JP5903035B2 - GAME SYSTEM AND GAME CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system or the like that controls a second game in association with the first game.

  As one of the techniques for eliminating the monotony of the game, the user is allowed to play the predetermined first game, and the second game is executed in association with the game content (e.g., progress of play, results, results). A game system that gives a user a privilege such as a payout according to the game result of the second game is well known. As an example, there is a game system that executes a bingo game when certain conditions are satisfied in a symbol matching game by a slot machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-326144 A

  The second game is executed according to the play content of the first game. In the second game, the play contents of the immediately preceding first game are reflected, but since the transition from the first game to the second game is monotonous, there are a variety of games such as progress and difficulty of the game. It is difficult to adjust settings that affect

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can easily adjust the settings on the game by increasing the degree of freedom in setting the association between the first game and the second game.

  The game system of the present invention is formed by a first game control means (21) for controlling a first game that forms a predetermined combination (PA) by combining a plurality of combination elements (P), and the first game. A second game control means (22) for controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with the combination that has been made, and the combination that is played in a state in which the combination is not formed in the first game A first mode control means provided with a formation mode and a combination change mode capable of forming a different combination by changing the combination between the formation of the combination and the start of the second game. Is a mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result of the combination determination unit (23) for determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed and the combination determination unit. And Ri changing mode switching means (24) are those having a.

  The game control method of the present invention includes a first game control step (S11 to S11) for controlling a first game that forms a predetermined combination (PA) by combining a plurality of combination elements (P); A second game control step (S21 to S29) for controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with a combination formed in the game, wherein the first game includes: A combination formation mode that is played in a state where no combination is formed, and a combination change mode in which a different combination can be formed by changing the combination between the formation of the combination and the start of the second game. The first game control step includes a combination determination step (S4, S9) for determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed, and the combination determination unit based on the determination result of the combination determination unit. A mode switching step for switching not form mode and the mode between the combination change mode (S6, S10), those having a.

  According to the present invention, the second game proceeds in accordance with the combination formed in the first game. In the first game, whether or not a combination is formed is determined, and the combination formation mode is determined based on the determination result. And the combination change mode is switched. For example, the first game is controlled to switch to the combination change mode when a combination is formed in the combination formation mode, or to cancel the combination in the combination change mode, that is, to switch to the combination formation mode when there is no combination. Since the combination formation mode and the combination change mode are switched, the process of forming a combination that affects the second game is diversified, and settings that affect the diversity of the game can be easily adjusted. Therefore, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the mode switching means is configured to change the combination determination mode from the combination formation mode based on the fact that the combination determination means determines that the predetermined combination is formed in the combination formation mode. You may switch to the combination change mode. In the game system according to the aspect of the invention, the mode switching unit may determine that the combination determination unit has not formed any combination of the predetermined combination and the different combination in the combination change mode. Based on this, the combination change mode may be switched to the combination formation mode.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the first game control means may be provided with a combination time measuring means (25) for measuring a combination formation time during which the combination formation mode can be played. The game settings can be easily adjusted by measuring the time. Further, in this embodiment, when the combination time measuring means switches from the combination change mode to the combination formation mode, the combination formation time is calculated from the time interrupted when the combination formation mode is switched to the combination change mode. Measurement may be resumed. According to this, during the first game, the time that can be used to form a combination is determined even if the mode is switched. Therefore, the game play is restricted and the game performance can be improved.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the first game control means may be provided with a change time measuring means (26) for measuring a combination change time during which the combination change mode can be played. The game settings can be easily adjusted by measuring the time. In this embodiment, the change time measuring means may measure a predetermined period as the combination change time when the combination change mode is started. According to this, a predetermined period is measured every time the combination change mode is started. Therefore, the game play is restricted and the game performance can be improved.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the first game is a game in which an arrangement of a plurality of combination elements provided on a combination area (A1) is changed to form the predetermined combination, and the combination change The mode may be a mode in which the arrangement of a plurality of combination elements on the combination area can be changed between the formation of the combination and the start of the second game.

  In the above-described embodiment, a path (PA) connecting the starting point (Pt1) and the arrival point (Pt2) is set as the combination, and a path (pa) for forming the path is set in each of the combination elements. May be provided. According to this, the game which changes the arrangement | positioning of the combination element in a combination area | region and forms a path | route as a 1st game is provided.

  In this embodiment, the first game control means branches the route by changing the arrangement of the combination elements, and allows the route to include a plurality of starting points and arrival points, respectively. The combination change mode may be controlled. In the combination change mode, the path formed in the combination formation mode can be corrected. Therefore, it is possible to easily adjust settings that affect the diversity of the game.

  In the form of forming a route as a combination, the second game control means may control the progress of the second game in accordance with the starting point and the arriving point included in the route. According to this, since the route can be changed in the first game, particularly in the combination change mode, the progress of the second game can be changed. Therefore, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  In the form of forming a route as a combination, the combination determination unit determines that the combination is not formed when the route is canceled because the start point and the arrival point are interrupted in the combination change mode. The mode switching means may switch from the combination change mode to the combination formation mode. According to this, since the route can be canceled in the combination change mode, the mode is switched and the game can be diversified.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, in the present invention, the second game proceeds in accordance with the combination formed in the first game. In the first game, whether or not a combination is formed is determined, and the determination result. Based on the above, the combination formation mode and the combination change mode are switched. Accordingly, the process of forming combinations that influence the second game is diversified, and settings that affect the diversity of the game can be easily adjusted. Therefore, the interest of the game can be enhanced.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows the concept of the whole game performed with the game device of FIG. The functional block diagram of the game device contained in the game system of FIG. The flowchart which shows the puzzle game control process which the control unit of a game device performs. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on a game device. The figure which shows the game screen following FIG. 5A. The figure which shows the game screen following FIG. 5B. The figure which shows the game screen following FIG. 5C. The figure which shows the game screen following FIG. 5D. The flowchart which shows the battle | competition game control processing which the control unit of a game device performs.

  1 shows a schematic configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 is configured as a server-client type game system including a center server 2 as a server device and a game device 3 as a client device connectable to the center server 2 via a network 4. ing. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 2A, 2B. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  On the other hand, the game device 3 is a kind of network terminal device having a function of allowing a user to play a game. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is illustrated as an example of the game apparatus 3. Various network terminal devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use by the user, such as personal computers (hereinafter referred to as PCs), portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the game device 3. It's okay. As an example, the network 4 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, the network 4 is configured by combining the Internet as a WAN and an intranet as a LAN. In the example of FIG. 1, the game apparatus 3 is connected to the network 4 via an access point 4a as a part of the network 4, and the center server 2 is connected to the network 3 via a router 4b.

  Similar to the well-known game system, the center server 2 distributes game application software to the game device 3, registers or authenticates users, and uses free or paid contents such as items used in the game, background images, and music. Various services such as distribution of information and mediation of information exchange between users. In this type of game system, software necessary for game execution is installed on the client device, and the client device is installed in the server only when the server processing such as software update or addition or online battle is necessary. The client device is connected to the server at the time of game execution, and calculation processing for advancing the game is executed on the server side. In the client device, input of user operation information, game screen, music There are various methods for using the server, such as a method in which only the output interface part is in charge. In the following, a case is described in which game software is already installed in the game apparatus 3 and the game apparatus executes the game (the first game and the second game) independently without depending on the center server 2. The explanation continues with an example.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a game executed on the game apparatus 3. In the game apparatus 3, a mobile game including a puzzle game as the first game and a battle game as the second game is executed. As an example of a mobile game, an RPG game that aims to conquer and unify each region in a virtual world is provided. The user battles the enemy with a team composed of a predetermined number (five people in FIG. 2) selected from a plurality of his / her friends and expands his territory.

  In the puzzle game, the arrangement of the panels P as a plurality of combination elements provided on the puzzle area A1 as a combination area displayed on the game screen is changed to form a route PA as a predetermined combination. A plurality of square panels P are arranged in the puzzle area A1. In FIG. 2, they are arranged in a matrix of 6 rows and 5 columns. In the panel P, a path pa for forming the path PA is shown. The path pa is provided with a plurality of types such as I-shaped, T-shaped, and cross, and a path PA is formed by connecting the panel P and the path pa adjacent to each other vertically and horizontally. A path PA is formed by rotating the panel P.

  At both ends in the vertical direction of the puzzle area A1, the possessed character card arrangement area A2 in which the character cards C of the characters constituting the user's team are arranged, and the enemy character card arrangement in which the enemy character cards C to be played are arranged. A region A3 is provided. The character cards C arranged in the areas A2 and A3 are arranged so as to be adjacent to the panel P. When the path pa between the enemy placed in each of the areas A2 and A3 and his character card C is connected, and the enemy character card C and his character card C are connected, a path PA is formed in the puzzle area A1. The The character card C arranged in the possessed character card arrangement area A2 corresponds to the starting point Pt1, and the character card C arranged in the enemy character card arrangement area A3 corresponds to the arrival point Pt2.

  The puzzle game is provided with a combination formation mode and an arrangement change mode as a combination change mode, which are switched to each other. In the combination formation mode, a predetermined combination formation time (for example, 90 seconds) is set, and the user forms the path PA within the combination formation time. When the path PA is formed, the combination formation mode is switched to the arrangement change mode. In the arrangement change mode, an arrangement change time (for example, 5 seconds) is set as the combination change time, and the user can change the arrangement of the panel P within the arrangement change time. For example, the already formed route P can be branched, and a character card C that is not included in the route PA can be included in the starting point Pt1 or the arriving point Pt2 of the route PA. A plurality of departure points Pt1 and arrival points Pt2 can be included for the route PA. Thereby, it is possible to change the branch of the already formed path PA, the formation of a new path PA, or the like. In the arrangement change mode, a path PA different from the path PA formed in the combination formation mode can be formed. When the placement change time passes, the puzzle game shifts to a battle game.

  On the other hand, when the user changes the arrangement of the panel P in the arrangement change mode and the formed route PA is released, that is, the interval between the departure point Pt1 and the arrival point Pt2 is interrupted, the arrangement change mode is changed to the combination formation mode. Switch. The switched combination formation mode starts from the combination formation time when the previous combination formation mode is switched to the arrangement change mode. The panel P can be operated in the combination formation mode until the path PA is formed. For example, when the path PA is canceled when the remaining combination formation time is 45 seconds and the mode is changed to the arrangement change mode, the combination formation mode is started again from the remaining time 45 seconds.

  A battle game is executed based on the route PA formed in the placement change mode. In the battle game, the player's own character card C and the enemy character card C, which are connected by the path PA, face each other. That is, if the starting point Pt1 is increased in the placement change mode, the number of characters who participate in the attack on the enemy increases. On the other hand, if the reaching point Pt2 is increased, the number of attacked enemies increases and the progress of the game can be made advantageous. . For each character card C, parameters necessary for the battle, such as experience values, attack power, and defense power, are set, and wins and losses are determined based on these parameters. The parameters of the character card C owned by the user are recorded in the user play data 33. When the battle is won, a privilege is given to the user. Benefits include obtaining an enemy character card C, giving experience values to one's character card C participating in the battle, and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram in the control system of the game apparatus 3. With reference to FIG. 3, a specific configuration and processing of the game apparatus 3 for realizing the mobile game described above will be described. The game apparatus 3 is provided with a control unit 10 and a storage device 11. The control unit 10 is configured as a computer unit that combines a microprocessor and peripheral devices such as an internal storage device necessary for the operation of the microprocessor. The storage device 11 is a storage device capable of storing data without supplying power, such as a nonvolatile semiconductor memory or a magnetic storage device, and functions as an external storage device for the control unit 10. The control unit 10 is connected to an operation input device 12 that outputs a signal corresponding to a user operation, a display device 13 that displays and outputs a game screen, and an audio output device 14 that reproduces and outputs game music and the like. . As an example, the display device 13 includes a liquid crystal display and the operation input device 12 includes a transparent touch panel superimposed on the liquid crystal display.

  The storage device 11 stores a game program 31 for executing the above-described game on the game device 3. As a logical device realized by a combination of the computer hardware of the control unit 10 and the game program 31, the control unit 10 is provided with a puzzle game control unit 21 and a battle game control unit 22. The puzzle game control unit 21 controls the puzzle game, and the battle game control unit 22 controls the battle game.

  The puzzle game control unit 21 is further provided with a route determination unit 23, a mode switching unit 24, a combination time measurement unit 25, and a change time measurement unit 26. The route determination unit 23 determines whether or not a route PA is formed in the puzzle game. The mode switching unit 24 switches the mode between the combination formation mode and the arrangement change mode based on the determination result of the route forming unit 23. The combination time measuring unit 25 continuously measures the combination formation time during one puzzle game from the start of the combination formation mode to the transition to the battle game. The change time measuring unit 26 measures the arrangement change time after the arrangement change mode is started.

  The battle game control unit 22 is further provided with a battle processing unit 27 and a privilege granting unit 28. The battle processing unit 27 determines the character card C participating in the battle based on the path PA determined in the puzzle game and makes it battle. Further, the battle processing unit 27 determines a win or loss based on the battle result. The privilege grant unit 28 grants a privilege to the user based on the battle result of the battle processing unit 27.

  In addition, game data 32 and play data 33 are recorded in the storage device 11. The game data 32 is data necessary for executing the mobile game. For example, the game data 32 is necessary for reproduction of various image data necessary for drawing the background of the game screen, the character card C, the panel P, and the BGM of the game. Various data such as voice data and text data necessary for displaying the dialogue of the character are included. The game data 32 also includes enemy character card data 34 necessary for identifying the enemy character card C that will compete in each stage of the battle game. The enemy character card data 34 is provided for each stage, and is data for designating an enemy character card C appearing at each stage and parameters necessary for the battle.

  The play data 33 is data that is created and saved in order for the user to restart the game from the previous continuation. The play data 33 includes game history data 35 in which the game results of past battle games are recorded, and possessed character card data 36 in which information specifying the character card C possessed by the user is recorded. The game history data 35 includes data necessary for playing the game, such as the stage that the user has cleared, the rank that is an indication of how much the user has played the mobile game, and the items that the user has. The possessed character card data 36 is data for designating a character card C possessed by the user and parameters necessary for the battle. Some character cards C that can be held by the user can be cultivated, and the parameters change according to the game result of the user. As parameters, experience values, attack power, defense power, skills that can be used at the time of battle, attributes, etc. are recorded. As attributes, three attributes having strengths and weaknesses are set. Each character card C has a character attribute, which affects the battle. For example, when three attributes A, B, and C are set, a three-shrink state is set such that A is strong in B and weak in C, and the attack power and defense power change according to the combination of battles. .

  In the puzzle game, when the combination formation mode is started, the combination time measuring unit 25 starts measuring the combination formation time. When the path PA is formed, the mode switching unit 24 switches from the combination formation mode to the arrangement change mode based on the determination result of the path determination unit 23, and the change time measuring unit 26 starts measuring the arrangement change time. To do. If the route PA is canceled during that time, the mode switching unit 24 switches from the arrangement change mode to the combination formation mode based on the determination result of the route determination unit 23. And the combination time measurement part 25 restarts measurement from the interrupted combination formation time. The mode is switched depending on the success or failure of the formation of the path PA, and the battle game is based on the path PA when the combination formation time ends in the combination formation mode or when the arrangement change time ends in the arrangement change mode. Progress is controlled. In the battle game, the battle processing unit 27 refers to the enemy character card data 34 and the possessed character card data 36 based on the path PA formed in the puzzle game, and matches the character of the user's team and the enemy character, and wins or loses. To decide. When winning or losing is not determined, control is returned to return to the puzzle game. When winning or losing is determined, the privilege grant unit 28 grants a privilege to the user.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a puzzle game control process executed by the control unit 10 of the game apparatus 3. The puzzle game control process is a process for controlling the progress of the puzzle game of the mobile game. When the user determines team members who participate in the battle game in the mobile game and selects a stage to play, the puzzle game is executed. First, the control unit 10 starts the combination formation mode (step S1) and starts measuring the combination formation time (step S2). As an example, the game screen 100 a is displayed on the display device 13 of the game apparatus 3. If a specific game screen is not designated, the game screen 100 may be used. A plurality of panels P are spread over the puzzle area A1 of the game screen 100a, and the user can operate the operation input device 12 to rotate each panel P. The types of panels P spread in the puzzle area A1 may be spread randomly in each game, or a predetermined arrangement may be recorded and displayed in the game data 32 in advance. In addition, the game screen 100 is provided with a time display area A4. In the combination formation mode, in the time display area A4, the combination formation time is counted down and the user's time is displayed.

  The purpose of the puzzle game is to connect the starting point Pt1 and the arriving point Pt2 to form a route PA. In the puzzle area A1 shown in FIG. 5A, the route PA is not formed. For example, when the panel P1 is operated and rotated in FIG. 5A, a route PA connecting the starting point Pt1 and the arriving point Pt2 is formed as shown in FIG. 5B. The control unit 10 determines whether or not the combination formation time has elapsed during the combination formation mode (step S3). When the combination formation time elapses, the control unit 10 executes a battle game control process. If the combination formation time has not yet elapsed, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the path PA has been formed (step S4). If the path PA is not formed, the control unit 10 returns to step S13 and continues the process. On the other hand, when the path PA is formed, the control unit 10 interrupts the measurement of the combination formation time (step S5), switches from the path formation mode to the arrangement change mode, and starts the arrangement change mode (step S6). At the same time, the control unit 10 starts measuring the arrangement change time (step S7). As shown in FIG. 5B, in the time display area A4, the display is switched and a countdown of the remaining time in the arrangement change mode is displayed. Moreover, the control unit 10 records the remaining time of the interrupted combination formation time in the play data 33 of the user of the storage device 11 in step S5.

  In FIG. 5B, the path PA is formed, and the puzzle game is switched to the arrangement change mode. In the arrangement change mode, the panel P can be moved further, and the route PA can be branched, newly added, changed, and the like. For example, when the panel P2 is rotated on the game screen 100b in FIG. 5B, the enemy character card C3 has an arrival point Pt2b (if two arrival points are distinguished from each other) as shown in the game screen 100c in FIG. The reference code of the first connected arrival point may be described as Pt2a, and the reference code of the second connected arrival point may be described as Pt2b. In the arrangement change mode, the process continues as long as the path PA is formed. The route PA only needs to be formed so as to be connected at any starting point Pt1 and arrival point Pt2. For example, if the arrival point Pt2b is changed so that only the arrival point Pt2b branched while releasing the arrival point Pt2a connected first by rotating the panel P3 in FIG. 5C is included in the route PA, the arrival point Pt2b exists. The placement change mode continues.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not the arrangement change time has elapsed (step S8). If the arrangement change time has elapsed, the control unit 10 executes a battle game control process. On the other hand, when the arrangement change time has not yet elapsed, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the path PA has been released (step S9). The state in which the route PA is released is, for example, that the panel P1 is rotated on the game screen 100c in FIG. 5C and the distance between the starting point Pt1 and the arrival point Pt2 in the route PA is as shown in the game screen 100d in FIG. 5D. The state where it is interrupted.

  As described above, when the path PA is canceled in the arrangement change mode, the control unit 10 switches to the combination formation mode (step S10), and restarts counting from the interrupted combination formation time (step S11). Thereafter, the control unit 10 returns to the process of step S3 and continues the process. In the resumed combination formation mode, the user can further change the arrangement of the panels P without forming the path PA. For example, as shown in the game screen 100d of FIG. 5D, the panel P4, P5 can be rotated and the starting point Pt1 can be increased later. In the game screen 100d of FIG. 5D, when the path PA is formed again by further rotating P1 (step S4), the mode is switched again to the arrangement change mode (step S6). As shown in the game screen 100e of FIG. 5E, the starting points Pt1 may be increased by further rotating the panels P6 and P7 so as to be connected to the panels P4 and P5 whose arrangement has been changed in the combination formation mode. In this case, starting points Pt1b to Pt1d are added in addition to the starting point Pt1a that is connected first (in the case of distinguishing a plurality of starting points, description may be given with reference symbols Pt1a to Pt1d). Is done. Then, when the arrangement change time has elapsed (step S8), the control unit 10 executes a battle game control process.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a battle game control process executed by the control unit 10 of the game apparatus 3. In the battle game control process, the battle game is controlled so as to proceed based on the path PA formed by the puzzle game. First, the control unit 10 acquires the game result of the puzzle game, that is, information on the formed path PA (step S21). Based on the acquired game result, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the route PA is formed in the puzzle game (step S22). When the route PA is formed, the character card C of the user who attacks the enemy is determined based on the starting point Pt1 of the route PA (step S23), and the enemy character card C to be attacked is determined based on the arrival point Pt2. (Step S24).

  The control unit 10 acquires information on the character card C determined in steps S33 and S34 with reference to the enemy character card data 34 and the possessed character card data 36, and controls the user character to attack the enemy character. (Step S25). For example, when a plurality of departure points Pt1a to Pt1d and a plurality of arrival points Pt2a and Pt2b are included in the route PA as shown in the game screen 100e of FIG. 5E, character cards C1 and C4 to The control is such that C6 attacks a plurality of enemy character cards C2, C3. Then, the control unit 10 controls the enemy character to attack the user character (step S26). If the path PA is not formed in step S32, the control unit 10 proceeds to step S36. In this case, the user is only attacked by the enemy.

  The control unit 10 determines whether or not winning or losing has been determined by the mutual attack in steps S25 and S26 (step S27). If the winning or losing has not been determined, that is, if all have not been annihilated, the process returns to the puzzle game control process and continues. On the other hand, when winning or losing is determined, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the user has won (step S28). When the user wins, the control unit 10 gives a privilege to the user (step S29), and ends the current process.

When the puzzle game control process and the mobile game control process are executed, the character possessed by the user and the enemy character battle each other, and a privilege is given to the user according to victory or defeat. The game from the execution of the puzzle game to the determination of victory or defeat in the battle game is a one-stage game. In the puzzle game, the combination formation mode and the arrangement change mode are switched according to the success or failure of the formation of the path PA, so that the user can reconsider the path PA in the arrangement change mode. Compared to the case where a battle game is executed when the path PA is formed, the game is diversified and the strategy is increased by switching modes. Therefore, it is possible to adjust settings that affect the diversity of the game, such as the progress of the game and the difficulty level, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

  In the above embodiment, the puzzle game control unit 21 of the control unit 10 executes the puzzle game control process, and the battle game control unit 22 of the control unit 10 executes the battle game control process. Further, the combination time measurement unit 25 functions as a combination determination unit when the route determination unit 23 executes the processes of steps S4 and S9, and the combination time measurement unit 25 functions as a mode switching unit when the mode switching unit 24 executes the processes of steps S6 and S10. By executing the processes of steps S2, S3, S5, and S11, the change time measurement unit 26 functions as a change time measurement means by executing the process of step S7. Moreover, the battle | competition process part 27 of the battle | competition game control part 22 performs the process of step S21-S28, and the privilege provision part 28 performs the process of step S29.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described form and can be implemented in various forms. For example, in the above-described form, in the server-client type game system, the arithmetic control for realizing the first game and the second game is executed by the game device as the client device. A game system in which arithmetic control of the first game is executed by the client device, and the server device executes arithmetic control of the second game, and the server device executes arithmetic control of both the first game and the second game The present invention can also be applied to a game system. Alternatively, the present invention can also be applied to a game system in which calculation control of at least one of the first game and the second game is executed in cooperation between the server device and the client device. That is, the first game control means and the second game control means of the present invention can be realized by an appropriate computer included in a server-client type game system. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a server-client type game system, and can also be applied to a so-called stand-alone game device that is not connected to a network. In this case, the game apparatus itself functions alone as the game system of the present invention.

  Although the first game has been described as a puzzle game in which the path P is formed by rotating the panel P on which the path pa is displayed, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the arrangement of the panel P may be changed by sliding the panel P. In this case, as a skill of the character card C, one of the panels displayed in the puzzle area A1 may be deleted so that the slide movement of the panel P can be performed for a predetermined period using a blank. Also, the route PA is provided with various skills for forming the route PA, such as replacement and conversion of the panel P (for example, the panel P of the cross path pa), and a specific character card C connected by the route PA. May be formed.

  Alternatively, the route PA may be formed so that the user selects from a plurality of panels P presented outside the puzzle area A1 and arranges them at an arbitrary position in the puzzle area A1. In this case, the setting may be made so as to permit the change of the arrangement in the puzzle area A1, or it may not be set. Although the route PA connecting the departure point Pt1 and the arrival point Pt2 selected by the user from the plurality of departure points Pt1 and arrival points Pt2 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the first game, a route PA that connects one departure point Pt1 and one arrival point Pt2 may be formed.

  The present invention is not limited to the puzzle game that forms the path PA, and can also be applied to a puzzle game that forms a predetermined combination. For example, in the case of a puzzle game in which a combination is formed by changing the arrangement of a plurality of types of panels and arranging a predetermined number of the same type of panels vertically and horizontally, in the arrangement change mode, the combination is further formed after the combination is formed. The arrangement can be changed to increase the combination. In this way, even for simple puzzle games by providing a period (placement change mode) for correcting the combinations formed by the user, it is possible to provide a game rich in strategy and diversify the game Can be made.

  In the embodiment described above, the first game has been described as a puzzle game in which the arrangement of a plurality of combination elements provided on the combination area is changed to form a predetermined combination. For example, a card such as a playing card can be used as a combination element. In this case, in the combination formation mode, the arrangement of the combination elements is not changed as in the puzzle game, and the combination is not formed, but only the combination is formed. In the case of the game using the rules of blackjack, in the combination formation mode, three sets of cards are dealt to the user, and the user plays blackjack in each set. In other words, play for three people at once. If the game with three sets of cards is completed and the total number of cards is 21 or less in at least two sets, it is assumed that a predetermined combination has been formed and the mode is switched to the combination change mode so that the combination of cards can be changed. It may be. Thereby, the user can correct the combination in the combination change mode.

  Alternatively, as in a nervous breakdown game, a plurality of combination elements that are provided on the combination area and whose display surface is turned down and cannot be distinguished from each other are arranged, and the user selects an arbitrary number of combination elements from among the combination elements The mode may be provided as a combination formation mode, and the mode may be switched to the combination change mode when the selected card forms a predetermined combination. The number of sheets selected by the user can be set as appropriate, and the combination of cards that are winning combinations is also set as appropriate. For example, the user may select five cards, and if two of the same cards are included, the combination may be changed and the mode may be switched to the combination change mode. The combination element is not limited to playing cards, and may be a card on which a character is displayed. In the combination change mode, a card selected by the user and a card that has not been selected may be exchanged, or may be exchanged from separately provided change cards. It is only necessary for the cards to contain mutually distinguishable patterns, numerical values, characters, etc., and may be set as appropriate according to the theme of the game. In this way, in a game using cards, it is only necessary to switch from the combination formation mode to the combination change mode, assuming that a combination is formed when any set combination is formed. The combination elements are not limited to cards, and may be any form as long as they are identifiable elements such as medals, stones, and characters.

  In the above-described embodiment, switching between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode has been described as switching based on the determination result of the path determination unit 25, but further restrictions may be added. For example, the combination formation mode may be switched to the combination change mode unilaterally, and the combination change mode may not be switched to the combination formation mode. The number of times of switching may be limited according to the difficulty level of the game, or may be switched when the user has a predetermined item. The above puzzle game and card game can be applied.

  Further, although the second game has been described as a battle game in which a user character group and an enemy character group battle each other, the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the game uses the combination information determined in the first game, an appropriate game can be applied. For example, it may be a fishing game. A fisherman character group may be arranged in the possessed character card arrangement area A2, and a fish may be arranged in the enemy character card arrangement area A3. Or only enemy character card arrangement | positioning area | region A3 may be displayed, the fish shown in arrangement | positioning area | region A3 may be damaged according to the formed combination, and fish may be caught or escaped. In addition, it may be a fighting game that is set such that a place where an enemy character is attacked differs according to the formed combination. Thus, an appropriate game can be applied to the second game.

  The first game and the second game have been described by providing the time measurement units 25 and 26, respectively, but may be omitted. For example, in the first game, when at least one combination is formed, the combination formation mode is switched to the arrangement change mode, and when three combination elements are changed in the arrangement change mode, the first game is shifted to the second game. You may control the game.

1 Game system 2 Center server (server device)
3 game device 10 control unit 11 storage device 21 puzzle game control unit (first game control means)
22 Competitive game control unit (second game control means)
23 Route discriminating unit (combination discriminating means)
24 mode switching part (mode switching means)
25 Combination time measurement unit (combination time measurement means)
26 Change time measurement unit (change time measurement means)
27 Battle Processing Unit 28 Benefit Granting Unit 33 Play Data A1 Puzzle Area C Character Card P Panel (Combination Element)
PA route (combination)
100 game screen

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First game control means for controlling a first game that forms a predetermined combination by combining a plurality of combination elements;
Second game control means for controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with the combination formed in the first game,
Wherein the first game, the combination forming mode to be played in a state in which the combination is not formed, by changing the combination between the said combination is formed to the second game is started A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
The first game control means includes:
Combination determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
Mode switching means for switching the mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result of the combination determination means ,
The first game control means is provided with a combination time measuring means for measuring a combination formation time during which the combination formation mode can be played,
When the combination time measuring means switches from the combination change mode to the combination formation mode, the game for restarting the measurement of the combination formation time from the time when the combination formation mode is switched to the combination change mode. system. First game control means for controlling a first game that forms a predetermined combination by combining a plurality of combination elements;
Second game control means for controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with the combination formed in the first game,
In the first game, the combination is changed between the combination formation mode in which the combination is not formed and the second game is started after the combination is formed. A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
The first game control means includes:
Combination determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
Mode switching means for switching the mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result of the combination determination means;
A game system comprising: a change time measuring means for measuring a combination change time during which the combination change mode can be played. The game system according to claim 2 , wherein the change time measuring unit measures a predetermined period as the combination change time when the combination change mode is started. First game control means for controlling a first game that forms a predetermined combination by combining a plurality of combination elements;
Second game control means for controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with the combination formed in the first game,
In the first game, the combination is changed between the combination formation mode in which the combination is not formed and the second game is started after the combination is formed. A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
The first game control means includes:
Combination determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
Mode switching means for switching the mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result of the combination determination means,
The first game is a game in which the predetermined combination is formed by changing an arrangement of a plurality of combination elements provided on a combination area;
The combination change mode, the second game more combinations element Ah Ru game system capable of changing the placement mode on the combined area until starting from said combination is formed. The game system according to claim 4 , wherein a route connecting a starting point and an arriving point is set as the combination, and a path for forming the route is provided in each combination element. The first game control means switches the combination change mode so that the route of the combination element can be changed and the route can be branched and a plurality of starting points and arrival points can be included in the route. The game system according to claim 5 to be controlled. The game system according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the second game control means controls the progress of the second game in accordance with the starting point and the arrival point included in the route. The combination determining means determines that the combination is not formed when the route is released due to a break between the starting point and the arrival point in the combination change mode, and the mode switching means The game system according to any one of 5 to 7 , wherein the change mode is switched to the combination formation mode. A first game control step of controlling a first game by combining a plurality of combination elements to form a predetermined combination;
A game system control method comprising: a second game control step of controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with a combination formed in the first game,
Wherein the first game, the combination forming mode to be played in a state in which the combination is not formed, by changing the combination between the said combination is formed to the second game is started A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
The first game control step includes
A combination determination step of determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
A mode switching step of switching a mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result in the combination determination step ;
In the first game control step, a combination time measuring step for measuring a combination formation time during which the combination formation mode can be played is provided,
In the combination time measuring step, when switched to the combination forming mode from the combination change mode, you resume the measurement of said combination forming time from the time interrupted when said combination forming mode is switched to the combination change mode Control method of game system .   A first game control step of controlling a first game by combining a plurality of combination elements to form a predetermined combination;
  A game system control method comprising: a second game control step of controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with a combination formed in the first game,
  In the first game, the combination is changed between the combination formation mode in which the combination is not formed and the second game is started after the combination is formed. A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
  The first game control step includes
  A combination determination step of determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
  Based on the determination result in the combination determination step, a mode switching step for switching the mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode,
  And a change time measuring step of measuring a combination change time during which the combination change mode can be played.   A first game control step of controlling a first game by combining a plurality of combination elements to form a predetermined combination;
  A game system control method comprising: a second game control step of controlling a second game that proceeds in accordance with a combination formed in the first game,
  In the first game, the combination is changed between the combination formation mode in which the combination is not formed and the second game is started after the combination is formed. A combination change mode capable of forming different combinations,
  The first game control step includes
  A combination determination step of determining whether or not a predetermined combination is formed;
  A mode switching step of switching a mode between the combination formation mode and the combination change mode based on the determination result in the combination determination step;
  The first game is a game in which the predetermined combination is formed by changing an arrangement of a plurality of combination elements provided on a combination area;
  The game system control method, wherein the combination change mode is a mode in which the arrangement of a plurality of combination elements on the combination area can be changed after the combination is formed and before the second game is started. .

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