JP7197632B2 - Game control program, game control method and game control system - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Publication on website, publication date: March 5, 2018, publication site: https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=1m_jwe7KQNE

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Publication on website, publication date: March 5, 2018, publication site: http://live. nico video. jp/watch/lv311371737

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act is applied Release on distribution site, distribution start date: June 6, 2018, distribution site: https://itunes. apple. com/jp/app/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E6 %88%A6%E8%A8%98-%E6%88%A6%E4%B9%B1%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%9B%E9%87%8D%E5%A5%8F/id1368867838? mt=8

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act is applied Release on distribution site, distribution start date: June 6, 2018, distribution site: https://play. google. com/store/apps/details? id=com. bandainamcoent. grancrest_quartetofwar&hl=ja

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

Various games are proposed today. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a battle in which a group (guild) consisting of a plurality of players defeats one common enemy.

JP 2013-244126 A

However, in battles where one common enemy is subjugated in this way, victory or defeat is often determined by the total strength of the players that make up the group (sum of parameters, total number of items, etc.) and the number of players. not of high quality. This applies not only to battles in which a single common enemy is subdued by a plurality of players, but also to games in general.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game control program, a game control method, and a game control system for realizing a highly strategic game.

According to one aspect of the game control program, one or more computers display a stage selection screen shared by a plurality of players belonging to a specific team, on which a plurality of stage icons each associated with a stage are arranged. receiving a selection of one of the plurality of stage icons from the player via an input interface; and transmitting the stage associated with the selected stage icon to the player via the input interface and a step of progressing according to an operation, wherein at least some of the plurality of stage icons have unlock conditions for stages associated with other specific stage icons. Two or more stage icons are selectable when the unlock condition is satisfied for a stage that is selectable after being satisfied and associated with at least some of the plurality of stage icons.

According to such a configuration, there are stages that cannot be selected until the unlock condition for a certain stage is satisfied. In particular, more than one stage may be selectable if unlock conditions are met for a stage. As a result, the game progresses according to which stage is played, which enhances the strategic nature of the game.

When a stage icon becomes selectable by a certain player belonging to the specific team by satisfying the unlock condition, it is desirable that other players belonging to the specific team can also select the stage icon. .
As a result, cooperation within the team becomes important, and communication between players belonging to the team is activated.

It is preferable that other players belonging to the specific team cannot play the stage being played by a player belonging to the specific team.
This simplifies game control.

The arrangement positions of the plurality of stage icons on the stage selection screen do not change over a predetermined period of time, and the difficulty level (difficulty level) of each stage associated with each stage icon does not change over the predetermined period of time, but the content of the stage does not change. is preferably switched in the middle of the predetermined period.
As a result, various stages can be enjoyed even within a predetermined period.

A game content possessed by a player belonging to the opponent team matched with the specific team may be reflected in the enemy character appearing on the stage. The game media are characters, items, and the like.
Also, a character possessed by a player belonging to an opponent team matched with the specific team and an item equipped by the character may be reflected in the enemy character appearing on the stage.
As a result, there is a motivation to enrich the owned game media in order to gain an advantage in the match against the opposing team.

After one of the players belonging to the specific team has played a certain stage, it is desirable to display information about enemy characters appearing in that stage on the display.

Additional stage icons associated with additional stages may appear on the stage selection screen according to predetermined parameters set for the opposing team matched with the specific team.

The additional stage is preferably a stage disadvantageous to the specific team.
This creates a motivation to improve the predetermined parameter in order to advance the battle advantageously.

Specifically, the additional stage icon appears between a first stage icon and a second stage icon among the plurality of stage icons, and when there is no additional stage icon, the first stage icon The second stage icon becomes selectable after the unlock condition is satisfied for the stage associated with the stage, but if the additional stage icon appears, the stage associated with the first stage icon Preferably, the second stage icon is selectable after the unlock condition is met and the unlock condition is met for the additional stage.
This makes it difficult to select the stage icon, and can put the opposing team at a disadvantage.

Preferably, points can be earned by playing stages associated with each of the plurality of stage icons, but points cannot be earned by playing the additional stages.
As a result, it becomes difficult for the opposing team to obtain points, and the opposing team can be disadvantaged.

For each stage, a plurality of conditions with different degrees of difficulty of achievement are set, and if each condition is met for the stage before other players belonging to the specific team, points are awarded. It is desirable that the points awarded for meeting the most difficult condition to be awarded be greater than the points awarded for meeting the other conditions.
This increases the motivation to play faster than other players.

A plurality of conditions with different difficulty of achievement are set for each stage. , it is desirable that the stage cannot be played.
This also increases the motivation to play faster than other players.

According to another aspect, a game control system comprising a control unit shared by a plurality of players belonging to a particular team having a plurality of stage icons, each associated with a stage. display a stage selection screen on a display, receive selection of one of the plurality of stage icons from the player via an input interface, and select a stage associated with the selected stage icon via the input interface The progress is made according to the player's operation, at least some of the plurality of stage icons become selectable after an unlock condition is satisfied for a stage associated with a specific other stage icon, and the plurality of A game control system is provided wherein two or more stage icons are selectable when the unlock condition is met for a stage associated with at least some of the stage icons.
Such a configuration also realizes a novel game that has never existed before.

According to another aspect, one or more computers cause a display to display a stage selection screen shared by a plurality of players belonging to a specific team, on which are arranged a plurality of stage icons each associated with a stage. , a game that accepts selection of one of the plurality of stage icons from the player via an input interface, and progresses the stage associated with the selected stage icon according to the player's operation via the input interface. The method of control, wherein at least some of the plurality of stage icons become selectable after an unlock condition is met for a stage associated with a particular other stage icon, the plurality of stage icons A game control method, wherein two or more stage icons can be selected when the unlock condition is satisfied for a stage associated with at least some of the plurality of stage icons, wherein at least of the plurality of stage icons Some become selectable after an unlock condition is met for stages associated with certain other stage icons, and for stages associated with at least some of the plurality of stage icons, the A game control method is provided in which two or more stage icons are selectable when an unlock condition is met.
Such a configuration also realizes a novel game that has never existed before.

According to another aspect, one or more computers cause a display to display a stage selection screen shared by a plurality of players belonging to a particular team, on which are arranged a plurality of stage icons each associated with a stage. a game control method for providing a stage associated with one of the plurality of stage icons selected via an input interface of the terminal device to the terminal device, the game control method comprising: , at least some of the plurality of stage icons become selectable after an unlock condition is satisfied for a stage associated with a specific other stage icon, and at least one of the plurality of stage icons A game control method is provided wherein two or more stage icons are selectable when the unlock condition is met for a stage associated with a division.
Such a configuration also realizes a novel game that has never existed before.

According to another aspect, a game control system comprising a control unit shared by a plurality of players belonging to a particular team having a plurality of stage icons, each associated with a stage. transmitting data for displaying a stage selection screen on a display to a terminal device, and displaying a stage associated with one of the plurality of stage icons selected via an input interface of the terminal device; , at least some of the plurality of stage icons become selectable after an unlock condition is satisfied for a stage associated with a specific other stage icon, and among the plurality of stage icons A game control system is provided wherein two or more stage icons are selectable when the unlock condition is met for a stage associated with at least a portion of the.
Such a configuration also realizes a novel game that has never existed before.

According to another aspect, causing one or more computers to display on a display a stage selection screen shared by multiple players belonging to a particular team, with multiple stage icons each associated with a stage. and providing to the terminal device a stage associated with one of the plurality of stage icons selected via an input interface of the terminal device. A game control program to be executed, wherein at least some of the plurality of stage icons become selectable after an unlock condition for a stage associated with a specific other stage icon is satisfied, and the plurality of A game control program is provided wherein two or more stage icons are selectable when the unlock condition is met for a stage associated with at least some of the stage icons.
Such a configuration also realizes a novel game that has never existed before.

A new highly strategic game can be realized.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game control system according to one embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the structure of player information DB which the server 2 memorize|stores. The figure which shows an example of the structure of team information DB which the server 2 memorize|stores. The figure which shows an example of progress of the in-game event. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a top screen of an in-game event; The figure which shows an example of a stage selection screen typically. The figure which shows typically an example of the stage selection screen when an extra stage does not appear.

Hereinafter, a game control system, a game control method, and a game control program according to one embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The game described below is merely an example, and configurations not described may be added, or only part of the described contents may be arbitrarily extracted and adopted.

A game according to one embodiment includes a main game and an in-game event. The main game is a game that each player can play alone at any time. In the main game, the player operates one or more own characters to defeat enemy characters, thereby earning parameters such as experience points and acquiring game media such as in-game virtual currency, weapons, and armor. can be done.

Note that game media are electronic data used in games, and can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, combined, enhanced, sold, discarded, or gifted by users within games. For example, cards, items, virtual currency, tickets, characters, avatars, level information, status information, parameter information such as physical strength and attack power, ability information such as skills, abilities, spells, jobs, etc., and arbitrary media are included. The mode of use of the game media is not limited to what is specified in this specification.

An in-game event is a battle in which multiple players belonging to a team (also called a "guild") can cooperate and participate in a specific time slot. Battles are asynchronous battles against pre-matched teams. A battle consists of a plurality of stages, and when one of the players within the team clears a predetermined condition for a specific stage, the next stage is unlocked (opened) to all players within the same team. Players can earn points by playing stages. Depending on the points earned by each player, victory or defeat with the opposing team is determined, rankings are created, and rewards are given to the players.

In-game events will be mainly described below.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game control system according to one embodiment. The game control system comprises terminal device 1 and server 2 . The terminal device 1 is used by each player. The terminal device 1 may consist of one or more arbitrary computers, and is typically a smart phone or tablet. The server 2 can communicate with the terminal device 1 via a network, and may also be composed of one or more arbitrary computers. A part of the functions of the terminal device 1 described below may be provided in the server 2 , and a part of the functions of the server 2 may be provided in the terminal device 1 .

The terminal device 1 has a touch panel 11 (input interface), a display 12 (output interface), a communication section 13, a storage section 14, a control section 15, and the like.

The touch panel 11 receives operations from the player and performs various inputs, settings, selections, and the like to the control unit 15 . The display 12 displays screens and the like related to the game. The touch panel 11 is arranged over the display 12 . Therefore, the player can easily tap or operate the positions on the touch panel 11 corresponding to the display positions of the icons and characters displayed on the display 12 . In the following description, it is simply written as "tap the icon displayed on the display 12".

The communication unit 13 includes a communication IC, an antenna, and the like, and transmits and receives game-related data and the like to and from the server 2 .

The storage unit 14 can be composed of a volatile storage device and a nonvolatile storage device, stores a terminal game control program and data necessary for games, and provides a work space to the control unit 15 .

The control unit 15 receives the player's operation on the touch panel 11 and communicates with the server 2 while controlling the game. Some or all of the functions of the control unit 15 may be realized by the processor of the terminal device 1 executing a terminal game control program, may be configured by hardware, or may be functions of the OS. may

In response to the player performing a predetermined operation on the touch panel 11 (for example, tapping an icon for executing a terminal game control program), the control unit 15 activates the game application and displays the game screen on the display 12. In addition, processing necessary for starting the game, such as login based on communication with the server 2 by the communication unit 13, is also performed. By logging in, the player is associated with the terminal device 1 used by the player.

The server 2 has a communication section 21, a storage section 22, a control section 23, and the like.

The communication unit 21 includes a communication IC, an antenna, and the like, and transmits and receives game-related data to and from the terminal device 1 .

The storage unit 22 can be composed of a volatile storage device and a nonvolatile storage device, and stores a server game control program, a player information DB, a team information DB, and other data necessary for the game. provide a workspace.

The control unit 23 controls the game while communicating with the terminal device 1 . Some or all of the functions of the control unit 23 may be realized by the processor of the server 2 executing a server game control program, may be configured by hardware, or may be functions of the OS. good too.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the player information DB stored by the server 2. As shown in FIG. Each player is associated with player identification information, possessed characters, possessed items (such as weapons), player ranks (noble titles), belonging teams, and the like.

The player identification information may include, in addition to an ID that uniquely identifies the player, the ID and nickname of the terminal device 1 used by the player.

Parameters indicating levels and abilities may be set for possessed characters and items, and in such cases, the levels and parameters are also stored.

The player rank is a parameter determined by the result of the previous in-game event, and may be reset for each in-game event. A player rank is tied to a player. Therefore, even if a player withdraws from a certain team and joins another team, the player rank is inherited.

Each player can belong to any team. Teams may be formed by randomly selecting players who do not belong to any team by the control unit 23 of the server 2, or may be formed by the players themselves. In the latter case, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 transmits a team creation request to the server 2 in response to an operation by a certain player, so that the control unit 23 of the server 2 creates a team. Then, the control unit 15 of another terminal device 1 transmits a request to join the same team to the server 2 according to the operation of another player, so that the control unit 23 of the server 2 joins the other player to the same team. . Then, the control unit 23 associates the player with the team to which the player belongs.

A manager (for example, a player who has formed the team) may be assigned to the team, and may be able to determine whether or not other players can join the team. In this case, the control unit 23 of the server 2 that has received the request to join the team inquires of the manager's terminal device 1 whether to approve or reject the joining. Then, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 of the administrator transmits the result of approval or rejection selected by the administrator to the server 2 . Only when approved, the control unit 23 of the server 2 allows the player of the terminal device 1 that sent the team joining request to join the team.

Note that a player who once belongs to a team may be able to withdraw from that team. Specifically, a player who wishes to withdraw may be able to voluntarily withdraw from the team. Alternatively, the manager of the team may be able to withdraw other players from the team.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the team information DB stored by the server 2. As shown in FIG. Each team is associated with team identification information, players belonging to the team, team level, active level, and the like.

The team identification information may include the team name and the like in addition to the ID that uniquely identifies the team. Any of the players on the team may be the manager of the team. The team level is set according to each team's achievements so far, and indicates the ability of the team in battle. Team levels are updated after each in-game event.

The active level indicates the activity and scale of interaction of each team, and is determined by the active experience value adjusted according to the actions and number of players belonging to each team.

As an example, active experience points may be added according to the number of players who have played games in a day. Specifically, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may grasp the players logged in from the terminal device 1, tally the number of players logged in for each team, and add the active experience value according to the tally result. (e.g. 1 point for every player logged in). Note that when one player logs in multiple times in a day, the control unit 23 may limit the addition to once a day, or may add only the number of logins.

As another example, active experience points may be added according to the number of times a stage (described later) is played in an in-game event. Specifically, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may tally the number of times the stage in the in-game event has been played for each team, and add the active experience value according to the tally result (for example, one stage 1 point for each play).

As another example, if the game application has a function of sending and receiving comments within a team, the active experience value may be added according to the number of comments. Specifically, it is as follows.

The control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 transmits the comment input by the player to the server 2 . Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 receives the comment and transmits the comment to the terminal devices 1 of other players belonging to the same team. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 tallies the number of comments received from the terminal device 1 (the number of comments sent to the terminal devices 1 of other players) for each team, and adds the active experience value according to the tally result. (e.g. 1 point per comment). In addition, when one player transmits a plurality of comments in one day, the control unit 23 may limit the addition to once per day, or add only the number of times the comment is received (transmitted). good too.

As yet another example, if the game application has a function of donating items within the team, the active experience points may be added according to the number of item donations. Specifically, it is as follows.

The control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 of the player requesting the donation transmits to the server 2 the information set by the player indicating the item to be donated. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 receives the information, and transmits information indicating which player is requesting donation of which item to the terminal devices 1 of other players belonging to the same team. The control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 of the player who makes the donation transmits to the server 2 information indicating which item is to be donated to which player, which is set by the player. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 receives the information.

Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 updates the player information DB shown in FIG. 2 and gives the item of the player who made the donation to the player who made the donation. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may tally the number of donations made for each team, and add an active experience value according to the tally result (for example, 1 point for one donation). Note that when one player makes a plurality of donations in one day, the control unit 23 may limit the addition to once a day, or may add the number of donations made.

Also, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may subtract the active experience value according to the number of players belonging to the team. In each of the examples described above, the larger the number of players belonging to the team, the more easily the addition is made.

Note that the above examples may be combined, and the active experience value may be adjusted according to other factors.

Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 sets the level of each team according to the active experience value. The active experience value may be a "hidden parameter" that cannot be confirmed by the player, or may be confirmed by the player. Also, the team level may be a "hidden parameter", or may be confirmed by the player by, for example, changing the display mode of the in-game icon that symbolizes each team according to the team level.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of progress of an in-game event. Processing operations performed mainly by the control unit 23 of the server 2 are shown on the lower side of the time axis in the figure, and processing operations mainly performed by the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 are shown on the upper side. In-game events are held in units of specific periods (hereinafter referred to as event holding periods). Then, one or more battles are held during a specific time zone (hereinafter referred to as a battle period) within the event holding period.

At a time before the start of the event holding period (hereinafter referred to as a reference time), the control unit 23 of the server 2 determines the teams participating in the in-game event. Also, before the start of each battle period, the control unit 23 matches each team with another team as an opponent. During each battle period, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 and the control unit 23 of the server 2 conduct a battle between the matched teams. After each battle period ends, the control unit 23 of the server 2 tallies up the results of each battle. Furthermore, when the event holding period ends, the control unit 23 of the server 2 aggregates the results of the entire in-game event.

Also, in the in-game event, each team can belong to one of the groups (strengths) prepared in advance. Each team chooses the group it wishes to belong to by the reference time. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 determines the force to which each team belongs at the reference time.

Furthermore, each player of each team can make their characters and items appear in the battle by setting them in the defense deck by a specific time before each battle period. Then, the control unit 23 of the server 2 determines the characters and items to appear in each team's battle before the start of each battle period.

In the example of FIG. 4, the event period is every Friday from 00:00 to Sunday at 24:00. The reference point is 0:00 every Thursday. Battles are held daily. Specifically, the first battle period is from 10:00 to 24:00 on Fridays, and the second battle is from 10:00 to 24:00 on Saturdays. This is the second battle period during which the third battle is held, and the third battle period during which the third battle is held from 10:00 to 24:00 on Sunday.

As shown in FIG. 4, by providing a period during which no battle is performed between the battle period and the subsequent battle period, the terminal device 1 and the server 2 can perform various settings and aggregate battle results during this period. can.

Hereinafter, each process will be described in detail on the premise of the example of FIG. However, the timing of each process may be changed appropriately as long as there is no contradiction in the following description.

[Participating teams confirmed]
The control unit 23 of the server 2 allows only the teams existing by the reference time to participate in the next in-game event. In other words, a team formed after the reference time cannot participate in the next in-game event, and can participate from the next in-game event.

It should be noted that a team that participates in an in-game event may not allow players to withdraw from the team from the reference time until the end of the event holding period. Also, in a team that is supposed to participate in an in-game event, new players can join the team from the reference time until the end of the event period, but the new player will not be able to participate in the next in-game event. may

[Set Group]
Each team can belong to one of a plurality of groups (hereinafter referred to as group X and group Y). Players who have the right to choose among the players belonging to each team can select Group X or Group Y. FIG. A player having the option can be, for example, the player who earned the highest score in the previous in-game event. However, if the player withdraws from the team or participates in the in-game event for the first time after forming the team, the manager of the team may have the option. A group is selected by a player who has the right to select a group, and the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 transmits a group selection request indicating this group to the server 2 . However, when the group selection request is sent, the desired group is not always determined.

Before the start of the event holding period, the control unit 23 of the server 2 considers the group selection request from each team and the team level of each team, and selects each team so that the abilities of the groups X and Y are as equal as possible. Sort into group X or group Y. For example, the control unit 23 distributes the groups X and Y so that the number of teams having the same team level is equal to each other.

Therefore, the control unit 23 first calculates constants for each group and each team level. That is, the control unit 23 counts the teams participating in the in-game event for each team level, and divides the number by the number of groups to obtain the constant for each team level of each group. For example, assume that there are 90 teams participating in an in-game event, and the breakdown of team levels is 20 teams, 30 teams, and 40 teams in order of A to C, respectively. In this case, the constant number of teams of team levels A to C in group X is 10 teams, 15 teams and 20 teams, respectively. The same is true for group Y.

Then, in principle, the control unit 23 distributes each team to the group X or the group Y according to the group selection request. However, when the constant is exceeded (when selection is biased toward one of the groups), the control unit 23 may distribute the teams to groups not selected by the group selection request. In addition, the control unit 23 distributes the teams that have not selected a group to the groups that have not reached the fixed number. The result of allocation is transmitted from the server 2 to each terminal device 1, and at least the player can grasp to which group the team to which each player belongs has been allocated.

As described above, the group to which each team belongs is determined. A group may be selected for each in-game event, or may be selected over a plurality of in-game events.

[matching]
A battle in an in-game event is a match between one team and another team. Therefore, the control unit 23 of the server 2 matches each team with another team as an opponent to determine the opponent team.

The control unit 23 of the server 2 matches each team with another team belonging to another group after determining the teams participating in the in-game event and before the start of the battle period. The control unit 23 may perform matching at random, but it is desirable to perform matching in consideration of each team level so as to match teams of similar ability. Specifically, the control unit 23 matches each team with a team belonging to another group and having the same team level. When there are multiple teams at the same team level, teams having a similar number of players belonging to the team may be matched.

A team that cannot be matched with any team for some reason, such as a team having a similar number of players, may be matched with a bot team (a team that operates without player operation) created in advance by the control unit 23 of the server 2. .

The matching result is transmitted from the server 2 to each terminal device 1, and at least the player can grasp with which team the team to which each player belongs is matched. Desirably, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 displays on the display 12 the number of players belonging to the opposing team and the results of the previous in-game event (ranking, number of wins, etc., which will be described later).

Matching may occur only once throughout an in-game event, or may occur on a battle-by-battle basis. Of the participating teams, a team that is expected to have a low desire to participate in the battle (for example, a team with the lowest team level and to which none of the players belonging to it has logged in for a predetermined period of time) will not be matched with any team. can be As far as teams that are not matched, players may be allowed to withdraw from the team from the reference time until the end of the event holding period.

[battle]
Battles in in-game events progress by playing stages. In order to play the stage, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 displays the top screen of the in-game event in response to a predetermined operation performed by a player belonging to the team participating in the in-game event during the event period. request. Then, the server 2 transmits data for displaying the top screen to the terminal device 1 . Thereby, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 of the player causes the display 12 to display the top screen.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a top screen of an in-game event. This top screen includes information on the own team and the opposing team (team name, player name, etc.), battle icons 31, and the like. When the battle icon 31 is tapped by the player, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 requests display of a stage selection screen in battle. Then, the server 2 transmits data for displaying the stage selection screen to the terminal device 1 . As a result, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 of the player causes the display 12 to display the stage selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a stage selection screen. This stage selection screen is provided for each team, and is common and shared by all players belonging to one team.

A plurality of stage icons 41 to 49 are arranged on the stage selection screen. Each of the stage icons 41-49 is associated with a stage. When the player selects the stage icons 41 to 49 that are in a selectable state, the stage associated with the selected stage icons 41 to 49 is selected (hereinafter this is simply referred to as "selecting a stage"). Also, the stage associated with the stage icon p may be referred to as “stage p”). When a stage is selected, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 causes the display 12 to display a screen for the player to play that stage. The control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 advances the stage according to the player's operation, either alone or in cooperation with the control unit 23 of the server 2 .

These stages are unlocked. That is, on the condition that an unlock condition (described later) is satisfied for a certain stage, another stage can be selected after the unlock condition is satisfied. That is, at the start of the battle, there are selectable stages (stages 41 to 43 in the example of FIG. 6) and unselectable stages (stages 44 to 49 in the example of FIG. 6). The former can be selected even if the unlock conditions are not met for any stage. The latter can be selected by all players in the team when (after) any player satisfies the unlock condition for a specific other stage. By using the unlock system, the desire to advance the stage increases in order to play an unknown stage. In addition, since cooperation within the team is important, communication between players belonging to the team is activated.

In the example of FIG. 6, when the unlock condition for stage 41 is satisfied, stage 44 becomes selectable. Also, when the unlock condition for stage 42 is satisfied, stage 45 and stage 46 become selectable. In this manner, a plurality of stages may be selectable by satisfying the unlock condition for at least one stage. This will increase the options for advancing in-game events and increase the strategic nature of the game.

On the stage selection screen, it is desirable to display in such a way that when the unlock condition is satisfied for which stage, which stage becomes selectable. As an example, a certain stage and a stage that becomes selectable when an unlock condition for that stage is satisfied may be connected by a line or an arrow pointing to the latter.

Even if the stage is unlocked, the stage being played by another player cannot be played. In other words, a stage being progressed by a certain terminal device 1 and server 2 cannot be selected by the control unit 15 of another terminal device 1 . Specifically, when another player selects a stage being played by a certain player, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may notify the terminal device 1 that the stage cannot be played. Alternatively, the control unit 23 of the server 2 periodically transmits information indicating the stage being played by a certain player to the terminal device 1 . Then, the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 may display the stage icon corresponding to the stage indicated by this information in a non-selectable manner.

Each stage is a game in which a player operates a character via the touch panel 11 and obtains points by defeating as many enemy characters as possible within a time limit. Defeating a predetermined number or all of the enemy characters appearing in the stage can be used as an unlocking condition for that stage.

As an example of points, the control unit 23 adds points (scores) to the player according to the number and types of defeated enemy characters. There are types of enemy characters, for example, boss characters, mid-boss characters, and small fish characters, and the points added may differ according to the types. Also, the higher the player rank, the higher the score to be added. Furthermore, a bonus score may be added according to the remaining time when all the enemy characters are defeated. The control unit 23 of the server 2 keeps track of the points obtained by each player in each stage.

At least some of the enemy characters may be related to the opposing team. Specifically, the character possessed by the player can be the boss character of the opposing team, which will be described later.

Furthermore, points other than the above points may be given for each stage when a specific condition is satisfied. As another example of points, when a certain player defeats all the enemy characters that appear in a certain stage, if the remaining time limit is less than 30 seconds (first condition), the first star is awarded for 30 seconds or more and 60 seconds. The control unit 23 may award a second star for less than a second (second condition) and a third star for 60 seconds or longer (third condition).

However, stars are awarded only to the player who first satisfies the conditions, and stars are not awarded even if other players later satisfy the same conditions. It can also be considered that three stars are prepared in advance for each stage, and the stars are distributed to the player who first satisfies each condition.

For example, assume that player A satisfies only the first condition in a stage 41 in which no star is awarded to any player. In this case, player A is given one star (first star) for stage 41, and scores are added. After that, even if player B satisfies the first condition for stage 41, player B is not given one star (the first star), and only points are added.

As another example, it is assumed that player A satisfies the first to third conditions on a certain stage 42 while none of the players is awarded any stars. In this case, Player A is awarded three stars for stage 42 (first star, second star, and third star).

In this way, a plurality of conditions with different degrees of difficulty of achievement are set, and points may be given only to the player who satisfies each condition ahead of the other players for each stage. This can increase the motivation to play faster than other players.

In addition, the number of stars granted when the first and second conditions are met will be one each, and the number of stars granted when the third condition, which is the most difficult to achieve, is met will be one star. , may be an additional star (bonus star).

The control unit 23 of the server 2 keeps track of the number of stars acquired by each player. At this time, a distinction may be made between normal stars and additional stars.

Note that even if one of the players satisfies the first or second condition for a given stage, the stage can be played (the corresponding stage icon can be selected) within the same event holding period. On the other hand, if any player satisfies the third condition, which is the most difficult to achieve, in a certain stage, the stage becomes unplayable (the corresponding stage icon cannot be selected) during the same event holding period.

There may be multiple types of stages. In the following description, stages always include a plurality of normal stages and one final stage, and include an extra stage when a predetermined condition is satisfied. In FIG. 6, rectangular stages 41 to 47 are normal stages, hexagonal stage 49 is the final stage, and circular stages are preferably displayed on the stage selection screen according to the stage type. 48 indicates an extra stage.

Each of the normal stages 41 to 47 is set with one of a plurality of levels of difficulty. On the stage selection screen, it is desirable to display the difficulty levels of the normal stages 41 to 47 so that they can be visually recognized. As an example, at least one of the shape and color of the stage icons 41 to 47 can be made according to the difficulty level of the stage.

On the stage selection screen, the placement positions of the stage icons 41-47 remain unchanged throughout the event period, and the difficulty levels of the stages associated with the stage icons 41-47 placed at specific positions remain unchanged throughout the event period. . However, multiple patterns of stages are prepared for one difficulty level. Then, the stage associated with a specific stage icon may be switched to a pattern with different contents for each battle (for each day). For example, the stage 41 in the first battle period and the stage 41 in the second battle period both have a difficulty level of 1, but may have different contents. As a result, many stages can be enjoyed during the event period.

The more difficult the stage is to clear, that is, the higher the level of difficulty, the more enemy characters appear and the harder it is to defeat the enemy characters. Also, the higher the level of difficulty of the stage, the higher the score obtained and the number of obtained stars may be set. For example, 5 points may be added for defeating one middle boss character in a normal stage with difficulty level 1, and 10 points may be added for defeating one middle boss character in a normal stage with difficulty level 2.

Also, the closer the normal stage is to the final stage 49, in other words, the higher the degree of difficulty of the normal stage that is unlocked unless the unlock conditions are satisfied for many stages. By doing so, the closer the final stage 49 is, the higher the degree of difficulty becomes, so the ability of the own team is determined among the players, and the strategy of which player plays which stage according to the ability increases.

The final stage 49 is arranged behind many of the normal stages 41 to 47 so that it cannot be selected unless the unlock conditions are satisfied. More points are obtained when the enemy character is defeated in the final stage 49 than when the enemy character is defeated in the normal stages 41-47. The numbers and types of enemy characters appearing in the normal stages 41 to 47 and the final stage 49 may be different. For the final stage 49, one pattern different from the normal stages 41-47 is prepared in advance.

The extra stage 48 is a stage that prevents the team from proceeding with the battle, and appears according to the active level of the opposing team. Specifically, the higher the active level of the opposing team, the more extra stages 48 appear. The appearance location of the extra stage 48 may be randomly selected from a plurality of predetermined candidates, or may be designated by a player belonging to the opposing team. Furthermore, extra stages may appear such that at least one extra stage 48 must be passed before reaching the final stage 49 . Also, the appearance location may remain unchanged throughout the event period, or may differ for each battle. Thus, the total number of stages can be influenced by the opposing team.

In the extra stage 48, one type of boss character and several types of mid-boss characters and small fry characters appear as enemy characters. However, even if an enemy character is defeated in the extra stage 48, points such as scores and stars cannot be obtained. Further, the difficulty level of the extra stage 48 may be constant (e.g., equivalent to the predetermined difficulty level of the normal stage), or may depend on the active level of the opposing team.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a stage selection screen when no extra stage appears. In the case of FIG. 7, stage 47 becomes selectable when the unlock condition for stage 44 is met. On the other hand, in the case of FIG. 6, an extra stage appears between the stage icon 44 and the stage icon 47 . Therefore, the stage 47 can be selected only after the unlock condition for the stage 44 is satisfied and then the unlock condition for the extra stage 48 is satisfied. Thus, when the extra stage 48 appears, unlocking of the normal stage is hindered, making it difficult to obtain stars. In other words, the higher the active level of the own team, the less stars the opposing team obtains, which is advantageous.

Note that the number of stages that a player can play in one battle (one day) may be limited. In this case, the control unit 23 of the server 2 counts the number of stages played by each player (number of plays). Then, when the number of stages selected by the players in one battle exceeds the specified number, the control unit 23 of the server 2 transmits to the terminal device 1 that the game is not playable. After one battle ends and before the next battle starts (that is, between the battle period and the subsequent battle period), the control unit 23 of the server 2 resets the count value of the number of plays to 0. . The prescribed number may depend on the player rank or the like, or may be a fixed value.

Although FIG. 6 schematically shows the stage selection screen, in addition to the arrangement of the stages, the information of each stage, the difficulty level, and the information of the enemy characters that appear (at least part of them) are displayed on the stage selection screen. It is desirable to Stage information includes selectability (whether or not it is unlocked and/or whether or not another player is playing) and the number of stars obtained (to what extent the player has already met the first to third conditions above). and so on. Further, as the information of the stage, the information of the boss character and the middle boss character only for the stage played by one of the players may be shown to the other players.

Furthermore, it is desirable that the number of stars and points obtained by the own team and the opponent team at that time be displayed on the stage selection screen or the top screen.

[Setting the defense deck, confirming the characters that will appear in the battle]
By setting a defense deck, each player can make a character (game medium) possessed by the player appear on the opponent team's stage as a boss character. Then, when appearing, at least part of the data (parameters, etc.) of the selected character is reflected in the battle as the ability of the boss character.

For example, the type and level of weapons (game media associated with the character) equipped by the selected character, the types and levels of skills that the character can activate, etc. are reflected in the abilities of the boss character. good too. On the other hand, the level and ability of the selected character may not be reflected in the ability of the boss character.

The defense deck is set as follows by the control unit 15 of the terminal device 1 according to the operation of each player. Each player equips a character desired to appear in a battle with an arbitrary weapon in advance. Then, the player selects, with priority, a predetermined number of characters that can be set from the characters owned by the player. As a result, a specific character equipped with a specific weapon is set in the defense deck. Then, before the start of each battle period, the control unit 15 of each terminal device 1 transmits the content of the defense deck to the server 2 . Even if the content of the defense deck is changed after transmission, it will not be reflected in the next battle, but will be reflected in the next battle.

The defense deck is reset each time an in-game event ends, and the player makes a new setting. For a player who has not set a defense deck, the control unit 23 of the server 2 may consider that a predetermined number of characters possessed by the player are set in the defense deck in descending order of level.

Then, before the start of each battle period, the control unit 23 of the server 2 makes it so that characters of players with high player ranks appear on the stage with the highest possible difficulty level, and characters of as many players as possible appear on the stage. , determine the character to appear in each stage.

Specifically, the control unit 23 allocates the characters with the highest priority set to the defense deck by the player with the higher player rank, one by one, in order from the stage with the highest degree of difficulty. When the number of stages is larger than the number of players belonging to the team, the control part 23 allocates characters with the second highest priority set to the defense deck one by one in order from the player with the highest player rank. Similarly, the control unit 23 assigns characters to all stages.

The character determined in this way appears as the boss character in the opponent team's stage. As a result, the player's own team influences the stage of the opponent team. The stronger the boss character is, the more disadvantageous the opposing team becomes, and thus the motivation to enhance the characters and items possessed is generated.

[Total results for each battle]
Every time one (one day) battle ends, the control unit 23 of the server 2 tallies the results of the battle in the following manner. First, the control unit 23 determines the highest score for each stage. For example, if players A to C have scored 200 points, 300 points, and 400 points as a result of playing stage 41 in FIG. Then, the control unit 23 sets the value obtained by adding up the highest scores of stages 41 to 47 and 49 (stage 48 is an extra stage, so it is not counted) as the score in the battle (score for each battle). It is desirable that the score for the finished battle be displayed on the top screen or the stage selection screen.

[Event Result Aggregation]
When the event holding period ends, the control unit 23 of the server 2 tallies the results of the event and determines the victory or defeat of the team as follows. First, the control unit 23 tallies the number of stars acquired by each team. At this time, the number of additional stars (bonus stars) given when the third condition is satisfied may be taken into consideration, or may not be taken into consideration. Then, the control unit 23 regards a team that has obtained a large number of stars as a winning team, and a team that has obtained a small number of stars as a losing team. When the number of obtained stars is equal to each other, the control unit 23 determines the winning team as the team with the highest score in each battle.

Here, if the number of stars acquired and the total score for each battle are both equal, the control unit 23 determines that both teams are the winning team. However, if neither team has acquired any stars or points, the control unit 23 determines that both teams are losing teams. In this way, the control unit 2
3 decides victory or defeat so that a draw does not occur.

Furthermore, the control unit 23 sets the value obtained by adding up the scores for each battle for all battles (in the example of FIG. 4, the total value for the first to third battles) as the total score for the in-game event. do. Then, the control unit 23 ranks all the teams that have participated in the in-game event by arranging them in descending order of total score.

Also, the control unit 23 determines which group has won. As a specific example, the control unit 23 sets the group with the largest number of winning teams as the winning group. When the numbers of winning teams are equal, the control unit 23 determines the winning group as the group with the highest total score of the teams to which it belongs. If these total values are also equal to each other, the control unit 23 determines the group with the largest number of applicants as the winning group.

Then, the control unit 23 updates the player rank of each player according to the play result of each player in the in-game event. As a specific example, the control unit 23 may update the player rank of each player according to the number of stars obtained in the in-game event. At this time, an additional star (bonus star) given when the third condition is satisfied may be considered.

Furthermore, the control unit 23 updates the team level of each team according to the team's play result in the in-game event. Specifically, the control unit 23 may update the team level according to the ranking. More specifically, when the ranking exceeds a predetermined standard, the team level is promoted by one stage, and the ranking is increased to the predetermined level. If the standard is not met, the team level may be demoted by one level.

Also, the control unit 23 gives a reward according to the result of the in-game event. The control unit 23 may give a ranking reward according to the updated ranking of each team to all the players belonging to each team. The control unit 23 may give a total score reward according to the total score of each team to all players belonging to each team. The control unit 23 may give a group reward to all the players belonging to the team belonging to the winning group.

Rewards are, for example, game media such as characters, weapons, and in-game virtual currency. In order of the ranking reward, the total score reward, and the group reward, the amount of the reward given may be large, the value may be high, and the degree of rarity may be high.

According to the above, a novel game with a high degree of strategy is realized.

The above-described embodiments are described for the purpose of enabling a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs to implement the present invention. Various modifications of the above-described embodiments can be naturally made by those skilled in the art, and the technical idea of the present invention can also be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should have the broadest scope in accordance with the spirit defined by the claims.

1 Terminal device 11 Touch panel 12 Display 13 Communication unit 14 Storage unit 15 Control unit 2 Server 21 Communication unit 22 Storage unit 23 Control unit 31 Battle icons 41 to 49 Stage icons

Claims (11)

A game control program for controlling a competitive game with an opponent, comprising:
causing a display to display a stage selection screen on which a plurality of first stage icons are arranged, each of which is associated with a first stage;
a step of causing a second stage icon associated with a second stage to appear on the stage selection screen according to a predetermined parameter set for the opponent;
receiving a selection of one of the plurality of first stage icons and the second stage icon from a player via an input interface;
A step of progressing the first stage associated with the selected first stage icon or the second stage associated with the selected second stage icon according to the player's operation via the input interface, ,
The first stage and the second stage include a battle with an enemy character,
causing the player to acquire points by defeating the enemy character in the first stage;
a step in which the player cannot acquire points even if the enemy character is defeated in the second stage;
A game control program for executing a step of determining victory or defeat with an opponent based on the points acquired in the first stage. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of first stage icons become selectable after unlock conditions are met for stages associated with specific other first stage icons. game control program. A first icon of the plurality of first stage icons becomes selectable after an unlock condition is satisfied for a first stage associated with a second icon of the plurality of first stage icons;
3. The game control program according to claim 1, wherein more points can be earned in the first stage associated with the first icon than in the first stage associated with the second icon. the second stage icon appears between a third icon and a fourth icon among the plurality of first stage icons;
In the absence of the second stage icon, the fourth icon becomes selectable after the unlock condition is met for the first stage associated with the third icon,
when the second stage icon appears, after the unlock condition is satisfied for the first stage associated with the third icon and the unlock condition is satisfied for the second stage; 4. The game control program according to claim 2 , wherein the second stage icon is selectable. 5. The game control program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the predetermined parameter set for said opponent is the active level of said opponent. 6. The game control program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the difficulty level of said second stage depends on the active level of said opponent. 6. The game control program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the difficulty level of said second stage is constant. 8. The game control program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein one of a plurality of levels of difficulty is set for said first stage. In the first stage, one of a plurality of stages of difficulty is set,
8. The game control program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the difficulty level of said second stage is constant and is one of said plurality of stages of difficulty levels. A game control device for controlling a competitive game with an opponent,
means for displaying on a display a stage selection screen in which a plurality of first stage icons each associated with a first stage are arranged;
means for causing a second stage icon associated with a second stage to appear on the stage selection screen according to a predetermined parameter set for the opponent;
means for accepting a player's selection of one of the plurality of first stage icons and the second stage icon via an input interface;
Means for progressing the first stage associated with the selected first stage icon or the second stage associated with the selected second stage icon according to the player's operation via the input interface, ,
The first stage and the second stage include a battle with an enemy character,
causing the player to acquire points by defeating the enemy character in the first stage;
means for preventing the player from acquiring points even if the enemy character is defeated in the second stage;
and means for judging whether the opponent wins or loses based on the points obtained in the first stage. A game control method for controlling a competitive game with an opponent,
a first means causing a display to display a stage selection screen on which a plurality of first stage icons each associated with a first stage are arranged;
a second means causing a second stage icon associated with the second stage to appear on the stage selection screen according to a predetermined parameter set for the opponent;
a step in which a third means accepts a selection of one of the plurality of first stage icons and the second stage icons from the player via an input interface;
A fourth means advances the first stage associated with the selected first stage icon or the second stage associated with the selected second stage icon according to the player's operation via the input interface. a step of causing
The first stage and the second stage include a battle with an enemy character,
causing the player to acquire points by defeating the enemy character in the first stage;
a step in which the player cannot acquire points even if the enemy character is defeated in the second stage;
A game control method, wherein a fifth means determines victory or defeat with an opponent based on the points acquired in the first stage.

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