JP7164336B2 - Game system, game device, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system, game device, and program.

A bingo game is a popular entertainment for parties and the like. Particularly in recent years, methods have been proposed in which dice, roulette, etc. are used to select numbers in a bingo game to enhance the enjoyment of the game (for example, Patent Literatures 1 and 2).

JP 2011-130967 A JP 2013-192570 A

Conventionally, even if a bingo game is combined with other games, it is used only for determining numbers, and there has been no attempt to enhance playability by making use of the features of other games.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to utilize the features of a darts game and a bingo game to provide a more playful game.

A game system according to the present invention is a game system for playing a bingo game using electronic bingo cards distributed to a plurality of players,
a game device that manages the state of the electronic bingo card of each player;
a dartboard device that transmits information about numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player to the game device;
A user terminal possessed by each player and displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of the player,
The game device
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a winning number information acquisition unit that acquires information on the hit numbers from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that manages whether or not a bingo has been established, if there is a square corresponding to the hit number on the electronic bingo card of each player, the square is regarded as a winning square; is provided.

A game device according to the present invention is a game device for playing a bingo game using electronic bingo cards distributed to a plurality of players,
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a score acquisition unit that acquires information on the numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that, if the electronic bingo card of each player has a square corresponding to the number, regards the square as a winning square and manages whether or not bingo is established;
and an electronic bingo card display section for displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of each player.

A program according to the present invention comprises:
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a score acquisition unit that acquires information on the numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that, if the electronic bingo card of each player has a square corresponding to the number, regards the square as a winning square and manages whether or not bingo is established;
an electronic bingo card display unit for displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of each player;
and function.

According to the present invention, the features of the darts game and the bingo game can be utilized to provide a game with higher playability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The schematic diagram which shows the outline|summary of the game system 1 by embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a game device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the game by the game system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 illustrates an electronic bingo card displayed on a player's user terminal 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention; The figure explaining the score of a dart board. 4 is a flowchart of electronic bingo card creation processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which illustrates the category setting of each cell of an electronic bingo card by embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 illustrates the level of each number in darts according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overview of a game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a game device 10, a dartboard device 20, and a plurality of user terminals 30. FIG. The game device 10 is connected to the dartboard device 20 and each user terminal 30 via a communication network N. FIG. For example, the game device 10 and the dartboard device 20 are installed in an amusement facility or the like, and the user terminal 30 is a terminal possessed by a customer visiting the amusement facility. The game device 10, the dartboard device 20, and the user terminal 30 cooperate with each other to play a bingo game. The game device 10 and the dartboard device 20 may be implemented as one device.

The communication network N may be, for example, WiFi, Internet, LAN, telephone line, corporate network, mobile communication network, Bluetooth®, other communication line, or a combination thereof. Also, it does not matter whether it is wired or wireless.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game device 10 includes a control device 11, a storage device 12, and a display 13. FIG. The control device 11 includes a CPU, memories such as ROM and RAM, an input interface, an output interface, a communication interface, and a bus connecting these. The control device 11 implements various functions by executing programs stored in a ROM or the like by the CPU. The storage device 12 is a hard disk drive or the like.

The display 13 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and displays an image regarding the state of the game executed on the game device 10 . Specifically, there are a screen prompting for participation registration (entry) in the game, information on the score (in the dart board device 20, score information based on the position where the dart is stuck), information on the player who has established bingo, and the like. Is displayed.

The dartboard device 20 includes a housing portion 21 and a control portion (thrower lottery portion) 22 . A circular target area 211 to be the target of the darts is provided on the front surface of the housing part 21, and a plurality of segments 212 are defined in the target area 211 in the radial direction and the circumferential direction.

The target area 211 is made of, for example, a resin material such as plastic, and has a large number of holes on its surface. A sensor such as a pressure sensor is provided on the housing part 21 such as the back surface of the target area 211 . When the player throws a dart toward the target area 211 and the tip of the dart sticks into one of the holes, for example, a sensor detects the physical displacement caused by the sticking of the dart, and the sensor identifies the stuck segment. A signal is output to the control unit 22 .

The control unit 22 includes a CPU, memories such as ROM and RAM, an input interface, an output interface, a communication interface, and a bus connecting these. The control unit 22 implements various functions by executing programs stored in the ROM or the like by the CPU. The control unit 22 calculates the score assigned to the segment hit by the dart based on the detection signal output from the sensor provided on the back surface of the target area 211 or the like, and transmits the score to the game device 10 .

The user terminal 30 can communicate with the game device 10 via the communication network N, such as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet terminal, notebook PC (personal computer), personal digital assistant (PDA), or wearable device owned by the player. Terminal. The user terminal 30 includes a processor, a keyboard, a mouse, input devices such as various operation buttons and a touch panel, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a communication interface for connecting to the communication network N, a disk drive or semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, etc.). It has storage resources such as The storage resource stores a computer program executed by the processor, and also stores a computer program (dedicated application) for executing the bingo game in cooperation with the game device 10 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 10. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the functional modules executed by the CPU of the control device 11 include an electronic bingo card issuing unit 111, a number information acquiring unit 112, an electronic bingo card managing unit 113, a reach effect unit 114, an electronic bingo card A display 115 is included. Also, the storage device 12 has an electronic bingo card information storage unit 121 mounted therein. The electronic bingo card information storage unit 121 stores information on electronic bingo cards assigned to each player. In the present embodiment, information of numbers assigned to each square of an electronic bingo card consisting of 25 squares of 5 squares is stored.

Next, the flow of the game by the game system 1 will be explained. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of the game by the game system 1. As shown in FIG. In the game device 10 and the darts board device 20, an application for executing the bingo game is activated. An application for executing a bingo game in cooperation with the game device 10 is installed in the user terminal 30 of the player.

First, a player who wants to participate in a bingo game operates his/her own user terminal 30 to apply for game entry to the game device 10 (step S101). An application for entry to the game device 10 is made via a dedicated application installed in the user terminal 30 . When the game device 10 accepts the entry, payment processing for the participation fee and the like is subsequently performed (step S102), and when the payment is completed, the electronic bingo card of the player is issued (step S103).

The electronic bingo card has, for example, numbers assigned to 25 cells of 5×5, and a card with a different arrangement of numbers is issued for each player. Information on the issued electronic bingo card is stored in the electronic bingo card information storage unit 121 in association with player information (name, nickname, user ID, etc. registered at the time of entry). Further, the information of the issued electronic bingo card is transmitted to the user terminal 30 of the player and displayed on the display device as shown in FIG. 4 (step S104).

When the entry of the players participating in the game is completed (step S105: YES), the bingo game is started (step S106).

First, in the dartboard device 20 (or the game device 10), a lottery for a player who throws darts is performed (step S107).

When the player selected by lottery throws a dart toward the target area 211 of the dartboard device 20 (step S108: YES), the dartboard device 20 calculates a score based on the segment in which the dart is stuck, and the game is played. It is transmitted to the device 10 (step S109).

The game device 10 displays the received score on the display 13 as the number of the outcome (step S110). Also, the game device 10 transmits the numbers of the winning numbers to each user terminal 30 (step S111). In each user terminal 30, if the distributed electronic bingo card has a winning square (a square to which the received number is assigned), the corresponding square of the electronic bingo card displayed on the display device is displayed. is painted out (step S112).

In the game device 10, if there is a winning square (a square to which the current number is assigned) in the electronic bingo card information of each player stored in the electronic bingo card information storage unit 121, A process of updating the square as a winning square is performed (step S113).

Furthermore, the game device 10 is designed so that, based on the information of each player's electronic bingo card stored in the electronic bingo card information storage unit 121, all squares in a row of bingo (vertical, horizontal, or diagonal) are If there is a player for whom the state of being held has been established (step S114: YES), a bingo effect is performed (step S115). Specifically, the display 13 displays the information (name, registered nickname, image, etc.) of the player who has won bingo. Also, the user terminal 30 of the player who has won bingo may also be caused to perform a bingo effect (on the display device).

When the number of players who have established bingo reaches a predetermined number (step S116: YES), the game device 10 ends the game (step S117). If the predetermined number has not yet been reached (step S116: NO), the dartboard device 20 draws a lottery for the next player to throw the darts (step S107).

Further, when a player who throws darts is determined by lottery, the dart board device 20 may inquire of the game device 10 about the status of the player's electronic bingo cards. Specifically, an inquiry is made as to whether or not the player is in a ready-to-win state (a state in which bingo is established if one more square becomes a hit). The game device 10 confirms whether or not the player is in a ready-to-win state based on the information of the player's electronic bingo card stored in the electronic bingo card information storage unit 121, and outputs the result to the dart board device 20. Send to In addition, in the case of the reach state, the information of the numbers (numbers) on which bingo is established is also transmitted. When the player is in the reach state, the darts board device 20 may perform an effect that clearly indicates the roll for which bingo is established, such as lighting the segment corresponding to the roll for which bingo is established on the target area 211.例文帳に追加.

Further, the dartboard device 20 acquires information on the electronic bingo card of the player throwing the darts from the game device 10, and when the number hit by the dart is the number included in the player's electronic bingo card, , the entire target area 211, or the hit segment may be illuminated.

(Creating an electronic bingo card)
Next, the process of creating an electronic bingo card issued to each player by the game device 10 will be described. In this embodiment, the numbers that come out in the bingo game are determined by darts, so there is a limit to the numbers that can actually be put out. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining scores on a dartboard. First, if the center area DB is hit, the score is 50 points, and SB is 25 points (or 50 points). If the area S is hit, the score will be the number written on the outer circumference of each area. If the area D is hit, the score will be double the number written on the outer circumference of each area. Also, if the area T is hit, the score will be three times the number written on each outer peripheral portion. Therefore, for example, if the area T inside "20" is hit, the score is 60 points.

In this way, the points that can be generated on the dartboard are limited to 1 to 20, double and triple of 1 to 20, 25, and 50, so the numbers assigned to each square of the electronic bingo card are also limited to these numbers. You have to choose between numbers. Furthermore, as is clear from FIG. 5, considering that the area of each area is different, it is considered that the probability of hitting each area is also different. For example, the lowest probability is considered to be a DB of 50 points. Also, it is considered that the area T has a lower probability of hitting than the area S. Furthermore, for example, in order to score 1 point, the area S inside "1" must be hit, but in order to score 6 points, the area S inside "6" or "3 or the area T inside "2". In the present embodiment, the numbers in the squares of the electronic bingo card are determined in consideration of the fact that the likelihood of appearing differs depending on the score.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of processing for creating an electronic bingo card. The game device 10 first sets a category for each square of a 5×5 (25 squares) electronic bingo card (step S201). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of category setting for each square of the electronic bingo card. In the example of FIG. 7, each square is displayed according to how many vertical (5), horizontal (5), and diagonal (2) lines that make bingo are included in each square. It is divided into three categories from C1 to C3. A square in the center included in four lines (one vertical line, one horizontal line, and two diagonal lines) is classified into category C1. In addition, cells included in three lines (one vertical line, one horizontal line, and one diagonal line) are set in category C2. Category C3 is cells included in two lines (one vertical and one horizontal).

Next, the game device 10 determines numbers to be assigned to the squares of category C1 (step S202). The numbers are determined by taking into account the difference in the likelihood (level) of each number in darts, as described above. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the level of each number in darts. In the example of FIG. 8, it is classified into levels 1 to 8 according to the total surface area (surface area total) of the area of the dartboard corresponding to each number. In the example of FIG. 8, the value of the total surface area when using a general soft dartboard is shown, but the size of the dartboard is not limited to this, and the surface area corresponding to each level is shown. The value also changes with the size of the dartboard.

As shown in FIG. 8, level 1 is the number with the widest area (6, 12, 18) for which scores are calculated in three patterns of areas S, D, and T (see FIG. 5). Below, level 2 has two patterns of areas S and D, level 3 has two patterns of areas S and T, level 4 has only area S, level 5 has two patterns of areas D and T, level 6 has only area D, or Area SB (25), level 7 is area T only, level 8 is area DB (50), and the area gradually decreases. That is, level 1 numbers are the most likely to appear, and level 8 numbers are the least likely to appear.

In the present embodiment, the game device 10 allocates a number selected by lottery from numbers (levels 7 and 8) that are unlikely to hit the squares of category C1.

Next, the game device 10 determines numbers to be assigned to the squares of category C2 (step S203). A number selected by lottery from levels 5 to 8 is assigned to the squares of category C2.

Furthermore, the game device 10 determines numbers to be assigned to the squares of category C3 (step S204). A number selected by lottery from levels 1 to 8 is assigned to the squares of category C3.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the game device 10 manages the state of each player's electronic bingo card, and the dartboard device 20 uses the numbers hit by the darts thrown by each player to play bingo. Allowed the game to progress. Each player can aim at a target when he or she throws darts to get bingo faster with his or her electronic bingo card. In this way, it is possible to provide a highly playful game by making use of the features of both the darts game and the bingo game.

In addition, the game device 10 manages whether or not the electronic bingo card of each player is in the ready state. Since the area corresponding to the established number is clearly indicated, it is possible to incite the player throwing the darts and liven up the atmosphere of the venue.

Also, the order of throwing the darts is decided by lottery, so the game can be made even more exciting.

When creating an electronic bingo card, the game device 10 determines the sequence of numbers of the bingo code based on the likelihood of hitting each number on the dartboard. This prevents the creation of squares with numbers that do not hit at all (numbers that do not exist on the dartboard). , it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the establishment of bingo is too late (when numbers that are difficult to hit are concentrated). In addition, it is possible to prevent a large difference in the ease of establishing bingo between players.

In addition, since the ease of hitting each number on the dart board is determined based on the size of the area corresponding to each number on the target area, the ease of winning bingo is determined by the darts board. To accurately and efficiently determine the sequence of numbers on an electronic bingo card according to the degree of difficulty of score acquisition. Note that the sequence of numbers on the electronic bingo card may be randomly determined regardless of the degree of difficulty in obtaining scores for darts.

Furthermore, the game device 10 determines the numbers to be applied depending on how many bingo lines each cell is included in when creating an electronic bingo card. That is, numbers with a low hit probability are assigned to squares that include many examples, and numbers with a high hit probability are assigned to squares that include a small number of columns. As a result, the squares that the player wants to hit quickly, such as the squares in the center and the squares in the four corners, are harder to hit, and the game can be exciting.

In this embodiment, the electronic bingo card is displayed on the user terminal 30 of each player, but information on the electronic bingo card of each player may be displayed on the display 13 of the game device 10 . As a result, even a player who does not have a user terminal 30 can participate in the game. In addition, since the electronic bingo cards of other players and the situation can be seen, it is possible to stimulate the competitive spirit among the players. Also, in the present embodiment, a darts game is used in which the player actually throws darts at the darts board device 20, but a virtual darts game executed on the game device 10, for example, may be used.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects, and should not be construed as limiting. For example, the processing steps described above can be arbitrarily changed in order or executed in parallel as long as there is no contradiction in the processing content. Also, other steps may be added between each processing step. Further, a step described as one step may be divided into a plurality of steps and executed, and a step described as being divided into a plurality of steps may be grasped as one step.

1... Game system 10... Game device 11... Control device 12... Storage device 13... Display 20... Dart board device 21... Case unit 22... Control unit 211... Target area 212... Segment 30... User terminal 111... Electronic bingo card issue Part 112... Win information acquisition part 113... Electronic bingo card management part 114... Reach effect part 115... Electronic bingo card display part 121... Electronic bingo card information storage part

Claims (7)

A game system for playing a bingo game using electronic bingo cards distributed to a plurality of players,
a game device that manages the state of the electronic bingo card of each player;
a dartboard device that transmits information about numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player to the game device;
A user terminal possessed by each player and displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of the player,
The game device
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a winning number information acquisition unit that acquires information on the hit numbers from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that manages whether or not a bingo has been established, if there is a square corresponding to the hit number on the electronic bingo card of each player, the square is regarded as a winning square; with
The electronic bingo card issuing unit
A game system that determines a number to be assigned to each square of the electronic bingo card based on the likelihood of hitting each number on the dartboard device, and creates the electronic bingo card . The electronic bingo card management unit manages whether or not the electronic bingo card of each player has reached a reach state,
The claim further comprises a ready-to-win effect section for causing the dartboard device to clearly indicate an area corresponding to a number for which bingo is established when the electronic bingo card of the player who throws the darts is in a ready-to-win state. 1. The game system according to 1. 3. The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a thrower lottery section that determines a player who throws darts by lottery. 4. The dartboard device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the likelihood of hitting each number on the dartboard device is based on the size of the area corresponding to each number in the target area of the dartboard device. Game system as described. A game system for playing a bingo game using electronic bingo cards distributed to a plurality of players,
a game device that manages the state of the electronic bingo card of each player;
a dartboard device that transmits information about numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player to the game device;
A user terminal possessed by each player and displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of the player,
The game device
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a winning number information acquisition unit that acquires information on the hit numbers from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that manages whether or not a bingo has been established, if there is a square corresponding to the hit number on the electronic bingo card of each player, the square is regarded as a winning square; with
The electronic bingo card issuing unit
A game system for creating the electronic bingo card by determining a number assigned to each square of the electronic bingo card based on the number of rows in which bingo including the square is established. A game device for playing a bingo game using electronic bingo cards distributed to a plurality of players,
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a score acquisition unit that acquires information on the numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that, if the electronic bingo card of each player has a square corresponding to the number, regards the square as a winning square and manages whether or not bingo is established;
an electronic bingo card display unit that displays the state of the electronic bingo card of each player ,
The electronic bingo card issuing unit
A game device that determines a number to be assigned to each square of the electronic bingo card based on the likelihood of hitting each number on the dartboard device, and creates the electronic bingo card . the computer,
an electronic bingo card issuing unit that creates and issues an electronic bingo card for each player;
a score acquisition unit that acquires information on the numbers hit by the darts thrown by the player from the dartboard device;
an electronic bingo card management unit that, if the electronic bingo card of each player has a square corresponding to the number, regards the square as a winning square and manages whether or not bingo is established;
an electronic bingo card display unit for displaying the state of the electronic bingo card of each player;
to make it work ,
The electronic bingo card issuing unit
A program for creating the electronic bingo card by determining numbers to be assigned to each square of the electronic bingo card based on the likelihood of hitting each number on the dartboard device .

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