JP6513930B2 - Game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to game the system.

  BACKGROUND Conventionally, a game system in which two games are switched to play is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2013-240452, A

  In the game system described in Patent Document 1, when the first game ends, the second game is automatically started, and the player can not select switching to a different play.

Problem of the invention is, to switch to a different play, is to provide a player-selectable game system.

  The present invention solves the above problems by the following solution means.

A first invention is a game system (100, 200) capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play, and whether or not the second play is possible To the player that switching to the second play is possible in response to the play determining unit (15) determining the second game being determined by the play determining unit and the play determining unit determining that the second play is possible. It is a game system provided with a notice output part (16) which makes a display part (52A, 55B) output a notice screen for notifying the play screen of the first play.
According to a second invention, in the game system (100, 200) of the first invention, the notification output unit (16) outputs the play screen of the first play, which is output to the display unit (52A, 55B). It is a game system characterized by displaying the notification screen in a partial area excluding the play screen by reducing and displaying the ratio as it is.
A third invention is the game system (100, 200) according to the first invention or the second invention, wherein the notification output unit (16) outputs the notification screen in a visually noticeable manner. , Is a game system characterized by.
A fourth invention relates to a game system (100, 200) according to any one of the first invention to the third invention, in which the player outputs the notification screen by the notification output unit (16). Can be received, and the display unit (52A, 55B) can output the play screen of the second play instead of the first play in response to the reception of the switching operation, and the second play can be received. It is a game system characterized by providing the switching play execution part (18) to perform.
According to a fifth invention, in the game system (100, 200) of the fourth invention, the display area of the notification screen is selected by the player in response to the notification screen being output by the notification output unit (16). And the switching play execution unit (18) receives the selection of the display area that has become acceptable by the area activation unit. It is a game system characterized by outputting the play screen of said 2nd play to said display part (55B) instead of a 1st play, and performing said 2nd play.
A sixth invention is the game system (100, 200) according to the fourth invention or the fifth invention, wherein the first play and the second play use an operation character operated by a player in a virtual space. And the first space, which is a virtual space in the first play, and the second space, which is a virtual space in the second play, are different from each other, and the switching play execution unit (18) performs the operation It is a game system characterized by moving a character from said 1st space to said 2nd space, and performing said 2nd play.
A seventh invention is the game system (100, 200) according to the sixth invention, wherein the switching play execution unit (18) causes an appearance character different from the operation character to appear in the second space, It is a game system characterized by performing 2 play.
An eighth invention comprises the game system (100, 200) of the seventh invention, comprising a plurality of game machines (5, 205), wherein the appearing character of the second play is the second play in each game machine The appearance position of the appearing character among the game machines is moved by being sequentially appeared in other game machines after being erased during the play of the game, and the play determination unit (15) is configured to It is a game system characterized by judging whether it is in a state where play of the 2nd play is possible according to an appearance position of a character, and a position of each game machine.
A ninth invention is the game system (100, 200) according to the eighth invention, wherein one or more game machines (5, 205) notify based on the appearance position of the appearance character and the positions of a plurality of game machines. In the extraction unit (12, 212) for extracting the image, and one or more game machines extracted by the extraction unit, to give notice that the second play will be possible when the first play is executed. And a notice output unit (13) that causes the display unit (52A, 55B) to output a notice notification screen of the above.
A tenth invention is the game system (100, 200) according to the ninth invention, wherein the notice output unit (13) responds to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine (5, 205). The game system is characterized in that the mode of the preliminary notification screen is changed to a prominent mode and output.
An eleventh invention relates to the game system (100, 200) according to any one of the eighth invention to the tenth invention, according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine (5, 205). And a probability output unit (12a) for calculating the probability that the second play will be possible, and a probability output unit for outputting the probability calculated by the probability calculation unit in the play screen of the first play 13a) and is a game system characterized by the above.
In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a computer (1, 201, 5, 205) capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play is in a state in which the second play is possible. Notifying the player that switching to the second play is possible according to the play determining means for determining whether or not the second play is possible by the play determining means. It is a computer program for making it function as a notice output means which controls a display unit (52A, 55B) to output a notice screen for the first play along with the play screen of the first play.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system and computer program in which a player can select to switch to different plays.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and the function structure of a game management server. It is a figure showing an example of a map storage part of a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment, and a game machine information storage part. It is a figure showing functional composition of a game machine concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows strong boss control processing in a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows strong boss creation processing in a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows strong boss play processing in a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows strong boss movement processing of the game management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of movement of a strong boss in a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the game machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display example in the game machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display example in the game machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the game play control processing of the game management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the friend process of the game management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the friend memory | storage part of the game management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and a player information storage part. It is a flow chart which shows support processing of a game management server concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the support content in the game management server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and the function structure of a game management server. It is a figure which shows the example of the game machine information storage part of the game management server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the function structure of the game machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows strong boss movement processing of a game management server concerning a 2nd embodiment.

First Embodiment
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system 100 and a functional configuration of a game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the map storage unit 34 and the game machine information storage unit 35 of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the game machine 5 according to the first embodiment.

<Game System 100>
In the game system 100 shown in FIG. 1, a game management server 1 and a plurality of game machines 5 (5A, 5B) are connected via a communication network N.
The game management server 1 is a computer that controls the play performed by each of the game machines 5.
The game machine 5 (5A, 5B) is a device that the player actually operates to play.
The game machine 5A (specific position game machine) is, for example, a large-sized business game machine installed in a store such as an amusement facility. The game machine 5B (portable game machine) is a game machine such as a tablet terminal owned by the player. Although one game machine 5A and one game machine 5B are shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of game machines may be provided. For example, game machines 5A may be arranged in a plurality of stores, and a plurality of game machines may be installed in one store.

<Configuration of Game Management Server 1>
First, the configuration of the game management server 1 will be described.
The game management server 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 30, and a communication interface unit 39.
Here, a computer is an information processing apparatus provided with a storage device, a control unit, etc. The game management server 1 is an information processing apparatus provided with a storage unit 30, a control unit 10, etc., and is included in the concept of computer. Be
The control unit 10 is a CPU (central processing unit) that processes information, and controls the entire game management server 1. The control unit 10 appropriately reads out and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 30 to cooperate with the hardware of the game management server 1 to execute various functions.

The control unit 10 includes a game play control unit 11, a target game machine extraction unit 12 (extraction unit), a notice output unit 13, a play determination unit 15, a notification output unit 16, an area activation unit 17, and play. And a switching unit (switching play execution unit).
The control unit 10 further includes a support request determination unit 20, a support request unit 21, a request result reception unit 22, a position information acquisition unit 24, and a support execution unit 25.
The game play control unit 11 controls the play of the main play (first play) and the sub play (second play).

Here, the main play is, for example, a play performed by each game machine 5 using a play space (first space) which is a virtual town. In the present embodiment, the main play is to play a role playing game (RPG) by a character (operation character) operated by the player.
The subplay is a play that can be played instead of the main play during the main play. The subplay is a play performed using a play space (second space) which is a battlefield. The subplay can be performed in cooperation among a plurality of game machines 5. In the present embodiment, the subplay is a character (appearing character) (hereinafter referred to as a “strong boss”) that appears in each game machine 5 by moving between a plurality of game machines 5 and a character operated by the player ( It is a play of a battle game in which the operation character) plays a battle. In each game machine 5, when a strong boss appears in the game machine 5, sub play can be performed.

The target game machine extraction unit 12 determines whether there is a possibility of subplay play execution next in the game machine 5, the current appearance position of the strong play sub boss, and the actual installation position of the game machine 5 And forecast based on Then, based on the prediction result, the target game machine extraction unit 12 extracts a game machine 5 that has the possibility of subplay play execution next.
The target game machine extraction unit 12 includes a probability calculation unit 12a.
The probability calculation unit 12a uses the appearance position of the strong play of the sub play and the actual installation position of the game machine 5 to execute the sub play for each game machine 5 that is likely to execute the sub play. Calculate the probability of being able to play.

The notice output unit 13 causes the game machine 5 to display a notice screen (notice notice screen) on the game machine 5 extracted by the target game machine extraction unit 12. The advance notice screen is a screen for notifying the player of the possibility of subplay play execution next. The notice screen is displayed together with, for example, the play screen of the main play.
The notice output unit 13 includes a probability output unit 13a.
The probability output unit 13a outputs the probability calculated by the probability calculation unit 12a to the notice screen.

The play determination unit 15 determines whether or not the game machine 5 extracted by the target game machine extraction unit 12 is capable of performing subplay play.
The notification output unit 16 is in a state where it is possible to execute subplay play on the switching screen (informing screen) in response to the determination that the play determination unit 15 is capable of subplay play execution. It outputs to the game machine 5 determined to be. The switching screen is for notifying the player that the play of the subplay is possible. The switching screen is displayed together with, for example, the play screen of the main play.

In response to the notification output unit 16 outputting the switching screen, the region validation unit 17 can accept the selection of the display region of the switching screen by the player.
The play switching unit 18 switches the play screen from the main play to the subplay in response to the player's selection of the display area that has become acceptable by the area validation unit 17.

The support request determination unit 20 determines whether the game machine 5 needs a support request from another game machine 5 or not. The support request determination unit 20 determines whether a support request is necessary, for example, based on whether or not the game machine 5 is executing subplay.
When it is determined by the support request determination unit 20 that a support request is necessary, the support request unit 21 performs a play on another game unit 5 used by a player who has a friend relationship with the player of the game unit 5. Request for assistance. The friendship relationship will be described later.
The request result receiving unit 22 receives the request result from the other game machine 5 requested by the support request unit 21. The result of the request is whether to grant the request or to reject the request.

The position information acquisition unit 24 acquires position information of the game machine 5 that has transmitted the result of permitting the request by the request result reception unit 22.
The support execution unit 25 supports the play of the game machine 5 by the player of the other game machine 5. The support execution unit 25 changes the support mode in accordance with the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 24.

The storage unit 30 is a device for storing programs for executing the functions of the control unit 10 described above, various programs for communication with the game machine 5, various data used for playing on the game machine 5, etc. It is.
The storage unit 30 may include those realized electrically, magnetically, optically, and electromagnetically. More specifically, a semiconductor storage device including a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM) and the like, a magnetic disk and the like are included. The concept also includes an optical disk including a CD-ROM, a CD-R / W, and a DVD that can be externally connected to the game management server 1, and an auxiliary storage device such as a memory card.

The storage unit 30 includes a program storage unit 31 storing various programs, a player information storage unit 32, a friend storage unit 33 (support player storage unit), a map storage unit 34, and a game machine information storage unit 35. .
The program storage unit 31 stores a main play program 31a, a sub play program 31b, a notification program 31c, and a support program 31d.
The main play program 31 a is a program for performing main play on the game machine 5. The main play program 31a is an RPG program.
The sub play program 31 b is a program for performing sub play on the game machine 5. The sub play program 31 b is a program of a battle game with a strong boss.

The notification program 31 c is a program for outputting a notice screen and a switching screen to the game machine 5. The notification program 31 c executes the target game machine extraction unit 12, the advance notice output unit 13, the play determination unit 15, the notification output unit 16, the area validation unit 17, and the play switching unit 18.
The support program 31 d is a program for a player of another game machine 5 to support the play of the game machine 5. The support program 31d executes the support request determination unit 20, the support request unit 21, the request result reception unit 22, the position information acquisition unit 24, and the support execution unit 25.

The player information storage unit 32 stores the items held by the player in association with the player ID identifying the player. The items can be obtained, for example, in the main play and can be used in the main play and the sub play.
The friend storage unit 33 stores, for each player ID, the player ID of another player who has a friend relationship with the player. Here, the friend relationship means association on the game. For example, in the subplay, a friend relationship may be established by establishing an association with a player who has fought against the strong boss. Moreover, friend relationship may use information, such as SNS (Social Networking Service), for example.

The map storage unit 34 stores a map used in sub play. FIG. 2A shows an example of the map stored in the map storage unit 34. As shown in FIG.
The map shown in FIG. 2A is shown in the form of a 5 × 4 matrix of vertical × horizontal. One area of the matrix is the map location. For example, map location "A" is adjacent to map locations "B" and "E". The map is also adjacent to the direction indicated by the arrow. That is, the map position "A" is also adjacent to the map positions "Q" and "D" as indicated by the arrow.
The map is used to determine where the strong bosses appear. In this example, strong bosses move adjacent map locations. Also, the map is used to specify the position of the game machine 5A. The game machine 5A corresponds to any map position.
The map may be changed including each map position when the number of stores where the game machine 5A is installed increases or decreases.

Returning to FIG. 1, the game machine information storage unit 35 includes shop game machine information 35a and portable game machine information 35b.
The store game machine information 35a stores information on the game machine 5A. As shown in FIG. 2 (B), the store game machine information 35a stores the game machine ID of the game machine 5A, the actual shop name, and the map position in association with each other.
The portable game machine information 35b stores information on the game machine 5B. Here, the game machine 5B can execute main play and sub play by communicating with the game machine 5A once. When the game machine 5B does not communicate with the game machine 5A, it can execute only the main play. As shown in FIG. 2C, the portable game machine information 35b associates and stores the terminal ID of the game machine 5B and the game machine ID of the game machine 5A that has communicated with the game machine 5B. When the game machine 5B does not communicate with the game machine 5A, the game machine ID is blank.

Returning to FIG. 1, the communication interface unit 39 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the game machine 5A and the game machine 5B.
The number of pieces of hardware constituting the game management server 1 is not limited. You may comprise by one or more as needed. Further, the hardware of the game management server 1 may be configured as another server for each function of the control unit 10.

<Configuration of Game Machine 5>
Next, the configuration of the game machine 5 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the game machine 5A includes a control unit 50A, a storage unit 51A, a display unit 52A, an operation unit 53A, and a communication interface unit 59A.
The game machine 5B further includes a control unit 50B, a storage unit 51B, a touch panel display 55B, and a communication interface unit 59B.
In the following description, when the game machines 5A and 5B are not distinguished, the descriptions of A and B are omitted.

The control unit 50 is a CPU that processes information, and controls the entire game machine 5.
The storage unit 51 may include a memory used for processing in the control unit 50. The storage unit 51 may include those realized electrically, magnetically, optically, and electromagnetically. More specifically, semiconductor storage devices including RAM, ROM and the like, magnetic disks and the like are included.
The storage unit 51A includes the game machine ID 51a.
The game machine ID 51a is an ID (IDentifier) that can identify the game machine 5A.
The storage unit 51B includes a terminal ID 51b.
The terminal ID 51b is an ID that can identify the game machine 5B.

The display unit 52A is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) that outputs a play screen.
The operation unit 53A receives an input by the player, and includes, for example, a button, a handle, a lever, and the like.
The touch panel display 55B is an apparatus in which a function as a display unit configured by a liquid crystal panel or the like and a function as an input unit for detecting a touch input by a finger of the player or the like are integrated.
The communication interface unit 59 is an interface for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the game management server 1. The communication interface unit 59 is an interface for performing near field communication between the game machine 5A and the game machine 5B using, for example, a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) function.
The communication network N is, for example, a communication network such as the Internet for performing communication between the game management server 1 and the game machines 5 (5A, 5B), and also a local area communication network (LAN) in a store, etc. Including.

<Process on subplay>
Next, processing in the game management server 1 regarding sub play will be described.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing strong boss control processing in the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing strong boss creation processing in the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing strong boss play processing in the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.

In step S (hereinafter, simply referred to as "S") 10 in FIG. 4, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 performs strong boss creation processing.
Here, the strong boss creation processing will be described based on FIG.
In S20 of FIG. 5, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 determines the image data of the strong boss. The game management server 1 stores images of a plurality of strong bosses in the storage unit 30. Then, the control unit 10 determines image data of one strong boss from among them.
In S21, the control unit 10 determines the HP (hit point) of the determined strong boss. HP is the data which quantified the damage which the strong boss in sub play can endure. The HP of the strong boss is reduced by being attacked by the character operated by the player. And, in sub play, when HP of the strong boss becomes “0”, it means that the strong boss is defeated. The control unit 10 randomly determines the HP, for example, in the range of 100 or more and 200 or less. In this process, the control unit 10 may also determine the attack power of the strong boss, that is, the damage to be given to the character operated by the player in one attack.

In S22, the control unit 10 determines the play start position where the strong boss is made to appear. The control unit 10 randomly determines one map position from the twenty map positions shown by "A" to "T" shown in FIG. 2A. The control unit 10 determines, for example, one map position “F”.
Returning to FIG. 5, in S23, the control unit 10 determines the movement condition of the strong boss. The movement condition is, for example, “move to the next position when the HP decreases by 20”, “move after 40 minutes”, or “10 minutes after the first attack by the character operated by the player “Move”, “move when attacked by a character operated by five players,” or the like, and a plurality of conditions may be adopted. Thereafter, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to FIG.

Returning to FIG. 4, in step S <b> 11, the control unit 10 performs strong boss play processing.
Here, the strong boss play process will be described based on FIG.
In S30 of FIG. 6, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 performs strong boss play start processing. The control unit 10 enables the attack on the strong boss from the game machine 5 to be accepted.
In S31, it is determined whether the HP of the strong boss is larger than "0". If the HP of the strong boss is larger than “0” (S31: YES), that is, if the strong boss is not defeated, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S32. On the other hand, when the HP of the strong boss is not larger than 0 (S31: NO), that is, when the strong boss is defeated, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S35.

In S32, the control unit 10 determines whether the strong boss movement condition determined in S23 of FIG. 5 is met. If the movement condition of the strong boss is met (S32: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S33. On the other hand, when the movement condition of the strong boss is not satisfied (S32: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S31.
In S33, the control unit 10 performs strong boss movement processing described below. Thereafter, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S30.
On the other hand, in S35, the control unit 10 ends the strong boss play. Thereafter, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to FIG.

  Returning to FIG. 4, in S <b> 12, the control unit 10 determines whether to end the present process. The case where the present process is ended means, for example, the case where the game management server 1 is powered off due to server maintenance or the like, or the case where the manager of the game management server 1 or the like does not perform subplay. When the process is ended (S12: YES), the control unit 10 ends the present process. On the other hand, when not ending (S12: NO), control part 10 moves processing to S10, and creates a new strong boss.

Next, strong boss movement processing will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing strong boss movement processing of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of movement of a strong boss in the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIGS. 9 to 11 are diagrams showing display examples on the game machine 5 according to the first embodiment.

In S40 of FIG. 7, the control unit 10 (target game machine extraction unit 12, probability calculation unit 12a) of the game management server 1 specifies the movable position of the strong boss.
For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, when there is a strong boss at the map position "F" of the map stored in the map storage unit 34 as the current position, the control unit 10 determines that the movable position is , Map position "B", "E", "G", "J" adjacent to the map position "F" is specified. Then, the control unit 10 calculates the movable probability of the map positions “B”, “E”, “G”, and “J”. For example, when the play start position of the strong boss is determined by the strong boss creation process (FIG. 5), since the strong boss has not moved and there is no movement direction, the movable probability to all map positions is It is uniformly "25%".

Returning to FIG. 7, in S41, the control unit 10 (target game machine extraction unit 12) extracts the game machine 5 included in the movable position. Specifically, the control unit 10 refers to the store game machine information 35a (FIG. 2B) of the game machine information storage unit 35, and extracts the game machine ID including the movable position identified in S40 in the map position. Do. Further, the control unit 10 refers to the portable game device information 35b (FIG. 2C) of the game device information storage unit 35, and extracts the terminal ID associated with the previously-extracted game device ID.
According to the above-described example, the control unit 10 extracts game machine IDs with the map position “G” or “J” of the store game machine information 35 a shown in FIG. 2B. Further, the control unit 10 extracts a terminal ID “SU23451” in which the game machine ID of the portable game machine information 35 b shown in FIG. 2C corresponds to “J03001”.

Returning to FIG. 7, in S42, the control unit 10 (the notice output unit 13, the probability output unit 13a) transmits notice information to the game machine 5 extracted in S41.
Thereby, the control unit 50 of the game machine 5 receives the advance notice information, and displays the warning character 40a on the play screen 40 of the main play as shown in FIG. 9 (A). If the gaming machine 5A has a warning light, it may be lit. When the game machine 5 has an audio output unit, the game machine 5 may output a warning sound. This makes it possible for the player who was playing the main play to have an expectation of what will happen next.

Thereafter, for example, after about 10 seconds have elapsed, the control unit 10 displays a notice screen 41 as shown in FIG. 9 (B). The notice screen 41 includes a play screen unit 41 a and a notice unit 41 b (notice notice screen). In the play screen section 41a, the play screen 40 of FIG. 9 (A) is displayed in a reduced size as it is in the aspect ratio. On the notice unit 41b, the characters "strong boss warning" and the telop unit 41c are displayed. The telop unit 41c displays, for example, a place where a strong boss may appear and its probability as advance notice information.
In addition, in order to alert a player, it is desirable to make the notice part 41b more conspicuous than the color arrangement of the play screen part 41a.

Returning to FIG. 7, in S43, the control unit 10 appropriately determines the predetermined time. The predetermined time is a time from when the notice screen 41 is displayed on the game machine 5 to when the movement position of the strong boss is determined and the subplay can be started, for example, from 3 minutes to 10 minutes. I assume.
In S44, the control unit 10 determines whether the predetermined time determined in S43 has come. If the predetermined time has come (S44: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S45. On the other hand, when the predetermined time has not been reached (S44: NO), the control unit 10 stands by until the predetermined time is reached.

In S45, the control unit 10 determines the movement position of the strong boss. The control unit 10 determines one from the movable position of the strong boss specified in S40.
Here, this process will be described using the example of FIG. The control unit 10 assigns, to the movable position, a number according to the ratio of the movement probability of each map position. For example, the control unit 10 sets map positions “B”, “E”, “G”, and “J” to “0 to 24”, “25 to 49”, “50 to 74”, and “75 to 99”, respectively. Assign Next, the control unit 10 randomly determines one number from “0 to 99”, and specifies a map position including the determined number. For example, when the control unit 10 determines “71”, the map position “G” including “71” in the range is determined as the movement position (see FIG. 8B).
Returning to FIG. 7, in S46, the control unit 10 (play determination unit 15) extracts the game machine 5 included in the position determined in S45 from the game machine information storage unit 35.

In S47, the control unit 10 (the notification output unit 16, the area validation unit 17, and the play switching unit 18) transmits the play selection information to the game machine 5 extracted in S46.
Thereby, the control unit 50B of the game machine 5B having the touch panel display 55B receives the play selection information, and causes the touch panel display 55B to display the switching screen 43 as shown in FIG. 10 (A). The switching screen 43 includes a play screen unit 43a and a notification unit 43b (notification screen). The play screen part 43a is the same as the play screen part 41a of FIG. 9 (B). The notification unit 43b displays, as notification information, for example, characters of "strong boss warning" and a method of participating in sub play. The player looks at the switching screen 43, and can know that a strong boss appears in his / her game machine 5B and can play a match.
In order to indicate that the degree of warning is high, the notification unit 43b preferably has a color scheme that is more noticeable than the notification unit 41b in FIG. 9B.

Further, the notification unit 43b is selectable by the player, and in response to the selection by the player touching the notification unit 43b with a finger or the like, as shown in FIG. Switch to 44. The play screen 44 includes a play screen unit 44a and a notification unit 44b.
Since the control unit 50B switches from the switching screen 43 to the play screen 44 by the player touching the notification unit 43b or the like, the player can easily perform sub-play. Furthermore, when the player wants to stop the subplay, the control unit 50B ends the subplay and switches to the main play (FIG. 10A) by the player selecting the notification unit 44b.

  On the other hand, the control unit 50A of the game machine 5A having no touch panel display receives the play selection information and causes the display unit 52A to display a switching screen 45 as shown in FIG. 11 (A). The play screen part 45a which the switching screen 45 has is the same as the play screen part 43a of the switching screen 43 (FIG. 10 (A)). Moreover, the notification part 45b (notification screen) which a switching screen has is the same as the notification part 43b of the switching screen 43 except the point which does not receive selection by a player. Further, the switching screen 45 includes an explanation unit 45c. The player sees the switching screen 45, and can know that a strong boss appears in his or her game machine 5A and can play a match. Further, when the player looks at the explanation section 45c and wants to perform subplay, the control section 50 performs the corresponding operation as shown in FIG. 11 (B). Switch to The play screen 46 includes a play screen unit 46a and an informing unit 46b, and corresponds to the play screen 44 of FIG. 10 (B).

Returning to FIG. 7, in S48, the control unit 10 extracts the game machine 5 that is performing the main play excluding the game machine 5 extracted in S46, and transmits the notification information.
As a result, the control unit 50 of the game machine 5 receives the notification information and causes the telop unit 47d to be displayed on the play screen 47 of the main play as shown in FIG. Information on the position where the strong boss has moved is output to the telop section 47d. By doing so, the control unit 50 can notify the player who plays on the game machine 5 in which the strong boss has not appeared, of the movement status of the strong boss.
Thereafter, the control unit 10 ends the present processing, and shifts the processing to FIG.

Here, a case where the strong boss moving process is performed after the strong boss has moved from the map position “F” to “G” will be described based on FIG. 8C.
When the strong boss is at the map position "G" of the map stored in the map storage unit 34, the control unit 10 sets the map as the movable position with regard to specifying the movement position of the strong boss (S40 in FIG. 7). Map positions "C", "F", "H", and "K" adjacent to the position "G" are specified. Then, the control unit 10 calculates the movable probability of the map positions “C”, “F”, “H”, and “K”. In this case, since the strong boss has moved from the map position “F” to “G”, the control unit 10 sets the probability of the traveling direction high, and sets the probability of the direction opposite to the traveling direction low. For example, the control unit 10 sets the movable probability of the map position "H" located in the traveling direction to "40%" and sets the probability of the map position "F" in the opposite direction to the traveling direction to "10%". Do. Then, the control unit 10 sets the movable probability of the map positions “C” and “K” to “25%”.
By doing this, the game system 100 can make the direction in which the strong boss moves predictable for the player. Moreover, since the game management server 1 increases the appearance probability of the appearing character to the game machine positioned in the moving direction, the moving direction of the appearing character can be easily predicted.

<Process related to play control>
Next, processing in the game management server 1 that has received the operation of the game machine 5 will be described.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the game play control process of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
The process shown in FIG. 12 is performed for each game machine 5. Further, in response to the reception of the play start request from the game machine 5, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 starts this processing.
When the player selects the start button (not shown) of the main play in the game machine 5, the game machine 5 transmits a play start request for the main play. In addition, the player selects the notification unit 43b (see FIG. 10A) of the switching screen 43 in the game machine 5B, or selects the A button on the switching screen 45 (see FIG. 11A) in the game machine 5A. By doing so, the game machine 5 transmits a play start request for sub play.
The play start request includes the game machine ID (or terminal ID) and the player ID in addition to the play type (main play or sub play). The player ID is an ID for identifying a player, and is input to the game machine 5 when performing main play or sub play.

In S50, the control unit 10 determines whether the received play start request is for the main play. If it is the main play (S50: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S51. On the other hand, if it is not the main play (S50: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S60. The case of not being the main play is the case of being the sub play.
In S51, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) executes the main play on the game machine 5. By this process, the game machine 5 can perform the main play.
In S52, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) determines whether to end the play. Here, the case where the play is ended means, for example, the case where the HP in the main play becomes “0”, or the case where the play end is selected by the player of the game machine 5 or the like. When the play is ended (S52: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the process to S53. On the other hand, when the play is not ended (S52: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S54.

In S53, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) performs a play end process of the main play, and ends the present process.
On the other hand, in S54, control unit 10 determines whether a play start request has been received from game machine 5 or not. This is a case where a play start request is received from the game machine 5 while the main play is being performed, so a sub play start request is received. The sub-play start request is made by the game machine 5 selecting participation in sub-play from FIG. 10 (A) or FIG. 11 (A). When the play start request is received (S54: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the process to S50. On the other hand, when the play start request has not been received (S54: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S52 and continues the main play.

On the other hand, in S60, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) determines whether or not the main play is being performed in the game machine 5. When the main play is being performed (S60: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S61. On the other hand, when the main play is not being performed (S60: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S62. The game machine 5 may also display the switching screen 45 shown in FIG. 11 (A) even when, for example, a demonstration screen is displayed. In that case, the game machine 5A can also start from the subplay.
In S61, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) interrupts the main play. The interruption of the main play means to pause the play.
In S62, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) executes the sub play on the game machine 5 by causing the game machine 5 to participate in the sub play. By this process, the game machine 5 can participate in the strong boss play process (see FIG. 6) executed by the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 and perform sub-play.
In S63, the control unit 10 (support request determination unit 20) performs friend processing described later.

  In S64, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) determines whether to end participation in the sub play. Here, the case where the participation is ended means, for example, the case where the player's HP becomes “0”, or the case where the participation completion is selected by the player of the game machine 5 or the like. The player can select the end of participation from FIG. 10 (B) and FIG. 11 (B). In addition, when the participation is ended, the case where the strong boss is defeated or the case where the strong boss moves is included. When participation is ended (S64: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S65. On the other hand, when it is not the end of participation (S64: NO), the control unit 10 continues to execute the sub play.

In S65, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) performs a participation end process to perform control so that sub play can not be performed.
In S66, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) determines whether or not the main play is being interrupted. When the process of S61 is being performed, the main play is being interrupted. If the main play is being interrupted (S66: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S67. On the other hand, when the main play is not being interrupted (S66: NO), the control unit 10 ends the present process.
In S67, the control unit 10 (game play control unit 11) resumes the interrupted main play. Thereafter, the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S52.

<Support process by friend>
Next, friend processing will be described.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing friend processing of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of the friend storage unit 33 and the player information storage unit 32 of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing support processing of the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining support contents in the game management server 1 according to the first embodiment.

  In S70 of FIG. 13, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 calls another player (hereinafter referred to as “friend player”) having a friend relationship with the player of the game machine 5 (one game machine) executing subplay. ) Is specified with reference to the friend storage unit 33. For example, using the friend storage unit 33 shown in FIG. 14A, when the player ID of the player of the game machine 5 currently executing subplay is “U01245”, the control unit 10 selects the friend user ID. Identify the three friend players stored in.

Next, the control unit 10 refers to the player information storage unit 32 and identifies a friend player being played from the identified friend players. FIG. 14B shows an example of the player information storage unit 32. The player information storage unit 32 stores, for each player ID, a game machine ID (or a terminal ID), a play flag, and a possessed item. Whether or not the player is playing can be determined by the play flag of the player information storage unit 32. If the play flag is "1", it is in play. Also, if the play flag is "0", it is not in play.
Among the three friend players specified in the above example, the player with the player ID “U93822” is not playing. Therefore, the control unit 10 specifies two friend players except the player.

Returning to FIG. 13, in S71, the control unit 10 (support request unit 21) supports the specified friend player game machine 5 (another game machine) (hereinafter, also referred to as "support game machine 5"). Perform request processing. In the support request process, the control unit 10 transmits support request information to the support game machine 5. When a plurality of support game machines 5 are specified, the control unit 10 transmits support request information to each of the plurality of support game machines 5.
As a result, each support game machine 5 displays that a support request has been made in response to the support request information being received. For example, the reception of the support request may be displayed on the play screen as a telop (see FIG. 11C).
Then, the friend player of the support game machine 5 having received the support request can respond to the support request.

  In S72, the control unit 10 (request result receiving unit 22) determines whether the permission has been received as a response to the support request from the support game machine 5. When the support request process is performed on a plurality of support game machines 5, the subsequent process is performed on each support game machine 5. When the permission is received (S72: YES), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S73. On the other hand, when the permission has not been received (S72: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S74.

In S73, the control unit 10 performs support processing.
Here, support processing will be described based on FIG.
In S80 of FIG. 15, the control unit 10 of the game management server 1 transmits support content selection information to the support game machine 5 that has transmitted the permission.
Thus, the support game machine 5 displays a support content selection screen (not shown). Therefore, the friend player decides what kind of support is to be performed. The friend player may, for example, provide an item owned by the friend player, or the friend player may participate in the subplay to support the player.
In S81, the control unit 10 receives from the support game machine 5 the support content information determined by the friend player.

In S82, the control unit 10 (position information acquisition unit 24) acquires the position information of the support game machine 5. Specifically, the control unit 10 specifies the game machine ID (or terminal ID) of the support game machine 5 with reference to the player information storage unit 32 (FIG. 14 (B)). Then, the control unit 10 acquires the map position of the support game machine 5 with reference to the game machine information storage unit 35 (FIGS. 2B and 2C).
In S83, the control unit 10 (support execution unit 25) performs support execution processing. In the support execution process, when performing support using the support content information received in S81, the control unit 10 determines the distance between the map position of the support game machine 5 and the map position of the game machine 5 being subplayed by the player ( Depending on the distance), the degree of support changes.

FIG. 16 is a specific example for explaining the change of the content of support.
FIG. 16A shows the case where the friend player has provided the item "apple" as the support content. In this case, the time for which the player can use the item is delayed according to the distance. If the map position of the support game machine 5 is adjacent to the map position of the game machine 5 being subplayed by the player, the map becomes available immediately (for example, about 5 seconds), but the map of the support game machine 5 If the position and the map position of the game machine 5 in which the player is sub-playing are apart, they become usable after a lapse of time (for example, about one minute). In that case, in the game machine 5, an item may be displayed on the play screen of the subplay, and effects such as, for example, semi-transparent display may be made until the item becomes usable.

  FIG. 16B shows the case where the friend player provides the item “apple” as the support content, as in FIG. 16A. However, in this case, when the player uses the item, the effect changes, for example, the effect becomes weak. If the map position of the support game machine 5 is adjacent to the map position of the game machine 5 being sub-played by the player, the effect is strong (for example, 10 HP recovery). Becomes less effective (e.g., 3 HP recovery) if the map position of the game machine 5 being sub-played is apart. In that case, in the game machine 5, effects may be displayed such as changing the item in a rotten manner according to the distance between the two game machines 5 on the play screen of the subplay.

FIG. 16C shows the case where the player of the support game machine 5 participates in the subplay and supports it as the support content. In this case, the time until the player of the support game machine 5 can participate in the play on the player side is delayed according to the distance between the two game machines 5.
FIG. 16D shows the case where the friend player provides the item “apple” as the support content, as in FIG. 16A. However, in this case, the item changes to another item according to the distance between the two game machines 5 before reaching the player side.

Returning to FIG. 13, in S74, the control unit 10 (request result receiving unit 22) determines whether a rejection is received as a response to the support request. When the rejection is received (S74: YES), the control unit 10 ends the present processing, and shifts the processing to FIG. On the other hand, when the rejection is not received (S74: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S75.
At S75, control unit 10 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, one minute) has elapsed. This is processing corresponding to the case where the support game machine 5 has not responded to the support request. If the predetermined time has elapsed (S75: YES), the control unit 10 ends the present processing, and shifts the processing to FIG. On the other hand, when the predetermined time has not elapsed (S75: NO), the control unit 10 shifts the processing to S72.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the game system 100 has the following effects.
(1) The game management server 1 causes the game machine 5 to output and display the notification units 43b and 45b notifying that subplay is possible, together with the play screen of the main play, so the subplay to the player Can be notified that it is possible to switch to
At that time, in the game machine 5, the play screen of the main play is still displayed, so when the player wants to continue to play the main play, the play can be continued as it is, and the player continues the main play. Even if it does not get in the way of play.

(2) In the switching screens 43 and 45, since the ratio of the play screen is left as it is, the player in the main play does not feel uncomfortable. In addition, the game management server 1 does not have to edit the play screen or the like along with the display of the notification units 43b and 45b.
Then, the color of the notification parts 43b and 45b of the switching screens 43 and 45 is made to stand out with respect to the color of the play screen displayed on the play screen parts 43a and 45a, thereby causing the player to gaze at the notification parts 43b and 45b. be able to.

(3) The game management server 1 receives the switching operation by the player, switches from the main play to the subplay, and can start the execution of the subplay. The player can switch the play by reflecting the player's intention.
(4) In the case of the game machine 5B having the touch panel display 55B, the main play is switched to the subplay by selecting the notification unit 43b by the player touching or the like, so the play is switched by a simple operation by the player. be able to.
(5) When switching from the main play to the sub play, the game management server 1 can move the character operated by the player to perform the operation of operating the same operation character.

(6) The game management server 1 can determine the conditions under which the sub-play can be performed by the game machine 5 in accordance with the appearance position of the strong boss moving and the position of the game machine 5. The appearance position of the strong boss moving and the position of the game machine 5 can consider whether the map position is adjacent or not, the moving direction of the strong boss, and the like.
(7) The game management server 1 displays the notice screen 41 on the game machine 5 that may be able to execute the subplay, so that the player can have an expectation of the subplay.
At that time, the game machine 5 that outputs the notice screen 41 can be extracted from the appearance position of the moving sub character and the position of the game machine 5.
(8) The game management server 1 causes the notice screen 41 to display the probability of being able to perform subplay according to the position of the appearing character and the position of the game machine 5, so that the subplay can be performed by the player It can be expressed numerically.

  (9) The game management server 1 can change the support mode in accordance with the positions of the game machine 5 currently playing subplay and the support game machine 5. Therefore, for example, the closer the distance between the two game machines 5 is or the closer the positional relationship is, the more the play supporting aspect can be made more advantageous to the play, and the virtual world is presented to the player Even in the play of can be made to be aware of reality, you can play with interesting.

(10) The game management server 1 can provide an item possessed by a friend player as the support content. The friend player can select an item to be provided for support by himself. Then, the game management server 1 can change the reflection time of the item to the play according to the distance between the two game machines 5, so that the item can be provided in an interesting manner.
The degree of support by the item may be, for example, the effect or may change the item itself.

  (11) Since the game management server 1 can reflect the character of the support game machine 5 in the subplay, the friend player of the support game machine 5 can participate in the subplay as a player. Further, since the reflection time of the characters of the support game machine 5 on the play can be changed according to the distance between the two game machines 5, the friend player can participate in the play of the player playing the subplay in an interesting manner.

  (12) The game management server 1 can request the friend player of the support game device 5 to support by receiving the support request from the game device 5 playing the subplay. For example, in the game machine 5, the support request can be transmitted in response to the change from the main play to the sub play. By doing so, the player of the game machine 5 can receive the assistance from the friend player at the timing when the assistance is needed.

(13) The game machine 5 may be the game machine 5A or the game machine 5B, and one having a game machine at a store, a game machine for home use, or a specific position such as a home game machine Even in any game machine 5 with such a movable game machine, it is possible to support the game machine 5 playing a subplay.
(14) The game management server 1 has the portable game machine information 35b, and when the game machine 5B is associated with the game machine 5A, the game machine 5B can be the support game machine 5. Therefore, in order to allow the player of the game machine 5B to communicate with the game machine 5A, it is possible to create an opportunity to carry a foot to the store and to urge play on the game machine 5A.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
The second embodiment will be described in which the arrangement position of the game machine is acquired using the latitude and longitude information of the game machine.
In the following description and the drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals will be appended to the same reference numerals or symbols to the same parts as those in the first embodiment described above, and redundant description will be appropriately omitted.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a game system 200 and the functional configuration of the game management server 201 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 18 is a view showing an example of the game machine information storage unit 235 of the game management server 1 according to the second embodiment.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a game machine 205B according to the second embodiment.
<Game System 200>
In a game system 200 shown in FIG. 17, a game management server 201 and a plurality of game machines 205 (5A, 205B) are connected via a communication network N.

<Configuration of Game Management Server 201>
The game management server 201 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 230, and a communication interface unit 39.
The target game machine extraction unit 212 included in the control unit 210 determines whether or not there is a possibility of subplay play execution next in the game machine 205, the current appearance position of the subplay strong boss, and the game machine 205. Forecast based on the actual installation position of. The actual installation position of the game machine 205 uses latitude and longitude information. Then, based on the prediction result, the target game machine extraction unit 212 extracts a game machine 205 that has the possibility of subplay play execution next.
The position information acquisition unit 224 included in the control unit 210 acquires the position information of the game machine 205 that has transmitted the result of permitting the request by the request result reception unit 22. The position information of the game machine 205 uses latitude and longitude information.

The program storage unit 231 included in the storage unit 230 stores a main play program 31a, a sub play program 31b, a notification program 231c, and a support program 231d.
The notification program 231 c is a program for outputting a notice screen and a switching screen to the game machine 205. The notification program 231 c executes the target game machine extraction unit 212, the advance notice output unit 13, the play determination unit 15, the notification output unit 16, the area validation unit 17, and the play switching unit 18.
The support program 231 d is a program for the player of another game console 205 to support the play of the game console 205. The support program 231d executes the support request determination unit 20, the support request unit 21, the request result reception unit 22, the position information acquisition unit 224, and the support execution unit 25.

The game machine information storage unit 235 included in the storage unit 230 includes store game machine information 235 a and portable game machine information 235 b.
The store game machine information 235a stores information on the game machine 5A. As shown in FIG. 18A, the store game machine information 235a associates the game machine ID of the game machine 5A, the actual shop name, the map position, and the latitude and longitude information which is the installation position of the game machine. Remember.
In addition, the portable game machine information 235b stores information on the game machine 205B. As shown in FIG. 18B, the portable game machine information 235b associates and stores the terminal ID of the game machine 205B and the latitude and longitude information which is the installation position of the game machine 205B. The game management server 201 acquires latitude and longitude information when communicating with the game machine 205B.

<Configuration of Game Machine 205>
The game machine 205B shown in FIG. 19 includes a control unit 50B, a storage unit 51B, a touch panel display 55B, a GPS reception unit 256B, and a communication interface unit 59B.
The GPS reception unit 256B measures, for example, position information (latitude and longitude) of the game machine 205B using radio waves received from satellites.

<Process on subplay>
Next, processing in the game management server 201 regarding sub play will be described.
The strong boss control process, the strong boss creation process, and the strong boss play process are the same as those in the first embodiment (FIGS. 4 to 6).
Here, strong boss movement processing performed in the strong boss play processing will be described.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing strong boss movement processing of the game management server 201 according to the second embodiment.
S240 is the same as S40 of FIG. 7 (first embodiment).

  In S241, the control unit 210 (target game machine extraction unit 212) of the game management server 201 acquires position information of the game machine 205. Specifically, the control unit 210 refers to the player information storage unit 32 (FIG. 14B), and identifies the terminal ID of the gaming machine 205B being played. Then, the control unit 210 transmits a position information acquisition request to the game machine 205B of the specified terminal ID. Thereby, in the game machine 205B, the control unit 250B operates the GPS receiving unit 256B to acquire position information. Then, the control unit 250B transmits the acquired position information to the game management server 201, whereby the control unit 210 of the game management server 201 can acquire the position information. The acquired position information is represented by latitude and longitude. The control unit 210 stores the acquired position information in the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the corresponding terminal ID stored in the portable game machine information 235b (FIG. 18B) of the game machine information storage unit 235.

  In S242, the control unit 210 (target game machine extraction unit 212) extracts the game machine 205 included in the movable position. Specifically, the control unit 210 refers to the store game machine information 235a (FIG. 18A) of the game machine information storage unit 235, and extracts the game machine ID including the movable position specified in S240 in the map position. Do. Further, the control unit 210 refers to the portable game machine information 235b (FIG. 18B) of the game machine information storage unit 235, and the latitude / longitude information corresponding to the terminal ID and the latitude / longitude of the game machine ID extracted earlier. For example, a terminal ID within a radius of 1 km is extracted from the store where the game machine 5A is installed by comparing the information with the information.

Steps S243 to S246 are the same as steps S42 to S45 in FIG.
In S247, the control unit 210 acquires the position information of the gaming machine 205B again. This is in consideration of the case where the game machine 205B moves or the like. The acquisition method of position information is the same as that of S241.
In S248, the control unit 210 (play determination unit 15) extracts the game machine 205 included in the position determined in S246. The extraction method is the same as S242.
S249 and S250 are the same as S47 and S48 of FIG. In S250, for example, the control unit 210 may perform only on the game machine 5A.

As described above, the game management server 201 can acquire the actual position information of the game machine 205B by using the GPS function installed in the game machine 205B. Therefore, in the game system 200, there is no need to associate the game machine 205B with the game machine 5A as a premise for performing subplay.
In addition, since the game management server 201 acquires the real position information of the game machine 205B and determines whether or not the subplay can be played, the game management server 201 can play according to the actual position of the game machine 205B. It can be judged whether there is any.

Next, processing in the game management server 201 that has received an operation of the game machine 205 will be described.
The game play control process and the friend process are the same as in the first embodiment (FIGS. 12 and 13).
Here, the support processing performed in the friend processing will be described.
The support processing is the same as that of FIG. 15 except for the processing corresponding to S82 and S83 in FIG. 15 (first embodiment).

  In the process corresponding to S82, the control unit 210 (position information acquisition unit 242) of the game management server 201 acquires the position information of the support game machine 205. Specifically, the control unit 210 specifies the game machine ID (or terminal ID) of the support game machine 205 with reference to the player information storage unit 32 (FIG. 14B). Then, when the control unit 210 specifies the game machine ID, the latitude and longitude information of the support game machine 205 is referred to with reference to the game machine information storage unit 235 (FIG. 18A) based on the specified game ID. To get When the control unit 210 specifies a terminal ID, the control unit 210 transmits a position information acquisition request to the support game machine 205B corresponding to the specified terminal ID. Thereby, in the support game machine 205B, the control unit 250B operates the GPS receiving unit 256B to acquire position information. Then, the control unit 250B transmits the acquired position information to the game management server 201, whereby the control unit 210 of the game management server 201 can acquire the position information. The control unit 210 stores the acquired position information in the latitude and longitude information corresponding to the corresponding terminal ID stored in the portable game machine information 235b (FIG. 18B) of the game machine information storage unit 235.

  In the processing corresponding to S83, the control unit 210 (support execution unit 25) performs support execution processing. In the support execution processing, when performing support using support content information, the control unit 210 determines the distance between the latitude and longitude information of the support game machine 205 and the latitude and longitude information of the game machine 205 being sub-played by the player (distance Change the degree of support depending on

  Thus, the game management server 201 can acquire the actual position information of the support game machine 205B by using the GPS function of the support game machine 205B. Therefore, the support mode can be changed according to the position of the actual game machine 205B.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. Further, the effects described in the embodiment merely list the effects arising from the present invention, and the effects according to the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiment. In addition, although embodiment mentioned above and the deformation | transformation form mentioned later can also be combined and used suitably, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Modified form)
(1) In each embodiment, although main play was explained as play of RPG, it is not limited to this. For example, it may be a game of various genres such as a simulation game and a puzzle game. Further, the main play may or may not be associated with play among a plurality of game machines.
(2) In each embodiment, although the character which fights in a subplay was demonstrated to the example of a "strong boss", it is not limited to this.

(3) In each embodiment, the map stored in the map information storage unit is described as a matrix, but is not limited to this. For example, an actual map (such as a map of Japan) may be used. In such a case, the movable position may be represented, for example, in the shape of a route forecast map of a typhoon, and a notice screen may be displayed on the game machine corresponding to the position within the range.
(4) In each embodiment, the strong boss has been described as sequentially moving adjacent map positions on the map stored in the map information storage unit, but the present invention is not limited to this. If warp marks are placed at multiple locations on the map and strong bosses are present at the locations of the warp marks, warping may occur at non-adjacent locations on the map. By doing so, since the strong boss can be moved in a more interesting manner, it is possible for the player to have an expectation for the subplay.

(5) In each embodiment, although it demonstrated as a thing which displays a place where a strong boss may appear, and its probability on a notice screen, it is not limited to this. For example, depending on the probability with respect to the game machine that outputs the advance notice screen, instead of displaying the probability or with the display of the probability, the higher the probability, the more prominent the display may be made. By doing this, it is possible to make the player visually grasp the probability that the subplay becomes possible.
(6) In each embodiment, although the switching screen which notifies that subplay is possible, and the notice screen which announces a subplay are illustrated and illustrated, it is not limited to this. As long as the player plays while watching the play screen, any mode may be used, for example, a notification unit or a notice unit may be designated to surround the periphery of the play screen, or the upper and right sides of the screen may be used. The notification unit or the notification unit may be designated.

(7) In each embodiment, although the support item by "apple" of HP recovery | restoration and a friend player's own character was demonstrated as an example as a support item, it is not limited to this. For example, the player's HP may be provided.
(8) In each embodiment, the character operated by each player and the item have characteristics, and when the character uses the item, the effectiveness of the item is changed depending on the compatibility between the characteristics of both characters. It is also good. The characteristics are, for example, strong in water, strong in fire, strong in wind, and the like.
(9) In each embodiment, although the thing which changes a support mode according to the distance between the game machine currently playing subplay and a support game machine was demonstrated, it is not limited to this. For example, if the distance between the two game machines exceeds a predetermined distance, it may not be possible to support.

(10) In the first embodiment, the game machine 5B is described as adding a record to portable game machine information by performing communication with the game machine 5A as a premise, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game device ID displayed on the game device 5A may be input to the game device 5B, and a record may be added to the portable game device information by transmitting ID information from the game device 5B.
(11) In each embodiment, the game control server has described the play control process of the main play of the game machine as described above, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The play control process of the main play may be performed by the game machine. In addition, the game management server may transmit movement information of the strong boss to the game machine, so that the game machine may perform processing of whether subplay is possible or processing of displaying a notification screen.

  1, 201: game management server, 5, 5A, 5B, 205, 205B: game machine, 10, 210: control unit, 12, 212: target game machine extraction unit, 13: notice output unit, 15: play determination unit, 16 ... notification output unit, 17 ... region validating unit, 18 ... play switching unit, 20 ... support request determination unit, 21 ... support request unit, 22 ... request result reception unit, 24, 224 ... position information acquisition unit, 25 ... Support execution unit 30, 230 ... storage unit, 33 ... friend storage unit, 34 ... map storage unit, 35, 235 ... game machine information storage unit, 41b ... notification unit, 43b ... notification unit, 100, 200 ... game system, N: Communication network

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A game system comprising a plurality of game machines and capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play,
A play determination unit that determines whether the second play is possible or not;
The notification screen for notifying the player that switching to the second play is possible in response to the determination that the second play is possible by the play determination unit is the first notification screen. A notification output unit that causes the display unit to output the play screen along with the play screen;
In response to the notification screen being output by the notification output unit, the switch operation by the player can be accepted, and in response to the reception of the switching operation, the play screen of the second play instead of the first play A switch play execution unit that causes the display unit to output the second play.
And a region activation unit that enables the player to select the display region of the notification screen in response to the notification screen being output by the notification output unit.
The switching play execution unit changes the play screen of the second play to the display unit in place of the first play in response to the selection of the display area accepted by the area activation unit being accepted. Output and execute the second play,
The first play and the second play use operation characters operated by a player in a virtual space,
The first space which is a virtual space in the first play and the second space which is a virtual space in the second play are different,
The switching play execution unit moves the operation character from the first space to the second space, and executes the second play.
The switching play execution unit causes the appearance character different from the operation character to appear in the second space, and executes the second play.
The appearing character of the second play is erased during the playing of the second play on each game machine, and then sequentially appeared on other game machines, thereby appearing the position of the appearing character among the game machines Is the one to move,
The play determination unit determines whether or not the second play is possible according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine.
An extraction unit that extracts one or more game machines to be notified based on the appearance position of the appearance character and the positions of a plurality of game machines;
In the one or more game machines extracted by the extraction unit, a notice for causing the display unit to output a notice notification screen for notifying that the second play will be possible when the first play is performed. And an output unit,
The notice output unit is configured to change the mode of the notice information screen in a noticeable manner according to the appearance position of the appearing character and the position of each game machine, and output the notice screen.
A game system characterized by A game system comprising a plurality of game machines and capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play,
A play determination unit that determines whether the second play is possible or not;
The notification screen for notifying the player that switching to the second play is possible in response to the determination that the second play is possible by the play determination unit is the first notification screen. A notification output unit that causes the display unit to output the play screen along with the play screen;
In response to the notification screen being output by the notification output unit, the switch operation by the player can be accepted, and in response to the reception of the switching operation, the play screen of the second play instead of the first play A switch play execution unit that causes the display unit to output the second play.
And a region activation unit that enables the player to select the display region of the notification screen in response to the notification screen being output by the notification output unit.
The switching play execution unit changes the play screen of the second play to the display unit in place of the first play in response to the selection of the display area accepted by the area activation unit being accepted. Output and execute the second play,
The first play and the second play use operation characters operated by a player in a virtual space,
The first space which is a virtual space in the first play and the second space which is a virtual space in the second play are different,
The switching play execution unit moves the operation character from the first space to the second space, and executes the second play.
The switching play execution unit causes the appearance character different from the operation character to appear in the second space, and executes the second play.
The appearing character of the second play is erased during the playing of the second play on each game machine, and then sequentially appeared on other game machines, thereby appearing the position of the appearing character among the game machines Is the one to move,
The play determination unit determines whether or not the second play is possible according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine.
A probability calculation unit that calculates the probability that the second play will be possible according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine;
Providing a probability output unit for outputting the probability calculated by the probability calculation unit into the play screen of the first play;
A game system characterized by A game system comprising a plurality of game machines and a server capable of communicating with a plurality of game machines via a communication network, and capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play,
The first play and the second play use operation characters operated by a player in a virtual space,
The first space which is a virtual space in the first play and the second space which is a virtual space in the second play are different,
The appearing character of the second play is erased during the playing of the second play on each game machine, and then sequentially appeared on other game machines, thereby appearing the position of the appearing character among the game machines Is the one to move,
The server is
A play determination unit that determines whether the second play is possible or not;
The notification screen for notifying the player that switching to the second play is possible in response to the determination that the second play is possible by the play determination unit is the first notification screen. A notification output unit that causes the display unit to output the play screen along with the play screen;
An extraction unit that extracts one or more game machines to be notified based on the appearance position of the appearance character and the positions of a plurality of game machines;
In the one or more game machines extracted by the extraction unit, a notice for causing the display unit to output a notice notification screen for notifying that the second play will be possible when the first play is performed. And an output unit,
The play determination unit determines whether or not the second play is possible according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine.
The notice output unit is configured to change the mode of the notice information screen in a noticeable manner according to the appearance position of the appearing character and the position of each game machine, and output the notice screen.
A game system characterized by A game system comprising a plurality of game machines and a server capable of communicating with a plurality of game machines via a communication network, and capable of advancing a first play and a second play different from the first play,
The first play and the second play use operation characters operated by a player in a virtual space,
The first space which is a virtual space in the first play and the second space which is a virtual space in the second play are different,
The appearing character of the second play is erased during the playing of the second play on each game machine, and then sequentially appeared on other game machines, thereby appearing the position of the appearing character among the game machines Is the one to move,
The server is
A play determination unit that determines whether the second play is possible or not;
The notification screen for notifying the player that switching to the second play is possible in response to the determination that the second play is possible by the play determination unit is the first notification screen. A notification output unit that causes the display unit to output the play screen along with the play screen;
A probability calculation unit that calculates the probability that the second play will be possible according to the appearance position of the appearance character and the position of each game machine;
Providing a probability output unit for outputting the probability calculated by the probability calculation unit into the play screen of the first play;
A game system characterized by

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