JP6286197B2 - Program and game system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and a game system for forming a group and playing a game capable of participating in the game as a group.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a network system that provides a user with a community-type service called a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as “SNS”) is known. In such a network system, an application program such as a game is provided to the user (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Some games provided by such an SNS can obtain a privilege when one user has another user participate in the game.

  As a game provided by such a network system, a game in which a plurality of players configure a guild (an example of a group) and can be involved in the game as a guild is known. In such a game, the player advances his game and also advances the game as a guild member, so which guild belongs to is an important element of the game.

  The player establishes his own guild or searches for a desired guild from existing guilds and joins it. The selection of the guild is made with reference to the guild play style (for example, “for beginners”, “for advanced users”), the number of guild members, guild information of guild owner information, and the like. When the player selects a desired guild and requests participation in the guild, and the guild owner approves it, the player can become a member of the guild.

JP 2012-061060 A

  Securing excellent guild members is a critical issue for guild owners. However, with regard to recruiting guild members in conventional games, the guild owner can only approve participation requests and there is little room for active involvement.

  Also, for players who select a guild, there is little room or enjoyment with a small amount of guild information, so the motivation for selecting a guild is low.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to give strong motivation to join a group or to have a sense of belonging to a group in a game capable of participating in a group. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game program and a game system in which a group establishment player can actively participate in group member collection.

(1) The present invention is a game program capable of forming a group when another player belongs to a group set by one player and allowing the game to participate as a group.
A prize setting processing unit for performing a process of setting a game element held by the established player who has set the group as a prize of the group established by the established player based on an instruction of the established player, and a prize of the group, The present invention relates to a program for causing a computer to function as a prize giving processing unit that performs a process for giving to another player belonging to the group.

  The present invention also relates to an information storage medium that can be read by a computer and stores a program for causing the computer to function as each of the above-described units. The present invention also relates to a server including the above-described units. The present invention is also a server for playing a game that is connected to an information processing terminal via a network and that rewards a player who satisfies a predetermined condition of the game within a predetermined event period, and includes the above-described units. About.

  The game element may be, for example, an item, a card, a score, or a point.

  A group is a set of a plurality of players, and what is called a guild or a dojo is also a kind of group.

  In this way, by giving a prize to a group member that satisfies a predetermined condition, it is possible to increase the willingness of the group member to advance the game and to participate in the game continuously.

  According to the present invention, in a game in which a group can participate in a game, it is possible to give a group member a prize, to give a strong motivation to join the group, or to increase the sense of belonging to the group. It is possible to provide a game in which a player can be actively involved in collecting group members.

(2) In the program, information storage medium, game system, and server according to the present invention,
The prize giving processing unit performs a process for giving a game element randomly selected from a plurality of game elements set as the prize of the group according to a given algorithm to the other player. You may go.

  In this way, it is possible to enhance the amusement in giving a prize, and to increase the game motivation for the group from a sense of expectation for a prize selected from a plurality of prizes.

  The prize giving processing unit may perform a lottery and determine a game element to be given to the other player from game elements set as the prize of the group based on a lottery result.

  (3) In the program, the information storage medium, the game system, and the server according to the present invention, the group is accepted according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements set as the prize of the group. The computer may further function as a person number adjustment processing unit that performs processing for adjusting the possible number of persons.

  Providing prizes presented at the time of joining the group by preventing the prizes from being received due to lack of prizes by increasing or decreasing the number of groups that can be accepted according to at least one of the number, quantity, or type of prizes It is possible to protect the trust of group members with respect to conditions.

(4) In the program, the information storage medium, the game system, and the server according to the present invention, a group selection screen provision processing unit that presents information on a plurality of groups and receives a selection request for a group desired to join. Furthermore, the computer is made to function, and the group selection screen provision processing unit provides at least one information on the number, amount, and type of game elements set as prizes to be provided to members of the group as information on the group. May be.

  In this way, other players can select a group to join while referring to group premium information.

  (5) In the program, the information storage medium, the game system, and the server according to the present invention, a privilege is given to the establishment player according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements provided by the establishment player as prizes. You may make a computer function as a privilege provision process part which performs the process for providing.

  In this way, the founding player can be motivated to provide the group with a free gift.

(6) The program according to the present invention, an information storage medium, the game system and the server, the prize setting processing unit based on an instruction of the established player, set the supply condition of the prize for members of the group, the prize The grant processing unit may grant the group prize to another player belonging to the group when the prize provision condition is satisfied.

  In this way, it is possible to provide a game that can provide premiums reflecting the will of the founding player.

  (7) In the program, the information storage medium, the game system, and the server according to the present invention, a message relating to a change or increase / decrease in the type of game element set as a prize of the group is notified to a player who is a member of the group. The computer may further function as a notification processing unit that performs processing.

  In this way, the group member can make a decision to participate in the game, change the group, or the like based on the information on the prize, so that the game performance can be further improved with respect to the group.

  (8) In the program, the information storage medium, the game system, and the server according to the present invention, the number and amount of game elements set as premiums of the group are set according to the standard set corresponding to the number of members of the group. The computer may be further functioned as a notification processing unit that performs a process of determining whether it is satisfied and notifying the established player if the standard is not satisfied.

  In this way, the founding player can be urged to give premiums to the group and organize the group's personnel, so that the game performance can be further improved with respect to the group.

The figure which shows the game system of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the functional block diagram of the server of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the game screen (game image) produced | generated with the game system of this embodiment. The figure which shows an example of player information. The figure which shows an example of guild information. The figure which shows an example of premium supplement log | history information. The figure which shows an example of premium provision log | history information. An example of a guild participation request acceptance screen. Guild information setting screen example. The figure for demonstrating the structure of a guild. The figure for demonstrating the guild prize. An example of a prize setting screen. The figure which shows the example of a guild selection screen. The figure which shows the example of a guild selection screen. An example of a prize provision condition setting screen. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process corresponding to the action of a guild owner. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process corresponding to the action of a guild member. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process corresponding to a guild subscription application.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Configuration FIG. 1 shows a network system (game system) of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, it is configured by a plurality of terminals 10 (information processing terminals) and a server 20. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the network system of the present embodiment is configured such that the server 20 that provides the service and the terminal 10 can be connected to the network.

  The server 20 is an information processing apparatus that provides a service capable of providing communication among a plurality of users (players). In this embodiment, the server 20 provides a community-type service called SNS (social networking service). Server. That is, the server 20 transmits user information (user name, diary, bulletin information, game progress, etc.) not only to the logged-in user but also to other users who have a friendship with the user, and I try to create a community. The server 20 may provide a service only to the user who has registered as a member.

  For example, the server 20 of this embodiment includes a Web server function and a mail server function capable of mail delivery. Further, the terminal 10 includes a web browser capable of browsing a web page (HTML format data). That is, the terminal 10 accesses the SNS URL of the server 20 and transmits the user name and password. When the user successfully logs in the server 20, the server 20 transmits the user's Web page to the terminal 10. Then, the terminal 10 causes the display unit 190 to display the received web page of the user on the web browser.

  Further, the server 20 of the present embodiment provides an online game service in response to a request from the terminal 10. That is, in response to a request from the terminal 10 of the user, input information of the terminal 10 (information input through an input unit such as a touch panel, a button, a keyboard, and a mouse provided in the terminal 10) is transmitted to the server 20 via the network. The server 20 performs game calculation processing based on the received input information. Then, the game calculation processing result (image data of the game image, various data used for generating the game image) is transmitted to the terminal 10 via the network, and the terminal 10 displays the game image based on the received game calculation processing result. Processing to be displayed on the display unit 10 is performed.

The terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a mobile terminal (a mobile phone, a PHS terminal, a smartphone, a PDA, a portable game machine, etc.), a personal computer (PC), a game machine, an image generation device, the Internet (WAN), a LAN It is a device that can be connected to the server 20 via a network such as. The communication line between the terminal 10 and the server 20 may be wired or wireless.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the server 20 of the present embodiment. Note that the server 20 of the present embodiment may have a configuration in which some of the components (each unit) in FIG. 2 are omitted.

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its function can be realized by a RAM, a hard disk, or the like. The storage unit 170 includes a main storage unit 172 used as a work area and a storage unit 174 (for example, a database).

  The storage unit 174 stores player information 176 for each of a plurality of players participating in the network system of the present embodiment. For example, the storage unit 174 associates the player identification information of each of the plurality of players with the player name (player account), the player password, the “destination information” (IP address, mail address, etc.) of the terminal 10 and the like. Stored as information 176.

  The storage unit 174 stores card information, item information, and the like registered in association with the player identification information as player information 176. Further, the storage unit 174 stores progress information indicating the game progress of the player as player information 176 in association with the identification information of the player. In addition, the storage unit 174 stores information for specifying other players belonging to the same group as the player and information for specifying other players who have a friend relationship with the player as player information 176.

  The information storage medium 180 (computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and functions as an optical disk (CD, DVD), magneto-optical disk (MO), magnetic disk, hard disk, and magnetic tape. Alternatively, it can be realized by a memory (ROM). The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on a program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180. The information storage medium 180 can store a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the processing unit 100 according to the present embodiment (a program for causing a computer to execute the processing of each unit).

  The communication unit 196 performs various controls for communicating with the terminal 10 and other servers, and the function can be realized by hardware such as various processors or a communication ASIC, a program, or the like.

  The processing unit 100 (processor) performs processing such as game processing, image generation processing, and sound generation processing based on data (input information and the like) transmitted from the terminal 10 and received via the communication unit 196, a program, and the like. . The processing unit 100 performs various processes using the main storage unit 172 as a work area. The functions of the processing unit 100 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs.

  The processing unit 100 includes a game processing unit 110, an image generation unit 120, and a sound generation unit 130.

The game processing unit 112 performs game processing for advancing the game of each player based on the input information transmitted from the terminal 10. The game processing unit 112 calculates the game progress of each player, and updates the progress information of each player stored in the storage unit 174 as the player information 176. The game processing unit calculates the degree of game progress of each player based on the number of player operations (the number of operations for progressing the game), the number of cleared stages, the number of collected items, and the like. The game processing unit 110 includes a free gift setting processing unit 111, a free gift giving processing unit 112, a number of people adjustment processing unit 113, a group selection screen providing processing unit 114, and a privilege giving processing unit 1.
15 includes a notification processing unit 116.

  The prize setting processing unit 111 performs a process of setting a game element held by the established player who has set the group as a prize of the group established by the established player based on an instruction from the established player. The prize giving processing unit 112 performs a process for giving the group prize to another player belonging to the group.

  Also, the prize giving processing unit 112 is a process for giving a game element randomly or according to a given algorithm selected from a plurality of game elements set as the prize of the group to the other player. May be performed.

  In addition, the number of people adjustment processing unit 113 performs a process of adjusting the number of groups that can be accepted according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements set as the prize of the group.

  The group selection screen provision processing unit 114 presents information on a plurality of groups, performs a process of accepting a request for selecting a group desired to join, and sets the information on the group as a prize to be provided to members of the group. Provide information on at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements being played.

  The privilege grant processing unit 115 performs a process for granting a privilege to the establishment player according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements provided by the establishment player as prizes.

  Also, the prize setting processing unit 111 sets a premium provision condition for the members of the group based on an instruction from the founding player, and the premium processing unit 112 belongs to the group when the premium provision condition is satisfied. The prize of the group may be given to another player.

  The notification processing unit 116 may perform a process of notifying a player who is a member of the group of a message regarding a change or increase / decrease in the type of game element set as the prize of the group.

  In addition, the notification processing unit 116 determines whether the number and amount of game elements set as the group prizes satisfy the standard set corresponding to the number of members of the group, and when the standard is not satisfied May perform processing for notifying the founding player.

  The image generation unit 120 generates image generation data for generating a game image based on the result of processing performed by the processing unit 100. The generated image generation data is transmitted to each terminal 10 by the processing unit 100 via the communication unit 196. Here, the image generation data is data for displaying an image generated by the method of the present embodiment on each information processing terminal, and may be image data itself or each information processing terminal generates an image. Various data (object data, game process result data, etc.) used for this purpose may be used.

  The sound generation unit 130 generates sound generation data for generating a game sound based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100. The generated sound generation data is transmitted to each terminal 10 by the processing unit 100 via the communication unit 196.

It should be noted that the processing unit of the terminal 10 performs various game processes (process for advancing the game based on input information, process for generating a game image) based on the program transmitted (downloaded) from the server 20, and the server 20 Based on the game result data transmitted from the terminal 10, various data associated with each player in the player information of the storage unit 174 by performing a determination process, a process for giving a reward, a process for distributing the game progress, etc. It is configured to perform update processing of (data relating to game progress, collected items, items given as rewards, etc.).

2. Next, the method of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

2-1. Outline of Game The game of the present embodiment is a game in which a plurality of players constitute a guild (an example of a group) and the game can be involved as a guild. A plurality of guilds are established in the game space, and the player belongs to one of the guilds and plays the player's own game, and also plays a guild game as a guild member.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game screen (game image) generated by the game system of the present embodiment. A game screen GI shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to a display screen of a touch panel type display of the terminal 10 (display unit of the terminal 10). The player can perform an operation input by performing an operation (touch operation) for bringing a fingertip, a touch pen, or the like into contact with the touch panel.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of card CDs representing a plurality of player characters (characters to be operated by the player) are displayed in a lower area A1 of the game screen GI, and an upper area A2 of the game screen GI. Displays an image representing the game space.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, four cards CD corresponding to the four characters “A” to “D” as the player characters are displayed. The player can freely select and set four cards (a party and a deck are assembled) to be displayed in the area A1 from a plurality of cards (character cards) owned by the player.

  The player advances the game by touching the game screen GI and giving an action instruction for the player character. As the game progresses, enemy characters EC and item IT (such as a character card) appear in the game space. The player can cause the player character to attack the appearing enemy character EC or acquire the appearing item IT by performing an action instruction by a touch operation.

  In the area A1 of the game screen GI, a gauge GA indicating the amount (action power) that the player character can act is displayed. The action power decreases by a predetermined amount each time the player performs a touch operation for advancing the game. Then, when the value of the action power becomes 0, the progress of the game stops (the game does not progress even by a touch operation). Behavioral power recovers (increases) over time. Moreover, action power can be increased by using the item (for example, recovery agent) for increasing action power.

  The game of this embodiment is configured by a plurality of stages. By defeating an enemy character (boss character) appearing in each stage, the stage can be cleared and the next stage can be advanced.

  When the player clears the stage or defeats the enemy, the player's points and levels increase, and the guild points and levels to which the player belongs also increase.

A battle process may be performed between guilds. For example, if the first guild and the second guild play a match, the player of the first guild member participating in the match provides his card to the first guild deck and participates in the match. The player of the second guild member provides his card to the deck of the second guild. Then, the player character of the first guild participating in the battle is controlled based on the player's input information of the first guild member, and the player's input information of the second guild member is controlled based on the input information of the player of the member of the second guild. The player character of No. 2 guild is controlled to perform a battle process.

  Winning a match between guilds will increase the points and levels of the winning guild, and the points and levels of the guild members who participated in the match will also increase.

2-2. Game Information Game information such as player information 300 and guild information 400 is stored in the game system server.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of player information.

    As player information 300, in association with player identification information 310, guild 320 to which the player belongs, owner flag 322 indicating whether or not the player is a guild owner, guild subscription history information 324 indicating past guild subscription history of the player, possession points 330, level 340, physical fitness parameter 350, game progress information (for example, current stage, cleared dungeon information) 370, possessed item (owned card) 380, and the like may be included.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating an example of guild information.

  The guild information 400 may include owner information 420, number of members 430, capacity 440, appropriate number of people 442, level 450, play style 460, premium information 470, etc. in association with the guild identification information 410.

  FIG. 5B is an example of the guild prize replenishment history information 510. The premium replenishment history information 510 includes information such as a replenishment date and time 520, an item replenishment history 530, and the like.

  FIG. 5C is an example of the prize giving history information 540. The prize grant history information 540 includes information such as the grant date / time 550, the prize earner 560, the grant item 570, and the like.

2-3. Establishing a Guild A player can belong to one of the guilds by either establishing his own guild (becoming a guild owner) or searching for a desired guild from existing guilds.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a guild participation request acceptance screen. When the player is instructed to participate in the guild (for example, “Guild participation” is selected on the game table of contents screen), a guild participation request acceptance screen as shown in FIG. 6 is provided.

The player can select “Create a new guild” 610 or “Join an existing guild” 620. However, in order to become a guild owner, it is necessary to clear a predetermined condition (for example, its own level parameter is a predetermined value or more). Accordingly, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the selection of “establish new guild” 610 is not accepted. When “Establish New Guild” 610 is selected by a player who satisfies a predetermined condition, a guild information setting screen as shown in FIG. 7 is provided. Although FIG. 7 illustrates a screen for setting a guild name, a setting screen for setting other guild information (play style, etc.) may be provided. When a guild is established, initial values may be set for the guild level and capacity. Then, as the game progresses, the level may be increased according to the game result of the guild or the guild member, and the capacity may be increased or decreased according to the level. The guild is set based on the input information and the player information of the guild owner, and the set guild information of the guild is stored in the storage unit of the server (see FIG. 5).

2-4. Guild Premium Setting FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a guild.

  The guild owner (corresponding to the founding player of the group) of the guild G1 is the player P1, the guild members are the players P2 to P11, and the current number of members is 12.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a guild prize.

  In the present embodiment, the guild owner P1 can provide a character card (an example of a game element) that is an item that the guild owner P1 has as a prize for the guild member. For example, it is assumed that the guild owner P1 holds the character cards K1 to K30. The guild owner P1 can select a desired card K21 to K30 and provide it to the guild as a free gift.

  The character cards K21 to K30 provided as a prize from the guild owner P1 are transferred from the guild owner P1 to the guild G1, and are pooled as a prize of the guild owner G1.

  Then, by being given to a guild member that satisfies a predetermined condition, it is transferred to the given guild member. FIG. 9 shows that the character card K21 is given to the guild member P2, and the character card K22 is given to the guild member P3.

  When the guild owner provides the character card to the prize, the character card may be transferred from the guild owner to the guild. In addition, when the guild owner provides the character card to the prize, the character card is held by the guild owner but cannot be used. You may make it do.

  Guild owners can provide their own character cards as prizes at any time. For example, it may be provided when there are fewer prizes pooled in the guild. In addition, for example, if the player sets an upper limit on the number of character cards that can be held, and the setting cannot hold more than the limit number, the guild owner will provide when the number of character cards held by the player approaches the upper limit. The character card can be used effectively.

  FIG. 10 is an example of a prize setting screen. When the player is instructed to set a free gift (for example, “Premium Setting” is selected on the game table of contents screen), a free gift setting screen as shown in FIG. 10 is provided.

On the prize setting screen, a list of items (here, character cards) owned by the player (player who is the guild owner) who has instructed the prize setting is displayed. The player can select a desired item (here, a character card) from the list and provide it as a prize. Since a parameter indicating a rarity is set for the character card, a list of character cards may be displayed for each rarity. For example, as the rarity parameter, “SR”, “R”, “N +”, “N” (“SR”>“R”> “N +”> “N” in this order, the rarity is high). As shown in FIG. 10, when the rare degree 710 is designated, a list of character cards having the designated rare degree is displayed. In FIG. 10, since the rare degree “SR” 712 is instructed, a list of character cards having the rare degree “SR” among the cards possessed by the player is displayed.

  Based on the player input information, a guild prize is set or added, and the prize information of the server guild information (refer to 460 in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B) and the possessed card information of the player information of the server guild owner. Update. For example, when the guild owner provides the character card K21 owned by the guild owner as a free gift, the character card K21 is deleted or disabled from the stored card information of the player information, and the character card K21 is updated to be added to the free gift information of the guild information.

2-5. Guild Giveaway In this embodiment, a prize pooled in the guild is given to a guild member that satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, it may be given once a day when a guild member logs in to the game, or when the guild member contributes to the guild, for example, when the guild member's game results or the level of the guild increases. It may be given when participating in a guild event or a guild match.

  In this way, by giving a premium to a guild member that satisfies a predetermined condition, it is possible to increase the willingness of the guild member to progress the game and lead to continuously participate in the game.

  A game element selected randomly or according to a given algorithm from among a plurality of character cards set as a guild prize may be given to a guild member.

  The selection at random includes, for example, a case where a random number is generated and selected based on the random number, or a case where selection is performed by lottery using a given lottery machine. The selection according to a given algorithm includes, for example, the case of selection according to a predetermined function.

  The selection by lottery includes not only the case where any prize is always given as a result of the lottery, but also the case where no prize is given when the lottery result is out of place. The lottery probability may be fixed or may vary depending on parameters of a guild member who performs the lottery (parameters indicating the degree of contribution to the guild, the number of games, etc.).

  In addition, when giving prizes by lottery, a lottery effect image may be displayed on the terminal of the guild member.

  When a premium is given to a guild member, the premium of the guild information of the server (see 470 in FIG. 5A) and the possessed item of the player information of the guild member of the server (see 380 of FIG. 4A) are updated. For example, when a premium character card K21 pooled in the guild is given to the player P2 who is a guild member, the character card K21 is added to the player information possessed card of the player P2 and the character card K21 is deleted from the premium of the guild information. Update.

2-6. Appropriate number of guilds and acceptable number of guilds According to at least one of the number, quantity, and type of items (character cards here) set as guild prizes, the number of players in the group (number of players that can belong to the group) )), Or the number of people that can be accepted (the number of people that can be newly accepted) or the appropriate number of people.

If there are not enough prizes for the number of members, there is a possibility that prizes will not be obtained due to lack of prizes. In this case, by increasing or decreasing the group capacity or the number of people that can be accepted according to the quantity of prizes, such a situation is prevented in advance, and the trust of guild members for the provision of prizes is not betrayed.

  The appropriate number of people is, for example, the number of people who does not interfere with the provision of prizes to group members, and is determined according to the number, quantity, type, etc. of the prizes. Based on the appropriate number of people, the capacity and the number of people that can be accepted may be increased or decreased. The capacity may be determined according to the level of the guild. For example, when the number of members in the group is larger than the appropriate number of people in the group, the number of members may be changed to the appropriate number of people as soon as the current number of guild members is equal to or less than the appropriate number of people in the group. If the current number of members exceeds the appropriate number of members in the group, the number of members may be changed immediately and a message may be issued to notify the guild owner that the number of members has been exceeded. Also, the capacity may be changed when the number of guild members changes.

  For example, assume that the amount of prizes pooled in a guild is 36 character cards, the capacity is 20, and the current number of guild members is 11 (including guild owners).

  And this guild prize provision condition is "If a guild member logs in to this game, a prize will be given once by guild lottery once a day." If the pool condition of the prize of this game is “Pool at least the maximum number of granted sheets for 3 days”, the appropriate number of guild members derived from the pool condition is 13 Name (36 ÷ 3 + 1: Including guild owner). Since the current number of guild members is less than the appropriate number, it can be said that the pool conditions are satisfied.

  This guild has a capacity of 20 people, and the current number of guild members is 11. Therefore, if it is based on the capacity, 9 people can be accepted.

  However, in the present embodiment, the acceptable number of people is determined based on the suitable number of people who satisfy the prize pool condition. That is, when the capacity is smaller than the appropriate number of persons, the acceptable number of persons = capacity-current number of members. When the number of persons is equal to or more than the appropriate number of persons, the acceptable number of persons = appropriate number of persons-current number of members.

  For example, in the above example, the capacity (20 persons) ≧ the appropriate number of persons (13 persons), the number of people that can be accepted = the appropriate number of persons (13 persons) −the current number of members (11 persons) = 2. Therefore, if there are three applicants for this guild at this time, the guild owner may be allowed to approve only up to two people who can accept the guild.

  Also, if the current number of guild members is 15 (including the guild owner) under the same conditions as described above, the current number of guild members has already exceeded the appropriate number. In such a case, until the number of guild members becomes an appropriate number, the number of people that can be accepted may be set to 0, and the approval may not be made when a subscription application is made to the guild. In addition, guilds where the acceptable number of people is 0 may not be placed on the list display of the guild selection screen.

  If the current number of guild members exceeds the appropriate number, the guild owner may be notified of a premium addition request message or a notification indicating that the appropriate number of members has been exceeded. For example, a notification message may be displayed on the terminal when the guild owner logs in. The guild owner who sees the notification message can take actions such as adding a free gift or deleting a guild member determined to be unnecessary. The owner can take any action to satisfy the prize pool condition.

If the number of guild members exceeds the appropriate number, the guild membership application cannot be accepted even though the number of guild members is less than the capacity. Moreover, if such a state continues, it will betray the guild member's expectation for giving a prize, and the guild member will leave the guild. These will give the guild owners an incentive to offer prizes.

  When a prize is provided from the guild owner to the guild, the appropriate number of guild information in the server (see 450 in FIG. 5A) is updated.

2-7. Guild Selection Screen FIGS. 11 and 12 are diagrams showing examples of the guild selection screen.

  When “Join an existing guild” 620 is selected on the guild participation request acceptance screen shown in FIG. 6, a guild selection screen as shown in FIG. 11 is provided. A list of guilds that can be joined is displayed on the guild selection screen. The guild that can be joined may be a guild that has a vacant capacity and can accept one or more guilds. Also, guilds with vacant capacity may be used regardless of the number of people who can be accepted. In this case, if there is vacant capacity, but the number of people that can be accepted is 0, the guild owner says “There was a new application for subscription. Notification of “acceptable” may be made to prompt for additional prizes.

  In the guild list, guild name, number of members / capacity, level, play style, etc. may be displayed as guild information. The player can display a more detailed guild information display screen (including information on prizes provided by the guild) as shown in FIG. 12 by indicating the guild of interest.

  Detailed guild information display screen includes guild owner character card, guild owner name, level, number of members, capacity, play style, guild gacha (details), breakdown by character card rarity, and conditions for granting prizes , A gift replenishment history, a gift giving history, and the like are displayed. The breakdown by rare degree is information such as “SR” is 10 sheets, “R” is 25 sheets, “N +” is 50 sheets, and “N” is 200 sheets. In addition, detailed information such as the attribute and level of the character card provided as a prize may be displayed.

  When the “view” icon of the premium supplement history is designated, detailed information of the premium supplement history (for example, information as shown in FIG. 5B) is displayed. Further, when the “view” icon of the prize grant history is designated, detailed information of the prize grant history (for example, information as shown in FIG. 5C) is displayed.

  A player who is considering a guild to join can determine a subscription destination by looking at information on prizes provided in the guild. For example, a player who wants a character card with a high degree of rarity may determine the guild to join by referring to the breakdown of the rarity of the prize. Also, a player who wants to check how much prizes are actually replenished or given can check by referring to the prize replenishment history or the prize giving history dictionary.

2-8. Granting a privilege to the guild owner A process of granting a privilege to the guild owner may be performed according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of items (an example of a game element, here, a character card) provided by the guild owner. The privilege may be a point or an in-game currency, an item, an increased level parameter, or the like.

2-9. Setting of prize granting conditions by the guild owner Based on the instruction of the guild owner, the condition for providing the prize to the guild member may be set. For example, a gift giving condition setting screen may be provided to the terminal.

  FIG. 13 is an example of a prize giving condition setting screen. When the player gives an instruction for setting a prize giving condition (for example, selecting “Give prize giving condition setting” on the game table of contents screen), a prize setting screen as shown in FIG. 13 is provided. The player can set the timing and conditions for giving a prize to the guild member by giving an instruction on the prize giving condition setting screen.

  For example, if the player selects “once a day” as a timing, a prize is given once a day when a guild member logs in. Further, for example, when the player selects “once a weekly” as a timing, a prize is given once a week when the guild member logs in. For example, when the player selects “specific timing” as the timing, the specific timing can be designated. Specific timings include, for example, “when a guild member participates in a guild match”, “when a guild member contributes to a level up of the guild”, “special when a guild member defeats a predetermined enemy”, “ Various conditions such as “when a predetermined dungeon is cleared” and “when a guild member is leveled up” can be set, and when the guild member satisfies the set condition, a prize is given.

  Also, a lottery method may be set. For example, when a lottery is performed, it may be possible to select “no loss” or “with loss”. When “no losing” is selected, it is set so that a prize is always obtained when a lottery for giving a prize is performed. That is, any prize pooled in the guild is selected by lottery and given to the guild member. In addition, when “Without” is selected, when a lottery for giving a prize is performed, “No” is given at a predetermined rate, and when “No” is given, no prize is given. The guild owner may also be able to specify the ratio of “out of”.

2-10. Notification Process When a change or increase / decrease in the type of an item (an example of a game element, here a character card) set as a guild prize is detected, a message regarding the change or increase / decrease may be notified to the guild member or guild owner. The item type includes, for example, the rare degree of a card when the item is a card. Changes in the types of items set as prizes and increases / decreases in the number of items are caused by the addition of items by guild owners and the addition of items to guild members.

  For example, when the guild owner adds 10 character cards as prizes, the number of items increases by 10, so a message such as “10 prize cards added” may be notified. Also, if the added card contains a card with a high degree of rarity, a message such as “Two rare cards have been added to the prize” will be sent because the item type has changed. May be.

  Also, for example, if a guild member is given a card as a prize, this corresponds to a case where the number of items has increased or decreased, and a message such as “A card has been given to a guild member” is notified. Also good. For example, if a guild member is given a rare card as a prize, this corresponds to a change in the item type, and a message such as "Guild member got a rare card of prize" is sent. May be.

  In addition, it is determined whether the number and amount of items (an example of a game element, in this case, a character card) set as a guild prize satisfy the criteria set according to the number of members of the guild, and the criteria are not satisfied In this case, the founding player may be notified.

For example, when the current number of guild members exceeds the appropriate number of people, a message such as “Please add a prize because the prize seems to be insufficient” may be notified to the guild owner.

3. Processing Next, an example of processing of the server 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing corresponding to the action of the guild owner. If there is a login (step S10), it is determined whether or not it is a guild owner. If it is a guild owner, the following processing is performed (step S20).

  First, the appropriate number of guilds is calculated based on the number of guild members and premium provision conditions (step S30). If the number of guild members> the appropriate number of people (step S40), a warning message is notified to the guild owner (step S50).

  If there is a prize setting instruction from the guild owner (step S60), the instructed item is transferred from the guild owner to the guild (step S70). Then, the premium addition content is saved as premium addition history information (step S80).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing corresponding to the action of the guild member. If there is a login (step S110), it is determined whether or not it is a guild owner. If not, the following processing is performed (step S120).

  It is determined whether or not there is a prize addition history information or a prize giving history information satisfying a predetermined condition (step S130), and if it is determined (Y in step S140), a premium addition history information satisfying a predetermined condition is determined. Alternatively, a gift giving history information is provided (step S150). The premium addition history information or the premium grant history information satisfying a predetermined condition may be, for example, information that is newest information within a predetermined period (for example, within one week) from the login date and time and has not yet been notified to the player.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the guild member satisfies the condition for granting the prize (step S160). When it is determined that the guild member satisfies the condition (Y in step S170), when items that can be given as prizes are pooled in the guild ( In step S180, the lottery is performed, and the item selected by the lottery is transferred from the guild to the guild member (step S190). If no items that can be given as prizes are pooled in the guild (N in Step S180), a notification of insufficient prizes is made (Step S200).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing corresponding to a guild subscription application.

  When there is a guild selection screen display request (step S210), the number of members <capacity guild is picked up (step S220), and list information of the picked up guild is provided (step S230). If there is a guild subscription application input (step S240), if the number of members <appropriate number (Y in step S250), the subscription application is notified to the guild owner of the selected guild (step S260). If the number of members is less than the appropriate number (N in step S250), a notification of subscription application and a notification that the prize is insufficient are sent to the guild owner of the selected guild (step S270).

4). Modifications The present invention is not limited to that described in the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, terms cited as broad or synonymous terms in the description in the specification or drawings can be replaced with broad or synonymous terms in other descriptions in the specification or drawings.

  Although the case where the game element is a character card has been described as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, other items may be used, and a score or a point may be used.

10 terminals, 20 servers, 100 processing units, 110 game processing units, 111 free gift setting processing units, 112 free gift granting processing units, 113 number of people adjustment processing units, 114 group selection screen providing processing units, 115 privilege granting processing units, 116 notification processings Unit, 120 image generation unit, 130 sound generation unit, 170 storage unit, 172, main storage unit, 174 storage unit, 176 player information, 180 information storage medium, 190 display unit, 192 sound output unit, 196 communication unit

Claims (9)

A game program in which a group is formed by another player belonging to a group set by one player and the game can be involved as a group.
A prize setting processing unit for performing processing for setting a game element possessed by the established player that sets the group as a prize of the group established by the established player, based on an instruction from the established player;
A program that causes a computer to function as a prize giving processing unit that performs a process for giving a prize of the group to another player belonging to the group. In claim 1,
The prize giving processing unit
A program for performing a process for giving a game element randomly selected from a plurality of game elements set as the prize of the group according to a given algorithm to the other player . In claim 1 or 2,
The computer further functions as a number adjustment processing unit that performs a process of adjusting the number of acceptable groups of the group according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements set as the prize of the group Program to make. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
A group selection screen providing processor that presents information on a plurality of groups and accepts a request to select a group desired to join, further causing the computer to function,
The group selection screen provision processing unit
A program for providing at least one piece of information on the number, amount, and type of game elements set as prizes to be provided to members of the group as information on the group. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
A program that causes a computer to function as a privilege grant processing unit that performs a process for granting a privilege to the establishment player according to at least one of the number, amount, and type of game elements provided by the establishment player as prizes. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5,
The prize setting processing unit
Based on the instructions of the founding player, set conditions for providing premiums to members of the group,
The prize giving processing unit
A program for granting a prize of the group to another player belonging to the group when the prize provision condition is satisfied. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6.
A program that further causes a computer to function as a notification processing unit that performs processing for notifying a player who is a member of the group of a message related to a change or increase / decrease in the type of game element set as a prize for the group. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7,
Processing for determining whether the number and amount of game elements set as the group prize satisfy the criteria set in accordance with the number of members of the group, and notifying the founding player if the criteria are not satisfied A program for causing the computer to function as a notification processing unit for performing A game system in which another player belongs to a group set by one player to form a group and can participate in a game as a group,
A prize setting processing unit for performing processing for setting a game element possessed by the established player that sets the group as a prize of the group established by the established player, based on an instruction from the established player;
A game system comprising: a prize giving processing unit for performing a process for giving a prize of the group to another player belonging to the group.

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