JP5854495B2 - GAME DEVICE AND GAME PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, games using mathematics such as Rubik's Cube (registered trademark) and Sudoku (registered trademark) are widely known. These games are said to be so-called brain games that read the results of several moves, and may be used for general recreation, education and training, and rehabilitation of cognitive functions. In particular, for educational training and rehabilitation, a game that performs an intuitive operation, such as a game for selecting a region, is preferred, and as such a game, for example, a game described in Patent Document 1 is available. is there. Patent Literature 1 discloses a game in which a plurality of players compete for a plurality of partial areas constituting a predetermined area. In addition, due to the development of information technology in recent years, these games can be played not only on game-dedicated devices but also on information terminals such as mobile phones and smartphones, personal computers, etc., and are gaining popularity.

JP 2005-66043 A

  As mentioned above, mathematics-based games are becoming more popular, but there are few games that can be solved. In addition, it cannot be said that a simple game that can be used for educational training or the like and that reads the result of a few moves with an intuitive operation is not sufficiently provided.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus and a game program that always have an answer and can be operated intuitively.

  The game apparatus according to the present invention is a game plane setting means for setting a game plane having a closed figure represented by a single line by one stroke and a surrounding area surrounding the figure, wherein the figure is A game plane setting means having a plurality of intersections formed by transversely intersecting two places of the lines, and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the lines, and the game plane setting means set by the game plane setting means On the game side, the intersection setting is performed such that the plurality of intersections are set to one of a first state and a second state, and at least one of the plurality of intersections is set to the first state in an initial state. Means, display means for displaying the game surface in which the intersection is set by the intersection setting means, and one of the closed area and the surrounding area, or one of the closed area and the surrounding area is excluded. Other An input means for selecting any one of the areas, and when any one of the areas is selected by the input means, the state of all the intersection points in contact with the selected area is changed and displayed. Crossing point changing means, and end determination means for notifying the end of the game when all the crossing points are changed to the second state after selection of the area by the input means at least once.

  Hereinafter, the game provided by the game device of the present invention will be described. In this game, a game plane having a closed figure represented by a single stroke and a surrounding area surrounding the figure is set. The graphic used here has a plurality of intersections where lines intersect and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the lines. The intersection here refers to an intersection formed by two intersections of lines, and does not include an intersection of three or more. In the set game surface, the plurality of intersections are set to one of the first and second states, and at least one of the plurality of intersections is set to the first state in the initial state. Is done. In this state, the setting of the game surface is completed and the game starts. The player selects any one of the closed area and the surrounding area, or one of a plurality of closed areas. At this time, the state of all the intersections in contact with the selected region changes to a different state. Then, after all the areas have been selected, the game ends when all the intersections are changed to the second state. Note that the second state does not indicate one state, but may be at least a state different from the first state. Therefore, for example, several types of second states may be set, and the state of the intersection may be changed to one of them.

  The game apparatus of the present invention provides such a game, but it is proved that this game always has a solution by a knot theory which is one of mathematical theories. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game that always has an answer and can be operated intuitively.

  In the display means, the game surface may not necessarily display all parts. For example, when the input means selects one of the closed area and the surrounding area, the display means It is possible to display the game surface in which the intersection is set by the setting means so that only a part of the two or more closed areas are displayed and the surrounding area is not divided.

  In the above game device, the game surface setting means may include a plurality of game surfaces having figures having different numbers of intersections. And the game surface selected by the input means from the several game surfaces can be set as a game surface for play. Thereby, the player can play a game with the game surface which he selected. Alternatively, the game surface setting means can automatically set the game surface. That is, instead of the player selecting, the game plane setting means can randomly select a game plane from a plurality of game planes and allow the player to play.

  In the above game device, the intersection setting means may include a game surface having a plurality of intersection patterns in which the state of each intersection is different from the game surface set by the game surface setting means. And the game surface selected by the input means from the several game surfaces can be set as a game surface for play. Thereby, the player can play a game on the game surface of the intersection pattern selected by the player. Alternatively, the intersection setting means can be automatically performed. That is, instead of the player selecting, the intersection setting means can randomly select a game plane from the game planes of a plurality of intersection patterns, and allow the player to play.

  The input means can be constituted by a touch switch provided on the display means. Thereby, the player can select by directly touching the area with a finger or a touch pen, and the game can be performed more intuitively.

  The game program according to the present invention is a game surface having a closed graphic represented by a single stroke drawn on a computer having display means and input means, wherein the graphic crosses the line. A first step of setting a game surface having a plurality of intersection points formed by intersecting each other and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the lines, and the plurality of intersection points in the set game surface The second step is set in one of the first state and the second state, and is set in the second step so that at least one of the plurality of intersections is in the first state in the initial state. In addition, a third step of displaying the game surface on the display means and the input means exclude one of the closed area and the surrounding area or one of the closed area and the surrounding area. A fourth step of selecting any one of the other regions, and when any one of the regions is selected by the input means, the state of all the intersections in contact with the selected region is changed to a different state. And a fifth step of notifying the end of the game when all the intersections are changed to the second state after the selection of the area by the input means at least once. Steps are executed.

  In the above program, the display means may not display all parts of the game screen. For example, when the input means causes the user to select one of the closed area and the surrounding area, the display is performed. The means can display the game surface in which the intersection is set by the intersection setting means so that only a part of the two or more closed areas are displayed and the surrounding area is not divided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game device and a game program that always have an answer and can be operated intuitively.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the game device of this invention. It is an example of the game surface of 3 intersections. It is a figure which shows the example which the color of the intersection changed on the game surface of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which the color of the intersection changed on the game surface of FIG. It is another example of a game surface. It is a figure which shows the intersection pattern in the game surface of 3 intersections. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the game device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the selection screen of a game surface. It is a figure which shows the selection screen of the intersection pattern of a game surface. It is a figure which shows the completion | finish screen of a game. It is a figure which shows the other example of the display method of a game surface.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a game apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, an embodiment when the game apparatus of the present invention is applied to a personal computer will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the game apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game apparatus includes a control unit 11, a memory 12, and a storage 13 that are electrically connected by a bus 10. In addition, a display control unit 14 that controls display on the display 10 and an input interface unit 16 that controls input from an input device are connected to the bus 10. The control unit 11 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like and includes a plurality of functional blocks, which will be described later. The storage 13 is a non-volatile storage unit configured by, for example, a hard disk, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various programs such as game data in addition to various programs such as a basic program (OS) and a game program. The memory 12 stores programs and various data accessed by the control unit 11, and functions as a temporary work area for each program. A display 15 is connected to the display control unit 14, and drive control of the display 15 is performed according to data for a game screen to be displayed on the display 15 based on a control signal transmitted from the control unit 11. In addition, input devices such as a mouse 17 and a keyboard 18 are connected to the input interface unit 16 and control input signals from the input devices. For example, a region can be selected by a click operation with the mouse 17 as described later.

  Next, an outline of a game executed on this game apparatus will be described. FIG. 2 shows the game screen displayed on the display. The game surface 20 is formed by a graphic A drawn by a single line B drawn by a single stroke and a peripheral region R1 arranged around the figure A and having a rectangular outer shape. The figure A is formed by a plurality of intersections C1 to C3 where the line B intersects on the plane and a plurality of closed regions R2 to R5 surrounded by the line B. The intersection points C1 to C3 referred to here indicate those formed by intersection of two lines, and do not include those intersecting by three or more. In the example of FIG. 2, a graphic A having four closed areas R2 to R5 and three intersections C1 to C3 is displayed, and a surrounding area R1 is drawn around the figure A. That is, in this example, a total of five regions R1 to R5 are set. Here, each area | region R1-R5 shall be called the 1st-5th area | region for convenience. Further, lamps for displaying the state of the intersection are arranged at the intersections C1 to C3 of the graphic A, and the color of the intersection is displayed in either white or black. These intersections C1 to C3 are also referred to as first to third intersections for convenience.

The game is played as follows. FIG. 2 shows an example of the initial state, where the first intersection C1 is displayed in black, and the second intersection C2 and the third intersection C3 are displayed in white. The rule of the game is to ultimately make all the intersections black, but in the initial state, it is sufficient that at least one intersection is displayed in white, and all the intersections are white. May be displayed. As will be described later, this can be set randomly by the game device or can be selected by the player. As in this example, when the number of intersections is 3, 2 ³ -1, that is, each intersection can display two types, so that 2 to the 3rd power and all intersections from here are A total of seven initial states can be created by drawing a pattern that is black.

  When the initial display of FIG. 2 is displayed, the player selects any one of the five regions R1 to R5. For example, the mouse 17 moves the pointer on the display 15 to the area to be selected, and clicks in that area. At this time, as a rule of the game, when a certain area is selected, the state of the intersection point in contact with the selected area is changed. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the intersections in contact with the third region R3 are the first intersection C1 and the second intersection C2, the first intersection C1 is black and the second intersection C2 is white. When the third region R3 is selected, the first intersection C1 changes to white and the second intersection C2 changes to black. FIG. 3 shows the state of the game surface 20 after the third region R3 is selected from the initial state. Since the third intersection C3 is not in contact with the third region R3, there is no color change. Thus, the area selection continues and when the color of all the intersections changes to black, the game ends and the player wins. For example, when the initial state is the game surface of FIG. 2, if the fifth region R5 is selected, the game ends. That is, the intersections in contact with the fifth region R5 are the second intersection point C2 and the third intersection point C3, but both are white in the initial state. Therefore, if the fifth region R5 is selected, both the second intersection C2 and the third intersection C3 change to black. At this time, since the first intersection C1 is not in contact with the fifth region R5, even if the fifth region R5 is selected, the color of the first intersection C1 does not change and remains black. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, all the intersections C1 to C3 are black, and the game ends. Here, the white intersection is the first state of the present invention, and the black intersection is the second state of the present invention.

  This game is based on a mathematical theory called knot theory, and it has been confirmed that there is always an answer method regardless of the number of regions and intersections. The knot theory is described in detail in, for example, “Lecture Knot Theory” (Akio Kawauchi, June 2007, Kyoritsu Shuppan).

  Next, each functional block of the control unit realized by executing the game program in the control unit 11 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In the present embodiment, basically, there are four functional blocks: a game plane setting unit 111, an intersection setting unit 112, an intersection changing unit 113, and an end determination unit 114. The game plane setting unit 111 sets the game plane 20 described above, and sets a game plane selected by the player from a plurality of game planes in the game program or game data as a game plane for play. To do. In the above-described example, a game plane having three intersections and five areas is set, but other game planes can be prepared as data. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a game surface (a) having 6 intersections and 8 regions and a game surface (b) having 8 intersections and 9 regions are prepared. You can also. In addition to allowing the player to select a game surface, the game surface setting unit 111 can also randomly select an arbitrary game surface from a plurality of game surfaces.

  The intersection setting unit 112 sets the color of the intersection of the game planes set by the game plane setting unit 111. Specifically, the color of the intersection point in the initial state is set, but the color of the intersection point is set so that at least one intersection point is white. 2, seven patterns can be generated as shown in FIG. 6, but the intersection setting unit 112 may randomly select one pattern from the seven patterns. You can also let the player choose.

  When the player selects any of the regions R1 to R5 via the mouse, the intersection changing unit 113 changes the color of the intersection that touches the region according to the rules described above. The end determination unit 114 determines whether or not all the intersections are black when the intersection change unit 113 changes the color of the intersections. If so, the end of the game is notified. Specifically, for example, a character “END” is displayed on the display screen or the color of the game surface is changed to notify that the game has ended. On the other hand, if all the intersections are not black, the game does not end and the player continues to select an area.

  Next, the operation of the game apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, the game device starts a game process when a game program is started by the player (S1). Thereby, the game surface setting unit 111 causes the display 15 to display a screen for selecting a game surface, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 8, via the display control unit 14. When this screen is displayed, the player selects one of the game planes with the mouse (S2). That is, the pointer of the mouse 17 is clicked on any game screen icon 31-33. Thereby, the game surface setting part 111 sets the game surface to play. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9, a screen for selecting a name intersection pattern is displayed based on the selected game surface. When this screen is displayed, the player selects one of the numbers 1 to 7 with the mouse (S3). That is, the pointer of the mouse 17 is clicked on any numerical icon. Numbers 1 to 7 correspond to any of the intersection patterns shown in FIG. Thereby, the intersection setting unit 112 displays the game surface of the intersection pattern corresponding to the selected number on the display (S4).

  Thus, for example, a game screen as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display. Subsequently, the player selects one of the areas. That is, the pointer of the mouse 17 is clicked on any area (S5). Then, when any region is selected, the intersection changing unit 113 changes the color of all the intersections in contact with the selected region (S6). When the color of the intersection is changed, the end determination unit 114 determines whether or not the color of all the intersections is black (S7). At this time, if all the intersections have not changed to black (NO in S7), the process returns to S5 and the region selection is continued. On the other hand, if all the intersections are changed to black (YES in S7), the end determination unit 114 changes the background color of the game surface 20 to notify the end of the game, for example, as shown in FIG. To do. At the same time, icons 41 and 42 for “game face selection” and “game end” are displayed on the display 15. If the player clicks the “game face selection” icon (YES in S9), the process returns to S2 and the game face selection screen is displayed. On the other hand, if the “game end” icon is clicked (NO in S9), the game ends. When the “game face selection” icon is clicked, the process may return to S3. In other words, the game may be played with the same figure on the game surface where the intersection pattern is changed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since a mathematical knot theory proves that there is always a solution, it is possible to provide a game that always has an answer and can be operated intuitively. . Therefore, it is effective for rehabilitation of education and training and cognitive function. In addition, in order to improve the game performance, the time until the game ends and the number of times the area is selected until the game ends can be recorded.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the meaning. For example, although the game device is realized using a personal computer, the game device can also be executed in other information processing devices that can execute the above-described game program, such as a game-only machine, a mobile phone, and a smartphone. In the above embodiment, the game surface and the area are selected by the mouse. However, a touch panel in which a known touch switch such as a capacitance type or a resistance film type is arranged on the surface of the display may be used. it can. Thus, the player can select the area by directly touching with a finger, and can play the game more intuitively. In addition, the selection can be performed with a touch pen or the like, but the input means is not particularly limited as long as at least the region can be selected.

  Further, the display means is not limited to the display, and is not particularly limited as long as the above-described game surface is displayed. For example, if a game screen is displayed on a surface such as a sheet, a wall, or a floor, and a sensor is arranged in each area, the area can be selected with hands, feet, and the like. A display member such as a lamp may be installed at the intersection so that a change in the state can be confirmed. By doing so, even if the handicapped person, the region can be selected with the foot. Therefore, an elderly person, a physically handicapped person, etc. can also play a game and can be used for rehabilitation. It is also possible to make it possible to check the state of the intersection other than visually so that a visually impaired person can use it. For example, it can be performed by changing the shape so that the state of the intersection can be confirmed by voice change or tactile sense. In addition, the region can also be configured by providing unevenness so that the shape can be confirmed by touch with a limb.

  The game surface used in the present invention is not limited to those described above, and various changes can be made. As described above, a figure is a closed figure represented by a single stroke by a single stroke, a plurality of intersections where one line intersects transversely, and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the line. If it is based on the rule of having, it will not specifically limit. In the above-described example, figures of 3, 6, and 8 intersections are shown. However, the number of intersections other than this may be used, and there is always a solution by the knot theory regardless of the number of intersections. Further, the shape of the closed region formed by the line is not particularly limited. In the above example, the outer shape of the surrounding area around the figure is formed in a rectangular shape, but is not particularly limited as long as it is a shape surrounding the figure.

  In the above embodiment, the state of the intersection point is displayed in color and changed, but the state of the intersection point is not limited to this. In addition to changing the color, various modes such as changing the shape of the figure and character, displaying them, and deleting them are possible. That is, there is no particular limitation as long as the change in the state of the intersection can be confirmed.

  In the above embodiment, the game surface (graphics) and the intersection pattern are all selected by the player, but at least one of them can be automatically performed on the game device side. That is, when the game program is activated, the game surface can be automatically selected and displayed, or the game surface with the intersection pattern determined can be directly displayed on the display.

  There are also various methods for display when the game device automatically selects. For example, the game surface may be displayed, and then one of the intersection patterns may be displayed, or the game surface with the determined intersection pattern may be displayed. The game surface setting unit 111 may store a plurality of game surfaces in advance in a storage or the like, but can generate a game surface every time a game is started based on the rules described above. Further, the player can arbitrarily create a figure with a touch pen or the like based on the above rules and read it to set the game surface.

  When the game surface is displayed on the display, all parts including the surrounding area may be displayed, but there are other display methods. For example, in FIG. 11A, the graphic A and the surrounding area R1 that surrounds all of the figure A are displayed as the game surface 20. On the other hand, FIG. 11B shows a state in which the dotted line portion 50 is cut off from the game surface 20 shown in FIG. In other words, a part of the closed area R2 of the graphic A is cut out, and the remaining part of the surrounding area R1 cut out accordingly is displayed on the display. Even in such a display, the closed region R2 can be selected, and the surrounding region R1 is not divided and exists as one region, so that it is possible to play a game. Therefore, when displaying on the display, it is not necessary to display all of the figure and the surrounding area as shown in FIG. 11A, and only a part can be displayed as shown in FIG. However, when a part of the game surface 20 is displayed, it is necessary to prevent a state where “a part of the two or more closed areas is displayed and the surrounding area is divided”.

  In addition, the figure used in the present invention may be formed by a single line drawn with one stroke and have a plurality of intersections. However, according to the knot theory, the game can be solved without using the surrounding area. . Therefore, for example, in the case of the graphics shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the game screen set so that the surrounding region R1 cannot be selected can be displayed on the display. Alternatively, it is possible to display on the display a game surface on which only the figure is displayed without explicitly displaying the surrounding area. In this case, the surrounding area is merely a background. Further, the area that cannot be selected is not limited to the surrounding area, and may be one of other closed areas. That is, the game can be solved even if only one of the surrounding area and the closed area cannot be selected. Further, when the surrounding area cannot be selected, as shown in FIG. 11, each closed area may be partly cut out, and the cut out part is continuous over two or more areas. As long as it is not, the area | region cut out may be two or more.

  When the intersection state is set to 3 or more, it can also be as follows. For example, when the intersection state becomes three states A, B, and C, A is set as the goal state, and the intersection point is set so as to change from A to other states. For example, whenever an area is selected, if the area is selected from the state of B and C, such as B → A → C → A → B → A → C → A, the area always changes to A, and A When an area is selected from the state of (1), it changes to B or C. When a region is selected from the state A, it may change regularly to the states B and C as described above, or may change randomly. Of course, states other than A can be the goal, and the state of the intersection can be 4 or more. Further, the state of the intersection as a goal may be selected by the player himself or may be selected in advance. Furthermore, it can be changed during the game. Also, the goal rule can be set to a plurality of states in addition to a single state (for example, one or more A, one A and one B, etc.). When the goal is to set the intersection state to one state, the game can always be ended by the knot theory.

111 game plane setting unit (game plane setting means)
112 Intersection setting section (intersection setting means)
113 Intersection changing section (intersection changing means)
114 End determination unit (end determination means)
15 Display (display means)
17 Mouse (input means)
20 game plane A figure B line C1-C3 intersection R1 surrounding area R2-R5 closed area

Claims (7)

Game surface setting means for setting a game surface having a closed graphic represented by a single stroke and a surrounding area surrounding the graphic, wherein the graphic crosses two places of the line A game plane setting means having a plurality of intersections formed by intersecting each other and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the line;
In the game surface set by the game surface setting means, the plurality of intersection points are set to one of a first state and a second state, and at least one of the plurality of intersection points is the first state in the initial state. Intersection setting means for setting so that
Display means for displaying the game surface in which the intersection is set by the intersection setting means;
Or to select one of among the closed region and the surrounding area, or to select any one of a remaining region excluding the one region in said closed region and surrounding region, input means When,
When selecting any one area by the input means, the intersection changing means for changing and displaying the state of all the intersections in contact with the selected area in different states;
An end determination means for notifying the end of the game when all the intersections are changed to the second state after selection of the area by the input means at least once;
A game device.   When the input means selects any one of the closed area and the surrounding area, the display means displays only a part of the game area in which the intersection is set by the intersection setting means. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is displayed so that it is not displayed and the surrounding area is not divided. The game plane setting means includes a plurality of game planes having figures with different numbers of intersections,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein a game surface selected by the input unit from the plurality of game surfaces is set as a game surface for play. The intersection setting means comprises a game surface of a plurality of intersection patterns in which the state of each intersection is different in the game surface set by the game surface setting means,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein a game surface selected by the input means is set as a game surface for play from the plurality of game surfaces.   The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is configured by a touch switch provided in the display unit. In a computer having display means and input means,
A game surface having a closed figure represented by a single stroke by a single line and a surrounding area surrounding the figure, wherein the figure is formed by crossing the lines transversely. A first step of setting a game surface having an intersection and a plurality of closed regions surrounded by the line;
In the set game surface, the plurality of intersections are set to one of a first state and a second state, and at least one of the plurality of intersections is in the first state in an initial state. A second step to set,
A third step of displaying the game surface set in the second step on the display means;
By the input means, whether to select any one of a said closed region and surrounding region, or any one of a remaining region excluding the one region in said closed region and surrounding region is selected, a fourth step,
A fifth step of displaying on the display means by changing the state of all the intersection points in contact with the selected area to a different state when any one area is selected by the input means;
A sixth step of notifying the end of the game when all the intersections are changed to the second state after selecting the region by the input means at least once;
A game program that runs. When the input means selects any one of the closed area and the surrounding area, the display means displays only a part of the game area in which the intersection is set by the intersection setting means. The game program according to claim 6, wherein the game program is displayed so that it is not displayed and the surrounding area is not divided.

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