JP7333200B2 - Program and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

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

As a mah-jong game of the communication match type, there is a game in which a time limit is set from when the player picks up the tiles to when the discarded tiles are selected, and the time limit is extended according to the operation of the long-think button (Patent document 1).

JP 2004-073829 A

However, since extending the time limit by operating the long-think button slows down the progress of the game, there is a risk that the enjoyment (interest) of the game will be lost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a program and an information processing apparatus capable of enhancing taste.

According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure , a capturing means for capturing the identification information of any of a plurality of predetermined identification information into a combination of identification information associated with a user; an exclusion means for excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information by accepting from the user an exclusion operation for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information associated with the user ; Identifying means for identifying a winning combination from among a plurality of types of predetermined combinations based on a combination of associated identification information; The shorter the elapsed time, the more advantageous the game progresses.

According to the present invention, interest can be enhanced.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system; FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a server. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a user terminal; FIG. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a dealing skill management table, and (B) is a diagram showing an example of a Tsumo skill management table. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a remaining time management table, and (B) is a diagram showing an example of a skill point recovery amount management table. (A) is a diagram showing an example of a game screen, and (B) is a diagram showing another example of the game screen. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of game progress processing; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of game situation management processing; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another example of game progression processing; FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of discarded tile display processing; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of discarded tile thinking support processing; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of ability determination processing.

[Embodiment 1]
A game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to multiple users. The game system will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these examples, but is indicated by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of equivalents to the scope of the claims. be. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the same elements in the description of the drawings, and redundant description will not be repeated.

<Hardware Configuration of Game System 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the game system 1. As shown in FIG. The game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200 as shown. Each user terminal 100 is connected to the server 200 via the network 2 . The network 2 includes the Internet and various mobile communication systems constructed by wireless base stations (not shown). Examples of mobile communication systems include so-called 3G, 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution), and wireless networks (eg, Wi-Fi (registered trademark)) that can be connected to the Internet through a predetermined access point. be done.

The server 200 (computer, information processing device) may be a workstation or a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input/output IF 24. These components provided in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing device) may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for playing games. As illustrated, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input/output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a range sensor 18. and These components provided in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. Note that the user terminal 100 may include an input/output IF 14 to which a display (display unit) configured separately from the user terminal 100 main body can be connected instead of or in addition to the touch screen 15 .

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, user terminal 100 may be configured to communicate with one or more controllers 1020 . The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to communication standards such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example. The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits to the user terminal 100 an output value based on the user's input operation on the buttons or the like. Also, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100 .

Note that the controller 1020 may have the camera 17 and the ranging sensor 18 instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 having the camera 17 and the ranging sensor 18 .

The user terminal 100 preferably allows the user using the controller 1020 to input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020, for example, at the start of the game. As a result, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and identifies which user the output value belongs to based on the transmission source (controller 1020) of the received output value. be able to.

When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020 , each user can hold each controller 1020 to communicate with the one user terminal 100 without communicating with other devices such as the server 200 via the network 2 . You can play multiplayer with. In addition, by connecting each user terminal 100 to each other for communication according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (connecting for communication without going through the server 200), a plurality of user terminals 100 can realize local multiplay. You can also When the above-described multiplay is locally realized by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions of the server 200, which will be described later. Also, in the case where multiple user terminals 100 locally implement the above-described multiplay, the multiple user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions of the server 200, which will be described later, in a distributed manner.

Note that the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200 even when the multiplay described above is implemented locally. For example, information indicating a play result such as score or win/loss in a certain game may be associated with user identification information and transmitted to the server 200 .

Also, the controller 1020 may be detachable from the user terminal 100 . In this case, at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100 may be provided with a coupling portion for the controller 1020 . When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire through the connecting unit, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via the wire.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the user terminal 100 may accept the attachment of an external storage medium 1030 such as a memory card via the input/output IF 14 . This allows the user terminal 100 to read programs and data recorded on the storage medium 1030 . A program recorded in the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

User terminal 100 may store a game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as server 200 in memory 11 of user terminal 100, or may store a game program acquired by reading from storage medium 1030 in memory 11. may be stored in

As described above, the user terminal 100 includes the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, the touch screen 15, the camera 17, and the ranging sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. FIG. Each unit described above as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation unit configured to receive a user's input operation.

For example, when the operation unit is composed of at least one of the camera 17 and the ranging sensor 18, the operation unit detects an object 1010 near the user terminal 100, and performs an input operation based on the detection result of the object. Identify. As an example, a user's hand as object 1010, a marker of a predetermined shape, or the like is detected, and an input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, type, or the like of object 1010 obtained as a detection result. be. More specifically, when the user's hand is detected from the image captured by the camera 17, the user terminal 100 detects a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image as an input operation of the user. identified and accepted as Note that the captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is configured by the input/output IF 14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input/output IF 14 is specified as the user's input operation and accepted.

<Hardware components of each device>
Processor 10 controls the overall operation of user terminal 100 . The processor 20 controls the operation of the server 200 as a whole. Processors 10 and 20 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).

The processor 10 reads a program from a storage 12, which will be described later, and develops it in a memory 11, which will be described later. The processor 20 reads a program from a storage 22, which will be described later, and develops it in a memory 21, which will be described later. Processor 10 and processor 20 execute the expanded program.

Memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are composed of storage devices such as ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area for the processor 10 by temporarily storing programs and various data read by the processor 10 from a storage 12 described later. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program. The memory 21 provides a work area for the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read by the processor 20 from a storage 22 described later. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to the program.

The program in this embodiment may be a game program for realizing a game by the user terminal 100 . Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game through cooperation between user terminal 100 and server 200 . Note that the game realized by cooperation between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be, for example, a game executed on a browser activated on the user terminal 100 . Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by cooperation of a plurality of user terminals 100 . Further, the various types of data include game-related data such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications transmitted and received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100 .

Storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are composed of storage devices such as flash memories or HDDs (Hard Disk Drives). Various data related to the game are stored in the storage 12 and the storage 22 .

The communication IF 13 controls transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100 . The communication IF 23 controls transmission and reception of various data in the server 200 . The communication IFs 13 and 23 control, for example, communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Internet communication via a wired LAN, wireless LAN, or mobile phone network, and communication using short-range wireless communication.

The input/output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to receive data input, and an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data.
The input/output IF 14 may input/output data via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input/output IF 14 may include physical buttons, a camera, a microphone, or a speaker of the user terminal 100, for example. The input/output IF 24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive data input and an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input/output IF 24 may include, for example, an input section that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display section that is a device for displaying and outputting images.

The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component in which an input section 151 and a display section 152 are combined. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch-sensitive device, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

The input unit 151 detects the position where the user's operation (mainly physical contact operation such as touch operation, slide operation, swipe operation, and tap operation) is input on the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. It has a function to transmit as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may employ any type of system, such as a capacitive system or a resistive film system.

Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for identifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100 . This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor or an angular velocity sensor. If the user terminal 100 is equipped with a sensor, the processor 10 can identify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, when the user terminal 100 is held vertically, the processor 10 may display a vertically long image on the display unit 152 for vertical screen display. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held horizontally, a horizontal screen display may be used in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit. Thus, the processor 10 may be able to switch between vertical screen display and horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100 .

The camera 17 includes an image sensor or the like, and generates a captured image by converting incident light from a lens into an electrical signal.

The distance sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the object to be measured. The ranging sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the measurement object based on the light emission timing from the light source and the light reception timing of the reflected light generated when the light emitted from the light source hits the measurement object and is reflected. The ranging sensor 18 may have a light source that emits directional light.

Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 uses the camera 17 and the ranging sensor 18 to detect the object 1010 near the user terminal 100 and accepts the detection result as the user's input operation will be further described. The camera 17 and the ranging sensor 18 may be provided on the side of the housing of the user terminal 100, for example. A ranging sensor 18 may be provided near the camera 17 . As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with an illumination device that emits infrared light, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. This makes it possible to further improve the object detection accuracy based on the image captured by the camera 17, regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

The processor 10 may perform one or more of the following processes (1) to (5) on the image captured by the camera 17, for example. (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to identify whether or not the captured image includes the user's hand. The processor 10 may use a technique such as pattern matching, for example, as the analysis technique employed in the image recognition processing described above. (2) The processor 10 also detects a user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. For example, the processor 10 identifies the number of fingers of the user (the number of extended fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. Processor 10 further identifies the gesture made by the user from the identified number of fingers. For example, when the number of fingers is five, processor 10 determines that the user has performed the "pa" gesture. In addition, when the number of fingers is 0 (no fingers are detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has performed the "goo" gesture. In addition, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made the "Scissors" gesture. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the image captured by the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state in which only the index finger is raised or whether the user's finger is flicking. . (4) The processor 10 detects an object 1010 (such as a user's hand) near the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) and the user terminal 100 is detected. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is close to the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far away from the user terminal 100 (for example, a predetermined value or more distance). Note that when the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100 . (5) When it is found that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand has changed while the user's hand is detected based on the image recognition result of the captured image of the camera 17, the processor 10 recognizes that the user is waving his hand in the photographing direction of the camera 17 . When an object is detected or not detected by the ranging sensor 18, which has a stronger directivity than the imaging range of the camera 17, the processor 10 detects that the user is waving his hand in a direction orthogonal to the imaging direction of the camera. recognize.

In this way, the processor 10 determines whether or not the user is clenching his/her hand (a "goo" gesture or another gesture (for example, "pa") by image recognition of the captured image of the camera 17. or) is detected. The processor 10 also detects how the user is moving the hand together with the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 also detects whether the user is moving his/her hand closer to or away from the user terminal 100 . Such operations can correspond to operations using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel, for example. For example, the user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 according to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture "goo". In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. The continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, maintaining the state in which the mouse is clicked and pushed in, or maintaining the state of being touched after performing a touchdown operation on the touch panel. Further, when the user moves his/her hand while the user's gesture "goo" is detected, the user terminal 100 performs such a series of gestures as an operation corresponding to the swipe operation (or drag operation). can also recognize. Further, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture such as flicking a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand from the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 detects the gesture by clicking the mouse or tapping the touch panel. may be recognized as an operation corresponding to

<Functional Configuration of Game System 1>
(Functional Configuration of Server 200)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server 200. As shown in FIG. The server 200 has a function of providing each user terminal 100 with various data and programs necessary for realizing the game. The server 200 has a function of collecting and managing game-related data from each user terminal 100 . The server 200 has a function of synchronizing a plurality of user terminals 100 .

In this embodiment, the server 200 identifies each user and the user terminal 100 by a game account registered in advance. The account registration method is not particularly limited. For example, the user terminal 100 or another device such as a personal computer may transmit the information necessary for registering the user's account to the server 200 according to the user's operation. Server 200 then creates and stores an account for each user based on the received information.

When the user terminal 100 logs into the network 2 of the game system 1 using one of the accounts, the server 200 recognizes the logged-in user terminal 100 . It should be noted that the login method and the processing related to login are not particularly limited. The server 200 and the user terminal 100 may perform conventionally known login methods and various kinds of processing related to login.

The server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 through cooperation of the processor 20, memory 21, storage 22, communication IF 23, input/output IF 24, and the like.

Storage unit 220 stores various data used by control unit 210 . Storage unit 220 stores game program 221 , game information 222 , and user information 223 .

The game program 221 is a program for realizing a game. The game information 222 and user information 223 are data referred to when the game program 221 is executed.

The game program 221 may include, in addition to the game program executed on the server 200 side, a program transmitted to the user terminal 100 and executed on the user terminal 100 side (game program 121 described later). Alternatively, the storage unit 220 may store both the game program 221 executed on the server 200 side and the program executed on the user terminal side.

The game information 222 is common information between accounts. Game information 222 may include, for example, information for defining various game spaces. A “game space” is a space in which an object of a playable character that can be operated by a user is arranged. The game information 222 includes background objects such as trees, rocks, and buildings placed in the game space, as well as non-player character (NPC) objects such as placement positions, sizes, colors, shapes, etc., which are common among accounts. can contain various configuration information about the object of The game information 222 may include setting values for various parameters of non-player characters. Game information 222 may include information related to quests. The game information 222 may include information regarding the probability of winning a lottery held within the game space. A quest is an in-game event for which conditions for achievement are set. An achievement condition may be set for each quest. Note that the quest may have a failure condition in addition to the achievement condition. Further, hereinafter, a character object placed in the game space may be simply referred to as a "character".

The user information 223 is information managed for each game account. The user information 223 may include, for example, information on operable characters (hereinafter referred to as operable characters), information on owned assets, information indicating the degree of progress of the game, and the like. Examples of owned assets include in-game currency, items, and equipment for characters.

The control unit 210 controls various processes related to the game by executing the game program 221 stored in the storage unit 220 . Control unit 210 functions as transmission/reception unit 211 , data management unit 213 , and server processing unit 212 by executing game program 221 .

The transmitting/receiving unit 211 transmits/receives various data. For example, the transmitting/receiving unit 211 receives various data and program transmission requests from the user terminal 100 , synchronization requests and synchronization data for supporting the multiplay function, and sends them to the server processing unit 212 . For example, the transmission/reception unit 211 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100 according to instructions from the server processing unit 212 .

In the present embodiment, the "multi-play function" is a function for progressing the game in a state in which the progress of the game on multiple accounts is synchronized. The server 200 and the user terminal 100 of the game system 1 perform various processes for supporting the multiplay function when there are multiple accounts logged into the game system 1 .

The server processing unit 212 performs various determination processes related to game progress. The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary for providing the game. The server processing unit 212 executes arithmetic processing described in the game program 221 in response to a request from the user terminal 100 or the like.

For example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete records of the game information 222 or the user information 223 . For example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission/reception unit 211 to transmit various data or programs. For example, when the server processing unit 212 receives a synchronization request and synchronization data for supporting the multiplay function from the user terminal 100 via the transmitting/receiving unit 211, the server processing unit 212 sends the synchronization processing unit 214 a synchronization request for supporting the multiplay function. Instruct to process.

The data management unit 213 manages various data stored in the storage unit 220 according to instructions from the server processing unit 212 . For example, the data management unit 213 adds, updates, or deletes records of the game information 222 or the user information 223 according to instructions from the server processing unit 212 .

For example, the data management unit 213 reads at least one of the game information 222 and the user information 223 from the storage unit 220 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212 and transmits it to the user terminal 100 via the transmission/reception unit 211 .

For example, the data management unit 213 reads from the storage unit 220 a program to be executed on the user terminal 100 side among the game programs 221 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212 , and transmits the program to the user terminal 100 via the transmission/reception unit 211 . do.

The synchronization processing unit 214 performs synchronization processing for supporting the multi-play function of the game according to instructions from the server processing unit 212 . The synchronization processing unit 214 performs synchronization between user terminals by transmitting some information received from the user terminal 100 corresponding to each account to other user terminals 100 . When transmitting some information from the server 200 to a plurality of user terminals 100, the synchronization processing unit 214 transmits the information to each user terminal 100 in synchronization. Note that the synchronization processing unit 214 may receive synchronization timing, information to be synchronized, and the like from the server processing unit 212 . As a result, for example, an in-game effect caused by an input operation performed on a certain user terminal 100 is synchronized and displayed on other user terminals 100 .

(Functional Configuration of User Terminal 100)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the user terminal 100. As shown in FIG. The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that receives user input operations and a function as an output device that outputs game images and sounds. The user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 through cooperation of the processor 10, memory 11, storage 12, communication IF 13, input/output IF 14, and the like.

Storage unit 120 stores game program 121 , game information 122 , and user information 123 . The game program 121 is a game program executed on the user terminal 100 side. The game information 122 is data referred to when the control unit 110 executes the game program 121 and includes information similar to the game information 222 of the server 200 . The user information 123 is data relating to the account of the user of the user terminal 100 and includes information similar to the user information 223 of the server 200 .

The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 121 stored in the storage unit 120 . For example, the control unit 110 defines the game space by referring to information for defining the game space stored in the game information 122 . The control unit 110 transmits and receives various data. For example, the control unit 110 receives from the server 200 various data, programs, data for synchronization for supporting the multi-play function, and the like. For example, the control unit 110 transmits to the server 200 a part or all of the game information 122 or the user information 123, or a synchronization request for supporting the multiplay function.

The control unit 110 functions as a game progress processing unit 111 , an input operation reception unit 112 , a camera placement control unit 113 , a display control unit 114 and an object control unit 115 according to the description of the game program 121 .

The input operation reception unit 112 detects and receives a user's input operation on the input unit 151 . The input operation reception unit 112 determines what kind of input operation has been performed from the user's action on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input/output IF 14, and sends the result to each element of the control unit 110. Output.

For example, when an input operation is performed on the input unit 151, the input operation reception unit 112 detects the coordinates of the input position and the type of operation. For example, the input operation reception unit 112 detects touch operations, slide operations, swipe operations, tap operations, and the like. The input operation reception unit 112 detects that the contact input from the touch screen 15 is canceled when the continuously detected input is interrupted.

The game progress processing unit 111 performs various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progress processing unit 111 interprets the contents of the user's instruction indicated by the coordinates of the input position of the input operation received by the input operation receiving unit 112 and the type of operation. For example, the game progress processing unit 111 adds, updates, or deletes the game information 122 or the user information 123 . For example, the game progress processing unit 111 performs various determination processes related to the progress of the game.

The camera placement control unit 113 defines a virtual camera for designating an area to be presented to the user in the game space. The camera placement control unit 113 virtually places the virtual camera in the game space by defining the position and orientation of the virtual camera in the game space. Furthermore, the camera placement control unit 113 instructs the display control unit 114 to create an image in which the viewing area defined by the virtual camera and the objects placed in the viewing area are drawn.

Note that the camera placement control unit 113 may appropriately determine the position and orientation of the virtual camera for each game space. For example, based on the position and orientation of a specific object, the camera placement control unit 113 moves the virtual camera at a certain direction, distance, and angle from the object so that the object is captured in the center of the field of view with a specific orientation. may be placed. The specific object may be, for example, an object of a character operated by the user terminal 100, a dynamic object representing another character such as a non-player character, or a building, tree, stone, or the like. It can be a static object. Here, the dynamic objects in the game space include characters (for example, non-player characters, enemy characters, etc.) that act based on the game programs 121 and 221 and playable characters that act based on the user's operation. .

The display control unit 114 causes the display unit 152 to display an image. For example, the display control unit 114 generates an image in which an area of the field of view of the virtual camera defined by the camera arrangement control unit 113 and objects existing in the area are drawn in the game space, and causes the display unit 152 to display the image. . Further, the display control unit 114 may superimpose and draw objects related to UI (user interface) necessary for various operations of the game, such as icons, buttons, and menus showing various parameters, on such an image. .

The object control unit 115 arranges objects in the game space based on the object setting information included in the game information 122 . The object control unit 115 controls objects placed in the game space. For example, the object control unit 115 changes the position, orientation, shape, color, etc. of the object in the game space, or causes the object to perform a series of predetermined actions.

Note that the game system 1 may be configured such that the server 200 has at least some of the functions that the user terminal 100 has. The game system 1 may be configured such that the user terminal 100 has at least some of the functions that the server 200 has. Furthermore, devices other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as components of the game system 1 , and the hardware may be caused to perform part of the processing in the game system 1 . That is, the computer that executes the game programs 121 and 221 in this embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices.

<Overview of Mahjong Game>
The game system 1 according to the present embodiment provides a game in which a privilege (such as points) is awarded when any one of a plurality of types of predetermined combinations (achievement conditions) is established. As a type of game, a mahjong game is exemplified in which a character 1 operated by a user (player) 1 can play against three characters 2 to 4 operated by three other users 2 to 4, respectively.

In the mahjong game, one tile (identification information) is drawn for each character from a pile of more than 136 tiles (array of identification information) piled up on the mahjong table in the room, and 14 to 18 tiles in hand (the relevant The aim is to establish a winning combination consisting of a combination of tiles owned by the character. In addition, in mahjong, technical terms such as family (private house or other house), secondary dew, exposure, dora (front dora), back dora, etc. are used. Here, the house means a character, the house means the user 1 or the character 1 operated by the user 1, and the other house means the users 2 to 4 or the characters 2 to 4 operated by the users 2 to 4. means. In addition, vicero is a general term for pon, chi, and kang (daimyo, dark, and small), and 'sudoro suru' is synonymous with 'cry'. Also, exposing means showing the pattern of the tiles to other characters.

Furthermore, the tile next to the dora display tile arranged at the specific position on the upper tier of the tile pile is the dora, and the tile next to the back dora display tile at the lower tier of the tile pile is the back dora. Both Dora and Uradora are specific tiles that lead to the addition of points when won. However, the back drama is presented when the user puts on reach and rises.

Note that in the present embodiment, the user and the character operated by the user are in one-to-one correspondence. Therefore, the description given in connection with the character is substantially the same as the explanation given in connection with the user, and the character can be replaced by the user as appropriate.

(Functions of User Terminal 100)
In the present embodiment, the processor 10 of the user terminal 100 transmits the user ID to the server 200 via the communication IF 13, so that the object (character, dealt skill, pick skill, dealt tiles, pick) associated with the user ID is displayed. tiles, discarded tiles, etc.) is received from the server 200 . The processor 10 also arranges tiles on the mahjong table based on the user's input operation on the touch screen 15, and calculates game points (scores) based on the result of the game. The processor 10 gives the calculated game points to the user and also transmits them to the server 200 via the communication IF 13 .

The processor 10 defines the time in the mahjong room and measures the passage of time in the mahjong room. The processor 10 stores, for example, the time at which the tile was picked in the memory 11, and measures the elapsed time thereafter. The processor 10 can determine whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the current time, based on the time information obtained by the measurement.

Processor 10 generates an image to be displayed on display unit 152 based on the user information received from server 200 , the calculation result of the game program, and the user's action on input unit 151 . In this embodiment, the user terminal 100 is a game that changes every moment from the start to the end of the game, such as dealing tiles, tile piles, Tsumo tiles, discarded tiles, Pong, Chee, Kung, Long winning, Tsumo winning, and winning. Information is acquired from the server 200, and the image of the game screen is generated using this information. Note that the game information may also be stored on the user terminal 100 side. The processor 10 updates the display image according to game progress control.

The communication IF 13 receives various information from the server 200 and transmits various information to the server 200 . The communication IF 13 transmits various information to the server 200 under the control of the processor 10 . Server 200 receives the information via network 2 and communication IF 23, and processor 20 identifies and accepts the content of the information. The processor 20, for example, a game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, own user's dealt tiles, pile of tiles, discarded tiles of other users, pongs by other users, Game information such as Qi, Kung, Long win, Tsumo win, etc. can be received from the user terminal 100 . Note that these pieces of information may also be stored on the user terminal 100 side. On the other hand, the processor 10 can transmit to the server 200 the user information, the user's discarded tiles, and game information such as Pong, Chee, Kung, Long win, and Tsumo win by the own user.

The memory 11 stores data necessary for the processor 10 to function as each unit described above. The data includes, for example, game programs, game information, and user information. Game information includes an object management table and the like. User information includes a user management table and the like.

In this embodiment, one of the four users creates a room as a host, and the remaining three users enter the room as guests, forming a party around the mahjong table. In addition, in this embodiment, the four users who form the party compete for victory or defeat in a semi-solar game.

The game program is composed of an operating character-side program that advances the mah-jongg game from the standpoint of the operating character, and an administrator-side program that manages the mah-jongg game from the standpoint of the administrator. Among these, the operating character side program is executed in the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by each of the users 1 to 4, and the administrator side program is executed in the processor 10 of the user terminal 100 operated by the host user. be done.

In the memory 11 of the user terminal 100 operated by each of the users 1 to 4, a tile deal skill management table 301 shown in FIG. 4A and a Tsumo skill management table shown in FIG. 302 are stored. The memory 11 of the user terminal 100 operated by the host user stores a remaining time management table 303 shown in FIG. 5(A) and a skill point recovery amount management table 304 shown in FIG. 5(B). be done.

(Function of server 200)
In this embodiment, the game program is a program that causes the server 200 to function in order to progress the mahjong game, and includes the above-described administrator side program that manages the mahjong game from the standpoint of an administrator. The processor 20 refers to various management tables stored in the memory 21 . The processor 20 refers to the various management tables updated as necessary and executes necessary processing. The information includes dealt tile information for specifying the combination of tiles to be dealt to each user, tile pile information for specifying the remaining tiles after dealt, and information such as pong, chi, and kang by each user. included. The processor 20 also includes a game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, each user's dealt tiles, pile of tiles, each user's discarded tiles, each user's Pong, Chee, It transmits game information such as wins, wins in long runs, wins in tsumo, etc. to the user terminal 100 .

For example, when the user acts on the user terminal 100 to expose tiles to the mahjong table, the processor 20 receives from the user terminal 100 object information and game point information owned by the user as a result. Processor 20 performs the necessary processing based on the information received to update user information and game information. Further, for example, when a request to execute a discarded tile is received from the user terminal 100, the processor 20 sets the discarded tile information as user information, the position of the discarded tile, and the tiles from which the discarded tile has been chopped. It is stored in association with game information regarding whether or not the tile is a handed out tile.

Processor 20 associates multiple users with a given game space. For example, when a certain user performs an operation to create a room as a host, the processor 20 matches a party with that user as a host and three users among a plurality of users who have performed an operation of requesting a game as guests. to temporarily associate the four users belonging to the party with the same mahjong room. Information on the host user who created the room and the information on the guest user who entered the room is stored in association with the game information.

Like the processor 10, the processor 20 has a function of determining the time in the mahjong room and measuring the time in the mahjong room. For example, the processor 20 measures the elapsed time from the time when the screen for selecting the skill to be activated at the start of the game was displayed. The processor 20 generates time information about the mahjong room, and compares it with the time information about the mahjong room generated by the processor 10 . As a result, the time information of the mahjong room is synchronized between the user terminal 100 and the server 200, and various time information can be measured and judged smoothly.

The memory 21 stores a game program, a user authentication program, and the like. In addition, a database for managing user information such as a user management table and game information such as an object management table may be constructed in the memory 21 . The memory 21 stores a deal skill management table 301 shown in FIG. 4A, a Tsumo skill management table 302 shown in FIG. 4B, a remaining time management table 303 shown in FIG. A skill point recovery amount management table 304 shown in (B) may be provided.

(Tile deal skill management table)
Referring to FIG. 4(A), a tile deal skill management table 301 manages details of a tile deal skill that can be activated at the start of a game and conditions for activating the deal skill. It manages the amount of skill points (consumed SP) consumed with the activation of skills. The tile deal skill is a skill for advancing the mahjong game in an advantageous manner to the user by increasing the degree of advantage of the user regarding the combination of dealt tiles at the start of the game. Tile master, Dan Yao master, Sangen maker, etc. are set as the relevant tile deal skill.

Each of the four users 1 to 4 playing a game is associated with one of the tile deal skills on the tile deal skill management table 301 . When a tile deal skill is activated for any user, the point amount of consumed SP corresponding to the tile deal skill is consumed from the skill points associated with the user. The user's advantage in winning a winning combination is increased by activating the tile dealing skill.

A tile deal skill associated with each of users 1-4 is selected, for example, by random number lottery. Also, the initial value of skill points associated with each of the users 1 to 4 (the amount of points at the start of the half-huang battle) is set to 250 points, for example. However, the user may be associated with the dealing skill and the amount of points corresponding to the type of character operated by the user. Some of these tile dealing skills are described below.

The Tsutsuko Master is a skill that includes eight or more Tsutsuko tiles in the deal. The skill activation condition is established in a game in which the user associated with the skill is Nishike, and the skill is activated by consuming 20 skill points associated with the user. The Sakushi Master is a skill that includes 8 or more Sakushi in the dealing tiles. The skill activation condition is established in a game or three games in which the user associated with the skill belongs to the East family, and the skill is activated by consuming 30 skill points associated with the user. Manko master is a skill that includes eight or more Manko tiles in the deal. The skill activation condition is established in a game played when the user associated with the skill is ranked lowest, and the skill is activated by consuming 20 skill points associated with the user.

Note that although the example in which the skill activation condition and consumption SP in FIG. 4A are predetermined for the skill has been described, this is not limiting. At least one of the skill activation condition and the consumption SP may be changed according to the type of character operated by .

(Tsumoskill management table)
Referring to FIG. 4(B), Tsumo-skill management table 302 manages details of Tsumo-skills that can be activated during a match, conditions for activating the Tsumo-skills, and also manages the skills that are consumed when the Tsumo-skills are activated. It manages the amount of skill points (consumed SP) to be acquired. Tsumo Skill is a skill that allows a mahjong game to proceed in an advantageous manner to the user by increasing the user's degree of advantage in terms of drawing tiles during a game. is set as

Each of users 1 to 4 is associated with any two of the Tsumo-skills on the Tsumo-skill management table 302 . When a Tsumosukiru is activated by any user, the amount of consumed SP points corresponding to the Tsumosukiru is consumed from the skill points associated with the user.

Tsumosukiru associated with each of users 1-4 is selected, for example, by random number lottery. However, the user may be associated with a Tsumo skill corresponding to the type of character operated by the user. Some of these Tumoskills are described below.

Surikae of Raging Waves is a skill that allows you to replace the next tile on the tile pile if you don't like the tile you've stuck. The condition for activating the skill of Surikae of Surging Waves is satisfied when the user ranks second or lower and the number of Shanten tiles in the user's hand is 3 or lower. When the user activates a furious pickpocket after a tile has been picked, the tile arranged at a predetermined position on the tile pile is replaced with the Tsumo tile, and the tile arranged at the predetermined position becomes the new Tsumo tile. provided to the user. Also, Surikae of Angry Waves is activated by consuming 30 skill points associated with the user.

Shanten is a term that indicates the shortest number of times to be able to tenpai. Specifically, a hand of tiles that can be tenned with the shortest 3 picks is called 3 Shanten, and a hand of tiles that can be picked with the shortest 2 picks is called 2 Shanten. For this reason, the number of shantengs becomes smaller as the winning combination gets closer, and the decrease in the number of shantengs is called an increase in the number of shantengs.

Rage riding is a skill that ensures that the back drama will always ride. The conditions for activating the skill to raise the spirits are met when the home wins over the reach. When the user activates Kiai Ride, the arrangement of the tiles on the tile pile is reset so that the tiles included in the user's hand at the time of winning are presented as the next-ranked tiles. . In addition, the spirit is activated by consuming 30 skill points associated with the character operated by the user.

Various skills such as a skill to replace the tiles that are picked up with discarded tiles, and a skill to report information advantageous to one's own house based on the history of other's tiles in hand or discarded tiles may be provided as the Tsumo Skill. . Furthermore, the skill activation condition and consumption SP in FIG. 4(B) have been described for an example in which the skill is predetermined for the skill. At least one of the skill activation condition and the consumption SP may be changed according to the type of character operated by .

<Game Overview>
In a mah-jong game, if it takes a long time for the user to discard tiles, the progress of the game as a whole may be stagnated, which may reduce the enjoyment of the game. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the time required for the user to discard the tiles in the current game is specified, and the shorter the time, the greater the recovery amount of skill points associated with the user in the next game. there is As a result, a user who has quickly discarded tiles can activate more skills in the next game, and as a result, the degree of advantage in activating skills is increased. The user is encouraged to proceed with the game quickly in order to increase the degree of advantage, and as a result, it is possible to enhance the enjoyment of the mahjong game. The time required for discarding tiles is specified by the remaining time management table 303 shown in FIG. 5(A). Also, the recovery amount of skill points is managed by a skill point recovery amount management table 304 shown in FIG. 5(B).

(Remaining time management table)
Referring to FIG. 5(A), the remaining time limit management table 303 manages the time remaining for each of users 1 to 4 when each of the plurality of games making up the semi-solar game is over. . The time limit for starting each game is set to an initial value (for example, 30 seconds) for any user. This holding time is the time during which one's own player can discard tiles when it is their turn to pick a tile. This is the time during which the discarded tile operation can be performed, or the time during which the player can perform the operation of forfeiting the discarded tile when the tile that can be discarded by another player is discarded.

However, the available time does not decrease until a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) elapses after the tile discarding operation or the letting-off operation becomes possible. Therefore, the user can use the predetermined time to think about how to proceed with the game.

The holding time depends on the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) after the player's turn to pick up the tiles has passed, or when the player's tiles that can be played by the player are discarded by another player. decreases as time elapses after the predetermined time has passed since. For example, if 5 seconds have passed since the player's turn to pick up a tile has passed before the player performs the discarding tile operation, the player's holding time is reduced by 2 seconds. Also, if 7 seconds have passed since the player's tile that can be played by another player is discarded by another player until the player performs the discarded tile operation after passing the player's player's player's player's action, the player's time is 4 seconds. Decrease. In addition, if 5 seconds have passed since the tiles that the player can play as a secondary player are discarded by the other player and before the player performs an operation to see off the player's secondary player, the time held by the player is reduced by 3 seconds. .

It should be noted that the length of the predetermined time may be different between the scene in which one's own house picks up a tile and the scene in which another house discards a tile that can be stolen by one's own house. For example, the time may be set to 3 seconds when the player collects the tiles, while the time may be set to 5 seconds when the tiles that the player can catch is discarded by another player.

When the time limit is 0 seconds, if the discarding operation is not performed within a predetermined period of time after the player has picked a tile, a predetermined tile (for example, Tsumo tile, leftmost tile in hand) is displayed. tiles) are forcibly discarded. In addition, when the holding time is 0 seconds, a tile that can be played by the other family is discarded by the other family, and even though the own family declares that the tile is to be played by the other family, a predetermined period of time has passed since the discarded tile by the other family. If the player does not discard any tiles until the time elapses, the rightmost tile in the player's hand is forcibly discarded. Furthermore, when the holding time is 0 seconds, if the player does not declare a secondary play until a predetermined time has passed since the tiles that can be played secondary are discarded by the other player, the operation to forgo the secondary play is performed. deemed to have been made.

In the present embodiment, when a tile that can be played by the user is discarded by another player, the first mode uniformly displays an inquiry window for asking the user whether or not to declare the player to play by the player. , or a second mode in which the inquiry window is not displayed at all. When the second mode is selected, the holding time decreases with the lapse of time after the player's turn to pick up the tiles arrives, but the time after the other player discards the tiles that the player can catch. It does not decrease over time. Which of the first mode and the second mode is selected is specified based on the game information stored in the user terminal 100 of the user. In addition, in this embodiment, when another player discards a tile that can be declared to be a ron, an inquiry window is displayed to ask the user whether or not to declare a ron. A tile that can declare Ron is removed from the tiles that can be subdued. Therefore, even when the second mode is selected, when another player discards a tile that can be declared to be ron, an inquiry window is displayed as to whether or not to ron.

When the current game ends, the remaining allotted time of users 1 to 4 is registered in the remaining allotted time management table 303 as the remaining allotted time. For example, if user 1 has 18 seconds left when the first game is over, 18 seconds is registered in the remaining time management table 303 as user 1's remaining time in the first game. .

When the semi-manual game ends, the remaining allotted time corresponding to each of the plurality of games forming the half-manual game is specified from the remaining allotted time management table 303 . The remaining remaining time is added up for each user, and a reward (privilege different from the degree of advantage regarding skill activation) corresponding to the specified total time is given to each of users 1-4. That is, user 1 is given a reward according to the total remaining time specified for user 1, user 2 is given a reward according to the total remaining time specified for user 2, and user 3 is given a reward according to the total remaining time specified for user 2. User 3 is given a reward according to the total remaining time specified for , and user 4 is given a reward according to the total remaining time specified for user 4 . The longer the total time, the higher the value of the reward.

The rewards include, for example, a special tile deal skill or Tsumo skill associated with the user in the next and subsequent half-season games, additional skill points associated with the user in the next and subsequent half-season games, and the like.

A special tile deal skill or a sum skill is a skill that does not exist in the deal skill management table 301 or the sum skill management table 302 in the initial state. It is added to the dealing skill management table 301 or Tsumo skill management table 302 of the user. Also, if the reward given to the user is 50 skill points, the initial value of the skill points associated with the user is 300 points. In addition, the reward may be valid indefinitely in the semi-manian battles after the next time, or may be valid only in the predetermined number of semi-manian battles after the next time.

(Skill point recovery amount management table)
Referring to FIG. 5B, the skill point recovery amount management table 304 stores different recovery amounts according to the remaining time of each user 1 to 4 at the end of the current game. managed as the recovery amount. In the next game, the skill points recovered (added) by the recovery amount to the current value (the amount of skill points of the user remaining at the end of the current game) are associated with the user. The user's advantage in activating the skill in the next game, ie, the user's advantage in winning a role, increases as the user's skill points recover.

Here, the recovery amount of skill points increases as the remaining time of the user becomes longer, that is, as the time taken by the user to perform the discarding tile operation becomes shorter. Specifically, when the user's remaining time is 21 to 30 seconds, the skill points recover to the initial value of 250 points. Also, if the user's remaining time is 16 to 20 seconds, the skill points will recover to 150% of the current value with the initial value as the upper limit. Furthermore, if the user's remaining time is 11 to 15 seconds, the skill points will recover to 130% of the current value with the initial value as the upper limit. Also, if the user's remaining time is 0 to 10 seconds, the skill points recover to 110% of the current value with the initial value as the upper limit. In the next game, the skill points thus recovered are associated with the user.

For example, if user 1 has 18 seconds of remaining time and 120 skill points when the first game ends, user 1's skill points will be 180 points because they recover to 150% of the current value. and the recovered skill points are associated with user 1 at the second station.

Incidentally, as shown in the skill point recovery amount management table 304, the recovery amount is determined in stages such as 21 seconds to 30 seconds, 16 seconds to 20 seconds, 11 seconds to 15 seconds, and 0 seconds to 10 seconds. , the recovery amount is not limited to this, and may be determined for each second of the time limit.

(Game screen)
When the game starts, the game screen shown in FIG. 6A is displayed on the touch screen 15, for example. According to FIG. 6(A), a mahjong table is displayed from the home's point of view (diagonally above) in the center and slightly above the game screen. In the center of the mahjong table, a river area RV for displaying own and other house's discarded tiles is allocated, and below the river area RV is a hand tile area HA for displaying own house's tiles in hand. is assigned. Below the tile hand area HA, a tsumo skill area TA for displaying a tsumo skill icon corresponding to the tsumo skill associated with one's house is allocated. Between the tile hand area HA and the Tsumosukiru area TA, there is a time gauge TG for identifying the duration of the current game, and a skill point for identifying the skill points that the player can consume in the current game. point gauge PG is displayed.

When the skill points that can be consumed by one's own house are equal to or greater than the SP consumption of the deal skill associated with that house, if the conditions for activating the deal skill are satisfied, the skill points will be equivalent to the SP consumption. The point amount is consumed and the dealt skill is activated. As a result, the dealt tiles corresponding to the dealt skill are displayed in the tile hand area HA.

When the game progresses and the player's turn comes, Tsumo tiles are displayed at the right end of the tile hand area HA. In addition, when the first mode is selected, a predetermined condition (e.g., if the tiles discarded by the other family and the tiles in the player's hand meet a predetermined condition) When the condition that is established by forming Junko, or the condition that is established by Junko being formed by the discarded tiles of the upper house and the tiles of the own house) is established, an inquiry window for inquiring whether or not there is a secondary exposure is displayed. displayed on the touch screen 15 . Here, when the user performs an operation to declare secondary tiles, the inquiry window is hidden, and secondary tiles (for example, three tiles forming a knives) are exposed and displayed in the upper right corner of the tile hand area HA. .

When any tile in the hand tile area HA is touched after the Tsumo tile or the secondary tile is displayed, the guide frame GF is displayed on the touch screen 15 and the touched tile is moved to the river area RV side. is enlarged to . That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, when 10,000 tiles are touched, the tiles are enlarged and displayed at a position above the touch position. Also, as shown in FIG. 6B, when a single tile is touched, the tile is enlarged and displayed at a position above the touch position. When the user moves the touch position to the side of the river area RV, it is assumed that a tile discard operation has been performed, and the tile that was touched immediately before is discarded. As a result, the discarded tiles are reduced and displayed within the river area RV.

When the skill points that can be consumed by one's family are equal to or greater than the consumption SP of the Tsumo-skill associated with that family, when the conditions for activating the Tsumo-skill are met, the Tsumo-skill icon corresponding to the Tsumo-skill is highlighted. Here, when the player taps the Tsumosukiru icon, the amount of points corresponding to the consumed SP is consumed from the skill points, and the Tsumosukiru is activated. As a result, processing such as displaying the tiles corresponding to the tsumo skill as tsumo tiles in the tile hand area HA is executed.

As the game progresses, when any combination of a plurality of types of combinations (that is, a specific combination) is realized with respect to the combination of tiles on the tile hand area HA, a winning win or winning reach is declared. operation becomes possible. When the declaring operation is performed by the user, the game ends, and the user declaring winning is awarded points according to the winning hand. The game also ends when neither house wins and the game ends. At this time, points are given to one of the houses according to the game situation.

(About operation)
The control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by each of the users 1 to 4 executes the game progression process shown in FIG. Also, the control unit 110 of the user terminal 100 operated by the host user executes the game situation management process shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step S01, it is determined based on the game information whether or not it is the turn of the home. When it is determined that the turn has come, the process advances to step S02 to execute the Tsumo process. Specifically, the Tsumo tile is displayed at the right end of the tile hand area HA. When the Tsumo processing is completed, the process proceeds to step S03. In step S03, the touch screen 15 checks whether or not a discarded tile operation (an operation of touching any of the tiles displayed in the tile hand area HA and moving the touch position to the river area RV side) has been performed. Determined based on the input operation for the . When it is determined that the discarded tile operation has not been performed, the process returns to step S03, and when it is determined that the discarded tile operation has been performed, the discarded tile process is executed in step S04. Specifically, the discarded tiles are reduced and displayed in the river area RV. When the discarded tile processing is completed, the process proceeds to step S10.

When it is not determined in step S01 that the turn of the home has come, the process proceeds to step S05. In step S05, it is determined whether or not the first mode is selected and whether or not it is possible to declare a second chance against the tiles discarded by the other family, that is, the player's hand tiles and the other family's discarded tiles. Based on the tiles displayed in the tile hand area HA and the other player's discarded tiles, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is established between the two. It should be noted that whether or not the first mode is selected is specified based on the game information. When the first mode is not selected or when it is not determined that the secondary exposure can be declared even when the first mode is selected, the process returns. On the other hand, when the first mode is selected and it is determined that the secondary exposure can be declared, the process proceeds to step S06.

In step S06, an inquiry window is displayed on the touch screen 15 for inquiring whether or not to expose. In step S<b>07 , it is determined based on the input operation on the touch screen 15 whether or not an operation for declaring secondary exposure has been performed on the inquiry screen. When it is determined that the operation of declaring the secondary exposure has been performed, secondary exposure processing is executed in step S08. Specifically, the inquiry screen is hidden, and the secondary tiles are exposed and displayed at the upper right of the tile hand area HA. When the secondary exposure process is completed, the process proceeds to step S03.

On the other hand, when it is not determined that the operation of declaring the secondary exposure is performed, the process proceeds to step S09, and it is determined based on the input operation to the touch screen 15 whether or not the operation of declaring the secondary exposure is performed. If it is determined that the send-off operation has not been performed, the process returns, and if it is determined that the send-off operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the allotted time update information is transmitted to the administrator side program. When a player performs a discard tile operation after picking a tile, the time limit update information includes a time period from when the player's turn to pick a tile arrives to when the player discards the tile. Time information and user information for identifying the user who performed the discarding operation are included. In addition, when a tile that can be played by the player is discarded by another house and the player performs an operation to declare the player to be played by the player, the time update information includes the tile discarded by the player after the tile that can be played by the player is discarded. It includes time information for identifying the time until the tile manipulation is performed, and user information for identifying the user who performed the discarded tile manipulation. Furthermore, when a tile that can be seconded by one's own house is discarded by another house, and one's house performs an operation to see off the second play, the time limit update information includes the operation to see off after the tile that can be seconded is discarded. It includes time information for enabling identification of the time until it is performed, and user information for enabling identification of the user who has performed the skipping operation. When the process of step S10 is completed, the process returns.

With reference to FIG. 8, in step S11, it is determined whether or not update information for the allotted time has been received from the playable character side program. In the user terminal 100 operated by the user who plays the role of the host, this determination is made based on the processing status of the operating character side program. On the other hand, the user terminal 100 operated by the user playing the role of the guest performs the determination based on the input from the communication IF 13 .

When it is determined that the allotted time update information has been received, time information and user information are specified from the allotted time update information, and the allotted time of the user corresponding to the user information is updated based on the time information. . Specifically, the time obtained by subtracting a predetermined time (=3 seconds) from the time specified by the time information is subtracted from the user's current allotted time. As a result, the time limit decreases as the game progresses, with an initial value of 30 seconds set at the start of the current game. When the update of the allotted time is completed, or when it is determined that the discarded tile information has not been received in step S11, the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, it is determined based on the game information whether or not the current game has ended by any of the users 1 to 4 winning or losing the game. When it is determined that the game has not ended, the process returns, and when it is determined that the game has ended, the settlement is made in step S14. For example, points corresponding to the winning combination are given to the user who declares winning. As a result of the settlement, the ranking of users 1-4 and the point difference between users 1-4 are specified.

In step S15, the remaining time remaining for each of the users 1 to 4 in the current game is registered in the remaining time management table 303. FIG. In step S16, it is determined based on the game information whether or not the semi-solar battle has ended. When it is not determined that the semi-manian game has ended, the process proceeds to step S17, and when it is not determined that the semi-manian game has ended, the process proceeds to step S18.

In step S17, the user's skill points are recovered according to the remaining time of each of the users 1 to 4 in the current game. Specifically, the recovery amount corresponding to the remaining time is specified from the skill point recovery amount management table 304, and the skill points are recovered by the recovery amount. In the next game, the recovered skill points are associated with the user. For example, if user 1 has 120 skill points remaining at the end of the current game and 18 seconds, respectively, the skill points associated with user 1 in the next game will be 180 points.

In step S18, the remaining available time corresponding to each of the plurality of games that make up the half-squad game is specified from the remaining available time management table 303, and the remaining available times are added up for each user. Further, in step S18, each of users 1 to 4 is given a reward corresponding to the total time specified by the addition. The longer the total time, the higher the value of the reward. When the process of step S17 or S18 is completed, the process returns.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to this embodiment, the holding time of each of the users 1 to 4 decreases with the lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) after the user's turn to pick up the tiles. At the same time, it decreases with the passage of time after the predetermined time has passed since the tiles that the user can reveal are discarded by another user. When the game ends, the recovery amount corresponding to the remaining time of each of the users 1 to 4 is specified from the skill point recovery amount management table 304 . The user's skill points remaining at the end of the game are recovered according to the recovery amount, and the recovered skill points are associated with the user in the next game. Here, the recovery amount of the skill points increases as the holding time increases, that is, as the time elapsed after the predetermined time elapses becomes shorter and the skill points are discarded as quickly as possible.

As a result, a user who has quickly discarded tiles in a game has a higher degree of advantage in activating the skill. As a result, the user is encouraged to proceed with the game quickly so that more skills can be exercised in order to increase the user's advantage during the game, and the enjoyment of the mahjong game is improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, each of the users 1 to 4 has the remaining time, not only the elapsed time after the predetermined time has passed since the user picked the tiles, but also the first time when the inquiry window is displayed. When the mode is set, it also decreases according to the passage of time after a predetermined period of time has passed since the tiles that the user can play are discarded by another user. This makes it possible to solve the so-called waiting-for-call problem (problem that other users have to wait while a certain user is considering whether or not to appear), and encourages comfortable game progress for each user. be able to.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, a mahjong game is played in a plurality of games that constitute a half-season game. The skill points associated with each of users 1-4 in the next game are determined based on the time remaining at the end of the current game. For this reason, each of the users 1 to 4 is asked to accurately determine whether or not to activate the skill in consideration of the situation of the user in the current game (condition of tiles in hand, score difference, etc.), and discard tiles. It is required to operate quickly. This improves the enjoyment of the mahjong game.

Further, according to the present embodiment, when the half-season game ends, the remaining time remaining in each of the plurality of games that make up the half-season game is added up for each user, and the reward corresponding to the total time obtained by the sum is given to the user. It is given to each of 1 to 4. The longer the total time, that is, the shorter the time until discarding tiles, the higher the value of the reward. This makes it possible to improve the enjoyment of the mahjong game.

[Embodiment 2]
In this embodiment, in a dangerous situation where a user other than the other user who has discarded the current tile is likely to establish a winning combination, if the discarded tile is a dangerous tile that is likely to contribute to the establishment of the winning combination, a dangerous A tile whacking effect is executed. On the other hand, in a situation where a certain user can participate, a so-called waiting state occurs in which the game is in a waiting state until the user decides whether or not to participate. Waiting for barking causes a problem that other users guess that the user is in a situation where it is possible to be exposed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an example will be described in which, when a certain user can be exposed, the same effect as the above-described effect of striking dangerous tiles is executed in the user terminal 100 of another user. As a result, it is possible to prevent other users from assuming that one of the users is in a situation where it is possible to be exposed, and it is possible to allow time until it is revealed.

(About operation)
Since the game system 1 according to this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the process shown in FIG. 9 is executed instead of the process of step S05 shown in FIG. are omitted.

In step S21, it is determined whether or not the player's own house is capable of declaring a second hand against the tiles discarded by the other house, based on the tiles displayed in the tile hand area HA and the discarded tiles of the other house. decision based on When it is determined that the secondary deed can be declared, the process proceeds to step S22 to notify other households that the secondary deed can be declared. The notification is transmitted to the user terminal 100 of another house via the server 200 . When the process of step S22 is completed, the process proceeds to step S06.

If it is not determined in step S21 that the secondary exposure can be declared, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S23, it is determined whether or not a specific condition is satisfied. A specific condition is a condition that can be established based on the current discarded tile by another house and the current game situation. The current game situation can be grasped by the manager's program, not by the operating character's program. Therefore, in step S23, the determination is requested to the administrator-side program, and the determination result is acquired from the administrator-side program.

The specific condition is that the discarded tile is a dangerous tile that is likely to contribute to the formation of the winning combination in a dangerous situation where a family other than the other family that has discarded the current tile is likely to establish a winning combination. It is a condition. In addition, as the dangerous situation, the game situation in the second half, the situation in which more than a predetermined number of tiles are discarded, and two houses other than the other house that discarded the tiles this time It is possible to declare a situation where a family other than the other family can establish a role (for example, Kanji Isshiki, Kokushi Musou, Sei Isshiki, etc.). Including high situation etc. In addition, when the winning combination is established only by character tiles, dangerous tiles include live tiles (even tiles that have been discarded).

When it is determined that the specific condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S25, and the dangerous tile slamming effect is executed. The effect of hitting a dangerous tile includes, for example, an effect in which a specific character is enlarged and a cheer (sound) such as "Oh!" is output. On the other hand, if it is determined that the specific condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step S24, and whether or not a notification from the other family to the effect that it is possible to declare the secondary exposure is received is communicated. This is done based on the input from the IF13. When it is determined that the notification from the other house has been received, the process proceeds to step S25, and the same effect as the effect of striking the dangerous tile is executed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the notification from the other house has not been received, the process returns.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the dangerous tile swipe effect is not only executed when a specific condition is satisfied with respect to the current game situation and the discarded tiles of the other house, Also performed if the tile is discarded by another house. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the concern that a house other than the house capable of declaring the secondary effect will detect the so-called waiting state of debating whether to declare the secondary effect on the tile that can be secondary effected. be able to.

[Embodiment 3]
In a mahjong game, there is a possibility that a tile that the user spends a lot of time discarding is surrounded by dangerous tiles, or that there is another tile in another house's hand that is the same as the tile for which the user spent a lot of time. is high. Therefore, in the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the display mode of the discarded tiles is changed according to the time required from when it becomes possible to accept the discarded tile operation by another player to when the discarded tile operation is accepted. This helps in thinking about which tiles are dangerous tiles.

(About operation)
The game system 1 according to the present embodiment is similar to that of the first or second embodiment, except that the discarded tile display process shown in FIG. 10 is additionally executed according to the operating character side program. 2, redundant description of the same configuration will be omitted.

In step S31, it is determined based on the game information whether or not another house has discarded tiles. When it is determined that the discarded tile has not been executed, the process returns, and when it is determined that the discarded tile has been executed, the process proceeds to step S32. In step S32, the time required from when it becomes possible to accept the discarded tile operation by another house until the acceptance of the discarded tile operation is specified as the discarded tile time. Specifically, the discarded tile time is the time from when the other party picks up the tile to the time when the discarded tile is executed, or from when the other party declares a second move to when the discarded tile is executed. It's time for In step S33, it is determined whether or not the discarded tile time is less than a specific time based on the processing result of step S32. Here, the specific time is set to a longer time (for example, 10 seconds) than the predetermined time (3 seconds) in the first embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same time as the predetermined time It may be set.

When it is determined that the discarded tile time is less than the specified time, the process proceeds to step S34, and the discarded tiles are displayed in the normal mode within the river area RV. On the other hand, when it is determined that the discarded tile time is not shorter than the specific time, the process proceeds to step S35, and the discarded tile is conspicuously displayed in the river area RV. For example, the discarded tiles are displayed in a size larger than the discarded tiles displayed in the normal mode. When the process of step S34 or S35 is completed, the process returns.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the discarded tiles for which the time taken from when the discarded tile operation can be accepted by another house until the discarded tile operation is accepted is equal to or longer than the predetermined time is the discarded tile whose time is less than the predetermined time. displayed in a different manner. There is a high possibility that the surrounding tiles for which the discarded tile operation took a long time are dangerous tiles, or the same tile as the tile for which the discarded tile took a long time exists in another house's hand. Based on this, in the present embodiment, the display mode of the discarded tiles is changed according to the time until the discarded tiles are operated. This can help you think about which tiles are dangerous tiles.

[Embodiment 4]
In a mahjong game, the degree of other house's tile picking, that is, the possibility that the other house will establish a winning combination by winning a long match or winning a match, is accounted for by the discarded tiles of the other house when the number of times of cutting is large. It becomes high when the proportion of the middle tile is small, or when the degree of color bias in the other party's discarded tiles is high. Therefore, in this embodiment, the color of the entire hand of tiles of the other house is displayed in different colors according to the degree of picking of the tiles. As a result, it becomes possible to support the discarding tile thinking of the house.

(About operation)
The game system 1 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, except that the discarded tile thinking support process shown in FIG. Since it is the same as the form 2, the duplicate description regarding the same structure is abbreviate|omitted. Note that the discarded tile thinking support process may be additionally executed with respect to the third embodiment, and in this case, the process of step S42 becomes unnecessary.

In step S41, it is determined based on the game information whether or not another house has discarded tiles. When it is determined that the discarded tile has not been executed, the process returns, and when it is determined that the discarded tile has been executed, the process proceeds to step S42. At step S42, the discarded tile is displayed in the river area RV.

In step S43, the degree of picking of the other house's tiles is specified. The degree of winning tiles of another house is the degree to which the tiles in hand of the other house are approaching winning, and is also the possibility that the Shanten number is small. The degree of picking tiles of the other house is, for example, the number of times of cutting, the ratio of the middle tile (4, 5, 6, etc.) to the discarded tiles of the other house, and the color bias of the discarded tiles of the other house. It is identified based on the other house's tendency to discard tiles, such as condition. It should be noted that the degree of picking tiles of the other house is high when the number of times of cutting is large, when the proportion of the middle tile is small, or when the color bias is high. Further, the degree of picking tiles can be said to be the possibility of the other family forming a winning combination, or the degree to which the player's discarded tiles become dangerous tiles.

In step S44, the color of the entire hand of tiles of the other player is displayed in a different color according to the degree of picking. Specifically, if the number of tiles in question is less than a predetermined value, the entire hand of tiles of the other player is displayed in normal color. On the other hand, if the degree of winning tiles is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the entire tile hand of the other house is displayed in red. It should be noted that, instead of displaying the entire hand of the other family in red, the other family's hand of tiles may be displayed in a large size. Also, when displaying a character of the other family on the game screen, the color of the character may be red according to the degree of tile listening. When the process of step S44 is completed, the process returns.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to this embodiment, the probability that the other family will establish a winning combination is specified based on the tendency of the other family to discard tiles. On the other hand, if the probability is equal to or greater than the predetermined value, the entire hand of the other house is displayed in red. As a result, it is possible to support the discarded tile thinking of the house.

[Embodiment 5]
In a mah-jong game, generally, if the opponent is too strong or too weak, the mah-jong game becomes less appealing. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the server 200 is provided with an AI having a function of identifying advantageous discarded tiles, which are tiles that increase the user's advantage by discarding tiles, from the user's hand. An example of specifying (matching) the next and subsequent opponents according to the match rate between the discarded advantageous tiles and the tiles actually discarded by the user will be described. As a result, a competitive game development can be realized, and the enjoyment of the mahjong game is improved.

(About operation)
The game system 1 according to the present embodiment has a huge number of tile information (specification information) related to past games accumulated in the storage unit 220 as game information 222, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a game program. 221 is stored in the storage unit 220, and the ability determination process shown in FIG. Since it is the same as Embodiments 1 to 4, except for the point that the same configuration is provided, redundant description of the same configuration will be omitted.

The AI stores advantageous discarded tiles (advantageous identification information) in the storage unit 220, which are tiles that give the user a higher degree of advantage in establishing a winning combination, such as increasing the number of Shanten tiles in the user's hand by the user's discarding tile operation. It has a function of identifying a combination of tiles in hand of the user based on a huge number of accumulated tile information.

Referring to FIG. 12, in step S51, it is determined based on game information whether any user has created a room as a host. When it is determined that the room has not been created, the process returns, and when it is determined that the room has been created, the process proceeds to step S52. In step S52, the tile information of the user's previous match is acquired from the storage unit 220, and in step S53, the AI is made to specify the advantageous discarded tiles in each phase in which the user discarded tiles in the match. In step S54, the matching rate between the tiles actually discarded by the user and the advantageous discarded tiles in each situation is specified. In step S55, the skill of the user is determined based on the matching rate, and in step S56, a match partner corresponding to the skill is specified by matching. That is, among the plurality of users who wish to play a game, three users corresponding to the ability are specified as opponents. When the opponent is specified, return is made.

It should be noted that the processing of steps S52 to S55 may be executed when one game is finished, and the processing of step S56 may be executed when the user creates a room as a host.

<Effects of this embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, a match opponent corresponding to the ability of the user who created the room as the host is specified by AI based on the tile information of the user's previous match. As a result, a competitive game development can be realized, and the enjoyment of the mahjong game can be enhanced.

<Modification>
Modified examples of the embodiment described above are enumerated below.

(1) In the above embodiment, skill points are used as parameters for specifying the degree of advantage in skill activation. You can assume. Specifically, the type of Tumoskill associated with the user is increased according to the user's remaining time, or the conditions for activating the skill associated with the user are relaxed according to the remaining time. may Also, the longer the remaining holding time (the shorter the elapsed time), the smaller the amount of skill points consumed when activating the skill.

(2) In the above embodiment, the skill points are recovered with the initial value of 250 points as the upper limit. However, the skill points may be recovered to an amount exceeding the initial value.

(3) In the above embodiment, the user's skill points are recovered according to the remaining time of each of the users 1 to 4 in the current game, and the recovered skill points are associated with the user in the next game. ing. However, the time from the user picking up a tile to the discarding operation, or the time from the user's operation to declare a second chance to the discarding operation is repeatedly specified in this game. , the user's skill points during the current match may be increased, for example, within the range of 1 point to 3 points, depending on the time each time the user is identified.

(4) In the above embodiment, based on the remaining time of each of users 1 to 4 in the current game, the degree of advantage in activating the skill that favorably advances the next game is specified. However, the degree of advantage may be specified based on the holding time at a specific timing during the current game (for example, the timing when the Shanten number is increased or the timing when the Dora tile is collected, the latest timing). . Also, it is also possible to focus on the period after the number of remaining tiles in the pile becomes less than a predetermined number, and specify the degree of advantage based on the time required for discarding tiles during that period.

(5) In the above embodiment, the time allotted to the player decreases after a predetermined period of time (three seconds) elapses, and the degree of advantage the player has in activating the skill that favorably progresses the game is determined by the length of the allotted time. increased according to need. However, when the number of discarded tiles reached a predetermined value before the predetermined time elapses, skill points can be recovered, skill types can be increased, skill activation conditions can be relaxed, and so on. to increase the degree of advantage.

(6) In the above embodiment, if the tile discard operation is performed within the predetermined time, the holding time does not change. However, when the tile discard operation is performed within the predetermined time, the time from the timing when the tile discard operation is performed to the timing when the predetermined time elapses may be added to the holding time.

(7) In the above embodiment, the user's remaining remaining time in each of the plurality of games that make up the half-game is added up, and a reward corresponding to the specified total time is given to the user. there is However, it is also possible to specify the average value of the remaining time remaining in the plurality of games and give the user a reward corresponding to the average value. Also, each time a game ends, a reward may be given to the user according to the remaining time remaining in the game.

(8) In the above embodiment, when the condition for activating the tile deal skill is established, the tile deal skill is activated regardless of the intention of the user associated with the tile deal skill. However, it is also possible to inquire of the user as to whether or not to activate the tile deal skill, and activate the tile deal skill according to the answer from the user.

(9) In the above embodiment, four users who form a party compete for victory or defeat in a semi-solar game. However, a plurality of types of battles such as the Dongfeng match, the Hanso match, and the Isso match may be prepared so that the user acting as the host can select the type of match. In this case, the initial value or recovery amount of skill points may be varied according to the type of battle.

(10) According to the processing shown in FIG. 9 of the above embodiment, when a notice from another family to the effect that it is possible to declare secondary exposure is received, the process always proceeds from step S24 to step S25. However, if it is determined in step S24 that the notification has been received, the process proceeds to step S25 with a predetermined probability (for example, a probability of 50%), or if the number of tiles remaining in the tile pile is less than a predetermined number (for example, half). less than), the process may proceed to step S25.

(11) According to the process shown in FIG. 9 of the above embodiments, even when a specific condition is not met and a notification is received from another person that it is possible to be exposed, a dangerous The effect of hitting the tiles is executed. However, if the effect to be executed when receiving a notification from another family to the effect that it is possible to take a second shot is the same effect as the effect to be executed when a predetermined condition is met, the effect of striking a dangerous tile. For example, the same effect as the story effect related to the character that can be executed when the story release condition is satisfied in a quest or the like may be executed.

(12) In the above embodiment, the recovery amount of skill points is increased according to the remaining time in the current game. However, instead of increasing the recovery amount of the skill points, or in addition to increasing the recovery amount of the skill points, other matters (for example, dealing tiles in the next game) You can try to make it better.

(13) The game programs in each of the above-described Embodiments 1 to 5 may be individually executed, and the game programs in any two or more of Embodiments 1 to 5 may be They may be executed in combination.

(14) In the above embodiment, synchronization between user terminals 100 is established via server 200 . However, for example, in a local area network environment, synchronization between the user terminals 100 may be established by communicating between the user terminals 100 .

(15) In the above embodiment, the processing according to the administrator-side program is executed by the user terminal 100 of the host user. However, the processing may be performed by the server 200 .

(16) In the above embodiment, it is assumed that four users are playing against each other. Therefore, if all four users are not available, the missing one to three users may be supplemented by NPCs (non-player characters). In this case, for example, the user-side program corresponding to each NPC is started in the server 200 in an environment where communication line connection is possible, and is started in the host user terminal 100 in an environment where communication line connection is not possible. be done. In addition, the dealing skill for the NPC, the Tsumosukiru, and various parameters are determined by, for example, a random number lottery. Furthermore, the manager-side program of the user terminal 100 acting as a host plays a game while communicating with the user-side program (in an environment where connection to a communication line is not possible, communication with the user-side program is performed). is performed in the host user terminal 100).

(17) In the above embodiment, a mahjong game is assumed, but instead of this, card games such as poker and old lady, and flower card games such as koi koi may be assumed. In the case of poker, a pattern such as a jack of spades drawn on a card corresponds to identification information, and a full house, a straight flush, or the like corresponds to a hand. In addition, when assuming koi koi, the roles are equivalent to inoshikacho and having a cup of moon-viewing.

<Appendix>
The items described in each of the above embodiments will be added below.

(Appendix 1):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, memory, and a touch screen, the game program being executed by the processor a step (S02, S08) of incorporating any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information into a combination of identification information possessed by an operational character operated by a user; a step (S04) of excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information by receiving an exclusion operation for specifying the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of information from the user; A step (S13) of identifying a winning combination established from among a plurality of types of predetermined combinations based on the combination of identification information, and a period from when the capturing by the capturing step becomes possible to when the exclusion operation is accepted. A step (S17) is executed to increase the degree of advantage in activating a skill that advances the game more advantageously as the elapsed time is shorter.

(Appendix 2):
In (Supplementary Note 1), the game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including the playable character compete against each other, and the step of capturing includes a combination of identification information possessed by the playable character and a combination of identification information of the other characters. a step (S08) of incorporating the identification information excluded by the other character into the combination of identification information owned by the playable character when a predetermined condition is established between the identification information excluded by , The elapsed time includes the time from when the identification information excluded by the other character can be captured due to the establishment of the predetermined condition until the identification information is captured and the exclusion operation is accepted.

(Appendix 3):
In (Appendix 1) or (Appendix 2), the game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of characters including the operation character battle a plurality of times, and the step of increasing the The shorter the elapsed time in , the higher the degree of advantage in the next battle.

(Appendix 4):
In (Appendix 3), the game program causes the processor to execute a step (S12) of shortening the time during which the exclusion operation can be accepted as the elapsed time increases, and the step of increasing The advantage degree in the next match is set higher as the elapsed time in the match is shorter and the time during which the exclusion operation can be accepted when the current match ends is longer.

(Appendix 5):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 4), the game program causes the processor to execute a step of activating a skill by consuming a parameter associated with the user, and the step of increasing By increasing the value of the parameter as the elapsed time becomes shorter, the degree of advantage is increased.

(Appendix 6):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 5), the game program causes the processor to perform a step of activating one of a plurality of types of skills associated with the user in a game, The increasing step increases the advantage level by increasing the types of skills associated with the user as the elapsed time decreases.

(Appendix 7):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 6), the increasing step increases the advantage degree by relaxing the activation condition of the skill as the elapsed time is shorter.

(Appendix 8):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 7), the game program causes the processor to provide the user with a privilege different from an advantage in activating the skill as the elapsed time during a predetermined number of battles decreases. and the step (S18) to be executed.

(Appendix 9):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 8), the game based on the game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete, and the game program transmits to the processor a combination of identification information owned by the users. and the identification information excluded by the other user, the identification information excluded by the other user can be incorporated into the combination of the identification information owned by the user. and a step of executing a specific effect on condition that the progress of the game is a specific progress when the identification information is excluded by any of the plurality of users (S08). (S23, S25); and when the identification information is excluded by one of the plurality of users, a combination of the identification information and the identification information owned by a user other than the user among the plurality of users. Steps (S24, S25) of executing the same performance as the specific performance are executed even when the specified condition is not established between the game machines.

(Appendix 10):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 9), the game based on the game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete, and the game program is instructed by the processor to be excluded by each of the plurality of users. The step of displaying the excluded identification information (S34, S35) is executed, and the step of displaying can accept an exclusion operation by the other user among the excluded identification information excluded by the other user. Exclusion identification information whose elapsed time is equal to or longer than a predetermined time from the time the exclusion operation is received is displayed in a manner different from that of exclusion identification information whose elapsed time is less than the predetermined time.

(Appendix 11):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 10), the game based on the game program is a battle game in which a plurality of player characters including an operating character operated by a user compete against each other, and the game program comprises: second, based on the exclusion tendency when the identification information is excluded by a player character other than the operating character among the plurality of player characters, the possibility that the other player character will establish a role (the degree of listening tiles) is determined. a step of specifying (S43), and among a plurality of related objects displayed in association with each of the plurality of player characters, a player character whose possibility specified by the step of specifying the possibility is less than a predetermined value; displaying the related object in a first display mode, and displaying the related object of the player character whose possibility specified by the step of specifying the possibility is equal to or greater than the predetermined value in a second display mode different from the first display mode; A step (S44) of displaying in a display mode is executed.

(Appendix 12):
In any one of (Appendix 1) to (Appendix 11), the game based on the game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete, and the game program instructs the processor to exclude from the combination of identification information Based on identification information for identifying, as advantageous identification information, identification information that increases the degree of advantage of the user who owns the combination of identification information by Identifying identification information, and executing a step of performing processing for identifying a competing user who will subsequently compete against the user according to a match rate between the advantageous identification information and the exclusion identification information excluded by the step of excluding. .

(Appendix 13):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game method performed by a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, memory, and a touch screen, the game method comprising: a step (S02, S08) of incorporating any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information into a combination of identification information possessed by an operational character operated by a user; a step (S04) of excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information by receiving an exclusion operation for specifying the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of information from the user; A step (S13) of identifying a winning combination established from among a plurality of types of predetermined combinations based on the combination of identification information, and a period from when the capturing by the capturing step becomes possible to when the exclusion operation is accepted. and a step (S17) of increasing the degree of advantage in activating a skill that advances the game more advantageously as the elapsed time is shorter.

(Appendix 14):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, an information processing device (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1), comprising a storage unit (120 in FIG. 2) that stores a game program, and executing the game program Accordingly, a control unit (110 in FIG. 2) for controlling the operation of the information processing apparatus is provided, and the control unit allows the user to operate any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information. (S02, S08) receiving an exclusion operation for specifying exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information owned by the operation character (S02, S08). Thus, a step (S04) of excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of the identification information, and a combination of the identification information possessed by the operation character are established from among a plurality of types of predetermined combinations. The shorter the elapsed time from the step (S13) of specifying the winning combination and the acceptance of the exclusion operation after the acquisition by the acquisition step is possible, the more advantageous the skill activation for advancing the game is. and a step of increasing (S17).

(Appendix 15):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, a memory, and a display, the game based on the game program comprising: The game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete against each other, and the game program instructs the processor to identify any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information for each of the plurality of users as an identification owned by the user. a step of incorporating information into a combination (S02); for each of the plurality of users, a step of excluding specified identification information from the combination of identification information owned by the user (S04); , when a predetermined condition is satisfied between a combination of identification information owned by the user and identification information excluded by the other user, the user owns the identification information excluded by the other user a step (S08) of making it possible to take in a combination of identification information to be incorporated into a combination of identification information, and for each of the plurality of users, based on the combination of identification information owned by the user, a combination of a plurality of predetermined types of winnings is established. a step (S13) of identifying a winning hand played; a step (S24, S26) of executing an effect; Steps (S25, S26) of executing the same performance as the specific performance are executed when the predetermined condition is established between the combination of information and the information, even when the progress is not the specific progress. .

(Appendix 16):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, a memory, and a display, the game based on the game program comprising: The game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete against each other, and the game program instructs the processor to identify any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information for each of the plurality of users as an identification owned by the user. a step (S02) of incorporating information into a combination; a step of excluding the excluded identification information from the combination of the identification information (S04); a step of displaying the excluded identification information excluded by each of the plurality of users on the display unit (S34, S35); For each of them, based on the combination of the identification information owned by the user, a step (S13) of specifying a winning combination established from among a plurality of types of predetermined winning combinations is executed, and the displaying step includes: Among the exclusion identification information excluded by other users, the exclusion identification information for which the elapsed time from when the other user's exclusion operation can be accepted to when the exclusion operation is accepted is a predetermined time or more, It is displayed in a manner different from that of exclusion identification information that is less than the predetermined time.

(Appendix 17):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, a memory, and a display, the game based on the game program comprising: The game program is a battle game in which a plurality of player characters including an operation character operated by a user compete against each other, and the game program instructs the processor to select one of a plurality of predetermined identification information for each of the plurality of player characters. a step (S02) of incorporating the identification information into a combination of identification information owned by the player character; a step of excluding (S04); and a step of identifying a combination of a plurality of predetermined types of combinations for each of the plurality of player characters based on a combination of identification information possessed by the player character. (S13) is executed, and based on the exclusion tendency when identification information is excluded by a player character other than the operating character among the plurality of player characters, the other player character can establish a role. a step (S43) of identifying a property (condition of dealing of tiles); A related object of a certain player character is displayed in a first display mode, and a related object of the player character whose possibility specified by the identifying step is equal to or greater than the predetermined value is displayed in a second display mode different from the first display mode. and a step (S44) of displaying in the display mode of .

(Appendix 18):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (user terminal 100 in FIG. 1) comprising a processor, a memory, and a display, the game based on the game program comprising: The game program is a competitive game in which a plurality of users compete against each other, and the game program instructs the processor to identify any one of a plurality of predetermined identification information for each of the plurality of users as an identification owned by the user. a step of incorporating the information into a combination (S02); and a step of excluding, as exclusion identification information, the identification information specified by the user from among the combinations of identification information owned by each of the plurality of users (S04). a step (S13) of specifying, for each of the plurality of users, a winning combination from among a plurality of types of predetermined winning combination based on a combination of identification information owned by the user; and a combination of identification information. of the combination of identification information owned by the user, based on identification information for making it possible to identify, as advantageous identification information, identification information that increases the degree of advantage of the user who owns the combination of identification information by excluding from The advantageous identification information is specified from among them, and a process for specifying the opponent user who will play against the user in the future is performed according to the match rate between the advantageous identification information and the exclusion identification information excluded by the step of excluding. to execute the steps.

[Example of realization by software]
Control blocks of the control unit 210 (especially the transmission/reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, the data management unit 213 and the synchronization processing unit 214) and control blocks of the control unit 110 (especially the game progress processing unit 111, the input operation reception unit 112 , camera arrangement control unit 113, display control unit 114, and object control unit 115) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit). ) may be implemented by software.

In the latter case, an information processing apparatus including control unit 210 or control unit 110, or both, includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program, which is software that implements each function, and a computer (or CPU) that stores the program and various data. A ROM (Read Only Memory) or storage device (these are referred to as a "recording medium") recorded so as to be readable by , a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program, and the like. The object of the present invention is achieved by a computer (or CPU) reading and executing the program from the recording medium. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium" such as a tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 game system, 2 network, 10,20 processor, 11,21 memory, 12,22 storage, 15 touch screen, 151 input unit, 152 display unit, 17 camera, 18 ranging sensor, 1010 object, 1020 controller, 1030 storage Medium 100 User terminal 200 Server 120,220 Storage unit 121,221 Game program 122,222 Game information 123,223 User information 110,210 Control unit 111 Game progress processing unit 112 Input operation reception unit , 113 camera placement control unit, 114 display control unit, 115 object control unit, 211 transmission/reception unit, 212 server processing unit, 213 data management unit, 214 synchronization processing unit, 301 dealt tile skill management table, 302 Tsumo skill management table, 303 remaining Time limit management table 304 Skill point recovery amount management table

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the computer,
capturing means for capturing any identification information of a plurality of predetermined identification information into a combination of identification information associated with a user;
exclusion means for excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information associated with the user by accepting an exclusion operation for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information associated with the user;
identifying means for identifying a winning combination from among a plurality of types of predetermined winning combinations based on a combination of identification information associated with a user;
The shorter the elapsed time from when the capturing by the capturing means becomes possible to when the exclusion operation is accepted, the higher the degree of advantage in activating the skill that favorably progresses the competitive game between the user and the opponent. Advantage degree control means for
A combination of identification information associated with a user based on identification information for enabling identification, as advantageous identification information, of identification information that increases the degree of advantage of the user by excluding it from the combination of identification information associated with the user. Identifying the advantageous identification information from among them, and performing processing for identifying an opponent who will play against the user later according to the match rate between the advantageous identification information and the excluded identification information excluded by the exclusion means. A program that acts as a processing means . 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the degree to which said advantage degree control means increases the degree of advantage differs according to said elapsed time. The game based on the program is a competitive game in which the user and the opponent compete,
When a predetermined condition is established between a combination of identification information associated with the user and the identification information excluded by the opponent, the fetching means transmits the identification information excluded by the opponent to the user. including an exclusion capture means for capturing in a combination of identification information associated with
2. The elapsed time includes the time from when the identification information excluded by the opponent due to the establishment of the predetermined condition can be captured until the identification information is captured and the exclusion operation is accepted. 3. A program according to claim 2. The game based on the program is a competitive game in which the user and the opponent compete for a plurality of times,
4. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the advantage control means increases the advantage in the next match as the elapsed time during the current match is shorter. the computer,
Functioning as shortening means for shortening the time during which the exclusion operation can be accepted as the elapsed time increases,
The advantage level control means increases the advantage level in the next match as the elapsed time in the current match is shorter and the time during which the exclusion operation can be accepted when the current match ends is longer. 5. The program according to claim 4. the computer,
functions as an activation means that consumes the parameters associated with the user to activate the skill,
6. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said advantage degree control means increases said advantage degree by increasing said parameter value as said elapsed time becomes shorter. the computer,
functioning as an activation means for activating one of a plurality of types of skills associated with the user;
7. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said advantage degree control means increases said advantage degree by increasing types of skills associated with the user as said elapsed time becomes shorter. 8. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said advantage degree control means increases said advantage degree by relaxing a skill activation condition as said elapsed time becomes shorter. the computer,
9. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the shorter the elapsed time during the predetermined number of battles, the more the benefit is given to the user. program. The game based on the program is a competitive game in which the user and the opponent compete,
the computer,
A combination of identification information that associates the identification information excluded by the opponent with the user when a predetermined condition is established between the combination of identification information associated with the user and the identification information excluded by the opponent an exclusion inclusion means for enabling inclusion in
a first execution means for executing a specific effect on condition that the progress of the game is a specific progress when the identification information is removed by either the user or the opponent;
When the identification information is excluded by either the user or the opponent, and the predetermined condition is satisfied between the combination of the identification information and the identification information associated with the opponent, the specific 10. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which functions as a second executing means for executing the same effect as the specific effect even when it is not in progress. The game based on the program is a competitive game in which the user and the opponent compete,
the computer,
function as exclusion display means for displaying exclusion identification information excluded by each of the user and the opponent;
The exclusion display means indicates that, in the exclusion identification information excluded by the opponent, the elapsed time from when the opponent's exclusion operation can be accepted to when the exclusion operation is accepted is a predetermined time or more. 11. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein identification information is displayed in a manner different from exclusion identification information that is less than the predetermined time. The game based on the program is a competitive game in which the user and the opponent compete,
the computer,
Possibility identification means for identifying the possibility that the opponent will establish a winning combination based on the exclusion tendency when the identification information is excluded by the opponent;
Among a plurality of related objects displayed in relation to each of the user and the opponent, the related objects of the user and the opponent whose possibility specified by the possibility specifying means is less than a predetermined value are displayed in a first display mode. in a second display mode different from the first display mode. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which functions as means. An information processing device,
capturing means for capturing any identification information of a plurality of predetermined identification information into a combination of identification information associated with a user;
exclusion means for excluding the exclusion identification information from the combination of identification information associated with the user by accepting an exclusion operation for designating the exclusion identification information to be excluded from the combination of identification information associated with the user;
identifying means for identifying a winning combination from among a plurality of types of predetermined winning combinations based on a combination of identification information associated with a user;
The shorter the elapsed time from when the capturing by the capturing means becomes possible to when the exclusion operation is accepted, the higher the degree of advantage in activating the skill that favorably progresses the competitive game between the user and the opponent. Advantage degree control means for
A combination of identification information associated with a user based on identification information for enabling identification, as advantageous identification information, of identification information that increases the degree of advantage of the user by excluding it from the combination of identification information associated with the user. Identifying the advantageous identification information from among them, and performing processing for identifying an opponent who will play against the user later according to the match rate between the advantageous identification information and the excluded identification information excluded by the exclusion means. An information processing device comprising: a processing means ;

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