JP7387174B2 - Game program, game device and its control method - Google Patents

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act December 12, 2019 We started a service that includes the content of the claimed invention within an application (Winning Eleven Card Collection) provided by a website download service.

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act December 12, 2019 Announcement information related to the claimed invention was disclosed in the information within the application (Winning Eleven Card Collection) provided by the download service on the website.

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Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act April 10, 2020 Announcement information related to the claimed invention was disclosed in the information within the application (Winning Eleven Card Collection) provided by the download service on the website.

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act April 13, 2020 Announcement information related to the claimed invention was disclosed in the help section of the application (Winning Eleven Card Collection) provided by the download service on the website.

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

2. Description of the Related Art Games are known that allow game elements to acquire game-related abilities. For example, some competitive games that use soccer players as cards allow players to acquire skills by consuming reinforcement items and combining multiple cards to increase card parameters before a match. Further, among role-playing games in which a plurality of characters included in a user's party and enemy characters fight, there are games in which each of the plurality of characters acquires skills at a predetermined probability during the battle. Note that there is, for example, Patent Document 1 as a technical document related to a game in which game elements are made to acquire game-related abilities such as skills in the course of the game.

JP2015-006257A

In games where players acquire skills by consuming reinforcement items or combining cards, if a player owns many reinforcement items or cards that can be combined, the skill can be acquired immediately regardless of the match. I can't enjoy it enough. Furthermore, in a game in which each of a plurality of characters acquires a skill with a predetermined probability during a battle, if the predetermined probability is set low, it is difficult for the user to have an opportunity to learn the skill, and the user loses motivation to learn the skill. On the other hand, if the predetermined probability is set high, all of a plurality of characters will acquire skills during one battle, and the user will not be able to fully enjoy the process in which each character acquires skills.

This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to enable a user to fully enjoy the process in which game elements acquire game-related abilities.

A game program that is one aspect of the present invention includes an ability acquisition unit that provides a computer with an opportunity to acquire an ability for a game element that satisfies acquisition conditions for the ability, and a one-time play period related to the game. In this case, the ability acquisition section functions as an ability control section that limits the processing of the ability acquisition section.

A control method for a game device, which is an aspect of the present invention, includes an ability acquisition process that provides an opportunity to acquire the ability for a game element that satisfies the acquisition condition of the ability related to the game, and one play period related to the game. and an ability control process that limits processing of the ability acquisition process.

A game device that is one aspect of the present invention includes an ability acquisition unit that provides an opportunity to acquire the ability for a game element that satisfies the acquisition condition of the ability related to the game, and a and an ability control section that limits processing of the ability acquisition section.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a game device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating skill acquisition performed on the game device. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing by an ability acquisition unit in the game device. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of processing by an ability acquisition unit in the game device. It is a flowchart showing the flow of game control processing executed by the processor in the game device. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of update processing of competition situation information which the same processor performs. It is a flowchart showing the flow of skill activation/acquisition processing executed by the same processor. It is a flowchart showing the flow of skill activation/acquisition processing executed by the same processor. It is a figure which shows the skill table referred to in the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a figure which shows the processing example of the skill table in the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a figure showing an example of a display of the game device. It is a flow chart showing the flow of skill activation/acquisition processing executed by the processor of the game device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the skill activation/acquisition process performed by the processor of the game device which is 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the flow of the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a figure which shows the skill table referred to in the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a figure which shows the processing example of the skill table in the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the skill activation/acquisition process performed by the processor of the game device which is 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the skill table referred to in the same skill activation/acquisition process. It is a figure which shows the processing example of the skill table in the same skill activation/acquisition process.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the dimensions and scale of each part are appropriately different from the actual ones. Furthermore, since the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, various technically preferable limitations are attached thereto. Unless there is a statement to that effect, it is not limited to these forms.

[A. First embodiment]
[A1. Hardware configuration of game device]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of a game device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The game device 10 may be a portable information processing device such as a tablet terminal or a portable game device, a smartphone, or a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer. It may be a device. Alternatively, the game device 10 may be an arcade type game device placed in a game center or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game device 10 communicates with a processor 110, which is a computer that controls each part of the game device 10, a storage section 120 that stores various information, and external devices that exist outside the game device 10. The game device 10 includes a communication unit 130 for performing operations, an operation unit 140 for receiving operations from a user of the game device 10, and a display unit 150 for displaying various images.

The processor 110 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). In addition to the CPU, the processor 110 may include hardware such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array).

The storage unit 120 includes volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory) and nonvolatile memory such as EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). Volatile memory functions as a work area for processor 110. The nonvolatile memory stores various information such as a game program PRG, which is an application program that provides games to users. This game program PRG can be downloaded via the communication unit 130 from a game server (not shown) or the like connected to a network.

[A2. Functional configuration of game device]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing various functions realized by the processor 110 of the game device 10 executing the game program PRG. In this embodiment, the game program PRG causes the processor 110 to function as the game control unit 200. The game control unit 200 is a means for advancing the soccer game. In this embodiment, the game control unit 200 automatically advances the soccer game and causes the display unit 150 to display the game status. Note that the present invention is not limited to such game devices, but can also be applied to game devices that advance the game in response to operations on the operation unit 140.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game control section 200 includes an ability acquisition section 202. The ability acquisition unit 202 is a means for providing an opportunity to acquire the ability to a game element that satisfies the acquisition condition for the ability related to the game.

In this embodiment, the game-related ability is a soccer game-related skill. Further, the game element is a player who advances the soccer game. The ability acquisition unit 202 in this embodiment provides an opportunity to acquire a skill to a player who satisfies a skill acquisition condition related to a soccer game.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating skill acquisition performed in this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, each skill that can be learned in this embodiment is associated with the effect of activating each skill, information related to activation of each skill, and information related to acquisition of each skill. .

Here, the activation related information includes skill activation conditions and skill activation probabilities. The activation condition is a condition related to a game situation in which a skill can be activated, and in the case of a soccer game, it is a condition related to a player's situation such as the player's position during a match. In this embodiment, there are cases in which an acquired skill satisfies the activation condition, and cases in which an unlearned skill satisfies the activation condition. The activation probability is the winning probability of an activation lottery conducted using pseudo-random numbers to determine whether or not to permit the activation of a skill that satisfies the activation conditions. This activation lottery is a first calculation that allows activation of the ability based on the probability of activation of the ability.

Further, the acquisition-related information includes acquisition conditions and acquisition probability. The acquisition condition is a necessary condition for a player to acquire the skill when the unacquired skill meets the activation condition and wins the activation lottery.For example, the acquisition condition is the player's performance during the ongoing match. This is the condition regarding. The acquisition probability is the probability of winning an acquisition lottery using pseudo-random numbers to determine whether or not a player who meets the acquisition conditions for a certain unacquired skill will be permitted to acquire the skill. This acquisition lottery is a second calculation that allows acquisition of the ability based on the probability of acquiring the ability that satisfies the acquisition condition.

4 and 5 each schematically show the processing of the game control section 200, particularly the processing of the ability acquisition section 202. Here, FIG. 4 shows an outline of the processing that is performed when the activation condition for the acquired skill is satisfied. Moreover, FIG. 5 shows an outline of the process performed when the activation condition for an unlearned skill is satisfied.

During the course of the game, the ability acquisition unit 202 constantly monitors whether the activation condition for any of the skills that can be acquired in this embodiment is satisfied (step S10). Then, when a certain skill of a certain player satisfies the activation condition, an activation lottery for that skill is carried out (step S12). If the player wins the activation lottery and the winning skill is a skill that the player has already acquired, the ability acquisition unit 202 activates the skill as shown in FIG. 4 (step S18). "Activate" means to cause the effect of the skill to occur in the game. For example, in Figure 3, if the skill that won the activation lottery is "Non-rotating Shot," the effect of activating that skill is that "the reaction of the opposing team's goalkeeper is 40% slower than with a normal shot." It becomes. Therefore, the ability acquisition unit 202 advances the game as indicated by this effect. That is, the ability acquisition unit 202 delays the reaction of the opposing team's goalkeeper by 40% compared to a normal shot in a game in progress.

On the other hand, when the skill activation conditions for a certain player are met and the player wins the activation lottery, it may happen that the winning skill is a skill that the player has not yet learned. In that case, the ability acquisition unit 202 determines whether or not the skill acquisition conditions for the player are satisfied, as shown in FIG. 5 (step S14). For example, if the winning skill in the activation lottery is "non-spin shot", the learning condition is "a player who can learn the skill must earn 10,000 EP (experience points) or more during one match." Here, experience points are points given to players who make plays that excite the audience. Therefore, when the skill of "non-rotating shot" is won in the activation lottery, the ability acquisition unit 202 determines whether or not a player who can acquire the skill satisfies the acquisition condition. Then, when the player to be processed satisfies the acquisition condition, the ability acquisition unit 202 carries out an acquisition lottery based on the acquisition probability (step S16). If the player wins the acquisition lottery, the player is made to acquire the skill and activates the skill (step S18).

As described above, in this embodiment, a certain player's acquired skill is activated when the activation condition is satisfied and the skill is won in the activation lottery. Further, regarding a skill that a certain player has not yet learned, the skill is learned and activated by the player when the activation conditions are met and the player wins the activation lottery, and the acquisition conditions are met and the player wins the acquisition lottery. Even if a player wins the activation lottery for an unlearned skill, if the acquisition conditions are not met, or if the acquisition condition is met but the player does not win the acquisition lottery, the player will be forced to acquire the unlearned skill. It also doesn't activate.

The game control section 200 in this embodiment includes a capability control section 204, as shown in FIG. This ability control section 204 is a means for restricting the processing of the ability acquisition section 202 during one play period related to the game.

"One play period" is a period of a game that has a finite duration, and may have a fixed length or a variable length. In this embodiment, one game period is one play period.

“Limiting” means not allowing at least a part of the processing by the ability acquisition unit 202 to be executed. In the present embodiment, "restrict" means that the ability acquisition unit 202 is not allowed to perform determination regarding acquisition conditions and acquisition lottery.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a plurality of game elements, ie, a group consisting of a plurality of players, progress the game. The ability control unit 204 limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 for multiple players within the group. In the case of a team game in which multiple teams compete as in this embodiment, the "group" is the user's team. However, a "group" may include the user's team and other teams competing against each other.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the ability control unit 204 limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 after the skill acquisition results related to the game of multiple players in the group reach the upper limit during one play period. . The "ability acquisition record" is the sum total of the value of acquired abilities, and in this embodiment, it is the number of acquired skills. Specifically, in this embodiment, the upper limit of the number of skills that can be learned during one play period is one. The ability control unit 204 limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 after any one of the players in the group acquires one unlearned skill.

[A3. Operation of game device]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game control process OP100a executed by the processor 110 according to the game program PRG in the storage unit 120 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, when the start of game execution is instructed by the operation of the operation unit 140, the processor 110 executes the game control process OP100a shown in FIG. 6 by executing the game program PRG. In this game control process OP100a, the processor 110 repeats the processes of steps S100 to S104 until the match ends and the determination result of step S104 becomes "YES". That is, the period from the start to the end of execution of the game control process OP100a corresponds to one play period.

First, in step S100, the processor 110 executes a process of updating competition status information. The battle status information is information to be updated in step S100, and is various information related to the progress of the game. This update process will be described later. Next, the process proceeds to step S102, and the processor 110 performs time adjustment (standby for a necessary time) so that step S100 is executed every frame of the frame rate of the display unit 150 (for example, 1/60 sec).

Next, proceeding to step S104, the processor 110 determines whether the time for the game to end has been reached. If the result of this determination is "YES", the processor 110 ends the game control process OP100a. On the other hand, if the result of this determination is "NO", processor 110 returns the process to step S100.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing details of the battle status information update process OP101a (step S100 in FIG. 1).

First, in step S200, the processor 110 executes processes other than player management, such as game time management and ball movement management. Next, the process advances to step S202, and the processor 110 identifies a player to be processed from among the players of the user's team and the players of the opponent's team. In the match status information update process OP101a, the processes from step S202 to step S208 are executed for all players participating in the match.

Specifically, each of the 11 players from A01 to A11 in Team A (the user's team) is identified as a player to be processed, and then the player in Team B (the opponent's team) is identified. One by one of the 11 players from Player B01 to Player B11 is identified as a player to be processed. That is, by treating all 22 players participating in the match as processing targets, the processing from step S202 to step S206 is repeatedly executed 22 times, changing the players to be processed once at a time. In addition to the 22 players playing on the field, substitute players on the bench may also be included in the process.

Next, proceeding to step S204, the processor 110 performs processing regarding the parameters of the player to be processed. Specifically, parameters related to the player's physical strength and cooperation with other players are updated.

Next, proceeding to step S206, the processor 110 executes skill activation/acquisition processing regarding activation of acquired skills or acquisition and activation of unacquired skills of the player to be processed. Note that details of this skill activation/acquisition process will be described later.

Next, proceeding to step S208, the processor 110 executes the processes of steps S202 to S206 for all players participating in the match (11 players from team A and 11 players from team B, a total of 22 players). decide whether or not. If the result of this determination is "NO", processor 110 returns the process to step S202. On the other hand, if the determination result is "YES", the processor 110 ends the battle status information update process OP101a and advances the process to step S102 in FIG. 6.

8 and 9 are flowcharts showing details of the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a executed in step S206 of FIG. In this skill activation/acquisition process OP102a, each step other than step S400 is performed by the ability acquisition unit 202, and the process at step S400 is performed by the ability control unit 204. In the present embodiment, the ability control unit 204 controls ability acquisition after the skill acquisition results of multiple players in the group reach the upper limit, specifically after the player acquires one unlearned skill. The processing of section 202 is restricted. The skill activation/acquisition process OP102a shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 will be described below.

First, in step S300 of FIG. 8, the processor 110 determines whether there is a skill that satisfies the activation condition among the acquired skills and unacquired skills of the player to be processed. Here, the acquired skill is a acquired skill set by the user before the start of the match. The targets for determination in step 300 include not only such acquired skills but also unacquired skills. If the player to be processed has a skill that satisfies the activation conditions, the determination result in step S300 is "YES" and the process proceeds to step S302. On the other hand, if the player to be processed does not have a skill that satisfies the activation conditions, the determination result in step S300 is "NO", and the processor 110 ends the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a and advances the process to step S208 in FIG. .

Next, in step S302, the processor 110 executes an activation lottery (first calculation) using the activation probability (see FIG. 3) associated with the skill that satisfies the activation condition. Note that, in the determination in step S300, there may be a case where a plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions occur at the same time. If there are a plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions as described above, an activation lottery may be performed for any one of the skills. Furthermore, if both a learned skill and an unlearned skill are included in the plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions, the activation lottery may be performed with priority given to one of the skills.

Next, when the process proceeds to step S304, the processor 110 determines whether or not the lottery ticket activated in step S302 has been won. If the result of this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to step S306, and if the result is "NO", the processor 110 ends the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a and proceeds to step S208 of FIG. 7.

Next, proceeding to step S306, the processor 110 determines whether the skill won in the activation lottery is a skill that has not been acquired by the player to be processed. This judgment is made as follows.

In this embodiment, a skill table STa shown in FIG. 10 is stored in the storage unit 120 for all players participating in the match. FIG. 10 illustrates a skill table STa for a player whose player ID is A01. This skill table STa includes information such as a player ID, a player name, one or more candidate skills, an acquisition flag for each candidate skill, a pre-game setting flag, and an acquisition flag during the game.

Here, the candidate skills are skills that the player has a possibility of learning, and include both skills that have been learned and skills that have not been learned. The acquisition status flag is a flag indicating whether the candidate skill is an acquired skill (“1”: acquired) or an unacquired skill (“0”: not acquired). The pre-match setting flag indicates whether the candidate skill is a learned skill (“1”: set) that was set before the start of the match, or a learned skill or an unlearned skill that was not set before the start of the match. This is a flag indicating which one (“0”: not set). Further, the pre-match setting flag is limited so that only one skill among all candidate skills of the player can be set to "1". The in-game acquisition flag is a flag that distinguishes whether or not the skill has been acquired in one ongoing game (“1”: acquired during the game, “0”: not acquired during the game), It is cleared (set to "0") when the match ends.

In step S306, the processor 110 refers to the skill table STa corresponding to the player to be processed, and determines whether the acquisition flag associated with the skill won in the activation lottery is "0".

If the skill won in the activation lottery is a learned skill, the determination result in step S306 is "NO", and processor 110 advances the process to step S308. On the other hand, if the skill won in the activation lottery is an unacquired skill, the determination result in step S306 is "YES", and processor 110 advances the process to step S400 in FIG. 9.

Next, proceeding to step S308, the processor 110 determines whether the skill won in the activation lottery in step S302 is a skill that has been acquired. Specifically, the skill table STa associated with the player to be processed is referred to, and whether or not the acquired flag associated with the candidate skill that won the activation lottery in the skill table STa is "1". to judge. If the determination result is "NO", the processor 110 ends the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a and advances the process to step S208 in FIG. 7. On the other hand, if the determination result in step S308 is "YES", processor 110 advances the process to step S310.

When the determination result in step S306 is "NO" and the determination result in step S308 is "YES" and the process proceeds to step S310, the processor 110 activates the learned skill that won the activation lottery (step S302). For example, in FIG. 10, if the acquired candidate skill "Through Pass" is won in the activation lottery, the processor 110 causes the player to play a through pass that is not intercepted (see FIG. 3). When the process in step S310 ends, the processor 110 ends the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a and advances the process to step S208 in FIG. 7.

On the other hand, since the skill that won the activation lottery is an unacquired skill, the determination result in step S306 becomes "YES", and when the process proceeds to step S400 in FIG. Determine whether or not other players have acquired skills that have not yet been acquired. Specifically, the processor 110 refers to the skill table STa (see FIG. 10) for all other players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs, and selects skills whose in-game acquisition flag is "1". Determine whether or not there is. If the result of this determination is "NO", processor 110 advances the process to step S402.

Next, proceeding to step S402, the processor 110 determines whether the player to be processed satisfies the acquisition condition for the unacquired skill (step S306=YES) that was won in the activation lottery in step S302.

If the player satisfies the learning conditions for the unlearned skill, the determination result in step S402 is "YES", and the processor 110 advances the process to step S404. On the other hand, if the player does not satisfy the learning conditions for the unlearned skill, the determination result in step S402 is "NO", and the processor 110 advances the process to step S308 in FIG. 8.

Next, proceeding to step S404, the processor 404 executes the acquisition lottery (second calculation) using the acquisition probability (see FIG. 3) associated with the unacquired skill that won the activation lottery. Next, proceeding to step S406, the processor 110 determines whether or not the learning lottery in step S404 has been won. If the result of this determination is "YES", processor 110 advances the process to step S408. On the other hand, if the determination result is "NO", the processor 110 advances the process to step S308 in FIG. 8.

Next, proceeding to step S408, the processor 110 sets the skill that satisfies the acquisition condition (step S402=YES) and has won the acquisition lottery (step S406=YES) as a skill to be acquired during the match. Specifically, the processor 110 sets the in-game acquisition flag and acquisition status flag to 1 in the skill table STa associated with the player to be processed, which corresponds to the skill that satisfies the acquisition condition and has won the acquisition lottery. Set. In the example shown in FIG. 11, since the candidate skill "No-rotation shot" has won the acquisition lottery, the acquisition flag and the in-game acquisition flag associated with "No-rotation shot" are set to "1".

When the process in step S408 ends, the process advances to step S308 in FIG. In this case, in step S408, since the acquisition flag of the skill won in the activation lottery is set to "1", the determination result in step S308 becomes "YES", and the skill is activated in step S310. At this time, the ability acquisition unit 202 displays an image 151 and player name 152 of the player who has acquired the skill, and the name of the acquired skill 153 on the display unit 150, as illustrated in FIG. 12. That is, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 notifies the user of the game element and the ability when the ability related to one game element is acquired.

In this way, in this embodiment, if a skill that a certain player has not yet learned wins the activation lottery, the player can acquire the skill on the condition that the acquisition conditions for the skill are met and the skill is won in the acquisition lottery. It will be learned and put into action.

Further, in this embodiment, the number of skills that can set the pre-match setting flag to 1 is limited to only one. However, among the unlearned skills, the skills that become learned during one match in progress are added to the one skill whose pre-match setting flag is set to 1, and the skills that are in progress as learned skills. There is a possibility that it will be activated again during the match.

On the other hand, if another player in the group to which the processing target player belongs has acquired an unlearned skill and the determination result in step S400 is "YES", the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 is restricted. (In other words, the processing after step S402 is avoided and the process proceeds to step S308). Therefore, the player who is the processing target does not acquire the unacquired skill that was won in the activation lottery. Therefore, the determination result in step S308 is "NO".

Therefore, in this embodiment, after a player in one group has learned one unlearned skill, no player in the same group will learn the unlearned skill, and the skill will not be activated. There's nothing to do.

Further, even if the determination result in step S402 is "NO" or the determination result in step S406 is "NO" and the process proceeds to step S308 in FIG. 8, the player to be processed may acquire unacquired skills. There is no. Therefore, the determination result in step S308 is "NO".

Therefore, in this embodiment, even if an unacquired skill of the player to be processed satisfies the activation condition and the skill wins the activation lottery, the player satisfies the acquisition condition for the skill, and Unless you win the acquisition lottery, you will not acquire or activate the unacquired skill.

[A4. Effects of first embodiment]
As explained above, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 provides game elements (players) who have satisfied the acquisition conditions for game-related abilities (skills) with an opportunity to acquire the abilities (steps in FIG. 9). 404 and thereafter), the ability restriction unit 204 restricts the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 during one play period related to the game (operation when the determination result in step S400 of FIG. 9 is “YES”). According to the present embodiment, it is possible to avoid excessive acquisition of game-related abilities during one play period. Therefore, the user repeats playing in order to make the game elements acquire game-related abilities. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the user can fully enjoy the process in which game elements acquire game-related abilities.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a group consisting of a plurality of game elements (players) progresses in a game (soccer game), and the ability control unit 204 limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 for the plurality of game elements in the group. . More specifically, in the present embodiment, the ability control unit 204 specifically controls the ability acquisition performance of multiple game elements within the group to reach the upper limit during one play period. During one play period, after any one player acquires a skill (step S400=YES), processing by the ability acquisition unit 202 is restricted. According to this embodiment, since it is avoided that the group as a whole acquires excessive game-related abilities during one play period, the user can observe the process by which the game elements within the group acquire game-related abilities. You can enjoy it to the fullest.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 executes the determination regarding the acquisition conditions (step S402) multiple times for multiple game elements (players) in the group during one play period, and An opportunity to acquire game-related abilities (skills) for game elements that satisfy the acquisition condition before the acquisition result of game-related abilities (skills) reaches the upper limit (before the judgment result in step S400 becomes "YES") (step S404) subsequent processing). According to the present embodiment, the earlier a game element satisfies the acquisition condition, the higher the possibility that the ability will be acquired before the ability acquisition performance related to the game of the plurality of game elements reaches the upper limit. Therefore, the interest of the game can be increased.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 selects abilities that satisfy activation conditions from among acquired and unacquired abilities (skills) for multiple game elements (players) within a group during one play period. If an unacquired ability is recognized in the certification process as an ability that satisfies the activation conditions (step S306 = "YES"), a determination regarding the acquisition conditions for the ability ( Step S402) is performed. According to this embodiment, since the acquisition conditions for abilities that can be exercised in the game are determined, the game element can be made to acquire the abilities in a timely manner in a situation where the abilities can be exercised. That is, the game elements can acquire abilities as the game progresses, making the game more interesting.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the ability acquisition unit 202 certifies an unacquired ability as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in the certification process (steps S300 to S304), the ability acquisition unit 202 determines whether the ability is activated based on the probability of activation of the ability. A first calculation for permitting activation (activation lottery in step S302) is executed, and when the activation is permitted by the first calculation, the ability is made a target of determination regarding acquisition conditions (step S402). According to the present embodiment, the activation of abilities is permitted in accordance with the probability, so that the gameplay can be enhanced.

In the present embodiment, in the determination regarding the acquisition conditions (step S402), the ability acquisition unit 202 performs a second calculation (step S404) that allows acquisition of the ability based on the probability of acquiring the ability that satisfies the acquisition conditions. If the acquisition is permitted by the second calculation, the game element acquires the ability (step S408) and activates it (step S310). According to the present embodiment, since permission to acquire abilities is granted according to probability, the gameplay can be enhanced.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 notifies the user of the game element and the ability for which the ability related to the game has been acquired during one play period (step S310). According to the present embodiment, the user can know the game elements and abilities that the user has acquired during one play period, so that the user is motivated to play the next play.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 notifies the game element and the ability when one game element acquires the ability related to the game (step S310). According to the present embodiment, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the game element for which an ability has been acquired and the ability thereof are unknown until the end of one play period. Furthermore, since the point in time when the ability acquisition record reaches the upper limit is known, from that point on, the user is freed from the stress of wondering whether or not he or she will be able to acquire the ability during one play period.

[B. Second embodiment]
The ability control unit 204 in the first embodiment is configured to control the ability control unit 204 from the time when one player out of all the players in one group participating in one match in progress acquires one unlearned skill. The processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 is restricted. On the other hand, the ability control unit 204 in the present embodiment controls the performance of the game after three or more players in one group have acquired an unlearned skill in one game in progress, or In one group, after any one player acquires two unacquired skills, processing by the ability acquisition unit 202 for the same group is restricted. That is, in the present embodiment, the ability control unit 202 controls the ability control unit 202 to control the ability control unit 202 from the time when the number of game elements that have acquired game-related abilities among the plurality of game elements in the group reaches the upper limit during one play period, or from the time when the number of game elements in the group has acquired the ability. The processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 is restricted after the time point when the ability acquisition performance related to the game of any one game element reaches the upper limit.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a part of the skill activation/learning process OP102b executed by the processor 110 in the game device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment replaces the processes of steps S400, S402, S404, S406, and S408 (see FIG. 9), which are part of the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a of the first embodiment, with steps S500, S502, and S504 shown in FIG. , S506, S508, and S510. In this embodiment, the parts shown in FIG. 8 among the game control process OP100a (see FIG. 6), the battle status information update process OP101a (see FIG. 7), and the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a are the same as those in the first embodiment. It is similar to

In this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, if there is a skill that satisfies the activation condition (step S300 in FIG. 8 = YES), that skill wins the activation lottery (step S304 in FIG. 8 = YES), and If the winning skill is an unlearned skill (step S306 in FIG. 8 = YES), the process proceeds to step S500 in FIG. 13.

Proceeding to step S500, the processor 110 as the ability control unit 204 determines whether or not three or more players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs have learned an unlearned skill in one match in progress. to judge. This judgment is made as follows. That is, the ability control unit 204 refers to the skill table STa of all players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs in the ongoing match, and determines whether there are three or more players whose in-match acquisition flag is "1". Decide whether or not. If the number of players who have acquired the unacquired skill is two or less, the determination result in step S500 is "NO" and the process advances to step S502. On the other hand, if there are three or more players who have acquired an unacquired skill, the process advances to step S308 in FIG. 8.

Next, proceeding to step S502, the processor 110 as the ability control unit 204 selects two skills that have not been acquired by any one player in the group to which the player to be processed belongs during one game in progress. Decide whether you have learned the lesson or not. This judgment is made as follows.

The ability control unit 204 refers to the skill table STa of all players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs, and determines whether there is a player who has two candidate skills whose in-game acquisition flag is "1". . If there is no player who has acquired two unacquired skills, the determination result in step S502 is "NO", and the process proceeds to step S504. On the other hand, if there is a player who has acquired two skills that have not yet been acquired, the determination result in step S502 is "YES" and the process proceeds to step S308 in FIG. 8.

In FIG. 13, the processes in steps S504, S506, S508, and S510 are the same as the processes in steps S402, S404, S406, and S408 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 9).

As described above, in this embodiment, the condition that the number of game elements that have acquired game-related abilities among the plurality of game elements in the group reaches the upper limit during one play period (step S500), or During the play period, the ability acquisition unit 202 acquires abilities after one of the conditions (S502) that the ability acquisition performance related to the game of any one game element in the group has reached the upper limit. will no longer be performed.

Therefore, in this embodiment as well, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, in this embodiment, the ability acquisition unit 202 can acquire skills with looser restrictions than in the first embodiment.

[C. Third embodiment]
The ability acquisition unit 202 in this embodiment not only provides the player, who is a game element, with an opportunity to acquire unacquired skills, but also provides an opportunity to increase the level of the acquired skills. Then, the ability control unit 204 in this embodiment limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 after the point in time when any one player increases the acquired skill level by one in one match in progress. .

In this embodiment, the level-up conditions for a learned skill are the same as the acquisition conditions for the skill. Further, the level-up probability of an already acquired skill is the same as the acquisition probability of that skill. There are various ways to level up a skill, and for example, the effect of skill activation may be increased by leveling up the skill. For example, the effect of activating the skill "Non-rotating shot" is "The reaction of the opposing team's goalkeeper is 40% slower than with a normal shot" (see Figure 3), but if this skill is leveled up, , for example, the effect of the activation is ``The reaction of the opposing team's goalkeeper is 50% delayed compared to a normal shot.''

14 and 15 are flowcharts showing a part of the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c executed by the processor 110 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, a part of the skill activation/acquisition process OP102a (see FIG. 8) of the first embodiment is replaced with the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c shown in FIGS. 14 and 15. In this embodiment, in the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c, in addition to the processes shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the processes of steps S400 to S408 of the first embodiment (see FIG. 9) are executed. In this embodiment, the general flow of the game control process OP100a (see FIG. 6) and the general flow of the battle status information update process OP101a (see FIG. 7) are the same as in the first embodiment.

Proceeding from step S206 in FIG. 7 to step S600 in FIG. 14, processor 110 determines whether there is a skill that satisfies the activation condition among the acquired skills and unacquired skills of the player to be processed. If the result of this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to step S602; if the result is "NO", the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c is ended and the process proceeds to step S208 in FIG.

In this way, in this embodiment, as well as in the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the activation conditions are satisfied for unlearned skills as well as acquired skills set by the user before the start of the match. . In this embodiment, among the acquired skills set by the user before the start of the match, in addition to the skills that meet the level-up conditions, the skill that does not meet the level-up conditions also determines whether or not the activation conditions are met. is judged.

Next, proceeding to step S602, the processor 110 performs an activation lottery (first calculation) for skills that satisfy the activation conditions according to the activation probability (see FIG. 3) corresponding to the skill.

Here, it is possible that multiple skills meet the activation conditions at the same time. In such a case, in step S602, the processor 110 may determine by lottery any one of the plurality of skills that satisfy the activation condition, and may perform an activation lottery for that skill. Moreover, if both a learned skill and an unlearned skill are included in the plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions, one may be determined with priority.

Next, when the process proceeds to step S604, the processor 110 determines whether or not the winning lottery was won in step S602. If the result of this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to step S606, and if the result is "NO", the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c is ended and the process proceeds to step S208 in FIG.

Next, proceeding to step S606, the processor 110 determines whether the skill won in the activation lottery is an unlearned skill. Here, if the determination result in step S606 is "NO" and the process proceeds to step S608, the skill that won the activation lottery is a skill that has been acquired, so the determination result in step S608 is "YES". The process advances to step S610.

Further, when the determination result in step S606 is "YES" and the process proceeds to step S400 in FIG. 9, the processing is as follows. First, if the player to be processed has not acquired a skill during the match that has not been acquired by other players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs (step S400 = NO), and if the player to be processed satisfies the acquisition conditions for the skill that was won in the activation lottery. If so (step S402=YES), a skill acquisition lottery is executed (step S404). Then, if the skill acquisition lottery is won (step S406 = YES) and the target player acquires the skill that was won in the activation lottery (step S408), the skill that was won in the activation lottery becomes the acquired skill. The process then proceeds to step S612 in FIG. Therefore, in this case, the skill is activated in step S612.

Further, the determination result in step S606 is "YES" and the process proceeds to step S400 in FIG. 9, but if the process does not proceed to step S408, the skill that won the activation lottery remains an unacquired skill. Therefore, in this case, the determination result in step S608 is "NO", the skill activation/acquisition process is ended, and the process proceeds to step S208 in FIG.

Next, proceeding to step S610, the processor 110 determines whether or not the player to be processed satisfies the level-up conditions for the skill won in the activation lottery. If the result of this determination is "YES", the process proceeds to step S700 in FIG. 15, and if the result is "NO", the process proceeds to step S612.

Next, proceeding to step S612, the processor 110 activates the skill won in the activation lottery in step S602 (see FIG. 3).

Next, a description will be given of the process shown in FIG. 15 that is executed when the player to be processed satisfies the level-up conditions for the skill won in the activation lottery. Proceeding to step 700, the processor 110 determines whether the acquired skills of any player in the group to which the player to be processed belongs has increased in level during the match. This judgment is made as follows.

In this embodiment, a skill table STc shown in FIG. 16 is stored in the storage unit 120 for all players participating in the match. FIG. 16 illustrates a skill table STc for a player whose player ID is A01. This skill table STc includes information such as player ID, player name, one or more candidate skills, acquisition level for each candidate skill, pre-game setting flag, in-game acquisition flag, and in-game level up flag. .

Here, the candidate skills are skills that the player has a possibility of learning, and include both skills that have been learned and skills that have not been learned. The acquisition level is the level of the candidate skill, where acquisition level = ``0'' indicates that it has not been acquired, acquisition level = ``1'' indicates the lowest level of a skill that has been acquired, and acquisition level = ``2'' indicates the level next to the lowest level. As for the level, mastered level = "3" indicates the highest level. The pre-match setting flag indicates whether the candidate skill is a learned skill (“1”: set) that was set before the start of the match, or a learned skill or an unlearned skill that was not set before the start of the match. This is a flag indicating which one (“0”: not set). Further, the pre-match setting flag is limited so that only one skill among all candidate skills of the player can be set to "1". The in-game acquisition flag is a flag that distinguishes whether or not the skill was acquired in one match in progress (“1”: acquired during the match, “0”: not acquired during the match). It is cleared (set to "0") upon completion. The in-game level up flag is a flag that distinguishes whether the skill has been leveled up in one match in progress (“1”: level up during the match, “0”: not leveled up during the match), It is cleared (set to "0") when the match ends.

In step S700, the processor 110 refers to the skill table STc of all players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs, and determines whether there is a player whose level up flag during the match is "1". If the result of this determination is "YES", the process advances to step S612 in FIG. 14, and if the result is "NO", the process advances to step S702.

Next, proceeding to step S702, the processor 110 executes a skill level up lottery for the player to be processed. Specifically, whether or not to increase the level of the skill selected in the activation lottery is determined by lottery according to the level-up probability.

Next, proceeding to step S704, the processor 110 determines whether or not the skill level-up lottery in step S702 has been won. If the result of this determination is "YES", the process advances to step S706, and if the result is "NO", the process advances to step S612 in FIG.

Next, proceeding to step S706, the processor 110 increases the level of the skill of the player to be processed who has won the level-up lottery. Specifically, when "Through Pass" among the candidate skills wins the level-up lottery, the acquisition level associated with "Through Pass" is changed from "1" to "2" in the skill table STc shown in FIG. Level up and set the level up flag to "1" during the match.

When the process in step S706 is completed, the process advances to step S612 in FIG. 14. In this case, processor 110 activates the skill leveled up in step S706.

On the other hand, if the determination result in step S700 is "YES" or if the determination result in step S704 is "NO", the process proceeds to step S612 in FIG. 14 without executing the skill level up (step S706). . In this case, the processor 110 activates the acquired skill that has not been leveled up.

This embodiment also provides the same effects as the first embodiment. Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to limit level-up of acquired skills so that the level-up is not performed excessively. Therefore, the user can fully enjoy the process in which the player improves his/her skills.

[D. Fourth embodiment]
This embodiment is an embodiment that combines the second embodiment and the third embodiment described above. In this embodiment, the skill level of three players increases during a match, or the skill level of one player increases by two during a match (which is different from increasing the level of the same skill by two). (including increasing the level of multiple skills one by one), if at least one of the conditions is met, the skill will not be leveled up from that point on.

In this embodiment, the level-up conditions for a learned skill are the same as the acquisition conditions for the skill. Further, the level-up probability of an already acquired skill is the same as the acquisition probability of that skill.

In this embodiment, the general flow of the game control process OP100a (see FIG. 6) and the general flow of the battle status information update process OP101a (see FIG. 7) are the same as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c (see FIG. 14) of the third embodiment is executed as the skill activation/acquisition process (step 206 in FIG. 7) of the battle status information update process OP101a. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the process OP102d shown in FIG. 18 is executed instead of the process shown in FIG. 15 in the skill activation/acquisition process OP102c. That is, the processing of the processor 110 in this embodiment is the same as that in the third embodiment in which the processing shown in FIG. 15 is replaced with the processing OP102d shown in FIG. 18.

Proceeding from step S610 in FIG. 14 to step S800 in FIG. 18, the processor 110 determines that in one game in progress, in the group to which the player to be processed belongs, there are 3 players who have increased the level of their acquired skills. Determine whether the name is greater than or equal to the name. This judgment is made as follows.

In this embodiment, a skill table STd shown in FIG. 19 is stored in the storage unit 120 for all players participating in the match. In this skill table STd, the in-game level up flag in the skill table STc (see FIG. 16) of the third embodiment is replaced with the in-game level up number. The number of level-ups during a match indicates the number of times one skill of the player has leveled up during the match in progress.

In step S800, the processor 110 refers to the skill table STd of all players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs, and determines whether the number of level-ups during the match for three or more players is one or more. do. If the result of this determination is "NO", the process advances to step S802; if the result is "YES", the process advances to step S612 in FIG. 14.

Next, proceeding to step S802, in one game in progress, the level of the same skill of any one player in the group to which the player to be processed belongs has been increased by two, or any one It is determined whether at least one of the conditions that the levels of a plurality of different skills of a famous player are increased one by one is satisfied. Specifically, the skill table STd of all players in the group to which the player to be processed belongs is referred to, and if the number of level ups during the match for all candidate skills of one player is 2 or more, Determine whether or not there is. If the result of this determination is "NO", the process advances to step S804; if the result is "YES", the process advances to step S612 in FIG. 14.

The processes in steps S804, S806, and S808 are the same as the processes in steps S702, S704, and S706 in the third embodiment.

The specific process of step S808 is as follows. If "Through Pass" among the candidate skills wins the skill level up lottery, the mastery level of Through Pass will be raised from "1" to "2", and "1" will be added to the number of level ups of Through Pass during the match. .

In this embodiment as well, the same effects as in the third embodiment described above can be obtained. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ability control unit 202 can level up the skill with looser restrictions than in the third embodiment.

[E. Modified example]
Each of the above embodiments may be modified in various ways. Specific modes of modification are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples may be combined as appropriate within the scope of not contradicting each other. In addition, in the modified examples illustrated below, the reference numerals referred to in the above description will be used for elements whose operations and functions are equivalent to those in the embodiment, and detailed descriptions of each will be omitted as appropriate.

[First modification]
In each of the embodiments described above, when a plurality of skills for one player meet the activation conditions, one of the skills is selected as the target of the activation lottery. Here, if the plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions include an unlearned skill, the unlearned skill may be selected and made the target of the activation lottery. Furthermore, if the plurality of skills that satisfy the activation conditions include a plurality of unlearned skills, all of the unlearned skills may be selected as targets for the activation lottery. Furthermore, in the case where a plurality of unlearned skills are won in the activation lottery, the plurality of winning unlearned skills may be subject to determination regarding the acquisition conditions.

[Second modification]
In each of the embodiments described above, the activation lottery was executed when the activation conditions were met, and the acquisition lottery was executed when the acquisition conditions were met. However, the form of the lottery is not limited to this, and either the activation lottery or the learning lottery may be omitted.

[Third modification]
In each of the embodiments described above, the determination as to whether or not the activation condition is satisfied may be performed in a round-robin manner for all players, or may be performed for only some players. In a mode in which the game control unit 200 automatically advances the game, the game control unit 200 is able to recognize the occurrence of a situation that satisfies the skill activation conditions and the player who will be in that situation. Therefore, the ability acquisition unit 202 of the game control unit 200 may make a determination regarding the skill activation condition only for players who enter a situation where such skill activation condition is met.

[Fourth modification]
In the second embodiment, the ability control unit 204 sets the condition that the number of game elements that have acquired game-related abilities among the plurality of game elements in the group reaches the upper limit during one play period, or During the play period, the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 is restricted when at least one of the conditions that the ability acquisition performance related to the game of any one game element in the group has reached the upper limit is satisfied. However, instead of doing so, the processing of the ability acquisition unit 202 may be limited when the condition that the total number of game-related abilities acquired by multiple game elements in the group has reached the upper limit is met. .

[Fifth modification]
In each of the embodiments described above, each team competing in a team game is grouped, but the user may be allowed to select whether each team is grouped or all of the two competing teams are grouped.

[Sixth variation]
In each of the above embodiments, conditions related to the game situation, such as the player's position, are used as skill activation conditions, and when the skill activation conditions are met, players who can learn the skill are given an opportunity to learn the skill. gave. However, an opportunity to acquire skills may be given to the player regardless of such activation conditions. For example, a lottery using pseudo-random numbers may be held multiple times during one game, and players may be given an opportunity to acquire skills through this lottery. In this case, the players in the group may not be allowed to acquire skills after the skill acquisition results of the players in the group reach the upper limit.

[F. Additional notes]
From the above description, the present invention can be understood as follows, for example. Note that, in order to facilitate understanding of each aspect, reference numerals in the drawings will be added in parentheses for convenience in the following, but this is not intended to limit the present invention to the illustrated aspects.

[Additional note 1]
A game program (PRG) that is one aspect of the present invention includes an ability acquisition unit (202) that provides a processor (110) with an opportunity to acquire an ability for a game element that satisfies a skill acquisition condition related to the game; It functions as an ability control section (204) that limits the processing of the ability acquisition section during one play period of the game.

According to this game program, it is possible to avoid excessive acquisition of game-related skills during one play period. Therefore, the user repeats playing in order to make the game elements acquire game-related abilities. Therefore, the user can fully enjoy the process in which game elements acquire game-related abilities.

Although the "game" is a team game in each of the above embodiments, it may also be an individual game such as a martial arts game. Further, the "game" may be a game other than a competitive game, for example, a one-person game. A "game-related ability" is an ability to generate an effect related to the progress of the game, for example, an ability to generate an effect that advantageously advances the progress of the game. In embodiments, "game-related abilities" are individual skills that only talented players can acquire. However, in addition to these individual skills, "game-related abilities" also include common skills that can be learned by the player regardless of the player's ability. Further, in each of the above embodiments, the "ability" is a skill related to soccer, but depending on the game, various things can be the "ability". The "ability" may be a special ability, skill, magic, or the like. Further, by "acquiring an ability", parameters such as attack power and defense power of the game element for which the ability has been acquired may be permanently changed (increased or decreased). "Ability acquisition conditions" are necessary conditions for acquiring the ability.

"One play period" is a period of a game that has a finite duration, and may have a fixed length or a variable length. “One play period” is a period during which the game can continue to progress. For example, the period of one match, the period of one game, etc. can be "one play period." Moreover, "one play period" is a period from the start to the end of one play in the game space. When the user pauses the game, the progress of the game is interrupted in real-time space. However, in the game space, "one play period" in the game space is not divided into two periods due to interruption of the progress of the game in the real time space. Therefore, a period that includes a period other than the period during which the game continues to progress, such as the time from login to logout in real time space, is not a "single play period." In the case of a paid game, the period serving as the unit of charge may be "one play period". For example, in the case of an arcade game, the period during which the player can enjoy the game by inserting a 100 yen coin may be "one play period".

"Limiting" means not allowing at least a part of the processing of the ability acquisition unit to be executed. Since it means ``not allowing at least a part of the processing by the ability acquisition unit to be executed'', ``restricting'' is not limited to not determining whether or not the ability acquisition conditions related to the game are satisfied. Among the processes of the ability acquisition unit, for example, not determining whether or not the acquisition condition for a game-related ability is satisfied, or not giving an opportunity to acquire the ability to a game element that has satisfied the acquisition condition for a game-related ability, for example. etc. may apply. The degree of "restriction" may be such that the process is not executed completely or, for example, the process is not executed once every two times.

[Additional note 2]
In Supplementary Note 1, a group consisting of a plurality of game elements advances the game, and the ability control unit (204) limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit (202) for the plurality of game elements in the group. good.

According to this aspect, it is avoided that the group as a whole acquires excessive game-related abilities during one play period, so that the user can fully understand the process by which the game elements in the group acquire game-related abilities. can be enjoyed.

In the case of a team game in which multiple teams compete against each other, a "group" is a team of players. However, a "group" may include the player's team and other teams competing against each other. Furthermore, the "group" may include game elements that do not allow the user to acquire game-related abilities.

[Additional note 3]
In supplementary note 2, the ability control unit (204) controls the ability acquisition unit (202) from the point in time during the one play period when the ability acquisition performance related to the game of a plurality of game elements in the group reaches an upper limit. ) processing.

The "ability acquisition record" may be the sum total of the value of acquired abilities. The value of an ability may be, for example, the degree of effect that the ability has on the game. When the value of abilities is treated the same among abilities, for example, the number of acquired abilities may be used as the ability acquisition result. Furthermore, depending on the game, the level of game-related abilities that the player has acquired may be improved during the course of the game. In that case, the level up of the ability is the acquired ability, and is added to the ability acquisition results.

"Acquisition of skills related to games of multiple game elements within the group" refers to not only the sum of the acquisition results of multiple game elements within the group, but also the acquisition of any one game element among the multiple game elements. This is a broad concept that includes achievements and achievements in learning a plurality of game elements that are any part of the plurality of game elements.

Since it is "after the point in time when the achievement of ability acquisition related to the game of multiple game elements reaches the upper limit", even if one game element among the multiple game elements has no acquisition achievement of its own ability, it is possible to acquire the ability. may be limited. Furthermore, in this case, the processing of the ability acquisition section will be limited during one play period.

[Additional note 4]
In Supplementary Note 3, the ability control unit (204) controls the ability control unit (204) from the point in time during the one play period when the ability acquisition performance related to the game of any one game element in the group reaches a first upper limit. Limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit (204).

According to this aspect, it is possible to avoid an excessive number of skills acquired for one game element in one play period.

[Additional note 5]
In supplementary note 3 or 4, the ability control unit (204) controls the ability control unit (204) to control the number of game elements that have acquired abilities related to the game from among the plurality of game elements in the group to a second upper limit during the one play period. After reaching this point, the processing of the ability acquisition unit (203) is restricted.

According to this aspect, it is possible to avoid an excessive number of game elements for acquiring abilities in one play period.

[Additional note 6]
In Supplementary Note 3, the ability acquisition unit (202) executes the determination regarding the acquisition condition multiple times for a plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and performs the determination regarding the acquisition condition for the plurality of game elements in the game. An opportunity is given to a game element that satisfies the acquisition condition before the acquisition result of the ability related to the game reaches the upper limit, to acquire the ability related to the game.

According to this aspect, the earlier a game element satisfies the acquisition condition, the higher the possibility that the ability will be acquired before the ability acquisition results for the game of the plurality of game elements reach the upper limit. Therefore, the interest of the game can be increased.

[Additional note 7]
In supplementary note 6, the ability acquisition unit (202) certifies an ability that satisfies activation conditions from among acquired and unacquired abilities for a plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period. When the process is executed and an unacquired ability is certified as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in the certification process, the ability is made a target of determination regarding the learning condition.

According to this aspect, since a determination is made regarding the acquisition condition for an ability that can be activated in the game, it is possible to have the game element acquire the ability in a timely manner in a situation where the ability can be activated.

The "activation condition" is a condition regarding a game situation in which a game element can activate a game-related ability. In an embodiment related to a soccer game, the activation condition is the position of each game element (player), etc.

[Additional note 8]
In supplementary note 7, when the ability acquisition unit (202) certifies an unacquired ability as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in the certification process, the ability acquisition unit (202) permits activation of the ability based on the probability of activation of the ability. A first calculation may be executed, and the activation of the ability is permitted by the first calculation, thereby making the ability the target of determination regarding the acquisition condition.

According to this aspect, the activation of the ability is permitted according to the probability, so that the gameplay can be enhanced.

[Additional note 9]
In appendix 7 or 8, the ability acquisition unit (202) executes a second calculation to permit acquisition of the ability based on the probability of acquiring the ability that satisfies the acquisition condition in the determination regarding the acquisition condition. , if the acquisition is permitted by the second calculation, the game element may acquire the ability and activate it.

According to this aspect, since permission to acquire an ability is granted according to probability, the gameplay can be enhanced.

[Additional note 10]
In additions 2 to 9, the ability acquisition unit (202) may notify the user of the game element and the ability that the ability related to the game has been acquired during the one play period.

According to this aspect, the user can know the game elements and abilities acquired during one play period, and therefore becomes motivated to play the next play.

[Additional note 11]
In Supplementary Note 10, the ability acquisition unit (202) may notify one game element and the ability when the game element acquires the ability related to the game.

According to this aspect, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the game element for which an ability has been acquired and the ability thereof are unknown until the end of one play period. Furthermore, since the point in time when the ability acquisition result reaches the upper limit is known, from that point on, the player is freed from the stress of whether or not he or she will be able to acquire the ability during one play period.

[Additional note 12]
A method for controlling a game device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an ability acquisition process (202) that provides an opportunity to acquire the ability for a game element that satisfies the acquisition condition of the ability related to the game; In the play period, an ability control process (204) that limits the processing of the ability acquisition process is included.

[Additional note 13]
A game device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an ability acquisition unit (202) that provides an opportunity to acquire an ability to a game element that satisfies a condition for acquiring an ability related to the game; , and an ability control unit (204) that limits processing of the ability acquisition unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10...Game device, 110...Processor, 120...Storage part, PRG...Game program, 130...Communication part, 140...Operation part, 150...Display part, 200...Game control part, 202...Ability acquisition part, 204...Ability control Department.

Claims (9)

computer,
An ability acquisition department that provides an opportunity to acquire abilities for game elements that meet the acquisition conditions for abilities related to the game;
A program that functions as an ability control unit that limits processing of the ability acquisition unit during one play period of the game,
A group consisting of a plurality of game elements advances the game,
The ability control unit limits processing of the ability acquisition unit with respect to a plurality of game elements within the group,
The ability control section includes:
During the one play period, after the point in time when the acquisition performance of the game-related abilities of the plurality of game elements in the group reaches an upper limit, the processing of the ability acquisition unit is restricted;
The ability acquisition unit executes the determination regarding the acquisition condition multiple times for the plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and the ability acquisition performance of the plurality of game elements related to the game is the upper limit. giving an opportunity to acquire skills related to the game for game elements that meet the acquisition condition before reaching the
The ability acquisition unit executes a certification process to certify an ability that satisfies activation conditions from among acquired and unlearned abilities for a plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and A program that, when an unacquired ability is recognized as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in processing, makes that ability a target of determination regarding the acquisition condition.
When the ability acquisition unit certifies an unacquired ability as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in the certification process, the ability acquisition unit executes a first calculation to permit activation of the ability based on the probability of activation of the ability. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the first calculation allows the ability to be activated, thereby making the ability a subject of determination regarding the acquisition condition.
In the determination regarding the acquisition condition, the ability acquisition unit executes a second calculation that allows acquisition of the ability based on the probability of acquiring the ability that satisfies the acquisition condition, and the second calculation allows the acquisition of the ability. 3. The program according to claim 1, which causes the game element to acquire and activate the ability when the ability is permitted.
The ability control unit limits the processing of the ability acquisition unit after the time point in which the ability acquisition performance related to the game of any one game element in the group reaches a first upper limit during the one play period. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The ability control section controls the ability acquisition section from a point in time during the one play period when the number of game elements that have acquired abilities related to the game among the plurality of game elements in the group reaches a second upper limit. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which limits the processing of.
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the ability acquisition unit notifies the user of the game element and the ability for which the ability related to the game has been acquired during the one play period.
7. The program according to claim 6, wherein the ability acquisition unit notifies the game element and the ability when one game element has acquired the ability related to the game.
an ability acquisition process that provides an opportunity to acquire the ability for game elements that meet the acquisition conditions for the game-related ability;
A control method for a game device, comprising: an ability control process that limits processing of the ability acquisition process during one play period of the game,
A group consisting of a plurality of game elements advances the game,
The ability control process limits processing of the ability acquisition process for a plurality of game elements within the group,
The capacity control process includes:
During the one play period, after the point in time when the acquisition performance of the game-related abilities of the plurality of game elements in the group reaches an upper limit, the processing of the ability control process is restricted;
In the ability acquisition process, the determination regarding the acquisition conditions is performed multiple times for a plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and the acquisition performance of the ability of the plurality of game elements related to the game is the upper limit. giving an opportunity to acquire skills related to the game for game elements that meet the acquisition condition before reaching the
The ability acquisition process includes performing a certification process to certify an ability that satisfies activation conditions from among acquired and unacquired abilities for multiple game elements in the group during the one play period; A control method for a game device in which, when an unacquired ability is recognized as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in processing, the ability is made a target of determination regarding the acquisition condition.
An ability acquisition department that provides an opportunity to acquire abilities for game elements that meet the acquisition conditions for abilities related to the game;
A game device comprising: an ability control unit that limits processing of the ability acquisition unit during one play period of the game,
A group consisting of a plurality of game elements advances the game,
The ability control unit limits processing of the ability acquisition unit with respect to a plurality of game elements within the group,
The ability control section includes:
During the one play period, after the point in time when the acquisition performance of the game-related abilities of the plurality of game elements in the group reaches an upper limit, the processing of the ability acquisition unit is restricted;
The ability acquisition unit executes the determination regarding the acquisition condition multiple times for the plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and the ability acquisition performance of the plurality of game elements related to the game is the upper limit. giving an opportunity to acquire skills related to the game for game elements that meet the acquisition condition before reaching the
The ability acquisition unit executes a certification process to certify an ability that satisfies activation conditions from among acquired and unacquired abilities for a plurality of game elements in the group during the one play period, and A game device that, when an unacquired ability is recognized as an ability that satisfies the activation condition in processing, makes that ability a target of determination regarding the acquisition condition.

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