JP6391784B1 - Game program - Google Patents

Abstract

A game program capable of improving the interest of a game is provided.
A game program 131 causes a processor to decrease a value of a first parameter as time elapses in a game from when an input operation for one action is started until the input operation is completed. When the value of the first parameter is larger than the first threshold when the input operation is completed, the game is advanced so that the game is more advantageous than the case where the value of the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold. Steps are executed.
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Description

  The present disclosure relates to a game program.

  Many games have been disclosed in which some action is performed on a game by a user performing an input operation, and a score corresponding to the result is output. For example, in a general puzzle game, an action of placing an object such as a character or a block on the board is generated in response to an input operation. As a result of the action, when a predetermined number or more of the same type of characters or blocks are arranged, the score is calculated by deleting those characters and blocks.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-197354 (released July 27, 1999)

  In general, how to deal with the problem of users getting bored with games is important. In order to deal with this problem, it is required to provide a game based on a new scheme. For example, in the case of a puzzle game, it is conceivable to renew a scheme from the start of play until score acquisition or a scheme related to score calculation. By introducing a new scheme into the game, a strategy different from that of the conventional game is created to capture the game, thereby improving the interest of the game.

  One aspect of the present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to improve the fun of the game.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a game program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that receives a user's input operation. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter that is increased or decreased according to a result of an action caused by a user input operation on an operation unit is set. The game program causes the processor to decrease the value of the first parameter as time elapses in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation; When the value of the first parameter is larger than the first threshold at the time of completion, the step of advancing the game is executed so that the game is more advantageous than when the value of the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold. Let

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a game program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that receives a user's input operation. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter that is increased or decreased according to a result of an action caused by a user input operation on an operation unit is set. The game program causes the processor to increase the value of the first parameter as time passes in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation; When the value of the first parameter is smaller than the third threshold value at the time of completion, the step of advancing the game is executed so that the game is more advantageous than when the value of the first parameter is equal to or greater than the third threshold value. Let

  According to one aspect of the present invention, there is an effect of improving the interest of a game.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a user terminal and a server. It is an example of the game which a game system implement | achieves. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process from the start of a puzzle game to the end. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the condition presentation screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the results presentation screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of character data. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the board | plate surface process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the board | plate surface process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on a display part.

Embodiment 1
A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these exemplifications, but is defined by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims. The In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements in the description of the drawings, and repeated description is not repeated.

<Hardware configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the game system 1. The game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200 as illustrated. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 includes various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a radio base station (not shown). Examples of the mobile communication system include a so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication system, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and a wireless network (for example, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet through a predetermined access point. It is done.

  The server 200 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. These components included in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus.

  The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing apparatus) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18. With. These components included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other via a communication bus. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more controllers 1020. For example, the controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 in accordance with a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons and the like, and transmits an output value based on a user input operation to the buttons and the like to the user terminal 100. The controller 1020 may include various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

  Note that the controller 1020 may include the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

  For example, at the start of a game, the user terminal 100 desirably allows a user who uses the controller 1020 to input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020. As a result, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and identifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

  When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user grasps each controller 1020, so that the one user terminal 100 does not communicate with other devices such as the server 200 via the network 2. Multi-play can be realized. Further, each user terminal 100 is connected to each other by a wireless standard such as a wireless local area network (LAN) standard (communication connection is not performed via the server 200), so that a plurality of user terminals 100 can realize multi-play locally. You can also When the above-described multiplay is realized locally by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions described later included in the server 200. Further, when the above-described multi-play is realized locally by a plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later included in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

  Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the above-described multiplayer is realized locally. For example, information indicating a play result such as a score or winning or losing in a certain game may be associated with the user identification information and transmitted to the server 200.

  The controller 1020 may be configured to be detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling portion with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are coupled by wire through the coupling unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept the mounting of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF 14. Accordingly, the user terminal 100 can read the program and data recorded in the storage medium 1030. The program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is a game program, for example.

  The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or store the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 in the memory 11. May be stored.

  As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-described units serving as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation unit configured to accept a user input operation.

  For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects an object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100, and performs an input operation from the detection result of the object. Identify. As an example, a user's hand as an object 1010, a marker having a predetermined shape, or the like is detected, and an input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, or type of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. The More specifically, when a user's hand is detected from a captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 performs a user's input operation on a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image. Identify and accept as Note that the captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

  Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a user operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as a user input operation. Or when an operation part is comprised by communication IF13, the user terminal 100 specifies and receives the signal (for example, output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as a user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit includes the input / output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF 14 is specified and accepted as a user input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the operation of the entire server 200. The processors 10 and 20 include a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), and a graphics processing unit (GPU).

  The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12 described later and develops it in a memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22 described later and develops it in a memory 21 described later. The processor 10 and the processor 20 execute the developed program.

  The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 include storage devices such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing a program and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program. The memory 21 provides the work area to the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to the program.

  In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation between the user terminal 100 and the server 200. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100. The various data includes data relating to the game such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications transmitted / received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between the plurality of user terminals 100.

  The storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are constituted by a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Various data relating to the game is stored in the storage 12 and the storage 22.

  The communication IF 13 controls transmission / reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls transmission / reception of various data in the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control communication using, for example, communication via a wireless local area network (LAN), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a cellular phone network, and short-range wireless communication.

  The input / output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to accept data input, and is an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input / output IF 14 may input / output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input / output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button of the user terminal 100, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, or the like. The input / output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to accept data input, and is an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input / output IF 24 may include, for example, an input unit that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit that is a device that displays and outputs an image.

  The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device, for example, and is configured by a touch pad, for example. The display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The input unit 151 detects a position where a user operation (physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input to the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. A function of transmitting as a signal is provided. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method.

  Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held in the portrait orientation, the processor 10 may perform a portrait screen display in which a portrait image is displayed on the display unit 152. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held sideways, a horizontal screen display in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit may be used. As described above, the processor 10 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

  The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and generates a captured image by converting incident light incident from a lens into an electric signal.

  The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object based on the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated when the light emitted from the light source is reflected by the measurement object. The distance measuring sensor 18 may include a light source that emits light having directivity.

  Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives a detection result of detecting an object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100, for example. A distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with an illumination device that emits infrared light, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. Thereby, it is possible to further improve the detection accuracy of the object based on the captured image of the camera 17 regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

  The processor 10 may perform one or more processes on the captured image of the camera 17, for example, among the processes shown in the following (1) to (5). (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to identify whether the captured image includes a user's hand. The processor 10 may use a technique such as pattern matching as an analysis technique employed in the above-described image recognition processing. (2) Moreover, the processor 10 detects a user's gesture from the shape of a user's hand. For example, the processor 10 specifies the number of the user's fingers (the number of fingers extending) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies a gesture performed by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, the processor 10 determines that the user has performed a “par” gesture. In addition, when the number of fingers is 0 (no finger is detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has made a “goo” gesture. On the other hand, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has performed a “choke” gesture. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in the state where only the index finger is raised or whether the user's finger has moved. . (4) The processor 10 determines an object 1010 (such as a user's hand) in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100 are detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand specified from the captured image of the camera 17. It is detected whether the distance is above. When the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. (5) If it is determined that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand has changed while the user's hand is detected based on the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17, the processor 10 recognizes that the user is shaking his / her hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When an object is not detected in the distance measuring sensor 18 having higher directivity than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 indicates that the user is shaking his / her hand in a direction perpendicular to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

  In this manner, the processor 10 determines whether or not the user is grasping his / her hand by image recognition on the captured image of the camera 17 (“Goo” gesture or other gesture (eg “Par”)). ) Is detected. The processor 10 also detects how the user is moving the hand along with the shape of the user's hand. In addition, the processor 10 detects whether the user is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel. For example, the user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 according to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture “goo”. In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. Continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, maintaining a state where the mouse is clicked and pressed, or maintaining a touched state after a touchdown operation is performed on the touch panel. Further, when the user further moves his / her hand while the user's gesture “go” is detected, the user terminal 100 performs such a series of gestures as an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or drag operation). It can also be recognized. In addition, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture that the user repels a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand based on the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 clicks the gesture or taps the touch panel. You may recognize as operation corresponding to.

<Functional configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating functional configurations of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration necessary for realizing a known function in a game, and a functional configuration necessary for functioning as a general computer (not shown).

  The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that receives a user input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image and sound. The user terminal 100 functions as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 through cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

  The server 200 communicates with each user terminal 100 and has a function of supporting the user terminal 100 to advance the game. For example, sales of valuable data and provision of services are executed. When the game is a multiplayer game, the server 200 may have a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 participating in the game and mediating exchanges between the user terminals 100. The server 200 functions as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 through the cooperation of the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input / output IF 24, and the like.

  The storage unit 120 and the storage unit 220 store a game program 131, game information 132, and user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program that is executed by the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game information 132 is data that the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 refer to when executing the game program 131. The user information 133 is data relating to the user account. In the storage unit 220, game information 132 and user information 133 are stored for each user terminal 100.

(Functional configuration of server 200)
The control unit 210 performs overall control of the server 200 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives part or all of the game information or user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multiplayer game, the control unit 210 may receive a multiplayer synchronization request from the user terminal 100 and transmit the synchronization data to the user terminal 100.

  The control unit 210 functions as a transmission / reception unit 211, a server processing unit 212, and a data management unit 213 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 210 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100 according to the nature of the game to be executed.

  The transmission / reception unit 211 transmits / receives various data. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 receives various data and program transmission requests from the user terminal 100, a multiplay synchronization request, and data for synchronization. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100 in accordance with instructions from the server processing unit 212.

  The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary for providing a game. The server processing unit 212 executes arithmetic processing described in the game program 131 in response to a request from the user terminal 100 or the like. For example, the server processing unit 212 performs various determination processes related to the progress of the game.

  For example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete the record of the game information 132 or the user information 133. For example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission / reception unit 211 to transmit various data or programs.

  The data management unit 213 manages various data stored in the storage unit 220 in accordance with instructions from the server processing unit 212. For example, the data management unit 213 adds, updates, or deletes the record of the game information 132 or the user information 133 in accordance with an instruction from the server processing unit 212. Further, for example, the data management unit 213 reads at least one of the game information 132 and the user information 133 from the storage unit 220 in accordance with an instruction from the server processing unit 212, and transmits it to the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. In addition, for example, the data management unit 213 reads from the storage unit 220 a part of the game program 131 to be executed by a certain user terminal 100 in accordance with an instruction from the server processing unit 212, and transmits the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. Send to.

  In addition, when the game is multiplayer, the controller 210 may perform synchronization processing related to multiplayer. When the transmission / reception unit 211 receives a multiplay synchronization request and data for synchronization, the control unit 210 performs multiplay synchronization processing. The control unit 210 transmits the data for synchronization received from the user terminal 100 in the transmission / reception unit 211 in synchronization with the user terminal 100 of another user. Thereby, the various data which concern on the game between the some user terminals 100 can be synchronized. The control unit 210 may determine the synchronization timing and data to be synchronized in the server processing unit 212. When the control unit 210 performs the above-described processing, the server 200 displays the action in the game caused by the input operation performed on a certain user terminal 100 or the result (score, etc.) of the action on the other user terminal 100. Share in near real time.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100)
The control unit 110 performs overall control of the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game according to the game program 131 and the user's operation. In addition, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 and transmits / receives information as necessary while the game is in progress.

  The control unit 110 functions as an operation reception unit 111, a game progress unit 112, a character management unit 113, an image generation unit 114, and a display control unit 115 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to advance the game according to the nature of the game to be executed.

  The operation receiving unit 111 detects and receives a user input operation on the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 111 determines what input operation has been performed based on the user's action on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. To do. For example, the operation reception unit 111 receives an input operation on the input unit 151, detects the coordinates of the input position of the input operation, and identifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 111 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, and the like as the types of input operations. Further, the operation receiving unit 111 detects that the contact input is canceled from the touch screen 15 when the input that has been continuously detected is interrupted. That is, the operation reception unit 111 detects the start, continuation, and end of contact input. In other words, the operation receiving unit 111 can detect the start of the user's input operation and the completion of the input operation.

  The game progress unit 112 executes various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progression unit 112 performs various parameter setting, calculation processing, determination processing, and the like related to the progression of the game.

  In addition, the game progression unit 112 instructs the image generation unit 114 to generate an image of the game screen. In particular, when the game is a 3D game, the game progression unit 112 constructs a game space that is a three-dimensional virtual space. The game progression unit 112 arranges various objects related to the game and a virtual camera for designating an area to be presented to the user in the game space in the game space. The game progression unit 112 instructs the image generation unit 114 to create an image in which a field of view defined by the virtual camera and an object arranged in the field of view are drawn.

  More specifically, the game progression unit 112 includes a parameter management unit 1121 and a score calculation unit 1122. The parameter management unit 1121 manages the setting and changing (parameter increase / decrease) of various parameters used in the game. The parameter management unit 1121 may determine various parameter settings and initial values by referring to at least one of the game program 131, the game information 132, and the user information 133 at the start of the game. Further, when the parameter management unit 1121 changes the value of various parameters from the initial value, the parameter management unit 1121 may temporarily store the change by itself or may record the change in the game information 132 or the user information 133.

  The score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score in accordance with instructions from the game progression unit 112. More specifically, when the game progression unit 112 determines that a specific action has occurred in the game and further calculates the result, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score corresponding to the result. The score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score according to the value of a specific parameter (first parameter) managed by the parameter management unit 1121 when calculating the score. The first parameter will be described in detail later.

  Note that the score calculation unit 1122 does not calculate the score, but depending on the value of the first parameter, some element on the game (for example, the value of a parameter other than the first parameter, the arrangement and size of various objects, the shape, It is also possible to determine whether or not to change the effect or animation of various objects and the degree of the change. In this case, the score calculation unit 1122 determines the degree of change so that the degree of advantage of the game changes according to the value of the first parameter.

  The image generation unit 114 generates images of various game screens (hereinafter simply referred to as game screens) in accordance with instructions from the game progression unit 112. The image generation unit 114 may generate various objects and generate a game screen in which the objects are superimposed on the background image. For example, the image generation unit 114 may generate a game screen in which a user interface (UI) object such as a button for accepting a user input operation and an icon image or the like are superimposed on a background image. Further, the image generation unit 114 may generate animations (movements) of various objects arranged on the game screen in accordance with instructions from the game progression unit 112.

  The display control unit 115 outputs a game screen in which the processing results executed by the above-described units are reflected on the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15. The display control unit 115 renders various game screens generated by the image generation unit 114 in accordance with instructions from the game progression unit 112. As will be described in detail later, for example, in the case of a puzzle game, the game screen is a condition display screen for presenting stage clear conditions to the user, a board corresponding to the stage selected by the user, and the stage. For example, a puzzle screen for playing the game, and a results presentation screen for presenting the score of the played stage to the user.

  Furthermore, when the game system 1 realizes a puzzle game to be described later, the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment may include a character management unit 113. The character management unit 113 manages puzzle elements arranged on the board. In this embodiment, as an example, a puzzle element is a balloon object enclosing a character associated with one or more parameters. The character has a parameter related to advantageously progressing the stage, and each character can act on the progress of the stage based on the parameter. In the present embodiment, the right to own the character is given by the server 200 when the user satisfies a predetermined condition while playing the puzzle game. Satisfying the predetermined condition includes, for example, exchanging with a paid item, assigning by lottery, and clearing a task.

  The character owned by the user may be managed by the server 200 in association with the user identification information, may be managed locally by the character management unit 113 of the user terminal 100, or both. The character management unit 113 reads various information such as parameters related to the character and supplies the information to the game progression unit 112 according to the progress of the puzzle game executed by the game progression unit 112, or updates the various information. To do.

  Note that the functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples. The server 200 may include at least a part of functions included in the user terminal 100. Further, the user terminal 100 may include at least a part of the functions included in the server 200. Furthermore, a device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as a component of the game system 1, and the other device may be caused to execute part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices, or may be realized by a combination of these devices.

≪Game outline≫
The game genre realized by the game system 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a puzzle game, a quiz game, an RPG (role playing game), an adventure game, a shooting game, a simulation game, a breeding game, and an action game. Further, the game material realized by the game system 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a game on sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodge ball, baseball, soccer, and hockey.

  The game system 1 is not limited to a specific play form, and may be a system for executing a game of any play form. For example, a single player game by a single user, a multiplayer game by a plurality of users, a multiplayer game, a battle game in which a plurality of users battle, a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate, and the like. May be.

  The game according to the present embodiment is a game in which a certain parameter (first parameter) increases or decreases in accordance with at least the result of an action caused by a user input operation. The game according to the present embodiment is a game in which the degree of advantage in the user's game changes according to the value of the first parameter.

  The game progression unit 112 executes various arithmetic processes related to actions caused in response to input operations. The content of the action is not particularly limited. Further, the action may be directly caused by a user input operation, or may be indirectly caused. For example, an action is a movement of an object on the game screen in response to a user touch or flick operation. Further, for example, an action is a movement of another object caused by the movement of the object.

  The format of the first parameter, that is, the data type of the first parameter and the content indicated by the data are not particularly limited. The first parameter may be a parameter displayed on the game screen, or may be mask data not displayed on the game screen. In the following description, an example in which the game system 1 realizes a puzzle game will be described.

  The puzzle game is a game that progresses by erasing a puzzle element (first object) arranged in advance on a board surface of at least a part of the game screen. In response to the user's input operation, the game progression unit 112 adds a further puzzle element (second object) to the board surface. When a puzzle element is added, an action that acts on the puzzle element in which the added puzzle element has been arranged is triggered. Specifically, the positional relationship between the previously arranged puzzle elements or between the puzzle elements and the added puzzle elements varies depending on the added puzzle elements.

  When the positional relationship between the puzzle elements satisfies a specific condition (first condition), the game progression unit 112 erases the puzzle elements that satisfy the condition from the board. Moreover, when puzzle elements satisfy | fill 1st conditions, the score calculation part 1122 of the game progress part 112 calculates the score in a puzzle game.

  In the present embodiment, a puzzle game (single play type puzzle game) executed on a single user terminal 100 is assumed. In this case, exchange of information necessary for executing the single play type puzzle game on the user terminal 100 is performed between the user terminal 100 and the server 200.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the puzzle game is a 2D game will be described. However, the puzzle game may be a 3D game. When the puzzle game is a 3D game, the above-mentioned “board surface” corresponds to a predetermined space area in the game space. The above-described “puzzle element” corresponds to a three-dimensional object arranged in the game space. Other processes may be the same when the puzzle game is a 3D game.

<Main game flow>
Hereinafter, the game screen and the flow of processing in the puzzle game will be described more specifically. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing from the start to the end of the puzzle game stage.

  When one stage is selected by the user, in step S102, the game progression unit 112 sets a clear condition for the stage selected by the user, and displays the clear condition on the display unit 152. Specifically, the game progress unit 112 acquires the clear condition associated with the selected stage from the game information 132 and causes the image generation unit 114 to generate a condition presentation screen. The game progression unit 112 may set the total score acquired on the stage as the clearing condition, or may set the number of characters to be deleted on the stage regardless of the specific type or type. Furthermore, the game progression unit 112 may set an upper limit number of times that a puzzle element can be newly added to change the board layout as a clear condition. That is, the game progression unit 112 may set an upper limit on the number of inputs for a user input operation (an injection operation described later) for changing the arrangement of puzzle elements on the board. In the following description of the present embodiment, it is assumed that there is an upper limit for the number of inputs. Further, the remaining number of times of input of the injection operation is referred to as “remaining number of injections”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a condition presentation screen displayed on the display unit. In the illustrated example, a condition presentation screen including one or more clear conditions 501 is generated. Furthermore, the condition presentation screen may include a stage name 502 of a stage to be played from now on, a character type 503 included in a puzzle element (a balloon to be described later) arranged on the board of the stage, and the like.

  When the start button 504 is selected by the user, in step S104, the game progression unit 112 generates a board surface of the stage. The generated board surface is displayed on the display unit 152. In the present embodiment, the game progression unit 112 generates a board surface by randomly arranging puzzle elements including the character specified in the character type 503.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display unit. As an example, the game progression unit 112 provides a period of predetermined seconds between the time when the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed and the time when the puzzle game is actually started, thereby allowing the user to prepare for the start of play. May be given. Detailed contents of the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 will be described later.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the game progression unit 112 starts a stage, and in step S106, performs various processes (board surface processing) related to the progress of the surface of the stage. Details of the board surface processing will be described later.

  In the case of NO in step S108, that is, if the number of remaining injections after one board surface processing is not 0, in step S110, the game progression unit 112 determines whether or not the board surface clearing condition is satisfied. In the case of YES in step S110, that is, when the clear condition is satisfied, the game progression unit 112 ends the stage. In step S112, the game progression unit 112 causes the display unit 152 to display the play result relating to the stage, that is, the score. Also, in the case of YES in step S108, that is, when the remaining number of injections is 0 after the board surface processing, the game progression unit 112 ends the stage and displays the result. On the other hand, if NO in step S110, that is, if the remaining number of injections is not zero and the clear condition is not satisfied, the game progression unit 112 executes the board process in step S106 again.

  In this embodiment, every time a user finishes one stage, the grade for each stage is determined. The grade may include the total score obtained in the stage, may include the number of characters erased, or may include the achievement level of the clear condition of the stage. Moreover, the results may include other arbitrary information for evaluating the user's play.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a result presentation screen displayed on the display unit. As illustrated, the grade may be presented for each character on the grade presentation screen. The score 571 for each character includes, for example, the number of deleted 572 erased at the stage where the character was played, and the score 573 for each character obtained by erasing the number of characters deleted. Also good.

  Each character is associated with “level” and “scoring unit price” as specific examples of parameters. The level is a parameter indicating the overall strength of the character. The scoring unit price is a parameter indicating the score per character acquired when the character is deleted. “Character is strong” means that the character has a high degree of contribution to the advancement of the puzzle game according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the higher the level is, the higher the score unit price is. The grade 571 may further include a level 574 and a scoring unit price 575 associated with the character.

  The game progression unit 112 can calculate the score 573 for each character by any method. As an example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the score unit price of the character “heart” is “10”. The game progression unit 112 displays the total score obtained by the user by deleting the character “heart” as the score 573 of the character “heart”.

  Further, the score 571 may include a cumulative score 576 for each character. The cumulative score 576 indicates a sum of all scores obtained for the character in all stages played by the user so far. The accumulated score 576 is managed by the character management unit 113. As an example, the cumulative score 576 is presented in a gauge manner. In the present embodiment, when the score is acquired until the gauge of the cumulative score 576 is full, the character management unit 113 increases the level of the character by one. The character management unit 113 resets the gauge when the level is raised, and adds the score acquired for the character from the next time onward. Increasing the level means that other various parameters are increased, that is, the character becomes stronger. As described above, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to strengthen (grow) each character as the stage is played by the user.

  In this embodiment, every time a user finishes one stage, the grade for each stage is determined. The grade may include the total score obtained in the stage, may include the number of characters erased, or may include the achievement level of the clear condition of the stage. Moreover, the results may include other arbitrary information for evaluating the user's play.

  The user selects the OK button 577 after confirming the score of the stage that has been played. When the OK button 577 is selected, the game progression unit 112 ends a series of stages started from step S102.

<About the board>
Hereinafter, the board surface processing will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 to 22. First, using FIG. 5 again, various objects arranged on the board and the basic specifications of the puzzle game will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of the puzzle screen immediately before the start of one stage of the puzzle game. The puzzle screen includes a board surface 511. Balloons 512 </ b> A to 512 </ b> G as puzzle elements are arranged in advance on the board surface 511. For example, as shown in the figure, five types of balloons 512A to 512E containing characters are randomly arranged. On the board surface 511, empty balloons 512F (described later) and coin-filled balloons 512G (described later) may be randomly arranged. The number of balloons 512A to 512G may be determined as appropriate. In the following description, the balloons 512A to 512G are collectively referred to as “balloon 512”.

  The board surface 511 may include an area different from the area for placing the balloon 512. For example, the different areas include a ceiling 513, an intermediate obstacle 514, a clear condition 515, a combo gauge 516, a remaining number of injections 517, a character selection button 518, an injection table 519, a total score 520, an acquired coin number 521, and a skill An object such as a gauge 522 may be displayed.

  The ceiling 513 indicates the top and bottom of the board surface. The direction in which the ceiling 513 exists is above the panel surface 511, and the direction opposite to the ceiling 513 is below the panel surface 511. The ceiling 513 is also an obstacle that blocks the floating of the balloon 512 (described later). The intermediate obstacle 514 is also an obstacle that blocks the floating of the balloon 512. The intermediate obstacle 514 is disposed in an area where the balloon 512 is disposed. The clear condition 515, the combo gauge 516, the remaining number of injections 517, the character selection button 518, the injection table 519, the total score 520, the number of acquired coins 521, and the skill gauge 522 will be described in detail later.

<About characters>
The game progressing part 112 determines the kind of character put into the balloons 512A-E with a character by arbitrary methods before the production | generation of the board surface 511. FIG. For example, the game progression unit 112 may determine a character to be placed in a balloon according to the type of stage. Further, for example, the game progression unit 112 may place a character previously selected by the user in a balloon. Further, for example, the game progression unit 112 may randomly select a character to be placed in a balloon from characters prepared in advance in the server 200, or a character associated with the user as a character owned by the user. You may choose the character you want to put in the balloon. In addition, depending on the stage, the game progression unit 112 may put a character of a predetermined type in the stage into a balloon.

  In the present embodiment, the game progression unit 112 designates five types of characters from among the characters associated with the user based on the user's selection, and a character-containing balloon in which one of the five types of characters is inserted. 512A to E are arranged on the board surface 511. The character management unit 113 reads out the character data designated by the game progression unit 112 from the game information 132 and supplies it to the game progression unit 112.

  In the present embodiment, the user owns a plurality of different types of characters, and can specify a character to be placed on or ejected from the owned characters. As described above, the character owned by the user is managed by the server 200 in association with the user identification information. The character management unit 113 of the user terminal 100 acquires character data about the character owned by the user of the user terminal from the server 200 and stores it in the storage unit 120 as game information 132. The character management unit 113 manages each character owned by the user by reading or updating the character data stored in the storage unit 120 in accordance with the progress of the puzzle game.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of character data. The character has various parameters related to making the stage proceed advantageously. Examples of parameters include “level”, “scoring unit price”, “type”, “skill”, and “ability”. Furthermore, there may be a “cumulative score”. These various parameters are stored as character data in association with the character name of each character.

  The “level” is a parameter indicating the overall strength of the character as described above. As described above, the “scoring unit price” is a parameter indicating the score per character, which is referred to in calculating the score when the balloon containing the character is deleted. As described above, the “cumulative score” is a parameter indicating a sum (all so-called experience values) of the scores acquired for the character in all the stages played by the user so far.

  “Type” is a parameter indicating the attribute of the character. For example, there are three types: red, blue, and yellow. The type of character placed on the board matches the attribute of the stage on which the board is configured or the attribute of the boss appearing on the stage. Then, the stage can be advantageously advanced.

  The “skill” is a parameter indicating the contents of a technique that can make the progress of the stage advantageous when the character is activated during the progress of the stage. The character placed on the board transitions to a state where the skill can be activated when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the skill is activated in accordance with a user operation after a predetermined activation condition is satisfied.

  “Ability” is the ability of a character to have an advantageous effect on the progress of the stage or the result after the progress. Since the character having the ability is arranged on the board surface, the advantageous effect for the progress of the stage related to the ability is exhibited. For example, if the character of “Heart” has the ability of “Score 5% UP”, the score that is added when the heart reaches the scoring position while the stage is in progress is the normal score 5% UP.

  The user can advantageously advance the stage by taking into account the attributes of the stage, the attributes of the boss appearing in the stage, the clearing conditions set for the stage, and the parameters of each character owned by the user. Then you can specify the best character. In this manner, in the scene where the character is designated, the user can devise a strategy to advance the puzzle game advantageously. As a result, it is possible to further improve the interest of the puzzle game.

<About balloons>
In the present embodiment, the balloon is a puzzle element having a buoyancy against virtual gravity that tries to pull the balloon from the upper side to the lower side of the game screen, and has the property of rising above the game screen by the buoyancy. The balloon 512 shown in FIG. 5 is inflated as shown in the figure, and if there is a gap above the board surface 511, the balloon 512 rises to fill the gap. On the other hand, when the balloon breaks as will be described later, the contents of the balloon, that is, the character or the coin, falls below the puzzle screen according to the above-described virtual gravity. An empty balloon will not drop anything if it breaks because it has no contents.

  In the present embodiment, the balloon with a character has a property of being connected by adjacent balloons of the same type when the positional relationship on the board surface changes. Note that empty balloons and coin-filled balloons do not have the property of being combined. In the present embodiment, the combined balloons are displayed in a state where the balloon coating is connected to one.

  In the present embodiment, the operation reception unit 111 receives an operation (injection operation) for the user to inject a balloon onto the board surface. The injection operation is, for example, a drag (slide) operation performed on the input unit 151 of the user terminal 100 by the user. Hereinafter, the balloons that the user ejects toward the board and the balloons that move through the board after the ejection are referred to as ejection balloons. That is, an injection balloon is a balloon newly added to the board surface. An ejection balloon is a balloon with a character. The type of the character contained in the balloon is one of the characters contained in the character-filled balloon arranged on the board. As one example, the movement of the balloon is caused by a character selected by a drag operation and shifted from the initial position, being shot from the current position after being shifted toward the balloon group arranged on the board. As an example, the initial position is above the injection table 519 installed below the board surface 511. The current position after being shifted is, for example, the contact position detected last by the drag operation described above. The injection operation is started when the user touches the injection balloon on the injection table 519, and is completed when a drop (release) operation is performed after the injection balloon is shifted by a drag operation. In other words, the injection operation starts with a touchdown on the balloon, continues from the touchdown to the touchup, and is completed by the touchup.

  Although details will be described later, in this embodiment, when four or more balloons of the same type are connected, the balloons are broken and the content character falls. Here, “same type balloon” means a balloon containing the same type of character. In other words, on the puzzle screen, up to three balloons with characters are floated in a combined state. In addition, an empty balloon and a coin-filled balloon are broken when an ejection balloon comes into contact. When a balloon with coins breaks, the coins inside fall.

  Note that the game progression unit 112 may be set so that either the buoyancy of the balloon or the gravity applied to the balloon becomes stronger or the same. Further, the game progression unit 112 may be set so that the buoyancy or gravity increases as the number of coupled balloons increases. For example, if the buoyancy of a balloon is greater, and the fall trajectory when the balloon falls and the character falls is blocked by a floating character, even if the character is not wrapped in a balloon, It may remain on the board due to the buoyancy of the balloon blocking the fall trajectory. On the other hand, if the gravity is greater, the falling character may fall down while pushing the balloon or breaking the balloon, even if the fall trajectory is blocked.

  On the puzzle screen, a combo gauge 516 indicating the remaining amount of a parameter (first parameter) indicating the time when a combo described later is established is displayed. The first parameter is one of the parameters managed by the parameter management unit 1121. In the first parameter, a minimum value and a maximum value are set. The combo gauge 516 indicates the ratio of the first parameter to the maximum value as a gauge amount. In the present embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the minimum value of the first parameter is 0 and the maximum value is 100.

  Note that a stage clear condition 515 may be displayed on the puzzle screen. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the normal number of balloons with characters to be erased is displayed as the clear condition 515. In addition, when there is a limit on the number of balloons that can be fired on the stage, that is, when the game progression unit 112 sets the remaining number of times of firing as the stage clearing condition, the remaining number of times of firing 517 is displayed on the puzzle screen. May be.

  On the puzzle screen, an ejection stand 519 is displayed together with an ejection balloon. In addition, when the user can select the type of balloon to be ejected on the stage, a character selection button 518 for selecting a character to be inserted into the balloon to be ejected may be displayed on the puzzle screen. Moreover, the score total 520 which shows the sum total of the score acquired in the stage may be displayed on a puzzle screen. In addition, an acquired coin number 521 indicating the number of coins dropped by breaking a balloon with coins may be displayed on the puzzle screen. Further, the skill gauge 522 for each character may be displayed on the puzzle screen. When the skill gauge 522 is touched by the user while the skill gauge 522 has accumulated a predetermined value or more, the skill of the character corresponding to the gauge is activated.

<Board surface treatment 1: Injection and movement of balloons>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing details of the board surface processing (step S106) shown in FIG. In the following description of the flow of processing, reference is made to the game screens shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 are diagrams showing specific examples of the puzzle screen. Various puzzle screens are generated by the image generation unit 114 in accordance with instructions from the game progression unit 112. Then, the generated puzzle screen is displayed on the display unit 152 by the display control unit 115, so that the user can visually recognize the puzzle screen.

  When a predetermined time has elapsed after the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, the game progression unit 112 starts accepting an injection operation in step S202. Specifically, the game progression unit 112 places a balloon with a character on the upper part of the ejection stand 519 as an ejection balloon 531. The image generation unit 114 generates a puzzle screen including an injection table 519 on which an injection balloon 531 is arranged as shown in FIG. The user can change the character contained in the balloon 531 by touching the character selection button 518.

  The game progression unit 112 may install an arbitrary number of one or more injection stands 519 on the puzzle screen. In addition, the game progression unit 112 may install a predetermined number of injection tables 519 in accordance with settings predetermined for each stage. According to such a configuration, the strategy for aiming for a high score differs depending on the number of injection stands 519 installed, and the user can enjoy a puzzle game by developing a strategy for each stage.

  In step S204, the game progression unit 112 waits until the operation reception unit 111 detects the start of the injection operation. When the operation reception unit 111 detects the start of the injection operation, in step S206, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progression unit 112 starts to decrease the first parameter. Thereby, the gauge of the combo gauge 516 also starts decreasing. From the start of the drag operation to the completion (when YES in step S214 described later), the parameter management unit 1121 decreases the first parameter with the passage of time in the game. Note that the reduction speed of the first parameter may be set as appropriate.

  In step S <b> 208, the game progression unit 112 further specifies a character (hereinafter referred to as an ejection character) contained in the ejection balloon 531. In step S210, the game progression unit 112 may highlight a character of the same type as the identified ejection character among the characters arranged on the board 511 while the drag operation is detected.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in this embodiment, as an example, the game progression unit 112 makes the balloons 512 that contain characters of the same type as the emission character out of the characters arranged on the board surface 511 stand out. You may give the frame for. The frame may be colored with, for example, various characters on the board surface 511 and a color that is not used in the background. The frame may be given animation such as blinking or moving along the outline of the balloon.

  Furthermore, in step S212, the game progression unit 112 determines the ejection trajectory of the ejection balloon 531. For example, the game progression unit 112 may determine the ejection trajectory based on the positional relationship between the initial position of the ejection balloon 531 and the currently detected contact position. As an example, the game progression unit 112 may determine, as the ejection trajectory 535, an extension line of a straight line from the currently detected contact position 533 to the initial position 534 of the ejection balloon 531. The game progression unit 112 may display the determined ejection trajectory 535 on the display unit 152 during NO in step S214, that is, while the drag operation is detected. This makes it easier for the user to visually recognize the ejection trajectory 535, determine the aim, and eject the ejection balloon 531 to a desired position.

  If YES in step S214, in step S216, parameter management unit 1121 of game progression unit 112 stops the decrease in the first parameter. Specifically, when contact related to the above-described drag operation is not detected, in other words, when the operation reception unit 111 detects a transition from a contact state to a non-contact state with respect to the state of the touch screen 15, The parameter management unit 1121 determines that the drag operation has been completed, and stops the decrease in the first parameter. Thereby, the decrease of the gauge of the combo gauge 516 is also stopped.

  In step S218, the game progression unit 112 decrements the remaining number of injections by one. As a result, the number of remaining injections 517 included in the image generated by the image generation unit 114 is decreased by one. Note that the parameter management unit 1121 may decrease the first parameter by a predetermined decrease value in step S218. That is, the parameter management unit 1121 may decrease the value of the combo gauge by a predetermined amount when the injection operation is completed regardless of the elapsed time from the start to the completion of the injection operation. This makes it more difficult to maintain a combo gauge, thus increasing the strategy of the game. Hereinafter, the predetermined amount is referred to as “basic decrease amount”.

  Subsequently, in step S220, the game progressing unit 112 injects the ejection balloon 531 and moves it toward the board surface 511. The movement trajectory at this time is an injection trajectory that is determined when the transition to the non-contact state is detected in step S214. FIG. 11 shows a puzzle screen in a scene where the ejection balloon 531 moves along the ejection trajectory 535 shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the game progression unit 112 may cause the display unit 152 to display a trajectory moved by the ejection balloon 531 being ejected as the ejection trajectory 541.

  In the case of NO in step S222 and NO in step S224, that is, until the ejection balloon 531 collides with any of the balloon 512, the intermediate obstacle 514, the ceiling 513, and the like on the board surface 511, the game progress unit 112 has the ejection balloon 531. Continue moving. In the present embodiment, for example, an effect may be given as if the balloon 512 containing different characters on the board 511 is scraped through the moving balloon 531 and the balloon balloons are pushed forward. .

  If YES in step S222, that is, if the ejection balloon 531 collides with the empty balloon 512F due to movement, in step S224, the game progression unit 112 breaks the empty balloon and further moves the ejection balloon 531. To continue. Note that, even when the shot character collides with the coin-filled balloon 512G, the game progression unit 112 may break the coin-filled balloon 512G and drop the coins inside. Also in this case, the game progression unit 112 further continues the movement of the ejection balloon 531.

  If NO in step S224, that is, if the shot balloon 531 collides with any of the character-containing balloons 512A to 512E or various obstacles such as the intermediate obstacle 514 and the ceiling 513, the game progression unit 112 determines in step S228. The movement of the injection balloon 531 is stopped.

  FIG. 12 shows a puzzle screen showing a scene in which an ejection balloon 531 that has moved along the ejection trajectory 535 shown in FIG. 11 collides with another balloon 512 and stops at that position.

  FIG. 13 is a puzzle screen for explaining another example relating to movement of the balloon 531. FIG. 13 shows a puzzle screen showing a scene in which the ejection balloon 531 moves and stops along another ejection trajectory 536. In the example shown in FIG. 13, when the ejection balloon 531 is ejected along the ejection trajectory 536 and starts moving, it collides with the left end of the puzzle screen before the obstacle.

  In the present embodiment, when the moving ejection balloon 531 reaches the left end or the right end of the puzzle screen, the game progression unit 112 changes the ejection trajectory. Specifically, the game progression unit 112, when the ejection trajectory 536 determined at the time of ejection of the ejection balloon 531 intersects the end of the puzzle screen (left end in the example shown in FIG. 13), the ejection trajectory 536 enters the left end. Based on the angle, an exit trajectory 537 after reflection is determined. The game progression unit 112 moves the ejection balloon 531 along the ejection trajectory 536. After the ejection balloon 531 reaches the left end, the game progression unit 112 continues to move the ejection balloon 531 along the ejection trajectory 537 after reflection.

  That is, the game progression unit 112, when the ejection balloon 531 reaches the left end or the right end of the display area on the display unit 152, based on the angle formed by the left end or the right end of the display area and the above-described initial ejection trajectory. Change the injection trajectory after arrival. An exit locus 541 in the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 13 indicates that the exit balloon 531 has collided with the left end of the puzzle screen and reflected, and has moved along the changed exit trajectory 537 after the reflection.

<Board processing 2: Combining and erasing balloons>
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the board surface processing shown in FIG. FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing after the movement of the ejection balloon 531 stops in step S228 of FIG. In the following description of the processing flow of FIG. 14, reference is made to the game screens shown in FIGS. 15 to 22. 15-22 is a figure which shows the specific example of a puzzle screen.

  When the movement of all the balloons has stopped, in step S230, the game progression unit 112 determines whether or not the same type of balloon (the same type of object) is adjacent. If YES in step S230, in step S232, the game progression unit 112 combines the same type of character-containing balloons 512.

  FIG. 15 shows a puzzle screen when the same kind of balloons are combined. As illustrated, when the ejection balloon 531 comes into contact with the same kind of balloon 553, the game progression unit 112 stops the ejection balloon 531 at the position where the ejection balloon 531 comes into contact with the same kind of balloon 553. In addition, the game progression unit 112 couples the ejection balloon 531 and the balloons 551 to 553 of the same type as the ejection balloon 531.

  In step S234, the game progression unit 112 determines whether or not a predetermined number (four in this embodiment) of balloons with characters are combined. In the case of YES in step S234, the game progression unit 112 executes processing for erasing the balloons shown in step S236 and subsequent steps. When a predetermined number or more of balloons with characters are combined, the game progression unit 112 may highlight these balloons with characters as balloons 531 and 551 to 553 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in the case of NO in step S230 or in the case of NO in step S234, game progression unit 112 ends a series of board surface processes.

  The puzzle game according to the present embodiment is a puzzle game that progresses by erasing the balloon 512 from the board and calculating a score according to the erased character. In the present embodiment, the process of erasing the character from the board surface, as shown in steps S236 to S250, as an example, moves (specifically drops) the balloon 512 arranged on the board surface 511, It is to reach the score position 558 for updating the score total 520.

  The scoring position means a destination location for moving the character placed on the board surface 511 in order to update the score related to the stage being played. The score position is set to a predetermined position on the puzzle screen, and is used by the game progression unit 112 to determine whether or not a score is generated by the movement of the character. The score position may define a predetermined area on the puzzle screen, may define a predetermined line, or may define a predetermined point. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the score area is a predetermined line 558 as shown in FIG.

  If YES in step S234, in step S236, the score calculation unit 1122 of the game progression unit 112 calculates a score according to the value of the combo gauge 516. In the present embodiment, the score is calculated every time the balloon is erased. In the case of chain erasure, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score for the balloons erased at that timing every time the number of chains increases, that is, 1 chain (that is, erase of the first balloon), 2 chains. Here, “chain erasure” means erasure of a balloon that occurs in a chain due to erasure of a certain balloon.

  The score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score so that a better score is obtained when the combo gauge 516 remains than when the combo gauge 516 does not remain. In other words, when the value of the first parameter managed by the parameter management unit 1121 is greater than 0 (first threshold), the score calculation unit 1122 is better than when the parameter is 0 (or 0 or less). The score is calculated so as to obtain a correct score.

  The score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that the more the combo gauge 516 remains, that is, the better the value of the first parameter, the better the score. Thereby, the motive for maintaining the combo gauge 516 can be given to the user.

  In step S238, the game progression unit 112 displays the number of combos and the score on the puzzle screen. FIG. 16 shows a puzzle screen when the score 556 and the combo number 555 are displayed. The number of combos is the number of times the balloon has been erased with the combo gauge 516 remaining. When the first parameter is greater than 0, the combo gauge 516 is expressed in a manner that the gauge remains. The number of combos is counted, for example, by the parameter management unit 1121 and the value is held.

  The specification for counting the number of combos is appropriately determined. For example, the parameter management unit 1121 may initialize the number of combos every time the injection operation is performed, or continuously count the number of combos even if the injection operation is performed a plurality of times while the combo gauge 516 remains. May be.

  For example, the parameter management unit 1121 determines that “the balloon has been erased once (combo is established)” every time the balloon is erased, that is, every time chain erase occurs, and the number of combos is counted. May be increased by one. Alternatively, the parameter management unit 1121 determines that “the balloon has been erased once” regardless of the chain number when the balloon is erased one or more times by one injection operation, and increments the count of the combo number by one. You may let them.

  Hereinafter, as an example, the parameter management unit 1121 increases the number of combos every time chain deletion occurs, and continuously counts the number of combos even if the injection operation is performed a plurality of times while the combo gauge 516 remains. According to this specification, if the combo gauge 516 remains, the number of combos increases every time an injection operation is performed. Therefore, it becomes easier for the user to increase the number of combos. Therefore, the user can experience the fun of increasing the number of combos. Further, it is possible to make the user think about a method of extending the number of chains in each injection operation while leaving the combo gauge 516 as much as possible. Therefore, the game strategy is enhanced.

  Note that the score displayed in the score 556 is not added to the total score 520 at the present time. In step S250 described later, the score is added to the score total 520. Further, as shown in the figure, the game progression unit 112 may give an effect or animation that breaks the balloons to the balloons 531 and 551 to 553 that are combined in a predetermined number or more.

  In step S240, the game progression unit 112 determines a dropping trajectory for dropping the combined balloons 531 and 551 to 553 to the point position 558. The determination of the fall trajectory may be executed at any timing before step S240. Further, the fall trajectory is determined by an arbitrary method. The game progression unit 112 may determine the fall trajectory based on various parameters associated with the characters contained in the combined balloons, and the game progression unit 112 has the combined balloons arranged. The fall trajectory may be determined based on the direction of the balloon when it is present. Further, the game progression unit 112 may determine the fall trajectory according to the type of stage.

  In step S242, the game progression unit 112 may highlight the combined balloon. As shown in FIG. 16, in the present embodiment, as an example, the game progression unit 112 assigns a ring (enclosed object) to these balloons 531 and 551 to 553 so as to stand out. Also good. The ring is preferably animated so that the user's line of sight faces the combined balloon. For example, the ring is initially displayed larger than the balloon so as to surround the balloon. The ring gradually contracts to approach the outline of the balloon. The contraction may be accompanied by repeated expansion and contraction. Thereby, the user's attention can be attracted to the combined balloons. In many cases, the drop of the balloon after the combination is an opportunity for chain erasure to obtain a high score. According to the above-described configuration, it is possible to cause the user to visually recognize such a chain erasure effect without being overlooked, and thus give the user a sense of achievement or satisfaction with play. Can do.

  Subsequently, in step S244, the game progression unit 112 drops the combined balloon. FIG. 17 shows a puzzle screen when the balloons 531 and 551 to 553 shown in FIG. 16 break and the content character 557 falls. As shown, the character 557 falls below the board surface 511 according to virtual gravity.

  In step S246, the game progression unit 112 may change the display mode of the combined balloon. For example, the game progression unit 112 causes the image generation unit 114 to output an animation that bursts the balloons that wrap the combined balloons. As a result, the display mode is changed so that the combined balloon breaks and the character falls. As an example, the game progression unit 112 may cause the image generation unit 114 to generate an animation that bursts the balloon at the timing when the contracting ring matches the outline of the combined balloon.

  In step S248, the game progression unit 112 causes the character that has been in the combined balloon to fall along the determined fall trajectory. The character moves toward the score position 558. As shown in FIG. 17, in this embodiment, the score position 558 defines a predetermined line on the puzzle screen. When the falling character 557 reaches the scoring position 558, the game progression unit 112 determines that the erasure of these characters has been completed. Specifically, the game progression unit 112 determines that the erasure is completed when a part of the outline of each character 557 touches a line defined as the score position 558. Note that the game progression unit 112 may cause the display unit 152 to display a trajectory along which the combined balloon has moved.

  Subsequently, in step S250, the game progression unit 112 adds the score calculated by the score calculation unit 1122 in step S236 to the score total 520 at the timing when the dropped character reaches the scoring position 558. FIG. 18 shows a puzzle screen when the dropped character 557 reaches the scoring position 558. As illustrated, when the character 557 reaches the scoring position 558, the score 556 (400 points) shown in FIG. 16 is added to the value of the total score 520.

  In step S252, the game progression unit 112 restores the combo gauge 516. More specifically, when it is determined that the character erasure is completed, the parameter management unit 1121 increases the value of the first parameter assigned to the combo gauge by a predetermined increase value. The parameter management unit 1121 adds the above increase value to the first parameter, and when the first parameter exceeds the maximum value (the combo gauge 516 overflows more than full), the parameter management unit 1121 restores the first parameter to the maximum value. (The combo gauge 516 is filled up).

  For example, consider a case where the maximum value of the first parameter is 100, the current value of the first parameter is 90, and the increase value is 20. In this case, the parameter management unit 1121 sets the value of the first parameter to 100 and discards the remaining value (10) that should have increased. The increase value is preferably determined according to the number of characters to be erased. Thereby, proficiency of the injection operation for recovering the combo gauge can be promoted. Therefore, the strategy of the game is improved, so that the fun of the game is improved.

  Further, when the basic reduction amount and the increase value of the first parameter described above are compared, the basic reduction amount is the minimum number of balloons necessary for erasing the character (that is, the “predetermined number” in step S234). It is desirable that the number of characters is set to be larger than the increase value of the combo gauge value when the number of characters is deleted. In the example of this embodiment, it is desirable that the basic decrease amount is larger than the increase value when four balloons are deleted. As a result, the value of the combo gauge decreases while simply erasing the balloon with the lowest number of connections. Therefore, in order to recover the combo gauge, the user needs to develop an injection operation and a strategy to erase the balloons so that more balloons can be erased at once. Therefore, the strategy of the game is improved, so that the fun of the game is improved.

  In step S254, the game progression unit 112 determines whether or not a gap has occurred above the board after the balloon (the character in the balloon) has been erased. If NO in step S254, that is, if there is no gap, the game progression unit 112 ends a series of board surface processes. On the other hand, if YES in step S254, that is, if a gap is generated, in step S256, the game progression unit 112 causes one of the balloons 512 to rise so as to fill the gap. For example, as in the example of the puzzle screen in FIG. 18, a plurality of balloons rise in the direction indicated by the arrows.

  As the gap on the board surface 511 is filled in step S254, the arrangement of the balloons 512 on the board surface 511 changes. When the game progression unit 112 completes the process of step S256, the determination in step S230, that is, the determination of whether or not the same kind of balloons are adjacent, is performed again based on the positional relationship of the balloons 512 after the change. Do.

  19 to 22 show the puzzle screens after the plurality of balloons 512 have floated in the direction of the arrow on the board shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when a plurality of balloons 512 have risen, four balloons 560 to 563 of the same type are adjacent to each other (YES in step S230). In this case, the game progression unit 112 combines the same kind of balloons (step S232). In the case of the example in FIG. 19, since four or more balloons of the same type are combined (YES in step S234), the game progression unit 112 performs the processing from step S236 to step S252. That is, the game progression unit 112 performs a process related to the second balloon erasure that occurs in a chain by erasing the first balloon. Specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score related to the elimination of the second chain according to the value of the combo gauge 516. As shown in FIG. 20, the game progression unit 112 displays the number of combos 564 and the score 565 when the balloons 560 to 563 are deleted. In the example shown in FIGS. 15 to 20, the number of combos is 2 as shown in the figure because the balloon is erased for the second time while the value of the combo gauge 516 is greater than zero. In the example shown in FIGS. 15 to 20, the second chain erasure has been described. However, the chain erasure may occur after the third chain and the fourth chain.

  The score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that the higher the number of combos, the better the score. In addition, it is desirable that the score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score so that the more the number of times the injection operation is completed in a state where the combo gauge is greater than 0, the better the score.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 21, the game progression unit 112 drops the character 567 that was in the balloons 560 to 563. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, when the character 567 reaches the score position 558, the value of the score 565 shown in FIG. The parameter management unit 1121 restores the combo gauge 516.

  Note that the game progression unit 112 may count the number of erased characters, that is, the number of characters that have reached the scoring position 558 for each type. In the present embodiment, as an example, the clear condition is set to delete a specified number of specific types of characters. In this case, the game progression unit 112 may update the achievement progress indicated in the clear condition 515 in accordance with the number of deleted characters of a specific type. For example, in the stage where it is required to erase 20 characters with the character name “heart”, if the “heart” character is successfully erased, the game progression unit 112 displays the gauge indicated by the clear condition 515. Is increased by 1/10.

  Further, the value of the first parameter managed by the parameter management unit 1121 is not initialized even after a series of board surface processing is completed. That is, the value of the first parameter is a single action caused by a single user's input operation (combining and erasing balloons caused by the movement of the ejection balloon, and movement of balloons generated in a chain by the erasure, Even if the (combination and erasure) is completed, it is not initialized, and the value continues to be carried over to the next board processing. In other words, when a plurality of actions occur continuously by the user's continuous injection operation, the combo gauge 516 decreases without being initialized. Thereby, it is possible to prompt the user to perform a plurality of injection operations quickly and accurately. Therefore, since the strategy and the sense of tension in game play can be improved, the interest of the game can be improved.

  As described above, according to the board surface processing described above, the value of the combo gauge 516 decreases with the passage of time during the period from the start to the completion of the drag operation related to the ejection of the ejection balloon. Therefore, in order to earn a better score in the game, the user needs to operate quickly from the operation start to the completion so as not to decrease the combo gauge 516 as much as possible.

  Therefore, by executing the above-described board processing, the puzzle game based on the game program 131 can prompt the user to ponder the operation content and to operate quickly. Thereby, the strategy and the tension in the play of the puzzle game are enhanced. Therefore, the interest of the puzzle game is improved.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

  The parameter management unit 1121 may provide a plurality of threshold values including a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value in the value of the combo gauge. The values of the plurality of threshold values and the setting intervals are not particularly limited. Further, when the value of the combo gauge is larger than the second threshold at the time when the injection operation is completed, the score calculation unit 1122 is more than when the value of the combo gauge is larger than the first threshold and equal to or smaller than the second threshold. You may calculate a score so that it may become a favorable score.

  Specifically, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progression unit 112 may manage the value of the combo gauge internally in a plurality of stages. For example, the parameter management unit 1121 manages the value of the combo gauge. You may manage between 0-300. The combo gauge may be defined as the first one when the value is 300 to 201, the second one between 200 and 101, and the third one between 100 and 1. In this case, 0, 100, and 200 of the first threshold correspond to the plurality of thresholds.

  Further, the game progression unit 112 and the image generation unit 114 may include an object indicating the number of combo gauges on the board surface 511. As a result, the remaining number and remaining amount of the combo gauge can be presented to the user in a more visually understandable manner. Note that the color, shape, effect, and animation of the combo gauge may change as the number of consumption increases, such as the first to second, second to third, etc. As a result, the remaining number and remaining amount of the combo gauge can be presented to the user more easily.

[Embodiment 3]
Note that the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in step S236 in FIG. 14 in consideration of the number of balloons erased at one time in addition to the value of the combo gauge. More specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that a better score is obtained as the number of balloons erased at once increases in step S236.

  Thereby, the user can obtain a better score as the number of so-called “simultaneously erased” balloons increases. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the user think about how the balloons are ejected and the simultaneous erasing can be aimed at. Therefore, since the strategy of a game increases, the interest property of a game improves.

  In addition, when the chain deletion occurs, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in consideration of the current number of chains in addition to the value of the first parameter indicated by the combo gauge in step S236 of FIG. Good. More specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that the higher the number of chains, the better the score in step S236. Thereby, a user can acquire a favorable score, so that there are many chain numbers. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the user think about how to inject a balloon and aim at a chain while maintaining a combo gauge. Therefore, since the strategy of a game increases, the interest property of a game improves.

[Embodiment 4]
As the stage progresses, characters on the board surface 511 are combined or dropped, and the number of characters on the board surface 511 decreases. When the number of characters arranged on the board surface 511 is small, it becomes difficult to aim at chain erasure and simultaneous erasure. In this case, as the stage progresses, the chance of chain erasure and simultaneous erasure decreases, which may reduce the interest of the puzzle game. Therefore, it is preferable that the game progression unit 112 replenishes the character on the board 511 when the progress of the stage satisfies a predetermined condition.

  The game progression unit 112 replenishes the balloon 512 while the stage is in progress. The game progression unit 112 activates the replenishment mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the progress of the stage. When the replenishment is completed, the game progression unit 112 ends the replenishment mode and continues the normal stage progression. The predetermined condition may be any timing as long as it is after the end of step S104 in FIG. 3 and before S112.

  In the present embodiment, the game progression unit 112 shifts to the refill mode immediately after step S106 of FIG. 3, that is, immediately after the board processing related to the ejection of the previous ejection balloon 531 is completed, and replenishes a predetermined number of balloons 512. I decided to.

  23 and 24 show an example of a puzzle screen when refilling balloons. In the present embodiment, the game progression unit 112 replenishes the number of balloons 570 corresponding to one row of the board surface 511 after the board surface processing related to the balloon ejection is completed. The game progression unit 112 may refill the balloons 570 one by one, or may replenish them at once as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 24 shows an example of the puzzle screen after the balloons for one row are replenished. As shown in the figure, the game progression unit 112 causes each of the replenished balloons 570 to float so as to fill the gap above the board surface, and these balloons move to positions where they cannot be lifted any further by already placed balloons or obstacles. If so, stop moving there. Thereby, the balloons can be replenished while eliminating the deviation of the number of balloons on the left and right of the board surface 511.

  The game progression unit 112 may be configured to replenish balloons when the number of balloons 512 arranged on the board surface 511 is reduced to a predetermined number. In this case, the game progression unit 112 monitors the number of balloons 512 arranged on the board surface 511, and when the number of balloons 512 becomes less than the predetermined number, one or more new balloons 570 are placed on the board surface 511. refill. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which there are too few balloons and the chances of chain erasure and simultaneous erasure are reduced.

  Note that the game progression unit 112 may randomly determine the type of balloon 570 to be replenished. Alternatively, the game progression unit 112 determines the type of the balloon 570 to be replenished based on the types of balloons already arranged on the board surface 511 and the ratio thereof so that the balloons 570 are arranged without biasing to a specific type. May be.

[Embodiment 5]
In each of the embodiments described above, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progression unit 112 has been described as decreasing the value of the first parameter over time from the start to the completion of the injection operation. However, the parameter management unit 1121 may manage by reversing the increase / decrease in the value of the first parameter.

  More specifically, the parameter management unit 112 sets the minimum value and the maximum value of the first parameter, and minimizes the value of the first parameter as time passes from the start to the completion of the injection operation. It may be increased from the value. Then, the score calculation unit 1122 determines that the value of the first parameter is smaller than the predetermined threshold (third threshold) when the injection operation is completed, as compared to the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold. You may calculate a score so that it may become a favorable score.

  In the present embodiment, the process of “decreasing the value of the first parameter (decreasing the combo gauge 516)” executed by the parameter management unit 1121 in each of the above embodiments is performed by increasing the value of the first parameter (combo gauge). 516 is increased) ”processing. Further, the parameter management unit 1121 may increase the value of the first parameter by a predetermined increase amount (basic increase amount) when the injection operation is completed. When the balloon is turned off, the parameter management unit 1121 may decrease the first parameter by a predetermined decrease value. Thereby, there exists an effect similar to said each embodiment.

[Example of software implementation]
Control blocks of the control unit 210 (particularly, the transmission / reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, and the data management unit 213), and control blocks of the control unit 110 (particularly, the operation reception unit 111, the display control unit 115, the image generation unit 114, The game progression unit 112 and the character management unit 113) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

  In the latter case, the control unit 210 or the control unit 110 includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software for realizing each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program may be further provided. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. Note that one embodiment of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[Additional Notes]
The contents according to one aspect of the present invention are listed as follows.

  (Item 1) The game program (131) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the game program is executed by a computer (user terminal 100) including a processor (10), a memory (11), and an operation unit that receives a user input operation. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter (a value of a combo gauge) that is increased or decreased according to a result of an action caused by a user input operation on an operation unit is set. The game program causes the processor to decrease the value of the first parameter as time passes in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation (step S206). When the value of the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value when the input operation is completed, the step of advancing the game so that the game is advantageous compared to the case where the value of the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold value (Step S236).

  According to the above configuration, the first parameter decreases with time during the period from the start to the completion of the input operation. Therefore, in order to be more advantageous in the game, the user needs to operate quickly from the start to the end of the operation so as not to decrease the first parameter as much as possible.

  Therefore, according to the above-described configuration, the game program can prompt the user to ponder the operation content and promptly operate it. Thereby, since the strategy and the sense of tension in game play can be enhanced, the interest of the game can be improved.

  (Item 2) In (Item 1), the value of the first parameter may be reduced without being initialized for a plurality of continuous actions in the game. Thereby, it is possible to prompt the user to quickly and accurately perform a plurality of operations corresponding to a plurality of continuous actions. Therefore, since the strategy and the sense of tension in game play can be improved, the interest of the game can be improved.

  (Item 3) In (Item 1) or (Item 2), the step of progressing the game may include a step of calculating a score to be given according to the result of the action (Step S236). In the step of calculating the score, when the first parameter is larger than the first threshold at the time when the input operation is completed, the score is set to be a better score than when the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold. May be calculated.

  Thereby, the user can acquire a better score by maintaining the first parameter at a value larger than the first threshold. Therefore, the game program can clearly show the user the merit of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

  (Item 4) In (Item 3), in the step of calculating the score, the score may be calculated such that the higher the value of the first parameter at the time when the input operation is completed, the better the score. Thereby, the game program can show the user more clearly the merit of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

  (Item 5) In (Item 4), the first parameter may be provided with a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value. The step of calculating the score is better when the value of the first parameter is larger than the second threshold when the input operation is completed, compared to when the first parameter is larger than the first threshold and less than or equal to the second threshold. You may calculate a score so that it may become a score.

  Thereby, the user can obtain a better score by maintaining the first parameter at a value larger than the second threshold. Therefore, the game program can clearly show the user the merit of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

  (Item 6) In any one item from (Item 3) to (Item 5), the step of calculating the score is the number of times that the input operation has been completed in a state where the first parameter is greater than the first threshold in the game. You may calculate a score so that it may become a better score, so that there are many.

  According to the above process, the user can obtain a better score by repeating the input operation while maintaining the first parameter at the first threshold value or more. Therefore, the game program can clearly show the merit of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

  (Item 7) In any one item from (Item 3) to (Item 6), the game has a plurality of types of first objects (balloons 512) arranged on a surface or space (board surface), and is input by the user. It may be a game in which the second object added to the surface or space according to the operation (ejecting balloon 531) causes an action to act on the first object. The game program further causes the processor to delete, from the surface or space, an object that satisfies the first condition when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition (steps S236 to S236). Step S250) may be executed. The step of calculating the score may calculate the score when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition.

  According to the above process, the object is erased due to an action caused by a user input operation. Then, when the object is deleted, a score is calculated according to the value of the first parameter. In other words, the user can acquire a score by performing an input operation and deleting the object. Thereby, the causal relationship between a user's input operation and score calculation becomes clearer, and the interest property of a game improves.

  (Item 8) In (Item 7), the first condition is that a predetermined number or more of the same kind of objects among the first object and the second object are continuously arranged. The step of calculating the score may calculate the score according to the number of objects deleted in the step of deleting. Thereby, it can be made to think about how the user can aim at the erasure | elimination of many objects at once if input operation is performed. Therefore, since the game strategy is increased, the fun of the game is improved.

  (Item 9) In (Item 8), the game program further changes the arrangement of the first object so as to fill the position of the deleted object when the same kind of object is deleted from the plane or space. Step (step S256) may be executed. In the step of calculating the score, when the first condition is satisfied in a chain as a result of the change in the arrangement of the first object, the score may be calculated according to the number of times the first condition is satisfied.

  Thereby, it is possible to make the user think about how to perform an input operation so as to aim at deletion of a chained object. Therefore, since the game strategy is increased, the fun of the game is improved.

  (Item 10) In (Item 8) or (Item 9), the game program further sets the first parameter to a predetermined value when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition. A step of increasing the increment value (step S252) may be executed.

  Thus, the first parameter increases when the object is deleted. Thus, depending on the result of the action that occurs due to the user's input operation, the user can be encouraged to become familiar with the operation by restoring the first parameter. Therefore, the strategy of the game is improved, so that the fun of the game is improved.

  (Item 11) In (Item 10), in the step of increasing, the increase value may be determined according to the number of objects erased in the erasing step. As a result, the first parameter increases according to the number of objects deleted at a time, and the period during which the score calculation is advantageous is extended. Thus, by making the increase amount of the first parameter variable according to the result of the action that occurs due to the user's input operation, it is possible to prompt the user to become familiar with the operation. Therefore, the strategy of the game is improved, so that the fun of the game is improved.

(Item 12) In (Item 11), the game program is stored in the processor,
When the input operation is completed, a step of decreasing the first parameter by a predetermined decrease value (step S218) may be executed. The decrease value may be larger than the increase value when a predetermined number of objects are deleted in the erasing step.

  Thereby, when the object is deleted by the minimum number of units that can be deleted, the balance of the deduction between the increase value and the decrease value of the first parameter can be made negative. Therefore, the user can be prompted to delete more objects at one time. As a result, the strategy of the game is improved, so that the fun of the game is improved.

  (Item 13) The game program (131) has been described. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the game program is executed by a computer (user terminal 100) including a processor (10), a memory (11), and an operation unit that receives a user input operation. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter (a value of a combo gauge) that is increased or decreased according to a result of an action caused by a user input operation on an operation unit is set. The game program causes the processor to increase the value of the first parameter as time elapses in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation; When the value of the first parameter is smaller than a third threshold value when the input operation is completed, the game is advantageous as compared to the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or greater than the third threshold value. And a step of proceeding with the game. According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the said (item 1).

1 game system, 2 networks, 10,20 processor, 11,21 memory, 12,22 storage, 13,23 communication IF, 14,24 input / output IF, 15 touch screen, 17 camera, 18 distance sensor, 100 user terminal (Information processing device, client computer), 110, 210 control unit, 111 operation reception unit, 112 game progression unit, 1121 parameter management unit, 1122 score calculation unit, 113 character management unit, 114 image generation unit, 115 display control unit , 120 storage unit, 131 game program, 132 game information, 133 user information, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 200 server (information processing apparatus, server computer), 211 transmission / reception unit, 212 server processing unit, 213 data management unit , 1010 object, 1020 controller, 1030 storage medium

Claims (13)

A game program,
The game program is executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user.
The game based on the game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter that is increased or decreased according to an action result caused by an input operation of the user with respect to the operation unit is set.
The game program is stored in the processor.
Decreasing the value of the first parameter over time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation;
If the value of the first parameter when the input operation is completed for the one action is greater than the first threshold value, as compared with the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or less than the first threshold value, the 1 And a step of causing the game to proceed so that the user is advantageous in assigning scores according to the results of two actions .   The game program according to claim 1, wherein the value of the first parameter decreases without being initialized with respect to a plurality of continuous actions in the game. The step of progressing the game includes a step of calculating a score to be given according to a result of the action,
The step of calculating the score is performed when the first parameter is greater than the first threshold when the input operation for the one action is completed, and when the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the score is calculated so that a better score is obtained. The step of calculating the score calculates the score so that the higher the value of the first parameter when the input operation for the one action is completed, the better the score is. The game program described in. The first parameter is provided with a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value,
The step of calculating the score includes: when the value of the first parameter is greater than a second threshold when the input operation for the one action is completed, the first parameter is greater than the first threshold and The game program according to claim 4, wherein the score is calculated so that a better score is obtained as compared with the case of the second threshold value or less.   The step of calculating the score calculates the score so that the more the number of times the input operation is completed in a state where the first parameter is larger than the first threshold in the game, the better the score becomes. The game program of any one of Claims 3-5. In the game, a plurality of types of first objects are arranged on a plane or space, and a second object added to the plane or the space causes an action that acts on the first object according to a user input operation. Because
The game program is further transmitted to the processor.
When the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies a first condition, the object that satisfies the first condition is deleted from the surface or space.
The game according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein in the step of calculating the score, the score is calculated when a positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition. program. The first condition is that the same number of objects of the first object and the second object are continuously arranged over a predetermined number,
The game program according to claim 7, wherein the step of calculating the score calculates the score according to the number of objects erased in the erasing step. The game program is further transmitted to the processor.
When the same kind of object is erased from the surface or space, the step of changing the arrangement of the first object so as to fill the position of the erased object is performed.
The step of calculating the score calculates the score according to the number of times the first condition is satisfied when the first condition is satisfied in a chain as a result of the change in the arrangement of the first object. 8. The game program according to 8. The game program is further transmitted to the processor.
The game according to claim 8 or 9, wherein when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition, a step of increasing the first parameter by a predetermined increase value is executed. program.   The game program according to claim 10, wherein in the increasing step, the increase value is determined according to the number of objects deleted in the deleting step. The game program is further transmitted to the processor.
When the input operation is completed, the step of decreasing the first parameter by a predetermined decrease value is executed,
The game program according to claim 11, wherein the decrease value is larger than an increase value when a predetermined number of objects are deleted in the erasing step. A game program,
The game program is executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that receives an input operation of a user,
The game based on the game program is a game in which a value of a first parameter that is increased or decreased according to an action result caused by an input operation of the user with respect to the operation unit is set.
The game program is stored in the processor.
Increasing the value of the first parameter over time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation;
If the value of the first parameter when the input operation is completed for the one action is less than the third threshold value, as compared with the case where the value of the first parameter is the third threshold value or more, the 1 And a step of causing the game to proceed so that the user is advantageous in assigning scores according to the results of two actions .

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