JP7274256B2 - Programs, terminals, game systems and game management devices - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act (1) Posting date March 28, 2019 Posting address: https://www. youtube. com/watch? time_continue=17&v=E79AoXSUJ6Q (2) Release date April 22, 2019 Release name: 1st closed beta test (3) Release date May 9, 2019 Release name: 2nd closed beta test (4) ) Posting date July 9, 2019 Posting address: https://www. aicarddass. com/zenonzard/information/news-09. php

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

In recent years, games using smartphones, mobile phones, etc. as platforms have become popular. For example, it is a game that uses a deck in which game elements such as virtual cards are combined, and uses the parameter values of each game element that constitutes the deck to determine the outcome of a competitive game.

On the other hand, there is a team battle type game in which a player assumes the position of a team owner, collects players, organizes his/her own team from the collected players, and plays a match against other players' teams. In some games of this type, players are recruited by collecting trading cards. Each trading card is associated with a player that can be used in the game, and the player can register a player that can be used to organize his/her own team by performing a trading card use registration procedure on a predetermined website or the like. It is possible (Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-229898 A

There is a demand for a game that can entertain a player using game elements possessed by the player.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program, a terminal, a game system, and a game management device capable of providing a game with improved interest of the player.

One aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a game using a first game element, the program causing the computer to switch from a first representation mode to a second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition. The program functions as selection means for selecting a first game element associated with a player to be converted, and output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second expression mode.

One aspect of the present invention is a terminal for playing a game using a first game element, the first representation mode being converted from a first representation mode to a second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition, the first representation mode being associated with a player. The terminal comprises selection means for selecting a game element, and output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second representation mode.

One aspect of the present invention is a game system for playing a game using a first game element associated with a first player and a first game element associated with a second player who is an opponent. , a terminal, and a game management device, wherein the terminal is associated with the first player or the second player for converting from the first representation mode to the second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition. and output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second representation mode, wherein the game management device selects the first game element selected by the selection means of the terminal. The game system comprises a determination means for determining a game element to be consumed for converting the expression mode of the first game element.

One aspect of the present invention is a game management device capable of communicating with a terminal of a first player and a terminal of a second player who is an opponent of the first player, wherein the terminal of the first player or the second player A game management comprising determination means for determining a game element consumed for converting a selected first game element to be converted from a first representation to a second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition. It is a device.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can provide a game that enhances user interest.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a smart phone, which is an example of the player terminal 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example in which the pattern of the character drawn on the virtual card is converted. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example in which the pattern of the character drawn on the virtual card is converted. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a deck organization screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining input operations on the deck formation screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display in the standby phase or the card use preparation phase of the competitive game displayed on the display 11 of the player terminal 1. In FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining input operations in the battle phase. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the player terminal 1. As shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of card setting data. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of deck setting data. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the card details screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a consumption target selection screen. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen showing sufficiency or shortage of consumption objects. FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining the process of generating card setting data for a premium card. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the processing of the operation image display section 73. As shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the game server 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of user information data. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of the required number data for premiumization. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the premiumization request acceptance process. FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining premium card generation processing. FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining the sufficiency/shortage determination process.

[overall structure]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a game system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system comprises player terminals 1 prepared for each of game players A and B, and a game server 2 . The player terminal 1 and the game server 2 can be connected to the communication line N and can communicate with each other.

A communication line N means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line N includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. / Regardless of radio.

The player terminal 1 is a computer capable of executing a game program, is connected to a communication line N via a wireless communication base station or the like, and can perform data communication with the game server 2 . The player terminal 1 is, for example, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a portable game device, a stationary home game device, an arcade game device, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a controller for a stationary home game device, or the like. A plurality of player terminals 1 are basically present and operated by each player.

The game server 2 is a server system including one or more server devices, storage devices, and the like. The game server 2 provides various services for operating the game of this embodiment, manages data required for operating the game, distributes game programs and data required for executing the game on the player terminal 1, and so on. It can be performed.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a smartphone, which is an example of the player terminal 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2 , the player terminal 1 includes a display 11 , a touch operation panel 12 integrated with the display 11 , and a speaker 13 . Further, the player terminal 1 is provided with a control board, an internal battery, a power button, a volume control button, etc., which are not shown.

Various microprocessors such as a CPU, GPU, and DSP, various IC memories such as ASIC, VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a wireless communication module for wirelessly communicating with a mobile phone base station are mounted on the control board. In addition, a so-called I/F circuit (interface circuit) such as a driver circuit for the touch operation panel 12 is mounted on the control board. Each element mounted on these control boards is electrically connected to each other via a bus circuit or the like, and is connected so as to be able to read/write data and transmit/receive signals.

In the present embodiment, the game system as described above uses the first game element associated with the first player A and the first game element associated with the second player B who is the opponent. An example applied to a battle game will be described.

Here, the first game element is a virtual or tangible item incarnated by a character appearing in the game. An example of a virtual or tangible article is, for example, a virtual card displayed on a computer, a tangible card, or the like. In the game to be executed, the characters that can be made to appear by using cards are controlled based on the actions of the player (including non-players operated by a computer), and the cards correspond to the characters. Description will be given on the assumption that a design of a character (an image showing the appearance of the character) is added. The design of the card may also include an image of the background of the character.

In this game, the representation mode of the first game element associated with the player is converted from the first representation mode to the second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition. Conversion of the display mode means that the design (first representation form) of the first game element is transformed into a design (second representation form) different from this design (first representation form). Further, the method includes converting a form of expressing the first game element with a still image (first expression form) into a form of expressing at least part of the first game element with a moving image (second expression form). . If the expression mode of the first game element is a form that expresses the character and its background with a still image (first expression form), it is converted to a form that expresses at least one of the character and the background with a moving image (second expression form). You may do so. Also, the second expression form may be a form in which sound is added to the expression of the first game element. For example, if the first game element is a virtual card displayed on a computer, a design of a character drawn on the virtual card is converted into another design of the same character. A design of a character drawn on a virtual card may be converted into an animation in which the same character moves. A design of a character drawn on a virtual card may be converted into a still image or moving image of the same character to which voice or sound effects are added.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which a design of a character drawn on a virtual card is converted into an animation in which the same character moves. Also, FIG. 4 shows an example in which a design of a character drawn on a virtual card is converted into a moving image of the same character to which voice of the character is added.

Predetermined conditions for converting the display mode of the first game element are consumption of the same or similar first game element associated with the player, consumption of a predetermined item, and payment of a predetermined price. including that there is

That the first game elements are the same includes that all the attributes of the first game elements are the same. For example, when the first game element is a virtual card displayed on a computer, if the characters drawn on the virtual card are the same and the character parameter values and other card attributes are also the same, , the cards are identical.

Also, that the first game elements are of the same type includes that the characters corresponding to the first game elements are the same. As long as the characters are the same, any of the attributes of the first game elements other than the characters may be different. For example, if the first game element is a virtual card displayed on a computer, as long as the characters drawn on the virtual card are the same, even if the character's parameter values or card attributes are different, , the cards are of the same type.

A predetermined item is one of the game elements that the player can obtain in-game or out-of-game. The price includes money, in-game currency, points acquired by the player by participating in a lottery event held on the Internet, and the like.

It goes without saying that the game elements of the game to be executed are not limited to those configured so that characters can be specified, but may be those that specify items, activated effects, and the like. The item is not limited to a card, but is not limited to a card as long as the item is configured such that a character associated with the item can be specified. The article may be a modeled object such as a figure having the appearance of a character, for example.

When the first game element is a card, a card whose expression mode is changed from the first display mode to the second mode by satisfying a predetermined condition is called a "premium card" in the present embodiment. Further, converting the display mode from the first display mode to the second mode is called "premiumization" in the present embodiment.
[Outline of game contents]
Next, an overview of the game will be described using the display screen of the display 11 of the player terminal 1 in order to facilitate understanding of the description of the embodiment.

In the game of this embodiment, players A and B use virtual game cards (first game elements incarnated by characters, hereinafter simply referred to as "cards"), which are game objects. A plurality of types of cards are prepared and distinguished by a combination of character abilities and card attributes associated with each card. For the abilities of the character, for example, ability parameter values such as level, attack power, and HP used in a competitive play (battle) with a computer-controlled enemy character or an opponent such as another player are determined. For card attributes, for example, rarity, color, numbers, etc. are defined.

In addition to the minimum number of cards required for battle play (battle) at the time of account registration, cards can be obtained during the game, purchased as charged items, or obtained by lottery called gacha. . In addition, cards can also be acquired by obtaining physical game cards (hereinafter referred to as "real cards") and performing registration procedures to enable the obtained real cards to be used in the game. Specifically, when the players A and B complete the real card registration procedure, they can acquire cards of the card type associated with the real card.

Then, player A organizes a deck with a predetermined number (for example, 40 cards) of the cards that he has, and challenges a competitive play (battle) using the deck.

A deck can be organized, for example, by touching a card menu on a home screen or the like displayed after a player logs in, and can be performed from a deck organization menu presented as one of the card menus. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a deck formation screen displayed on the display 11 of the player terminal 1. As shown in FIG. The deck formation screen includes an owned card area 31 in which cards owned by the player are displayed, and a deck area 32 in which cards constituting the deck are displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, the player touches a card to be included in the deck among the cards displayed in the possessed card area 31 with a finger and slides it to the deck area 32 so that the image of the selected card is displayed in the deck. Displayed in area 32 . Conversely, by touching a card displayed in the deck area 32 with a finger and sliding it to the possessed card area 31, the card can be removed from the deck. In this way, the player builds the desired deck. From the deck composition screen, it is also possible to generate a premium card using the cards owned by the player. Details of the generation of premium cards will be described later.

In a competitive play (battle) using a deck, victory or defeat with an opponent is determined using the character's ability parameter values and card attribute setting values specified in the cards that make up the deck (deck cards). . A battle is started by selecting (touching) the battle menu from the home screen displayed after logging in.

In the battle, player A's turn and opponent player B's turn are alternately executed. Each turn consists of a standby phase in which a hand of deck cards is set in the player's player area such as a field, a card use preparation phase in which other deck cards are prepared in order to use the set deck card, and a player It consists of a plurality of phases such as a battle phase in which deck cards placed in the area are used to attack the opponent player or the opponent player's cards.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display in the standby phase or the card use preparation phase of the competitive game displayed on the display 11 of the player terminal 1. In FIG. The screen of the display 11 has a first area 41 where player A's cards and the like are set and a second area 42 where player B's cards and the like are set. Further, on the boundary between the first area 41 and the second area 42, operation information 43 that displays information on operations that can be executed at present is displayed.

Each of the first area 41 and the second area 42 includes a field area 44 in which five cards (hand cards) selected from the own deck are placed, and a field area 44 for activating the actions or effects of the cards placed in the field. A base area 45 where cards to be consumed (action cost) are placed, a first object 46 that affects the activation effect of the card (force) and has life (HP), and a second object 46 that similarly has life (HP). and a force area 48 in which an object 47 is placed.

In the battle phase, as shown in FIG. 8, player A touches a card to be used for an attack with his finger and drags it to the opponent's card to be attacked, first or second object 46, 47. A card to be used for an attack, a card of opponent player B to be attacked, and first or second objects 46 and 47 are determined. As a result, player A's attack is started. At this time, if the card used for the attack is a premium card, at least a part of the design of the card is displayed as a moving image or a sound is played.

A turn consisting of such a series of phases is alternately repeated by player A and the opponent player B, and the life of one of the players becomes 0 or the number of cards in the deck becomes 0, thereby winning or losing. is determined.
[Function configuration]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the player terminal 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the player terminal 1 includes an operation input section 50 , a storage section 51 , a processing section 52 , an image display section 53 , a sound output section 54 and a communication section 55 .

The operation input unit 50 is used by the player to input various operations related to the game, and outputs an operation input signal corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 52 . The functions of the operation input unit 50 include, for example, elements such as a touch operation pad, home button, button switch, joystick, and trackball that are directly operated by the player's fingers, as well as acceleration sensors, angular velocity sensors, tilt sensors, and geomagnetic sensors. It can also be realized by an element or the like that detects motion or posture. In FIG. 2, the touch operation panel 12 corresponds to this.

In the storage unit 51, a program for operating the player terminal 1 and realizing various functions of the player terminal 1, data used during execution of the program, etc. are stored in advance, or temporarily stored each time processing is performed. stored. The storage unit 56 can be realized by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, an IC memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or the like.

The storage unit 51 stores a system program and a game program. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the player terminal 1 as a computer. The game program is a program for causing the processing section 52 to function as the game calculation section 61 . This program is delivered from the game server 2 or another application delivery server or the like after the player completes account registration.

The storage unit 51 also stores card setting data and deck setting data. In addition, data of items held by the player, video data, still image data, sound data (second expression data) of each premium card corresponding to the card held by the player, and images of game elements are displayed. Model data, texture data, motion data, effect data, background images of game screens, sound data such as sound effects, etc. are distributed as necessary data for the game and stored in the storage unit 51 . The storage unit 51 also stores information that associates the file name of the second representation data of each premium card with the card identification information of the original card before being premiumized.

The card setting data is information relating to the character abilities and card attributes of the cards held by the player, and is prepared for each card. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of card setting data of a card owned by a player. FIG. 10 shows the card setting data of one card specified by the card identification information "001". Card setting data includes card identification information, character name, card image, race, ability, attack power, hit points, rarity, cost number, color, presence/absence of premiumization (premium card or not), and second expression mode. Includes data (video data, still image data, and sound data used in the case of a premium card), paid/free card. A paid card in this embodiment is a card provided on the condition that money or in-game currency is paid. Cards other than paid cards shall be free cards. Of the paid cards and free cards provided to players, only paid cards can be used for premiumization. Free cards do not count as consumables that can be used for premiumization. However, it is also possible to make the free card a consumable object that can be used for premiumization. Note that FIG. 10 shows an example of card setting data, and the present invention is not limited to this. The card setting data increases or decreases as the number of cards held by the player increases or decreases.

The deck setting data is data relating to each deck of the player, and includes card identification information of cards that constitute each deck. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of deck setting data. The example in FIG. 11 is an example of deck setting data for deck 1 of player A, and indicates that deck 1 is composed of cards with card identification information "001" to card identification information "023". be. Note that FIG. 11 shows an example of the deck setting data, and the present invention is not limited to this.

The processing unit 52 comprehensively controls operations of the player terminal 1 based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 51, operation input signals from the operation input unit 50, and the like. The functions of the processing unit 52 can be realized by, for example, electronic components such as microprocessors such as CPUs and GPUs, ASICs, and IC memories. The processing unit 52 includes a game calculation unit 61, an image generation unit 62, a sound generation unit 63, and a communication control unit 64 as main functional units.

The game calculation unit 61 executes various game processes for realizing the game of this embodiment, and outputs the processing results to the image generation unit 62 and the sound generation unit 63 . Game calculation portion 61 includes a card provision portion 70 , a card setting portion 71 , an action determination portion 72 , an operation image display portion 73 , and a game management portion 74 .

The card providing unit 70 performs processing related to card provision. A card is provided to a player by satisfying a predetermined condition. The predetermined conditions include payment of a price (money, in-game money, points earned by the player by participating in a lottery event held on the Internet, etc.), and behavior of the player inside or outside the game. There are exchange with the value obtained, registration of a user account, and the like. The card provision unit 70 transmits a card provision request to the game server 2, and transmits card data (card setting data, etc.) transmitted from the game server 2 when the card provision condition is satisfied. It is received from the server 2 and added to the card setting data in the storage unit 51 . The card data received from the game server 2 also includes the second representation mode data of the corresponding premium card.

The card setting unit 71 manages owned cards owned by the player. It also manages the cards that make up each deck, and sets cards and hands to be set in each field in the standby phase and the card use preparation phase from the deck selected by the player. It also generates information (card setting information) about the cards and hands set in each field during the match, and transmits it to the game server 2 via the communication unit 55 .

Also, the card setting unit 71 generates a premium card using the player's possession cards. The card setting unit 71 selects a card to be premiumized from among the cards displayed in the owned card area 31 by an input operation (for example, long press) by the player on the deck organization screen (FIG. 5). Display the card details screen for the selected card. A card details screen is illustrated in FIG. The card detail screen includes a card area 81 in which an image of the card selected by the player is displayed, and a premiumization button 82 for generating a premium card. When the premiumization button 82 is pressed, the card setting unit 71 displays a consumption target selection screen for allowing the player to select a consumption target for generating a premium card. A consumption object selection screen is illustrated in FIG. The consumption target selection screen of FIG. 13 accepts an input for selecting either a card or an item as a consumption target. When a consumption target is selected, the card setting unit 71 transmits information indicating the card selected as a premium target, the selected consumption target, and the user identification information of the player through the communication unit 55 together with a predetermined determination request. It transmits to the game server 2 and receives the determination result transmitted from the game server 2 . The determination request here is to request the game server 2 to check whether or not the player possesses the consumption object necessary for generating the premium card. The card setting unit 71 uses the received determination result to display a screen indicating that the consumption object is sufficient or insufficient. For example, when a card is selected as the consumption object, the screen (confirmation screen) displayed when the consumption object is sufficient is shown in FIG. 14(a). FIG. 14(b) shows the screen to be displayed.

The confirmation screen in FIG. 14(a) shows the number of cards required for premiumization, the number of cards owned by the player, a premiumization execution button, and a cancel button for the selected card. Information on the number of cards required for premiumization and the number of cards owned by the player may be transmitted from the game server 2 together with the determination result.

When the card setting unit 71 detects that the execution button on the confirmation screen has been pressed, the card setting unit 71 newly generates card setting data for the premium card using the card setting data corresponding to the selected card. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a card of a premium card obtained by changing the setting values of "card identification information", "presence/absence of premiumization", and "second expression mode data" in the card setting data of the selected card. Generate new setting data. At this time, the character's ability parameter values (race, ability, attack power, HP, etc.) are not changed from the original card setting data, and are used as they are. The card setting unit 71 adds one item of card setting data for the newly generated premium card to the card setting data in the storage unit 51 . Also, delete the data of the consumption target (card or item). When the consumption object is a card, the card setting data of the same or the same kind of card as the selected card are deleted by the required consumption number. Specifically, the card setting data of the pay card having the same character name as the character name of the card selected by the player is deleted by the required number of consumptions. Also, when the consumption target is an item, a process of deleting data of the item by the required number of consumptions is performed. Then, the game server 2 is notified of a completion notification including information indicating the generated premium card, information indicating the deleted consumption object, and user identification information. The information indicating the premium card here may be, for example, the card setting data of the premium card, or the card identification information of the card setting data of the original card and the card identification information of the card setting data of the premium card. .

The action determination unit 72 selects a card and determines the action of the card by the player's touch operation or the like, generates action selection information that is information on the selection or action of the card, and transmits the action selection information to the game server via the communication unit 55. 2.

The operation image display unit 73 performs processing for displaying an image for operating card selection or action. For example, when the input operation by the player is the card operation content of "attacking opponent's card B with card A", the operation image display unit 73 displays an image from card A to opponent's card B, for example, as shown in FIG. Show an image with an arrow. For example, when a premium card is used in an attack, the operation image display unit 73 outputs the second display mode data (video data, sound data, etc.) of the card setting data of the used premium card.

The game management section 74 manages the progress of the entire game.

The image generation unit 62 generates one game screen in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second) based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 61, and outputs the image signal of the generated game screen to the image display unit 53. do. The functions of the image generator 62 are, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, and a texture data expansion. It can be realized by an IC memory or the like.

The sound generation unit 63 generates sound signals such as sound effects and background music related to the game, audio information of operation assistance information, and various operation sounds based on the processing result of the game calculation unit 61 , and outputs them to the sound output unit 54 . The function of the sound generator 63 can be realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing voice files, or the like.

The communication control unit 64 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with the game server 2 .

The image display section 53 displays various game screens based on the image signal input from the image generation section 62 . The function of the image display unit 53 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In FIG. 2 , the image display section 62 corresponds to the display 11 .

The sound output unit 54 is for outputting sounds, sound effects, etc. related to the game based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 63 . In FIG. 2 , the sound output unit 54 corresponds to the speaker 13 .

The communication unit 55 is connected to the communication line N to realize communication. The function of the communication unit 55 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.

Next, the configuration of the game server 2 will be described. FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the game server 2. As shown in FIG.

The game server 2 includes a storage section 91 , a processing section 92 and a communication section 93 .

The storage unit 91 stores a system program and a game program. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the game server 2 as a computer. The game program is a program for causing the processing section 92 to function as the player management section 101 , the game management section 102 , the card provision management section 103 , and the premium determination section 104 .

Further, the recording unit 91 stores user information data, required number data for premiumization, and card data. The user information data is basic data of players participating in the game, and records user information data for each player. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of user information data. In the example of FIG. 18, it includes the player's user identification information, deck setting data, possessed card information, possessed item information, balance information (balance of in-game currency, points, etc.). Note that FIG. 18 shows an example of the user information data, and the present invention is not limited to this.

The data on the number of cards required for premiumization is data on the number of cards required for premiumizing each consumption object (cards, items). In this embodiment, the required number of consumption objects for making a card premium is determined for each rarity of the card. The required number of each consumable to premiumize a card may increase as the rarity of the card increases. FIG. 19 exemplifies the required number data for premiumization. Note that FIG. 19 shows an example of the required number data for premiumization, and is not limited to this. Further, the required number of each consumption object for making a card premium may be determined based on other card attributes, without being limited to each rarity of the card. Alternatively, it may be determined for each card.

Card data is card data of all cards used in this game. Basically, data similar to the card setting data in FIG. 10 described above are stored for all cards used in the game.

The processing unit 91 includes a player management unit 101 , a game management unit 102 , a card provision management unit 103 and a premium determination unit 104 .

The player management unit 101 uses user information data to manage accounts, game progress, and the like for each connected player terminal 1 .

The game management unit 102 receives card setting information, action selection information, and the like from the player terminal 1, performs battle processing using the card setting information, action selection information, and card data, and outputs the result of the battle.

In response to a card provision request from the player terminal 1 , the card provision management section 103 reads card information from the storage section 93 and transmits it to the player terminal 1 . When a card purchase request is received from the player terminal 1 , data corresponding to the card setting data is read out from the storage unit 93 and transmitted to the player terminal 1 after payment is confirmed. It also supplies the player management unit 101 with information on cards acquired by the player. The payment may be made, for example, by subtracting the price from the balance (in-game currency or point balance) in the user information stored in the storage unit, or by other payment methods.

The premium determination unit 104 acquires the rarity of the card selected by the player from the card data (having the same configuration as the card setting data in FIG. 10) in the storage unit 91 in response to the determination request from the player terminal 1. , the required number of consumption objects selected by the player corresponding to the acquired rarity is acquired from the premium required number data of the storage unit 91 (FIG. 19). Also, the premium determination unit 104 acquires the number of holdings of the selected consumption object from the user information data ( FIG. 18 ) in the storage unit 91 . Then, it determines whether or not the number owned by the user is sufficient by comparing the acquired required number with the acquired owned number, and transmits the determination result to the player terminal 1 . The determination result includes not only the information indicating whether the number of possessions is sufficient/insufficient, but also the required number and the number of possessions used in the judgment.

In addition, upon receiving a completion notification including the information of the generated premium card and the information of the consumption object from the player terminal 1, the premiumization determination unit 104 updates the user information data with the received information.

The communication unit 93 is connected to the communication line N to realize communication.
[Operation of each device]
The operation of the player terminal 1 will be explained.
First, premiumization request acceptance processing for accepting an input requesting premiumization of a card will be described with reference to FIG.

For example, the player logs in using the user ID "1001" on the player terminal 1, and then selects "edit deck" from the menu screen. The player terminal 1 displays the deck editing screen using the card setting data and deck setting data corresponding to the user ID "1001". The player performs an input operation to select a card to be premiumized from the cards owned by the player displayed on the deck editing screen. By selecting and inputting the card to be premiumized, the premiumization request acceptance process is started.

The player terminal 1 displays a card details screen using card setting data corresponding to the selected card in response to an input operation for selecting a card (Step 101). For example, when a card of the character "AAA" (card identification information "001") is selected, the card details screen (Fig. 12) is displayed using the card setting data (Fig. 10) of the card of the selected character "AAA". indicate.

When the premiumize button on the card details screen is pressed (Step 102: Yes), the player terminal 1 displays a consumption object selection screen (FIG. 13) (Step 103). The player selects the consumption object "card" on the displayed consumption object selection screen.

In response to an input operation for selecting a consumption target on the consumption target selection screen, the player terminal 1 receives information on the card selected as a premium target (card identification "001"), the selected consumption target "card", Information including the user ID "1001" is transmitted to the game server 2 together with a determination request (Step 104).
This completes the description of the premiumization request acceptance process.

Next, premium card generation processing for generating a premium card based on the determination result received by the player terminal 1 from the game server 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
The player terminal 1 receives, from the game server 2, the determination result for the card with the card identification information "001" and the character "AAA". Upon receipt of this determination result, the premium card generation process is started.

The player terminal 1 determines the determination result received from the game server 2 (Step 201). If the determination result indicates that the number of possessions for consumption is sufficient (Step 201: Yes), a confirmation screen including a display indicating that the number of possessions is sufficient and a premium execution button (Fig. 14(a)) is displayed (Step 202).

When the execution button on the confirmation screen is pressed (Step 203: Yes), the player terminal 1 generates card setting data for the premium card (Step 204). For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the card setting data of the card identification information “001” stored in the storage unit 51 is used to newly generate the card setting data of the premium card. A new set value of the premium card "p001" is set in the "card identification information", a set value of "yes" is set in the set value of "presence/absence of premiumization", and the character " AAA” is acquired from the storage unit 51 and set as the file name “pa001.xxx” of the moving image data or the like. For the data items other than the card identification information, the presence/absence of premiumization, and the second expression mode data, the setting values of the card setting data of the original card identification information "001" are set. The player terminal 1 stores the generated card setting data of the premium card in the storage unit 51 (Step 205).

Next, the player terminal 1 deletes the data of the "card" to be consumed from the storage section 51 (step 206). Since the determination result from the game server 2 includes information on the required number of premium cards, the required number of card setting data is deleted from the storage unit 51 . In the example of FIG. 14, since the required number is 15 cards, the player terminal 1 deletes 15 pieces of card setting data for paid cards with the character name "AAA" from the storage unit 51. FIG.

The player terminal 1 notifies the game server 2 of a completion notification including information on the generated premium card (all or part of the card setting data) and information on the deleted consumption object (Step 207).

In Step 201, if the received determination result indicates that the user's holding number is insufficient (Step 201: No), a screen indicating that the holding number is insufficient is displayed (Step 211). Also, in step 203, if the cancel button is pressed instead of the execute button (step 203: No), this process is terminated.
This completes the description of the premium card generation process.

Next, the sufficiency/insufficiency determination processing of consumption objects by the game server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 22 .
Through the premiumization request reception processing (FIG. 20) of the player terminal 1, information indicating the card selected as the premiumization target, the selected consumption target, and the user identification information is transmitted to the game server 2 together with the determination request. be done. By receiving this determination request, the sufficiency/shortage determination process is started.

When the game server 2 receives information including, for example, the card identification information "001", the consumption object "card", and the user identification information "1001" from the player terminal 1, the selected card (the card identification information "1001") is received. 001”) is acquired from the card data of the storage unit 91, and the required number of “15” of the selected consumption target “cards” corresponding to the acquired rarity is stored in the storage unit 91. It is acquired from numerical data (FIG. 19) (Step 301).

The game server 2 also acquires the number of possession of the consumption object "card" selected from the user information data corresponding to the received user identification information "1001" stored in the storage unit 91 (Step 302). When the consumption object is a "card", a card that is the same as or of the same type as the selected card is consumed. may be obtained from the card data in the storage unit 91, and compared with the character name "AAA" corresponding to the card identification information "001", and the number of matching cards may be counted.

The game server 2 determines whether or not the acquired required number is equal to or less than the acquired owned number (Step 303), and if the acquired required number is equal to or less than the owned number, it is determined that the owned number is sufficient. The result is transmitted to the player terminal 1, and if the acquired required number is larger than the owned number, a determination result indicating that the owned number is insufficient is transmitted to the player terminal 1 (Step 304). For example, if the number of cards possessed by the user with the character name “AAA” of the user identification information “1001” is “15”, the game server 2 determines that the consumption object is satisfied, the required number “15”, Information indicating the number "15" is transmitted to the player terminal 1 as the determination result.
This is the end of the description of the consumption object sufficiency/shortage determination process.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the first game elements (cards) owned by the player are used to convert the display mode from the first display mode to the second display mode. can provide high quality games. Also, on condition that the same or similar first game element (card) is consumed, the display mode of the first game element (card) associated with the player is changed from the first display mode to the second display mode. As a result, the player can consume the card obtained in duplicate and instead provide the player with a card (premium card) whose display mode is changed from the first display mode to the second display mode.

[Modification]
The number of cards that can be premiumized may be limited to a predetermined number or less. For example, it may be equal to or less than the number of cards constituting the deck (40 cards). In addition, if the number of cards that can be included in the deck is set for each card, the number of cards that can be included in the deck may be premiumized for each card at or below that number. For example, when the player selects a "character: AAA" card as a card to be premiumized from the cards displayed in the owned card area 31 on the deck editing screen or the like, the card setting unit 71 selects the selected card "character : AAA”, the number of cards that have already been premiumized is counted from the card setting data in the storage unit 51, and the number of cards with the character name “AAA” and the premiumization “yes” is set, and the count value is the limit number. (For example, 40 cards or less) determines whether or not the card of "character: AAA" can be premiumized. You may display on the screen that premiumization is impossible.

Cards that can be premiumized may be limited to cards of specific characters. For example, data of a specific character list is stored in the storage unit 51 . When the player selects a card to be premiumized from the cards displayed in the possessed card area 31 on the deck editing screen or the like, the card setting unit 71 refers to a list of predetermined characters in the storage unit 51 and selects a card. It decides whether or not the card can be made premium by judging whether the character of the selected card exists in the list, and if it cannot be made premium, the confirmation screen is not displayed, and a screen is displayed to the effect that it cannot be made premium. may be displayed in

Also, in the consumption selection screen, either a card or an item is selected as a consumption object, but the consumption object is not limited to this. For example, the owned cards may be made premium on the condition that a predetermined price (in-game currency, points, etc.) is paid. The condition may be that there is payment of a predetermined price within a predetermined period.

Also, a card that functions in the same way as the premium card (the second expression data is set and the second expression is performed when the card is used) may be provided under a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition may be payment of a predetermined price, payment of a predetermined price in a predetermined period, or the like. Also, it may be possible to provide only specific characters.

In the above embodiment, the player terminal 1 side holds the second representation mode data of the premium card corresponding to the card held by the player, but the present invention is not limited to this. It may be held on the game server 2 side. Then, the player terminal 1 may request the game server 2 to acquire it when necessary (eg, when generating a premium card).

Paid cards are not limited to cards provided on the condition that money or in-game currency be paid. For example, a paid card may include a card provided in exchange for points acquired free of charge.

In the above embodiment, the card setting data of the card provided to the player and the second representation data of the premium card are received when the card is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. In advance (at the time of downloading a game program, etc.), the player terminal 1 receives from the game server 2 the card setting data of all cards used in the game (including cards not yet provided to the player) and the second representation form data of the premium card. It may be received and stored in the storage unit 51 . In this case, when the card is provided, the player terminal 1 receives the card identification information of the card to be provided from the server, reads out the card setting data information corresponding to the received card identification information from the storage unit 51, and sets it. You may make it

It should be noted that output of the second representation data of the premium card is not limited to when the premium card is used. For example, when a premium card is generated, the player may select a premium card on a screen on which cards are displayed. It may be possible to output in various situations involving premium cards.

In a competitive game to which this game system is applied, for example, player A and non-player character A form one team, player B and non-player character B form one team, and player A's team and non-player character B form one team. Player B's team may compete against each other using the first game elements (cards). Non-player characters may be made available to the player within the game. The battle may alternate between player A's team's turn and player B's team's turn as the opponent. Turns within each team may be performed while the player and non-player characters are exchanged for each turn. Furthermore, using the AI function, in a state in which the player can select the first game element or decide the action in the game, non-player characters on the same team provide the player with advice information for advancing the game advantageously. You can also make it

Some or all of the above-described embodiments are also described in the following additional remarks, but are not limited to the following.

[Appendix 1]
A terminal for playing a game using a first game element,
comprising a memory storing execution instructions and a processor,
The processor, by the execution instruction,
a selection process of selecting a first game element associated with the player that is to be converted from the first representation to the second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition;
and an output control process for outputting the selected first game element in the second representation mode.

[Appendix 2]
A game system for playing a game using a first game element associated with a first player and a first game element associated with a second player as an opponent,
comprising a terminal and a game management device,
The terminal comprises a memory storing execution instructions and a processor,
The processor, by the execution instruction,
a selection process of selecting a first game element associated with the first player or the second player, which is to be converted from the first representation mode to the second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition;
an output control process for outputting the selected first game element in the second expression mode;
The game management device comprises a memory storing execution instructions and a processor,
The processor, by the execution instruction,
A game system for executing determination processing for determining a game element consumed for converting a representation mode of a first game element selected by the selection means of the terminal.

[Appendix 3]
A game management device capable of communicating with a terminal of a first player and a terminal of a second player who is an opponent of the first player,
comprising a memory storing execution instructions and a processor,
The processor, by the execution instruction,
For a first game element selected by the terminal of the first player or the second player that causes conversion from the first representation to the second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition, it is consumed to transform the representation. A game management device that executes determination processing for determining the game element to be played.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified and implemented within the scope of its technical ideas.

1 player terminal 2 game server 11 display 12 touch operation panel 13 speaker 31 possession card area 32 deck area 41 first area 42 second area 43 operation information 44 field area 45 base area 46 first object 47 second object 48 force area 50 Operation input unit 51 Storage unit 52 Processing unit 53 Image display unit 54 Sound output unit 55 Communication unit 61 Game calculation unit 62 Image generation unit 63 Sound generation unit 64 Communication control unit 70 Card providing unit 71 Card setting unit 72 Action determination unit 73 Operation Image display unit 74 Game management unit 81 Card area 82 Premiumization button 91 Processing unit 92 Communication unit 93 Storage unit 101 Player management unit 102 Game management unit 103 Card provision management unit 104 Premiumization determination unit

Claims (10)

A program for causing a computer to execute a game using a first game element,
The program causes the computer to:
selection means for selecting a first game element associated with the player to convert from the first representation to the second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition ;
output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second expression mode ;
providing means for providing the first game element to the player;
function as
The first game element provided by the providing means includes a first game element provided on the condition of payment of a price and a first game element provided without payment of a price,
A first game element provided without payment of said price is not counted as a game element consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into a second representation;
program. the predetermined condition includes consuming the same or similar first game element associated with the player;
A program according to claim 1. The first representation mode is a mode in which the first game element is represented by a still image,
The second representation mode is a mode in which at least part of the first game element is represented by animation.
3. A program according to claim 1 or 2. The first representation mode is a mode in which a character and its background are represented by a still image,
The second representation mode is a mode in which at least one of the character and the background is represented by animation.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The first game element is set with the rarity of the first game element,
The number of game elements consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into the second representation is set according to the rarity of the first game element;
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The number of game elements consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into the second representation increases as the rarity of the first game element increases.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The output control means enables the first game element to be output in the second expression mode on condition that the price paid in a predetermined period is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A terminal for playing a game using a first game element,
selection means for selecting a first game element associated with the player to convert from the first representation to the second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition;
output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second expression mode ;
providing means for providing the first game element to the player;
with
The first game element provided by the providing means includes a first game element provided on the condition of payment of a price and a first game element provided without payment of a price,
A first game element provided without payment of said price is not counted as a game element consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into a second representation;
terminal. A game system for playing a game using a first game element associated with a first player and a first game element associated with a second player as an opponent,
comprising a terminal and a game management device,
The terminal is
selection means for selecting a first game element associated with the first player or the second player to convert from the first representation mode to the second representation mode by satisfying a predetermined condition;
output control means for outputting the selected first game element in the second expression mode ;
providing means for providing the first game element to the player;
with
The game management device
determining means for determining a game element to be consumed for converting the expression mode of the first game element selected by the selecting means of the terminal;
The first game element provided by the providing means includes a first game element provided on the condition of payment of a price and a first game element provided without payment of a price,
A first game element provided without payment of said price is not counted as a game element consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into a second representation;
game system. A game management device capable of communicating with a terminal of a first player who plays a game using a first game element and a terminal of a second player who is an opponent of the first player,
For a first game element selected by the terminal of the first player or the second player that causes conversion from the first representation to the second representation by satisfying a predetermined condition, it is consumed to transform the representation. A determination means for determining the game element to be played,
The first game element provided to the first player at the first player's terminal and the first game element provided to the second player at the second player's terminal are the first game elements provided contingent on payment of a consideration. including a game element and a first game element provided without payment of a price;
A first game element provided without payment of said price is not counted as a game element consumed to convert the first representation of the first game element into a second representation;
Game management device.

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