JP5715094B2 - GAME CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for drawing lots of objects to be given to a user.

  In recent years, a so-called social game (Social) executed by a game application created on the basis of an operating environment such as an API (Application Programming Interface) that operates on a web browser in a social networking service (SNS) by a specific service provider. Game) is popular. It can be said that the social game is a kind of online game that is played while communicating among an unspecified number of users. If the user can connect to the Internet and has a communication terminal equipped with a web browser, the user can enjoy a social game regardless of time and place. One of the features of the above-described social game is that it has a richer communication function for interacting with users than conventional online games. In social games, for example, in addition to cooperative play with other users (friends), information exchange by communicating with friends such as greetings and contacts with friends, gifts of items on the game with friends or items An exchange has been made.

  In the above-described social game, a game provided with a plurality of functions is known. For example, Non-Patent Document 1 describes an example of a social game (Sengoku Collection (registered trademark)). Such a game may be provided with a function of giving an item on the game to the user as a selection according to a predetermined operation by the user or a lottery result.

App STYLE Vol.5 (East Press, November 15, 2011), 94 pages

  In the conventional game, for example, the lottery of objects such as items is simple and has not been so much enjoyable for the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described viewpoints, and when drawing an object to be given to a user by lottery, a game control device and a game control capable of realizing a game or lottery process that is more interesting than before. It is an object to provide a method, a program, a game system, and an information processing apparatus.

A first aspect of the present invention is a game control device,
Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means;
A granting unit for granting at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
Is provided.

  In this game control device, the “object” may be anything as long as it can be a grant target, and may include, for example, items and characters on the game. In this case, the item may be, for example, what the user can hold on the game, what the user needs to collect on the game, or advantageous for the user on the game. What may acquire an effect may be used. The character is, for example, a character imitating a real world (for example, a sports player, a singer, an idol, an animal, etc.), a virtual person or creature on a game, or a monster. Including those displayed in. Moreover, the card | curd about magic or a technique may be sufficient.

  According to this game control device, the user can recognize at least a part of the object information regarding the contents of each of the plurality of objects to be granted and the order of giving each object prior to giving the object. . In this case, the user can determine, for each of the plurality of objects, whether or not the object should be a desired object based on the object information. Here, for example, when a desired object is included in a plurality of objects, the user can obtain the desired object according to the order of assignment, but other objects other than the desired object (that is, Of the plurality of objects, it is also necessary to obtain an object that is earlier than the desired object. In this case, the later the order in which the desired objects are assigned, the greater the number of other objects given to the user. For this reason, for example, the user is required to compare and examine the expectation that a desired object can be obtained and the annoyance of obtaining another object in order to obtain the desired object. Therefore, it can be set as the structure where a user's judgment and a strategy are calculated | required. Thereby, a highly interesting game can be realized.

In the game control device, the object information may be image information related to the object.
In this configuration, the user can obtain at least a part of the image information regarding the object for each of the plurality of objects prior to the assignment of the object. In this case, since the user can recognize or assume the contents of each of the plurality of objects based on at least a part of the image information, the user's expectation for obtaining each object can be enhanced. Thereby, a game with higher interest property can be realized.

In the game control device, the granting unit may permit the predetermined input on condition that a predetermined price is paid by the user.
Here, the “consideration” may be, for example, a point on the game held by the user, or a predetermined item or character.
In this configuration, for example, the later the order in which the desired objects are given, the more the user needs to pay for the desired object. For this reason, for example, since it is possible to make the user carefully consider whether or not a desired object should be obtained, it is possible to provide a mechanism that further requires the user's judgment and strategy.

In the game control device, when at least one of the plurality of objects is given to the user, the at least one object is set as an additional object, and the order of giving the additional object is set, and then the plurality of objects are set. Additional means for adding may be provided.
In this configuration, when at least one object among the plurality of objects is given to the user, at least one additional object is added to the plurality of objects. Thereby, since a predetermined number or more of objects always exist, a mechanism that does not bore the user can be achieved. In addition, since the addition order of the desired object may change depending on whether the addition order of the additional object precedes or follows the desired object that the user wants to obtain, It can be a mechanism to increase the sense of tension. That is, for example, if the order of giving one additional object is arranged so as to come before the desired object, the order of obtaining the desired object will be delayed by one, so the user Attention is paid to the arrangement position of the additional object.

The game control apparatus may further include a presentation unit that presents information related to the order of adding the additional objects to the user.
In this configuration, the user can recognize the addition order of the additional objects based on the presented information. In this case, for example, each time an additional object is added, the user is required to consider whether or not the additional object should be a desired object or whether or not the additional object should be obtained. It can be a mechanism to further enhance interest.

In the game control device, when the additional object is added to the plurality of objects, the adding unit is configured to add the additional object based on the object information of the additional object and each object information of the plurality of objects. The order of grant may be set.
For example, every time an additional object is added, if the order of giving the additional object continues to be set ahead of the user's desired object, the user may not be able to obtain the desired object indefinitely. There is. Therefore, according to this game control device, for example, among a plurality of objects and additional objects, it is possible to set the order in which objects including object information that is assumed to be highly desired by the user is given first. it can. Thereby, the user can obtain a desired object.

In the game control device, the object information includes a parameter of the object, and the adding means includes the specific object in which the parameter is an object equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value when the plurality of objects include the object information. You may set so that the addition order of an additional object may come after the provision order of the said specific object.
For example, when a user desires a specific object (for example, an object with high ability or an object with a high degree of rarity), each time an additional object is added, the order in which the additional object is given precedes the specific object. If the setting continues, the user may not be able to obtain the specific object indefinitely. Therefore, according to this game control device, when an additional object is added, the order in which the additional object is added is set to be later than that of the specific object. . Thereby, the user can obtain a specific object at an early stage from a plurality of objects including the additional object.

In the game control device, the object information includes an object parameter, and the adding means adds a specific object whose parameter is an object of a predetermined threshold value or more to the plurality of objects as the additional object. In this case, the addition order of the additional objects may be set to be ahead of a predetermined provision order for the plurality of objects.
According to this game control device, when a specific object is added as an additional object, the specific object is assigned so that the order of giving the specific object precedes the predetermined order of giving the plural objects. The order of object assignment can be higher. Thereby, for example, when the user desires a specific object, it is possible to obtain the specific object at an early stage from a plurality of objects.

A second aspect of the present invention is a game control method,
Providing the user with at least a part of object information relating to the contents of the object and information relating to the object assignment order for each of the plurality of objects for which the assignment order for the user is determined before the object is assigned. When,
Granting at least one object of the plurality of objects to the user according to the grant order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
Is provided.

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a computer.
A function of providing at least a part of object information related to the contents of an object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned for each of a plurality of objects whose order of assignment to the user is determined. And a function of giving at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the order of giving, based on predetermined input or information on the progress of the game,
It is a program for realizing.

  The computer may be a network server, a large computer, or the like, for example. Further, this program may be stored in a computer-readable information storage medium such as a DVD-ROM or a CD-ROM.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a game system including a communication terminal and a server accessed from the communication terminal,
Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means,
A granting unit for granting at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
Any one of the communication terminal and the server is provided with each means.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus,
Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means;
A granting means for granting at least one of the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on information relating to a predetermined input;
Is provided.

  According to the game control device, the game control method, the program, the game system, and the information processing device of the present invention, when an object to be given to a user is drawn by lottery, a game or lottery process that is more interesting than before is realized. be able to.

The figure which shows the external appearance of the game device of embodiment. The figure which shows the internal structure of the game device of embodiment. The figure which shows the data structural example of a user database. The figure which shows the data structural example of a player card database. The figure which shows the data structural example of a grant card list. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the image of the player card of grant object. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in embodiment. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function to play main roles with the game device of embodiment. The flowchart of the lottery process performed with the game device of embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the other example of the image of the player card used as grant object, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a game image. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which plays a main role with the game device of a modification. The flowchart of the lottery process performed with the game device of a modification. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which plays a main role with the game device of a modification. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in a modification. The figure which shows the example of a display of a game image in a modification. The figure which shows the system configuration | structure in the case of performing a game by a client server system. The figure which shows the sharing example between a communication terminal, a game server, and a database server in the case of performing a game by a client server system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the description of this embodiment, a player card is an example of an object.

(1) Configuration of Game Device FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a portable game device (hereinafter simply referred to as “game device”) 1 as an embodiment of the game control device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a main body 2 including an upper housing 2a and a lower housing 2b, and the upper housing 2a and the lower housing 2b are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable. Has been. The display device 3 of the game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes an upper liquid crystal monitor 3a provided in the upper housing 2a and a lower liquid crystal monitor 3b provided in the lower housing 2b.
The input unit 4 includes a plurality of buttons for accepting user operation inputs. According to the arrangement example of the buttons shown in FIG. 1, the plurality of buttons are provided on the lower casing 2b, and the cross-shaped direction indicating button 4a and the power source arranged on the left side of the lower liquid crystal monitor 3b. A button 4e, a select button 4b disposed on the right side of the lower liquid crystal monitor 3b, a start button 4c and a plurality of instruction buttons 4d, and an L button 4f and an R button 4g disposed at the left and right corners of the lower housing 2b. Including.
The storage medium mounting portion 5 (not shown in FIG. 1) is provided in the lower portion of the lower housing 2b. A storage medium 17 can be mounted on the storage medium mounting unit 5. The storage medium 17 is, for example, a card-type storage medium incorporating a flash memory, a disk-shaped storage medium such as an optical disk, or the like.
Although not shown in FIG. 1, a speaker 22 is provided inside either the upper casing 2a or the lower casing 2b, and either the upper casing 2a or the lower casing 2b has a speaker. An opening for transmitting sound from 22 to the outside is provided.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment mainly includes a display device 3, an input unit 4, a storage medium mounting unit 5 and a control device 10, and an external storage that can be mounted on the main body unit 2 by the storage medium mounting unit 5. A medium 17 is provided. In the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the storage medium 17 is connected via the input unit 4, the control device 10, and the storage medium mounting unit 5 so that signals (data signals and control signals) can be transferred via the bus 16. The

  The control device 10 is provided mainly for executing a game program, and signal transfer processing and data processing accompanying execution of the game program. The control device 10 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a read only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, an image processing circuit 14, and a sound processing circuit 15. CPU11 interprets the command of a game program and performs various data processing according to the command.

The image processing circuit 14 mainly performs image data processing. For example, the image processing circuit 14 performs two-dimensional image overlay calculation, transmission calculation such as α blending, and various saturation calculations. Further, the image processing circuit 14 renders data (for example, data of an object such as a character) composed of polygons arranged in a virtual three-dimensional space as a game space and subjected to texture mapping by a Z buffer method or the like, You may perform the calculation which obtains the rendering image which looked at the polygon arrange | positioned in the virtual three-dimensional space from the predetermined viewpoint position.
The image processing circuit 14 has a function of buffering image data to be drawn for each frame (a function as a so-called VRAM).

  The storage medium 17 is provided, for example, for storing game programs and various data used in the game programs, as well as two-dimensional and / or three-dimensional data of objects such as characters. Various data including two-dimensional and / or three-dimensional data of an object such as a character read from the storage medium 17 is temporarily stored in the RAM 13. Further, the RAM 13 stores data necessary for the progress of the game and is sequentially updated / deleted / added by the CPU 11.

  The display device 3 is provided mainly for outputting image data obtained by the image processing circuit 14 or image data read from the storage medium 17 as an image. For example, the display device 3 displays an image on the upper liquid crystal monitor 3a and the lower liquid crystal monitor 3b based on the input image data (data signal). Each monitor is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Cristal Display) monitor, and an image is displayed by driving thin film transistors arranged in pixel units in a matrix based on image data.

  The sound processing circuit 15 is provided mainly for outputting sound data read from the storage medium 17 and / or sound data generated by itself from the speaker 22 as sound. The sound processing circuit 15 may include, for example, a decoding circuit that decodes compressed audio data, an amplification circuit that amplifies the decoded audio signal, and the like.

The input unit 4 is an input device for receiving various inputs accompanying the player's operation, and sends an input signal corresponding to the player's operation to the CPU 11.
Various functions are assigned to the buttons of the input unit 4 according to the game program loaded from the storage medium 17. For example, one of the plurality of instruction buttons 4d is selected from among a function for instructing a desired operation on the character on the game, a function for determining the timing of the action of the character on the game, or a plurality of options. Or a function for confirming selection of a menu that is actively displayed among a plurality of menus may be assigned. For example, the direction instruction button 4a may be assigned a function of moving an object or display area displayed on the monitor in a desired direction, a function of activating any one of a plurality of menus, and the like. The L button 4f and the R button 4g may be assigned a function of sequentially displaying a plurality of options. In the following description, one of a plurality of menus displayed on the game image is actively displayed by the direction instruction button 4a, and the menu that has been actively displayed is any one of the plurality of instruction buttons 4d. The operation to be confirmed by the operation is called “selection operation” in the menu.
The arrangement of the buttons and the assignment of functions to the buttons of the input unit 4 shown in FIG. 1 are merely examples, and the control device 10 accepts necessary inputs for controlling the progress of the entire game based on the game program. If possible, the arrangement and assigned functions are not limited.
Further, the input unit 4 may be configured by providing the display device 3 with a touch panel input function. For example, various functions on the game are assigned to a predetermined area displayed on the upper liquid crystal monitor 3a or the lower liquid crystal monitor 3b, and the function assigned to the predetermined area is recognized by recognizing that the predetermined area is touched. You may make it recognize selection. The operation of touching a predetermined area corresponding to the menu may be a “selection operation” of the menu.

  The type of game realized by the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is not particularly limited, but in the following, as an example of a game realized by the game apparatus 1, a soccer-style digital card game (hereinafter, appropriately, “Game of this embodiment”). The game according to the present embodiment is a game in which a user collects player cards corresponding to soccer players to create his own team and play a soccer game with the team set in the game. This game includes the following functions.

・ Game function:
This is a function for playing a soccer game between a user's team and a team composed of a plurality of player cards arbitrarily extracted by the CPU 11, for example. If the user wins the game, points (described later) will increase. The user's opponent may be another user's team.
・ Lottery function:
This function consumes points and obtains (collects) player cards by lottery.

  In order to realize the game of the present embodiment, the storage medium 17 stores a user database, a player card database, and a grant card list. An example of the user database is shown in FIG. 3, and an example of the player card database is shown in FIG. An example of the grant card list is shown in FIG.

The user database illustrated in FIG. 3 includes information on each item of a user name, a progress level (level), points, and a possessed card for each user ID. In the following description, a group of data including information on each item of each user is referred to as “user data” of the user. Information contained in the user database 31 can be updated sequentially by the CPU 11.
The user name is text data displayed when the game of the present embodiment is executed. The user name may be a text having a predetermined length or less specified in advance by the user.
The progress level is data indicating the progress degree of the user's game. The progress level is, for example, a level value in a range from Lv1 (level 1) to Lv100 (level 100).
The points are data necessary for executing the lottery function in the game of the present embodiment. The value of the points is reduced by executing one lottery and increased by winning the game.
The possessed card is data of an identification code (PL001 or the like) of a player card possessed by the user in the game. In the case of the game according to the present embodiment, the user acquires (collects) player cards using the lottery function.

The player card database illustrated in FIG. 4 is a database in which player cards prepared in the game of this embodiment and data related to the contents are described. In the player card database, data such as image data, player names, teams, abilities, and rareness are associated with each player card identification code. Here, each of the image data, the player name, the belonging team, the ability value, and the rarity is an example of “object information”. The affiliation team may be a team to which the player corresponding to the player card currently belongs, for example. The ability value is composed of items such as an offense value, a defense value, and a technique value, for example, and is data that is referred to when a game function is executed in the game of the present embodiment. In addition, an ability value may be set so that it may show that the capability of a player card is so high that the value is large (the value of each item is large). The rare degree is a value indicating the degree of rarity value of the player card in the game of the present embodiment, and the higher the value (that is, the higher the rarity value), the lower the probability of appearing in the game is set. Also good. For example, when the rarity is expressed in five stages of 1 to 5, the rarity of a player card corresponding to a player with outstanding technical ability or a popular player may be set high (for example, 4 or 5). .
Note that the player card data may include the target player's position, spine number, age, height, weight of the target player, the degree of influence the player card has on the game (typically positive). Good.

  The grant card list illustrated in FIG. 5 includes, for each user ID, an identification code of a plurality of player cards to be given and an order of giving each player card (in the example shown, 1 to N (N is an integer of 2 or more). )) Is described in the data. As will be described later, in the game of the present embodiment, when the player card to be given is not set in the grant card list (for example, when the user executes the lottery function for the first time), N players to be given The cards are extracted from the player card database, and the extracted N player cards are configured to be described in the grant card list after the grant order is set. In addition, when the player card corresponding to the user ID is not set, for example, NULL data or the like may be described in the item of the player card corresponding to the user ID.

  In addition to the above-described user database, player card database, and grant card list, the storage medium 17 stores user-desired data (for example, results such as the number of wins / losses and scores) in the game of the present embodiment. Also good.

(2) Content of game of this embodiment Next, the content of the game of this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, 9, and 10 are examples of game images of the game according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image of a player card to be given.
Note that the display device 3 of the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes an upper liquid crystal monitor 3a and a lower liquid crystal monitor 3b. The game images shown in FIGS. It may be displayed on any of the lower liquid crystal monitors 3b.

  After the game device 1 is activated, a game image S0 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device 3 as an initial screen. When the game apparatus 1 is configured so that a game for a plurality of users can be executed, the game image S0 includes a specific user (in FIG. 6) based on a predetermined operation input for designating the user. In the example, the user name “KNM”) may be included. The game image S0 includes a menu m1 (“game”) for executing the match function and a menu m2 (“lottery”) for executing the lottery function.

  Although not shown, when the menu m1 is selected and operated in the game image S0, a game image for selecting a player card to be used for a game from among the player cards held by the user, and a team including the selected player card, for example, A game image for executing a soccer game with a team of player cards prepared by the CPU 11 is sequentially displayed on the display device 3.

When the menu m2 is selected and operated on the game image S0, the game image S1 shown in FIG. The game image S1 includes a list of a plurality of player cards C1, C2,. In the example of the game image S1, each of the plurality of player cards C1, C2,..., CN is accommodated in a lottery box B whose upper surface is opened. Each player card C1, C2,..., CN is displayed so that the upper peripheral edge of the image data appears above the opening surface of the lottery box B and the upper peripheral edge of the image data can be recognized by the user. Has been. In addition, the player cards C1, C2,..., CN are arranged in such a manner that the order of addition is later from the front side of the image toward the back side of the image (the direction of the arrow in the figure). That is, in the example of the figure, among the player cards C1, C2,..., CN, the player card with the earliest order of grant is the player card C1, and the player card with the last order of grant is the player card CN. Show.
In this case, when the game image S <b> 1 is displayed on the display device 3, the user is a part of the image data (object information) of each of the plurality of player cards C <b> 1, C <b> 2,. It is possible to recognize the order in which the cards C1, C2,.
Further, the game image S1 includes a menu m3 labeled “Draw player card” for the user to perform a lottery.

When at least a part of the image data of the player card is displayed in a recognizable manner, at least a part of the image data may include information related to object information other than the image data. Further, each player card is overlapped in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction) in a state where a part of the image data of each of the plurality of player cards (for example, an end of the image data) can be recognized. When displayed, information on object information other than image data may be included in the part. Here, the part of the image data may be any part as long as it is a part included in the image data. Further, the object information other than the image data may be, for example, the player name of the player card, the belonging team, the ability value, the rarity, the position, the height, the weight, or the spine number.
According to this configuration, when information about object information other than image data is included in part of the image data, the user can easily recognize or assume the contents of the player card based on the information. Become. For this reason, a user's expectation with respect to obtaining a player card can further be raised.
In addition, for example, when each player card is displayed so as to overlap in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction) in a state where a part of the image data of each of the plurality of player cards can be recognized, Compared to the case where the cards are displayed so as not to overlap, it is possible to display a large number of player cards by effectively using a game image with a limited display area size, and to the user, an image of each player card Information relating to object information other than data can be effectively provided. As a specific display method, in addition to the mode in which the player cards are stored in the lottery box B described above, for example, a plurality of playing cards are arranged in a shifted manner so that only the mark of each card can be seen. A plurality of player cards may be arranged while being shifted in the horizontal direction so that a part of the image data can be seen. In this case, a mark indicating the object information (such as the player name, affiliation team, ability value, rarity, position, height, weight or back number of the player card described above) is displayed at the horizontal end of the image data of the player card. Mark) may be provided. As another aspect, when the player cards are shifted in the vertical direction and arranged in a stacked manner, a mark indicating object information may be provided at the end in the vertical direction of the image data. In other words, the mark is displayed at the end of the player card image data, regardless of whether a plurality of player cards are stored in the lottery box or when the player cards are shifted and stacked in a predetermined direction as described above. It only has to be.
An example of the player card image design in the game of this embodiment is shown in FIG. For example, when the upper peripheral portion of the image data of each player card is displayed in a recognizable state, as shown in FIG. 8, each of the plurality of player cards C1, C2,. A number of star-shaped figures (information on object information) corresponding to the value of the rarity (object information) may be included in the upper peripheral edge of the image data of the player card. In the example of FIG. 8, the rareness of the player card C4 with the fourth assignment order is the highest (rare degree is 5), and the rareness of the second and Nth player cards C2 and CN is the lowest (rare). The degree is 1). In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper peripheral portion of the image data of each player card C1, C2,..., CN is displayed in a recognizable manner, so that the user can recognize each player card C1, C2,. You can recognize the rarity. Here, when the user sets the player card C4 as a desired player card, the user can obtain the player card C4 in the order of grant (that is, fourth), but other players other than the player card C4. It is also necessary to obtain a card (that is, a player card whose player order is earlier than the player card C4 (here, the player cards C1, C2, C3)). For this reason, for example, a user should be compared with the expectation that a desired player card can be obtained and the annoyance of obtaining another player card in order to obtain the desired player card. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mechanism that requires the user's judgment and strategy.
For example, when each player card is arranged so as to overlap in the horizontal direction, information related to object information other than the image data of the player card (for example, the number of star-shaped figures corresponding to the rare degree value) You may provide in the part (for example, left side edge part or right side edge part) which can be recognized among the image data of each player card.

  When the menu m3 is selected and operated in the game image S1, the game image S2 in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display device 3. In the game image S2, the player card (player card C1 in the example shown in the drawing) having the earliest order of giving out of the plurality of player cards C1, C2,. All of the image data is displayed. At this time, the user can recognize the contents of the player card by displaying all the image data of the player card. Then, the player card jumping out from the lottery box B is given to the user. Note that the game image S2 may include a message for notifying the contents of the player card given to the user (in the example shown in the figure, “XXX player card has been obtained!”).

  After the game image S2 is displayed for a predetermined time, the game image S3 in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display device 3. The game image S3 includes a list of unassigned player cards (here, player cards C2, C3,..., CN). Here, when the user performs a selection operation on the menu m13, the player card (in this case, the player card C2) with the earliest giving order among the unassigned player cards is given to the user.

In the game of the present embodiment, the case where one player card is given to the user every time the menu m3 is selected and operated is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the menu m3 is selected once, a plurality of player cards may be given to the user.
Moreover, in the game of this embodiment, although the case where the upper peripheral part of the image data of a player card was provided prior to grant of a player card was demonstrated as an example, it is not restricted to this. For example, a predetermined area at the center of the image data may be provided before the player card is given, or all of the image data may be provided.

(3) Overview of Functions in Game Device Hereinafter, functions realized by the game device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions that play a main role in the game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment.

The game execution means 51 has a function of executing the game of the present embodiment in response to an operation input to the input unit 4 by the user. As described above, the game of this embodiment is provided with a match function and a lottery function.
In order to execute the game function, the CPU 11 generates image data so that predetermined operations of the user team and the opponent team are displayed, and sends them to the image processing circuit 14. For example, any method may be used for determining the winning or losing of the game as long as it is determined based on the ability values (eg, offense value, defense value, technique value) of the player cards included in each of the two teams performing the game. . For example, when the CPU 11 executes a game between the user's team and a team selected in advance (CPU team), the CPU 11 compares the sum of the ability values of the player cards included in both teams, and the larger sum is obtained. May be determined to win with a high probability (eg, a predetermined probability within the range of 60-90%).
When the user's team wins, a certain amount of points may be given to the target user. In that case, the CPU 11 accesses the storage medium 17 and performs a process of overwriting by adding a certain amount of points in the user data of the user to be processed.

  The lottery function in the game execution means 51 is performed in cooperation with the information providing means 52 and the giving means 53. In order to execute the lottery function, the CPU 11 performs the following processing, for example. When the CPU 11 recognizes the input of the user's appropriate selection operation (for example, the selection operation for the menu m2 of the game image S0 in FIG. 6), whether or not the player card to be given has been set for the user who performed the selection operation. Is determined. This determination process will be described in detail. The CPU 11 accesses the granted card list in the storage medium 17 and whether an identification code is recorded in the item of the player card corresponding to the user ID of the user who performed the selection operation. Determine whether or not. Here, when the identification code is not recorded, it is determined that the player card to be given is not set. In this case, the CPU 11 accesses the player card database, extracts a predetermined number (N in the present embodiment) of player cards at random or based on a predetermined rule, and determines the grant order for each extracted player card. . For example, the order of giving each player card may be determined such that the later the order of extraction, the later the order of giving, or it may be determined randomly or based on a predetermined rule. Then, the CPU 11 records the extracted identification code of each player card in the grant data list according to the decided grant order.

For each of a plurality of player cards (objects) in which the order of granting to the user is determined, the information providing means 52 includes at least a part of image data (object information) relating to the contents of the player card, information relating to the order of giving the player card, Is provided to the user before the player card is awarded.
Here, the object information may be image data (image information) related to the player card (object). In this case, the user can obtain at least a part of the image data for each of the plurality of player cards prior to the player card. In this case, since the user can recognize or assume the contents of each of the plurality of player cards based on at least a part of the image data, the user's expectation for obtaining each player card can be enhanced. . Thereby, a game with higher interest property can be realized.
In order to realize the function of the information providing unit 52, the CPU 11 performs, for example, the following processing. If CPU11 performs the process according to the determination result of whether the player card of grant object was set with respect to a user, at least one part of the object information (for example, image data) of a player card, and the grant order of a player card And a game image (for example, game image S1 in FIG. 7) including the information on the image processing circuit 14 is generated and sent to the image processing circuit 14. In this case, the CPU 11 accesses the grant data list, extracts a player card corresponding to the user ID of the user according to the grant order, and generates a game image so that the player card is arranged at a position corresponding to the grant order. .
Further, when the player card is given to the user by the function of the giving means 53 described later, the CPU 11 object information (for example, image data) of an unassigned player card (here, the player cards C2, C3,... CN). A game image (for example, the game image S3 in FIG. 10) including at least a part of the information and information on the order of granting the unassigned player cards is generated and sent to the image processing circuit 14. The game image generation method in this case is the same as the game image S1 generation method illustrated in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the case where at least part of the image data is provided has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at least a part of the player name may be provided, or at least a part of the name or mark (for example, logo or emblem) of the team to which the team belongs. Each of the player name, the team name, and the mark is an example of information regarding object information.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of player cards C1, C2,..., CN are arranged side by side in a predetermined direction (in the direction of the arrow in the example of FIG. 7), whereby the order of giving the player cards C1, C2,. Although the case where it provides is demonstrated as an example, it is not restricted to this. For example, text data indicating the grant order may be provided in association with each of the plurality of player cards C1, C2,. Note that the information related to the order of assignment may be constituted by, for example, audio data or image data.

The granting unit 53 has a function of granting at least one player card among a plurality of player cards (objects) to the user in accordance with the grant order based on predetermined input or information on the progress of the game.
Here, the progress of the game may be, for example, the number of parts that the user has won (cleared) on the game, or the number of times the user has won other users or characters in the game. It may be. Further, the progress of the game may be, for example, the number of specific items acquired by the user on the game, or the progress of the game, the skill level, or the like.
Moreover, giving a player card to a user may be making it memorize | store in a predetermined | prescribed storage device (for example, storage medium 17 etc.) in the state matched with the user ID of a user.
In order to realize the function of the providing unit 53, the CPU 11 performs, for example, the following processing. When the CPU 11 recognizes the input of the user's appropriate selection operation (for example, the selection operation for the menu m3 of the game image S1 in FIG. 7), the game image (for example, for notifying the contents of the player card given to the user) 9 is generated and sent to the image processing circuit 14. And CPU11 performs the process which provides a player card with respect to a user. Specifically, the CPU 21 accesses the grant card list in the storage medium 17, and the grant order is the earliest among a plurality of player cards corresponding to the user ID of the user to be processed (here, The identification code of the first player card is extracted. And CPU21 accesses the user database in the storage medium 17, and performs the process which writes the identification code of the extracted player card as the data of the possession card in the user data of the user who becomes a process target.
Further, the CPU 11 may access the granted card list and erase the extracted player card identification code. In this case, in the grant card list, the CPU 11 may move up the grant order of each of the plurality of player cards corresponding to the user ID of the processing target user according to the number of extracted player cards. For example, when the number of extracted player cards is one, the grant order of player cards with the second and subsequent grant orders may be incremented one by one.

  In addition, when giving a player card to a user based on the information regarding the progress of a game, CPU11 performs the following processes, for example. Here, a case where a player card is given to the user every time the number of wins of the game on the game increases by a predetermined number (for example, three) will be described as an example. When the user wins the game, the CPU 11 increases the number of wins of the user recorded in the storage medium 17 by one, for example. Then, every time the number of wins increases by a predetermined number, the CPU 11 generates a game image (for example, the game image S2 in FIG. 9) for notifying the content of the player card to be given to the user, and the image processing circuit 14 And a process of giving a player card to the user.

Further, the granting unit 53 may permit the selection operation (predetermined input) of the menu m13 on condition that the user pays a predetermined price.
Here, the value may be, for example, a point on the game held by the user, or a predetermined item or character.
In this case, for example, the later the order in which the desired player cards (objects) are given, the more the user needs to pay for the desired player card. For this reason, for example, since it is possible to make the user carefully consider whether or not a desired player card should be obtained, it is possible to provide a mechanism that further requires the user's judgment and strategy.
In this case, the function of the providing unit 53 can be realized as follows, for example. Here, a case where the consideration is a predetermined amount of points will be described as an example. When the CPU 11 recognizes the input of the user's appropriate selection operation (for example, the selection operation for the menu m3 of the game image S1 in FIG. 7), the CPU 11 refers to the user data of the user who performed the selection operation and sets the user ID of the user. It is determined whether or not the value of the corresponding point is greater than or equal to a predetermined amount. And when the value of a point is more than predetermined amount, CPU11 performs the process which gives a player card with respect to the said user, after subtracting the predetermined value of the said point value. When the value of the points is less than the predetermined amount, the CPU 11 generates a game image for notifying a message such as “The player card cannot be drawn because there are few points” and the image processing circuit 14 May be sent to.

(4) Flow of main processing of game device of this embodiment Next, an example of the flow of main processing performed by the game device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 12, display timings of the game images S0 to S3 of FIGS.
When the menu m2 (lottery) is selected in the game image S0 (step S100: YES), the CPU 11 determines whether or not a player card to be given has been set for the user who has performed the selection operation (step S100: YES). Step S110). More specifically, the CPU 11 accesses the granted card list in the storage medium 17 and determines whether or not an identification code is recorded in the item of the player card corresponding to the user ID of the user who performed the selection operation. To do. If no identification code is recorded, it is determined that a player card to be granted is not set (step S110: NO). In this case, the CPU 11 accesses the player card database, extracts a predetermined number (N in the present embodiment) of player cards randomly or based on a predetermined rule (step S120), and assigns it to each extracted player card. The order is determined (step S130). For example, the order of giving each player card may be determined such that the later the order of extraction, the later the order of giving, or it may be determined randomly or based on a predetermined rule. Then, the CPU 11 records the extracted identification code of each player card in the grant data list according to the decided grant order. In step S110, when a player card to be granted is set (that is, an identification code is recorded in the item of the player card corresponding to the user ID of the user who performed the selection operation in the grant card list). ) (Step S110: YES), the CPU 11 proceeds to a process of step S140 described later.

  Next, the CPU 11 generates a game image (for example, the game image S1 in FIG. 7) that includes at least a part of the object information (for example, image data) of the player card and information regarding the order in which the player cards are applied, and generates an image processing circuit. 14 (step S140). In this case, the CPU 11 accesses the grant data list, extracts a player card corresponding to the user ID of the user according to the grant order, and generates a game image so that the player card is arranged at a position corresponding to the grant order. .

Next, when the menu m3 is selected in the game image S1 (step S150: YES), the CPU 11 notifies the game image (for example, FIG. 9) of the contents of the player card given to the user who performed the selection operation. A game image S2) is generated and sent to the image processing circuit 14. And CPU11 performs the process which provides a player card with respect to the said user (step S160). Specifically, the CPU 21 accesses the grant card list in the storage medium 17, and the grant order is the earliest among a plurality of player cards corresponding to the user ID of the user to be processed (here, The identification code of the first player card is extracted. And CPU21 accesses the user database in the storage medium 17, and performs the process which writes the identification code of the extracted player card as the data of the possession card in the user data of the user who becomes a process target. Note that the CPU 11 may end the lottery process when the menu m3 is not selected for a predetermined time or longer in the process of step S150 (step S150: NO).
In addition, CPU11 may perform the following processes, when permitting selection operation (predetermined input) of menu m13 on condition of payment of a predetermined price by a user. For example, when the CPU 11 recognizes that the menu m3 is selected in the process of step S150, the CPU 11 refers to the user data of the user who performed the selection operation, and the value of the point corresponding to the user ID of the user is a predetermined amount. It is determined whether or not this is the case. And when the value of a point is more than predetermined amount, CPU11 performs the process which gives a player card with respect to the said user, after subtracting the predetermined value of the said point value. When the value of the points is less than the predetermined amount, the CPU 11 generates a game image for notifying a message such as “The player card cannot be drawn because there are few points” and the image processing circuit 14 May be sent to.
When the CPU 11 performs the process of step S160, at least part of the object information (for example, image data) of the unassigned player cards (here, the player cards C2, C3,... CN) and the assignment of the unassigned player cards are performed. A game image (for example, game image S3 in FIG. 10) including information related to the order is generated and sent to the image processing circuit 14.

  As described above, according to the game device 1 of the present embodiment, prior to the granting of player cards (objects), the user can obtain object information (for example, image data) regarding the contents of each of a plurality of player cards to be given. ) And the order of giving each player card. In this case, the user can determine for each of the plurality of player cards whether or not the player card should be a desired player card based on object information (for example, image data). Here, for example, when a desired player card is included in a plurality of player cards, the user can obtain the desired player card according to the order of grant, but other than the desired player card It is also necessary to obtain a player card (that is, a player card ahead of a player card whose order of grant is desired among a plurality of player cards). In this case, the later the order in which the desired player cards are given, the more player cards that are given to the user. For this reason, for example, a user should be compared with the expectation that a desired player card can be obtained and the annoyance of obtaining another player card in order to obtain the desired player card. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mechanism that requires the user's judgment and strategy. Thereby, a highly interesting game can be realized.

Note that the plurality of player cards to be granted may be configured to be switched. In this case, when the user determines that the desired player card does not exist among the plurality of player cards to be granted, the user may newly select the plurality of player cards to be given based on a predetermined input. it can. In order to realize this function, for example, the CPU 11 may include a menu for instructing switching of player cards when generating the game image S1. And when the said menu is selected and operated, CPU11 should just transfer to the process of step S120.
Here, in order to prevent the player cards from being switched indefinitely, the number of times of switching may be limited to a predetermined number.

(5) Modified Example of Embodiment In the above-described embodiment, the case where the “object” to be given is a player card has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The “object” may be anything as long as it can be a grant target, and may include, for example, items on the game and other characters. In this case, the item may be, for example, what the user can hold on the game, what the user needs to collect on the game, or advantageous for the user on the game. What may acquire an effect may be used. The character is, for example, a character imitating a real world (for example, a sports player, a singer, an idol, an animal, etc.), a virtual person or creature on a game, or a monster. Including those displayed in. It can also contain cards about magic and tricks.
Moreover, although embodiment mentioned above demonstrated as an example the case where the several object (player cards C1, C2, ... CN) was accommodated in the lottery box B according to the provision order, it is not restricted to this. For example, in the lottery function, when a subgame (for example, Sugoroku etc.) is configured to advance a preset route according to a predetermined input, a plurality of objects can be obtained by advancing the route. You may do it. In this case, it is preferable to match the order of giving the plurality of objects with the traveling direction of the route.

Hereinafter, modified examples of the above-described embodiment will be described.
(5-1) Modification 1
In the embodiment described above, the case where the number of star-shaped figures corresponding to the degree of rarity is included in the image data has been described as an example of the image design of the player card, but the present invention is not limited to this. The 1st example of the image design of the player card in this modification is shown in FIG. FIG. 13A is a diagram illustrating a first example of an image design of a player card to be given, and FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating a display example of a game image in the present modification. For example, when at least a part of the image data (for example, the upper periphery) of the player card is provided to the user before the player card is given, as shown in FIG. May include the marks ma1, ma2,..., MaN of the team to which the player belongs corresponding to the player card, the back number of the player, and the like. Note that the emblem of the team and the player's spine number are examples of information related to the object information. In this case, when the menu m2 of the game image S0 in FIG. 6 is selected, the game image shown in FIG. 13B is displayed instead of the game image S1 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 13B, the upper peripheral edge of the image data of each player card C1, C2,..., CN is displayed in a recognizable manner, so that the user can recognize each player card C1, C2,. The contents of each player card C1, C2,..., CN can be assumed by recognizing or assuming the affiliation team and / or back number. Therefore, the user can discriminate whether or not a desired player card should be obtained for each of the plurality of player cards C1, C2,..., CN based on the provided image data.
FIG. 14 shows a display example of the game image when the second example of the player card image design in this modification is used. For example, when at least a part of the image data (for example, the upper periphery) of the player card is provided to the user before the player card is granted, the color of the team to which the player card belongs is displayed on the upper periphery of the image data. Coloring according to (information on object information) or a rare degree (for example, a gold color when the rare degree is 5 and a silver color when the rare degree is 4) may be applied. In this case, the user can recognize the team to which each player card C1, C2,. For this reason, the user can discriminate | determine whether it should be a desired player card for every some player card C1, C2, ..., CN based on the provided image data.

(5-2) Modification 2
FIG. 15 shows a functional block diagram of Modification 2 of the game control apparatus of the above embodiment. As shown in FIG. 15, this functional block diagram is different from that shown in FIG. 11 in that an adding means 54 is added.
When at least one player card is given to a user among the plurality of player cards (objects), the adding means 54 uses the at least one player card as an additional player card (additional object) and sets the order of giving the additional player cards. A function of adding to the plurality of player cards after setting is provided.
According to this modification, when at least one player card is given to a user among a plurality of player cards, at least one additional player card is added to a plurality of player cards. Thereby, since a predetermined number or more of player cards will always exist, it can be set as the mechanism which does not get a user bored. Moreover, there is a possibility that the order in which the desired player cards are given may change depending on whether the order in which the additional player cards are given precedes or follows the desired player card that the user wants to obtain. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mechanism that increases the tension of the user. That is, for example, if the order of giving one additional player card is arranged so that the desired player card comes first, the order of obtaining the desired player card will be delayed by one, The user pays attention to the arrangement position of the additional player card.

The function of the adding means 54 in this modification can be realized as follows with reference to the flow of FIG. FIG. 16 is an example of a flow of main processing performed by the game apparatus 1 of the present modification. Note that the content of the processing in steps S100 to S160 in the flow of FIG. 16 is the same as that of the flow of FIG.
CPU11 will perform the process which provides a player card with respect to a user in step S160, accesses a player card database, and is based on the player card (addition player card) added as grant object at random or a predetermined rule. (Step S170). Then, the CPU 11 determines the order of adding additional player cards (here, any one of 1 to N) (step S180). For example, the order of giving the additional player cards may be determined so as to be the last (that is, the Nth), or may be determined randomly or based on a predetermined rule. Then, the CPU 11 records the identification code of the additional player card in the grant data list according to the decided grant order. At this time, the CPU 11 performs an update process of the grant data list so that the grant order of player cards whose grant order is later than the additional player card among the unassigned player cards is sequentially lowered.

(5-3) Modification 3
FIG. 17 shows a functional block diagram of a modification of the game control device of the second modification. As shown in FIG. 17, this functional block diagram is different from that shown in FIG. 15 in that a presentation means 55 is added.
The presenting means 55 has a function of presenting information related to the order of giving additional player cards (additional objects) to the user.
According to this modification, the user can recognize the order of giving the additional player card based on the presented information. In this case, for example, every time an additional player card is added, the user is required to consider whether or not the additional player card should be a desired object or whether or not an additional player card should be obtained. Therefore, it can be a mechanism that further enhances interest.

The function of the presentation means 55 in this modification can be realized as follows, for example. For example, when the CPU 11 performs a process of giving a player card to the user in step S160 of the flow shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 11 generates the game image S11 of FIG. 18 instead of the game image S3, and sends it to the image processing circuit 14. Send it out. The game image S11 includes a display area 101 for notifying information related to the order of giving additional player cards. The game image S11 may include a display area 102 for notifying the rare degree of the additional player card, for example. When the game image S11 is displayed on the display device 3, the display areas 101 and 102 rotate in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction). Then, when a predetermined time elapses after the game image S11 is displayed on the display device 3, the CPU 11 generates a game image (for example, the game image S12 in FIG. 18) indicating a state in which the rotation of the display areas 101 and 102 is stopped. Then, it is sent to the image processing circuit 14. In this case, the user can recognize the order of giving the additional player card based on the information (here, text data) displayed in the display area 101.
In addition, CPU11 may extract the player card corresponding to the content of each display area 101,102 of the state which rotation stopped from the player card database as an additional player card in step S170 of the flow shown in FIG.

Moreover, the presentation means 55 may present the image data (object information) of the additional player card (additional object) so that it stands out from the unassigned player card. In order to realize the function of the presentation means 55 in this case, for example, when the CPU 11 performs the process of step S180 in the flow shown in FIG. 16, for example, the CPU 11 generates the game image S21 of FIG. To do. The game image S21 includes an additional player card CA that protrudes upward from an unassigned player card. In this case, the user can recognize the order of giving the additional player card CA based on the information displayed on the game image S21.
Further, when a predetermined time elapses after the game image S21 is displayed on the display device 3, the CPU 21 generates, for example, the game image S22 of FIG. 19 and sends it to the image processing circuit 14. The protruding height of the upper peripheral edge of the additional player card CA in the game image S22 may be equal to the protruding height of the upper peripheral edge of the unassigned player card.

(5-4) Modification 4
In the above-described modification 2 or 3, the adding means 54, when an additional player card (additional object) is added to a plurality of player cards (objects), the object information of the additional player card and each object of the plurality of player cards The order of giving additional player cards may be set based on the information.
For example, each time an additional player card is added, if the order in which the additional player card is given continues to be set ahead of the user's desired player card, the user can select the desired player card. It may not be available indefinitely. Therefore, according to the present modification, for example, among a plurality of player cards and additional player cards, the player card is set such that the player card including object information that is assumed to have a high degree of desiredness comes first. be able to. Thereby, the user can obtain a desired player card.

The function of the adding means 54 in this modification can be realized as follows, for example. Here, the case where the object information to be compared between the additional player card and the plurality of player cards is a rare degree will be described as an example. In this case, it is considered that the higher the degree of rarity of the player card, the higher the rarity value of the player card, and the higher the degree desired by the user. For example, in step S180 of the flow shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 11 compares the rarity of the additional player card extracted in step S170 with the rarity of each of a plurality of unassigned player cards. When there is a player card having a higher degree of rarity than the additional player card among the player cards, the addition order of the additional player card may be set to be after the player card.
For example, the CPU 11 compares the ability value of the additional player card with each ability value of the plurality of unassigned player cards, and has a higher ability value than the additional player card among the plurality of unassigned player cards. When there is a player card, the order of giving the additional player card may be set after the player card.

(5-5) Modification 5
In Modification 2, 3, or 4, the object information includes a player card (object) parameter, and the adding means 54 includes a plurality of player cards in which the specific object is a player card having the parameter equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. May be set so that the order in which the additional player card (additional object) is given is later than the order in which the specific object is given.
Here, the parameter may indicate, for example, the ability of the player card (object), may indicate the rare value of the player card, or the real world of the player corresponding to the player card. The degree of popularity and charisma may be digitized.
For example, when a user desires a specific object (for example, a player card with a high ability or a player card with a high degree of rarity), each time an additional player card is added, the order of giving the additional player card is higher than that of the specific object. If it continues to be set first, the user may not be able to obtain the specific object indefinitely. Therefore, according to this modification, when an additional player card is added, the order of granting the additional player card is set to be after the specific object, so the order of granting the specific object is lowered by the additional player card. I can't. Thereby, the user can obtain a specific object at an early stage from a plurality of player cards including the additional player card.

The function of the adding means 54 in this modification can be realized as follows, for example. Here, a case where the parameter is a rare degree will be described as an example. For example, in step S180 of the flow shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 11 accesses the grant card list and extracts identification codes of a plurality of player cards corresponding to the processing target user ID. Next, the CPU 11 accesses the player card database and extracts a player card having a rarity level equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold (for example, 4) as a specific object from the player cards corresponding to the extracted identification code. And CPU11 is set so that the grant order of an additional player card may be after the grant order of a specific object.
In addition, when a plurality of specific objects are included in a plurality of unassigned player cards, the CPU 11 gives the additional player card assignment order after the last specific object among the plurality of specific objects. May be set.

(5-6) Modification 6
In Modification 2, 3, 4 or 5, the object information includes a player card (object) parameter, and the adding means 54 is that the specific object whose player parameter is a player card equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is an additional player. When added to a plurality of player cards as a card (additional object), the addition order of the additional player cards may be set so as to be ahead of a predetermined provision order in the plurality of player cards.
According to this modified example, when a specific object is added as an additional player card, the order in which the specific object is given is set to be ahead of a predetermined order in a plurality of player cards. The order of assigning specific objects in can be higher. Thereby, for example, when a user desires a specific object, it becomes possible to obtain the specific object at an early stage from a plurality of player cards.

The function of the adding means 54 in this modification can be realized as follows, for example. Here, a case where the parameter is a rare degree will be described as an example. For example, in step S180 of the flow shown in FIG. 16, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the additional player card is a specific object. For example, if the rare degree of the additional player card is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (for example, 4), it may be determined that the additional player card is a specific object. When the CPU 11 determines that the additional player card is a specific object, the order of giving the additional player card is earlier than the predetermined order (for example, the fifth) (that is, any of the first to fourth). Set to.
In order to prevent the user from obtaining a player card with a high degree of rarity in one lottery process (selection operation of menu m3), for example, the order of giving additional player cards is set not to be first. May be.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention and its modification were demonstrated in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment and its modification. In addition, it goes without saying that each embodiment may be variously improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the user can check a part of the image data of each of the plurality of player cards accommodated in the lottery box, but the entire image data of the player card (that is, all of the player card information) ) Can be confirmed by the user. Specifically, each player card is placed on a belt-like body such as a belt conveyor in a state where all the contents are confirmed, and the belt-like body is unidirectionally (for example, the user side). It can be considered that the player moves sequentially toward the top, and the first player card is sequentially given to the user. Even in this case, the additional player card may be inserted so as to interrupt between the plurality of player cards arranged on the belt-like body. For example, the technical matters described in the above-described embodiment and each modification may be combined as appropriate.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the predetermined input to the game device by the user is an input of a pressing operation of a predetermined operation button to the user's game device, but the predetermined input is not limited to this. The predetermined input may be an input operation of a touch operation on a display screen for a game apparatus having a touch panel function, an input by shaking a game apparatus having an acceleration sensor, or an input by a gesture (gesture input) It may be. In the gesture input, the game apparatus recognizes an image of the gesture by performing a predetermined gesture on the game apparatus having an imaging function, and recognizes an input associated with the gesture in advance. In the case of a game device capable of executing a voice recognition program, the predetermined input may be performed by inputting voice.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is realized by a stand-alone game device has been described. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be realized by a client server system such as a so-called social game.
Hereinafter, the example in the case of implement | achieving this invention by a social game is demonstrated.
FIG. 20 shows a system configuration example of a game system (client server system) when the present invention is realized by a social game. The system shown in FIG. 20 includes communication terminals 100a, 100b, 100c,... That can be connected to a communication network NW (network) such as the Internet, a game server 200 connected to the communication network NW, and a database server 300. Has been. Each of the communication terminals 100a, 100b, 100c,... Is a terminal operated by an individual user, for example, a mobile terminal, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a television having a bidirectional communication function. A communication terminal such as a John receiver (including a so-called multi-function smart TV). In the following description, when referring to each communication terminal 100a, 100b, 100c,.
In this game system, the game server 200 is configured to be able to communicate with the communication terminal 100 that is a client, and provides a gaming service to the communication terminal 100. In the game server 200, an application operable on a web browser is installed as a game application. The database server 300 stores various types of information to be described later when executing the game, and is connected to the game server 200 by, for example, a wire for reading and writing the information. The communication terminal 100 includes a web browser capable of displaying a web page provided by the game server 200, and the user operates the communication terminal 100 on the web page to execute a game.

  In the game system shown in FIG. 20, communication according to HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is performed between the communication terminal 100 and the game server 200. For example, the communication terminal 100 transmits an HTTP request (for example, including a user's hyperlink or menu selection result on a web page) to the game server 200, and the game server 200 responds to the received HTTP request. Based on this, predetermined data processing and arithmetic processing are performed, and an HTTP response including the processing result is returned to the web browser of the game server 200. The HTTP response includes HTML data for updating the web page.

  For example, when the lottery function described in this embodiment is realized by this game system, a player card database and a grant card list are stored in the database server 300. When the user performs a menu selection operation for starting execution of the lottery function on the web page displayed on the communication terminal 100, an HTTP request including the menu selection result is transmitted to the game server 200. . When the game server 200 receives the HTTP request, the game server 200 accesses the player card database in the database server 300, selects a predetermined number of player cards, for example, at random, and at least object information (for example, image data) of the selected player card. HTML data including a part and the player card grant order is generated and returned to the communication terminal 100. When the HTML data is received, the communication terminal 100 interprets the HTML data and updates and displays the web page, whereby a part of the object information of each of the plurality of player cards to be granted and each object are displayed. Are given on the communication terminal 100 of the user. Here, the web page displayed on the communication terminal 100 may be configured similarly to the game image S1, for example.

  In addition, when each function of the information provision means 52 and the provision means 53 is implement | achieved by a client server system, all these means may be implement | achieved in the game server 200 and the database server 300, but the communication terminal 100, a game, The server 200 and the database server 300 may appropriately share functions. FIGS. 21A and 21B show an example of sharing between the communication terminal 100, the game server 200, and the database server 300 for each function (each function shown in FIG. 11) of the game control device of the present embodiment. Indicates.

In the above-described embodiment and other descriptions, the case where an object on a game is a grant target has been described, but the present invention is not limited to an object on a game.
In other words, an information processing apparatus whose data is generally assigned may be used. In this case, the information providing unit 52 assigns at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and the information related to the object assignment order to each of the plurality of objects in which the order of assignment to the user is determined. A function to be provided to the user before the operation is performed. Further, the granting unit 53 may have a function of granting at least one object among a plurality of objects to the user in accordance with the granting order based on information related to a predetermined input.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game device 3 ... Display apparatus 4 ... Input part 5 ... Storage medium mounting part 10 ... Control apparatus 11 ... CPU
12 ... ROM
13 ... RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Image processing circuit 15 ... Sound processing circuit 16 ... Bus 17 ... Storage medium 22 ... Speaker 51 ... Game execution means 52 ... Information provision means 53 ... Giving means 54 ... Addition means 55 ... Presentation means 100 ... Communication terminal 200 ... Game server 300 ... Database server

Claims (9)

Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means;
A granting unit for granting at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
When at least one object among the plurality of objects is given to the user, adding means for adding a new object as an additional object to the plurality of objects, and
The adding means sets the order of adding the additional object based on the object information of the additional object and the object information of each of the plurality of objects.
Game control device. Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means;
A granting unit for granting at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
When at least one object among the plurality of objects is given to the user, at least one object is set as an additional object, and an adding unit for setting the order of adding the additional object and adding the plurality of objects to the user; With
The object information includes object parameters,
The adding means sets the addition order of the additional objects to be later than the order of adding the specific objects when the specific object whose parameter is an object equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is included in the plurality of objects. ,
Game control device. Information that provides at least a part of the object information related to the contents of the object and information related to the object assignment order to the user before the object is assigned, for each of the plurality of objects that are assigned to the user. Providing means;
A granting unit for granting at least one object among the plurality of objects to the user according to the granting order based on a predetermined input or information on the progress of the game;
When at least one object among the plurality of objects is given to the user, at least one object is set as an additional object, and an adding unit for setting the order of adding the additional object and adding the plurality of objects to the user; With
The object information includes object parameters,
When the specific object whose parameter is an object having a parameter equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold is added to the plurality of objects as the additional object, the adding order of the additional object is a predetermined order of giving the plurality of objects. Set it ahead,
Game control device. The object information is image information related to the object,
The game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The granting means permits the predetermined input on condition that the user pays a predetermined price.
The game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . Characterized in that it comprises a presentation means for presenting information relating to the order of addition of the additional objects to the user,
Game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game control apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-6 . A game system including a communication terminal and a server accessed from the communication terminal,
Each means of the game control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is provided in either one of the communication terminal or the server.
Game system. An information processing device comprising each means of the game control device according to claim 1 .

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