that of embodiment, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  After executing the additional information storage process (S5), the CPU 301 of the server device 30 controls the communication interface 305 so as to transmit an addition request including additional information to the game device 10B installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. When a plurality of game devices 10B are installed in one store, one of the game devices 10B is specified according to a predetermined rule and transmitted to the specified game device 10B. Although a specific method is arbitrary, it may be determined by lottery or may be determined in a predetermined order. For example, when two game devices 10B are installed in the store B as shown in FIG. 8, the first addition request is transmitted to one game device 10B, and the next addition request is transmitted to the other game device 10B. Thereafter, an addition request may be sent alternately.

  Next, when the game apparatus 10B receives the addition request, the control unit 18 of the game apparatus 10B executes an additional information storage process (S20). Specifically, the control unit 18 stores additional information in an additional table TBL3 provided in the storage unit 19a. At this point, the management information corresponding to the additional information indicates a non-appearance state. Thereafter, the game apparatus 10 </ b> B returns an additional response indicating that the additional information is stored to the server apparatus 30. When the server device 30 receives the additional response, the server device 30 transmits the additional response to the user terminal 20.

  Next, when the game is started at any of the plurality of game terminals GE belonging to the game apparatus 10B (S21), the control unit 18 executes a determination process for determining whether or not a monster is added (S22). Specifically, first, the control unit 18 searches the additional table TBL3 to determine whether additional information is stored. Second, when additional information is stored, the control unit 18 has an appearance state in which a monster appears in any of the game terminals GE and a non-appearance state in which no monster has appeared in any of the game terminals GE. Management information for managing the. Thirdly, when the additional information is not stored in the additional table TBL3 or when the management information indicates the appearance state, the control unit 18 determines that no monster is added, while the additional information is stored in the additional table TBL3. If the management information indicates a non-appearance state, it is determined that a monster has been added.

  When it is determined that no monster is added, the control unit 18 executes a normal game in which no monster is added at the game terminal GE that started the game (S23). On the other hand, if it is determined that a monster has been added, the control unit 18 changes the management information from the non-appearance state to the appearance state, and updates the storage content of the addition table TBL3 (S24). Thereafter, the control unit 18 executes an additional game process (S25). Specifically, a monster appears in the game based on the character ID indicated by the additional information and the ability information. Note that where the additional monster appears in the progress of the game is the same as that of the first embodiment in that it is predetermined by the game program. The player of the game terminal GE battles with the additionally appearing monster.

Next, the control unit 18 updates the storage content of the additional table according to the game result as the result of the battle (S26). In addition to the monster's winning / losing and ability information, the information to be updated includes information on the amount of damage (decreased health) that the monster has given to the hero character, and the monster from the hero character. Information indicating the amount of damage given (reduced health value) may also be included.
Thereafter, the control unit 18 transmits a game result notification including game result information indicating the game result to the server device 30. The game result information includes the player ID of the game terminal GE, the game result of the player of the game terminal GE, information indicating the amount of damage that the monster has given to the hero character, Information indicating the amount of damage given from the main character is included.

When the server device 30 receives the game result information, the CPU 301 executes a game result storage process (S9). Specifically, information indicating the amount of damage (decreased stamina value) that the monster has given to the hero character and the amount of damage the monster has given to the hero character, or the monster has given from the hero character Based on the amount of damage (value of reduced physical strength), the contents of the information on the result of the battle with the main character in the additional table TBL2 are updated.
Thereafter, the CPU 301 executes an end determination process for determining whether or not an end condition for ending addition of a monster is satisfied (S10). The end condition corresponds to, for example, the case where the number of battles or the number of wins / losses of the battle reaches a predetermined number, or that the physical strength indicated by the physical strength information of the monster becomes zero. When the predetermined number of battles (for example, 10 times) is reached or when the physical strength becomes zero, the addition of the monster is terminated. In this case, the CPU 301 transmits a deletion request to the game apparatus 10B. The deletion request includes identification information for identifying additional information to be deleted.

  When the game device 10B receives the deletion request, the control unit 18 deletes the corresponding additional information and management information from the additional table TBL3 (S27), and returns a deletion response indicating that the additional information has been deleted to the server device 30. When the server device 30 receives the deletion response, the CPU 301 deletes the additional information from the addition table TBL2, and transmits a result notification to the user terminal 20. The result notification includes information on the result of the battle with the main character in the additional table TBL2, that is, the number of wins and losses in the battle between the user's monster of the user terminal 20 and the main character of the game device 10B, and the amount of damage the monster has given to the main character. Information indicating (value of reduced physical strength) and information indicating the amount of damage (value of reduced physical strength) given by the monster from the hero character are included. The user terminal 20 updates each parameter as the ability information of the corresponding monster based on the received result notification. Specifically, the CPU 201 of the user terminal 20 increases the number of times that the monster has won in the battle with the main character of the game apparatus 10B and the amount of damage (the value of reduced physical strength) the monster has given to the main character. , Control to improve each parameter as monster ability information.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the user terminal 20 can receive store information corresponding to the user of the user terminal 20 from the server device 30, and the user selects a store from the store information, so that the monster can be selected. The store where the game apparatus 10B to appear can be designated. In addition, the server device 30 transmits additional information to the game device 10B installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. The game apparatus 10B includes a plurality of game terminals GE, and when additional information is stored in the storage unit 19a, a monster appears in the game. Therefore, a monster is added to the game apparatus 10B installed in the store selected by the user. Can appear. Further, the ability information of the monster is updated based on the battle result between the monster that appears on the game device 10B and the main character of the player of the game device 10B. As a result, the game device 10B that causes the monster to appear is not limited to the game device 10B installed in the store where the user of the user terminal 20 has visited, and the user owns the monster owned by the user even if the user does not go to the store. Can appear on the game device 10B installed in the store designated by the.

<3. Modification>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the following modifications are possible. Also, two or more of the following modifications can be combined as appropriate.
(1) In each embodiment mentioned above, although the aspect which makes a monster appear in the game performed with game device 10A, 10B was demonstrated as an example, 10A of game devices installed in the store which the user selected, Any game element that does not appear in the normal game may appear in the 10B game. The game element includes, for example, a message such as a monster, a message, a background screen, a dungeon, a puzzle, a sound effect, music, and the like. In this aspect, in the additional table TBL2, management information for managing the appearance / non-appearance state of the monster and information such as the battle result with the main character may not be stored in association with the additional information. Absent.

(2) In each of the above-described embodiments, a monster that is a game element appears in the game devices 10A and 10B installed in one store selected by the user, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the user A plurality of stores may be selected on the terminal 20. In this case, the game devices 10A and 10B that allow the monsters to appear cannot be controlled exclusively, but the user of the user terminal 20 is allowed to appear by causing the monsters to appear in the game devices 10A and 10B installed in many stores. It is possible to show the monsters that have been raised to many people. In this case, it is preferable that the server device 30 does not reflect the battle result in the additional information. In addition, when the game element to be added is a message such as “Yosuke, Happy Birthday”, background screen, sound effects, dungeon, puzzle, music, etc., it is not necessary to execute exclusive control.

(3) In each embodiment mentioned above, although the server apparatus 30 transmitted the user's affiliation store information of the user terminal 20 to the user terminal 20 as store information, this invention is not limited to this, All stores Store information may be transmitted to the user terminal 20. Specifically, the CPU 301 generates store information for all stores included in the all store table TBL10 in the store information generation process when a store information request is received from the user terminal 20. Moreover, you may memorize | store in the hard disk the friend table which links | relates with the other user who has a friend relationship for every user. Specifically, the player ID and the player ID of another user who has a friendship with the user of the player ID may be associated with each other and stored in the friend table. Then, when the server device 30 receives the store information request, the CPU 301 refers to the friend table and acquires the player IDs of other users who are in friendship with the user. Thereafter, the CPU 301 may refer to these store tables TBL1 to read out belonging store information corresponding to these player IDs, generate the read out belonging store information as store information, and transmit it to the user terminal 20. Thereby, the user can know a store where a friend may visit.

(4) Furthermore, the user terminal 20 may generate designation information that designates a part or all of other users who have a friendship with the user, and include this in the store information request and transmit it to the server device 30. Good. When the communication interface 305 receives the store information request, the server 301 identifies the user who transmitted the store information request (specification of the player ID), and identifies the specified user and other users specified by the designation information. It may be specified (specification of player ID), the store table TBL1 may be referred to, the affiliated store information corresponding to another user may be read, and the affiliated store information may be generated as the store information.

  In this case, the stores to be selected can include not only stores that are related to the user but also stores that are related to other users who are friends with the user. In addition, since other users who have friendships are specified on the user terminal, it is possible to easily narrow down stores to be selected for users who have many friends. In addition, since a specific friend can be specified and the stores to be selected can be limited, the game element such as a monster raised by the user can be shown to the specific friend by encouraging the specific friend to visit the store. Can do.

(5) In each embodiment described above, the user terminal 20 executes a game program downloaded from the server device 30 so that the user can play a game for nurturing a character such as a monster. The breeding game may be executed in the form of a browser game. In this case, the monster data is managed by the server device 30. The user terminal 20 only browses the web page provided by the server device 30, and the monster breeding status is managed in the server device 30. More specifically, a list of monsters owned by the user is transmitted from the server device 30 to the user terminal 20, and the user designates and designates monsters to be used in the breeding game executed on the user terminal 20 from the list. A training game is executed by the monster.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, in the process of causing the grown monster to appear in the game devices 10A and 10B installed in the actual store, the user terminal 20 executes the additional information generation process S4, and adds the additional information. The addition request including the request is transmitted to the server device 30. In this modified example, since the browser game is executed on the user terminal 20, information regarding the monster is not stored in the user terminal 20. For this reason, the process which makes it appear in game device 10A and 10B of the store which designates a monster is performed in the sequence shown in FIG.

  Up to the store selection process S4 is the same as in the first embodiment shown in FIG. The user terminal 20 causes the display 205 to display store names that can be selected by the user. When the user selects the store name of the store where the monster appears by operating the operation unit 206, the CPU 201 generates selected store information corresponding to the selected store name. The selected store information may be information that directly indicates the store selected by the user or information that indirectly indicates the store selected by the user. The information directly indicating the store selected by the user is, for example, a store ID for identifying the store, and the information indirectly indicating the store selected by the user is, for example, from a plurality of options presented from the server device. Examples include index information for identifying an option selected by the user, a URL including the index information, and the like. Specifically, a plurality of store names and selection buttons corresponding to the store names are displayed on the user terminal, and when the user presses the selection button, the index information assigned to the selection button or a URL including the index information Is generated as selected store information. Then, the CPU 201 transmits a store designation request including the selected store information to the server device 30.

  When the server device 30 receives the store designation request, the CPU 301 stores the selected store information in the RAM 302, and then executes a monster list generation process S30. Specifically, CPU301 acquires the information regarding the monster corresponding to player ID, and transmits the web page which shows a monster name and its capability information to the user terminal 20 as a monster list notification.

Upon receiving the monster list notification, the user terminal 20 displays the monsters and ability information under the user's management on the display 205. Thereafter, the CPU 201 executes a monster designation process S31. Specifically, when the user operates the operation unit 206 to select a monster, the CPU 201 generates information for designating the selected monster. Thereafter, the CPU 201 transmits an addition request including information specifying a monster to the server device 30.
When receiving the addition request, the server device 30 executes an additional information storage process S32. The CPU 301 stores additional information related to information specifying the monster included in the addition request in the addition table TBL2 in association with the player ID. Thereafter, the CPU 301 generates a web page that notifies the user that the addition of the monster has been completed, and transmits an addition response including the web page to the user terminal 20.

In addition, when there is one monster nurtured by the user, there is no need to designate a monster that the user appears on the user terminal 20, and therefore the monster list generation process S30, the monster list notification, and the monster designation process S31 are omitted. Is done.
In the case of a browser game, the result notification described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9 is not necessarily required because the result only needs to be known when the user logs into the server device 30.

(6) In the first embodiment and the modification described above, the CPU 301 of the server device 30 updates the management information from the non-appearing state to the appearing state when the communication interface 304 receives a result notification from the game device 10A. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the CPU 301 measures the time after updating the management information from the non-appearing state to the appearing state using, for example, a timer, and when the measured time reaches a predetermined time, the management information is changed from the appearing state to the non-appearing state. You may change to In this case, the management information can be returned to the non-appearance state within a predetermined time even if the game apparatus 10A breaks down.
Also in the game device 10B of the second embodiment, the control unit 18 updates the management information from the non-appearance state to the appearance state when the game result information is received from the game terminal GE. Is not limited to this. The control unit 18 measures the time after the management information is updated from the non-appearance state to the appearance state, for example, using a timer, and when the measured time reaches a predetermined time, the management information is not appeared from the appearance state. You may change to a state. In this case, the management information can be returned to the non-appearance state within a predetermined time even if the game terminal GE breaks down.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1A, 1B ... Game system, 10A, 10B ... Game device, 18 ... Control part, 19a ... Memory | storage part, 19b ... Communication part, 20 ... User terminal, 30 ... Server apparatus, TBL1 ... Store table, TBL2, TBL3 ... Additional table .

Claims (16)

A game system comprising a user terminal operated by a user, game devices installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device,
The user terminal is
A process of transmitting a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user of the user terminal to the server device;
Processing for receiving a store information response including the store information from the server device;
A game that appears in addition to the selected store information indicating the store selected by the user among one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information, and the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information A process of transmitting an addition request including additional information indicating the content of an element to the server device;
The server device
When the store information request is received from the user terminal, the store information is generated, and the store information response including the store information is returned to the user terminal.
When the addition request is received from the user terminal, the selected store information included in the addition request and the additional information are stored in association with each other;
When receiving a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which the game device is installed from the game device, the store specifying information in the store indicated by the selected store information stored in association with the additional information. A process for determining whether or not the store specified in
When a store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information, a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information is returned to the game device. Process and execute
The game device includes:
Processing to execute the game;
Processing for transmitting the confirmation request to the server device;
When the confirmation response is received, if the additional information is included in the confirmation response, a process of causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game is executed.
A game system characterized by that. A game system comprising a user terminal operated by a user, game devices installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device,
The user terminal is
A process of transmitting a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user of the user terminal to the server device;
Processing for receiving a store information response including the store information from the server device;
A process of transmitting selected store information indicating a store selected by a user among one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information to the server device;
The server device
When the store information request is received from the user terminal, the store information is generated, and the store information response including the store information is returned to the user terminal.
When the selected store information is received from the user terminal, additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information, and the selected store information; A process of associating and storing
When receiving a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which the game device is installed from the game device, the store specifying information in the store indicated by the selected store information stored in association with the additional information. A process for determining whether or not the store specified in
When a store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information, a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information is returned to the game device. Process and execute
The game device includes:
Processing to execute the game;
Processing for transmitting the confirmation request to the server device;
When the confirmation response is received, if the additional information is included in the confirmation response, a process of causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game is executed.
A game system characterized by that. A game system comprising a user terminal operated by a user, game devices installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device,
The user terminal is
A process of transmitting a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user of the user terminal to the server device;
Processing for receiving a store information response including the store information from the server device;
A game that appears in addition to the selected store information indicating the store selected by the user among one or a plurality of stores indicated by the received store information, and the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information A process of transmitting an addition request including additional information indicating the content of an element to the server device;
The server device
When the store information request is received from the user terminal, the store information is generated, and the store information response including the store information is returned to the user terminal.
When the addition request is received from the user terminal, the selected store information included in the addition request and the additional information are stored in association with each other;
A process of transmitting the additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information;
The game device includes:
Multiple gaming devices,
A storage unit for storing information;
When the additional information is received, a process of storing the additional information in the storage unit, a process of executing the game on each of the plurality of game terminals, and the additional information stored in the storage unit, A control unit that executes a process for causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game,
A game system characterized by that. A game system comprising a user terminal operated by a user, game devices installed in a plurality of stores, and a server device capable of communicating with each of the user terminal and the game device,
The user terminal is
A process of transmitting a store information request for requesting to transmit store information indicating one or more stores that can be selected by the user of the user terminal to the server device;
Processing for receiving a store information response including the store information from the server device;
The selection store information indicating a store that the user has selected and a process of sending out one or more of the shop indicated by the received shop information,
The server device
When the store information request is received from the user terminal, the store information is generated, and the store information response including the store information is returned to the user terminal.
When the selected store information is received from the user terminal, additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the game executed in the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information, and the selected store information; A process of associating and storing
Processing to transmit the additional information stored in association with the selected store information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information,
The game device includes:
Multiple gaming devices,
A storage unit for storing information;
When the additional information is received, a process of storing the additional information in the storage unit, a process of executing the game on each of the plurality of game terminals, and the additional information stored in the storage unit, A control unit that executes a process for causing the game element indicated by the additional information to appear in the game,
A game system characterized by that. A server device used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device installed in a plurality of stores and executing a game,
A communication unit that communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device;
A storage unit for storing information;
A control unit,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives a store information request for transmitting store information indicating one or more stores selectable by the user from the user terminal, the store generates the store information and includes the store information. A process for controlling the communication unit to return an information response to the user terminal;
Added to the game executed on the selected store information indicating the store selected by the user from one or more stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal and the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. When the communication unit receives an addition request including additional information indicating the content of the game element that appears, a process of storing the selected store information and the additional information included in the addition request in association with each other in the storage unit; ,
When the communication unit receives a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which the game device is installed from the game device, the stored content is stored in association with the additional information with reference to the storage content of the storage unit. A process of determining whether or not the store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information;
When a store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information, a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information is returned to the game device. And a process for controlling the communication unit,
A server device characterized by that. A server device used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device installed in a plurality of stores and executing a game,
A communication unit that communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device;
A storage unit for storing information;
A control unit,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives a store information request for transmitting store information indicating one or more stores selectable by the user from the user terminal, the store generates the store information and includes the store information. A process for controlling the communication unit to return an information response to the user terminal;
When the communication unit receives selected store information indicating a store selected by the user from one or a plurality of stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal, the communication unit is executed by a game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. A process of associating additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the game and the selected store information in association with the storage unit;
When the communication unit receives a confirmation request including store specifying information indicating a store in which the game device is installed from the game device, the stored content of the storage unit is referred to and the store indicated by the selected store information A process of determining whether or not the store specified by the store specifying information is included in
When a store specified by the store specifying information is included in the stores indicated by the selected store information, a confirmation response including the additional information stored in association with the selected store information is returned to the game device. And a process for controlling the communication unit,
A server device characterized by that. A server device used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device installed in a plurality of stores and executing a game,
A communication unit that communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device;
A storage unit for storing information;
A control unit,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives a store information request for transmitting store information indicating one or more stores selectable by the user from the user terminal, the store generates the store information and includes the store information. A process for controlling the communication unit to return an information response to the user terminal;
Added to the game executed on the selected store information indicating the store selected by the user from one or more stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal and the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. When the communication unit receives an addition request including additional information indicating the content of the game element that appears, a process of storing the selected store information and the additional information included in the addition request in association with each other in the storage unit; ,
A process of controlling the communication unit so as to transmit the additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information;
A server device characterized by that. A server device used in a game system including a user terminal operated by a user and a game device installed in a plurality of stores and executing a game,
A communication unit that communicates with each of the user terminal and the game device;
A storage unit for storing information;
A control unit,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives a store information request for transmitting store information indicating one or more stores selectable by the user from the user terminal, the store generates the store information and includes the store information. A process for controlling the communication unit to return an information response to the user terminal;
When the communication unit receives selected store information indicating a store selected by the user from one or a plurality of stores indicated by the store information from the user terminal, the communication unit is executed by a game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information. A process of associating additional information indicating the content of a game element that appears in addition to the game and the selected store information in association with the storage unit;
A process of controlling the communication unit so as to transmit the additional information to the game device installed in the store indicated by the selected store information;
A server device characterized by that. The storage unit stores, for each user, affiliated store information indicating some stores related to the user among all stores,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives the store information request, a process of identifying the user who transmitted the store information request;
By referring to the storage contents of the storage unit, it reads the belonging shop information corresponding to the user identified, and a process of generating the belonging shop information as the shop information,
The server device according to claim 5, wherein the server device is a server device. The storage unit stores, for each user, affiliated store information indicating some stores related to the user among all stores,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives the store information request, a process of identifying the user who transmitted the store information request;
Identifying other users who are friends with the identified user;
With reference to the storage content of the storage unit, the affiliated store information corresponding to the identified user and the affiliated store information corresponding to the other user are read, and the affiliated store corresponding to the identified user and the other user A process of generating information as the store information;
The server device according to claim 5, wherein the server device is a server device. The store information request includes designation information for designating a part or all of other users who are friends with the user,
The storage unit stores, for each user, affiliated store information indicating some stores related to the user among all stores,
The controller is
When the communication unit receives the store information request, a process of identifying the user who transmitted the store information request;
A process of identifying the identified user and other users specified by the designation information;
By referring to the storage contents of the storage unit, it reads the belonging shop information corresponding to the other user, and a process of generating the belonging shop information as the shop information,
The server device according to claim 5 , wherein the server device is a server device. The server device according to claim 5 , wherein the game element is a character specified by a user, and the additional information includes character information specifying the character . The character information includes ability information indicating a degree of ability of the character,
The storage unit stores the character information in association with a user,
When the communication unit receives a result notification including a result information indicating a change in the character's ability based on an action result of the character that has appeared in the game from the game device, the control unit receives the result notification based on the result information. Updating the capability information stored in the storage unit;
The server device according to claim 12, wherein The game is a battle game in which the user of the game device battles against the user's own character and another character,
The character specified by the user of the user terminal that appears in the game of the game device based on the addition request is included in the other character,
The result information indicates a change in the ability of the character specified by the user of the user terminal based on a result of a battle between the character of the user of the game device and the character specified by the user of the user terminal.
The server device according to claim 13. Wherein the storage unit, the management information for managing the non-appearance state not also appear in the appearance state and any of the game equipment is being appearing in any of the game equipment with the character and with said character information Remembered in association,
The controller is
When the confirmation request is received by the communication unit, a process of reading the management information stored in the storage unit;
When the read management information indicates that it is in the non-appearing state, a process for controlling the communication unit to return a confirmation response including the additional information to the game device and updating the management information to the appearing state When,
A process for controlling the communication unit to return a confirmation response indicating that the character is appearing without including the additional information when the read management information indicates the appearance state ; ,
When the communication unit receives the result notification from the game device, the management information is updated to a non-appearing state.
The server device according to claim 13 or 14 , wherein the server device is configured as described above. The controller is
Processing for measuring the time since the management information was updated to the appearance state;
When the measured time reaches a predetermined time, the management information is changed to a non-appearing state.
The server device according to claim 15.

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