JP6999964B2 - Game devices, game systems, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to game devices, game systems, and programs.

There is a puzzle game in which a game progresses by operating a puzzle piece (game object) arranged on a board (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In some puzzle games, a special puzzle piece called "Bomb" appears. Bombs are created under some conditions and erase puzzle pieces according to different rules than normal rules. For example, bombs can erase more pieces than the number of puzzle pieces that can be erased by normal rules.

JP-A-2015-167707

The above-mentioned bomb is one of the elements to increase the choice of the strategy and prevent the game from becoming monotonous in advancing the puzzle game to the user, but the specification was simple, so the strategy. It was poor in sex and could not be a factor to prevent getting bored.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a game device, a game system, and a program for providing a puzzle game capable of various play.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game system, and a program capable of exerting the effects described in the embodiments described later.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is a plurality of games including a first game object arranged in a game area and a second game object generated in the game area under a predetermined first condition. A game device that executes a game process in which a user operates on at least one of the objects, the arrangement changing unit that changes the arrangement of the game object based on the user's operation, and the arrangement changing unit. In response to the change in the arrangement of the game objects, the attribute information associated with the second game object is set based on the arrangement of a plurality of the game objects including the changed first game object. It is a game device including a setting unit and an activation unit that activates an effect according to the attribute information.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is a plurality of games including a first game object arranged in a game area and a second game object generated in the game area under a predetermined first condition. A game system that executes a game process in which a user operates on at least one of the objects, the arrangement changing unit that changes the arrangement of the game object based on the user's operation, and the arrangement changing unit. A setting unit for setting attribute information associated with the second game object based on the arrangement of a plurality of the game objects including the changed first game object according to the arrangement of the game object. , A game system including an activation unit that activates an effect according to the attribute information.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is a program for making a computer function as the game device.

The block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the game system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the user terminal which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the hardware configuration of the game server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the game screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the moving example of a puzzle piece. The figure which shows the erasing example of a puzzle piece. Explanatory drawing explaining the kind of bomb which concerns on this embodiment. The figure which shows the setting example of the initial value of a bomb level. The figure which shows the example which four puzzle pieces are erased by the horizontal straight line shape. The figure which shows the example which the 5 puzzle pieces are erased by the horizontal straight line shape. The figure which shows the example which the puzzle piece is erased in an L shape. The figure which shows the example which the 5 puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. The figure which shows the example which the 6 puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. The figure which shows the example which 7 puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. The figure which shows the example of the erasing pattern when a bomb grows. The figure which shows an example of the increase amount of a bomb level in the growth of a bomb. The figure which shows an example of bomb synthesis. The figure which shows the effect when the bomb level 1 to 8 of the bomb to erase in the horizontal direction. The figure which shows the effect at the time of the bomb level 9 of the bomb which erases in the horizontal direction. The figure which shows the effect at the time of the bomb level 1 to 8 of the bomb which erases in a circular shape. The figure which shows the effect at the time of the bomb level 9 of the bomb which erases in a circular shape. The figure which shows an example of the bomb effect when there is an obstacle on the board surface. The figure which shows an example of the setting contents of a soft block and a hard block. The figure which shows an example of the display mode of the bomb arranged on a board surface. The block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the user terminal and the game server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the data example of the user data table. The figure which shows the data example of a normal puzzle piece data table. The figure which shows the data example of the special puzzle piece data table. The figure which shows the data example of the play situation table. The figure which shows the data example of the arrangement data table. The figure which shows the data example of the bomb data table. The flowchart which shows the example of the puzzle piece control processing which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the effect activation processing of the bomb which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the game system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the data example of the play situation table which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example which the 6 puzzle pieces are erased by the horizontal straight line shape. The figure which shows the example which 7 puzzle pieces are erased in the shape of a straight line in the horizontal direction. The figure which shows the example which the 6 puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. The figure which shows the example which 7 puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. The figure which shows the example which 7 puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. The figure which shows the example which eight puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. The figure which shows the example which 7 puzzle pieces are erased in a cross shape. The figure which shows the example which eight puzzle pieces are erased in a cross shape. The figure which shows the example which the 9 puzzle pieces are erased in a cross shape. The figure which shows the setting example of the initial value of the bomb level which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
First, an outline of the overall configuration of the game system 1 will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game system 1 according to the present embodiment. The game system 1 includes a computer device of a user terminal 10-1, a user terminal 10-2, a user terminal 10-3, ..., And a game server 30, and these computer devices have a network NW. Connected via. Since the user terminal 10-1 and the user terminal 10-2 and the user terminal 10-3 have the same configuration, the description of "-1", "-2", etc. is omitted unless otherwise specified. This will be described as the user terminal 10. Although three user terminals 10 are shown here, any number of user terminals 10 may be connected to the game server 30.

The game server 30 is a server device that provides a game that can be executed on the user terminal 10. For example, the game server 30 provides a game control program (game control program) that can be executed on the user terminal 10 so that it can be downloaded from the user terminal 10. Further, the game server 30 stores various setting information and history information necessary for the game executed on the user terminal 10, and transmits the information to the user terminal 10 as needed. The game control program downloaded by the user terminal 10 is not limited to the game server 30, and may be stored in another downloadable server device.

The user terminal 10 functions as a game device that executes a game control program downloaded from the game server 30. For example, the user terminal 10 is a computer device used by a user, and is a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet PC, a mobile phone such as a smartphone or a feature phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a home-use game machine, and the like. Store-installed commercial game machines, etc. can be applied. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 10 will be described as a smartphone.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a communication unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a storage unit 15, and is connected to a game server 30 via a network NW. Communicates with other devices and the like via the communication unit 12. These components are communicably connected to each other via a bus. The CPU 11 executes various programs stored in the storage unit 15 and controls each unit of the user terminal 10.

The communication unit 12 communicates with the game server 30 and other devices via the network NW.
The input unit 13 is configured integrally with the display (display unit 14) as a touch panel, for example, and various instructions are input by the user's operation. The input unit 13 may be another input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, or a microphone into which various instructions are input by voice.
The display unit 14 is a display for displaying information such as images and texts, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL (Electroluminescence) display panel, and the like.

The storage unit 15 includes, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Primable Memory), a ROM (Read-Onry Memory), a ROM (Read-Only Memory), a ROM (Read-One Memory), etc. Memorize game control programs, etc. The storage unit 15 is not limited to the one built in the user terminal 10, and may be an external storage device connected by a digital input / output port such as USB. Further, the user terminal 10 may be configured to include a hardware configuration such as a speaker (not shown), an audio output terminal, a camera, a gyro sensor, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving module.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the game server 30. The game server 30 includes, for example, a CPU 31, a communication unit 32, an input unit 33, and a storage unit 35, and has a communication unit 32 with a plurality of user terminals 10 and other devices connected via a network NW. Communicate via. These components are communicably connected to each other via a bus. The CPU 31 executes a game control program stored in the storage unit 35, and provides a game that can be played by a plurality of user terminals 10.

The communication unit 32 communicates with a plurality of user terminals 10 and other devices via the network NW.
The input unit 33 is another input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, or a microphone into which various instructions are input by voice.

The storage unit 35 includes, for example, an HDD, EEPROM, RAM, etc., and stores a game control program, various setting information necessary for the game, history information, and the like. The storage unit 35 is not limited to the one built in the game server 30, and may be an external storage device connected by a digital input / output port such as USB. Further, the storage unit 35 may be an external storage device physically separated from the game server 30, or may be connected to the game server 30 via a communication network such as the Internet. Further, the game server 30 may be configured to include a hardware configuration such as a display unit (not shown), a speaker, and an audio output terminal.

[Outline of the game]
Next, an outline of an example of the game according to the present embodiment will be described. For example, in the game according to the present embodiment, the puzzle pieces are erased according to the arrangement state of the puzzle pieces by performing an operation of moving any of the plurality of puzzle pieces displayed in the game screen played by the user. It is a puzzle game in which points are given. Here, the puzzle piece is an example of a "game object" used in the game. The "game object" is, for example, a visible display unit and, for example, a user-selectable unit. Further, for example, the "game object" is a unit that the user can operate such as moving. Here, a puzzle game in which a user operates to move a puzzle piece and defeats an opponent by erasing the puzzle piece according to the arrangement state of the puzzle piece will be described as an example. The opponent is, for example, an NPC (Non Player Character). The opponent may be a user who plays on another user terminal 10.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen displayed on the display unit 14 of the user terminal 10 in the puzzle game according to the present embodiment.
On the illustrated game screen G10, a game status screen G11 showing a battle situation of a game and a puzzle screen G12 in which a user operates a puzzle piece are displayed. On the game status screen G11, the reference numeral K1 indicates the HP (Hit Point) of the user to play. Further, the reference numeral K2 and the reference numeral K3 indicate the character of the opponent (NPC) and the HP of the opponent, respectively.

In the puzzle screen G12, puzzle pieces are arranged on a matrix-like board of N rows × M columns (N and M are natural numbers). Puzzle pieces are classified into several types according to their attributes. Attributes can be distinguished by the state in which they are displayed, such as color, shape, and pattern. That is, each puzzle piece arranged on the board is a puzzle piece of any attribute. For example, the user performs an operation of selecting one of the puzzle pieces arranged on the board (for example, a touch operation) and slides the selected puzzle piece (for example, a slide operation while touching). Move the puzzle piece with. For example, movement by sliding can be performed by one puzzle piece in four directions of up, down, left, and right. When the selected puzzle piece moves, the puzzle piece that originally existed at the destination moves to the position where the moved puzzle piece was before the movement and is replaced. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of moving the puzzle piece. When the user selects the puzzle piece P1 and moves the selected puzzle piece P1 to the position of the puzzle piece P2 on the right side (see the puzzle screen G12a), the puzzle piece P1 moves to the position of the puzzle piece P2. , The puzzle piece P2 moves to the original position of the puzzle piece P1 (see puzzle screen G12b). That is, the positions of the puzzle piece P1 and the puzzle piece P2 are exchanged.

As a result of the user performing an operation of moving the puzzle piece, if the erasing condition of the puzzle piece is satisfied, the puzzle piece satisfying the erasing condition is deleted. For example, the erasing condition of puzzle pieces is that three or more puzzle pieces having the same attribute (for example, color) are arranged in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of erasing a puzzle piece. When the user selects the puzzle piece P3 and moves the selected puzzle piece P3 to the position of the puzzle piece P4 on the right side (see the puzzle screen G12c), the puzzle piece P3 moves to the position of the puzzle piece P4. , The puzzle piece P4 moves to the original position of the puzzle piece P3 (see puzzle screen G12d). That is, the positions of the puzzle piece P3 and the puzzle piece P4 are exchanged. Then, when the moved puzzle piece P4 and its two left lateral directions, a total of three puzzle pieces (three puzzle pieces surrounded by the broken line indicated by the symbol PG1) are lined up as puzzle pieces of the same attribute, the three puzzle pieces are erased. Will be done.

When the puzzle piece is erased, the puzzle piece placed on the erased puzzle piece falls and moves. That is, another puzzle piece is replenished at the position of the erased puzzle piece. The replenished puzzle piece may be one placed on the erased puzzle piece, or may be newly generated automatically and dropped and moved from above. As a result, if three or more puzzle pieces with the same attribute are aligned, the puzzle pieces are also erased (so-called chain). As long as the erasing condition is satisfied, the falling movement and erasing of the puzzle pieces are repeated, and when the erasing condition is not satisfied, the process of changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces and the erasing process based on the changed arrangement state is completed. Then, a score is calculated based on the number and type of erased puzzle pieces, the number of chains, and the like, and an attack according to the score is given as damage to the opponent (NPC). If this is repeated and the HP of the opponent is set to zero, the user wins. The defeat condition of the user is that the HP of the user becomes zero before the HP of the opponent becomes zero. The user's HP is reduced by the attack that is activated when the opponent meets certain conditions. The specific condition is, for example, that the number of times the user performs an operation to move the puzzle piece becomes a predetermined value (10 times, etc.). The predetermined value may be a different value for each opponent.

[Overview of Bomb]
In the present embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned ordinary puzzle pieces, a special puzzle piece (hereinafter, also referred to as “bomb”) is also arranged on the board. Bombs are generated when the conditions for generating bombs are satisfied and are placed on the board. The condition for generating bombs is, for example, that four or more puzzle pieces are erased at the same time. After being placed, the bomb can be moved by the user's operation in the same way as a normal puzzle piece, and when the puzzle piece placed under the bomb is erased, it falls. Bombs also have attributes (for example, colors) like puzzle pieces, and can be counted as a condition for erasing puzzle pieces. That is, even if puzzle pieces and bombs having the same attribute (for example, color) are mixed, if three or more are arranged, the erasing condition is satisfied. However, if the erasure condition is met, the puzzle piece is erased but the bomb remains unerased. A bomb is erased, for example, when the bomb activates an effect.

Bombs activate effects, unlike regular puzzle pieces. The effect is, for example, erasing a predetermined range or a predetermined number of puzzle pieces on the board, and is activated in response to a user operation (for example, a tap operation on a bomb). In addition, a bomb level indicating the degree of growth is set in the bomb, and the bomb level fluctuates based on the user's operation. For example, when a puzzle piece is erased by a user's operation, the bomb level rises according to the number of erased puzzle pieces, and the bomb grows. Then, the effect according to the growth degree (bomb level) of the bomb is activated. For example, the bomb level is set in the range of "1-9", the lower limit is "1", and the upper limit is "9".

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the types of bombs according to the present embodiment. Here, it is assumed that the puzzle pieces are arranged on the 7 × 7 board surface. For example, there are four types of bombs, "vertical", "horizontal", "cross", and "circle", depending on the direction in which the puzzle piece is erased when the effect is activated and the shape of the range.

Bomb B1 (“vertical”) is a puzzle piece that activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in the vertical direction, and activates the effect of erasing a total of 21 puzzle pieces in a maximum of 3 rows in the vertical direction. In the illustrated example, the bomb B1 is arranged at the position of the coordinates (4, 4) on the board surface, and when the maximum effect is activated according to the user's operation (for example, the tap operation on the bomb B1). The puzzle pieces arranged in the vertical row in which the bomb B1 is arranged and in a total of three rows (the range of the hatched squares) on the left and right sides of the row are erased at once.

Bomb B2 (“horizontal”) is a puzzle piece that activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction, and activates the effect of erasing a total of 21 puzzle pieces in a maximum of 3 rows in the horizontal direction. In the illustrated example, the bomb B2 is arranged at the position of the coordinates (4, 4) on the board surface, and when the maximum effect is activated according to the user's operation (for example, the tap operation on the bomb B2). The puzzle pieces arranged in the horizontal row in which the bomb B2 is arranged and in a total of three rows (the range of the hatched squares) on both the upper and lower sides thereof are erased at once.

Bomb B3 (“cross”) is a puzzle piece that activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in the range of the cross shape, and activates the effect of erasing a total of 25 puzzle pieces at the maximum. In the illustrated example, the bomb B3 is arranged at the position of the coordinates (4, 4) on the board surface, and when the maximum effect is activated according to the user's operation (for example, the tap operation on the bomb B3). The puzzle pieces arranged in the cross-shaped range (the range of the hatched squares) centered on the position where the bomb B3 is arranged are erased at once.

Bomb B4 (“circle”) is a puzzle piece that activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in a circular range, and activates the effect of erasing a total of 37 puzzle pieces at the maximum. In the illustrated example, the bomb B4 is arranged at the position of the coordinates (4, 4) on the board surface, and when the maximum effect is activated according to the user's operation (for example, the tap operation on the bomb B4). The puzzle pieces arranged in the circular range (the range of the hatched squares) centered on the position where the bomb B4 is arranged are erased at once.

Also, the above bombs are ranked according to the maximum number of erasable puzzle pieces. Bomb B1 that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle piece in the vertical direction and Bomb B2 that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle piece in the horizontal direction are defined as rank 1. Bomb B3, which activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in the cross-shaped range, is defined as rank 2, which is higher than rank 1. Bomb B4, which activates the effect of erasing puzzle pieces in the circular range, is defined as rank 3, which is higher than rank 2. That is, the bombs are ranked higher in the order of "vertical", "horizontal", "cross", and "circle", and the number of puzzle pieces to be erased also increases.

These bombs erase a large number of puzzle pieces and are an important factor in defeating opponents in the game. By growing this bomb and activating the effect, the user will cause great damage to the opponent and play with the aim of advancing the game in an advantageous manner. Bombs may directly damage their opponents by activating the effect.

Next, the generation, growth, and effects of bombs will be specifically described.
[Bomb generation]
First, the generation (generation) of bombs will be described. Bombs are generated when the conditions for generating bombs are satisfied, based on the puzzle pieces erased according to the user's operation on the puzzle pieces. The color of the generated bomb will be, for example, the color of the erased puzzle piece. Further, the bomb is generated by, for example, erasing four or more puzzle pieces at the same time, but the arranged state of the erased puzzle pieces (arranged shape of the puzzle pieces) and the number of erased puzzle pieces. Determines the type of bomb and the initial value of the bomb level.

For example, when the arranged shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a linear shape in the vertical direction, a "vertical" bomb (for example, bomb B1 shown in FIG. 7) that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle pieces in the vertical direction is generated. To. Further, when the arranged shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a linear shape in the horizontal direction, a "horizontal" bomb (for example, bomb B2 shown in FIG. 7) that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction is generated. To. Further, when the arranged shape of the erased puzzle pieces is L-shaped, a "cross" bomb (for example, bomb B3 shown in FIG. 7) that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle pieces in the range of the cross shape is generated. To. Further, when the arranged shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a cross shape, a "circle" bomb (for example, bomb B4 shown in FIG. 7) that activates the effect of erasing the puzzle pieces in the circular shape is generated. ..

Also, based on the number of erased puzzle pieces, the initial value of the bomb level of the generated bomb (the bomb level at the time of generation) is determined.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of setting the initial value of the bomb level. In the illustrated example, when the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a vertical or horizontal linear shape, the initial value of the bomb level is "1" when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "4". , When the number of erased puzzle pieces is "5", the initial value of the bomb level is "2". Further, when the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces is L-shaped, the initial value of the bomb level is "1" when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "5". Also, when the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a cross shape, when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "5", the initial value of the bomb level is "1", and the number of erased puzzle pieces is When it is "6", the initial value of the bomb level is "2", and when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "7", the initial value of the bomb level is "3".

Hereinafter, an example of an erasing pattern of a puzzle piece in which a bomb is generated will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 14. In addition, in FIGS. 9 to 14, only the puzzle pieces satisfying the erasure condition are described, and the description of the other puzzle pieces is omitted. That is, the puzzle pieces described are, for example, puzzle pieces of the same color. The puzzle pieces indicated by black circles indicate the puzzle pieces moved by the last operation, and the puzzle pieces indicated by the white circles indicate the puzzle pieces already placed when the last operation is performed. The last operation is the last operation in which the arrangement condition satisfying the erasure condition is reached.

9 and 10 are diagrams showing an example of an erasing pattern when the puzzle piece is erased in a linear shape in the horizontal direction. The example shown in FIG. 9 shows an example in which four puzzle pieces are erased in a linear shape in the horizontal direction. The puzzle pieces P13 move between the puzzle pieces P11 and P12 arranged in the horizontal direction and the puzzle pieces P14 by the last operation, so that the four puzzle pieces are arranged in the horizontal direction. As a result, the four puzzle pieces arranged side by side satisfy the erasure condition, and the "horizontal" bomb generation condition is satisfied. Therefore, these four puzzle pieces are erased and the bomb level "1" is "horizontal". Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

On the other hand, the example shown in FIG. 10 shows an example in which five puzzle pieces are erased in a linear shape in the horizontal direction. In the illustrated example, another puzzle piece P15 is arranged on the right side of the puzzle piece P14 in the example shown in FIG. 9, and the puzzle piece P23 is moved by the last operation to move the five puzzle pieces laterally. line up. As a result, the five puzzle pieces arranged side by side satisfy the erasure condition, and the "horizontal" bomb generation condition is satisfied. Therefore, these five puzzle pieces are erased and the bomb level "2" is "horizontal". Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

The example in which the puzzle pieces are erased in a straight line shape in the vertical direction corresponds to the case where the arrangement of the puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction in FIGS. 9 and 10 is rearranged in the vertical direction.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an erasing pattern when the puzzle piece is erased in an L shape. The illustrated example shows an example in which five puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. By moving the puzzle piece P23 to the intersection of the vertically arranged puzzle pieces P21 and P22 and the horizontally arranged puzzle pieces P24 and P25 by the last operation, three puzzle pieces are vertically arranged and three are horizontally arranged. line up. As a result, the five puzzle pieces arranged in an L shape satisfy the erasure condition, and the generation condition of the "cross" bomb is satisfied. Therefore, these five puzzle pieces are erased, and the "cross" of the bomb level "1" is erased. Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

12, 13, and 14 are diagrams showing an example of an erasing pattern when the puzzle piece is erased in a cross shape. The cross shape also includes a T-shape. The example shown in FIG. 12 shows an example in which five puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. The puzzle pieces P33 move to the intersection of the puzzle pieces P31 and P32 arranged in the vertical direction and the puzzle pieces P34 and P35 arranged in the horizontal direction with a space of 1 square in the horizontal direction by the last operation, so that the puzzle pieces are moved in the vertical direction and horizontally. Line up three in the direction. As a result, the five puzzle pieces arranged in a T-shape satisfy the erasure condition, and the "circle" bomb generation condition is satisfied. Therefore, these five puzzle pieces are erased, and the "circle" of the bomb level "1" is erased. Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

The example shown in FIG. 13 shows an example in which six puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. In the illustrated example, another puzzle piece P36 is arranged on the right side of the puzzle piece P35 of the example shown in FIG. 12, and the puzzle piece P33 is moved by the last operation to move three puzzle pieces in the vertical direction. And four are lined up in the horizontal direction. As a result, the six puzzle pieces arranged in a T-shape satisfy the erasure condition, and the "circle" bomb generation condition is satisfied. Therefore, these six puzzle pieces are erased, and the "circle" of the bomb level "2" is deleted. Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

The example shown in FIG. 14 shows an example in which seven puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape. In the illustrated example, another puzzle piece P37 is arranged on the left side of the puzzle piece P34 in the example shown in FIG. 13, and the puzzle piece P33 is moved by the last operation to move three puzzle pieces in the vertical direction. And 5 in the horizontal direction. As a result, the seven puzzle pieces arranged in a T-shape satisfy the erasure condition, and the "circle" bomb generation condition is satisfied. Therefore, these seven puzzle pieces are erased, and the "circle" of the bomb level "3" is deleted. Bombs are generated and placed on the board.

[Bomb growth]
Next, the growth of bombs will be described. Bomb growth means that the bomb level goes up (up) or the rank of the bomb type goes up (up). For example, there are two methods for growing a bomb: (1) a method of growing by erasing a normal puzzle piece, and (2) a method of growing by synthesizing a bomb.

(1) How to grow by erasing normal puzzle pieces When erasing three or more puzzle pieces of the same color side by side, by arranging the puzzle pieces so that the bombs of the same color are included, the bomb level of that bomb will increase. do. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an erasing pattern when a bomb grows by erasing a puzzle piece. In this figure, only the puzzle pieces satisfying the erasure condition are described, and the description of other puzzle pieces is omitted. That is, the puzzle pieces described are, for example, puzzle pieces of the same color. In the illustrated example, the bomb B2 and the usual puzzle pieces P41 and P42 are arranged in the horizontal direction and satisfy the erasing condition. It should be noted that the two puzzle pieces P41 and P42 are actually erased.

The amount of increase in the bomb level is determined by the number of puzzle pieces (normal puzzle pieces and bombs) lined up when the erasure condition is satisfied and the number of bombs contained therein. In the illustrated example, the amount of increase in the bomb level is determined by the number of puzzle pieces "3" arranged side by side and the number of bombs "1" contained therein.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of the amount of increase in the bomb level in the growth of the bomb. If the number of puzzle pieces lined up is "3" and the number of bombs contained in them is "1", the amount of increase in the bomb level is "1". When the number of puzzle pieces lined up increases by "1", the amount of increase in bomb level also increases by "1", the number of puzzle pieces lined up is "7", and the number of bombs contained in it is "1". In that case, the amount of increase in the bomb level is "5". Further, when the number of included bombs is "2", the amount of increase in the bomb level is doubled as compared with the case where the number of included bombs is "1".

(2) Method of growing by synthesizing bombs Bombs can be grown by synthesizing bombs. For example, when bombs of the same color are adjacent to each other by a user's operation on a puzzle piece, one bomb is combined so as to be absorbed by the other bomb to form one bomb. In this example, bombs of different colors are not combined even if they are adjacent to each other.

When the bombs are combined, the bomb level values are also added together. For example, if a bomb with a bomb level of "2" and a bomb with a bomb level of "3" are combined, one bomb with a bomb level of "5" is obtained. Since the upper limit of the bomb level is "9", it is "9" when the total is "9" or more.

In addition to the growth caused by increasing the bomb level, there is also growth in which the rank of the bomb rises depending on the type of bomb to be synthesized (vertical, horizontal, cross, circle, etc.). In the case of combining bombs of the same type, the rank does not change only by increasing the bomb level, but in the case of combining bombs of different types, the rank of the bomb increases by one. The rank is one higher than the rank of the bomb with the higher rank. For example, in the case of combining bombs of rank 1 (“vertical” or “horizontal”), the bomb becomes rank 2 (“cross”) after composition, and the bomb of rank 1 (“vertical” or “horizontal”). In the case of compositing with a bomb of rank 2 (“cross”), it becomes a bomb of rank 3 (“circle”) after the compositing. Since rank 3 is the upper limit, even if the bombs of rank 3 are combined, the rank will not change any more.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of bomb synthesis. In the illustrated example, by placing the "vertical" (rank 1) bomb B1 and the "horizontal" (rank 1) bomb B2 adjacent to each other, the bomb B1 and the bomb B2 are combined to form a "cross" (rank 2). It becomes Bomb B3.

Also, in this puzzle game, by erasing the puzzle piece, the opponent is attacked by that point, but in the case of erasing with the level up of the bomb, it is also the erasing target that attacks the opponent. At that time, the attack power (damage to the opponent) increases as the bomb level increases. In this way, even in the growth process before the effect of the bomb is activated, growing the bomb affects the attack power against the opponent, so that it is possible to give a motive for growing the bomb.

[Bomb effect]
When the user operates on the bomb (for example, tap operation), the effect of the bomb is activated. The effects to be activated include erasing puzzle pieces on the board, but there are some effects that differ depending on the type of bomb and the level of the bomb. Depending on the type of bomb, as explained with reference to FIG. 7, the direction and shape of erasing the puzzle piece in each of the four types of bombs, "vertical", "horizontal", "cross", and "circle". However, the range or number to be erased may differ depending on the bomb level. For example, the range or number to be erased differs between the case where the bomb level is 1 to 8 and the case where the bomb level is 9 at the maximum, and the effect is remarkably large when the bomb level is 9 at the maximum. A specific description will be given with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the effect of the bomb B2 to be erased in the lateral direction when the bomb levels are 1 to 8. At bomb levels 1 to 8, only one horizontal row (the range of hatched squares) where bomb B2 is placed is the range where puzzle pieces are erased, and seven puzzle pieces including bomb B2 are erased. Will be done. On the other hand, FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the effect of the bomb B2 to be erased in the lateral direction at the bomb level 9. At bomb level 9, the range in which puzzle pieces are erased expands to the horizontal row where bomb B2 is placed and a total of 3 rows (the range of hatched squares) above and below it, and 21 pieces including bomb B2. Puzzle pieces are erased.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the effect of the bomb B4 erased in a circular shape when the bomb levels are 1 to 8. At bomb levels 1 to 8, only the surrounding 12 squares (the range of hatched squares) where the bomb B4 is placed will be the range where the puzzle pieces will be erased, and 13 puzzle pieces including the bomb B4 will be erased. To. On the other hand, FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the effect of the bomb B4 that erases in a circular shape at the bomb level 9. At the bomb level 9, the range in which the puzzle pieces are erased expands to the surrounding 36 squares (the range of the hatched squares) where the bomb B4 is arranged, and 37 puzzle pieces including the bomb B4 are erased.

An obstacle may exist on the board on which the puzzle piece is arranged. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the bomb effect when an obstacle is present on the board surface. In the illustrated example, the soft block SB and the hard block HB are arranged as obstacles. The soft block SB and the hard block HB are the same in that the placement position is fixed (they cannot be moved by the user's operation) and the puzzle piece cannot be placed at that position, but the bomb. Whether or not it interferes with the range covered by the effect of the bomb, that is, whether the effect of the bomb is penetrated or blocked (not penetrated) is different. Here, penetrating the influence of the effect means that the influence of the effect activated from the bomb is extended to the opposite side of the bomb without being stopped by an obstacle. On the other hand, blocking the effect of the bomb means that the effect of the effect activated by the bomb is stopped at the position of the obstacle and does not reach the opposite side of the bomb.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the setting contents of the soft block SB and the hard block HB. In the illustrated example, the soft block SB is set so that the effect activated from the bomb of bomb level 1 does not penetrate, but the effect activated from the bomb of bomb level 2 or higher penetrates. Further, the hard block HB is set so that the effect activated from the bombs of bomb levels 1 to 4 does not penetrate, but the effect activated from the bombs of bomb level 5 or higher penetrates.

For example, the bomb B2 at the bomb level 3 shown in FIG. 22 activates the effect of erasing one row of puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction. The effect of this bomb level 3 bomb B2 penetrates the soft block SB on the left side of the same row in the lateral direction, but is blocked by the hard block HB on the left side and does not extend to the left side. Bomb B2 at bomb level 7 shown in FIG. 22 also activates the effect of erasing one row of puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction. The effect of the bomb B2 at the bomb level 7 also penetrates the hard block HB on the right side in the same row in the lateral direction and extends to the right side thereof.

In addition to the above-mentioned hard block HB and soft block SB, an erasable block may also exist. The place where the block exists is an obstructive block because the puzzle piece is not placed. Some of these blocks may disappear by erasing adjacent puzzle pieces, and some may not disappear without using a bomb.

Also, by activating the effect of the bomb and erasing the puzzle piece, the opponent is damaged, but in this case as well, the amount of damage given to the opponent may differ depending on the bomb level. For example, the higher the bomb level, the more damage you do to your opponent. In addition, the opponent also has attribute information, and the damage given to the opponent may be increased or decreased depending on the combination of the attribute of the bomb that activated the effect (for example, color) and the attribute of the opponent's bomb (for example, color). ..

Also, when a bomb activates an effect, if another bomb exists within the range of the effect (within the range where the puzzle piece is erased by the effect), the effect of that bomb will also be activated in a chain and the puzzle piece will be activated. The area to be erased becomes even larger. When the effects of bombs are activated in a chain in this way, it is conceivable that the areas where the puzzle pieces are erased by each bomb overlap. Therefore, the area to be erased is not a simple addition (the area is the area obtained by subtracting the overlapping parts), but the amount of damage to the opponent may be a simple addition. That is, in the case of a chain, the number of puzzle pieces actually erased may not match the number of puzzle pieces used to calculate the amount of damage to the opponent. This chain of bombs is an important factor in enhancing strategicity, and in order to promote the chain to the user, the chain does not cause any loss.

[Display about bomb]
The bomb level of the bomb is displayed so that the user can see it.
FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of a bomb arranged on a board surface. As shown, the bomb level value may be displayed on the bomb piece, or if the bomb level is maximum (MAX), the bomb pattern may be changed or flashed to emphasize it. good. Further, when the bomb level is increased, the increased bomb level may be displayed in a visible state. For example, the increased bomb level may be displayed as an interrupt cut of about 1 second in a visible state.

Further, when the user presses and holds a bomb arranged on the board, the range in which the puzzle piece is erased by the bomb may be displayed. For example, the range in which the puzzle piece is erased may be displayed in a color different from the other ranges, or may be highlighted by blinking display or the like. This allows the user to see the extent to which the puzzle pieces are erased before activating the bomb effect. Also, the damage to the opponent when the effect of the bomb is activated may be displayed.

Further, by activating the effect of the bomb generated on the board, the user may be notified when the HP of the opponent can be reduced to zero. As a mode of notification, the display is different from that of a normal bomb, such as blinking a bomb that can be won by activating it.

[Game system configuration]
Next, with reference to FIG. 25, the functional configurations of the user terminal 10 and the game server 30 included in the game system 1 will be described. FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the user terminal 10 and the game server 30 included in the game system 1. First, the configuration of the game server 30 will be described.

[Configuration of game server 30]
The game server 30 includes a communication unit 32, a storage unit 35, and a server control unit 310. The server control unit 310 has a functional configuration realized by the CPU 31 executing a program stored in the storage unit 35. The storage unit 35 includes a user data storage unit 351 and a game data storage unit 352.

The user data storage unit 351 stores user information of the user who plays the game. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a data example of the user data table TBL301 stored in the user data storage unit 351. For example, in the user data table TBL301, a user ID, a user name, a level, a friend user, and the like are stored in association with each other as user information. The user ID is identification information that identifies the user. The user name is the name of the user used in the game. The level is an index according to the progress of the user in the game, which is determined based on the play result of the game. The friend user is a user who has a friendship in the game or the like, and the user ID of the user is stored.

The game data storage unit 352 stores a game control program of a game that can be executed by the user terminal 10, various setting information necessary for the game, history information, and the like. For example, when a new game is introduced into the user terminal 10, the server control unit 310 reads out programs and various information stored in the game data storage unit 352 in response to a request from the user terminal 10, and is a communication unit. It is provided to the user terminal 10 via 32. Further, when the program or various information stored in the game data storage unit 352 is updated, the server control unit 310 transmits the update data via the communication unit 32 at a predetermined timing or in response to a request from the user terminal 10. Provided to the user terminal 10.

[Configuration of user terminal 10]
Next, the configuration of the user terminal 10 will be described.
The user terminal 10 includes a game control unit 110 as a functional configuration realized by the CPU 11 executing a game control program stored in the storage unit 15. Further, the storage unit 15 includes a user data storage unit 151, an object data storage unit 152, a play status storage unit 153, an arrangement data storage unit 154, and a bomb data storage unit 155.

The user data storage unit 151 stores user information of a user who plays a game using the user terminal 10. While the user information stored in the game server 30 is the user information of a plurality of users who play the game, the user information stored in the user terminal 10 is the user information of the user registered in the user terminal 10. Only user information. For example, the user data storage unit 151 stores the user ID and the user name of the user registered at the time of introducing the game in association with each other.

The object data storage unit 152 stores information about a puzzle piece, which is a game object used in a puzzle game provided by the game server 30. For example, the object data storage unit 152 stores information about a normal puzzle piece and information about a bomb, which is a special puzzle piece.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a data example of the normal puzzle piece data table TBL102 stored in the object data storage unit 152. For example, in the normal puzzle piece data table TBL102, object IDs, attributes, and the like are stored in association with information regarding normal puzzle pieces. The object ID is identification information that identifies the puzzle piece, and is uniquely attached to each puzzle piece. The attribute is an attribute of the puzzle piece, for example, a color, a shape, a pattern, and the like. Here, an example in which a color is used as an attribute is shown, and puzzle pieces of the same color are puzzle pieces of the same attribute.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a data example of the special puzzle piece data table TBL103 stored in the object data storage unit 152. For example, in the special puzzle piece data table TBL103, an object ID, an attribute (bomb attribute, bomb type), and the like are stored in association with each other as information about the bomb. The bomb attribute is an attribute corresponding to the attribute of a normal puzzle piece, for example, a color, a shape, a pattern, and the like. Here, an example in which a color is used as an attribute is shown, and a bomb of the same color and a normal puzzle piece become a puzzle piece of the same attribute. The bomb type is information indicating the type of bomb, for example, information indicating which of the four types is "vertical", "horizontal", "cross", and "circle", and the rank corresponding to each type. Information indicating that is stored.

The play status storage unit 153 stores information regarding the play status of the puzzle game played by the user. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a data example of the play status table TBL104 stored in the play status storage unit 153. For example, in the play status table TBL104, the user type, user ID, HP, number of operations, operation time, and the like are stored in association with each other as information regarding the play status of the user playing the game on the user terminal 10 and the opponent. The user type is an opponent or a user. The opponent is associated with a user ID (here, NPC) indicating the opponent, the HP of the opponent, and the like. The user is associated with the user's user ID, HP, number of operations, operation time, and the like. Here, the user ID is set and stored by the user when the game is started. Since the HP, the number of operations, the operation time, and the like change from moment to moment as the game progresses, they are updated as needed as the game progresses. The number of operations is, for example, the number of times the user has performed an operation to move the puzzle piece within a predetermined time (for example, within one turn). The operation time is, for example, the elapsed time since the user can move the puzzle piece. The operation time may be the cumulative time of operations performed by the user on the puzzle piece.

The arrangement data storage unit 154 stores arrangement information indicating the position on the board of each puzzle piece arranged on the board of the puzzle screen. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a data example of the arrangement data table TBL105 stored in the arrangement data storage unit 154. For example, in the arrangement data table TBL105, the arrangement position and the object ID of the puzzle piece arranged at the arrangement position are stored in association with each other. For example, when puzzle pieces are arranged on a matrix-like board surface of N rows × M columns, each arrangement position is represented by (1, 1) to (N, M). Since the placement position of each puzzle piece changes from moment to moment as the game progresses, it is updated as needed as the game progresses.

The bomb data storage unit 155 stores information about the bomb generated on the board surface. FIG. 31 is a diagram showing a data example of the bomb data table TBL106 stored in the bomb data storage unit 155. For example, in the bomb data table TBL106, an object ID and an attribute (bomb attribute, bomb type, bomb level) are stored in association with each other. For example, when the bomb is stored in the placement data table TBL105 (that is, when the bomb is generated), the object ID and attributes of the bomb are added to the bomb data table TBL106. The bomb level stores the initial value when the bomb is created, and is updated when the bomb level rises due to the growth of the bomb. When the bombs are synthesized, the bomb data before synthesis is deleted and the bomb data after synthesis is newly added. Further, when the effect of the bomb is activated and erased from the board surface, the bomb data of the bomb is also deleted from the bomb data table TBL106.

Returning to FIG. 25, the configuration of the game control unit 110 will be described in detail next.
The game control unit 110 includes a data transfer unit 111, an input reception unit 112, a display control unit 113, and an object processing unit 120. The data transfer unit 111 acquires game data and the like from the game server 30 via the communication unit 12, and transmits user information and game history information to the game server 30. The input receiving unit 112 receives the user's operation on the game screen via the input unit 13.

The display control unit 113 generates game screen data to be displayed on the display unit 14 and outputs the data to the display unit 14.

The object processing unit 120 processes the puzzle pieces arranged on the board on the puzzle screen. For example, the object processing unit 120 includes an arrangement changing unit 121, an object erasing unit 122, a bomb generating unit 123, a bomb information setting unit 124, a bomb synthesizing unit 125, and an effect activating unit 126.

The arrangement changing unit 121 executes a process of changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces based on the user's operation. For example, when the user performs an operation of selecting a puzzle piece (for example, a touch operation) and an operation of sliding the selected puzzle piece (for example, a slide operation while touching the puzzle piece), the arrangement changing unit 121 causes the operation. Change the arrangement of puzzle pieces based on the operation information. For example, the first processing unit 321 replaces the operated puzzle piece with the originally existing puzzle piece at the destination. Here, the puzzle piece whose arrangement is changed by the arrangement changing unit 121 includes a normal puzzle piece and a bomb.

The user's operation when changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces is not limited to the above-mentioned touch and slide operations, and any operation method can be applied. For example, the first processing unit 321 touches the puzzle piece of the movement source and then touches the puzzle piece arranged in the square of the movement destination, so that the puzzle piece of the movement source and the puzzle piece of the movement destination are touched. You may replace with.
The change in the arrangement of the puzzle pieces may include not only the change in the position of the puzzle pieces but also the deletion of the puzzle pieces.

Further, the arrangement changing unit 121 counts the number of operations or the operation time of the user, and updates the value of the number of operations or the operation time of the play status table TBL104 based on the counted number of operations or the operation time.

The object erasing unit 122 erases the puzzle pieces satisfying the erasing conditions based on the changed arrangement of the puzzle pieces in response to the change of the arrangement of the puzzle pieces by the arrangement changing unit 121. For example, when a predetermined number or more (for example, three or more) of puzzle pieces having the same attribute (for example, color) are lined up in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, the object erasing unit 122 erases the puzzle pieces. Further, the object erasing unit 122 gives a score to the user according to erasing at least a part of the plurality of puzzle pieces. For example, based on this score, an attack is made against the opponent.

The bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb when the condition for generating the bomb is satisfied, based on the erasure of the puzzle piece by the object erasing unit 122. The condition for generating a bomb is, for example, that a predetermined number or more (for example, four or more) of puzzle pieces are simultaneously erased based on a user's operation. Further, when generating a bomb, the bomb generation unit 123 determines attribute information such as the type of the bomb to be generated and the bomb level based on the contents of erasing a normal puzzle piece. Here, the content of erasing a normal puzzle piece is the arrangement shape and number of the erased puzzle pieces. Specifically, as described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 14, the bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb type (direction and range for erasing the puzzle piece) based on the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces. Shape: “Vertical”, “Horizontal”, “Cross”, “Circle”, etc.) is determined. Further, the bomb generation unit 123 determines the bomb level of the bomb to be generated based on the arrangement shape and the number of the erased puzzle pieces. Further, the bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb having a display mode according to the attribute information (bomb attribute, bomb type, bomb level, etc.). For example, the bomb generation unit 123 erases the type of the bomb (direction and range shape for erasing the puzzle piece: "vertical", "horizontal", "cross", "circle", etc.) so that it can be identified. Generates a bomb in a display mode that includes a pattern that represents the shape of a direction or range. Then, the bomb generation unit 123 adds the generated bomb data of the bomb to the bomb data table TBL106. Further, the bomb generation unit 123 may generate a bomb in a display mode such that the value of the bomb level is visually displayed on the piece of the bomb (see FIG. 24). Further, the bomb generation unit 123 may change the pattern, shape, size, etc. of the bomb piece according to the bomb level.

The bomb information setting unit 124 is associated with the bomb based on the arrangement of a plurality of puzzle pieces including the changed normal puzzle piece in response to the change of the arrangement of the puzzle pieces by the arrangement change unit 121. Set attribute information. For example, the bomb information setting unit 124 changes the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) so that the effect is increased. That is, the bomb information setting unit 124 can grow the generated bomb by changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces.
For example, the bomb information setting unit 124 grows a bomb by changing the attribute information of the bomb (for example, increasing the bomb level) based on the puzzle piece that satisfies the erasing condition by changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces.

For example, when a predetermined number or more (for example, three or more) of puzzle pieces are lined up so as to include bombs of the same attribute (for example, color), the erasing condition by the object erasing unit 122 is satisfied and the bomb growth condition is satisfied. Is satisfied. When the growth condition of the bomb is satisfied, the bomb information setting unit 124 indicates the number of bombs included in the puzzle piece satisfying the erasure condition and the puzzle pieces (normal puzzle piece and bomb) arranged when the erasure condition is satisfied. ) Is determined based on the number of bomb levels (for example, the amount of increase in the bomb level) (see FIG. 16), and the bomb data table TBL106 is updated.

When the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) is changed by the bomb information setting unit 124, the display control unit 113 may display the information regarding the changed attribute information on the game screen. For example, when the bomb level is increased, the display control unit 113 may display the increased bomb level in a visible state. Specifically, the display control unit 113 may display the increased bomb level as an interrupt cut for about 1 second in a visible state. Further, the display control unit 113 may, for example, highlight a bomb whose bomb level has increased by enlarging or blinking a numerical value indicating the bomb level for a certain period of time.

The bomb synthesizing unit 125 synthesizes two or more bombs into one bomb based on the arrangement of the bombs changed by the arrangement changing unit 121. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 17, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 changes the arrangement of the bombs by the arrangement changing unit 121, so that the two bombs are arranged adjacent to each other. Is combined into one bomb. Further, the bomb synthesis unit 125 determines the attribute information associated with the bomb after synthesis based on the attribute information associated with the bomb before synthesis. For example, the bomb synthesis unit 125 sets the bomb level associated with the bomb after synthesis to be the sum of the bomb levels associated with the bomb before synthesis. In addition, the bomb synthesis unit 125 may be a value obtained by multiplying the bomb level associated with the bomb after synthesis by the bomb level of the bomb before synthesis. Further, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 is a value obtained by multiplying the bomb level associated with the bomb after synthesis by the value obtained by adding or multiplying the bomb levels of the bombs before synthesis, according to the number of bombs further synthesized. May be. Further, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 only raises the bomb level in the case of synthesizing bombs of the same type, and changes not only the bomb level but also the type of bomb in the case of synthesizing bombs of different types. You may. For example, in the case of synthesizing bombs of different types, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 may set the type of the combined bomb to a type of bomb having a rank one higher than the rank of the bomb having the higher rank. Then, when the bomb is synthesized, the bomb synthesis unit 125 deletes the bomb data before synthesis and adds the bomb data after synthesis in the arrangement data table TBL105 and the bomb data table TBL106.

When three or more bombs are arranged adjacent to each other, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 may synthesize the three or more bombs into one bomb. That is, when two or more bombs are arranged adjacent to each other, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 determines that the bomb synthesizing conditions are satisfied, and synthesizes the two or more bombs into one bomb. On the other hand, if two or more bombs are not arranged adjacent to each other, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 determines that the bomb synthesizing conditions are not satisfied and does not synthesize the bombs.
Further, the bomb synthesizing unit 125 determines that, for example, when two or more bombs are arranged at predetermined positions on the board, the bomb synthesizing conditions are satisfied, and the two or more bombs are combined into one. It may be synthesized into a bomb.

The effect activation unit 126 activates the bomb effect according to the attribute information. For example, the effect activating unit 126 activates an effect according to the type of the bomb and the bomb level based on the user's operation (for example, tap operation) on the bomb. Here, the effect of the bomb is, for example, an effect on a puzzle piece on the board. The effect on the puzzle piece on the board is, for example, the effect of erasing a part or all of the puzzle piece on the board. The effect on the puzzle piece on the board may be, for example, an effect of changing a part or all of the puzzle piece on the board to another puzzle piece. The effect activating unit 126 determines the puzzle piece to be erased according to the type of bomb and the bomb level. Specifically, as described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 18 to 21, the effect activating unit 126 erases a predetermined range or a predetermined number of puzzle pieces according to the type of bomb and the bomb level. And erase it. Then, the effect activating unit 126 updates the arrangement data table TBL105 and the bomb data table TBL106 for the erased puzzle pieces.

Further, as described with reference to FIG. 22, when the effect activating unit 126 has an obstacle (for example, soft block SB, hard block HB) whose arrangement position is fixed on the board surface, the effect activating unit 126 is included in the attribute information. Correspondingly, the influence of the effect on the puzzle piece is controlled whether it is blocked or penetrated by the obstacle.

Further, the effect activating unit 126 activates an effect according to the attribute information associated with the operated bomb based on the user's operation (for example, tap operation) on the bomb, and also activates the activated bomb and a predetermined arrangement. The effect according to the attribute information associated with the related bomb is also activated. Here, the bombs having a predetermined arrangement relationship are, for example, bombs within the range of the effect of the operated bomb (within the range where the puzzle piece is erased by the effect). That is, when the effect activating unit 126 activates the effect of the bomb based on the user's operation (for example, tap operation), if another bomb exists within the range of the effect, the effect of the bomb is also chained. And activate it to further increase the range in which the puzzle pieces are erased. The bombs having a predetermined arrangement relationship may be, for example, bombs existing in the same row or bombs located at a certain distance.

The display control unit 113 may display the puzzle piece to be erased determined by the effect activation unit 126 so that the user can confirm it before the effect activation unit 126 activates the effect. For example, the display control unit 113 may display a range in which the puzzle piece is erased by the bomb in response to the user's long press operation on the bomb arranged on the board surface. Specifically, the display control unit 113 may display the range in which the puzzle piece is erased in a color different from other ranges, or may highlight it by blinking display or the like.

[Explanation of puzzle piece control processing]
Next, in the puzzle game according to the present embodiment, the operation of the puzzle piece control processing related to the erasure of the puzzle piece and the generation, growth, synthesis, and activation of the effect of the bomb will be described.

First, with reference to FIG. 32, the operation of the puzzle piece control process related to the erasing of the puzzle piece and the generation, growth, and synthesis of the bomb will be described. FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing an example of the puzzle piece control process according to the present embodiment. The game control unit 110 determines whether or not there is an operation on the puzzle piece based on the user's operation received via the input reception unit 112 (step S110). When the game control unit 110 determines that there is no operation on the puzzle piece (NO), the game control unit 110 continues this determination process.

On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that there is an operation (for example, a touch operation or a slide operation) on the puzzle piece (YES), whether or not the puzzle piece being operated by the above operation has moved to another position. Is determined (step S112). When the game control unit 110 determines that the puzzle piece being operated has not moved to another position (NO), the game control unit 110 returns to the process of step S110. On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that the puzzle piece being operated has moved to another position (YES), the game control unit 110 replaces the puzzle piece being operated (selected) with the puzzle piece to be moved, and arranges the data table TBL105. Is updated (step S115). The change in the arrangement of the puzzle pieces here is tentative and undecided. The game control unit 110 tentatively changes the arrangement of each puzzle piece based on the user's slide operation with respect to the puzzle piece.

Next, the game control unit 110 determines whether or not the movement destination of the puzzle piece being operated is determined (step S116). Specifically, the game control unit 110 has a touch operation (selection operation) and a slide operation (movement) from a state in which a touch operation and a slide operation are performed on the puzzle piece (for example, a state in which the finger is in contact with the puzzle piece). When there is no operation) (for example, the finger is separated from the puzzle piece), it is determined that the destination of the puzzle piece is fixed. On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that the user's operation on the puzzle piece is ongoing, the game control unit 110 determines that the destination of the puzzle piece is undecided.

When the game control unit 110 determines that the destination of the puzzle piece being operated is undecided (NO), the game control unit 110 returns to the process of step S110. On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that the movement destination of the puzzle piece being operated is determined (YES), the game control unit 110 refers to the arrangement data table TBL105, and the arrangement state of the puzzle piece after the movement destination is determined is a bomb synthesis condition. It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied (step S118). For example, the bomb synthesis condition is that two or more bombs are arranged adjacent to each other.

If the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb synthesis condition is not satisfied (NO), the game control unit 110 proceeds to the process of step S122. On the other hand, if the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb synthesis condition is satisfied (YES), the game control unit 110 executes the bomb synthesis process (step S120) and then proceeds to the process of step S122. For example, when two or more bombs are arranged adjacent to each other, the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb synthesis condition is satisfied, and executes a bomb synthesis process for synthesizing the two or more bombs into one bomb. do. At this time, the game control unit 110 determines the attribute information associated with the bomb after synthesis based on the attribute information associated with the bomb before synthesis.

Next, the game control unit 110 refers to the arrangement data table TBL105 and determines whether or not the arrangement state of the puzzle pieces satisfies the erasing condition of the puzzle pieces (step S122). When the game control unit 110 determines that the arrangement state of the puzzle pieces does not satisfy the erasing condition of the puzzle pieces (NO), the game control unit 110 ends the puzzle piece control process of the present figure. On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that the arrangement state of the puzzle pieces satisfies the erasing condition of the puzzle piece (YES), the game control unit 110 erases the puzzle piece satisfying the erasing condition (step S124).

Next, the game control unit 110 determines whether or not the condition for generating a bomb is satisfied based on the content of erasing the puzzle piece (step S126). For example, when the number of puzzle pieces erased in step S124 is four or more, the game control unit 110 determines that the condition for generating the bomb is satisfied. When the game control unit 110 determines that the condition for generating a bomb is satisfied (YES), the game control unit 110 executes the bomb generation process (step S128) and then proceeds to the process of step S130. For example, in the bomb generation process, the game control unit 110 determines attribute information such as the type of bomb to be generated and the bomb level based on the content of erasing the puzzle piece, generates the bomb, and arranges the bomb on the board. On the other hand, if the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb generation condition is not satisfied (NO), the game control unit 110 proceeds to the process of step S130 without executing the bomb synthesis process.

Next, the game control unit 110 determines whether or not the bomb growth condition is satisfied based on the content of erasing the puzzle piece (step S130). For example, the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb growth condition is satisfied when the puzzle pieces arranged when the erasure condition by the object erasure unit 122 is satisfied contains a bomb, and when the bomb is not included, the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb growth condition is satisfied. It is judged that the growth condition of the bomb is not satisfied. When the game control unit 110 determines that the bomb growth condition is satisfied (YES), the game control unit 110 raises the bomb level based on the number of puzzle pieces (normal puzzle pieces and bombs) lined up when the elimination condition is satisfied (step). S132).

Further, the game control unit 110 drops and moves the puzzle piece arranged on the erased puzzle piece (step S134), and returns to the process of step S118. Then, the game control unit 110 repeats the processes of steps S118 to S134 until the arrangement state of the puzzle pieces after the falling movement does not satisfy the erasing condition of the puzzle pieces. When the erasing condition is no longer satisfied, the game control unit 110 ends the puzzle piece control process of the present figure.

Next, with reference to FIG. 33, the operation of the puzzle piece control process relating to the activation of the bomb effect will be described. FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing an example of the effect activation process of the bomb according to the present embodiment. The game control unit 110 determines whether or not there is an operation on the bomb based on the user's operation received via the input reception unit 112 (step S150). When the game control unit 110 determines that there is no operation for the bomb (NO), the game control unit 110 continues this determination process.

On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that there is an operation on the bomb (YES), the game control unit 110 determines whether or not the operation content is an operation for invoking the effect of the bomb (step S152). For example, the game control unit 110 is an operation in which the operation content activates the effect of the bomb based on the time during which the user operates the bomb (the time during which the state of being in contact with the bomb with a finger continues). It is determined whether or not it is. For example, the operation for activating the effect of the bomb is a tap operation within a predetermined time (for example, about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds) while the user is operating, and an operation for a longer time (longer). The push operation) is an operation to display the range in which the puzzle piece is erased when the effect of the bomb is activated.

When the game control unit 110 determines that the operation content is an operation for activating the bomb effect (for example, a tap operation) (YES), the game control unit 110 activates the effect according to the bomb attribute (bomb type and bomb level). Eliminate a predetermined range or a predetermined number of puzzle pieces according to the effect (step S154) (see FIGS. 7, 18-21, and 22). On the other hand, when the game control unit 110 determines that the operation content is not an operation for activating the bomb effect (NO), the game control unit 110 ends the process of the present figure without activating the bomb effect.

[Summary of the first embodiment]
As described above, the user terminal 10 (an example of a game device) according to the present embodiment is a normal puzzle piece (an example of a first game object) and a board surface arranged on a board surface (an example of a game area) of a puzzle screen. Executes a game process in which the user operates on at least one of a plurality of puzzle pieces (an example of a game object) including a bomb (an example of a second game object) generated under a predetermined first condition. do. Here, the predetermined first condition is a condition for generating bombs, for example, that a predetermined number or more (for example, four or more) of puzzle pieces are simultaneously erased based on a user's operation. For example, the user terminal 10 includes an arrangement changing unit 121, a bomb information setting unit 124 (an example of a setting unit), and an effect activating unit 126 (an example of an activating unit). The arrangement changing unit 121 changes the arrangement of the puzzle pieces based on the user's operation. The bomb information setting unit 124 is associated with the bomb based on the arrangement of a plurality of puzzle pieces including the changed normal puzzle piece in response to the change of the arrangement of the puzzle pieces by the arrangement change unit 121. Set attribute information. Further, the effect activating unit 126 activates an effect according to the attribute information associated with the bomb. The attribute information associated with the bomb is, for example, a bomb level.

As a result, the user terminal 10 can change the bomb level of the bomb based on the user's operation of changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces arranged on the board, and can activate the effect according to the changed bomb level, so that various plays are possible. Can provide puzzle games. Further, the user terminal 10 can give the puzzle game a higher strategic property.

The predetermined first condition may be a bomb generation condition that does not involve erasing the puzzle piece, for example, the user uses a specific item (for example, an item that generates a bomb). May be good.
The attribute information associated with the bomb is not limited to the bomb level, but may be a bomb type or rank (bomb type), or a bomb attribute such as a bomb color, a pattern, or a shape. You may.

For example, the bomb information setting unit 124 sets the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) associated with the bomb so that the above effect is increased.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can grow the bomb so as to increase the effect based on the user's operation of changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces arranged on the board, so that the user's strategy aims at a higher effect. And the importance of the strategy can be increased.

Further, the user terminal 10 includes an object erasing unit 122 that erases a normal puzzle piece that satisfies a predetermined second condition among the puzzle pieces changed by the arrangement changing unit 121. Then, the bomb information setting unit 124 sets the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) associated with the bomb based on the erasure of the normal puzzle piece by the object erasing unit 122.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can grow the bomb in the operation for erasing the puzzle piece by the user, so that the erasing of the puzzle piece can be made more strategic.

Here, the predetermined second condition is, for example, an erasing condition of a puzzle piece, which is a condition relating to the arrangement of the puzzle piece. For example, the predetermined second condition is that puzzle pieces having the same attribute (for example, color) are arranged in a predetermined number or more (for example, three or more) in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.
As a result, the user can erase the puzzle piece and grow the bomb by aligning the puzzle pieces with the same attribute (for example, color) by operating the puzzle piece, so that the user can erase the puzzle piece. Bomb growth will be considered based on the same placement strategy, making it easier to think of placement strategies.

Further, the bomb information setting unit 124 determines the setting contents of the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) associated with the bomb based on the puzzle piece satisfying the predetermined second condition (erasing condition).
As a result, the user terminal 10 can change the degree of growth of the bomb according to the operation result of the user for erasing the puzzle piece, and can be made more strategic.

For example, the bomb information setting unit 124 determines the setting contents of the attribute information (for example, the bomb level) associated with the bomb based on the number of puzzle pieces satisfying a predetermined second condition (erasing condition). As a result, the user terminal 10 can change the growth degree of the bomb according to the number of puzzle pieces satisfying the erasing condition by the user's operation, and can be made more strategic. For example, the user terminal 10 can increase the amount of increase in the bomb level and increase the degree of growth of the bomb when more puzzle pieces are erased.

For example, the bomb information setting unit 124 has a bomb level based on the number of bombs included in the puzzle piece satisfying the erasure condition and the number of puzzle pieces (ordinary puzzle pieces and bombs) arranged when the erasure condition is satisfied. (For example, the amount of increase in the bomb level) is determined.

The bomb information setting unit 124 may determine the bomb level setting content (for example, the amount of increase in the bomb level) based on the number of erased normal puzzle pieces. Further, the bomb information setting unit 124 sets the bomb level (for example, the amount of increase in the bomb level) based on the number of bombs included in the puzzle pieces satisfying the erasure conditions and the number of normal puzzle pieces erased. May be decided.

Further, the user terminal 10 includes a display control unit 113. When the attribute information (for example, bomb level) associated with the bomb is set by the bomb information setting unit 124, the display control unit 113 displays information about the set attribute information (for example, bomb level).
As a result, the user terminal 10 can notify the user when the bomb grows. Therefore, the user can easily know that the bomb has grown, and it becomes easy to formulate a strategy for the content of the subsequent play.

Further, the user terminal 10 includes a bomb synthesizing unit 125 (an example of a synthesizing unit). The bomb synthesizing unit 125 synthesizes two or more bombs into one bomb based on the arrangement of the bombs changed by the arrangement changing unit 121. Further, the bomb synthesis unit 125 determines the attribute information (for example, bomb level) associated with the bomb after synthesis based on the attribute information (for example, bomb level) associated with the bomb before synthesis.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can make a bomb grown from before the synthesis by synthesizing two or more bombs into one bomb based on the operation of the user. Therefore, the user can grow by synthesizing two or more bombs into one bomb, and by increasing the options for growing the bombs, it is possible to provide the user with a variety of strategies. ..

Further, the user terminal 10 includes a bomb generation unit 123 (an example of an object generation unit). The bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb based on the erasure of a normal puzzle piece by the object erasing unit 122, and attribute information (for example, for example) associated with the generated bomb based on the content of the erasure of the normal puzzle piece. Bomb type, bomb level, etc.) is determined.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can generate a bomb based on the user's operation of changing the arrangement of the puzzle pieces arranged on the board, and also generates a bomb having a different type and degree of effect depending on the operation result. can do. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can play various games and can provide a more strategic puzzle game.

For example, the bomb generation unit 123 determines the attribute information (for example, bomb type) associated with the bomb based on the arrangement shape of the normal puzzle piece to be erased. For example, as described above, the arrangement shape is a vertical straight line shape, a horizontal straight line shape, an L-shape, a cross shape, etc., and the direction and range shape for erasing the puzzle piece differ depending on each arrangement shape. Types of bombs ("vertical", "horizontal", "cross", "circle", etc.) are generated.
As a result, the user terminal 10 generates bombs having different effects depending on the arrangement shape of the normal puzzle pieces to be erased, so that various plays are possible.

Further, the bomb generation unit 123 may determine attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level) associated with the bomb based on the arrangement shape and number of ordinary puzzle pieces to be erased. As a result, the user terminal 10 generates bombs having different effects depending on the arrangement shape and number of normal puzzle pieces to be erased, so that various plays are possible.

Further, the bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb having a display mode according to the attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level). For example, the bomb generation unit 123 generates a bomb in a display mode such that the value of the bomb level is visually displayed on the piece of the bomb. Further, the bomb generation unit 123 may change the pattern, shape, size, etc. of the bomb piece according to the bomb level.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can display the generated bomb type and bomb level so that the user can easily identify them.

Further, the above-mentioned bomb effect is an effect on the puzzle piece in the board of the puzzle screen. As a result, the user terminal 10 can activate the effect on the puzzle piece in the board based on the user's operation, so that the strategy of the user's operation on the puzzle piece can be increased in importance.

For example, the bomb effect described above is an effect of erasing a part or all of the puzzle pieces on the board of the puzzle screen. The effect activating unit 126 determines the puzzle piece to be erased according to the attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level) associated with the bomb.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can activate the effect of erasing the puzzle piece based on the user's operation, and the erasing range is determined according to the attribute information of the bomb (for example, bomb type, bomb level), so that various plays can be performed. Is possible, and a more strategic puzzle game can be provided.

The display control unit 113 displays the puzzle piece to be erased determined by the effect activation unit 126 so that the user can confirm it before the effect activation unit 126 activates the effect.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can display the range in which the puzzle piece is erased by the effect of the bomb before the user activates the effect of the bomb. Therefore, the user can confirm the range in which the puzzle piece is erased before activating the effect of the bomb, and can easily prevent erroneous operations such as erroneously activating the effect range of the activation. In addition, when bombs are chained, the range erased by the chain may be displayed as this erase range.

The board of the puzzle screen may include a soft block or a hard block (an example of a third game object) which is an obstacle whose placement position is fixed. In this case, the effect activating unit 126 controls whether the influence of the effect on the puzzle piece is blocked or penetrated by the soft block or the hard block according to the attribute information associated with the bomb. Note that the fixed placement position means that the position cannot be moved by the user's operation. In addition, penetrating the influence of the effect means that the influence of the effect activated from the bomb extends to the opposite side of the bomb without being stopped by an obstacle. On the other hand, blocking the effect of the bomb means that the effect of the effect activated by the bomb is stopped at the position of the obstacle and does not reach the opposite side of the bomb.
As a result, the user terminal 10 can provide a puzzle game that can be played in a wider variety of ways, and can increase the importance of the strategy to the user.

The effect activation unit 126 activates an effect according to the attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level) associated with the bomb, based on the user's operation on the bomb.
As a result, the user terminal 10 activates the effect of the bomb at the timing intended by the user, so that it is possible to enhance the strategy and provide a puzzle game in which the strategy can be easily considered.

The effect activation unit 126 activates an effect according to the attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level) associated with the operated bomb based on the user's operation on the bomb, and also activates the activated bomb and a predetermined arrangement. The effect according to the attribute information (for example, bomb type, bomb level) associated with the related bomb is also activated. Here, the bombs having a predetermined arrangement relationship are, for example, bombs within the range of the effect of the operated bomb (within the range where the puzzle piece is erased by the effect). That is, when the user terminal 10 activates the effect of the bomb based on the user's operation (for example, tap operation), if another bomb exists within the range of the effect, the effect of the bomb is also chained. Since it is activated by, the range where the puzzle piece is erased can be further increased. Therefore, the user terminal 10 can be played in a wider variety of ways, and can give the puzzle game a higher degree of strategy.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a configuration example in which the game control unit that performs processing related to the game is configured on the game server side will be described.
FIG. 34 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the game system 1A according to the present embodiment. The game system 1A includes a user terminal 10A and a game server 30A. The basic hardware configuration of the user terminal 10A and the game server 30A is the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, respectively.

The user terminal 10A is a terminal device capable of playing a game provided by a game process executed by the game server 30A by executing an application program downloaded from the game server 30A or the like, and controls the user's operation in playing the game. It has a function as an input device for receiving and a display device for displaying a game screen. For example, the user terminal 10A is a computer device used by the user, and a PC, a tablet PC, a mobile phone such as a smartphone or a feature phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or the like can be applied. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 10A will be described as a smartphone.

The illustrated user terminal 10A includes a terminal control unit 110A as a functional configuration realized by the CPU 11 executing an application program stored in the storage unit 15. The terminal control unit 110A causes the display unit 14 to display the game screen based on the display data acquired from the game server 30A via the communication unit 12. Further, the terminal control unit 110A accepts the user's operation on the game screen, and transmits the operation information based on the accepted operation to the game server 30A via the communication unit 12.

For example, the terminal control unit 110A includes a data transfer unit 111A, an input reception unit 112A, and a display control unit 113A. The data transfer unit 111A acquires display data of the game screen from the game server 30A via the communication unit 12. Then, the display control unit 113A causes the display unit 14 to display the game screen based on the display data acquired by the data transfer unit 111A. The input receiving unit 112A accepts the user's operation on the game screen and generates operation information based on the accepted operation. The data transfer unit 111A transmits the operation information generated by the input reception unit 112A to the game server 30A via the communication unit 12.

Next, the configuration of the game server 30A will be described. The illustrated game server 30A includes a communication unit 32, a storage unit 35, and a game control unit 310A. The game control unit 310A has a function of performing the same game processing as the game control unit 110 of the first embodiment, and can execute the processing related to the game described in the first embodiment on the game server 30A side. In this embodiment, an example in which not only one user can play but also a plurality of users can play cooperatively in a puzzle game will be described.

In cooperative play, a plurality of users share and play a plurality of puzzle pieces arranged on the board using different user terminals 10A. For example, the same puzzle can be played at the same time by using a user terminal 10A in which the main user who plays against the opponent (hereinafter referred to as "main user") and the user who supports the main user (hereinafter referred to as "support user") are different. Play the game. In the following, a total of two users, one main user and one support user, will be described as an example, but the number of users in the cooperative play is not limited to two. For example, it may be a cooperative play with one main user and two or more support users. Further, the support user may be an NPC as a virtual cooperative play by a plurality of people.

In this cooperative play, both the main user and the support user can perform the operation of moving the puzzle piece in the same manner, but the application conditions of the processing based on the operation result are different. For example, in the case of the operation result of the main user, as a process based on the operation result, a process of erasing when three or more puzzle pieces are lined up is performed, but in the case of the operation result of the support user, three or more puzzle pieces are lined up. Even so, the process of erasing is not performed. That is, if the deletion condition of the puzzle piece is satisfied after the operation of the main user, the process of erasing the puzzle piece is applied, and even if the deletion condition of the puzzle piece is satisfied after the operation of the support user. Do not apply the process of erasing puzzle pieces. Thereby, in the present embodiment, the main user and the support user can play strategically based on their respective roles.

The storage unit 35 includes a user data storage unit 351, an object data storage unit 352A, a play status storage unit 353A, an arrangement data storage unit 354A, and a bomb data storage unit 355A. The object data storage unit 352A, the play status storage unit 353A, the arrangement data storage unit 354A, and the bomb data storage unit 355A, respectively, are the object data storage unit 152, the play status storage unit 153, and the arrangement data shown in FIG. It has a configuration corresponding to each of the storage unit 154 and the bomb data storage unit 155, and stores each data in the same manner. In the case of cooperative play, the information regarding the play status stored in the play status storage unit 353A is different from that of the first embodiment, and thus will be described with reference to FIG. 35.

FIG. 35 is a diagram showing a data example of the play status table TBL304 stored in the play status storage unit 353A. For example, in the play status table TBL304, the user type, user ID, HP, number of operations, operation time, and the like are stored in association with each other as information on the play status. The user type is an opponent, a main user, or a support user. The opponent is associated with a user ID (here, NPC) indicating the opponent, the HP of the opponent, and the like. The main user is associated with the user ID, HP, number of operations, operation time, etc. of the main user. The support user is associated with the user ID of the support user, the number of operations, the operation time, and the like.

Returning to FIG. 34, the game control unit 310A controls the puzzle game provided to the user terminal 10A. For example, the game control unit 310A includes an operation information reception unit 311A, a data transmission unit 313A, a data generation unit 314A, and an object processing unit 320A.

The operation information receiving unit 311A receives operation information based on the operations of the respective user terminals 10A of the plurality of users via the communication unit 32. For example, when a plurality of users perform an operation on a puzzle piece on a puzzle screen displayed on the display unit 14 of each user terminal 10A, the operation information receiving unit 311A transmits operation information based on the operation via the communication unit 32. And accept. Further, the operation information receiving unit 311A also accepts the operation of the puzzle piece by the support user during the period of accepting the operation of the puzzle piece by the main user. That is, each of the main user and the support user can simultaneously operate the puzzle piece displayed on the puzzle screen.

The data transmission unit 313A transmits the data generated by the data generation unit 314A to the user terminal 10A via the communication unit 32. For example, the data transmission unit 313A transmits the display data of the game screen generated by the data generation unit 314A to the user terminal 10A.

The data generation unit 314A generates various data according to the progress of the puzzle game. For example, the data generation unit 314A generates display data for displaying the game screen on the user terminal 10A.

The object processing unit 320A performs processing related to the puzzle pieces arranged on the board on the puzzle screen. For example, the object processing unit 320A includes an arrangement change unit 321A, an object erasing unit 322A, a bomb generation unit 323A, a bomb information setting unit 324A, a bomb synthesis unit 325A, and an effect activation unit 326A. The arrangement change unit 321A, the object erasing unit 322A, the bomb generation unit 323A, the bomb information setting unit 324A, the bomb synthesis unit 325A, and the effect activation unit 326A are each of the arrangement change unit 121 of the first embodiment. The object erasing unit 122, the bomb generating unit 123, the bomb information setting unit 124, the bomb synthesizing unit 125, and the effect activating unit 126 each have the same functions. However, the object erasing unit 322A executes a process of erasing the puzzle piece when the erasing condition of the puzzle piece is satisfied according to the operation of the main user, but erases the puzzle piece according to the operation of the support user. Even if the condition is met, the process of erasing the puzzle piece is not executed. Further, the effect activating unit 326A may activate the effect only when the operation on the bomb is the operation of the main user.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the operation of the support user is added, the number of erasing patterns of the puzzle piece in which the bomb is generated is larger than that in the first embodiment. Here, an example of an erasing pattern that may occur when an operation of a support user is added will be described with reference to FIGS. 36 to 45. In FIGS. 36 to 45, only the puzzle pieces satisfying the erasure condition are described, and the description of the other puzzle pieces is omitted. That is, the puzzle pieces described are, for example, puzzle pieces of the same color. The hatched circled puzzle pieces indicate the puzzle pieces moved by the support user's operation, and the black circled puzzle pieces indicate the puzzle pieces moved by the main user's last operation. Further, the puzzle pieces indicated by white circles indicate puzzle pieces that have already been arranged in addition to the puzzle pieces moved by the operation of the support user when the final operation of the main user is performed. The last operation is the last operation in which the arrangement condition satisfying the erasure condition is reached.

FIG. 36 is a diagram showing an example of an erasing pattern when six puzzle pieces are erased in a linear shape in the horizontal direction. Further, FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of an erasing pattern when seven puzzle pieces are erased in a linear shape in the horizontal direction.

The example in which the puzzle pieces are erased in a straight line shape in the vertical direction corresponds to the case where the arrangement of the puzzle pieces in the horizontal direction in FIGS. 36 and 37 is rearranged in the vertical direction.

38 to 41 are diagrams showing an example of an erasing pattern when the puzzle piece is erased in an L shape. The example shown in FIG. 38 is an example in which six puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape, FIGS. 39 and 40 are examples in which seven puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape, and FIG. 41 is an example in which the seven puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape. This is an example in which eight puzzle pieces are erased in an L shape.

42 to 44 are diagrams showing an example of an erasing pattern when the puzzle piece is erased in a cross shape (or T shape). The example shown in FIG. 42 is an example in which seven puzzle pieces are erased in a cross shape, and the example shown in FIG. 43 is an example in which eight puzzle pieces are erased in a T shape, and the example shown in FIG. 44. Is an example in which nine puzzle pieces are erased in a cross shape.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of erasing patterns of the puzzle piece in which the bomb is generated by the operation by the support user is larger than that in the first embodiment. For example, the erase pattern erased in a T-shape can be erased in the first embodiment, but the erase pattern erased in a cross shape requires the presence of a support user as in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the setting pattern of the initial value of the bomb level of the generated bomb is also larger than that in the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 45 is a diagram showing an example of setting an initial value of the bomb level according to the present embodiment. Here, only the part added from the example shown in FIG. 8 will be described. When the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces is a vertical or horizontal straight line shape, when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "6", the initial value of the bomb level is "3", and the erased puzzle When the number of pieces is "7", the initial value of the bomb level is "4". If the arrangement shape of the erased puzzle pieces is L-shaped, the initial value of the bomb level is "2" when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "6", and the number of erased puzzle pieces. When is "7", the initial value of the bomb level is "3", and when the number of erased puzzle pieces is "8", the initial value of the bomb level is "4". If the erased puzzle pieces are arranged in a cross shape (or T-shape) and the number of erased puzzle pieces is "8", the initial value of the bomb level is "4" and the puzzle pieces are erased. When the number of puzzle pieces is "9", the initial value of the bomb level is "5".

[Modification example]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes designs and the like within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. For example, the configurations described in the first and second embodiments described above can be arbitrarily combined.

Further, the puzzle piece described in the above embodiment is an example of a game object. For example, instead of puzzle pieces, various game objects such as medals and coins can be applied.

Further, a program for realizing the functions of the game control units 110 and 310A described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. The processing as the control units 110 and 310A may be performed. Here, "loading and executing a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system" includes installing the program in the computer system. The term "computer system" as used herein includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, the "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including a communication line such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, and a dedicated line. Further, the "computer-readable recording medium" refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, or a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in a computer system. As described above, the recording medium in which the program is stored may be a non-transient recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes an internal or external recording medium accessible from the distribution server for distributing the program. The code of the program stored in the recording medium of the distribution server may be different from the code of the program in a format that can be executed by the terminal device. That is, the format stored in the distribution server does not matter as long as it can be downloaded from the distribution server and installed in a form that can be executed by the terminal device. It should be noted that the configuration in which the program is divided into a plurality of parts and downloaded at different timings and then combined by the terminal device, or the distribution server for distributing each of the divided programs may be different. Furthermore, a "computer-readable recording medium" is a volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network, and holds the program for a certain period of time. It shall include things. Further, the above program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Further, a so-called difference file (difference program) may be used, which can realize the above-mentioned function in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

Further, a part or all of the above-mentioned game control units 110 and 310A may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each of the above-mentioned functions may be made into a processor individually, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of making an integrated circuit is not limited to the LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. Further, when an integrated circuit technology that replaces an LSI appears due to advances in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on this technology may be used.

[Additional Notes]
From the above description, the present invention can be grasped as follows, for example. Reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses for convenience in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

(Appendix 1) The game device (10, 30A) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first game object arranged in a game area and a second game object generated in the game area under a predetermined first condition. A game device that executes a game process in which a user operates on at least one of a plurality of game objects, and a rearrangement changing unit (121,) that changes the arrangement of the game objects based on the user's operation. 321A, S110 to S116) and the first game object based on the arrangement of the plurality of game objects including the first game object after the change in response to the change of the arrangement of the game object by the arrangement change unit. 2. It includes a setting unit (124, 324A, S132) for setting attribute information associated with the game object, and an activation unit (126.326A, S154) for invoking an effect according to the attribute information.

According to the configuration of Appendix 1, the game device is a second game object (for example, a second game object (for example) based on a user's operation of changing the arrangement of a game object (for example, a puzzle piece) arranged in a game area (for example, a board of a puzzle screen). For example, it is possible to change the attribute information (for example, bomb level) of the bomb) and activate the effect according to the changed attribute information, so that it is possible to provide a puzzle game that can be played in various ways. In addition, the game device can give the puzzle game a higher degree of strategy.

(Appendix 2) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 1, and the setting unit sets the attribute information so as to increase the effect.

According to the configuration of Appendix 2, the effect of the game device is increased based on the user's operation of changing the arrangement of the game object (for example, the puzzle piece) arranged in the game area (for example, the board of the puzzle screen). Since the second game object (for example, a bomb) can be grown as described above, a higher effect can be aimed at as a user's strategy, and the importance of the strategy can be increased.

(Appendix 3) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 1 or the appendix 2, wherein the first game object satisfying a predetermined second condition among the game objects changed by the arrangement changing unit. An object erasing unit (122, 322A, S122 to S124) for erasing a game object is provided, and the setting unit sets the attribute information based on the erasure of the first game object by the object erasing unit.

According to the configuration of Appendix 3, since the game device can grow the second game object (for example, bomb) in the operation for erasing the game object (for example, puzzle piece) by the user, the game object. It is possible to give more strategicity to the elimination of.

(Appendix 4) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 3, and the predetermined second condition is a condition relating to the arrangement of the game object.

According to the configuration of Appendix 4, the user can erase the game object by arranging the game objects of the same attribute (for example, color) by operating the game object (for example, a puzzle piece), and the second game object (for example, for example). , Bomb) can be grown, so that the user can think about the erasure of the game object and the growth of the second game object based on the same placement strategy, which makes it easier to think about the placement strategy.

(Appendix 5) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 3 or 4, wherein the setting unit is based on the game object satisfying the predetermined second condition, and the attribute information. Determine the settings of.

According to the configuration of Appendix 5, the game device can change the growth degree of the second game object (for example, bomb) according to the operation result of the user for erasing the game object (for example, a puzzle piece). It can be more strategic.

(Appendix 6) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 5, wherein the setting unit has the attribute information based on the number of the game objects satisfying the predetermined second condition. Determine the settings.

According to the configuration of Appendix 6, the game device may change the growth degree of the second game object (for example, bomb) according to the number of game objects (for example, puzzle pieces) that satisfy the erasure condition by the user's operation. It can be made more strategic.

(Appendix 7) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the appendices 1 to 6, and when the attribute information is set by the setting unit, the set attribute information is set. A display control unit (113, 313A) for displaying information about the above is provided.

According to the configuration of Appendix 7, when the second game object (for example, a bomb) grows, the game device can notify the user to that effect. Therefore, since the user can easily know that the second game object (for example, the bomb) has grown, it becomes easy to formulate a strategy for the subsequent play content.

(Appendix 8) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the appendices 1 to 7, based on the arrangement of the second game object changed by the arrangement changing unit. A compositing unit (125, 325A, S118 to S120) for synthesizing two or more of the second game objects into one of the second game objects is provided, and the compositing unit is associated with the synthesized second game object. The attribute information is determined based on the attribute information associated with the second game object before synthesis.

According to the configuration of Appendix 8, the game device synthesizes two or more second game objects (for example, bombs) into one bomb based on the user's operation to make the second game object grown from before the synthesis. be able to. Therefore, the user can grow by synthesizing two or more second game objects into one second game object, and by increasing the options for growing the second game object, the strategy for the user. Can provide a variety of.

(Appendix 9) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 3, in which the second game object is generated and the second game object is generated based on the erasure of the first game object by the object erasing unit. An object generation unit (123, 323A, S126 to S128) for determining the attribute information associated with the second game object to be generated based on the content of erasing the first game object is provided.

According to the configuration of Appendix 9, the game device can generate a second game object (for example, a bomb) based on a user's operation of changing the arrangement of the game object (for example, a puzzle piece), and the operation result. It is possible to generate a second game object (for example, a bomb) having different attributes (for example, the type and degree of the effect) according to the above. Therefore, the game device can be played in various ways and can provide a more strategic puzzle game.

(Appendix 10) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 9, and the object generation unit determines the attribute information based on the arrangement shape of the first game object to be erased. do.

According to the configuration of Appendix 10, the game device generates a second game object (for example, a bomb) having a different effect depending on the arrangement shape of the first game object (for example, a normal puzzle piece) to be erased. Play is possible.

(Appendix 11) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 9 or the appendix 10, and the object generation unit generates the second game object having a display mode corresponding to the attribute information. ..

According to the configuration of Appendix 11, the game device can display the attributes (for example, bomb type and bomb level) of the generated second game object (for example, bomb) so that the user can easily identify them.

(Appendix 12) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the appendices 1 to 11, wherein the effect is an effect on the game object in the game area.

According to the configuration of Appendix 12, since the game device can activate the effect on the game object (for example, the puzzle piece) in the game area (for example, the board) based on the user's operation, the user's operation on the game object can be activated. The importance of the strategy can be increased.

(Appendix 13) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 12, wherein the effect is an effect of erasing a part or all of the game object in the game area, and the activation thereof. The unit determines the game object to be erased according to the attribute information.

According to the configuration of Appendix 13, the game device can activate the effect of erasing the game object (for example, a puzzle piece) based on the user's operation, and also according to the attribute information of the bomb (for example, bomb type, bomb level). Since the erasure range is determined, various plays are possible, and a more strategic puzzle game can be provided.

(Appendix 14) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 13, wherein the game object to be erased determined by the activation unit is used by a user before the activation unit activates the effect. Is provided with a display control unit (113, 313A), which is displayed so that the display can be confirmed.

According to the configuration of Appendix 14, the game device displays a range in which the game object (for example, a puzzle piece) is erased by the effect before the user activates the effect of the second game object (for example, a bomb). be able to. Therefore, the user can confirm the range in which the game object (for example, a puzzle piece) is erased before activating the effect of the second game object (for example, bomb), and erroneously activates the activation effect range. It is possible to easily prevent erroneous operations such as accidental operation.

(Appendix 15) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the appendices 12 to 14, wherein a third game object having a fixed arrangement position is provided in the game area. It is included, and the activation unit controls whether the influence of the effect on the game object is blocked or penetrated by the third game object according to the attribute information.

According to the configuration of Appendix 15, the game device can provide a puzzle game that can be played in a wider variety of ways, and can increase the importance of the strategy to the user.

(Appendix 16) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to any one of the appendices 1 to 15, wherein the activation unit is based on a user's operation on the second game object. Activates the effect according to the attribute information.

According to the configuration of Appendix 16, since the game device activates the effect of the second game object (for example, bomb) at the timing intended by the user, it is possible to enhance the strategy and provide a puzzle game in which the strategy can be easily considered.

(Appendix 17) Further, one aspect of the present invention is the game device according to the appendix 16, wherein the activation unit is the second game object operated based on a user's operation on the second game object. In addition to activating the effect according to the attribute information associated with, the effect corresponding to the attribute information associated with the second game object having a predetermined arrangement relationship with the activated second game object is also activated. do.

According to the configuration of Appendix 17, the game device activates the effect of the second game object (for example, bomb) in a chain to another second game object, so that the game object (for example, a puzzle piece) is erased. The range can be further increased. Therefore, the game device can be played in a wider variety of ways, and can give the puzzle game a higher degree of strategy.

(Appendix 18) Further, the game system (1, 1A) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first game object arranged in a game area and a second game object generated in the game area under a predetermined first condition. A game system that executes a game process in which a user operates on at least one of a plurality of game objects including 121, 321A, S110 to S116) and the second game object based on the arrangement of the plurality of game objects including the first game object after the change, depending on the arrangement of the game object by the arrangement change unit. It includes a setting unit (124, 324A, S132) for setting attribute information associated with the game object, and an activation unit (126.326A, S154) for invoking an effect according to the attribute information.

According to the configuration of Appendix 18, the game system has a second game object (for example, a puzzle piece) based on a user's operation of changing the arrangement of the game object (for example, a puzzle piece) arranged in the game area (for example, the board of the puzzle screen). For example, it is possible to change the attribute information (for example, bomb level) of the bomb) and activate the effect according to the changed attribute information, so that it is possible to provide a puzzle game that can be played in various ways. This also allows the game system to give the puzzle game a higher degree of strategy.

(Appendix 19) Further, the program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for making a computer function as a game device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 17.

According to the configuration of Appendix 19, the program has a second game object (eg, a puzzle piece) based on a user's operation to change the placement of the game object (eg, the puzzle piece) placed in the game area (eg, the board of the puzzle screen). , Bomb) attribute information (for example, bomb level) can be changed and the effect corresponding to the changed attribute information can be activated, so that a puzzle game capable of various play can be provided. This also allows the program to give the puzzle game a higher degree of strategy.

1,1A game system, 10,10A user terminal, 11 CPU, 12 communication unit, 13 input unit, 14 display unit, 15 storage unit, 20 input device, 22 communication unit, 23 input unit, 30, 30A game server, 31 CPU, 32 communication unit, 33 input unit, 35 storage unit, 110 game control unit, 110A terminal control unit, 111,111A data transfer unit, 112,112A input reception unit, 113,113A display control unit, 120 object processing unit, 121 Arrangement change unit, 122 Object erase unit, 123 Bomb generation unit, 124 Bomb information setting unit, 125 Bomb synthesis unit, 126 Effect activation unit, 151 User data storage unit, 152 Object data storage unit, 153 Play status storage unit, 154 Arrangement data storage unit, 155 bomb data storage unit, 310 server control unit, 310A game control unit, 320A object processing unit, 321A arrangement change unit, 322A object erasure unit, 323A bomb generation unit, 324A bomb information setting unit, 325A bomb synthesis unit 326A effect activation unit, 351 user data storage unit, 352 game data storage unit, 352A object data storage unit, 353A play status storage unit, 354A placement data storage unit, 355A bomb data storage unit

Claims (8)

An arrangement change unit that changes the arrangement of the game objects based on the user's operation on at least one of the plurality of game objects arranged in the game area.
An object erasing unit that erases the first game object among the game objects based on the changed arrangement of the game object in response to the change in the arrangement of the game object by the arrangement changing unit.
In response to the change in the arrangement of the game objects by the arrangement change unit, the range or number of the game objects to be erased is determined based on the changed arrangement of the game objects. A setting unit that changes the attribute information of the second game object to which the attribute information for the purpose is associated so that the range or number of erasing the first game object is gradually increased.
An activation unit that activates an effect according to the attribute information associated with the second game object when the operation is performed based on an operation on the second game object.
Equipped with
The object erasing unit gives a score to the user in response to erasing the first game object.
Game device. The object eraser is
The first game object that satisfies a predetermined condition regarding the arrangement of the game object after the change is deleted.
The setting unit is
The attribute information is changed based on the game object that satisfies the predetermined condition.
The game device according to claim 1. The setting unit is
The attribute information is changed based on the number of the game objects satisfying the predetermined condition.
The game device according to claim 2. A display control unit that displays information related to the changed attribute information when the attribute information is changed by the setting unit.
2. The game device according to claim 2 or 3. The activation part is
Based on the user's operation on the second game object, the effect corresponding to the attribute information associated with the operated second game object is activated, and the predetermined arrangement relationship with the activated second game object is activated. The effect corresponding to the attribute information associated with the second game object in is also activated.
The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The attribute information includes level information indicating the range or number of erasing the first game object in stages.
The setting unit is
Based on the arrangement of the game objects after the change, the value of the level information is changed so that the range or the number of the first game objects to be erased increases.
The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. An arrangement change unit that changes the arrangement of the game objects based on the user's operation on at least one of the plurality of game objects arranged in the game area.
An object erasing unit that erases the first game object among the game objects based on the changed arrangement of the game object in response to the change in the arrangement of the game object by the arrangement changing unit.
In response to the change in the arrangement of the game objects by the arrangement change unit, the range or number of the game objects to be erased is determined based on the changed arrangement of the game objects. A setting unit that changes the attribute information of the second game object to which the attribute information for the purpose is associated so that the range or number of erasing the first game object is gradually increased.
An activation unit that activates an effect according to the attribute information associated with the second game object when the operation is performed based on an operation on the second game object.
Equipped with
The object erasing unit gives a score to the user in response to erasing the first game object.
Game system. A program for operating a computer as the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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