JP7211394B2 - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a program and an information processing device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a lottery game in which a player consumes an item, which is a consideration, and a lottery content is provided to the player.

In relation to this, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of providing a player with content drawn by lottery according to the appearance frequency (lottery probability) of each content (character) that is a lottery target.

Japanese Patent No. 3222869

In such a game, the player is often presented with the lottery probability of the content that is the lottery target of the lottery game. However, this lottery probability is a theoretical probability, and an error may occur with the actual provision ratio of the content provided to the player. For this reason, in the lottery game, the player may have a sense of distrust.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object thereof to provide a program and an information processing apparatus capable of providing a lottery game that does not distrust the player. .

In order to solve the above problems, a program according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a computer with a lottery game in which, upon request from a player, contents drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content are provided to the player. a lottery means to be executed, a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game, the total number of times the lottery game has been executed and the total number of times the lottery game has been provided and presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the provision ratio of the specific content according to the above.

Further, in the second aspect of the present invention, the lottery means executes the lottery game by consuming items owned by the player, and controls the computer to determine the ratio of the specific contents to be provided at a predetermined time. is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, it functions as returning means for returning part or all of the consumed items to the player who executed the lottery game.

Further, in the third aspect of the present invention, the return means increases the number of items to be returned as the provision rate of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability.

Further, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the returning means returns the item to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more and has not been provided with the specific content.

Further, in the fifth aspect of the present invention, the returning means provides a number of provided specific characters that is less than the predetermined number than the player provided the specific content of a predetermined number or more by executing the lottery game. Increase the number of returned items for the player.

Further, in the sixth aspect of the present invention, the item includes a paid item obtainable by the player through a purchase procedure and a free item obtainable by the player through game play, and the return means includes the lottery. Return the free item to the player who executed the game.

Further, in the seventh aspect of the present invention, the lottery means executes the lottery game by consuming only paid items owned by the player.

Further, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, the lottery means executes the lottery game by preferentially consuming paid items over free items owned by the player.

Further, in the ninth aspect of the present invention, the return means increases the number of free items to be returned as the number of consumed paid items increases.

Also, in the tenth aspect of the present invention, the specific content is content with a rarity equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Further, an information processing apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention includes lottery means for executing a lottery game in which, in response to a request from a player, a lottery game is provided to the player based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content; a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times specific content has been provided in the lottery game; presenting means for presenting information indicating the provision rate of the specific content to the plurality of players.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lottery game that does not give the player a sense of distrust.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of a game system concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows roughly an example of the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a smartphone as a terminal device illustrated in FIG. 1; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of a server apparatus. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of the flow of processing relating to a lottery game in the game system according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the lottery game execution screen which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the lottery game result screen which concerns on this embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing related to item return in the game system according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the notification screen which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "present embodiments") will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate understanding of the description, the same components and steps are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible in each drawing, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

<Overall composition>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the game system 1 includes a server device 10 and one or more terminal devices 12 . These server device 10 and terminal device 12 are communicably connected via a communication network NT such as an intranet, the Internet, or a telephone line.

The server device 10 is an information processing device that provides a game execution result obtained by executing the game program 14 or the game program 14 itself to the player of each terminal device 12 via the communication network NT. In this embodiment, the server device 10 provides the game program 14 itself to the player of the terminal device 12 .

Each terminal device 12 is an information processing device owned by each player, and is an information processing device that provides a game to each player by executing the game program 14 received from the server device 10 after being installed. . These terminal devices 12 include various devices such as video game machines, arcade game machines, mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, and personal computers.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control device 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device . The control device 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24 .

In the control device 20, the CPU 22 functions as various functional means by executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 24, the storage device 28, or the like. The details of this functional means will be described later.

The communication device 26 is composed of a communication interface or the like for communicating with an external device. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 12, for example.

The storage device 28 is composed of a hard disk or the like. The storage device 28 stores various programs and information required for execution of processing in the control device 20, including the game program 14, and information on processing results.

The server device 10 can be realized using an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Further, the server device 10 may be composed of a single information processing device, or may be composed of a plurality of information processing devices distributed over the communication network NT. Moreover, FIG. 2 only shows a part of the main hardware configuration of the server device 10, and the server device 10 can have other configurations that servers generally have. Further, the hardware configuration of the plurality of terminal devices 12 can also have the same configuration as the server device 10 except that they include operation means, a display device, and a sound output device, for example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a smartphone as the terminal device 12 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 12 includes a main control unit 30, a touch panel (touch screen) 32, a camera 34, a mobile communication unit 36, a wireless LAN communication unit 38, a storage unit 40, a speaker 42 and.

The main control unit 30 includes a CPU, memory, and the like. The main control unit 30 is connected to a touch panel 32 as a display input device, a camera 34 , a mobile communication unit 36 , a wireless LAN communication unit 38 , a storage unit 40 and a speaker 42 . The main control unit 30 has a function of controlling these connection destinations.

The touch panel 32 has both a display function and an input function, and is composed of a display 32A having a display function and a touch sensor 32B having an input function. In this embodiment, the display 32A can display game images including operation input images such as button images, cross key images, and joystick images. The touch sensor 32B can detect the player's input position with respect to the game image.

The camera 34 has a function of capturing still images and/or moving images and storing them in the storage unit 40 .

The mobile communication unit 36 has a function of connecting to a mobile communication network via an antenna 36A and communicating with other communication devices connected to the mobile communication network.

The wireless LAN communication unit 38 has a function of connecting to the communication network NT via an antenna 38A and communicating with other devices such as the server device 10 connected to the communication network NT.

The storage unit 40 stores various programs and data such as the game program 14 and play data indicating the progress of the game of the game program 14 and player information. Note that the play data may be stored in the server device 10 .

The speaker 42 has a function of outputting game sounds and the like.

<Game Overview>
The game according to the present embodiment includes a lottery game in which a player is provided with (acquired) a character as an example of content, and a quest. This lottery game is sometimes referred to as gacha, fukubiki, summoning, and the like. This quest may be called a battle game, dungeon, search, mission, or the like.

In this embodiment, there are one or more types of lottery games, each with a different name (title). The lottery game can be selected by the player on the menu screen or the like of the lottery game. In this embodiment, when one lottery game is selected by the player from among one or a plurality of types of lottery games, a single lottery in which the lottery game is executed once or a continuous lottery in which the lottery game is executed 10 times in a row is selected. A possible screen is displayed. This single-shot lottery is sometimes called a single gacha, a one-time Fukubiki, a one-time summon, or the like. In addition, this continuous lottery may be referred to as 10 consecutive gacha, 10 times Fukubiki, 10 times summoning, or the like. Then, based on an instruction (request) from the player to execute a single lottery or a continuous lottery, a character randomly selected from a lottery target character group (lottery target content group) corresponding to the one lottery game is played by the player. provide to This lottery game is executed based on consumption of the consideration. This consideration is consumed more in the continuous lottery than in the one-shot lottery. Examples of the compensation include paid items (charged items) and free items (non-charged items). Paid items are items that can be obtained by the player through purchase procedures (cash or electronic money payment, credit card payment, etc.). Paid items include, for example, paid stones, paid gacha tickets, and paid coins. A free item is an item that a player can obtain by playing a game (executing various games). For example, free items can be obtained as rewards for logging in, clearing quests, completing missions, interacting with friends, and so on. Examples of free items include free stones, free gacha tickets, stamina recovery items, game coins, and friend points. In addition, these paid items and free items can be used not only for the execution of lottery games, but also for various purposes such as recovery of stamina and continuation of quests. Paid items are more valuable than free items. For example, in a lottery game that can be executed by consuming only paid items, it is easier to obtain characters with a higher rarity (rarity value) than in a lottery game that can be executed by consuming free items. Paid stones and free stones are sometimes referred to as "stones."

In addition, in this embodiment, there are one or more types of quests, each with a different name (title). The quest can be selected by the player on the quest menu screen or the like. In this embodiment, one quest is executed based on an operation instruction (request) for selecting one quest from among one or a plurality of types of quests by the player. This quest is executed based on consuming the consumed stamina value associated with the quest from the player's current stamina value. The player cannot execute (play) the quest when the stamina associated with the quest is greater than the stamina associated with the player. This stamina may also be referred to as life, action points (AP), battle points (BP), and the like. Note that the player's current stamina value may be consumed at the end of the quest (when the quest is cleared or when the quest is retired).

In addition, in the present embodiment, a quest is executed in which a team composed of one or more characters owned by the player (owned characters) is played against an enemy character. In this quest, for example, the player instructs the characters forming the team (characters within the team) to attack or the like. Also, in this quest, the player aims to reduce the hit points of the enemy character to 0 or less by using the ability parameters and skills of each character in the team. When the quest is cleared, the player obtains clear rewards such as free stones, game coins, characters, items, and experience points. It should be noted that the free stones may not be obtained for a quest that the player has already cleared. Further, when the quest cannot be cleared, the player selects whether to continue the quest by consuming paid stones, free stones, a continue item, or the like, or to retire from the quest. The continuation is to give a continuation right to the player who has not cleared the quest so that the player can continue playing the quest.

<Functional means>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 10. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the server device 10 includes storage means 50, lottery means 52, management means 54, presentation means 56, and return means 58 as functional configurations. The storage means 50 is implemented by one or more storage devices 28 . Functional means other than the storage means 50 are realized by the control device 20 executing the game program 14 stored in the storage device 28 or the like.

The storage means 50 is functional means for storing player information 50A, character information 50B, lottery game information 50C, and the like.

The player information 50A is stored for each player in association with the player ID of the player. The player information 50A includes, for example, the player's name and age, owned character information, owned item information, lottery game execution information, and stamina information.
The owned character information includes the character ID and ability parameters of each character owned by the player (owned character). Ability parameters are, for example, a character's level, hit points, attack power, defense power, and the like. A level increases when a character gains character experience points. As the character's level increases, the hit points, attack power, defense power, etc. also increase.
The owned item information includes the number of each item owned by the player. Examples of such items include paid stones, paid gacha tickets, free stones, and free gacha tickets.
The lottery game execution information includes the number of times each lottery game has been executed by the player and the number of times a specific character has been provided in each lottery game. For example, the number of executions increases by 1 when the player executes a lottery game in which one lottery (single-shot lottery) is performed. Further, the number of executions is increased by 10 when the player executes a lottery game in which ten lotteries (successive lotteries) are performed. Also, for example, the number of times of provision increases by 1 when one specific character is provided to the player.
The stamina information includes the player's current stamina value and stamina upper limit value. The current stamina value is a value consumed when the player executes each type of quest. This current stamina value increases by a predetermined amount (eg, 1) over time (eg, 3 minutes), and recovers to the stamina upper limit value. Also, this current stamina value is recovered beyond the stamina upper limit value by the player consuming paid stones, free stones, stamina recovery items, and the like. This stamina upper limit increases as the player's player rank increases. The player rank increases, for example, when the player acquires player experience points by playing games (for example, quests and missions).

The character information 50B is stored for each character in association with the character ID of the character. The character information 50B includes, for example, the name and image (design) of the character, rarity, initial values of ability parameters (for example, hit points, attack power, defense power, etc. at level 1) and maximum values (for example, hit points and power at level 100). attack power, defense power, etc.), skills, etc.
The rarity includes numbers from 1 to 6, for example. This number may be indicated, for example, by the number of stars. Here, the characters with high rarity are set with ability parameters and skills that are advantageous for the game (for example, quests and missions).

The lottery game information 50C is stored for each lottery game in association with the lottery game ID of the lottery game. The lottery game information 50C includes, for example, a name (title), lottery target information, number of consecutive games, lottery price, total number of executions, and total number of offers.
The lottery target information includes the character ID of each character constituting the lottery target character group, which is the lottery target of the lottery game, and the appearance frequency (weight) associated with the character ID. For example, 100 types of characters constitute the lottery target character group. The appearance frequency includes a numerical value from 1 to 10, for example. As for the frequency of appearance, a low numerical value is set for a character with a high rarity, and a high numerical value is set for a character with a low rarity. Note that a character (pickup character) that appears more frequently than other characters within the same rarity may be provided. Here, the lottery probability of one character (theoretical lottery probability) is a value obtained by dividing the appearance frequency set for the one character by the total value of appearance frequencies set for each character to be drawn. Become. Specifically, when the appearance frequency set for one character is 2 and the total value of the appearance frequencies set for each character to be selected is 400, the selection probability of the character is 2. /400 (0.5%).
The number of consecutive lotteries includes the number of times the lottery is continuously performed when the player instructs the continuous lottery. This consecutive number includes 10, for example.
The lottery price includes the number of items required to execute one lottery (single lottery) and the consumption method. For example, when the player instructs a one-shot lottery, the same number of items as the lottery consideration (for example, 5 items) are consumed. Further, for example, when the player instructs a continuous lottery, the number of items (eg, 50) obtained by multiplying the lottery price (eg, 5) by the number of consecutive lotteries (eg, 10) is consumed. Consumption methods include, for example, consuming only paid items, consuming only free items, preferentially consuming paid items, preferentially consuming free items, consuming items in order of acquisition date and time, acquisition date and time Consume in order of newest. To preferentially consume a charged item means to consume the charged item first when the player owns both the charged item and the free item. Similarly, to preferentially consume a free item means to consume the free item first when the player owns both the paid item and the free item.
The total number of executions includes the number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players (total number of times). For example, the total number of executions increases by 1 when a lottery game in which one lottery (single lottery) is executed by the first player. Further, the total number of executions is increased by 10 when the second player executes a lottery game in which ten lotteries (successive lotteries) are performed.
The total number of times of provision includes the number of times (total number of times) that a specific character (specific content) has been provided as a result of execution of a lottery game by a plurality of players. This specific character (specific content) is one or a plurality of characters (content) specified by the game operator from the lottery target character group. As the specific character, for example, a character whose rarity is a predetermined value (for example, 5) or more can be cited. For example, the total number of offers increases by 1 when one specific character is provided to the first player. Also, for example, the total number of offers increases by 2 when two specific characters are provided to the second player.

The lottery means 52 is functional means for executing a lottery game (single lottery game or continuous lottery game) based on a request (execution instruction) from the player. In this embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game in which characters (contents) drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target character group (lottery target content group) are provided to the player upon request from the player. .

Also, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game by consuming items owned by the player. For example, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game by consuming only paid items owned by the player. Specifically, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game in which only paid items are consumed when the consumption method of the lottery consideration in the lottery game information 50C includes consuming only paid items. Also, for example, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game by consuming paid items with priority over free items owned by the player. Specifically, the lottery means 52 performs a lottery that consumes paid items before free items when the consumption method of the consideration for consumption in the lottery game information 50C includes preferentially consuming paid items. run the game.

The management means 54 is functional means for managing various information in the game. In this embodiment, the management means 54 manages the number of executions of the lottery game by a plurality of players, the total number of executions, the number of times the specific character is provided in the lottery game, and the total number of times of provision. Specifically, the management means 54 manages the number of executions and the number of times of provision of the lottery game execution information in the player information 50A. In addition, the management means 54 manages the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision in the lottery game information 50C.
For example, when the first player draws one lottery game once (single-shot lottery), the management means 54 determines the number of executions of the lottery game in the lottery game execution information of the first player and the lottery game information 50C. and the total number of executions of one lottery game in are increased by one. Further, for example, when the second player has drawn one lottery game 10 times (successive lottery), the management means 54 determines the number of executions of the lottery game in the lottery game execution information of the second player and the number of times the lottery game is executed. The total number of executions of one lottery game in the information 50C is increased by ten.
Further, for example, when one specific character is provided to the first player in one lottery game, the management means 54 determines the number of times one lottery game has been provided in the lottery game execution information of the first player and the lottery game information. The total number of times one lottery game is provided in 50C is increased by one. Further, for example, when two specific characters are provided to the second player in one lottery game, the management means 54 stores the number of times one lottery game is provided in the lottery game execution information of the second player, and the lottery game information. The total number of provision times of one lottery game in 50C is increased by two.

In addition, the management means 54 calculates the provision rate of the specific character (specific content) according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision in the lottery game information 50C. This provision ratio is, for example, a value obtained by dividing the total number of times of provision by the total number of times of execution. Specifically, when the total number of times the specific character has been provided is 250 times and the total number of times the lottery game has been executed is 100000 times, the management means 54 sets the specific character provision ratio to 250/100000 (0.25%). Calculate

In addition, when a predetermined period of time arrives, the management means 54 initializes (resets) the number of executions and the number of times of provision of the lottery game execution information in the player information 50A and the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision in the lottery game information 50C. Examples of the predetermined timing include a set date and time (for example, midnight every day, midnight every Monday), the end of the lottery game, and the like.

The presentation means 56 is functional means for presenting various types of information to each player. In the present embodiment, the presenting means 56 presents to a plurality of players information indicating the ratio of specific characters (specific contents) to be provided according to the total number of executions and the total number of times of provision in the lottery game information 50C. For example, the presentation means 56 presents the value (probability) of the provision ratio calculated by the management means 54 and a gauge indicating the value to each player on the lottery game execution screen.

In addition, the presentation means 56 notifies the player that the item will be returned. For example, the presentation unit 56 notifies the player of the return of the item by in-game notification (in-game mail).

The returning means 58 is a functional means for returning items consumed in the lottery game to each player. In this embodiment, when a predetermined period of time arrives, the return means 58 returns part or all of the items consumed in the lottery game to the player who executed the lottery game, depending on whether a predetermined condition is satisfied. return. An example of the predetermined condition is that the ratio of provision of a specific character (specific content) is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific character. This predetermined probability may be the same value as the lottery probability of the specific character, or may be a value obtained by adding or subtracting a certain probability (for example, 0.02%) to the lottery probability of the specific character. For example, when the lottery probability of a specific character is 0.30%, the predetermined probability may be 0.32%, which is obtained by adding a certain probability (for example, 0.02%) to the lottery probability. When there are a plurality of specific characters in a certain lottery game, the predetermined probability is a value corresponding to the total value of the lottery probabilities of the specific characters. For example, if the lottery probability of one specific character is 0.30% and the lottery probability of another specific character is 0.25%, the predetermined probability is 0.55%, which is the total of the lottery probabilities. Sometimes.

For example, the return means 58 compares the provision rate of the specific character with a predetermined probability at a predetermined time (for example, midnight every day), and if the provision rate is low, a predetermined period (for example, 24 hours) is returned from the predetermined time. A part or all of the items consumed by the player in the lottery game are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game within that period. The partial items include, for example, 80% of the items consumed by the player.

Further, the return unit 58 increases the number of items to be returned as the provision ratio of the specific character (specific content) is lower than the predetermined probability. For example, when the value (probability) obtained by subtracting the provision ratio from the predetermined probability is 0.05% or more, the return means 58 returns all the items consumed by the player in the lottery game, and the value is 0.03%. If the value is less than 0.05%, 80% of the items consumed by the player in the lottery game will be returned, and if the value is less than 0.03%, 60% of the items consumed by the player in the lottery game will be returned. do.

Also, the returning means 58 returns the item to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more and has not been provided with the specific character (specific content). For example, the return means 58 returns a lottery game for a predetermined number of times (for example, once) or more within a predetermined period (for example, 24 hours) before a predetermined time (for example, 0:00 a.m.). To return part or all of the items consumed in the lottery game to a player who is not provided with a specific character in the game. Even if the number of executions of the lottery game within the predetermined period is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of times, the returning means 58 is provided to the player to whom the specific character was provided in the lottery game within the predetermined period. The item may not be returned.

In addition, the returning means 58 determines that the number of provided specific characters (for example, one) is greater than the number of provided specific characters (specific content) by the execution of the lottery game. Increase the number of returned items for players who are less than For example, when the returning means 58 returns the consumed items to the player who executed the lottery game within a predetermined period (for example, 24 hours) before a predetermined time (for example, midnight), one or more 40% of the consumed items are returned to the player to whom the specific character was provided, and 80% of the consumed items are returned to the player to whom no specific character was provided in the lottery game.

Also, the returning means 58 returns the free item to the player who has executed the lottery game. For example, the returning means 58 returns three free items when the player consumes five paid items in the lottery game.

Moreover, the return means 58 increases the number of free items to be returned as the number of paid items consumed in the lottery game increases. For example, when the items consumed by the player in the lottery game are one paid item and four free items, the returning means 58 sets the number of items to be returned to one, and the number of items to be returned is two. If there are paid items and three free items, the number of items to be returned is two. That is, the returning means 58 returns items (for example, free items) in a number corresponding to the number of paid items consumed in the lottery game (for example, the same number as the number of paid items consumed).

<Flow of processing related to the lottery game>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing relating to a lottery game in the game system according to this embodiment. Further, the processing of the following steps is started, for example, at the timing when the player issues an operation instruction to select one lottery game (lottery game A) from the lottery game menu screen. Note that the order and contents of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP10)
The management means 54 refers to the total number of executions and the total number of times of provision of one lottery game (lottery game A) in the lottery game information 50C, and calculates the provision ratio of the specific character. Specifically, the management means 54 divides the total number of times of provision by the total number of times of execution to calculate the actual proportion of provision of the specific character. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The presentation means 56 displays the lottery game execution screen 60 on the touch panel 32 .

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a lottery game execution screen 60 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the lottery game execution screen 60 is provided with a lottery object information area 62 , a single lottery instruction button 64 , and a continuous lottery instruction button 66 . In the lottery target information area 62, specific characters included in the lottery target character group, and the lottery probability (theoretical lottery probability) and provision ratio (actual provision ratio) of the specific character are displayed. This provision ratio is the value calculated in step SP10. The single lottery instruction button 64 is a button for instructing execution of a single lottery. The continuous lottery instruction button 66 is a button for instructing execution of the continuous lottery.

Returning to FIG. 5, the process shifts to the process of step SP14.

(Step SP14)
The lottery means 52 accepts pressing of a single lottery instruction button or a continuous lottery instruction button from the player on the lottery game execution screen. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP16.

(Step SP16)
The lottery means 52 refers to the lottery price of one lottery game (lottery game A) in the lottery game information 50C, and consumes (subtracts) the items necessary for executing the lottery from the items possessed by the player. For example, when the one-time lottery instruction button is pressed in step SP14, the lottery means 52 preferentially consumes five paid items from the player's possession items based on the consumption method of the lottery price. Further, when the continuous lottery instruction button is pressed in step SP14, the lottery means 52 preferentially consumes 50 paid items among the player's owned items based on the consumption method of the lottery price.
Subsequently, the lottery means 52 refers to the lottery object information of one lottery game (lottery game A) in the lottery game information 50C, and draws a character based on the lottery probability of each character constituting the lottery object character group. Perform lottery processing. For example, when the one-time lottery instruction button is pressed in step SP14, the lottery means 52 performs a one-time lottery for one character from the lottery target character group. Further, for example, when the continuous lottery instruction button is pressed in step SP14, the lottery means 52 continuously lotteries 10 characters from the lottery target character group.
Subsequently, the lottery means 52 provides the character drawn by lottery to the player. Specifically, the lottery means 52 adds one or more characters drawn by lottery to the owned character information of the player information 50A. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The management means 54 determines whether or not the specific character is included in the one or more characters drawn in step SP16. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP20. On the other hand, if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP22.

(Step SP20)
The management means 54 increases the number of times one lottery game (lottery game A) is provided in the lottery game execution information of the player information 50A and the total number of times one lottery game is provided in the lottery game information 50C. Specifically, the management means 54 adds the same number (for example, 1) as the number of lotteries (provided) of the specific characters in step SP16 to the number of times of provision and the total number of times of provision. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP22.

(Step SP22)
The management means 54 increases the number of executions of one lottery game (lottery game A) in the lottery game execution information of the player information 50A and the total number of executions of one lottery game in the lottery game information 50C. Specifically, the management means 54 adds the same number (for example, 10) as the number of characters drawn in step SP16 to the number of executions and the total number of executions. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP24.

(Step SP24)
The presentation means 56 displays the lottery game result screen 70 on the touch panel 32 . The character drawn in step SP16 may be displayed between steps SP16 and SP22.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a lottery game result screen 70 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lottery game result screen 70 is provided with a lottery result presentation area 72 . A lottery character is displayed in the lottery result presentation area 72 . In this lottery result presentation area 72, the specific character is displayed in a manner different from the other characters.

Then, the process ends the series of processes shown in FIG.

<Flow of processing related to return>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing relating to item return in the game system according to the present embodiment. Further, the processing of the following steps is started, for example, at a timing when a predetermined time (for example, 0:00 am) arrives. Note that the order and contents of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP30)
The management means 54 refers to the total number of executions and the total number of times of provision of one lottery game (lottery game A) in the lottery game information 50C, and calculates the provision ratio of the specific character. Specifically, the management means 54 divides the total number of times of provision by the total number of times of execution to calculate the actual proportion of provision of the specific character. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP32.

(Step SP32)
The return means 58 determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, when the provision ratio of the specific character calculated in step SP30 is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability (theoretical lottery probability) of the specific character, the return means 58 affirms the determination. Then, when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP34. On the other hand, if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP40.

(Step SP34)
The returning means 58 specifies the player who returns the item. For example, a player who has played the lottery game more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period (for example, 24 hours) before a predetermined time (for example, midnight) is specified as a player to return the item. Specifically, the returning means 58 specifies a player whose number of executions of one lottery game in the lottery game execution information of the player information 50A is equal to or greater than a predetermined number (for example, 10) as a player to return the item. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP36.

(Step SP36)
The return means 58 determines the number of returned items (free items). For example, the return means 58 increases the number of items to be returned as the provision rate of the specific character calculated in step SP30 is lower than a predetermined probability. For example, when the value (probability) obtained by subtracting the provision ratio from the predetermined probability is 0.05% or more, the return means 58 returns all the items (for example, 50 items) consumed by the player in one lottery game, If the value is 0.03% or more and less than 0.05%, 80% of the items (for example, 40 items) consumed by the player in the lottery game are returned, and if the value is less than 0.03%, the player decides to return 60% of the items (for example, 30 items) consumed in the lottery game. Note that the returning means 58 multiplies the number of times of execution in the lottery game execution information of the player information 50A by the number of items in the lottery consideration of the lottery game information 50C to obtain the total number of items consumed by the player in one lottery game. identify. Then, the process shifts to the process of step SP38.

(Step SP38)
The presentation means 56 notifies the player identified in step SP34 that the item will be returned. For example, the presentation unit 56 notifies the player of the return of the item by in-game notification (in-game mail). In other words, the presentation unit 56 displays the notification screen 80 on the touch panel 32 when the player opens the notification in the game.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a notification screen 80 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the notification screen 80 is provided with a return notification area 82 . The return notification area 82 indicates that the items consumed in the lottery game have been returned in response to the provision ratio of the specific character being lower than the predetermined probability.

Returning to FIG. 8, the process shifts to the process of step SP40.

(Step SP40)
The management means 54 initializes the number of executions and the number of times of provision of one lottery game in the player information 50A, and the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision of one lottery game in the lottery game information 50C. Specifically, the management means 54 substitutes 0 for the number of executions and the number of times of provision of one lottery game and the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision of one lottery game corresponding to all the players. Then, the process ends the series of processes shown in FIG.

<effect>
As described above, in the present embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes the lottery game in which the computer is provided with the content selected by lottery based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content in response to a request from the player, and the lottery game by the plurality of players. management means 54 for managing the total number of executions of and the total number of times of provision of specific content in the lottery game; , a presenting means 56 for presenting to a plurality of players.

According to this configuration, it is possible to present the information indicating the actual provision ratio of the specific content to each player, so that it is possible to provide a lottery game that does not give the players a sense of distrust.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes a lottery game by consuming items owned by the player, and when a predetermined period of time arrives, the lottery means 52 controls the computer to determine the lottery probability of the specific content. If the probability is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to , it functions as a returning means 58 that returns part or all of the consumed items to the player who has executed the lottery game.

According to this configuration, when the provision ratio of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability, some or all of the items consumed in the lottery game are returned to the player. It is possible to provide a lottery game with

Further, in the present embodiment, the return unit 58 increases the number of items to be returned as the provision rate of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability.

According to this configuration, the number of items to be returned to the player increases as the provision rate of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability, so that a fair lottery game can be provided to each player.

Further, in this embodiment, the returning means 58 returns the item to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more and has not been provided with the specific content.

According to this configuration, the item is returned to the player to whom the specific content has not been provided, so a fair lottery game can be provided to each player.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the returning means 58 provides the player with less than the predetermined number of specific characters than the player to whom the predetermined number or more of the specific content is provided by executing the lottery game. Increase the number of returned items.

According to this configuration, a fair lottery game can be provided to each player in order to increase the number of items to be returned to players who have not been provided specific content than to players who have been provided with specific content. can be done.

In this embodiment, the items include paid items that the player can acquire through purchase procedures and free items that the player can acquire through game play. return the item.

According to this configuration, not the paid items that can be acquired through the purchase procedure, but the free items that can be acquired through the game play, can be returned, thereby reducing the impact on the revenue of the game operator.

Further, in this embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes the lottery game by consuming only paid items owned by the player.

According to this configuration, the lottery game is executed by consuming only the paid items that can be obtained through the purchase procedure, not the free items that can be obtained through gameplay, so that the impact on the revenue of the game operator can be reduced. can.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes the lottery game by preferentially consuming paid items over free items owned by the player.

According to this configuration, the lottery game is executed by preferentially consuming paid items that can be obtained through the purchase procedure rather than free items that can be obtained through game play, thereby reducing the impact on the profits of the game operator. be able to.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the returning means 58 increases the number of free items to be returned as the number of consumed paid items increases.

According to this configuration, the greater the number of paid items consumed in the lottery game, the greater the number of free items to be returned. Therefore, it is possible to provide a fair lottery game to each player.

Further, in the present embodiment, the specific content is content with a rarity equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

According to this configuration, in the lottery game, it is possible to present the information indicating the actual provision ratio of the high-rarity content desired by the player, thereby providing the lottery game that does not give the player a sense of distrust. be able to.

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It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above specific examples. In other words, the above-described specific examples are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention, as long as they are appropriately modified in design by those skilled in the art. In addition, each element provided in the embodiment described above and the modified example described later can be combined as long as it is technically possible, and the combination thereof is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention. .

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the lottery means 52 executes the lottery game by consuming items by the player, but the lottery game may be executed by direct billing by the player. In this case, the return means 58 may return part or all of the charged amount, or may return items corresponding to the charged amount.

In the above-described embodiment, the managing means 54 refers to the total number of executions of the lottery game and the total number of times of provision in the lottery game information 50C, and calculates the provision ratio of the specific character. The number of executions and the number of times of provision of the game execution information may be referenced to calculate the provision ratio of the specific character corresponding to the player. In this case, the returning means 58 returns part or all of the items consumed in the lottery game when the provision ratio of the specific character corresponding to the player is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific character. return it to the player. The player to whom this item is returned may be limited to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times (for example, 100 times) or more.

In the above-described embodiment, the presenting means 56 presents the information indicating the provision ratio of the specific character to each player on the lottery game execution screen. Information indicating the number of times or the total number of times the specific character has been provided may be presented. Further, the presenting means 56 may present the information indicating the provision rate of the specific character only to the player who has played the lottery game more than a predetermined number of times (for example, once) within a predetermined period of time.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the return means 58 has explained the case where the consumed item is returned to the player who has executed the lottery game within a predetermined period of time before the predetermined time. The lower the rarity of each character provided in the lottery game, the greater the number of items to be returned. For example, the returning means 58 returns more items as the average value of the rarity of each character provided in the lottery game executed more than a predetermined number of times is lower. Specifically, when the average value of rarity is less than 4.2, the returning means 58 returns all the items (for example, 100 items) consumed by the player in the lottery game, and the average value is 4.2 or more. If it is less than 4.5, 60% of the items (for example, 60 items) consumed by the player in the lottery game are returned, and if the average value is 4.5 or more, 20% of the items consumed by the player in the lottery game are returned. Return items (eg, 20).

Also, in the above embodiment, the returning unit 58 returns a free item, but may return a charged item. For example, the returning means 58 returns one paid item and two free items to a player who has executed a lottery game that consumes five paid items. Also, the returning means 58 may give the player content other than the item. For example, the returning means 58 may give the player a specific character or a character of the same rarity as the specific character.

In the above embodiment, the return means 58 returns to the player some or all of the items consumed in the lottery game. You may

In the above embodiment, the return means 58 returns the item to the player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more. good too. In this case, the returning means 58 may give (return) fewer items to the player who has not played the lottery game than to the player who has played the lottery game. In addition, the returning means 58 selects a player who has consumed paid items and has played a lottery game a predetermined number of times (for example, 10 times) or more, a player who has paid a monthly fee, or a player who has paid a predetermined amount in the previous month. It may be limited to players or the like who are above the amount of money.

Also, in the above embodiment, the case where the content is a character has been mainly explained, but the content may be an item such as a weapon or armor, a card, an avatar, a coin, a point, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Server apparatus (computer), 12... Terminal device, 50... Storage means, 52... Lottery means, 54... Management means, 56... Presentation means, 58... Return means

Claims (12)

the computer,
A lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and content drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content is provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. return means to
function as
The return means increases the number of items to be returned as the provision rate of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability.
program. the computer,
A lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and content drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content is provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. return means to
function as
The returning means returns the item to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more and has not been provided with the specific content.
program . the computer,
A lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and content drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content is provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. return means to
function as
The returning means returns the number of items to a player to whom the number of provided specific characters is less than a predetermined number, rather than to a player to whom a predetermined number or more of the specific content is provided by executing the lottery game. to increase
program . the computer,
A lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and content drawn based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content is provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. return means to
function as
The items include paid items that can be obtained by the player through purchase procedures and free items that can be obtained by the player through game play,
The return means returns a free item to the player who has executed the lottery game.
program . The lottery means executes the lottery game by consuming only paid items owned by the player.
5. A program according to claim 4 . The lottery means executes the lottery game by preferentially consuming paid items over free items owned by the player.
5. A program according to claim 4 . The return means increases the number of free items to be returned as the number of consumed paid items increases.
7. A program according to claim 6 . the specific content is content with a rarity equal to or higher than a predetermined value;
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . Lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and contents selected based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content are provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. a return means to
with
The return means increases the number of items to be returned as the provision rate of the specific content is lower than the predetermined probability.
Information processing equipment. Lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and contents selected based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content are provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. a return means to
with
The returning means returns the item to a player who has executed the lottery game a predetermined number of times or more and has not been provided with the specific content.
Information processing equipment. Lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and contents selected based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content are provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. a return means to
with
The returning means returns the number of items to a player to whom the number of provided specific characters is less than a predetermined number, rather than to a player to whom a predetermined number or more of the specific content is provided by executing the lottery game. to increase
Information processing equipment. Lottery means for executing a lottery game in which items owned by a player are consumed in response to a request from the player, and contents selected based on the lottery probability of each lottery target content are provided to the player;
a management means for managing the total number of times the lottery game has been executed by a plurality of players and the total number of times the specific content has been provided in the lottery game;
presenting means for presenting to the plurality of players information indicating the ratio of provision of the specific content according to the total number of times of execution and the total number of times of provision;
When a predetermined period of time arrives and the provision rate of the specific content is lower than a predetermined probability corresponding to the lottery probability of the specific content, part or all of the consumed items are returned to the player who has executed the lottery game. a return means to
with
The items include paid items that can be obtained by the player through purchase procedures and free items that can be obtained by the player through game play,
The return means returns a free item to the player who has executed the lottery game.
Information processing equipment.

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