JP6996716B2 - Game program, recording medium and game control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a recording medium, and a game control method, and more particularly to an electronic game that progresses by arranging an object on a board.

In the field of electronic games, objects such as pieces and pieces that sequentially fall into a finite space (field) as in Patent Document 1 are moved and rotated by the user and placed at an arbitrary position to deposit and proceed. There is a game genre called a so-called fallen object game. In the falling object game, basically, the game ends when the falling object cannot be placed on the field, but it is configured to disappear when the accumulated object meets a predetermined condition. That is, since the disappearance can be used to create a "vacancy" in the field, further objects can be placed in the field, and as a result, the play time can be prolonged.

Also, in the falling object game, if there is a gap in the falling direction when the falling object is placed or when the placed object disappears, an element that constitutes the object so as to fill the gap is provided. There are also those that perform the process of separating, moving, and arranging. According to such a process, a situation in which the disappearance condition is satisfied in the field can be generated in a chain reaction, it becomes easier to create a "vacancy" in the field, and an increase in interest can be expected.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 08-276069

However, it is difficult to play a game in consideration of the falling direction of the object and the deformation of the object that occurs after the object is placed or dropped, as in the falling object game, and the user group can be limited.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game program, a recording medium, and a game control method for intuitively grasping the disappearance of an object and increasing the enjoyment of game play. And.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the game program according to the present invention is applied to a computer that realizes an electronic game that progresses by arranging objects in a game field in which squares of a predetermined size are provided in a grid pattern. The process of arranging an arrangement object composed by combining a plurality of unit elements having a size corresponding to a square in a game field and a group of unit elements arranged adjacently on the game field form a predetermined shape. A process of determining whether or not to perform, a process of managing an area including a unit element group forming a predetermined shape as an erasure confirmed area in the game field, and a process of managing the erasure confirmed area satisfying a predetermined condition. Among the unit elements arranged in the game field, the unit element group included in the erasure confirmed area is erased from the game field, and the unit element not included in the erasure confirmed area is arranged with the unit element. It is a game program that executes the process of remaining in the existing square and the process of controlling the cell in which the unit element group included in the erase confirmation area is erased so that a new placement object can be placed. , The predetermined condition relating to the erasure confirmed area includes the condition of the time required for the unit element group included in the erasure confirmed area to be erased, and the new placement object has already been placed. When a new unit element group having a predetermined shape that is not adjacent to an existing erase confirmation area is newly formed, the unit element group included in the already existing erase confirmation area is erased regardless of the time required for elapse. To .

According to the present invention, it is possible to intuitively grasp the disappearance of an object and increase the enjoyment of game play by such a configuration.

A block diagram showing a functional configuration of a smartphone 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure for demonstrating the object (tetromino) to be arranged in the field in the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which exemplifies the screen composition of the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the arrangement of tetromino in the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the erasure of tetromino in the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Another figure for explaining the erasure of tetromino in the puzzle game according to the embodiment of the present invention. Yet another diagram for explaining the erasure of tetromino in the puzzle game according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure for demonstrating various weight times in the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the multi-play mode of the puzzle game which concerns on embodiment of this invention. A flowchart illustrating game processing according to the puzzle game of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, one embodiment described below is an example in which the present invention is applied to a smartphone provided with a touch operation interface as an example of a device for executing a game program and capable of executing an application including the game program according to the present invention. To explain. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of executing a game program and providing gameplay.

<< Configuration of smartphone 100 >>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a smartphone 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU and controls the operation of each block of the smartphone 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 reads, for example, an operation program of each block recorded on the recording medium 102 and an application program related to the puzzle game according to the present invention, expands the program into the memory 103, and executes the block. Control the operation.

The recording medium 102 is a recording device such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD that can permanently hold data. The recording medium 102 includes, in addition to the operation program of each block of the smartphone 100, parameters required for the operation of each block, application programs related to the puzzle game of the present embodiment, and various GUIs used in the puzzle game. Record information such as drawing objects. The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as an expansion area for the operation program of each block but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data and the like output in the operation of each block.

The display control unit 104 controls the presentation of various information to the user on the smartphone 100. The smartphone 100 of the present embodiment will be described as having a display unit 110 for displaying images (game screen, menu screen, etc.) as means for presenting various information to the user, but the means for presenting information is limited to these. Needless to say, audio output, vibration, lighting, information transmission, etc. can be substituted or added.

The display control unit 104 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, and performs a predetermined drawing process when generating various screens to be displayed on the display unit 110. Specifically, when the application program is executed in the puzzle game, the display control unit 104 generates a game screen according to the progress of the puzzle game, and updates the display of the display unit 110 at a predetermined frequency. By doing so, various information related to the puzzle game will be presented. In the puzzle game in which the play experience is provided in the smartphone 100 of the present embodiment, the details will be described later, but when a predetermined game related to the puzzle game starts, it is displayed according to the passage of time, the operation input made, and the achieved conditions. The game screens displayed in the unit 110 are sequentially generated. The display control unit 104 develops drawing objects and GUI data required for a GPU memory (not shown), and generates a game screen by performing drawing processing.

In the present embodiment, the smartphone 100 will be described as a display device such as an LCD in which the display unit 110 is built in the smartphone 100 and is integrally configured, but the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. is not it. That is, it goes without saying that the display unit 110 may be a display device detachably connected to the outside of the smartphone 100.

The operation input unit 105 is a user interface included in the smartphone 100 such as a touch panel for detecting an operation button or a touch operation performed on the screen of the display unit 110. When the operation input unit 105 detects that the operation input has been made by the user, the operation input unit 105 transmits a control signal corresponding to the operation content to the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, the user interface included in the smartphone 100 is basically described as accepting a touch operation, but this is merely an aspect of an intuitive operation interface, and the implementation of the present invention is limited to this. It goes without saying that it is not a thing.

The communication unit 106 is a communication interface for transmitting and receiving information included in the smartphone 100. In the present embodiment, the smartphone 100 is configured to be capable of communicating by a predetermined communication method in order to realize communication with an external device via a network (not shown). That is, the smartphone 100 is configured to be able to send and receive information via the communication unit 106. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 106 is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a predetermined game server or to another smartphone 100 in the multiplayer mode described later.

<< Outline of the game >>
Unlike the falling object game as in Patent Document 1, the puzzle game according to the present embodiment does not move in a specific direction after placement, and can be placed at an arbitrary position on a finitely configured field (board surface). It is a board game that progresses by arranging objects.

In the puzzle game, as shown in FIG. 2, the placement object has a mode in which it can be rotated in 90-degree increments and placed in the field, so that the unit element (mino) has a square, and a plurality of minos are at least other. It is assumed that it is configured to connect to Mino with a square side and two vertices related to the side. In the present embodiment, each placed object is composed of four minoes, and will be referred to as "tetrominoes" below. However, it goes without saying that the number of Minos constituting the placement object is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the fields in which the tetromino is placed are grid-shaped, and the places where the tetromino can be placed are clearly indicated. One square shown on the field 301 is a square having the same size as one Mino. In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the tetromino is controlled so that each mino can be accommodated and arranged in these squares in the field 301.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), during gameplay, a specified number (three in the example of the figure) of tetromino 303s are presented in the placement mino area 302 for field placement and for these tetrominoes. The progress of the puzzle game is controlled so that the placement operation is possible. The user can arrange the tetromino 303 presented in the arrangement mino area 302 one by one in the field 301 by dragging and dropping, and when one tetromino is arranged, the tetromino presented in the arrangement mino area 302 is arranged. One new tetromino 303 is replenished to reach the specified number. That is, at the timing when the user can arrange the tetromino, three tetromino 303s are always presented in the arrangement mino area 302.

When arranging the tetromino 303 in the field 301, each tetromino 303 can be rotated in units of 90 degrees as described above. The rotation of the tetromino 303 may be basically performed in 90 degree units in a predetermined direction by, for example, single-tapping the target tetromino 303 in the arrangement mino area 302. In addition, after moving the target Tetromino 303 to the field 301, in order to enable rotation while checking the placement state of Mino, in the puzzle game of this embodiment, the placement Mino area is configured as follows. Even after the drag-and-drop operation of the tetromino 303 from 302, the tetromino can be rotated.

When the touch operation of the tetromino 303 related to the start of dragging is performed in the arrangement mino area 302, the tetromino 303 is in the selected state, a circle 401 is displayed around the tetromino as shown in FIG. 4A, and another tetromino 303 is displayed. Is identified as. The selected tetromino 303 can be moved to the field 301 by performing a drag operation, and can be moved to the field 301 by performing a drop operation (touch-up: canceling the touch state) in the area of the field 301. The placement is tentatively confirmed.

Here, the tetromino 303 is displayed in the field 301 with the circle 401 attached as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and the selected state and the provisional confirmed state are kept until the predetermined fixed grace time elapses. Be retained. During the period when the tetromino 303 is in the tentatively confirmed state, it can be rotated in 90 degree increments by a single tap operation on the circle 401 as in the arrangement mino area 302, and a drag that starts from a touch operation in the circle 401. When the operation is performed, the tentative confirmation state is released, and the tetromino 303 can be moved to another position in the field 301. That is, the circle 401 functions to notify the user that the arrangement of tetromino has not been determined and that the tetromino can be moved and rotated again in the field after the movement.

Further, the tetromino 303 arranged in the field 301 in the provisionally confirmed state, or the tetromino 303 in the selected state during the drag operation, is arranged in the field 301 by dragging and dropping the tetromino out of the field 301. It is configured so that it can be returned to the arranged mino area 302 as a non-selected state.

The transition from the provisionally confirmed state to the confirmed state, that is, the placement of tetromino in the field 301 may be performed immediately by an operation other than the lapse of the fixed grace time defined for the provisionally confirmed state in order to enhance the interest. For example, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, when the tetromino 303 in the provisionally confirmed state is arranged in the field 301, the confirmed state is obtained by touching the area outside the circle 401 related to the tetromino in the field 301. And the placement will be done immediately. At this time, when the confirmed state is reached, the selected state of the tetromino is also canceled.

Although the details will be described later, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, the conditions that can be placed in the field 301 of tetromino are defined, and even if the tetromino 303 is dropped in the field 301, the tetromino cannot always be placed. No (no control is made to move to either the confirmed state or the tentative confirmed state).

In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, the condition that the tetromino 303 can be placed in the field 301 (placeable condition) is the apex of the tetromino 303 to be placed and the condition that the tetromino 303 is already placed in any of the squares of the field 301. It is intended to include that at least one of the sides (vertices and sides forming the outer periphery of the tetromino) is in contact with at least one of the already placed vertices and sides of the mino. The dispositionable condition further includes that no other mino has already been placed in the square on the field 301 where the tetromino 303 is placed. That is, each of the squares in the field 301 is associated with, for example, logical type information (placement flag) indicating whether or not Mino is placed, and the square in which Mino is already placed (placement flag is). The true square) is controlled so that no other Mino can be placed on top of each other. On the other hand, in the state where no other Mino is placed in any of the squares of the first move or the field 301, the condition that the other Mino can be placed is not particularly provided.

When the tetromino 303 is dropped in the field 301, if the tetromino does not satisfy the dispositionable condition, it is managed as an error state, for example, the color scheme of the tetromino 303 is changed as shown in FIG. 4 (c). Shall notify that placement is not possible.

When the target tetromino 303 is in an error state, the tetromino and the circle 401 are not operated, and when a predetermined impossible notification time has elapsed, the tetromino is forced to be placed in the non-selected state in the mino area 302. Control to return to the target is performed. Alternatively, if the touch operation is performed on the area outside the circle 401 in the field 301, the process of making the non-selected state may be performed without waiting for the elapse of the impossible notification time.

By the way, in such a configuration in which a new mino cannot be placed on top of the already placed mino on the field 301, since the field 301 is composed of a finite area, the number of times the user can place the tetromino is limited. Will be. That is, the play time of the game is determined according to the number of squares in the field 301, and the interest of the user can be reduced.

In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, in order to avoid such a limitation of the play time, when the mino arranged on the field 301 meets a predetermined condition, the mino corresponding to the condition is set to the field 301. It is configured to erase from. In other words, an erasure condition is provided for the mino arranged in the field 301, and the user arranges the tetromino 303 so that the condition is satisfied, so that the empty state (mino is arranged) on the field 301 is provided. It is possible to gradually increase the number of squares (without state), and the gameplay can be performed for a longer time.

<Conditions for erasure>
Hereinafter, the erasing condition of the puzzle game of the present embodiment in which the mino arranged in the field 301 is erased will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, when the tetromino is placed in the field 301, the adjacent mino groups on the field are rectangular 501 having 2 mino on each side as shown in FIG. 5 (a). Is formed, it is determined that the elimination condition is satisfied for the mino group included in the rectangle. The mino that satisfies the erasure condition in this way is erased from the field 301, and the square in which the mino is placed is controlled to be in a state where the tetromino 303 can be placed again (the placement flag is false), and more users can use it. Allows the placement of the Tetromino 303.

FIG. 5A shows an example in which only one rectangle (minimum rectangle) of 2 mino × 2 mino, which is the minimum unit of erasure, is formed, but depending on the arrangement mode of mino in the field 301, the minimum unit is used. A plurality of 2 mino × 2 mino rectangles (minimum rectangles) can be formed at the same time. The simultaneous formation of a plurality of minimum rectangles may be independently formed as shown by the rectangles 502 and 503 in FIG. 5 (b), or may be formed by the rectangles 504 and 505 in FIG. 5 (c). As shown, it may be formed containing a common mino. Therefore, the erasing conditions are satisfied at the same time for such a plurality of minimum rectangles.

In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, in order to enhance the fun of the game, it is assumed that the higher the number of Mino that is simultaneously erased, the higher the game evaluation (the higher the game score). On the other hand, in the mode of extinguishing Mino that satisfies the erasure condition at that time, the opportunity of erasure is limited, and in order to form a plurality of minimum rectangles and obtain a high game score, some game skill is required. Is required, which can be difficult for some users. Therefore, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, instead of immediately erasing the mino (rectangle) in which the rectangle is formed and the erasing condition is satisfied, the erasure is confirmed and the predetermined time (erasing wait time) is set. It is controlled to remain in the field 301 until it elapses.

More specifically, for Mino whose erasure condition is satisfied and the erasure is confirmed, a countdown timer (initial value is the erasure wait time) related to the time until erasure is set, and the count of the timer becomes 0. It is assumed that the processing to be deleted from the field 301 is performed on the condition that the fact is satisfied. As shown by the icon 601 in FIG. 6A, for example, the countdown timer is provided and managed for each of the regions in the erase confirmed state (erasure confirmed region 602). Here, one erasure confirmation region is a group of minimum rectangles formed in the field 301 by the arrangement of tetromino, in which constituent minoes are adjacent to each other, or a minimum rectangle formed by sharing a common mino. It is a group of minoes that are grouped together and are erased at the same time, and are presented identifiablely in a thick frame on the field 301 to inform the user of this. For example, in FIG. 6A, only one erasure confirmation area 602 exists in the field 301, and only one countdown timer is set, but in FIG. 5B, two erasure confirmation areas are in the field 301. Since it exists in, two countdown timers will be set. Further, the icon 601 indicates the remaining time of the countdown timer, and the display mode changes as shown in FIG. 6 (b) to indicate a decrease in the remaining time.

That is, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, unless the countdown timer becomes 0, the mino that has been confirmed to be erased exists in the field 301. Therefore, the user can expand the erasure confirmation area by arranging an additional tetromino so that a new minimum rectangle is formed so as to be in contact with the mino. In other words, even if the erasure condition is satisfied once, until the count of the countdown timer reaches 0, another minimum rectangle using the mino in the erasure confirmed state is formed, or the mino in either the erasure confirmed area is formed. It is possible to form another minimum rectangle adjacent to the side of the, and more minos can be targeted for simultaneous erasure.

Further, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, when the erasure confirmed area is expanded, the countdown timer from the initial value is set again for the expanded erasure confirmed area. That is, each time the erase confirmed area is expanded, the time until the area (including the erase confirmed area before expansion) is erased can be reset to the erase wait time. With such a configuration, it becomes easier for the user to expand the erasure confirmation area, it is easy to obtain a high evaluation, and it is easy to raise the user's interest in the game.

For example, in the state shown in FIG. 6 (a), when the tetromino 604 is arranged adjacent to the erasure confirmation region 602 and a new minimum rectangle 605 is formed as shown in FIG. 6 (c), FIG. 6 ( An extended erase confirmation area 606 is newly formed as shown in d), and a countdown timer for newly starting a countdown from the erase wait time is set in the area as shown by the icon 607.

It is not necessary to configure the erasure of Mino in the erasure confirmed state by requiring the elapse of the erasure wait time. As the number of surplus cells in the field 301 decreases, it may become difficult to arrange additional tetrominoes, and as a result, it may be necessary to wait without advancing the state of the field 301 until the erasure wait time elapses. Therefore, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, if another minimum rectangle is formed, the mino of another erasure confirmed area that does not include the minimum rectangle that already exists is waited for the erasure wait time to elapse. It shall be configured to be forcibly erased without.

For example, in the state shown in FIG. 6 (a), the tetromino 701 is arranged with respect to the mino 603 arranged apart from the erasure confirmation region 602, and a new minimum rectangle 702 is arranged as shown in FIG. 7 (a). Is formed, the countdown timer of the erase confirmation region 602 is forcibly set to 0, and the mino contained in the region is erased as shown in FIG. 7 (b).

With this configuration, the user can enjoy the puzzle game strategy while considering both the high evaluation and the placement of more tetrominoes.

By the way, since the determination of whether or not the mino placed in the field 301 satisfies the elimination condition, that is, the search for the minimum rectangle formed is performed every time the tetromino is placed, the tetromino to the field 301 is performed. Depending on the placement frequency of, the calculation load related to the search process may increase. That is, the amount of calculation related to the process of searching all whether the minimum rectangle is formed for all the squares or all the arrangements of the field 301 can be excessive, and allowing this unlimitedly breaks the progress of the puzzle game, resulting in , It may give the user a feeling of unsuitable operation. Of course, it is not necessary to search again whether the minimum rectangle is formed for the mino included in the erasure confirmation area, so if only the mino that constitutes the arranged tetromino is searched, the calculation load can be reduced. It is expected, but it goes without saying that the calculation load will increase if the frequency of tetromino placement is unlimited.

Therefore, in the puzzle game of the present embodiment, after the tetromino is arranged on the field 301 and is in a confirmed state, the tetromino 303 arranged in the arranged mino area 302 is not accepted for the operation related to the arrangement in the field 301. (Placement wait time) is set. As a result, it is possible to control so that the calculation load does not become excessive.

Here, the placement wait time is basically set shorter than the erase wait time, and after the placement wait time elapses, the user can place the tetromino 303 from the placement mino area 302 in the field 301, and the erasure is confirmed. The area can be expanded. Regarding the presentation of the placement wait time of the tetromino 303 included in the placement mino area 302, as shown in FIG. 8, the remaining time until the tetromino can be placed is presented, similar to the icon attached to the erasure confirmation area. It may be made by attaching the icon 801. That is, when the tetromino placed in the field 301 is in the confirmed state, a countdown timer (initial value is the placement wait time) is set for each of the tetromino 303 included in the placement mino area 302, as in the erasure confirmation area. It is configured not to accept the movement operation related to the arrangement until the timer count reaches 0 (the rotation operation in the arrangement mino area 302 may be accepted).

In the puzzle game of the present embodiment, the arrangement wait time is set shorter than the erase wait time so that the erase confirmation area can be expanded, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a specific game effect is occurring, such as when an item that makes the progress of the puzzle game advantageous or disadvantageous is used, the erasure wait time is set longer than the placement wait time. You may.

<Game mode>
The puzzle game of the present embodiment is between a single play mode for a user of the smartphone 100 to play a game by himself and a user with another smartphone 100 connected via a game server as described above. There are two types of multiplayer modes for playing games in. In both modes, the conditions for erasing Mino and the operation for arranging Tetromino in the field 301 are common, but the achievement goals and score acquisition of the game are different as follows.

(Single play mode)
In the single play mode, a predetermined time limit is provided, and the user places a tetromino in the field 301 within the time limit and causes the tetromino to be erased to obtain a score. Obstacles are sequentially arranged in the field 301 during the game or from the start of the game, and it is possible to remove these obstacles when the mino in the field 301 is erased.

The obstacles may be provided in a plurality of types having different strengths and removal methods, and the user advances the game so as to obtain a high score while removing these obstacles. For example, in one embodiment, obstacles are provided with three types, "hole", "gas", and "block", in order of weakness, that is, in order of the number of procedures (mino elimination) required for removal. Of these, the holes and gas can be removed by arranging tetromino in the square where the obstacle is placed and by erasing the mino in the square. More specifically, for a square with a hole, the placement of tetromino forms a minimum rectangle containing the square, and then when the mino is erased, the hole is removed (becomes a normal square). ). Further, for the mass in which the gas is arranged, the minimum rectangle including the mass is formed by similarly arranging tetromino, and when the mino is subsequently erased, the gas is transferred to the hole and the hole is further removed. By being done, it becomes a normal square. On the other hand, tetromino cannot be placed on the square where the block is placed, and an erasure confirmed region is formed adjacent to the block, and then when the mino in the region is erased, the block is transferred to gas. Let me. After that, as explained for gas, it finally becomes a normal mass by transitioning to the hole and erasing Mino. By doing so, it is possible to provide a puzzle game play experience that is hard to get tired of by including an interesting element that removes three types of obstacles.

The game clearing condition of the single play mode may be set, for example, such that the number of obstacles on the field 301 becomes a predetermined number or less, a certain number of obstacles are removed, and the like within the time limit. The game over condition is that, for example, the time limit has elapsed without satisfying the game clearing condition, and the ratio of obstacles placed on the field 301 (ratio of squares in which obstacles are placed to all squares) exceeds a predetermined value. It may be filled with a stalemate (even if the mino in the erasure confirmed area is erased, none of the tetromino 303s in the arrangement mino area 302 can be arranged in the field 301) or the like.

In this embodiment, as one aspect of the single play mode, the score obtained when the above-mentioned game clearing condition is satisfied is used to determine the superiority or inferiority of the result. For example, the game clearing condition is satisfied. Depending on the time it takes to complete the grade, the grade may be superior or inferior.

(Multiplayer mode)
On the other hand, the multi-play mode is provided with a predetermined time limit, and the two users alternately arrange the tetrominos 303 from the respective arrangement mino areas 302 in the field 301 within the time limit. The tetromino placed in the field 301 has a color set for each user, and at the time of placement, it is possible to identify which user is the tetromino placed. In the multiplayer mode, Mino can be erased by forming the smallest rectangle using Mino of the same color, and the one who gets more scores becomes the winning user.

At the time of placement, the placement condition of the tetromino 303 basically requires that it be in contact with at least one of the vertices and sides of any of the already placed minoes, as described above, but the already placed It does not matter which color is attached to the mino. That is, the user can arrange the tetromino 303 so that at least one of the vertices and the sides touches not only the mino arranged in the field 301 by himself but also the mino arranged by the opponent user.

Further, in order to increase the fun of the competitive game, the Mino arranged in the field 301 can be changed when a specific condition is satisfied. In the multiplayer mode of the present embodiment, the color of the arranged mino is changed by newly arranging tetromino of a different color in the square adjacent to the mino. That is, when the mino of a different color already arranged in the field 301 and one of the minoes constituting the newly arranged tetromino are in contact with each other at the side, the mino of the different color is newly arranged in the other color. It is possible to change to the same color as Tetromino). By doing so, the number of Mino that has been confirmed to be erased by the other user is reduced, the minimum rectangle is not formed and the deletion condition is not satisfied, or the minimum rectangle of its own color is formed and erased. Since the fixed area can be expanded, the competition for score acquisition can be made more interesting.

For example, if user A has already placed the tetromino 901 in the field 301 as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the opponent user B has newly added the tetromino 902 as shown in FIG. 9 (b). By arranging it in, the color of mino 903 that is in contact with the tetromino on the side can be changed to the state shown in FIG. 9 (c). At this time, in the field 301, since the minimum rectangle 904 is formed by the mino of the same color, the square included in the minimum rectangle becomes the erasure confirmation region related to the user B. For the sake of good understanding, in the example of FIG. 9C, the icon related to the countdown timer in the erasure confirmed area is not shown, but the countdown timer until erasure is set for this area as well.

Further, in the next turn, the user A can change the colors of the mino 903 and 906 by newly arranging the tetromino 905 as shown in FIG. 9 (d). At this time, since the minimum rectangle 904 shown in FIG. 9C is no longer composed of the mino of the same color, the erasing condition is not satisfied, and the erasure confirmation area and the countdown timer of the user B related to the minimum rectangle are canceled. On the other hand, since the colors of Mino 903 and 906 are changed, the minimum rectangles 907 and 908 are formed by Mino of the same color as shown in FIG. 9 (e). It becomes the erasure confirmation area related to. Similarly, a countdown timer is set for the erase confirmation area.

In the embodiment shown with reference to FIG. 9, it is assumed that the erasure confirmation area related to the user B is released when the tetromino 905 is arranged, but the erasure confirmation is performed even if the color-changed mino is excluded. If the minimum rectangle exists in the area, the area related to the minimum rectangle is maintained as the erase confirmation area, and the count of the countdown timer set up to that point is inherited.

Further, in the present embodiment, the multi-play mode is described as a game mode that realizes game play among a plurality of users, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the game provided in the multiplayer mode does not have to be an interpersonal battle between users, but is a so-called battle against CPU in which the user's opponent arranges tetromino according to a predetermined action program. Needless to say, it's good. In that case, the smartphone 100 provides the game play related to the multi-play mode without requiring communication with the game server or another smartphone 100.

《Game processing》
In the puzzle game of the present embodiment having such a configuration, specific processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10 regarding the game processing related to the provision of the game play. The process corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading, for example, the corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, expanding it into the memory 103, and executing the process. For the sake of simplicity, this game process is for realizing the basic process for providing the game related to the single play mode, and is executed in parallel with the process related to obstacle removal. The erasure process of Mino based on the lapse of the erasure wait time and the end process of satisfying the end condition of the game are omitted. Further, in this game processing, although a part of the display control processing related to the puzzle game is mentioned, in each frame related to the game, the display control unit 104 responds by using necessary information under the control of the control unit 101. The control of generating a game screen to be played and displaying it on the display unit 110 is omitted. Further, this game process will be described as being started when, for example, a game start operation related to the single play mode is performed.

In S1001, the control unit 101 determines the tetromino 303 to be included in the arrangement mino area 302. There are seven types of tetromino that can be configured with four mino, but in the puzzle game of this embodiment, tetromino composed of 2 mino x 2 mino will immediately form the smallest rectangle, so in this step. The control unit 101 may determine three tetrominoes that can be arranged by the user from among the six types of tetrominoes as shown in FIG. 2, for example, by a lottery process or the like. At this time, the three tetrominoes may include overlapping types. When the present step is reached after arranging one tetromino 303 from the arranged mino area 302 in the field 301, the control unit 101 determines only one tetromino that is deficient.

In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, the tetrominoes that can be arranged will be described as the six types shown in FIG. 2, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as described above, 2mino × 2mino tetromino, which forms the minimum rectangle immediately after placement and satisfies the erasure condition, may be configured to be able to be placed, or may be configured to be able to be placed. A group of mino having a shape satisfying the erasure condition immediately (3 mino × 3 mino, 4 mino × 4 mino, 5 mino × 5 mino, 2 mino × 3 mino, etc.) may be configured to be displaceable. In addition, a single mino (1 mino x 1 mino) may be configured to be displaceable so that the user can easily realize the desired mino arrangement in the field 301. Further, these special Mino groups may be arranged only when a predetermined condition is satisfied in the progress of the puzzle game.

In S1002, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the countdown timer related to the arrangement wait time of tetromino is being measured. If the control unit 101 determines that the countdown timer related to the placement wait time is measuring, the control unit 101 repeats this step until the placement wait time elapses, and if it determines that the measurement is not in progress, the control unit 101 performs processing without waiting. Move to S1003.

In S1003, the control unit 101 determines whether or not an operation has been performed on the arrangement tetromino 303 included in the arrangement mino area 302. If the control unit 101 determines that the operation for the tetromino 303 has been performed, the process is transferred to S1004, and if it is determined that the operation has not been performed, the process is repeated in this step.

In S1004, the control unit 101 determines whether the operation performed on the tetromino 303 for placement is a rotation operation or a movement operation (drag operation). If the control unit 101 determines that the operation performed on the tetromino 303 for placement is a rotation operation, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S1005, and if it determines that the operation is a move operation, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S1006.

In S1005, the display control unit 104 performs display control to rotate the corresponding tetromino 303 by 90 degrees in a predetermined direction in the arrangement mino area 302 according to the rotation operation performed under the control of the control unit 101, and performs the process in S1003. Return to.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S1004 that the movement operation with respect to the tetromino 303 for placement has been performed, the display control unit 104 controls the tetromino so as to identify the target tetromino 303 in the selected state in S1006 under the control of the control unit 101. A circle 401 is attached to the display control.

Subsequently, on condition that the drop operation of the selected tetromino 303 is performed, the control unit 101 determines in S1007 whether the position where the drop operation is performed is on the field 301 or outside the field 301. Since the game processing of the present embodiment is simple, when the drop operation of the tetromino 303 is performed in the field 301, all the mino constituting the tetromino will be described as being included in the field 301, but in more detail. Needless to say, the judgment branch may be performed. When the control unit 101 determines that the position where the drop operation of the selected tetromino 303 is performed is on the field 301, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S1009. Further, when the control unit 101 determines that the position where the drop operation of the selected state tetromino 303 is performed is outside the field 301, the control unit 101 returns the selected state tetromino 303 as a non-selected state to the arranged mino area 302 and processes it. Is returned to S1003.

In S1009, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the selected tetromino 303 satisfies the dispositionable condition. If the control unit 101 determines that the selected tetromino 303 satisfies the dispositionable condition, the process is transferred to S1010, and if it is determined that the tetromino 303 is not satisfied, the process is transferred to S1011.

In S1010, the control unit 101 manages the selected state of tetromino 303 as a provisionally confirmed state, and sets a timer for measuring the fixed grace time for the tetromino. At this time, if the selected tetromino 303 is managed as an error state, the control unit 101 cancels the state and also cancels the setting of the timer related to the impossible notification time measurement.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S1009 that the dispositionable condition is not satisfied, the control unit 101 manages the selected tetromino 303 as an error state in S1011 and a timer for measuring the impossible notification time for the tetromino. To set. At this time, when the selected state of tetromino 303 is managed as a provisionally confirmed state, the control unit 101 cancels the state and also cancels the setting of the timer related to the fixed grace time measurement.

In S1012, the control unit 101 determines whether or not any of the movement operation and the rotation operation of the tetromino has been performed in the circle 401 related to the tetromino 303 in the selected state. When the control unit 101 determines that the movement operation of the selected tetromino has been performed, the process returns to S1007, and when it is determined that the rotation operation of the selected tetromino has been performed, the control unit 101 moves the tetromino 90 degrees in the circle 401 in S1013. After having the display control unit 104 perform the rotation process, the process is returned to S1009. If the control unit 101 determines that no operation has been performed on the selected tetromino, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S1014.

In S1014, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the operation outside the circle 401 related to the selected state tetromino 303 has been performed, or whether or not the timer set for the selected state tetromino 303 has reached the corresponding time. .. When the control unit 101 determines that the operation to the circle 401 related to the selected tetromino 303 has been performed or the set timer has reached the corresponding time, the process is transferred to S1015, and it is determined that neither is the case. If so, the process is returned to S1012.

In S1015, the control unit 101 determines whether the selected tetromino 303 is in the provisional confirmation state or the error state. If the control unit 101 determines that the selected tetromino 303 is in the tentatively determined state, it shifts the process to S1016, and if it determines that it is in the error state, it shifts the process to S1017.

In S1016, the control unit 101 executes various processes depending on whether or not the erase confirmation region exists in the field 301.

Specifically, the control unit 101 manages the selected tetromino 303 as a definite state, arranges it at the current position on the field 301, and searches for a newly formed minimum rectangle. If it is determined that a new minimum rectangle is formed at this time, the control unit 101 manages the newly formed minimum rectangle as the erase confirmation area if there is no other erase confirmation area. A countdown timer related to the erase wait time is set for the area. If there is another erase confirmation area and the newly formed minimum rectangle extends the erase confirmation area, the management is updated as a new erase confirmation area including the minimum rectangle. The countdown timer set for the area is reset. On the other hand, if the newly formed minimum rectangle does not expand the already existing erasure confirmed area, the mino of the already existing erasure confirmed area is processed as forcibly erased from the field 301, and a new one is processed. The minimum rectangle formed in is managed as an erasure confirmation area, and a countdown timer related to the erasure wait time is set for the area. At this time, under the control of the control unit 101, the display control unit 104 performs a process of presenting a frame surrounding the entire erase confirmation area based on the formed minimum rectangle and an icon 601 indicating the remaining time until the area is erased. conduct. After processing in this way, the control unit 101 returns the processing to S1001.

If a new minimum rectangle is not formed, the control unit 101 returns the process to S1001 without performing any special process.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S1015 that the selected tetromino 303 is in the error state, the control unit 101 returns the tetromino to the arranged mino area 302 as the non-selected state in S1017, and returns the process to S1003.

As described above, according to the application program (game program) related to the puzzle game of the present embodiment, it is possible to intuitively grasp the disappearance of the object and increase the fun of the game play.

In this embodiment, the identification (search) of the mino to be erased is described assuming that the minimum rectangle having the size of 2 mino × 2 mino is used as a reference, but the size and shape of the mino group as the search standard are different. It is easy to understand that it is not limited to this.

[Other embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Further, the game program according to the present invention can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

100: Smartphone, 101: Control unit, 102: Recording medium, 103: Memory, 104: Display control unit, 105: Operation input unit, 106: Communication unit, 110: Display unit

Claims (8)

For a computer that realizes an electronic game that progresses by arranging objects in a game field in which squares of a predetermined size are provided in a grid pattern.
A process of arranging an arrangement object configured by combining a plurality of unit elements having a size corresponding to the square in the game field, and a process of arranging the arrangement object.
A process of determining whether or not a group of unit elements arranged adjacently on the game field forms a predetermined shape.
In the game field, a process of managing an area including a unit element group forming the predetermined shape as an erasure confirmed area, and
When the erase confirmed area satisfies a predetermined condition, among the unit element groups arranged in the game field, the unit element group included in the erase confirmed area is erased from the game field, and the erase confirmed area is erased. The unit element not included in is left in the cell where the unit element is placed, and
For the cells in which the unit element group included in the erase confirmation area has been erased, a process for controlling the placement of the new placement object and a process for controlling the placement of the new placement object are performed.
It is a game program that executes
The predetermined condition relating to the erasure confirmed area includes a condition of a time required for elapse until the unit element group included in the erasure confirmed area is erased.
When a new unit element group having a predetermined shape that is not adjacent to the existing erase confirmation region is newly formed due to the placement of the new placement object, the unit element group having the predetermined shape is included in the already existing erase confirmation region. A game program characterized in that the unit elements to be erased are erased regardless of the required time. When the unit element group having the predetermined shape adjacent to or overlapping the existing erase confirmation region is newly formed due to the placement of the new placement object, the already existing erase confirmation region becomes. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the newly formed region is changed to a region including a group of unit elements having a predetermined shape, and the required time is extended. The game program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the computer further executes a process of presenting the erase confirmation area in an identifiable manner. One of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the computer further performs a process of presenting the time required for the erasure determination area in relation to the erasure confirmation area in the game field. The game program described in item 1 . After placing the placement object in the game field, it is required that a predetermined waiting time elapses before the new placement object can be placed next.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined waiting time is set to be shorter than the required time for the erasure confirmation region. Obstacles with stepwise strength are further placed on the game field.
In the obstacle, a first obstacle in which the arrangement object cannot be arranged in the area where the obstacle is arranged and the obstacle having a strength lower than that of the first obstacle are arranged. A second obstacle, which allows the placement of the placement object in the area, is included.
The first obstacle is controlled so that the strength of the first obstacle is reduced on condition that the unit element group included in the erasure determination region adjacent to the first obstacle is erased.
The strength of the second obstacle is reduced or the strength of the second obstacle is reduced or the strength of the second obstacle is reduced, subject to the elimination of the unit element group of the region in which the second obstacle is arranged, which is included in the erasure confirmation region. The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the game program is controlled to be removed from the game field. A computer-readable recording medium on which the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is recorded. It is a control method of an information processing device that realizes an electronic game that progresses by arranging objects in a game field in which squares of a predetermined size are provided in a grid pattern.
An arrangement step of arranging an arrangement object configured by combining a plurality of unit elements having a size corresponding to the square in the game field, and
In the arrangement step, a step of determining whether or not the unit element groups arranged adjacently on the game field form a predetermined shape, and
In the game field, a step of managing a region including a unit element group forming the predetermined shape as an erasure confirmed region, and a step of managing the region.
When the erase confirmed area satisfies a predetermined condition, among the unit element groups arranged in the game field, the unit element group included in the erase confirmed area is erased from the game field, and the erase confirmed area is erased. The unit elements not included in the above are the steps of leaving the unit elements in the square where the unit elements are placed, and
For the cells in which the unit element group included in the erasure confirmation area has been erased, a step of controlling so that a new placement object can be placed and a step of controlling the placement of the new placement object.
Have,
The predetermined condition relating to the erasure confirmed area includes a condition of a time required for elapse until the unit element group included in the erasure confirmed area is erased.
When a unit element group having a predetermined shape that is not adjacent to the already existing erase confirmation region is newly formed due to the placement of the new placement object, the unit element group having the predetermined shape is included in the already existing erase confirmation region. A control method, wherein the unit element group is erased regardless of the required time.

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