JP7184944B2 - Program and control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to programs and control methods.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game is known in which groups to which a plurality of users belong compete with each other. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a game in which groups compete against each other.

Patent No. 5477929

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game in which groups compete with each other, multiplay is generally adopted in which a plurality of users operate the game. However, for example, a user who prefers single-player single play may avoid multi-play. In such a case, for example, the probability of forming a cooperative relationship between users belonging to the same group may decrease.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention, which has been made in view of such circumstances, is to provide a program and a control method capable of promoting the formation of a cooperative relationship between users.

A program according to an embodiment of the present invention stores a plurality of first user groups each corresponding to a plurality of user groups to which one or more users belong, respectively, in a server device capable of communicating with a plurality of terminal devices used by a plurality of users. a step of storing ranking information including points and respective rankings of the plurality of user groups determined based on the plurality of first points; a changing step of changing the first points corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs when a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a step of updating the ranking information based on the changed first points. , is executed.

A program according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a plurality of first points respectively corresponding to a plurality of user groups to which one or more users belong, and the plurality of users determined based on the plurality of first points. a step of executing a predetermined game part in a terminal device capable of communicating with a server device that stores ranking information including the order of each group; and sending a request to the server device to change the first point corresponding to the user group to which the user belongs.

A game system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a game system comprising a plurality of terminal devices used by a plurality of users, respectively, and a server device capable of communicating with the plurality of terminal devices, wherein the server device comprises: storing ranking information including a plurality of points respectively corresponding to a plurality of user groups to which one or more users belong, and ranks of the plurality of user groups determined based on the plurality of points; The terminal device executes a predetermined game part, and when the execution result of the game part by the terminal device satisfies a predetermined condition, the server device corresponds to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs. The points are changed, and the ranking information is updated based on the points after the change.

According to the program and control method according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to promote the formation of cooperative relationships between users.

1 is a block diagram of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. It is a figure which shows the information regarding a user. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing information about user groups; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing information about game parts; It is a figure which shows ranking information. It is a figure which shows a provision table. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an acquisition table; FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the 1st screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of the 2nd screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of the 3rd screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of the 4th screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of the 5th screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the example of the 6th screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st operation|movement of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd operation|movement of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the 3rd operation|movement of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the 4th operation|movement of a server apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows operation|movement of the terminal device which concerns on other embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(game system)
A game system 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A game system 10 includes a server device 11 and a plurality of terminal devices 12 . Although three terminal devices 12 are illustrated in FIG. 1 for the sake of simplicity, the number of terminal devices 12 may be two or more.

The server device 11 is an information processing device such as a server managed by, for example, a game operator. The terminal device 12 is an information processing device used by a user, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a PC (Personal Computer), or a game device. The server device 11 and the terminal device 12 are communicably connected via a network 13 such as the Internet. For example, the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 cooperate to execute various processes related to the game.

(Overview of the game)
An overview of the game according to this embodiment will be described. The game according to this embodiment includes various game parts. At least some of the various game parts may be performed using game media.

Game media are electronic data used in games, and include arbitrary media such as cards, items, virtual currency, tickets, characters, and avatars. Game media are electronic data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, combined, enhanced, sold, discarded, or gifted by the user in the game. It is not limited to what is specified.

Hereinafter, unless otherwise specified, "game media owned by a user" refers to game media associated with a user ID that can uniquely identify the user as owned game media. Also, "providing game media to the user" indicates that the game media are associated with the user ID as possessed game media. Also, "destroy the game media owned by the user" indicates canceling the correspondence between the user ID and the owned game media. Also, "consuming game content owned by the user" indicates that some kind of effect or influence can be generated in the game according to the cancellation of the correspondence between the user ID and the owned game content. Also, "selling the game media owned by the user" means canceling the association between the user ID and the owned game media, and adding other game media (for example, virtual currency, items, etc.) to the user ID. Indicates that it is associated as a game medium. Also, "to transfer the game media owned by user A to user B" means that the correspondence between user A's user ID and owned game media is canceled and the user ID of user B owns the game media. Indicates that it is associated as a game medium. Also, "creating game content" indicates defining or determining at least part of information about game content. Details of the information about the game media will be described later.

A game part is content that a user can play in a game, and includes, for example, quests, missions, mini games, development, enhancement, and synthesis of game media, game media acquisition events, virtual space search events, and opponents ( For example, it includes battle events against other users, enemy characters, enemy buildings, etc.). One or more predetermined tasks (game tasks) may be set for each game part. For example, when it is determined that one or more game tasks set in the game part played by the user have been successfully achieved, the user may be rewarded with, for example, game media. The game tasks include, for example, a task of winning a match against an enemy character, a task of reaching a goal point in a virtual space, and a task that the user's character is in a predetermined state (for example, incapacitated state) until a predetermined time elapses. ) can be adopted according to the contents of the game part. Further, the achievement of a specific task (clear task) among one or more game tasks set for the game part is also called clearing of the game part. When the user who plays the game part succeeds in achieving the clear task, the game part may be determined to have been cleared and the game part may end.

The various game parts may include single-play game parts and multi-play game parts. A game part for single play may include, for example, a game part (for example, a single-player game part) that is executed based on a user operation on one terminal device 12 used by one user. For example, one terminal device 12 alone or one terminal device 12 and the server device 11 cooperate to execute a single-play game part. On the other hand, a game part for multiplay is, for example, a game part common to two or more users (for example, , multiplayer game parts). A game part common to two or more users is, for example, a game part in which at least part of the progress processing of the game part and at least part of the processing results are commonly applied to the two or more users. may include For example, two or more terminal devices 12 cooperate, or two or more terminal devices 12 and the server device 11 cooperate to execute a multi-play game part. One game part may support both single-play and multi-play.

The game according to this embodiment includes a specific game part for single play. The user selects one or more game media (used game media) to be used for a specific game part from the game media owned by the user (owned game media). Hereinafter, the one or more used game media are collectively referred to as a deck. The specific game part is an action game in which the user operates the game media (e.g., characters, etc.) included in the deck and battles against opponents (e.g., enemy characters or enemy buildings, etc.) that appear in the virtual space. is a game part that includes elements of The opponent is, for example, an automatically operated game medium such as an NPC (Non-Player Character), but is not limited to this. For example, an opponent may be a game medium operated by another user. The types and number of opponents that appear may be determined in advance by the game provider, or may be determined according to the progress of the game or randomly. For example, a new opponent may appear each time an opponent is defeated, until a predetermined time limit elapses. Winning more opponents within the time limit will increase your score. The user aims to obtain a higher score.

Specific game parts are not limited to the detailed examples. For example, the specific game part may be a game part including elements such as a rhythm game in which the user aims to obtain a higher score. Further, for example, the specific game part may be a game part including elements such as a racing game or a puzzle game in which the user aims for a shorter clear time.

When the user plays the specific game part, a second point (for example, score, clear time, etc.) is calculated that indicates the execution result of the specific game part. In addition, a predetermined tallying period is set for the specific game part. For each user, a second point (for example, maximum score, shortest clear time, etc.) indicating the best execution result of the specific game part within the aggregation period is stored. The second point is an index that indicates whether the execution result of the game part is good or bad. In this embodiment, the larger the second point (for example, the score), the better the execution result of the game part. On the other hand, in other embodiments in which the game part includes elements such as a racing game, the smaller the second point (eg, clear time), the better the execution result of the game part.

Also, a plurality of user groups are defined, each of which includes one or more users. A first point is stored for each user group. The first point is an index that indicates whether the execution result of the game part is good or bad for each user group. For example, a first point may be determined based on a second point indicating the best performance of a particular game part by one or more users belonging to a user group. For example, the first point may be the sum of the second points of one or more users (for example, the sum of the maximum scores, the sum of the shortest clear times, etc.). Also, the ranking of each of the plurality of user groups is determined based on the first points. Then, when the tallying period ends, game media and the like are given as rewards to, for example, each user belonging to a high-ranking user group.

(Configuration of server device)
The configuration of the server device 11 will be specifically described. The server device 11 includes a server communication section 14 , a server storage section 15 and a server control section 16 .

The server communication unit 14 includes an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire to transmit and receive information. The server communication unit 14 may include, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) communication module or a wired LAN communication module. The server communication unit 14 can transmit and receive information to and from the terminal device 12 via the network 13 .

The server storage unit 15 includes, for example, a primary storage device and a secondary storage device. For example, the server storage unit 15 may include semiconductor memory, magnetic memory, optical memory, or the like. The server storage unit 15 stores various information and programs used for game processing. At least part of the information and programs stored in the server storage unit 15 may be shared and synchronized with the terminal device 12 . Examples of information used for game processing will be specifically described below.

(Information about the user)
The server storage unit 15 stores information about users. Information about the user will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows information about each of two or more users. Information about a user includes various information specific to the user. For example, information about the user includes a user ID, a user name, and information about game media. In the user information, the user name and game content information are associated with the user ID.

A user ID is information that can uniquely identify a user. Hereinafter, the user ID will be simply referred to as a user.

A user name is information indicating a user's name. A user name, unlike a user ID, may not uniquely identify a user. The user name may be determined and changed according to user operations on the terminal device 12 .

The information about game media includes various information unique to the owned game media owned by the user in the game. When game media are acquired by a user, the game media are associated with the user as owned game media. The information about game media may include, for example, game media IDs, game media names, game parameters, and image data representing game media.

A game medium ID is information that can uniquely identify a game medium, either alone or in combination with a user ID. Hereinafter, the game medium ID is also simply referred to as game medium.

The game medium name is information indicating the name of the game medium. Unlike the game medium ID, the game medium name may not uniquely identify the game medium. The initial value of the game content name may be predetermined by the game provider, for example. The game medium name may be arbitrarily determined and changed according to the user's operation on the terminal device 12 .

Game parameters include various parameters used for various processing related to game content. For example, game parameters may include the soundness level and attack power of game media.

The soundness level is a parameter that indicates the degree of deterioration of the game content during execution of the specific game part. For example, the soundness level may include physical strength of the character, endurance of the building, and the like. When the soundness level decreases to a predetermined value, at least some of the functions of the game content are disabled during execution of the specific game part. For example, the character may become incapacitated when the physical strength of the character decreases to a predetermined value (eg, zero). Also, for example, the building may collapse when the durability of the building decreases to a predetermined value (eg, zero). Therefore, the higher the soundness of the game media used by the user, the more advantageous it is for the user.

Attack power is, for example, a parameter that contributes to the amount of damage inflicted on a game medium, which is an opponent, by an attack of the game medium. The higher the attack power value, the greater the amount of damage dealt to the opponent. For example, the health level of the opponent is reduced by the amount of damage dealt to the opponent. When the opponent's health level is reduced to a predetermined value, it may be determined that the battle against the opponent has been won. Therefore, the greater the offensive power of the game media used by the user, the more advantageous the user.

The contents of the information about the user are not limited to those described above. For example, information about a user may include information about one or more decks. The deck information is information indicating a combination of one or more used game media used to execute a game part among the game media owned by the user. Also, for example, the content of the game parameters described above may differ depending on the content of the specific game part. For example, in other embodiments where the particular game part is a game part that includes elements of a racing game, the game parameters may include the maximum velocity and acceleration of the game medium (eg, car), and the like.

(Information about user groups)
The server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 stores information about user groups. Information about user groups will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows information about each of two or more user groups. Information about a user group includes various information unique to the user group. For example, information about user groups includes user group IDs, user group names, and member information. In the information about user groups, user group names and member information are associated with user group IDs.

A user group ID is information that can uniquely identify a user group. Hereinafter, the user group ID will also be simply referred to as a user group.

A user group name is information indicating the name of a user group. A user group name may not uniquely identify a user group, unlike a user group ID. The user group name may be determined and changed according to user operations on the terminal device 12 .

Member information includes the user ID of each user belonging to the user group. For example, the member information shown in FIG. Show that you belong. An upper limit number (for example, 20) of users who can belong to a user group may be defined. Hereinafter, a user associated with a user group in the information on the user group will also be referred to as a member of the user group.

One or more users (administrative users) belonging to a user group may have predetermined authority. For example, an administrative user may have the authority to decide whether other users are allowed to join or leave a user group. Also for example, an administrative user may have the authority to change the provisioning table corresponding to the user group. The provision table will be described later.

(Information about game parts)
The server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 stores information about game parts. Information about the game part will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows information about each of two or more specific game parts. Hereinafter, the specific game part will also simply be referred to as a game part. Information about a game part includes various information specific to the game part. For example, game part information includes a game part ID, a game part name, game data, an aggregation period, and group set information. In the game part information, the game part name, game data, aggregation period, and group set information are associated with the game part ID.

A game part ID is information that can uniquely identify a game part. Hereinafter, the game part ID will be simply referred to as a game part.

The game part name is information indicating the name of the game part. The game part name does not have to uniquely identify the game part, unlike the game part ID. The game media name may be predetermined by the game provider, for example.

Game data includes various information used to execute game parts. For example, the game data may include so-called asset data such as image data and audio data used for executing game parts. The game data may include information about the opponent game media (for example, enemy characters, enemy buildings, etc.). As will be described later, the server device 11 can transmit game data to the terminal device 12 . The terminal device 12 can execute the game part using the received game data.

The aggregation period is information indicating a predetermined period. The aggregation period may be predetermined by the game provider, for example. As will be described later, the server storage unit 15 stores ranking information including a second point (for example, maximum score) indicating the best execution result of a specific game part within a tally period for each user.

The group set information includes a set ID and multiple user group IDs. In the group set information, multiple user group IDs are associated with set IDs.

A set ID is information that can identify a plurality of user groups in combination with a game part ID. A plurality of user groups associated with combinations of set IDs and game part IDs may be predetermined, for example, by the game provider before the start of the game part counting period. Alternatively, a plurality of user groups associated with combinations of set IDs and game part IDs may be determined by the server device 11 before the start of the game part counting period. In this embodiment, one user group is associated with one set ID in one game part, but may be associated with a plurality of set IDs. A combination of each set ID and game part ID is associated with ranking information, which will be described later.

(ranking information)
The server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 stores ranking information for each combination of set ID and game part ID. Ranking information will be described with reference to FIG. For example, FIG. 5 shows ranking information corresponding to a combination of game part ID "part 001" and set ID "set 001". The ranking information includes, for example, a plurality of user group IDs, a plurality of first points respectively corresponding to the plurality of user group IDs, and the ranking of each of the plurality of user groups. The ranking information may further include one or more user IDs corresponding to each user group ID and second points corresponding to each user ID.

A plurality of user group IDs are a plurality of user group IDs associated with a combination of the set ID and the game part ID in the information regarding the game part described above.

A plurality of first points are parameters associated with user groups. For example, the first point may be the sum of second points corresponding to each user ID associated with the user group in the ranking information.

Ranking indicates the ranking of each of a plurality of user groups determined based on a plurality of first points. For example, the larger (or smaller) the corresponding first point, the higher the ranking of the user group. For example, the rank of the user group with the largest (or smallest) corresponding first point is determined to be the highest rank, ie, first place.

One or more user IDs are users who played the game part while belonging to the corresponding user group, and the second point indicating the best execution result of the game part within the aggregation period was determined. User ID of the user. As described above, the first point of a user group is the sum of the second points of each user associated with the user group. Therefore, the users associated with the user group in the ranking information suggest users who contribute to the ranking of the user group in that they are involved in determining the rank (or first point) of the user group. ing. An upper limit number of users (for example, 20) that can be associated with one user group may be defined in the ranking information. Hereinafter, a user associated with a user group in ranking information is also referred to as a contributing user corresponding to the user group.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, two or more users including "user 001" and "user 002" contributed to the ranking of the user group "group 001". Also, two or more users, including "user 101" and "user 102", contributed to the ranking of the user group "group 100".

On the other hand, the first point of the user group "group 002" is null, and no user has contributed to the ranking of this user group. This suggests, for example, that none of the users belonging to the user group "group 002" has played the game part within the counting period, or that even if they have played, the second point has not been determined. . For example, if the game is over during play of the game part, the second point may not be determined. On the other hand, if, for example, a clear task is achieved without the game being over during the play of the game part, a second point indicating the execution result of the game part may be determined.

The second point is a second point indicating the best execution result of the game part determined by the corresponding user playing the game part within the aggregation period.

Specifically, when a user belonging to a user group plays a game part and a second point indicating the best execution result of the game part within the aggregation period is determined, the user and the second point are used in the ranking. The information is associated with the user group.

In this embodiment, the correspondence between users and user groups in the ranking information is managed independently from the correspondence between users and user groups in the information on user groups described above. That is, the members of a user group do not necessarily match the contributing users corresponding to the user group. For example, consider a case where a user (and a second point) is associated with a user group in ranking information, and then the user leaves the user group. In such a case, the withdrawal cancels the association between the user and the user group in the information on the user group. On the other hand, the association between the user (and the second point) and the user group in the ranking information is not canceled immediately. In such a case, the user is not a member of the user group, but may be a contributing user corresponding to the user group.

In another embodiment, the withdrawal cancels the association between the user and the user group in the information on the user group, and the association between the user (and the second point) and the user group in the ranking information. may be eliminated. By canceling the association in the ranking information, the user ID of the user and the second points are deleted from the ranking information. In such a case, the user group's first points are reduced, for example, by the user's second points. A decrease in the first point of the user group may change the ranking of the user group.

In the ranking information, an upper limit number (for example, 20) of contributing users to be associated with one user group may be defined. A case will be described where the user group is already associated with the maximum number of contributing users in the ranking information.

In such a case, execution of the game part by the terminal device 12 of a new member who has newly joined the user group may be prohibited.

Alternatively, even if the best execution result of the game part executed by the terminal device 12 of the new member is determined within the counting period, the execution result may not be reflected in the ranking information. Here, when the best execution result of the game part executed by the new member's terminal device 12 within the aggregation period is determined and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the execution result is reflected in the ranking information. good too.

For example, the conditions may include the condition that there are one or more contributing users who are contributing users corresponding to a user group and who are not members of the user group. The condition is such that the second point indicating the best execution result of the game part by the terminal device 12 of the new member is the first score of at least one of the one or more contributing users who are not members of the user group. It may further include a condition that it is 2 points or more. In such a case, in the ranking information, the association between the user group and the contributing user having the smallest second point among the one or more contributing users is canceled, while the new member corresponds to the user group as a contributing user. can be attached. According to such a configuration, even a new member who joins a user group with which the maximum number of contributing users are already associated contributes to the ranking of the user group in place of the contributing user who has already left the user group. can do. For this reason, the probability of occurrence of inconvenience such as a new member being unable to contribute to the ranking of the user group, for example, is reduced, and the user's satisfaction with the game is improved.

(provided table)
The server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 stores a provision table for each user group. The provision table is information used for executing the game part "Group Shop", which will be described later. The provision table will be described with reference to FIG. For example, FIG. 6 shows an offer table corresponding to the user group "group 001". In the provision table, one or more patterns are associated with user group IDs. Each pattern is associated with one or more combinations of game contents and number of times. The number of combinations of game content and the number of times associated with each pattern may be the same, or may be different for each pattern. In the example shown in FIG. 6, each row of the provision table corresponds to each pattern, and each column corresponds to each combination of game media and number of times. Each column of the provision table defines a game medium ID and the number of times. The game content ID and the number of times shown in each column of the provision table may be common to each user group, or may be different for each user group.

As will be described later, one pattern is selected from among a plurality of patterns included in the provision table for each user group. The selected pattern is used to determine an acquisition table, which will be described later.

As will be described later, an administrative user belonging to a user group can change the provisioning table. For example, a ninth pattern (ninth row) and a ninth set of game media and times (ninth column), indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 6, may be added at the request of an administrative user.

(acquisition table)
The server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 stores an acquisition table for each user belonging to a user group. The acquisition table is information used for executing the game part "Group Shop", which will be described later. The acquisition table will be described with reference to FIG. For example, FIG. 7 shows an acquisition table corresponding to the user "user 001" belonging to the user group "group 001". The acquisition table includes combinations of one or more sets of game media and remaining counts corresponding to one pattern selected from the provision table corresponding to the user group.

The "remaining number of times" is a parameter whose initial value is the "number of times" shown in the provision table. As will be described later, in the game part "group shop", when the user acquires any game content shown in the acquisition table, the remaining number of times corresponding to the game content decreases. Acquisition of the game content can be executed only when the remaining number of times corresponding to the game content is one or more.

Information stored in the server storage unit 15 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to the above. The server storage unit 15 may store arbitrary information used for game execution.

Server controller 16 includes one or more processors. The processor may include a general-purpose processor that implements a specific function by reading a specific program, and a dedicated processor that specializes in specific processing. The server control unit 16 controls the operation of the server device 11 as a whole. An example of the operation of the server control unit 16 will be specifically described below.

The server control unit 16 stores various information and programs used for game processing in the server storage unit 15 . The information used for game processing may include the aforementioned user information, user group information, game part information, ranking information, provision table, and acquisition table. The process of storing information may include arbitrary processes such as, for example, a process of associating a plurality of mutually different pieces of information, a process of determining at least part of the information, and the like. For example, the process of storing information about users may include a process of storing each of a plurality of users in association with information about game media owned by the users. Also, for example, the process of storing information about a game part may include a process of determining group set information that is part of the information about a game part.

The server control unit 16 transmits and receives information via the server communication unit 14 . For example, the server control unit 16 may transmit at least part of the information stored in the server storage unit 15 to the terminal device 12 . In this way, the information stored in the server storage unit 15 and the information stored in the terminal device 12 are shared and synchronized. The timing of sharing and synchronizing information may include, for example, the timing when new information is stored in the server storage unit 15 and the timing when the information stored in the server storage unit 15 is updated. good too.

The server control unit 16 performs various processes of the game independently or in cooperation with the terminal device 12 . For example, the server control unit 16, either alone or in cooperation with the terminal device 12, executes processing related to various game parts. Details of the processing executed by the server device 11 alone or in cooperation with the terminal device 12 will be described later.

(Configuration of terminal device)
The configuration of the terminal device 12 will be specifically described. The terminal device 12 includes a terminal communication section 17 , a terminal storage section 18 , a display section 19 , an input section 20 and a terminal control section 21 .

The terminal communication unit 17 includes an interface that communicates with an external device wirelessly or by wire to transmit and receive information. The terminal communication unit 17 may include, for example, a wireless communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, a wired LAN communication module, or the like compatible with mobile communication standards such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) (registered trademark). The terminal communication unit 17 can transmit and receive information to and from the server device 11 via the network 13 .

The terminal storage unit 18 includes, for example, a primary storage device and a secondary storage device. For example, the terminal storage unit 18 may include semiconductor memory, magnetic memory, optical memory, or the like. The terminal storage unit 18 stores various information and programs used for game processing. Various information and programs used for game processing may be obtained from at least one of the server device 11 and other external servers via the network 13, for example. For example, a game application program may be obtained from another external server. Hereinafter, the application program will also simply be referred to as an application.

The display unit 19 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display unit 19 can display various screens.

The input unit 20 includes an input interface that receives user operations on the terminal device 12 . The input interface may include, for example, a touch panel physical key provided integrally with the display unit 19 and a pointing device such as a mouse or touch pad.

The terminal control unit 21 includes one or more processors. The processor may include a general-purpose processor that implements a specific function by reading a specific program, and a dedicated processor that specializes in specific processing. The terminal control unit 21 controls the operation of the terminal device 12 as a whole. The terminal control unit 21 cooperates with the server device 11 to execute game processing. An example of the operation of the terminal control unit 21 will be specifically described below.

The terminal control unit 21 transmits and receives information via the terminal communication unit 17 . For example, the terminal control unit 21 receives various information and programs used for game processing from at least one of the server device 11 and other external servers. The terminal control unit 21 stores the received information and program in the terminal storage unit 18 .

The terminal control unit 21 activates a game application according to a user's operation. The terminal control unit 21 cooperates with the server device 11 to execute game processing. For example, the terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display various screens. A GUI (Graphic User Interface) for detecting user operations, for example, may be displayed on the screen. The terminal control unit 21 can detect user operations on the screen via the input unit 20 .

The terminal control unit 21 performs various processes of the game independently or in cooperation with the server device 11 . For example, the terminal control unit 21 independently or in cooperation with the server device 11 executes processing related to various game parts.

An example of game processing executed by the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 independently or in cooperation will be specifically described.

(Processing related to game parts)
A description will be given of processing related to the game part, which is executed cooperatively by the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 . The server control section 16 of the server device 11 stores the ranking information in the server storage section 15 .

The terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 transmits a game part execution request to the server device 11, for example, according to a user's operation.

Upon receiving a game part execution request from the terminal device 12, the server control unit 16 duplicates at least part of the ranking information corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. At least part of the duplicated ranking information may include a portion of the ranking information corresponding to the user group and a portion corresponding to one or more other user groups higher than the user group. good. The server control unit 16 temporarily stores the duplicated ranking information in the server storage unit 15 in association with the user. Hereinafter, the duplicated ranking information will also be referred to as past ranking information. The past ranking information associated with the user is ranking information at the time when the game part is executed by the terminal device 12 of the user. The past ranking information can be used to display predetermined information on the terminal device 12, as will be described later.

Past ranking information copied and stored in association with a user is managed independently of the original ranking information. For example, the duplication source ranking information may change each time a game part is executed by any user's terminal device 12 . On the other hand, the past ranking information stored in association with user A, for example, does not change even if the terminal device 12 of a user other than user A executes the game part. As will be described later, past ranking information stored in association with user A may change when user A's terminal device 12 executes a game part.

After storing the past ranking information in the server storage unit 15 , the server control unit 16 transmits a game part execution instruction to the terminal device 12 . The execution instructions may include any information used to execute the game part. For example, the information used to execute the game part may include the game data of the game part and the above-described past ranking information, but is not limited to these. For example, information used to perform game parts may include information about users, information about user groups, information about game parts, ranking information, offer tables, and acquisition tables.

Upon receiving a game part execution instruction from the server device 11, the terminal control unit 21 executes the game part. The terminal control unit 21 advances the game part, for example, according to the user's operation or automatically.

Here, as described above, the game part in the present embodiment is such that the user operates the game media (for example, characters) included in the deck, and the opponents (for example, enemy characters and enemy characters) appearing in the virtual space. Buildings, etc.) includes elements of action games in which you play against each other. For example, the terminal control unit 21 arranges the used game media and opponents in the virtual space. The terminal control unit 21 performs a match between the used game media and the opponent in accordance with the user's operation. The terminal control unit 21 determines that the user has won the match against the opponent when the health level of the opponent has decreased to a predetermined value (for example, zero). The terminal control unit 21 may cause a new opponent to appear in the virtual space.

For example, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the soundness level of at least one used game medium indicated in the deck information is greater than a predetermined value (e.g., zero) when a predetermined time limit has elapsed after the start of the game part. If so, it is determined that the game is cleared. When it is determined that the game has been cleared, the terminal control unit 21 determines a second point (for example, score) as a result of executing the game part, and ends the game part.

In this embodiment, the better the execution result of the game part, the higher the second point (for example, the score). For example, the terminal control unit 21 may increase the second points as the number of opponents won by the user increases. Further, in the present embodiment, the terminal control unit 21 may change the difficulty level of the game part, for example, according to user's operation. For example, the higher the difficulty of the game part, the stronger the opponent, and the second points may be greatly increased when the opponent is defeated.

On the other hand, the terminal control unit 21 determines that the game is over when the soundness level of each used game medium indicated in the information about the deck decreases to a predetermined value before the time limit elapses. When it is determined that the game is over, the terminal control unit 21 ends the game part without determining the second point indicating the execution result of the game part.

Alternatively, the terminal control unit 21 may determine a second point indicating the execution result of the game part even when it is determined that the game is over. Specifically, the terminal control unit 21 determines the second point indicating the execution result of the game part based on the progress of the game part during the period from the start of the game part until it is determined that the game is over. For example, the terminal control unit 21 may increase the second points as the number of opponents that the user has won in the period is large. Further, for example, the terminal control unit 21 may calculate the second points by comparing with the case where the game is not over, such as a process of subtracting the second points or a process of multiplying the second points by a coefficient smaller than 1. A process for reducing the size may be performed.

When the execution result of the game part is determined, the terminal control unit 21 transmits the execution result of the game part to the server device 11 .

When receiving the game part execution result from the terminal device 12, the server control unit 16 determines whether or not the execution result satisfies a predetermined condition (update condition). For example, the update condition may include a condition that the execution result is received within the aggregation period of the game part. Further, for example, the update condition may include a condition that the execution result is the best among the execution results of the game parts executed by the terminal device 12 within the counting period. Specifically, the server control unit 16 determines that the second points (e.g., score) indicating the execution result received from the terminal device 12 within the aggregation period are the number of game parts executed by the terminal device 12 within the aggregation period. If it is the maximum among the execution results (for example, if it is the maximum score), it is determined that the update condition is satisfied.

If it is determined that the update condition is not satisfied, the server control section 16 may discard the past ranking information stored in the server storage section 15 . Then, the processing related to the game part ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the update condition is satisfied, the server control unit 16 sets the combination of the user and the initial value (for example, zero) of the second points in the ranking information stored in the server storage unit 15 to may be associated with the user group to which . The server control unit 16 also changes the second points of the user and the first points of the user group, which are included in the ranking information.

Specifically, the server control unit 16 changes the second points of the user included in the ranking information so as to be equal to the second points indicating the execution result received from the terminal device 12 . In order to change the second points, the server control unit 16 may execute arbitrary processing such as processing to overwrite the second points in the ranking information or processing to increase or decrease the second points. In this embodiment, the second points included in the ranking information are increased.

More specifically, the server control unit 16 changes the first points of the user group included in the ranking information by the amount of change in the user's second points. In this embodiment, the user group's first points are increased by the amount of increase in the user's second points.

Here, the server control unit 16, when it is determined that the update condition is satisfied and the user (and the second point) is not associated with another user group different from the user group to which the user (and the second point) currently belongs in the ranking information , the second point of the user and the first point of the user group to which the user belongs, which are included in the ranking information, may be changed. In other words, when it is determined that the update condition is satisfied and the user is not a contributing user corresponding to another user group, the server control unit 16 controls the user's second point and the The first point of each user group to which the user belongs may be changed. According to such a configuration, the user can contribute to the ranking of the user group to which the user currently belongs only if the user has not contributed to the ranking of another user group to which the user belonged in the past. Therefore, the probability that one user contributes to the ranking of a plurality of user groups or other inconveniences is reduced. When such a configuration is adopted, the server control unit 16 transmits an instruction to display alert information to the terminal device 12 of the user when the user is about to leave the user group, and The user may be removed from the user group in response to receiving the response sent by the terminal device 12 . The alert information may include, for example, information suggesting that it cannot contribute to rankings of other user groups to which it belongs after leaving. Specifically, when the user leaves the user group, the ranking information is not updated even if the game part is re-executed until the end time of the game part counting period, or the re-execution of the game part is not performed. It may contain a message suggesting that it is prohibited.

When the user's second points and the user group's first points included in the ranking information are changed, the server control unit 16 updates the ranking information stored in the server storage unit 15 . Specifically, the server control unit 16 updates the ranking of each user group based on the first point of each user group included in the ranking information.

When the user's second point and the user group's first point included in the ranking information are changed, the server control unit 16 instructs the terminal device 12 to display information indicating that the update condition described above is satisfied. Send. In this embodiment, the information display instruction may include arbitrary information used for displaying the information, such as image data.

When the terminal control unit 21 receives an instruction to display information indicating that the update condition is satisfied, the terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display the information. A specific example (third screen) of the screen on which the information is displayed will be described later.

When the second point of the user and the first point of the user group included in the ranking information are changed, the server control unit 16 changes the second point of the user included in the past ranking information and the and the first point of the user group are changed respectively. The amounts of change in the second points and the first points included in the past ranking information may be equal to the amounts of change in the second points and the first points included in the above-described ranking information.

The server control unit 16 determines whether or not the order of the user group included in the past ranking information changes based on the changed first points included in the past ranking information.

If it is determined that the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information does not change, the server control section 16 may discard the past ranking information stored in the server storage section 15 . Then, the processing related to the game part ends.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information will change, the server control unit 16 transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display information indicating that the rank of the user group has changed. The server control unit 16 may discard past ranking information stored in the server storage unit 15 .

When the terminal control unit 21 receives an instruction to display information indicating that the rank of the user group has changed, the terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display the information. A specific example of the screen on which the information is displayed (fourth screen) will be described later. Then, the processing related to the game part ends.

(Processing related to remuneration)
Reward-related processing executed by the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 in cooperation will be described. When the game part tallying period ends, the server control unit 16 of the server device 11 identifies one or more user groups from the plurality of user groups indicated by the ranking information based on the ranking information. For example, the server control unit 16 may specify a predetermined number of user groups from the top based on the order indicated by the ranking information.

The server control unit 16 identifies each user who contributed to the ranking of each identified user group. Specifically, the server control unit 16 identifies each user associated with each identified user group in the ranking information.

The server control unit 16 gives a reward to each identified user. Rewards may include specific game media, but may include any game media. A specific game medium is a dedicated game medium that can be used in a game part "Group Shop", which will be described later. However, the use of the specific game content is not limited to this, and may be used in other game parts, for example. Specifically, the server control unit 16 associates each identified user with a game medium as a reward. For example, the content of the reward may differ depending on the rank of the user group to which the identified user has contributed.

The server control unit 16 transmits an instruction to display information about the reward to the terminal device 12 of each user who has given the reward. Specifically, the server control unit 16 transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display arbitrary information (for example, the name and number of game media) regarding the game content provided as a reward.

When the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 receives the instruction to display the information on the remuneration, it causes the display unit 19 to display the information on the remuneration. Then, the processing relating to the reward ends.

(Processing related to group shops)
Processing relating to the game part “group shop” executed cooperatively by the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 will be described. Generally speaking, a group shop is a game part in which a user can obtain other game media by consuming specific game content obtained as a reward for a specific game part, for example.

The server control unit 16 of the server device 11 stores the provision table corresponding to the user group in the server storage unit 15 for each user group.

The server control unit 16 selects one of a plurality of patterns included in the provision table for each user group. Any algorithm can be adopted for the process of selecting any one pattern from the plurality of patterns. For example, the server control unit 16 may randomly select any one of a plurality of patterns. The probability of each pattern being selected may be the same or may differ from pattern to pattern. Alternatively, the server control unit 16 may select one pattern from among a plurality of patterns in a predetermined order.

For each user, the server control unit 16 stores an acquisition table corresponding to the user in the server storage unit 15 based on one selected pattern included in the provided table of the user group to which the user belongs. Specifically, the server control unit 16 converts one or more combinations of game contents and the number of times associated with one selected pattern included in the provision table into combinations of one or more sets of game contents and the number of remaining times. is determined and stored in the server storage unit 15 .

In this embodiment, the process of selecting one pattern included in the provision table and the process of storing the user's acquisition table may be performed at predetermined intervals (for example, once a day).

For example, in response to a request from the terminal device 12 of the user, the server control unit 16 transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display information related to the acquisition table corresponding to the user.

When the terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 receives the instruction to display the information on the acquisition table, the terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display the information. A specific example of the screen on which the information is displayed (sixth screen) will be described later.

The terminal control unit 21 transmits to the server device 11 an acquisition request for the game content indicated in the acquisition table, for example, according to a user's operation.

When the server control unit 16 receives a game content acquisition request from the terminal device 12, the number of specific game media associated with the user of the terminal device 12 is equal to or greater than a specified value corresponding to the game content related to the acquisition request. Determine whether or not there is

If the number of specific game contents is less than the specified value, the server control unit 16 may send an instruction to the terminal device 12 to display information indicating, for example, that the number of specific game contents is insufficient.

On the other hand, if the number of specific game contents is equal to or greater than the specified value, the server control unit 16 reduces the number of specified game contents associated with the user by the specified value. In addition, the server control unit 16 decrements the remaining number of game media related to the acquisition request in the acquisition table corresponding to the user. Further, the server control unit 16 associates the game content related to the acquisition request with the user. Then, the processing relating to the group shop ends.

(Extension processing of provided table)
A description will be given of a provision table expansion process executed by the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 in cooperation. The terminal control unit 21 of the terminal device 12 may transmit the first extension request for the provision table to the server device 11, for example, according to the user's operation. The first expansion request is a request to increase the number of combinations of game contents and times corresponding to each of one or more patterns in the provision table corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. For example, only the administrative user's terminal device 12 may be able to transmit the first extension request.

Upon receiving the first extension request, the server control unit 16 of the server device 11 increases the number of combinations of game media and the number of times corresponding to each of the one or more patterns in the provision table. In such a case, for example, in the provision table shown in FIG. 6, a column of "9th column" may be added. The server control unit 16 may increase the number of combinations of game media and the number of times corresponding to each pattern by causing the administrative user to consume predetermined game media (for example, items or virtual currency). good. The game content associated with the combination increased in response to the first expansion request may have, for example, higher value, rarity, or performance than game content associated with other combinations.

The terminal control unit 21 may transmit a second extension request for the provision table to the server device 11, for example, according to a user's operation. The second expansion request is a request to increase the number of patterns included in the provision table corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. For example, only the administrative user's terminal device 12 may be able to transmit the second extension request.

Upon receiving the second extension request, the server control unit 16 increases the number of patterns included in the provision table. In such a case, for example, in the offer table shown in FIG. 6, a row with pattern "9" may be added. The server control unit 16 may increase the number of patterns by causing the administrative user to consume predetermined game media (for example, items or virtual currency) associated with the administrative user. Game media corresponding to patterns increased in response to the second expansion request may have, for example, higher value, rarity, or performance than game media corresponding to other patterns.

Examples of screens displayed on the display unit 19 of the terminal device 12 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 13 .

(1st screen)
FIG. 8 shows an example of the first screen. The first screen is displayed, for example, before starting the game part. The first screen includes a group information display area 22, one or more contributing user information display areas 23, a game part information display area 24, an aggregation period display area 25, a difficulty level display area 26, a decrease button 27, It includes an increase button 28 , a deck information display area 29 and a start button 30 .

The group information display area 22 displays arbitrary information about the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the user group name, the first point ("group score" in the figure), and the order of the user group in the ranking information are displayed.

One or more contributing user information display areas 23 are provided corresponding to one or more contributing users corresponding to the user group (that is, one or more users associated with the user group in the ranking information). Arbitrary information about the corresponding contributing user is displayed in the contributing user information display area 23 . In the example shown in FIG. 8, the user name, the degree of difficulty of clearing, and the second point (“high score” in the figure) indicating the best execution result of the game part are displayed. The clear difficulty level indicates the difficulty level when the corresponding contributing user clears the game part.

The contributing user information display area 23 may function as a GUI that accepts user operations.

For example, when receiving a user operation on the contributing user information display area 23, the terminal control unit 21 transmits to the server device 11 a request to acquire information about the deck when the corresponding contributing user clears the game part or replay data. good too. The server control unit 16 transmits the information about the deck or the replay data to the terminal device 12 in response to receiving the acquisition request. The terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display the received information or data.

Also, for example, when receiving a user operation on the contributing user information display area 23, the terminal control unit 21 automatically changes the deck of the user of the terminal device 12 based on the information about the deck when the corresponding contributing user clears the game part. can be determined explicitly. Specifically, the terminal control unit 21 displays a game medium having the same game medium name as the game medium included in the deck of the contributing user corresponding to the contributing user information display area 23 on the terminal device 12 . is owned by the user. The terminal control unit 21 automatically determines a new deck that includes at least each game content determined to be owned. If there is one or more game contents determined not to be owned, the terminal control unit 21 stops the process of automatically determining the deck and suggests that the deck cannot be determined automatically. Information may be displayed on the display unit 19 .

According to the above-described configuration in which the contributing user information display area 23 functions as a GUI that accepts user operations, the user of the terminal device 12 can view the information when the contributing user corresponding to the contributing user information display area 23 clears the game part. Since it can be referred to, the usability of the game is improved.

The game part information display area 24 displays arbitrary information about the game part. In the example shown in FIG. 8, game part names, victory conditions, defeat conditions, and stage images are displayed. The victory condition indicates a condition for determining that the game has been cleared. A loss condition indicates a condition for determining that the game is over. A stage image is an image that shows, for example, a simplified virtual space in which the game media used by the user and opponents are arranged.

The total period display area 25 displays the remaining time until the total period ends.

The difficulty level display area 26 displays the difficulty level of the game part. The decrease button 27 is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) that accepts a user's operation to decrease the difficulty level. The terminal control unit 21 decreases the difficulty level according to the user's operation on the decrease button 27 . The increase button 28 is a GUI that accepts a user's operation to increase the difficulty level. The terminal control unit 21 increases the difficulty level according to the user's operation on the increase button 28 .

The deck information display area 29 displays information about each used game content included in the deck being selected. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the name of each used game content (“character name” in the figure) and level are displayed. When there are a plurality of decks, the terminal control unit 21 may switch the deck being selected to another deck in accordance with a user's operation (for example, swipe operation) on the deck information display area 29 .

The start button 30 is a GUI that accepts a user operation to send a game part execution request to the server device 11 . The terminal control unit 21 transmits a game part execution request to the server device 11 in response to the user's operation on the start button 30 .

(Second screen)
FIG. 9 shows an example of the second screen. The second screen is displayed, for example, when the execution result of the game part does not satisfy the update condition after the game part has ended. On the second screen shown in FIG. 9, a second point ("current score" in the figure) indicating the execution result of the game part and a second point ("Score" in the figure) indicating the best execution result of the game part within the aggregation period are displayed. "high score up to the last time") are displayed. The terminal control unit 21 may cause the second screen to transition to the first screen, for example, according to the user's operation on the second screen.

(Third screen)
FIG. 10 shows an example of the third screen. The third screen is displayed, for example, when the execution result of the game part satisfies the update condition after the game part has ended. Specifically, when the terminal control unit 21 receives from the server device 11 a display instruction of information indicating that the update condition is satisfied, the terminal control unit 21 displays the third screen based on the display instruction.

The third screen shown in FIG. 10 displays information indicating that the update condition has been satisfied (“HIGH SCORE” characters in the figure) and a second point indicating the execution result of the game part (“This time’s score” in the figure). score”), the second point (“previous high score” in the figure) indicating the best execution result of the game part within the aggregation period, and the “current score” and “previous high score ” (“increase in high score” in the figure) and the first point (“group score” in the figure) after the change in the user group included in the past ranking information is displayed. .

The terminal control unit 21 may cause the third screen to transition to another screen, for example, according to a user's operation on the third screen. For example, when the order of the user groups included in the past ranking information changes, the terminal control unit 21 makes the transition from the third screen to the fourth screen, which will be described later. On the other hand, when the order of the user groups included in the past ranking information does not change, the terminal control unit 21 may cause the transition from the third screen to the first screen.

(4th screen)
FIG. 11 shows an example of the fourth screen. The fourth screen is displayed, for example, when the order of the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs, which is included in the past ranking information, changes after the third screen is displayed. Specifically, when the terminal control unit 21 receives from the server device 11 an instruction to display information indicating that the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information has changed, the terminal control unit 21 displays the fourth screen based on the display instruction. is displayed. The fourth screen shown in FIG. 11 includes a ranking change display area 31 , multiple group information display areas 32 , and multiple detail buttons 33 .

In the rank change display area 31, the values before and after the change in the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 11, it is displayed that the ranking of the user group has changed from 3rd to 2nd.

A plurality of group information display areas 32 are provided corresponding to a plurality of user groups included in the past ranking information. In the group information display area 32, arbitrary information regarding user groups based on past ranking information is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 11, for example, the order of user groups included in the past ranking information, the user group name, the user name of the administrative user belonging to the user group (“leader name” in the figure), and the user group rank. 1 point (“group score” in the figure) is displayed. On the fourth screen, for example, a plurality of group information display areas 32 may be displayed in descending order or ascending order based on the order of user groups.

The terminal control unit 21 may display the group information display area 32 corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs in a manner different from the other group information display areas 32 . The example shown in FIG. 11 shows an example in which a marker image 34 is displayed around the group information display area 32 corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. However, the display mode of the group information display area 32 is not limited to this, and may include other display modes such as blinking.

The terminal control unit 21 changes the order displayed in the group information display area 32 corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs from the value before the change (for example, 3rd place) to the value after the change (for example, 2nd place). In addition to the change, the position of the group information display area 32 may be replaced with the position of another group information display area 32 by animation, for example.

A plurality of detailed buttons 33 are provided corresponding to a plurality of user groups included in the past ranking information. The details button 33 is a GUI that accepts a user's operation to display arbitrary information about the corresponding user group. The terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display arbitrary information about the corresponding user group according to the user's operation on the detail button 33 . Any information about a user group may include, for example, a combination of one or more sets of users and second points belonging to the corresponding user group.

(5th screen)
FIG. 12 shows an example of the fifth screen. The fifth screen may be displayed based on a display instruction transmitted by the server device 11 in response to a request from the terminal device 12, for example. The fifth screen shown in FIG. 12 includes multiple group information display areas 35 and multiple detail buttons 36 .

A plurality of group information display areas 35 are provided corresponding to a plurality of user groups included in the ranking information. In the group information display area 35, arbitrary information regarding user groups based on ranking information is displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 12, for example, the rank of the user group included in the ranking information, the user group name, the user name of the administrative user belonging to the user group (“leader name” in the figure), and the first point of the user group ("group score" in the figure) and are displayed.

The terminal control unit 21 may display the group information display area 53 corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs in a manner different from the other group information display areas 53 . The example shown in FIG. 12 shows an example in which the marker image 34 is displayed around the group information display area 53 corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs. However, the display mode of the group information display area 53 is not limited to this, and may include other display modes such as blinking.

The information displayed in the group information display area 32 of the fourth screen described above is information based on past ranking information. On the other hand, the information displayed in the group information display area 35 of the fifth screen is information based on ranking information (not past ranking information).

A plurality of detail buttons 36 are provided corresponding to a plurality of user groups included in the ranking information. The details button 36 is a GUI that accepts a user's operation to display arbitrary information about the corresponding user group. The details button 36 displayed on the fifth screen may be the same as the details button 33 displayed on the fourth screen.

(6th screen)
FIG. 13 shows an example of the sixth screen. The sixth screen may be displayed based on an instruction to display information related to the acquisition table corresponding to the user of the terminal device 12, which is transmitted by the server device 11 in response to a request from the terminal device 12, for example. The sixth screen is displayed during the execution of the processing relating to the game part "group shop" described above. The sixth screen shown in FIG. 13 includes a specific game content number display area 37, a remaining time display area 38, one or more acquired game content display areas 39, and one or more exchange buttons 40.

The number of specific game contents display area 37 displays the number of specific game contents associated with the user (“number of owned coins” in the drawing).

In the remaining time display area 38, the processing for selecting one pattern included in the provision table as described above and the processing for storing the user's acquisition table are next executed ("until reset" in the figure). is displayed.

One or more acquired game content display areas 39 are provided corresponding to combinations of one or more sets of game media and remaining counts included in the user's acquisition table. Arbitrary information about the corresponding game content is displayed in the obtained game content display area 39 . In the example shown in FIG. 13, the name of the game media, the image showing the game media, the description of the game media, the number of specific game media required to acquire the game media (“required number of coins” in the figure), and the The remaining number of times included in the table and are displayed.

One or more exchange buttons 40 are provided corresponding to one or more obtained game content display areas 39, respectively. The exchange button 40 is a GUI that accepts a user operation for transmitting a request to acquire the game content shown in the corresponding acquired game content display area 39 to the server device 11 . The terminal control unit 21 transmits a game content acquisition request to the server device 11 in response to the user's operation on the exchange button 40 .

The terminal control unit 21 may stop accepting user operations on the exchange button 40 when the remaining number of times indicated in the acquired game content display area 39 corresponding to the exchange button 40 is zero. In such a case, the terminal control unit 21 may display the replacement button 40 in a manner different from usual (for example, grayed out), or may hide the replacement button 40 .

A first operation of the server device 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The first action includes the action of the server device 11 that executes the process related to the game part described above.

Step S<b>100 : The server control section 16 stores the ranking information in the server storage section 15 .

Step S<b>101 : The server control unit 16 receives a game part execution request from the terminal device 12 .

Step S102: The server control unit 16 stores the past ranking information at the time when the terminal device 12 executes the game part in association with the user of the terminal device 12 .

Step S<b>103 : The server control unit 16 transmits a game part execution instruction to the terminal device 12 .

Step S<b>104 : The server control unit 16 receives the execution result of the game part from the terminal device 12 .

Step S105: The server control unit 16 determines whether the received execution result satisfies update conditions. If it is determined that the update condition is satisfied (step S105-Yes), the process proceeds to step S106. On the other hand, if it is determined that the update condition is not satisfied (step S105-No), the process proceeds to step S112.

Step S106: The server control unit 16 changes the second point of the user and the first point of the user group, which are included in the ranking information stored in step S100.

Step S107: The server control unit 16 updates the ranking information stored in step S100. Specifically, the server control unit 16 updates the ranking of each user group based on the first point of each user group included in the ranking information.

Step S108: The server control unit 16 transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display information indicating that the update condition is satisfied.

Step S109: The server control unit 16 changes the second point of the user and the first point of the user group, which are included in the past ranking information stored in step S102.

Step S110: The server control unit 16 determines whether or not the order of the user group included in the past ranking information will change based on the changed first points included in the past ranking information. If it is determined that the ranking will change (step S110-Yes), the process proceeds to step S111. On the other hand, if it is determined that the order does not change (step S110-No), the process proceeds to step S112.

Step S111: The server control unit 16 transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display information indicating that the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information has changed.

Step S112: The server control unit 16 discards the past ranking information stored in step S102. The process then returns to step 101 .

A second operation of the server apparatus 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The second action includes the action of the server device 11 that executes the processing related to the reward described above.

Step S200: When the game part tallying period ends, the server control unit 16 identifies one or more user groups from the plurality of user groups indicated by the ranking information based on the ranking information. For example, the server control unit 16 may specify a predetermined number of user groups from the top based on the order indicated by the ranking information.

Step S201: The server control unit 16 identifies users who have contributed to the ranking of each user group identified in step S200. Specifically, the server control unit 16 identifies each user associated with each identified user group in the ranking information.

Step S202: The server control unit 16 associates each user identified in step S201 with a game medium as a reward.

Step S203: The server control unit 16 instructs the terminal device 12 of each user associated with the game content in step S202 to display arbitrary information (for example, the name and number of game media) regarding the game content. Send to device 12 . Then, the second operation ends.

A third operation of the server device 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The third action includes the action of the server device 11 that executes the process related to the group shop described above.

Step S300: The server control unit 16 stores the provision table corresponding to each user group in the server storage unit 15 for each user group.

Step S301: The server control unit 16 selects one of the patterns included in the provision table for each user group.

Step S302: The server control unit 16 stores an acquisition table corresponding to each user in the server storage unit 15 based on one selected pattern included in the provided table of the user group to which the user belongs.

Step S303: The server control unit 16, for example, in response to a request from the terminal device 12 of the user, transmits to the terminal device 12 an instruction to display information related to the acquisition table corresponding to the user.

Step S304: The server control unit 16 receives the acquisition request for the game content shown in the acquisition table from the terminal device 12 in step S303.

Step S305: The server control unit 16 decrements the remaining number of game media related to the acquisition request of step S303 in the acquisition table corresponding to the user of step S303.

Step S306: The server control unit 16 associates the game content related to the acquisition request of step S303 with the user of step S303. The process then returns to step S304.

A fourth operation of the server device 11 will be described with reference to FIG. The fourth operation includes the operation of the server device 11 that executes the expansion processing of the provision table described above.

Step S400: The server control unit 16 determines whether or not a first extension request for the provision table corresponding to the user group to which the user belongs has been received from the terminal device 12 of the user. If it is determined that the first extension request has been received (step S400-Yes), the process proceeds to step S401. On the other hand, if it is determined that the first extension request has not been received (step S400-No), the process proceeds to step S402.

Step S401: The server control unit 16 increases the number of combinations of game content and the number of times corresponding to each of one or more patterns in the provision table of step S400. In such a case, for example, in the provision table shown in FIG. 6, a column of "9th column" may be added.

Step S402: The server control unit 16 determines whether or not a second extension request for the provision table corresponding to the user group to which the user belongs has been received from the terminal device 12 of the user. If it is determined that the second extension request has been received (step S402-Yes), the process proceeds to step S403. On the other hand, if it is determined that the second extension request has not been received (step S402-No), the process returns to step S400.

Step S403: The server control unit 16 increases the number of patterns included in the provision table of step S402. In such a case, for example, in the offer table shown in FIG. 6, a row with pattern "9" may be added.

As described above, according to the invention according to the present embodiment, when the execution result of the game part executed by the terminal device 12 of the user satisfies the update condition, the user belongs to the user group to which the user belongs, which is included in the ranking information. The corresponding first point changes. The server device 11 updates the ranking information based on the changed first points. According to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device 12 does not necessarily have to play the multiplay game part in order to contribute to the ranking of the user group to which he/she belongs. Therefore, even a user who prefers single play to multi-play, for example, is likely to contribute to the ranking of the user group. Therefore, formation of a cooperative relationship between users belonging to the same user group is promoted.

Further, according to the invention according to the present embodiment, when the execution result of the game part by the terminal device 12 satisfies the update condition, the terminal device 12 displays information indicating that the update condition is satisfied. Here, as described above, when the update condition is satisfied, the first point of the user group to which the user belongs changes. Therefore, according to such a configuration, the user of the terminal device 12 can visually recognize that the user of the terminal device 12 has contributed to the ranking of the user group to which the user belongs by playing the game part.

Further, according to the invention according to the present embodiment, at least part of the past ranking information at the time when the terminal device 12 executes the game part is stored. When the execution result of the game part by the terminal device 12 satisfies the update condition, the first point included in the past ranking information corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device 12 belongs changes. If the ranking of the user group contained in the past ranking information changes based on the changed first point contained in the past ranking information, information indicating that the ranking of the user group has changed is sent to the terminal device. 12. According to such a configuration, as will be described below, it becomes easier for the users who have played the game part to realize that they have contributed to the ranking of the user group. Therefore, user satisfaction can be improved.

For example, at the time when the terminal device 12 of user A belonging to user group A executes a game part, the rank of user group A in the ranking information is, for example, 10th. At this time, the rank of user group A in the past ranking information stored in association with user A is also tenth. Thereafter, during execution of the game part by the terminal device 12 of the user A, the execution of the game part by the terminal device 12 of the user B belonging to the user group B causes the rank of the user group A in the ranking information to change, for example, from 10th to 11th. Suppose that it changed to Even in such a case, the rank of user group A in the past ranking information stored in association with user A remains tenth.

Here, consider a case where the game part executed by the terminal device 12 of user A has ended and the execution result of the game part satisfies the update conditions. In such a case, for example, user A's second points increase, so that user group A's first points also increase. Therefore, user A contributes to an increase in user group A's first points by playing the game part.

However, if information indicating that the rank of user group A indicated in the ranking information (instead of past ranking information) has changed is displayed on the terminal device 12 of user A, the rank of user group A is 10. It is displayed that it has dropped from the 1st place to the 11th place. For this reason, even though user A actually contributes to the increase in the first points of user group A, it is difficult for user A to feel the contribution.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, information indicating that the ranking of user group A indicated in past ranking information has changed is displayed on user A's terminal device 12 . For example, it may be displayed that the ranking of user group A has changed to above 10th place. Therefore, it becomes easier for user A to realize that he or she has contributed to the increase in the first points of user group A. Therefore, user satisfaction can be improved.

In addition, in the invention according to the present embodiment, the update condition is that the second point indicating the execution result of the game part executed by the terminal device 12 is equal to the execution result of the game part executed by the terminal device 12 within the aggregation period. It may also include a condition to be the maximum or minimum among the results. According to such a configuration, among the results of execution of the game parts played by the users, the best execution result within the aggregation period is reflected in the ranking among the user groups. Therefore, even a user unfamiliar with the game, for example, can contribute to the ranking of the user group regardless of the execution results of the game parts by other users, and the user's satisfaction with the game is improved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings and examples, it should be noted that various variations and modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art based on this disclosure. Therefore, please note that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and it is possible to combine a plurality of means, steps, etc. into one or divide them. .

For example, in the present embodiment described above, the terminal device 12 may be configured to perform part or all of the operations and processes performed by the server device 11 . Similarly, the server device 11 may be configured to perform part of the operations performed by the terminal device 12 . For example, processing such as display control of various screens displayed on the terminal device 12 and control of various GUIs may be executed by either the server device 11 or the terminal device 12. May be performed cooperatively. Alternatively, the game system 10 does not have to include the server device 11 . In such a case, the terminal device 12 may store in advance the information received from the server device 11 in the above-described embodiment.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which ranking information is stored for each combination of one set ID and one game part ID has been described. However, for example, ranking information may be stored for each combination of one set ID and multiple game part IDs. In such a case, the user's second points that can be included in the ranking information may be the total value of the second points indicating the execution results of each of the plurality of game parts executed by the terminal device 12 of the user. According to such a configuration, the user needs to aim for the best execution result in each of the multiple game parts in order to contribute to the ranking of the user group to which he/she belongs. Therefore, the game becomes more interesting.

In the above configuration in which ranking information is stored for each combination of one set ID and a plurality of game part IDs, for example, an upper limit number of game parts that each user can play may be provided. Specifically, ranking information is stored for each combination of one set ID and eight game part IDs, and each user may be able to play up to two game parts. According to such a configuration, each member of the user group needs to strategically consider which game part to play among the plurality of game parts. Therefore, within the user group, formation of a cooperative relationship between members is further promoted.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the server device 11 stores past ranking information in association with the user of the terminal device 12 has been described. good. An example of operations performed by the terminal device 12 having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 18 . The operation includes the operation of the terminal device 12 that executes the processing related to the game part described above.

Step S<b>500 : The terminal control unit 21 transmits a game part execution request to the server device 11 .

Step S<b>501 : The terminal control unit 21 receives a game part execution instruction from the server device 11 . The game part execution instruction includes, for example, past ranking information at the time the terminal device 12 executes the game part.

Step S502: The terminal control unit 21 executes the game part based on the game part execution instruction received in step S501.

Step S503: After determining the execution result of the game part, the terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the execution result satisfies the update condition. If it is determined that the update condition is satisfied (step S503-Yes), the process proceeds to step S504. On the other hand, when it is determined that the update condition is not satisfied (step S503-No), the terminal control section 21 causes the display section 19 to display the above-described second screen, for example. The process then proceeds to step S509.

Step S<b>504 : The terminal control unit 21 transmits to the server device 11 a request to change the user's second point and the user group's first point, which are included in the ranking information stored in the server device 11 .

Step S505: The terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display information indicating that the update condition is satisfied, for example, on the third screen described above.

Step S506: The terminal control unit 21 changes the second point of the user and the first point of the user group, which are included in the past ranking information received in step S501.

Step S507: The terminal control unit 21 determines whether or not the order of the user group included in the past ranking information changes based on the changed first point included in the past ranking information. If it is determined that the ranking will change (step S507-Yes), the process proceeds to step S508. On the other hand, if it is determined that the order does not change (step S507-No), the process proceeds to step S509.

Step S508: The terminal control unit 21 causes the display unit 19 to display information indicating that the rank of the user group included in the past ranking information has changed, for example, on the fourth screen described above.

Step S509: The terminal control unit 21 discards the past ranking information received in step S501. Then, this operation ends.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, at least part of the screen displayed on the terminal device 12 is a web display that is displayed on the terminal device 12 based on data generated by the server device 11, and at least part of the screen is displayed on the terminal device 12. A native display that is displayed by a native application installed in the device 12 may be used. Thus, the game according to the above-described embodiment can also be a hybrid game in which the server device 11 and the terminal device 12 each take part of the processing.

In order to function as the server device 11 or the terminal device 12 according to the embodiment described above, an information processing device such as a computer or a mobile phone can be preferably used. In such an information processing device, a program describing processing details for realizing each function of the server device 11 or the terminal device 12 according to the embodiment is stored in the storage unit of the information processing device, and the CPU of the information processing device stores the program. It can be realized by reading and executing the program.
The invention described in the scope of claims as originally filed in the original application of the present application will be additionally described below.
[1] a plurality of first points respectively corresponding to a plurality of user groups; storing first ranking information including the ranking of each of a plurality of user groups; and if the execution result of a predetermined game part executed by one terminal device satisfies a predetermined condition, the user of the terminal device belongs to that terminal device. a changing step of changing the first points included in the first ranking information corresponding to the user group; and updating the first ranking information based on the changed first points included in the first ranking information. and a step of causing the terminal device to display a first screen containing information on the game part and information on past execution results of the game part of the contributing user associated with the user group to which the user belongs. , the program to run.
[2] The program according to claim 1, wherein the information on the execution result includes information on replay data when the contributing user clears the game part.
[3] The program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the information about the execution result includes information about the deck when the contributing user clears the game part.
[4] The program according to claim 3, wherein the user's deck is automatically determined based on the information about the execution result.
[5] The program according to claim 4, wherein, when the server apparatus receives the selection of one contributing user by the user, the deck when the one contributing user clears the game part Determining whether the included game media is owned by the user, and automatically determining a new deck including at least the game media determined to be owned by the user in the determining step A program that causes a step to be performed.
[6] The program according to claim 4, wherein, when the server apparatus receives the selection of one contributing user by the user, the deck when the one contributing user clears the game part determining whether or not the included game content is owned by the user; and if there is game content determined not to be owned by the user in the determining step, automatically playing the deck. causing the display of information suggesting that a determination cannot be made; and causing the program to execute.
[7] A plurality of first points respectively corresponding to a plurality of user groups to which one or more users belong to the terminal device, and ranking of each of the plurality of user groups determined based on the plurality of first points executing a predetermined game part; and if the execution result of the game part satisfies a predetermined condition, the user to which the user of the own device belongs transmitting to the server device a request to change the first points included in the first ranking information corresponding to the group; and updating based on the changed first points included in the first ranking information. a step of receiving the ranking information from the server device; and a first screen including information on the game part and information on past execution results of the game part of the contributing user associated with the user group to which the user belongs. A program that causes a step to display and a step that causes a to be executed.
[8]
8. The program according to claim 7, wherein said information on execution results includes information on replay data when said contributing user clears said game part.
[9] The program according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the information about the execution result includes information about the deck when the contributing user clears the game part.
[10] The program according to claim 9, wherein the user's deck is automatically determined based on the information about the execution result.
[11] A control method for a terminal device,
A control unit of the terminal device, for each user group, includes information about user groups indicating each user belonging to the user group, a plurality of first points respectively corresponding to the plurality of user groups, and the plurality of first points. communicating with a server device storing first ranking information including ranking of each of the plurality of user groups determined based on the above; executing a predetermined game part; sending to the server device a request to change the first points included in the first ranking information corresponding to the user group to which the user of the device belongs, if the condition is satisfied; a step of receiving from the server device the first ranking information updated based on the changed first points after being changed; and a step of displaying a first screen containing information about past execution results of the game part.

10 Game system 11 Server device 12 Terminal device 13 Network 14 Server communication unit 15 Server storage unit 16 Server control unit 17 Terminal communication unit 18 Terminal storage unit 19 Display unit 20 Input unit 21 Terminal control unit 22 Group information display area 23 Contributing user information Display area 24 Game part information display area 25 Aggregation period display area 26 Difficulty level display area 27 Decrease button 28 Increase button 29 Deck information display area 30 Start button 31 Rank change display area 32 Group information display area 33 Details button 34 Marker image 35 Group information Display area 36 Details button 37 Display area 38 Remaining time display area 39 Obtained game content display area 40 Exchange button

Claims (17)

A server device that can communicate with a plurality of terminal devices used by a plurality of users,
a step of storing user group information that associates user groups and users belonging to the user groups;
The user group, a plurality of first points corresponding to the user group , the ranking of the user group determined based on the plurality of first points, and the contributing users who are the users belonging to the user group are associated. storing ranking information;
When the execution result of a predetermined game part executed by one terminal device satisfies the update condition, the first points corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs and included in the ranking information are added to the game part. a change step that changes based on the execution result;
an updating step of updating the ranking information based on the changed first points;
a first canceling step of canceling the association between the one user stored in the user group information and the user group when a request to leave the group is received from a terminal device of one user belonging to the user group; ,
canceling the association between the one user and the user group in the user group information , while maintaining the association between the one user who is a contributing user and the user group in the ranking information; , the program that causes the . when the contributing user and the user group are associated, in the changing step, updating the ranking information based on the execution result of the game part of the contributing user;
to the server device,
2. The program according to claim 1, further causing the user's terminal device to display the ranking of the user group based on the ranking information. When an upper limit is set for the number of contributing users associated with the user group, and the number of contributing users associated with the user group reaches the upper limit,
to the server device,
If an execution result of the game part executed by a terminal device of a user who belongs to the user group but is not associated as the contributing user satisfies a predetermined condition, one of the contributing users is associated with the user group. 3. The program according to claim 1, further executing a step of resolving the above, setting the user as the new contributing user, and reflecting the user's execution result of the game part in the ranking information. The predetermined condition includes execution results of the game part by at least one contributing user among the contributing users who do not belong to the user group but are associated with the user group; 4. The program according to claim 3, wherein the execution result of the game part of the user that is not associated as the game part has a predetermined relationship. to the server device,
When the user leaves the user group and belongs to another user group after leaving, the execution result of a predetermined game part executed by the terminal device of the user until a predetermined period elapses is the update condition. 5. The first point included in the ranking information corresponding to the other user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs is not changed based on the execution result of the game part even when satisfying 1. The program according to item 1. In the changing step, when it is determined that the update condition is satisfied and the user who executed the game part is not the contributing user corresponding to the other user group, the first user group to which the user belongs. 6. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each point is changed. 7. The changing step changes the first point based on a second point indicating the best execution result of the game part by one or more users belonging to the user group. program described in . to the server device,
identifying the user group to be rewarded based on the rank of the ranking information;
a step of selecting a predetermined combination of game media from a provision table in which patterns corresponding to the specified user group and including a combination of multiple game media are recorded;
8. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further causing a step of displaying information on said selected combination on said terminal device in response to a request from said terminal device. to the server device,
receiving from the terminal device a first expansion request for increasing the number of game contents corresponding to the pattern included in the offer table;
9. The program according to claim 8, for executing a step of increasing the number of game media corresponding to said pattern in said provision table of said user group to which said terminal device user who sent said first extension request belongs. . to the server device,
receiving a second expansion request from the terminal device to increase the number of patterns included in the provisioning table;
10. The program according to claim 8, further causing a step of increasing the number of patterns in the provision table of the user group to which the user of the terminal device that transmitted the second extension request belongs. to the server device,
identifying the user group to be rewarded based on the rank of the ranking information;
identifying the contributing users who contributed to the ranking of the identified user group;
11. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further causing a step of rewarding the identified contributing users. to the server device,
2. When receiving a group withdrawal request from a terminal device of one user belonging to the user group, the step of transmitting an instruction to display alert information to the terminal device of the one user is further executed. 12. The program according to any one of items 1 to 11. The alerting information updates the ranking information even if the game part is re-executed by the new user group until the end time of an aggregation period for aggregating the execution results of the game part when the user group leaves the user group. 13. The program according to claim 12, which is information indicating that it will not be performed. The alert information is information indicating that re-execution of the game part by the new user group is prohibited until the end time of a totaling period for totaling the execution results of the game part when the user group leaves the user group. 13. The program of claim 12, wherein A server device capable of communicating with a plurality of terminal devices used by a plurality of users,
a step of storing user group information that associates user groups and users belonging to the user groups;
The user group, a plurality of first points corresponding to the user group , the ranking of the user group determined based on the plurality of first points, and the contributing users who are the users belonging to the user group are associated. storing ranking information;
When the execution result of a predetermined game part executed by one terminal device satisfies the update condition, the first points corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs and included in the ranking information are added to the game part. a change step that changes based on the execution result;
an updating step of updating the ranking information based on the changed first points;
a first canceling step of canceling the association between the one user stored in the user group information and the user group when a request to leave the group is received from a terminal device of one user belonging to the user group; ,
canceling the association between the one user and the user group in the user group information , while maintaining the association between the one user who is a contributing user and the user group in the ranking information; , run, control methods. User group information that associates a user group and users belonging to the user group, the user group, a plurality of first points corresponding to the user group, and the user group determined based on the plurality of first points A terminal device used by a user, which is capable of communicating with a server device that stores ranks and ranking information associated with contributing users who are users belonging to the user group ,
sending a game part execution request to the server device;
a step of receiving an instruction to execute the game part from the server device;
When the execution result of the game part satisfies an update condition, the server requests to change the first point included in the ranking information corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs based on the execution result of the game part. transmitting to the device;
a step of transmitting a group withdrawal request for the user group to the server device based on the user's operation ;
When the association between the user and the user group is canceled in the user group information , while the association between the user who is a contributing user and the user group is maintained in the ranking information , the user's and receiving an instruction to display information of the user group including ranking information. User group information that associates a user group and users belonging to the user group, the user group, a plurality of first points corresponding to the user group, and the user group determined based on the plurality of first points A terminal device used by a user that can communicate with a server device that stores ranking information and ranking information that associates contributing users who are users belonging to the user group ,
sending a game part execution request to the server device;
a step of receiving an instruction to execute the game part from the server device;
When the execution result of the game part satisfies an update condition, the server requests to change the first point included in the ranking information corresponding to the user group to which the user of the terminal device belongs based on the execution result of the game part. transmitting to the device;
a step of transmitting a group withdrawal request for the user group to the server device based on the user's operation ;
When the association between the user and the user group is canceled in the user group information , while the association between the user who is a contributing user and the user group is maintained in the ranking information , the user's receiving an instruction to display information of the user group including ranking information.

Images