JP7246077B2 - Game system and computer program used therefor - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law 1. Implementation of location test Release date November 8, 2017 to November 13, 2017 Release location 2-1-3 Midorigaoka, Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture Aeon Mall Yachiyo Midorigaoka Molly Fantasy Aeon Mall Yachiyo Midorigaoka store 2. Implementation of location test Release date December 15, 2017-December 25, 2017 Release location 5-31-1 Tomuro, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture Atsugi Trellis Kanagawa Leisure Land Atsugi store 3. Implementation of location test Release date January 18, 2018 to January 24, 2018 Release location 2-1-3 Midorigaoka, Yachiyo City, Chiba Prefecture Aeon Mall Yachiyo Midorigaoka Molly Fantasy Aeon Mall Yachiyo Midorigaoka store 4. Implementation of location test Release date January 26, 2018 to February 5, 2018 Release location 3-1-1 Shinmisato Lala City, Misato City, Saitama Prefecture LaLaport Shinmisato Round 1 Stadium LaLaport Shinmisato Store

The present invention relates to a game system or the like that accepts game operations in exchange for consumption of value by a player.

As a game system that accepts a game operation in exchange for the player's input of medals that symbolize the value of the game, the player's game operation that aims to catch a game object that resembles a fish is a target. A lottery process by a computer is used to determine whether or not the effect of doing so can be obtained, and in the lottery process, the player is given an opportunity to insert additional medals, and if the number of additionally inserted medals is large, There is known a game system that changes the probability of the lottery process so that the possibility of obtaining the target effect is increased compared to the game system (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).

JP 2013-154022 A

In the game system described above, it is possible to motivate the player to consume more value in order to obtain the desired effect. However, if the target effect is not obtained, the value consumed in the game operation up to that point is lost, and the lost value does not affect subsequent play. Therefore, when the target effect is not obtained, depending on the amount of value that the player has consumed to obtain the effect, the player may feel a considerable sense of loss, and the player's motivation may decrease.

Therefore, the present invention provides a game system capable of maintaining and improving the player's motivation by reflecting the information of the value that the player has consumed for the game operation in which the desired effect was not obtained in the control of the game. The purpose is to provide

A game system according to an aspect of the present invention accepts a game operation of a player including a predetermined game object in exchange for consumption of value as consideration for the game by the player, and responds to the accepted game operation. Calculating an effect to be produced on the predetermined game object and determining at least one of an advantageous state and a disadvantageous state for the player to obtain the target effect on the predetermined game object. With regard to the game calculation means that can be generated and the game operation in which the target effect was not obtained, information on the value consumed by the player for the game operation is recorded as consumption information in predetermined consumption data. and consumption information recording means for recording the game based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data so that at least one of the advantageous state and the disadvantageous state occurs according to the state of consumption of the value. and a state control means for controlling the computing means.

A computer program for a game system according to one aspect of the present invention converts a game operation of a player including a predetermined game object into a computer provided in the game system as consumption of value by the player as compensation for the game. A state that is advantageous for the player to receive in return, calculate an effect to be produced on the predetermined game object in response to the received game operation, and obtain the target effect for the predetermined game object. , and game calculation means capable of producing at least one of a disadvantageous state, and the value spent by the player for the game operation with respect to the game operation in which the target effect was not obtained. in predetermined consumption data as consumption information; It is configured to function as state control means for controlling the game calculation means based on the consumption information recorded in the data.

A game system according to another aspect of the present invention includes an input device that detects a player's operation, a storage device that stores a predetermined computer program, a computer connected to the input device and the storage device, and a computer of the storage device. and a processor that executes a predetermined process based on a program, wherein the processor performs a game operation on the input device by a player targeting a predetermined game object based on the computer program. In exchange for consumption of value by the player as consideration for the game, an effect to be produced on the predetermined game object is calculated in response to the received game operation, and a target is set for the predetermined game object. With respect to the game operation for which the desired effect was not obtained, information of the value consumed by the player for the game operation is recorded as consumption information in predetermined consumption data, and at least one of the advantageous state and the disadvantageous state. The state is controlled based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data so that one state occurs according to the state of consumption of the value.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The figure which shows an example of a game screen. The figure which shows an example of a mode that a game progresses in exchange for consumption of a game value. The figure which shows an example of the game result corresponding to FIG. 3A. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of an effect that presents a state in which a reward is given according to the game result of FIG. 3B; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen when an enemy character with a high payout appears; The figure which shows an example of the information hold|maintained in consumption data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information held in exclusive rights management data; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control system of the game machine; FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of a game processing section of the game machine; FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of game processing executed by the game processing unit of FIG. 7; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of effect calculation processing executed as a subroutine of the game processing of FIG. 9; FIG. 11 is a flowchart following FIG. 10; The figure which shows the other form of a game system.

FIG. 1 shows the essential parts of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 includes at least one game machine 2 (only one is shown in FIG. 1). The game machine 2 is installed in an amusement facility or the like where an unspecified number of public enter and exit, and is operated for business use or commercial use. This type of game machine is sometimes called an arcade game machine. The game machine 2 may be communicably connected to a predetermined game server 4 via a network 3 such as the Internet. The game server 4 includes at least one physical server computer device. The game server 4 may be configured as a server system in which a plurality of server computer devices are combined, or may be configured as a logical server system using cloud computing.

The game machine 2 has a display device 5 for displaying a game screen, a plurality of stations 6 arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the display device 5, and a center lottery mechanism 7 shared between the stations 6. . One or a plurality of flat panel display devices are used as the display device 5, for example. The display device 5 is installed on the game machine 2 so that its display surface is horizontal and upward. Two stations 6 are provided for each side of the game machine 2, and eight stations 6 are provided in the game machine 2 as a whole. Each station 6 is provided with an input device 8 that receives a player's input operation related to the game. The input device 8 is of identical construction among all stations 6 . The input device 8 includes a detection section 8a that detects the game operation of the player. The detection unit 8a includes an operation lever 9, a small button 10, and a large button 11, for example. The operation lever 9 can be operated in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with reference to a neutral position that stands vertically upward as viewed from the player, and outputs an operation signal according to the operation direction. However, the operating lever 9 may be operable in all directions of 360° from the neutral position. Each of the small button 10 and the large button 11 outputs an operation signal according to the player's pressing operation. The large button 11 is larger than the small button 10, thereby visually differentiating the buttons 10,11.

Each station 6 is also provided with a reader 12 for reading a medium ID from a storage medium (not shown) such as a card owned by a player or a portable information terminal. A medium ID is uniquely set for each storage medium. A magnetic storage medium, an IC chip, or any other non-volatile storage medium may be used as the storage medium for holding the medium ID. In the game system 1, the medium ID is associated with a unique player ID for each player. A player ID is an example of player identification information that identifies a player. The game system 1 has a function of determining the player ID of the player based on the medium ID obtained via the reader 12 and thereby identifying the player. The player ID is used for player authentication, determination of play data associated with the player, and the like. The play data is data that records the details of the game played by the player, and is used for purposes such as allowing the player to continue playing the game from the previous time. The configuration regarding player identification and storage of play data may be similar to that of known game systems.

The center lottery mechanism 7 is supported by a pair of pillars 13 and beams 14 of the game machine 2 in a suspended state so as to be positioned above the center of the display surface of the display device 5 . The center lottery mechanism 7 is, for example, a physical lottery mechanism that executes a lottery using game media such as balls when a predetermined winning condition is established in a game, and provides a player with a reward according to the lottery result. is provided as an example of For example, the center lottery mechanism 7 may be used when a jackpot lottery or the like that can win a large amount of reward occurs.

The game machine 2 further includes various devices such as a medal receiving device 15 that receives medals as an example of game media, a payout port 16 that pays out medals to the player, and a speaker device 17 that outputs sounds that produce the game. is provided. A medal is used as an example of a game medium that symbolizes game value. For example, one medal corresponds to one unit of game value. The game value is an example of value consumed as consideration for a player performing a predetermined game operation. Game value can be expressed quantitatively using appropriate terms. When a player expresses a consumable gaming value in a game, the gaming value is quantitatively expressed using the term “credit” as an example. In that case, one credit corresponds to one unit of game value. When a player inserts one medal into the game machine 2, the number of medals and the number of credits are associated such that the player owns the game value of one credit. However, the credits are not limited to those added by inserting physical medals. By having the player purchase the game value in advance by means of settlement using cash or virtual currency and storing the amount of the game value purchased in the play data, the player can use the game value held in the play data in the game. It may be possible to replace it with consumable credits. The medal slot 15a of the medal receiving device 15 is shared between two adjacent stations 6. As shown in FIG. A station selection switch 15b is provided in the medal receiving device 15 in order to indicate from which station 6 the medal has been inserted. Note that the value as compensation is not limited to credits, and may be specified by points or other terms. Alternatively, physical strength, HP (hit points), power, and other parameters that gradually accumulate over the course of the game's playing time are set as values as compensation, and the values of these parameters are consumed as compensation for game operations. good too. Also, the value to be consumed as consideration for game operations may be monetary value such as cash, alternative currency, electronic currency, or virtual currency. In the following, the explanation will be continued assuming that the value as consideration for game operation is represented by credits.

The game provided by the game machine 2 can be selected as appropriate. Here, the game is a game in which at least part of the operations that the player should perform in the game is accepted in exchange for consumption of a predetermined amount of gaming value. Executed by machine 2. An example of a game provided by the game machine 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example of a game screen displayed on the display surface of the display device 5. As shown in FIG. The game screen 100 is displayed in each of two areas obtained by bisecting the display surface of the display device 5 along the boundary line BL in FIG. In other words, the game screen 100 in FIG. 2 is a game screen shared among the four stations 6 . A game screen 100 is provided with a play area 101 and an information presentation area 102 . The play area 101 is an area in which the progress of the game is displayed, and the information presentation area 102 is an area in which information to be presented to the player as the game progresses is displayed.

In the play area 101, a rectangular game field 110 partitioned into a lattice, player characters 111A to 111D, and a plurality of enemy characters 112 as an example of game objects are displayed. The player characters 111A-111D are associated one-to-one with the four stations 6 sharing the game screen 100, respectively. The player characters 111A to 111D move within the game field 110 according to the player's operation on the input device 8 of the corresponding station 6. FIG. In other words, the player characters 111A to 111D are examples of player objects that move on the game field 110 according to the player's operation. The player characters 111A to 111D are displayed in such a manner that they can be distinguished from each other using visual elements such as shapes, colors, and patterns. The game screen 100 displays an indicator 113 for identifying the correspondence between the player characters 111A to 111D and the station 6. FIG. The indicator 113 is displayed, for example, as a linear image connecting the position of the station 6 and the player characters 111A to 111D. However, the indicator 113 is not limited to being linear, and may be displayed in any suitable manner as long as the player can identify the corresponding relationship between the station 6 and the player characters 111A to 111D. The player characters 111A to 111D are sometimes represented by reference numeral 111 below.

The player character 111 moves within the game field 110 according to the direction in which the control lever 9 is operated by the player. However, a plurality of blocks 114 and 115 are arranged on the game field 110 . The positions where the blocks 114 and 115 are arranged are set as positions where the player character 111 cannot move. Therefore, the player needs to advance the game while moving the player character 111 along the path where the blocks 114 and 115 are not placed. The block 114 is fixedly arranged on the game field 110 and provided as a fixed block that does not move or disappear. On the other hand, the block 115 is provided as a variable block that undergoes a change such as disappearance according to a certain condition, such as when the player character 111 takes a certain action.

The action of the enemy character 112 is controlled by the computer of the game machine 2 . In other words, the enemy character 112 is an example of a so-called non-player character that cannot be operated by the player. The computer of the game machine 2 appropriately controls the number, positions, movement directions, and the like of the enemy characters 112 . The enemy character 112 is set as an attack target by the player character 111 . For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the player character 111 can place an attack item 116 resembling a bomb or the like at an appropriate position on the game field 110 (excluding the positions of blocks 114 and 115). As shown in FIG. 3B, the attack item 116 exerts its effect when a predetermined effect generation condition is satisfied, such as when a certain period of time has elapsed after installation. The effect of the attack item 116 is that, for example, an area of influence 116a like a blast is generated in a predetermined range around the location where the attack item 116 is installed, and the enemy character 112 or at least a part of the enemy character 112 existing in the area of influence 116a is destroyed. The game result is set such that the enemy character 112 included in the area of influence 116a is touched by the blast and defeated. As one of the effects of the attack item 116, an effect of destroying the variable block 115 may be set.

A plurality of types of attack items 116 are prepared according to the size of the range of influence 116a. For example, by operating the small button 10, the player can install an attack item 116 with a relatively small range of influence 116a, and by operating the large button 11, an attack item 116 with a relatively large range of influence 116a can be installed. can be installed. The magnitude of the range of influence 116a can be understood as the magnitude of the influence that the attack item 116 has on the game result. In other words, the attack items 116 are prepared in a plurality of types with differentiated values in the game (for example, effects or influences on the enemy character 112). Note that the position of the attack item 116 may be set according to the position of the player character 111, for example. For example, when the player operates the operation lever 9 to move the player character 111 to an appropriate position and operates the button 10 or 11 at that position, the attack item 116 is placed at the position of the player character 111 at that time. be.

The operation of operating the small button 10 or the large button 11 to install the attack item 116 is set as a type of game operation accepted in exchange for the player's consumption of a predetermined amount of game value. The game value consumption amount is differentiated according to the effect of the attack item 116 so that the consumption amount increases as the effect (or value) of the attack item 116 increases. For example, operating the small button 10 to install the attack item 116 consumes 1 credit, and operating the large button 11 to install the attack item 116 consumes 3 credits. If the player does not have enough credits to install the attack item 116, the attack item 116 will not be installed even if the buttons 10 and 11 are operated.

On the other hand, if a predetermined game result is obtained for the game operation associated with consumption of credits, such as defeating the enemy character 112 by the effect of the attack item 116, the player is rewarded. That is, the game operation of consuming credits to install the attack item 116 is performed with at least one goal of defeating the enemy character 112 and obtaining a reward. Therefore, defeating the enemy character 112 corresponds to an example of an effect that should be a target for game operations.

There are a plurality of types of enemy characters 112 with different reward amounts to be given to the player. In the example of FIG. 2, the four types of enemy characters 112 are distinguished from each other by hatching. However, the type of the enemy character 112 may be arbitrary. By differentiating the shape, color, pattern, and other visual elements of the enemy character 112, the enemy character 112 may be displayed in a mode corresponding to the type. FIG. 3C shows an example in which an amount of reward corresponding to the type of enemy character 112 is given. In FIG. 3B, there are two enemy characters 112 in the area of influence 116a, and one medal is awarded when one enemy character 112 is defeated, and three medals are awarded when the other enemy character 112 is defeated. is given as an example of a reward. In that case, as shown in FIG. 3C, the enemy character 112 existing in the area of influence 116a disappears, and in exchange, one medal and three medals are generated as rewards, respectively, and a total of four medals are given to the player. An effect is added to the game screen 100 to present to the player that the prize will be given as a reward.

As described above, in the game exemplified in FIG. 2, the reward amount earned by the player changes depending on what kind of location and timing the player places the attack item 116 . By moving the player character 111 aiming at a location where many enemy characters 112 are gathered or where an enemy character 112 with a large amount of reward exists and setting an attack item 116, more enemy characters 112 are defeated, Alternatively, the player can obtain many medals by defeating the enemy character 112 of higher value. Therefore, the game of FIG. 2 includes so-called skill game elements in which the game result changes according to the player's skill, and the reward amount changes accordingly. However, the effect obtained for the game operation of placing the attack item 116 changes according to the internal lottery of the game machine 2 . Therefore, using attack items 116 with the same value does not always produce a certain effect. For example, whether or not the enemy character 112 existing in the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 is defeated changes depending on the result of the internal lottery.

In the game screen 100 shown in FIG. 2, the information presentation area 102 is provided with four sections 102a to 102d distinguished so as to correspond one-to-one with each of the four stations 6 sharing the game screen 100. ing. A credit display portion 103 is provided in each of the sections 102a to 102d. The credit display portion 103 displays the remaining number of credits that the player of the corresponding station 6 can consume in the game.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, in the above game, as a type of enemy character 112, a special character 112s that appears when a special condition is met in the game is prepared. In FIG. 4, in order to distinguish the types of enemy characters 112, enemy characters other than the special character 112s are denoted by reference numeral 112n. In the following description, the enemy character 112n and the special character 112s are collectively referred to as the enemy character 112. FIG. The special character 112s is set as an enemy character 112 that consumes more credits than the normal enemy character 112n and can receive a larger reward. It is a character called a character or the like. For example, the probability that the special character 112s can be defeated when the attack item 116 is used is set lower than that of the enemy character 112n. , is set so that a large amount of medals can be obtained compared to the normal enemy character 112n. In the example of FIG. 4, a single special character 112s appears, and 200 credits are given as a reward when the special character 112s is defeated.

Conditions for the appearance of the special character 112s may be appropriately set according to the convenience of the game. For example, conditions may be appropriately set in association with the game, such as when a predetermined game result is obtained in the game, or when a predetermined amount of game value is consumed. The special character 112s is displayed larger than the enemy character 112n. The action of the normal enemy character 112n is controlled so that it moves along the path between the blocks 114 and 115 in the game field 110. FIG. On the other hand, the action of the special character 112s is controlled so that it can freely move in the game field 110 without being disturbed by the blocks 114 and 115. FIG. However, in certain cases, the action of the special character 112s may be restricted. This point will be described later.

112 s of special characters are set as the enemy character 112 which the player of each station 6 can attack using the attack item 116 in principle. However, when a predetermined condition (hereinafter sometimes referred to as preferential condition) is satisfied, only one of the players is set to possess the special character 112s. When the exclusive right is set, only the player who has the exclusive right can use the attack item 116 to attack the special character 112s. Predetermined restrictions are imposed on attacks of the special character 112s by other players who do not have the exclusive right. For example, even if the special character 112s exists in the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 set by another player, the special character 112s is not affected and the other player cannot defeat the special character 112s. In other words, the player to whom the exclusive right is set is placed in an advantageous state in order to obtain the effect of defeating the special character 112s and obtaining a reward in comparison with other players. In other words, players other than the player to whom the exclusive right has been set are placed in a relatively disadvantageous state in order to obtain the target effect with respect to the special character 112s. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the exclusive right is set for the player corresponding to the lower left section 102b. In that case, an occupation information display section 118 is displayed on or near the special character 112s to indicate that the player of the station 6 corresponding to the section 102b is given the occupation right. The occupation information display section 118 displays, for example, a character string "Only station B can be attacked!" and an image of the player character 111B displayed in the section 102b. player has the exclusive right. 4, the eight stations 6 provided in the game machine 2 will be denoted by the letters A to H as suffixes to distinguish them from the stations A to H, and they will be abbreviated as ST. A to ST. It may be described separately from H.

The setting of the exclusive right regarding the special character 112s is the consumption of the game value of each player related to the game operation in which the target effect for the special character 112s was not obtained, that is, the game operation in which the special character 112s could not be defeated. Controlled based on the situation. For example, when each player attacks the special character 112s but cannot defeat it, the number of credits (consumption) consumed in exchange for the game operation is recorded for each player. If the recorded consumption meets a predetermined preferential condition, the player is given exclusive rights. As an example, the preferential condition is set so as to be satisfied when the number of credits consumed in exchange for the game operation of attacking the special character 112s exceeds a predetermined reference value. However, the preferential condition is not limited to an example in which the success or failure of the preferential condition changes depending on the magnitude comparison with the reference value. A preferential condition may be set in association with the difference in consumption between the players, such that the preferential condition is met when the difference in consumption between the players increases beyond a predetermined amount. Alternatively, a preferential condition may be set in association with a credit consumption rate or consumption speed, such as when the consumption amount per unit time exceeds a predetermined level, the preferential condition is satisfied. Other preferential conditions can be appropriately set in association with the consumption status.

In order to control the exclusive right according to the consumption of credits, in the game machine 2, the integrated value of the number of credits consumed by each player is recorded in consumption data as an example of consumption information for each special character 112s. FIG. 5 shows an example of consumption data. In the consumption data Dcn of FIG. 5, characters A, B, C, . . For example, a player at station A receives 40 credits for a game operation in which character A is attacked, 0 credits for a game operation in which character B is attacked, and 10 credits for a game operation in which character C is attacked. Each consumption is recorded. Note that the credit value recorded in the consumption data Dcn can be, for example, an integrated value of credit consumption after the special character 112s appears. However, the integrated value of credit consumption limited to a certain period after the appearance of the special character 112s may be recorded in the consumption data Dcn. It may be the value of credits consumed for the operation.

When controlling the granting of the right of possession based on the comparison between the amount of consumption and the reference value, the reference value may be constant regardless of the special character 112s, or may be changed according to the special character 112s. . For example, the reference value may be set larger as the reward amount obtained when the special character 112s is defeated is larger. For example, if the reward amount for defeating the special character 112s is 100 credits, the reference value is set to 33 credits, which is roughly one-third of that amount. It may be set as a reference value. When the payout rate of the game machine 2 is large, that is, when the ratio of the amount of reward given to the player to the total amount of credits consumed by the player is large, the reference value is increased, and when the payout rate is low, the reference value is decreased. Thus, the reference value may be set from the viewpoint of controlling the payout rate within an appropriate range.

A termination condition is set for the exclusive right. Possession rights are released when the termination conditions are met. The termination condition can be set appropriately. As an example, the termination condition may be set in association with the time that the exclusive right is granted. For example, the special character 112s to which the exclusive right is set is not attacked by the player to whom the exclusive right is granted (if the special character 112s is not included in the range of influence 116a even if the special character 112s is attacked, the attack itself will not be performed). ) continues for a predetermined valid time, it is possible to set such that the occupancy right is canceled assuming that the termination condition is satisfied. In order to manage the state of the exclusive right to the special character 112s, the game machine 2 generates, for example, the exclusive right management data De shown in FIG. In the exclusive right management data De of FIG. 6, it is recorded that the exclusive right is set to the player of the station A for the character A as the special character 112s, and the exclusive right is set to the player of the station B for the character C. . When the success or failure of the end condition of the possession right is determined in association with the time period in which the special character 112s is not attacked as described above, the elapsed time of the state in which there is no attack regarding the possession right management data De is also included in the possession right management data De. recorded in In the example of FIG. 6, it is recorded that character A has not attacked continuously for 15 seconds, and character C has not attacked continuously for 5 seconds. It should be noted that the termination condition of the exclusive right may be set so as to be satisfied when a predetermined effective time elapses after the occurrence of the exclusive right regardless of whether or not the special character 112s is attacked. Instead of or in addition to time, the end condition may be set in association with the number of attacks against the special character 112s or the number of credits consumed in exchange for the attacks. For example, the termination condition is satisfied when the number of attacks reaches a predetermined upper limit, or the termination condition is satisfied when the number of credits consumed for attacking the special character 112s reaches the upper limit after setting the exclusive right. Can be set. In addition, the termination condition may be set in association with various parameters that indicate how the exclusive right is being used.

Accompanied by the setting of the exclusive right, the behavior of the special character 112s on the game field 110 may also be differentiated compared to the state in which the exclusive right is not set. That is, the behavior of the special character 112s may be changed so as to create a more advantageous state for defeating the special character 112s for the player to whom the exclusive right has been granted. For example, when the right of possession is not set, the special character 112s moves freely in the game field 110 regardless of the presence or absence of blocks 114 and 115, and when the right of possession occurs, the path between blocks 114 and 115 The path of movement may be restricted to move only along the . The movement range of the special character 112s may be differentiated according to whether or not the exclusive right is set. For example, when the right of possession is not generated, the special character 112s moves over a wide range (the entire range as an example) of the game field 110, and when the right of possession is generated, the player to whom the right of possession is granted moves. The movement range may be differentiated such that the special character 112s moves only within a relatively narrow range around the player character 111. FIG. The moving speed of the special character 112s may be differentiated according to whether or not the exclusive right is set. For example, the movement speed may be differentiated such that the special character 112s moves at a lower speed when the occupancy right is generated compared to when the occupancy right is not generated. As an example, the differentiation of the moving speed is performed by setting the moving speed of the special character 112s when the right of possession is not set to be higher than that of the normal enemy character 112n, and by setting the speed of the special character 112s when the right of possession is set. may be realized in such a manner that the movement speed of the enemy character 112n is reduced to the same level as that of the normal enemy character 112n. It should be noted that the above-described differentiating routes, moving ranges, and moving speeds may be applied singly or in combination as appropriate.

As described above, when controlling the granting of the exclusive right to the player based on the consumption of credits corresponding to the game operation for the special character 112s, for example, the player who has consumed more credits Advantageous conditions can be created in order to obtain the desired effect, ie, the effect of defeating the special character 112s. One of the reasons for causing such a situation is as follows. When a plurality of players are competing to defeat the same special character 112s, the number or frequency of game operations differs between the players, and accordingly the amount of credits consumed also differs between the players. Alternatively, the number of credits consumed for one game operation also differs between players. On the other hand, whether or not the goal of defeating the special character 112s and obtaining a reward can be achieved is affected by computation using the internal lottery of the game machine 2 . Therefore, if exclusive rights were not set, the player who consumed the most credits would not always be able to achieve the goal. Therefore, in a situation where one player cannot defeat the special character 112s even though he has already consumed a considerable amount of credits, the result is that the other player defeats the special character 112s by consuming a smaller amount of credits. can occur. In that case, the player who did not receive the reward will feel a considerable sense of loss, which may reduce his or her motivation for playing the game.

On the other hand, in the case of creating an advantageous or disadvantageous condition for defeating the special character 112s based on the consumption of credits, such as giving exclusive rights to a player whose credits exceed a predetermined reference value, A player who actively consumes credits for game operations for defeating the special character 112s achieves the goal while appropriately securing the playability or amusement of defeating the special character 112s while competing among players. can increase the likelihood of As a result, it is possible to eliminate or suppress the occurrence of the sense of loss described above, and to maintain and improve the player's motivation. Furthermore, when the movement route, movement range, movement speed, or the like of the special character 112s when the exclusive right is set is changed as described above, the effect range 116a of the attack item 116 is at least The difficulty of game operations such as including a part is lowered. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility of the player defeating the special character 112s and obtaining a reward. As a result, the player's sense of anticipation can be heightened, and the player can be given a stronger motivation for consuming credits and defeating the special character 112s.

In the above example, by granting the exclusive right to the player, it is assumed that the player is divided into an advantageous state or a disadvantageous state for defeating the special character 112s. The means can be changed as appropriate. For example, instead of granting exclusive rights, the effect of attacking the special character 112s by a player who satisfies the preferential treatment condition is relatively greater than the effect of attacking the same special character 112s by another player. The internal lottery process of the game machine 2 may be differentiated. Alternatively, if there is a player who satisfies the preferential condition, it is possible to increase the effect of the attack item 116 in comparison with other players who do not satisfy the preferential condition. These modifications will be described later.

Next, a specific example of the control system of the game machine 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. In the following description, regarding the special character 112s, a case will be described as an example in which granting of the exclusive right is controlled based on the player's credit consumption status. FIG. 7 shows an example of a specific configuration of the control system of the game machine 2. As shown in FIG. The game machine 2 is provided with a control device 20 and a storage device 21 . The control device 20 is a computer that combines a microprocessing unit (MPU) as an example of a processor that executes various arithmetic processing and operation control according to a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory and other peripheral devices necessary for its operation. It is configured. The storage device 21 is an external storage device for the control device 20, and is a storage device including a magnetic disk storage device, flash memory, or other non-volatile storage medium capable of retaining data.

The storage device 21 stores a game program PG as an example of a computer program for causing the control device 20 to execute various processes necessary for providing the game to the player, and game data DG. The game data DG includes various data such as data defining the game field 110, image data representing the player character 111 and the enemy character 112, and image and sound data to be used for game production. Play data DP is also recorded in the storage device 21 . The play data DP is stored in the game server 4 in association with the player ID, which is the identification information of the player, and is provided to the game machine 2 upon authentication of the player when the player plays the game on the game machine 2, and is stored. Recorded in device 21 . The play data DP recorded in the storage device 21 is updated at appropriate timing according to the progress of the game on the game machine 2, and is provided from the game machine 2 to the game server 4 and stored when the game ends. . The play data DP may appropriately record the play content of the player on the game machine 2 .

The control device 20 is provided with a game processing section 22 as a logical device realized by combining the hardware resources of the control device 20 and the game program PG as software resources. The game processing unit 22 executes various processes necessary for playing the game on the game machine 2 according to the game program PG. Details of the game processing unit 22 will be described later. The control device 20 is connected to the display device 5, the center lottery mechanism 7, the input device 8, the reader 12, the medal receiving device 15 and the speaker device 17 shown in FIG. is connected. The medal payout device 26 is a device for paying out medals to the payout port 16 (see FIG. 1). The communication control device 27 is a device for controlling communication between the control device 20 and the game server 4 . In addition to the above, an appropriate input/output device may be connected to the control device 20, but the description thereof is omitted here.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a specific configuration of the game processing section 22. As shown in FIG. The game processing section 22 is provided with a game calculation section 30 as a further logical device. The game calculation unit 30 advances the above-described game by calculating effects according to the player's game operations and executing calculation processing such as providing a reward when the enemy character 112 is defeated. The game calculation unit 30 is provided with a game operation receiving unit 31 and an arithmetic control unit 32 as further logical devices. The game operation accepting unit 31 accepts a player's game operation on the input device 8 in exchange for consumption of credits required for the operation. That is, when a player's game operation on the input device 8 is detected, the game operation reception unit 31 accesses the credit data Dcr describing the amount of credits owned by the player, and selects a predetermined amount from the number of credits owned by the player. is subtracted to accept the game operation. Upon accepting a game operation, the game operation accepting unit 31 notifies the arithmetic control unit 32 of the content of the game operation. Note that the credit data Dcr is data that is temporarily generated in the internal memory of the control device 20 . When the player ends the game, the medal payout device 26 pays out to the player the number of medals corresponding to the number of credits held in the credit data Dcr. good. At the end of the game, the credit data Dcr is recorded in the storage device 21 as a part of the play data DP, and is stored in the game server 4 in association with the player ID, thereby taking over the unused credits in the next game. may be made available in

The arithmetic control unit 32 executes various kinds of arithmetic control necessary for progressing the game based on the game operations accepted by the game operation accepting unit 31 . For example, in the game shown in FIG. 2, the calculation control unit 32 controls the appearance or disappearance of the enemy character 112 (including the special character 112s), repeatedly calculates the position of the enemy character 112 that has occurred, or The position of the player character 111 is calculated according to the operation of . When a game operation to place an attack item 116 is performed, the calculation control unit 32 calculates the position of the attack item 116 and calculates the effect according to the position and type of the attack item 116 as a game result. If the calculated game result includes the result of defeating the enemy character 112, the calculation control unit 32 determines the number of medals as a reward to be given to the player corresponding to the calculation result, and determines the number of medals. Update the credit data Dcr such that the corresponding amount of credit is added to the credit data Dcr. Further, the arithmetic control unit 32 sequentially records in the status data Ds information for determining the progress state of the game calculated by itself, such as the positions and types of the player character 111 and the enemy character 112 on the game screen 100 . Note that the status data Ds is also data that is temporarily generated in the internal memory of the control device 20, but may be appropriately recorded in the storage device 21 as necessary.

The game processing unit 22 is also provided with a consumption recording unit 34, an exclusive rights control unit 35, and a game screen generation unit 36 as further logical devices. The consumption recording unit 34 sequentially updates the consumption data Dcn illustrated in FIG. 5 according to the game operation for the special character 112s. For example, when a game operation targeting the special character 112s as an attack target is accepted and the game operation fails to defeat the special character 112s, the consumption recording unit 34 records the credit consumption status corresponding to the game operation. Identifying information, for example, the player's station 6, the number of credits consumed by the player for the game operation, and information for identifying the special character 112s to be attacked are acquired from the arithmetic control unit 32, and consumption data is obtained according to the acquired information. Update Dcn. The exclusive right control unit 35 determines the consumption status of credits corresponding to the game operations for the special character 112s of each player based on the consumption data Dcn, and generates or cancels the exclusive right according to the determination result. Control. In addition, the possession right control unit 35 instructs the calculation control unit 32 to generate or cancel the possession right, and the game result (the effect of the attack item 116 on the special character 112s) by the calculation control unit 32 is determined according to the presence or absence of the possession right. The calculation control unit 32 is controlled so that the calculation of . In order to manage the generation or release of the exclusive right, the exclusive right control unit 35 updates the exclusive right management data De illustrated in FIG. The consumption data Dcn and the exclusive right management data De are also held in the internal memory of the control device 20, but may be appropriately recorded in the storage device 21 as necessary. The game screen generation unit 36 repeatedly generates the game screen 100 so that the game progresses according to the game results calculated by the calculation control unit 32 . When a predetermined event occurs, such as when the player obtains a reward, the game screen generation unit 36 generates the game screen 100 so that an effect image corresponding to the event is displayed.

Next, examples of various processes executed by the game processing unit 22 of the game machine 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. FIG. 9 shows an example of the procedure of game processing repeatedly executed by the game processing unit 22 at a predetermined cycle (for example, the frame rate of the display device 5). The processing in FIG. 9 is processing performed independently for each station 6, in other words, for each player. Below, the procedure of FIG. 9 will be described as a process for the player of any one station 6 . When the time to execute the process of FIG. 9 arrives, the game operation reception unit 31 first determines whether or not a game operation for which credits are consumed has been performed (step S11). For example, if the button 10 or 11 is operated, it is determined that the consumption target game operation has been performed. determined to have not been done. If it is determined that the consumption target operation has not been performed, the processing of steps S12 to S15 is skipped and the current game processing ends.

When it is determined in step S11 that a game operation for which credits are to be consumed has been performed, the game operation receiving unit 31 determines whether the amount of credits that should be consumed in response to the game operation or more is recorded in the credit data Dcr. Based on the credit data Dcr, it is determined whether or not, that is, whether or not the amount of gaming value owned by the player is equal to or greater than the amount of consumption corresponding to the game operation (step S12). When the credits are sufficient, the game operation reception unit 31 accepts the game operation of the player as valid, notifies the game operation to the arithmetic control unit 32, and consumes the credit amount of the credit data Dcr corresponding to the game operation. The amount equivalent is subtracted (step S13). As a result, the number of credits owned by the player is consumed by the amount corresponding to the button 10 or 11 operation. If it is determined in step S12 that the credits are insufficient, that is, if the amount of game value owned by the player is less than the consumption corresponding to the game operation, the game operation receiving section 31 invalidates the player's game operation. In that case, the processing of steps S13 to S15 is skipped and the current game processing ends.

When the game operation is notified to the arithmetic control unit 32 in step S13, processing for calculating the effect corresponding to the game operation is performed (step S14). The arithmetic processing is appropriately shared among the arithmetic control unit 32, the consumption recording unit 34, and the exclusive right control unit 35, and the details will be described later. After the process of step S14 is finished, the game process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the game screen generator 36 generates the game screen 100 so that an effect corresponding to the calculated game result (including the effect on the enemy character 112) is added to the game screen 100. FIG. After the process of step S15, the game process of FIG. 9 ends.

10 and 11 show detailed procedures of the effect calculation process executed as a subroutine process of step S14 of FIG. When the processing of FIG. 10 is started, first, the arithmetic control unit 32 determines that at least one enemy character 112 exists within the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 arranged by the game operation received in steps S11 to S13 of FIG. Based on the status data Ds, it is determined whether or not (step S21). If there is an enemy character 112, the arithmetic control unit 32 selects one enemy character 112 as a processing target (step S22), and then the processing target enemy character 112 is assigned to the special character 112s to which the exclusive right has been set. It is determined whether or not this applies (step S23). This processing can be realized as follows, as an example. First, the arithmetic control unit 32 determines whether or not the enemy character 112 to be processed is the special character 112s. An inquiry is made to the authority control unit 35 . Upon receipt of the inquiry, the possession right control section 35 refers to the possession right management data De to determine whether or not the possession right is set for the special character 112s to be processed, and returns the determination result to the arithmetic control section 32. . Thereby, the calculation control unit 32 can determine whether or not the exclusive right is set. When the exclusive right is set, the information for determining to which player of the station 6 the exclusive right is set is also notified from the exclusive right control unit 35 to the calculation control unit 32. .

If it is determined in step S23 that the exclusive right has been set, the arithmetic control unit 32 determines whether or not the exclusive right has been set for the player of the station 6 to be processed (step S24). When the exclusive right is set for the player, the calculation control unit 32 calculates the effect on the special character 112s to be processed (step S25). The effect on the game operation is determined by a so-called internal lottery process in which the computer that constitutes the control device 20 draws a lottery according to a predetermined probability as to whether or not the enemy character 112 has been defeated. The probability used in the internal lottery may be set in advance based on the value of the attack item 116 used in the attack and the number of medals as a reward set for the special character 112s, and is related to the presence or absence of possession. The probabilities may be set to be the same.

Subsequently, the calculation control unit 32 determines whether or not the special character 112s has been defeated according to the calculation result in step S25 (step S26). When it is determined that the special character 112s has been defeated, the arithmetic control unit 32 updates the credit data Dcr so that credits corresponding to the number of medals set as a reward for the special character 112s are added. (Step S27). As a result, the player is rewarded. After that, the arithmetic control unit 32 notifies the exclusive right control unit 35 that the special character 112s to which the exclusive right has been set has been defeated. In addition, the exclusive right management data De is updated so that the exclusive right is released (step S28). In this case, the consumption data Dcn may be updated so that all the consumption amounts for each station associated with the defeated special character 112s are reset to the initial value of zero. As for the exclusive right management data De, the data relating to the defeated special character 112s may be updated to a state in which the exclusive right is not set. These updates are for starting control from the initial state as to whether or not to grant the exclusive right when the same special character 112s newly appears. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S26 that the special character 112s has not been defeated, steps S27 and S28 are skipped.

When it is determined in step S24 that the player does not have the exclusive right to the special character 112s to be processed, the processes of steps S25 to S28 are all skipped. Therefore, in a state in which the exclusive right is set for any player, the player who does not have the exclusive right is excluded from the objects for which the effect is calculated in step S25. In this case, the arithmetic control unit 32 notifies the consumption recording unit 34 of the consumption amount of credits corresponding to the current game operation, and in response to this, the consumption recording unit 34 calculates the consumption data Dcn based on the notified consumption amount. is updated (step S29). For example, when recording an integrated value of consumption in the consumption data Dcn, the notified consumption may be added to the values held in association with the special character 112s and the station 6 to be processed. When the consumption data Dcn records an integrated value of consumption within a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times, the oldest added consumption is subtracted and the notified consumption is added. In addition, the consumption data Dcn may be updated according to the conditions for recording the consumption amount in the consumption data Dcn. In any case, by updating the consumption data Dcn in step S29, the consumption data Dcn includes information on the gaming value consumed by the player for the game operation in which the desired effect regarding the special character 112s was not obtained. Recorded.

By skipping the processing of steps S25 to S27 when the determination in step S24 is negative, the player who does not have the exclusive right can place the special character 112s in the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 set by his own game operation. exists, its effect is not calculated and the special character 112s cannot be defeated. As a result, only the player who has the exclusive right can attack the special character 112s with the attack item 116, putting the player in an advantageous state and the other players in a disadvantageous state. In the example of FIG. 10, when step S24 makes a negative determination, the process proceeds to step S29 to update the credit consumption status recorded in the consumption data Dcn. Therefore, with respect to the player who does not have the exclusive right, on the condition that the special character 112s exists in the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 set by the game operation, the game value consumed for the game operation is recorded in the consumption data Dcn. Therefore, if the exclusive right is released before the player to whom the exclusive right has been granted cannot defeat the special character 112s, the possibility that the exclusive right will be newly granted to another player increases. However, step S29 may be omitted. In this case, with respect to the special character 112s for which the right of possession is set for any player, the update of the consumption data Dcn for at least the players to whom the right of possession is not set is interrupted.

If it is determined in step S23 that the enemy character 112 to be processed is not possessed, the calculation control unit 32 calculates the effect on the enemy character 112 to be processed (step S30). In this case, similar to the calculation in step S25, the effect is determined by a so-called internal lottery process in which the computer that constitutes the control device 20 randomly determines whether or not the enemy character 112 has been defeated according to a predetermined probability. The probability used for the internal lottery may be set in advance based on the value of the attack item 116 used in the attack and the number of medals as a reward set for the enemy character 112 . It should be noted that the enemy character 112 whose effect is to be calculated in step S30 may correspond to the special character 112s in a state in which the exclusive right is not set for any player. Even in that case, whether or not the special character 112s has been defeated can be similarly determined by the internal lottery process, and the probability used in the internal lottery can be the same as that used in step S25.

Subsequently, the calculation control unit 32 determines whether or not the enemy character 112 has been defeated according to the calculation result in step S30 (step S31). When it is determined that the enemy character 112 has been defeated, the arithmetic control unit 32 changes the credit data Dcr so that the amount of credit corresponding to the number of medals set as the reward for defeating the enemy character 112 is added. Update (step S32). As a result, the player is rewarded. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S31 that the enemy character 112 has not been defeated, the arithmetic control unit 32 notifies the consumption recording unit 34 of the consumption amount of credits corresponding to the current game operation. In response to this, the consumption recording unit 34 updates the consumption data Dcn based on the notified consumption amount (step S33). However, the update is performed only when the enemy character 112 selected as the processing target is the special character 112s. If the normal enemy character 112n is to be processed, the consumption data Dcn is not updated. That is, the information of the game value consumed for the game operation in which the player was unable to defeat the special character 112s to which the exclusive right is not set is recorded in the consumption data Dcn in step S33. Also in this case, various update methods as described in step S29 can be applied.

If the processing of steps S28, S29, S32 or S33 is completed, or if a negative determination is made in step S26, the game processing proceeds to step S34. In step S34, the arithmetic and control unit 32 adds a Based on the status data Ds, it is determined whether or not there is an unprocessed enemy character 112 that has not been selected as a processing target (step S34). If there is an unprocessed enemy character 112, the arithmetic control section 32 returns to the process of step S22. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S34 that there is no unprocessed enemy character 112, the effect calculation process proceeds to step S41 in FIG. Steps S41 to S46 shown in FIG.

When the process proceeds to step S41, the possessory right control unit 35 refers to the consumption data Dcn to determine whether the consumption status of the gaming value of the player to be processed in FIG. is satisfied or not. If the determination in step S41 is affirmative, that is, if there is a special character 112s that satisfies the preferential treatment condition, the possession right control unit 35 sets the possession right to the special character 112s that satisfies the preferential treatment condition, Information indicating that the exclusive right has been set is recorded in the exclusive right management data De (step S42). Subsequently, the exclusive right control unit 35 starts counting the elapsed time regarding the set exclusive right (step S43). That is, it starts counting the elapsed time to be recorded in the exclusive right management data De in association with the exclusive right. The elapsed time recorded in the exclusive right management data De is sequentially added as time elapses. After the process of step S43, the occupation right control unit 35 proceeds to step S44. If a negative determination is made in step S41, that is, if it is determined that the preferential condition is not satisfied, steps S42 and S43 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S44. It should be noted that the process proceeds to step S44 even when the determination in step S21 of FIG. 10 is negative.

In step S44, the possession right control unit 35 determines whether or not the special character 112s to which the possession right has been set has been attacked in the current process of FIG. 112s is included in the range of influence 116a of the attack item 116 or not. This process is performed by determining whether or not there was a case where the process proceeded from step S24 to steps S25 and S26 while steps S22 to S34 were being repeated in the process of FIG. It is feasible. If the process proceeds from step S21 to step S44, a negative determination is made in step S44. If it is determined in step S44 that an attack has been made, the possession right control unit 35 resets the elapsed time recorded in the possession right management data De for the attacked special character 112s to the initial value of 0 (step S45). ), and then proceed to step S46. If it is determined in step S44 that there was no attack, the occupation right control unit 35 skips step S45 and proceeds to step S46.

In step S46, the possession right control unit 35 determines whether or not there is a possession right for which a predetermined valid time (for example, about 30 seconds) has elapsed with respect to the possession right set for the player. Determine based on time value. If the exclusive right is not set for the player, a negative determination is made in step S46. If it is determined in step S46 that there is an occupation right whose effective time has elapsed, the occupation right control unit 35 updates the occupation right management data De so that the occupation right is canceled, that is, extinguished (step S46). S47). Therefore, if the player operates the game so that at least a portion of the special character 112s to which the exclusive right is set is included in the range of influence 116a of the attack item 116, the effective time will elapse and the exclusive right will not be released. If such a game operation is not performed for the valid time, an affirmative determination is made in step S46, and the exclusive right is released. It should be noted that if the determination in step S46 is negative, the process of step S47 is skipped. With the above, the current effect calculation processing in FIGS. 10 and 11 is completed.

In the above embodiment, the game operation reception unit 31 of the game calculation unit 30 executes the processing of steps S11 to S13 in FIG. By executing the processes of S30 to S32, the game calculation unit 30 functions as an example of game calculation means and consumes money by calculating the effect according to the game operation while changing the procedure according to the setting state of the possession right. The recording unit 34 executes steps S29 and S33 in FIG. 10 to record consumption information related to the amount of credit consumed, etc. in the consumption data Dcn, thereby functioning as an example of a consumption information recording unit. , and steps S41 to S47 in FIG. 11 to generate or release the exclusive right, thereby functioning as an example of state control means.

The present invention is not limited to the forms described above, and may be implemented in forms with appropriate modifications or changes. For example, in the above embodiment, by granting exclusive rights to a specific player, only that specific player can attack the special character 112s, and the other players are excluded from the calculation of effects by the arithmetic control unit 32. By doing so, a specific player is placed in an advantageous state and other players are placed in a disadvantageous state. For example, when an exclusive right is set, the game operation accepting unit 31 determines whether or not the exclusive right is present so that a player who does not have the exclusive right cannot accept the game operation itself targeting the special character 112s. control may be implemented. Instead of granting exclusive rights, to differentiate acceptance of game operations targeting the special character 112s for attacks or calculation of effects corresponding to the game operations between players who have satisfied preferential conditions and players who have not. may give rise to advantageous or unfavorable conditions. For example, a player who satisfies the preferential condition can attack the special character 112s without limitation, while a player who does not satisfy the preferential condition accepts a game operation targeting the special character 112s as an attack target, or accepts the game operation. Computation of the corresponding effect may be allowed only within certain limits. In that case, the limit range can be set in association with time, number of times, or the like. The internal lottery process in the arithmetic control unit 32 may be differentiated between the player who has satisfied the preferential treatment condition and the player who has not satisfied the preferential treatment condition, thereby distinguishing between advantageous and disadvantageous conditions. For example, differentiation may be applied such that the probability of defeating the special character 112s is increased for a player who meets the preferential condition, compared to a player who does not meet the condition.

In the above-described form, the success/failure determination of the preferential treatment condition can be changed as appropriate as long as it is based on the credit consumption status of each player when the target effect regarding the special character 112s is not obtained. For example, a modification is possible in which a lottery is held based on the amount of credit consumed, and if the lottery wins, it is determined that the preferential treatment conditions have been met, and the exclusive right is granted. As an example, if Mc is the amount of credits consumed, Rc is the number of credits as a reward for defeating the special character 112s, and C is the coefficient for probability adjustment, the lottery probability Pe=C×(1/Rc)×Mc A lottery may be conducted according to the above, and if the lottery is won, the player may be placed in an advantageous state by, for example, granting the exclusive right. Besides, in addition to the consumption status of credits, other requirements may be added to determine success or failure of preferential conditions. As other requirements, for example, the player's playing time, the total amount of credits consumed in playing the game, the payout rate of the game machine 2, and the like may be taken into account to determine whether the preferential treatment is successful or not.

The advantageous or disadvantageous state for obtaining the target effect is not limited to the example controlled according to the success/failure determination of the preferential treatment based on the consumption state of value such as credits. For example, by accumulating the consumption of credits while the game operation is repeated in a state in which the special character 112s cannot be defeated, the probability of defeating the special character 112s increases continuously or in stages as the integrated value increases. Advantages and disadvantages may be changed according to the difference in consumption status between players by applying the control to the player. In the above embodiment, only some of the special characters 112s among the enemy characters 112 that can be attacked by the game operation are set as the subject of granting the right of possession. An advantageous state or a disadvantageous state may be appropriately generated based on the situation.

In the above form, the information of the value consumed in exchange for the game operation is recorded for each player, and the advantageous and disadvantageous control by granting possession rights etc. is also controlled separately for each player, but multiple players are divided into groups. However, consumption information recording and advantage/disadvantage control may be performed on a group-by-group basis. In this aspect, the advantage or disadvantage of each player in the group is controlled based on the consumption status of each player in the group. Therefore, the advantageous state due to the granting of the exclusive right or the like is not limited to a single player, and may be made redundant to a plurality of players.

In the above form, the integrated value of the consumption amount of credits when the target effect is not obtained is recorded in the consumption data as an example of the consumption information, but the consumption status of the player is not limited to the integrated value. It may be determined based on appropriate information. For example, an integrated value of credit consumption during all or part of the period during which the special character 112s appears, credit consumption per unit time, credit consumption per game operation, predetermined conditions The consumption status may be determined using, as a measure, the consumption amount of credits limited to game operations satisfying the conditions. The consumption status may be determined absolutely based on comparison with a predetermined standard (the above-described standard value as an example), or may be relatively determined based on comparison between players.

In the above embodiment, advantageous or unfavorable conditions are divided between players. may be generated. For example, when changing the probability of the internal lottery of the arithmetic control unit 32, it is not necessary to divide the relatively advantageous state or the disadvantageous state in comparison with other players. Therefore, even if only a single player is playing the game, if the game operation does not achieve the desired effect, the information on the value spent for that game operation is recorded. , it is also possible to appropriately control absolute advantages and disadvantages based on the information. Even in such a case, at least part of the value spent to obtain the desired effect is reflected in the subsequent game play, so that the player's motivation can be maintained and improved.

In the above embodiment, each time the player performs one game operation, the amount of value corresponding to that operation is consumed. . For example, multiple game operations may be accepted by consuming the value once. The game operation may be accepted an unlimited number of times within a predetermined time by consuming the value once. In the above embodiment, the operation of placing the attack item 116 by operating the button 10 or 11 is taken as an example of the game operation.

In the embodiment described above, the game system 1 is configured so that a plurality of players can play the same game concurrently on one game machine 2, but the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, one game machine 2 only needs to have at least one input device 8 . Also, the game system is not limited to a form configured to provide games to one or more players by itself like an arcade game machine. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a user terminal device 2A such as a smartphone that the user personally uses and a game server 4 are connected via a network 3, and under the control of the game server 4, the user terminal device 2A The present invention can also be applied to a type of game system in which each user plays a game. As the user terminal device 2A, various terminal devices such as a stationary or book-type personal computer, a tablet terminal, a portable game machine, or a stationary game machine (game console) can be used.

9 and 10 are executed by the control device 20, which is the computer of the game machine 2, at least some of these processes are executed by another computer such as the game server 4. You may Furthermore, at least one game machine 2 connected via the network 3 may function as the game server 4 , and the game machine 2 may execute processing related to other game machines 2 . When the game server 4 executes various processes, a virtual game machine that executes the game program PG may be constructed on the game server 4, and the game machine 2 may function as a remote input/output device for the virtual game machine. The game executed by the game system of the present invention is not limited to the game illustrated in FIG. Various games such as a shooting game, a fighting game, and a catching game may be executed as long as they include elements for calculating game results for game objects. For example, when applied to a fishing game, a game operation of throwing in a device in exchange for consumption of value by the player is accepted, and if the target effect of catching a fish is not obtained in response to the game operation, the game operation is accepted. Information on the value consumed for game operations is recorded as consumption information, and games are played based on the consumption information so that favorable or unfavorable conditions occur in order for the player to obtain the desired effect with respect to subsequent game operations. Modifications such as controlling the effect on the operation, that is, the calculation of whether or not a fish has been caught are possible. In addition, the game object does not have to move dynamically on the game screen, but can be moved to a predetermined area on the game screen non-dynamically, that is, in a stationary state at a fixed position or at a fixed position. It may be displayed as if at least part of it is moving. Then, when a game operation for selecting a game object displayed in a predetermined area is accepted, the game result for the selected game object may be calculated. Such a selection operation may be permitted only to some players based on the consumption information. Also, the rewards assigned to game objects need not be constant and may change dynamically. For example, a part of the value spent by the player may be accumulated as a reward.

Various aspects of the present invention derived from each of the embodiments and modifications described above are described below. In the following description, in order to facilitate understanding of each aspect of the present invention, the corresponding components illustrated in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is thereby limited to the illustrated form. not something.

A game system (1) according to one aspect of the present invention accepts a player's game operation including a predetermined game object (for example, a special character 112s) in exchange for the player's consumption of value as consideration for the game. an effect to be produced on the predetermined game object in response to the received game operation, and an effect to be a target for the predetermined game object (for example, an effect of defeating the special character 112s) is generated by the player; game calculation means (30, S11-S13, S21-S27, S30-S32) capable of producing at least one of an advantageous state and a disadvantageous state for obtaining the target; Consumption information recording means (34, S29, S33) for recording, as consumption information, in predetermined consumption data (Dcn) information on the value consumed by the player for the game operation for which the desired effect was not obtained. and controlling the game calculation means based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data so that at least one of the advantageous state and the disadvantageous state occurs according to the consumption state of the value. and a state control means (35, S41 to S47).

A computer program (PG) for a game system according to one aspect of the present invention is a computer program (PG) provided in a game system (1) for a player including a predetermined game object (a special character 112s as an example). receiving a game operation in exchange for the player's consumption of value as compensation for the game, calculating an effect to be produced on the predetermined game object in response to the received game operation, and performing the operation on the predetermined game object game calculation means (30 , S11-S13, S21-S27, S30-S32), with respect to the game operation in which the target effect was not obtained, information of the value consumed by the player for the game operation is used as consumption information to obtain a predetermined consumption. consumption information recording means (34, S29, S33) for recording data (Dcn), and said It is configured to function as state control means (35, S41-S47) for controlling the game calculation means based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data.

A game system (1) according to another aspect of the present invention includes an input device (8) that detects a player's operation, a storage device (21) that stores a predetermined computer program (PG), the input device and a processor (20) connected to the storage device and executing predetermined processing based on a computer program in the storage device, wherein the processor generates a predetermined game object based on the computer program; (S11 to S13) accepting a game operation on the input device by a player including (for example, a special character 112s) in exchange for consumption of value as consideration for the game by the player (S11 to S13), and responding to the accepted game operation. to calculate the effect to be produced on the predetermined game object (S21 to S27, S30 to S32), and for the game operation that did not achieve the target effect on the predetermined game object, the game operation information of the value consumed by the player for the purpose is recorded as consumption information in predetermined consumption data (Dcn), and at least one of the advantageous state and the disadvantageous state is recorded according to the consumption state of the value The state is controlled based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data (S41 to S47) so as to occur in the

According to the above aspect, by recording the information of the value consumed for the game operation for which the target effect was not obtained as the consumption information, the player can obtain the target effect based on the consumption information. It is possible to grasp the consumption situation of value when it is not possible. Then, by creating an advantageous or unfavorable state according to the consumption situation in order to obtain the target effect, the consumption of the value up to that point should be calculated according to the subsequent game operation. It is possible to reflect it in the effect. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate or suppress the feeling of loss when the target effect is not obtained, and maintain and improve the player's motivation.

Note that the computer program according to one aspect of the present invention may be provided in a state stored in a storage medium. By using this storage medium, for example, by installing and executing the computer program according to the present invention on a computer, the computer can be used to implement the game system of the present invention. The storage medium storing the computer program may be a non-transitory storage medium such as a CDROM.

In the above aspect, the state control means determines based on the consumption information whether or not the value has been consumed exceeding a predetermined standard, and the advantageous state occurs when the consumption exceeds the standard. The game calculation means may be controlled as follows. According to this, when the value is consumed in excess of a predetermined standard, an advantageous situation is created, so it eliminates the feeling of loss when the target effect is not obtained even if a relatively large amount of value is consumed. or can be suppressed.

The game calculation means is provided to receive the game operation by each of a plurality of players and to calculate the effect corresponding to each received game operation. The game calculation means may be controlled so as to distinguish between the unfavorable state and the disadvantageous state. According to this, when the state of value consumption differs between players, the difference can be reflected in the control of an advantageous state or a disadvantageous state. For example, if a particular player spends more value but does not get the desired effect, another player who spends a relatively small amount of value can If there is a possibility of obtaining the target effect, set a specific player to an advantageous state and other players to a disadvantageous state to increase the probability that a specific player will obtain the target effect, and that player This can eliminate or suppress the occurrence of a sense of loss, and increase expectations of a specific player.

The state control means may control the game calculation means so that the player who has consumed more of the value is in an advantageous state in order to obtain the target effect compared with other players. According to this, it is possible to reliably increase the possibility that the player who consumes more value can obtain the target effect.

The game computation means may cause the advantageous state by limiting computation of effects to occur on the predetermined game object with respect to the other player. According to this, it is possible to reliably increase the possibility that the player who consumes more value can obtain the target effect by limiting the calculation of the effect for other players.

The game calculation means may limit the calculation by excluding an effect that should occur on the predetermined game object with respect to the other player from the calculation target. According to this, even if another player performs a game operation targeting a game object, the game object is excluded from the calculation target of the effect. Therefore, it becomes impossible for other players to obtain the target effect, and the possibility that the player who consumes more value can obtain the target effect can be increased more reliably.

The state control means controls the game calculation means so that the advantageous state or the unfavorable state ends when a predetermined termination condition is satisfied after the advantageous state or the unfavorable state is created. may If the favorable or unfavorable state continues indefinitely, the difficulty level of the game excessively decreases or increases, and the enjoyment of the game is lost. On the other hand, even if an advantageous or disadvantageous state occurs once, if the state is terminated when the end condition is satisfied, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of losing interest in the game.

1 game system 2 game machine 8 input device 20 control device (computer, processor)
21 storage device 22 game processing section 30 game calculation section (game calculation means)
31 game operation receiving unit 32 arithmetic control unit 34 consumption recording unit (consumption information recording means)
35 exclusive right control unit 100 game screen 101 play area 110 game field 111A to 111D player character 112s special character (game object)
116 attack items 116a range of influence

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A player 's game operation is accepted in exchange for consumption of value as consideration for the game, and in response to the game operation, at least one non-player game object displayed on the game screen that cannot be operated by the player is generated. calculating a desired effect, and if the player obtains a target effect for the non-player game object, giving the player a reward associated with the non-player game object; a game calculation means capable of creating an advantageous state for the player to obtain the desired effect;
Consumption information for recording, in predetermined consumption data as consumption information for each non-player game object, information on the value consumed by the player for the game operation for which the target effect was not obtained. a recording means;
The game calculation means is controlled based on the consumption information recorded in the consumption data so that the advantageous state occurs for the non-player game object whose value has been consumed by the player exceeding a predetermined standard. a state control means;
game system with A player 's game operation should be accepted in exchange for consumption of value as consideration for the game, and in response to the operation, at least one non-player game object displayed on the game screen that cannot be operated by the player should appear. An effect is calculated, and if the player obtains a target effect for the non-player game object, a reward associated with the non-player game object is given to the player and becomes the target. A game calculation means capable of creating an advantageous situation for the player to obtain a power effect;
Consumption information for recording, in predetermined consumption data as consumption information for each non-player game object, information on the value consumed by the player for the game operation for which the target effect was not obtained. recording means; and said game calculation based on the consumption information recorded in said consumption data such that said advantageous state occurs for said non-player game object whose value has been consumed by said player exceeding a predetermined criterion. A computer program configured to function as state control means for controlling means. A player 's game operation is accepted in exchange for consumption of value as consideration for the game, and in response to the game operation, at least one non-player game object displayed on the game screen that cannot be operated by the player is generated. calculating a desired effect, and if the player obtains a target effect for the non-player game object, giving the player a reward associated with the non-player game object; A game algorithm capable of producing favorable conditions for said player to obtain the desired effect;
Consumption information for recording, in predetermined consumption data as consumption information for each non-player game object, information on the value consumed by the player for the game operation for which the target effect was not obtained. a recording procedure; and said game calculation based on the consumption information recorded in said consumption data such that said advantageous condition occurs for said non-player game object whose value has been consumed by said player exceeding a predetermined criterion. A control method that executes a state control procedure that controls the procedure.

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