JP7399509B1 - Game systems, game system control methods and programs - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need to go to a specific location when a plurality of users play a game using a common lottery result. A game system 1 provides a game via a network to a user U-1 who operates a terminal device 20-1 and a user U-1 who operates a terminal device 20-2. In the game system, a common lottery result is determined for the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2, and based on the common lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1 to the terminal device 20-1. The reward for the user U-1 is determined based on the common lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-2 to the terminal device 20-2. do. [Selection diagram] Figure 1

Description

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

Conventionally, a game device is known in which a single game screen is expressed by combining a plurality of display images displayed on a plurality of main displays (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this game device, a station including a sub-display is provided for each user (player), and the user operates the station to select a desired payline, and the combination of symbols on the selected payline becomes a predetermined combination of symbols. The probability of a match is controlled based on the paylines wagered by multiple users. In this game device, a screen in which a plurality of display images displayed on a plurality of main displays are combined is common to a plurality of users. Therefore, the screen can also be said to be a common lottery result.

Patent No. 3150522

However, the game device described in Patent Document 1 requires a plurality of users to go to a specific location where the game device is installed. Furthermore, since it is necessary to convey information corresponding to each user in the form of images on the sub-display of the game device, it is considered unsuitable for the sub-display to display the same image as the main display, that is, a common lottery result. .
In consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a game system that does not require going to a specific location even when a plurality of users play a game using a common lottery result.

In order to solve the above problems, a game system according to one aspect of the present invention provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device. The game system includes a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device, and a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device, a first remuneration determining unit that determines a remuneration for the first user based on a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed to the device; and a second reward determining unit that determines a reward for the second user based on the instructed second consumption amount of the value medium.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a game system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game provided by the game system. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game provided by the game system. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game provided by the game system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a server device in the game system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functions constructed by a processing device in a server device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a user management table of a storage device in a server device. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a relationship table of storage devices in a server device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a terminal device in the game system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functions built in a terminal device in a server device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a terminal device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a flowchart showing an outline of a game provided by the game system. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another user selection process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing of an individual game. It is a flow chart showing processing of a synchronized game. It is a figure showing the 2nd modification in game system 1. It is a figure showing the 3rd modification in game system 1. It is a figure showing the 4th modification in game system 1. It is a figure showing the 5th modification in game system 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a terminal device in a game system according to a second embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a terminal device. It is a flowchart showing an outline of a game provided by the game system. It is a flowchart which shows the processing of an input game.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below include various technically suitable limitations. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the forms illustrated below.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the configuration of a game system 1 according to the first embodiment. In the game system 1, a server device 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, . . . are connected via a network 30.
The server device 10 is managed, for example, by a business that provides games. A game management program is installed in the server device 10.

The terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, . . . are, for example, smartphones, personal computers, etc., and have a display device and an input device. Terminal device 20-1 is operated by user U-1, and terminal device 20-2 is operated by user U-2.

Note that in the following description of terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, etc., when describing general terminal devices without specifying users in game system 1, "-" (hyphen) is used for identification. ) The following will be omitted and simply written as "20".
Programs for providing games in the game system 1 are installed in the terminal devices 20, respectively.

The user can play the game provided by the game system 1 by operating the terminal device 20 and consuming or using value media. A medium of value is a tangible or intangible medium that is consumed or used in a game. The tangible value medium is, for example, a token coin (medal), a coin (money) or a ticket. Intangible value media are, for example, electronic medals, credits or points. The quantity of the intangible value medium is stored and managed, for example, in the server device 10 as electronic data. A user plays a game by consuming or using value media, and obtains an amount of value media as a reward depending on the progress or result of the game. The value media consumed or used for playing the game and the value media given to the user as a reward may be of the same type or different types.
Note that value media are consumed or used in order to play the game or to obtain rewards for game results. The use of a value medium can also be referred to as a bet. In this embodiment, a tangible value medium is converted into an intangible value medium and stored as electronic data.

<Game Overview>
An overview of the games provided in the game system 1 will be explained. In this embodiment, the games provided to users include individual games provided individually for each user, and synchronized games (common games) using lottery results common to multiple (for example, two) users. It is classified into two types.
Among these, multiple types of individual games are also available, including poker, slots, and puzzles. Note that, hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, a slot game will be described as an example of an individual game.

FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 are diagrams for explaining an example of a slot game in this embodiment.
In slot games, virtual reels with multiple symbols are used. In a real reel, a symbol is assigned to each area provided on the outer peripheral surface of a drum-shaped rotating body, but in a virtual reel, a real reel is simulated using computer graphics.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a virtual reel R. Reel R has, for example, 15 areas, and each area is labeled with one of symbols S1 to S6. In the figure, reel R is connected at the A end. In other words, the diagram virtually shows how symbols are attached to each area when the outer peripheral surface of a real drum is cut at the A end and expanded.

In FIG. 2, symbol S1 represents "cherry," symbol S2 represents "bar," symbol S3 represents "wild," symbol S4 represents "star," symbol S5 represents "seven," and symbol S6 represents "watermelon." The symbol S3 "wild" is an almighty symbol and can substitute for other symbols.
Note that the 15 areas of reel R are an example. Furthermore, the number of symbols may be seven or more, or five or less, and no symbols may be assigned to the area of reel R, or invalid symbols that have no meaning may be assigned.

In this embodiment, five virtual reels R are displayed in the area Gs10 in FIG. 3 as if they were rotating. The region Gs10 has 15 windows W arranged in 3 rows x 5 columns. By stopping the rotation of all five reels, a lottery is drawn to determine which symbols will be displayed in the 15 windows W.
Depending on the lottery result, if the symbols appearing in the 15 windows W in the area Gs10 line up on the payline, it becomes a "win", and when they do not line up on the payline, it becomes a "lose".

In addition, although the example of FIG. 3 is an example where all five reels R are the same, all five reels R may be different, or only some may be different. Furthermore, the number of reels R is not limited.
When five reels R are used, three consecutive symbols on the reels R will appear in the three vertical windows W in the region Gs10. The present invention is not limited to this, and each window W may be assigned a reel R on a one-to-one basis, and one window W may display any one of the symbols assigned to the reel R.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a payline in this embodiment. Paylines are indicated by thick dashed lines in the figures. Note that various other paylines may be assumed.
In this embodiment, the basic reward is determined in advance depending on which payline and which symbols are aligned. The reward given to the user in the case of a "win" is determined to be a value corresponding to the product of the basic reward and the quantity of value media specified by the user before the reels rotate.

In this description, the "lottery result" may mean, for example, in the case of a slot game, the result of determining which symbol is to be displayed in the window W of the area Gs10 when the rotation of the reels is stopped.
The result of determining whether or not a combination of a plurality of symbols (15 symbols) satisfies a predetermined condition based on the "lottery result" is the "game result" which becomes the basis for calculating the reward. In other words, the "game result" is generated by the determination after the "lottery result".
Examples of determinations include determining whether or not the same symbols line up on a payline based on the "lottery result," or determining whether a predetermined number or more of a specific symbol has appeared based on the "lottery result." can be mentioned.

In games other than slot games, such as roulette games, the "lottery result" may refer to the result of determining which pocket the ball should fall into. In this case, since there is no need to determine the "lottery result," the "lottery result" equals the "game result."
In this way, depending on the type of game, if the "game result" is determined after the "lottery result", the "lottery result" may equal the "game result".

In addition to this, "lottery results" also refer to the results of deciding how to arrange pocket identifiers (colors, numbers, symbols, etc.) in roulette, or the results of determining how to arrange pocket identifiers (colors, numbers, symbols, etc.) in roulette, or the results of determining how to arrange pocket identifiers (colors, numbers, symbols, etc.) in roulette, or the results of determining how to arrange pocket identifiers (colors, numbers, symbols, etc.) in roulette, and , when referring to the result of determining which reels are to be rotated and stopped, or when referring to the result of determining which symbols are assigned to each area of the reels.
In this way, depending on the "lottery result", the concept may be different from the "game result".

Among the games provided to users in the game system 1, a synchronized game is a game that uses a common lottery result for two or more users. A common lottery result means that part or all of the lottery results are common for games provided to two or more users.
In this embodiment, the synchronized game will be described as having the same content as the individual slot game. In a slot game as an individual game, the lottery result differs for each terminal device 20, that is, for each user, whereas in a synchronized game, the lottery result is common to a plurality of users. In other words, in this embodiment, a plurality of users play the synchronized game.
In addition, in slot games that are individual games and slot games that are synchronized games, the reels rotate when the user consumes a predetermined amount of value media, and then the reels stop and a "hit" or "miss" is determined. One cycle is until it reaches the end.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server device 10. The server device 10 is a computer system that includes a processing device 110, a storage device 120, and a communication device 130.

The processing device 110 is composed of, for example, one or more processors, and controls each element of the server device 10. Specifically, the processing device 110 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). Consists of one or more types of processors.
The storage device 120 stores programs executed by the processing device 110 and various data used by the processing device 110. As the storage device 120, for example, a known recording medium such as a semiconductor recording medium and a magnetic recording medium, or a combination of multiple types of recording media is employed.
The communication device 130 communicates with each of the terminal devices 20 under the control of the processing device 110.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration constructed by the processing device 110 and the storage device 120. As shown in the figure, the processing device 110 executes the program stored in the storage device 120 to process multiple elements (game management section 111, lottery result determination section 112, reward determination section 113, user management section 115). and a relationship registration unit 116).

The game management unit 111 manages the progress of the game provided by the game system 1. The lottery result determination unit 112 determines the lottery result in the game. The reward determining unit 113 determines the reward to be given to each user. The user management unit 115 manages the status of users in the game system 1. The relationship registration unit 116 manages relationships between users, specifically, information on users who are friends with a certain user. A friend relationship refers to a state in which a certain user and another user are associated as a specific relationship in the game system 1.

The user management unit 115 uses the user management table T1 created in the storage device 120 to manage the user's login status and the quantity of value media possessed by the user.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the user management table T1. In the user management table T1, the user's name, login flag, and number of value media owned are linked for each user ID. The user ID is an identifier for uniquely identifying a user. The user's name is not limited to a real name, but may be a user's nickname or pet name used in the game system 1.
The login flag is a flag indicating whether or not the user is logged into the game system 1. Specifically, if the user has logged in to the game system 1, the login flag is set to "1", and if the user has logged off, the login flag is set to "0".
The number of value media owned is information indicating the quantity of intangible value media that the user can consume or use in the game system 1.

In order for a user to choose to play a certain game, it is necessary for the user to consume an amount of value media corresponding to the game. Additionally, a user may use value media in playing a certain game.
When a user consumes or uses value media in a game, the user management unit 115 decrements the number of value media corresponding to the user ID of the user in the user management table T1 by the amount consumed or used.
When a reward is given to a user, the user management unit 115 increases the number of value media corresponding to the user ID of the user in the user management table T1 by the amount corresponding to the reward.
Furthermore, when the user converts a tangible value medium to an intangible value medium, the user management unit 115 changes the number of value mediums in possession corresponding to the user ID of the user by the converted quantity in the user management table T1. Increase the number.

Note that the user management table T1 in FIG. 7 is an example where there is only one type of value medium that can be consumed or used in the game system 1. The present invention is not limited to this, and there may be two or more types of value media that can be consumed or used in the game system 1.
Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 7, for convenience, the user ID of user U-1 in FIG. 1 is "01234x" and the user ID of user U-2 is "01x578."

The relationship registration unit 116 uses the relationship table T2 created in the storage device 120 to manage relationships between users.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship table T2. In the relationship table T2, a user identified by a user ID is associated with a user ID of a user (friend user) who has a friend relationship with the user.

In addition, in FIG. 8, user U-2 whose user ID is "01x578" is registered as a friend user to user U-1 whose user ID is "01234x", and user U-2 whose user ID is "01x578" is registered as a friend user. -2 shows an example in which user U-1 whose user ID is "01234x" is registered as a friend user.
Further, the name of the user identified by the friend user's user ID can be known by referring to the user management table T1. Note that the reason for dividing the table into the user management table T1 and the relationship table T2 is for convenience, and it is possible to handle both tables as one. When handling both tables as one, either the user management section 125 or the relationship registration section 126 is configured to take on the functions of the other.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 20. As shown in FIG. As described above, the terminal device 20 is a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like, and includes a processing device 210, a storage device 220, a communication device 230, a display device 240, an operation input device 250, a photographing device 260, and an audio input/output device 270. .

The processing device 210 controls each element of the terminal device 20.
The storage device 220 stores programs executed by the processing device 210 and various data used by the processing device 210.
Note that the programs executed by the processing device 210 include, in addition to the OS, an application program for providing a game to the user in the game system 1.
The communication device 230 communicates with each of the server device 10 and other terminal devices 20 under the control of the processing device 210.

The display device 240 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL panel, and displays various images under the control of the processing device 210. For example, a game screen showing the progress and content of the game is displayed on the display device 240.
The operation input device 250 accepts operations by the user. The operation input device 250 is, for example, a plurality of operators pressed by the user or a touch panel that detects a touch by the user, and is superimposed on the image display surface of the display device 240.
The photographing device 260 is an in-camera provided on the display surface of the display device 240, and is used for video calls in the game system 1.
The audio input/output device 270 is, for example, a collection of microphones that input audio and speakers that output audio.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration constructed by the processing device 210. As shown in the figure, the processing device 210 executes an application program stored in the storage device 220 to run a plurality of elements (terminal management unit 211, game providing unit 212, , the current status transmission unit 213) is constructed.

The terminal management unit 211 manages the progress of the game provided by the game system 1 on the terminal device 20.
The game providing unit 212 provides a game to the user on the terminal device 20. Note that providing a game means providing a game interface to the user, and specifically, controlling the display screen of the display device 240 and the like.

The current status transmitting unit 213 not only transmits the user's own current status to other users, but also transmits the current status of other users. Note that the user's current status includes not only the user's current status regarding the game but also comments made by the user regarding the game. Furthermore, communicating the user's current situation means communicating the user's current situation through the user's voice, through the user's video, through text input by the user, or through a combination of these. It means to do something.

In this embodiment, the user's current situation is transmitted through text, audio, video, or a combination of these. For this reason, the current status transmitting unit 213 allows the processing device 210 to control the communication device 230, display device 240, operation input device 250, photographing device 260, and audio input/output device 270, so that text information input by the user, user's voice While transmitting an audio signal obtained by collecting a sound and a video signal obtained by photographing a user, the terminal device 20 receives text information, an audio signal, and a video signal sent from another terminal device 20, and displays text based on the received text information. , output the received audio signal through a speaker, and display a video based on the received video signal.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which a slot game is provided as an individual game on the terminal device 20-1, specifically, a screen Gs provided to the user U-1 by the game providing unit 212 and the current status transmitting unit 213. be.
Note that the display contents of the screen Gs are changed as appropriate depending on the progress of the game and the like.

As shown in this figure, the screen Gs includes regions Gs12, Gs14, and Gs16 in addition to the region Gs10 described above.
In the area Gs12, a time limit is displayed by the game providing unit 212. The time limit is, for example, the remaining time during which the quantity of value media can be input.

In the area Gs14, software buttons for the user U-1 to operate in the individual game are displayed by the game providing unit 212. In the area Gs14, software buttons of "-", "0", "+", "100", "10", and "1" for indicating the consumption amount of the value medium are arranged. For example, if "+", "100", and "10" are operated in this order, it is instructed that the consumption amount of the value medium is "110". After this, if the number is operated as "-" or "10", the quantity of the value medium is decreased by "10" from "110" and becomes "100". Further, if "0" is operated, the consumption amount of the instructed value medium is reset to "0".
In addition, in the area Gs14, there is a "Sync" software button for instructing the transition from an individual game to a synchronized game, and an "End" software button for instructing to log out and end the game play. will be placed.

In the area Gs16, in addition to the information about the user U-1 himself, the game providing section 212 and the current situation transmitting section 213 display information about other users selected in the process described later. Region Gs16 is further provided with regions V11 and V12.
In area V11, user U-1's own information regarding the individual game is displayed. Specifically, in area V11, the current situation transmission unit 213 displays a reduced image of the user U-1 taken with the in-camera, and displays the number of value media owned and the number of value media specified by the user U-1 in the individual game. The consumption amount and the like are displayed by the game providing unit 212. The reason why user U-1's own reduced video is displayed in area V11 is so that user U-1 can check how it will be displayed on a terminal device operated by another user. It is.

In area V12, information about the selected other user, here user U-2, is displayed by the game providing section 212 and the current situation transmitting section 213. Specifically, in area V12, the reduced video of user U-2 is displayed by the current situation transmitting unit 213. Furthermore, in the terminal device 20-1, the audio transmitted from the terminal device 20-2 may be outputted by the audio input/output device 270.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen Gs when a synchronized game is provided on the terminal device 20-1. Note that the display content on the screen Gs is changed as appropriate depending on the progress of the synchronized game.

As shown in this figure, the screen Gs when a synchronized game is provided is partially different from the screen Gs when an individual game is provided. Specifically, on the screen Gs when a synchronized game is provided, some of the software buttons arranged in the area Gs14 and some of the information displayed in the area V12 of the area Gs14 are displayed when an individual game is provided. It is different from the screen Gs in the case.
In the area Gs14 on the screen Gs when a synchronized game is provided, an "Escape" software button is arranged in place of the "Sync" and "End" software buttons. "Escape" is a software button that instructs a transition from a synchronized game to an individual game.

Furthermore, in the area V12 of the screen Gs when a synchronized game is provided, in addition to the reduced image of the user U-2 displayed by the current situation transmission unit 213, the value medium specified by the user U-2 in the synchronized game is displayed. The consumption amount is displayed by the game providing unit 212.

In this embodiment, since the combination of symbols arranged in the area Gs10 in the synchronized game, that is, the lottery result, is the same for the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2, the rewards differ between the users U-1 and U-2. If this occurs, it is due to a difference in the consumption amount of value media specified by each user. In addition to the consumption amount of value media specified by the user U-1 himself in the area V11 of the terminal device 20-1, the consumption amount of the value medium specified by another user U-2 is displayed in the area V12. The user U-1 can instruct to increase or decrease the consumption amount of the value medium while being aware of the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the other user U-2.

Next, the operation of the game system 1 will be explained.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an overview of games provided in the game system 1. In the following, a case where user U-1 and user U-2 log in will be explained as an example.
First, user U-1 operates to log in to the terminal device 20-1, and user U-2 operates to log in to the terminal device 20-2. Upon receiving the operation, the user management unit 115 in the server device 10 sets the login flags associated with the user IDs of the users U-1 and U-2 to "1" in the user management table T1 (step Sa1). ).

When the user U-1 logs in by operating the terminal device 20-1, other users who are likely to play the synchronized game with the user U-1 are selected (step Sa2). The selection of other users is performed, for example, by the server device 10 through a matching process. Here, an example will be explained in which the user U-2 is selected as the other user. Note that details of the selection process for other users will be described later. Further, step Sa2 may be executed in response to an instruction from the user U-1 to the terminal device 20-1 after the user U-1 logs in.

When the user U-1 selects the user U-2 as another user, the server device 10 sends the following information to the user U-1 via the terminal device 20-1, to the user U-2 via the terminal device 20-2, Individual games are provided for each (step Sa3). Note that details of the individual game provision process will be described later.

When a predetermined condition is satisfied during the provision of the individual game, the server device 10 switches the game provided to the users U-1 and U-2 from the individual game to a synchronized game (common game) (step Sa4).

Note that various predetermined conditions are assumed, such as the user U-1 or U-2 instructing a shift to a synchronized game, or the occurrence of an event.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the "Sync" software button in the area Gs14 is operated on the individual game screen Gs (see FIG. 11).
Although not shown in FIG. 13, when the "End" software button in the area Gs14 on the individual game screen Gs is operated, a logout instruction is issued, and the provision of the game in the game system 1 ends.
Further, if the predetermined condition is not satisfied while providing the individual game, the server device 10 continues to provide the individual game to each of the users U-1 and U-2.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing details of the other user selection process in step Sa2 of FIG. This selection process is a process that allows the logged-in user to select another user, but for the sake of explanation here, it is the logged-in user U-1, and the user U-1 is the user U-1 who is the other user. The case where 2 is selected will be explained as an example.

First, in the terminal device 20-1, the terminal management unit 211 determines whether the logged-in user U-1 has performed an operation indicating that he/she wishes to select another user from among friend users. (Step Sa201).
If it is determined that the user U-1 has performed an operation indicating that he does not wish to select another user from among friend users (if the determination result in step Sa201 is "No"), the terminal management unit 211, The processing procedure is skipped to step Sa212, which will be described later.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the user U-1 has performed an operation indicating that he/she wishes to select another user from among friend users (if the determination result in step Sa201 is "Yes"), the terminal management unit 211 transmits information indicating the request to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa202).

In the server device 10 that has received the information regarding the request, the game management section 111 sends information to the user management section 115 about the users who are currently logged in to the game system 1 among the users who are friends with the user U-1. have them identify. Specifically, the user management unit 115 refers to the relationship table T2 to identify users who are friends with the user U-1, and among the identified users, the login flag is set to "1". Identify the users who are present. The user management unit 115 returns the information (name, etc.) of the identified user to the game management unit 111, and the game management unit 111 uses the information of the user as a selection candidate for other users and sends the information to the terminal via the communication device 130. The information is transmitted to the device 20-1 (step Sa204).

In the terminal device 20-1 that has received the user information, the terminal management unit 211 lists the names of the users indicated by the information and displays the list on the display device 240 (step Sa205). User U-1 selects a desired user from the displayed list of users. Here, when the user U-1 selects the user U-2 as described above, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 gives approval for the selection to the terminal device 20-2 of the selected user U-2. A request is sent to obtain the following (step Sa206).
Here, when the user U-1 selects the user U-2, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 obtains approval for the selection from the terminal device 20-2 of the selected user U-2. Therefore, instead of transmitting a request, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 transmits a request to obtain approval for the selection to the server device 10, and the server device 10 sends a request to the selected user U-2's terminal. A request may be sent to device 20-2 for approval of the selection.

The terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2, which has received the request for approval, causes the display device 240 to display a confirmation screen asking whether to approve the request (step Sa207). If the user U-2 approves the request, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 returns information indicating that the request has been approved to the terminal device 20-1 (step Sa208). Here, if the user U-2 approves the request, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 transmits information indicating that the request has been approved to the server device 10, and the server device 10 Information indicating that the request has been approved may be transmitted to the terminal device 20-1 of the terminal device 20-1.

When the terminal device 20-1 receives the information indicating approval (step Sa209), the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 instructs the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20-1 to transmit the information of the terminal device 20-2. Mutual communication with the current status transmitting unit 213 is started (step Sa210). On the other hand, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2, which sent the information indicating the approval, starts mutual communication with the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20-1 to the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20-2. (step Sa211).

Through steps Sa210 and S211, in the next individual game or synchronized game, in the terminal device 20-1 operated by the user U-1, the user U- In addition to displaying the reduced video of No. 2, user U-2's voice is output from the terminal device 20-1. This allows user U-1 to know the current status of user U-2.
On the other hand, in an individual game or a synchronized game, in the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2, the reduced image of the user U-1 taken by the in-camera of the terminal device 20-1 is displayed in the area V12 of the screen Gs. In addition to being displayed, user U-1's voice is output from the terminal device 20-2. Thereby, user U-2 can know the current status of user U-1.
In this way, users U-1 and U-2 can know each other's current situation in an individual game or a synchronized game.

Such current status transmission continues until either user U-1 or U-2 logs out.
For example, if the user U-2 logs out but the user U-2 still wishes to play the game on the game system 1, the process for the user U-1 to select another user (another user) is executed again. be done.
Further, if user U-2 does not approve the request of user U-1, user U-1 selects another user from the displayed list of users.

In this embodiment, the logged-in user can also select a user who is not a friend user as another user immediately after logging in. Specifically, if it is determined that the user U-1 has not performed an operation indicating that he or she wishes to select another user from among friend users (if the determination result in step Sa201 is "No"), the terminal management unit 211 transmits information to the effect that a user other than the friend user is selected via the communication device 230 (step Sa212).
Subsequent steps are simplified in the figure. In the server device 10 that has received the information, the game management unit 111 randomly selects a plurality of users who are not friend users of the user U-1 among the users currently logged in to the game system 1 in the user management unit 115. Let them choose. The user management unit 115 returns the information (names, etc.) of the selected multiple users to the game management unit 111, and the game management unit 111 uses the information of the multiple users as candidates for other users. It is transmitted to the terminal device 20-1 via the communication device 130.
In addition, an example in which the logged-in user U-1 selects a user who is not a friend user as a candidate for another user immediately after logging in is to select a user randomly selected from users who are not friend users of the user U-1 as a candidate. Other examples include an example in which a user who is close to the user U-1 is used as a candidate, and an example in which a user who has a friend user relationship with a friend user of the user U-1 is used as a candidate.

In the terminal device 20-1 that has received the user information, the terminal management unit 211 lists the names of the users indicated by the information and causes the display device 240 to display the list. User U-1 selects a desired user from the displayed list of user names, etc. The terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 returns information on the selected user to the server device 10.
In the server device 10 that has received the information of the user selected by the user U-1, the terminal management unit 211 sends information to the effect that there has been a friend request by the user U-1 to the selected user via the communication device 130. It is transmitted to the user's terminal device 20.
In the terminal device 20 that has received the information that there has been a friend application, the terminal management unit 211 causes the display device 240 to display a confirmation screen asking whether or not to approve the friend application by the user U-1. If the friend application is approved, the terminal device 20 transmits information indicating approval to the server device 10. In the server device 10, the relationship registration unit 116 additionally registers the user ID of the user who has approved the friend request to the friend user ID linked to the user ID of the user U-1 in the relationship table T2, and also registers the user ID of the user who has approved the friend request. The user ID of the user U-1 is additionally registered to the friend user ID linked to the user ID of the user who approved the application. As a result, the user U-1 and the user who approved the friend request mutually become friend users.

After that, the server device 10 transmits information that the friend request has been approved to the terminal device 20-1, and when the terminal device 20-1 receives this, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 , causes the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20-1 to start mutual communication with the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20 of the user who has approved the friend application (step Sa214).
Further, the server device 10 transmits information to the terminal device 20 of the user who has approved the friend application to the effect that mutual communication will start, and when the terminal device 20 receives this, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20 receives the information. causes the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20 to start mutual communication with the current status transmitting unit 213 of the terminal device 20-1 of the user U-1 (step Sa215).
In this way, the user U-1 makes a friend request to a user who is not a friend user immediately after logging in, and if the friend request is approved, the user U-1 selects the user who approved the friend request as another user, Individual games and synchronized games can also be played while communicating the current situation to each other.
Although it has been described that the synchronized game can be played by registering as a friend user by making a friend request to a user who is not the user U-1's friend user, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by sending a request instead of a friend request to a user who is not a friend user of user U-1, and being approved, you may be able to play a synchronized game without registering as a friend user. You may also register the person as a friend depending on the timing.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing details of the individual game processing in step Sa3 of FIG. For the sake of convenience, an example will be described in which an individual game is provided to the user U-1 who operates the terminal device 20.

First, the game management unit 111 in the server device 10 executes processing for providing an individual game in the terminal device 20-1 (step Sa301). For example, the game management unit 111 transmits information indicating the number of consumable value media possessed by the user U-1 to the terminal device 20-1. Specifically, the game management unit 111 instructs the user management unit 115 to acquire the number of value media possessed by the user U-1, and upon receiving this instruction, the user management unit 115 The number of value media in possession associated with the user ID of is read out with reference to the user management table T1. The user management unit 115 transfers the read number of owned value media to the game management unit 111, and the game management unit 111 transmits the number of value media that the user U-1 consumes in the game to the terminal device 20-1 via the communication device 130. Submit the number of possible value media you own.

In the terminal device 20-1, the individual game desired by the user U-1 is selected from among the plurality of individual games, and provision of the selected individual game is started. For example, when a slot game is selected as an individual game, the game providing unit 212 causes the display device 240 to display a screen Gs as shown in FIG. While displaying the amount of value media, the amount of consumption of the value medium is accepted as instructed by the user U-1. In other words, by operating the area Gs14, the user U-1 instructs the amount of value media to be consumed for the individual game he/she plays.
Note that the game providing unit 212 displays the accepted consumption amount of the value medium in the area V11, and reduces the number of value media held in the area V11 according to the consumption amount instructed by the user U-1.
Then, when the time limit ends, the terminal management unit 211 transmits the instructed consumption amount of the value medium to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa302).

When the server device 10 receives the consumption amount of value media from the terminal device 20-1 via the communication device 130, the game management unit 111 instructs the user management unit 115 to inform the user U-1 of the value media that can be consumed. The number of possessions is decreased by the instructed consumption amount of the value medium (step Sa303). Specifically, the user management unit 115 reduces the number of value media associated with the user ID corresponding to the user U-1 in the user management table T1 by the instructed consumption amount of the value media.

The game management unit 111 causes the lottery result determination unit 112 to determine the lottery result (step Sa304). When the game management section 111 acquires the information on the lottery result from the lottery result determination section 112, the game management section 111 transmits the information on the lottery result to the terminal device 20-1 via the communication device 130.
The game management unit 111 causes the reward determination unit 113 to determine the reward for the user U-1 based on the lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1, and then the user management unit 115 Then, the number of value media held is increased according to the determined reward (step Sa305). Specifically, the user management unit 115 increases the number of value media associated with the user ID corresponding to the user U-1 in the user management table T1 by the amount of the reward.

Note that if the lottery result is "lost", the user management unit 115 does not increase the number of value media owned in the user management table T1. Further, although not particularly illustrated, the game management unit 111 transmits information indicating the determined reward for the user U-1 to the terminal device 20-1 via the communication device 130.
After the processing in step Sa305, in the server device 10, the processing procedure returns to step Sa303 in preparation for the start of the lottery for the next individual game.

On the other hand, when the terminal device 20-1 receives the lottery result information from the server device 10, the terminal management unit 211 instructs the game providing unit 212 to display the lottery result in the area Gs10 (step Sa306 ). Specifically, the game providing unit 212 displays the movement of symbols in the window W of the region Gs10 as if the five reels R are rotating, and the arrangement of the symbols in the region Gs10 is The rotation of the five reels R is stopped so that the lottery result received from No. 10 is obtained.

Next, the game providing unit 212 determines the game result according to the lottery result on the screen Gs, and executes an effect according to the game result (step Sa307). Specifically, the game providing unit 212 displays a flashing effect on the screen Gs if the game result is a "win", and displays a message on the screen Gs indicating that it is disappointing if the game result is a "loss". display.
Furthermore, the game providing unit 212 increases the quantity of value media possessed in the area V11 according to the reward of the user U-1.

Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 determines whether or not the "Sync" or "End" software button has been operated within a predetermined time in the area Gs14 shown in FIG. 11, for example (step Sa308).
If it is determined that no operation is performed within the predetermined time in the region Gs14 (if the determination result in step Sa308 is "No"), the terminal management unit 211 returns the processing procedure to step Sa302. As a result, the terminal device 20-1 continues to provide the user U-1 with the individual game in the next cycle.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the software button has been operated in the area Gs14 (if the determination result in step Sa308 is "Yes"), the terminal management unit 211 determines whether the operated software button is "End" or not. Determination is made (step Sa309).

If it is determined that the software button "End" has been operated in the area Gs14 (if the determination result in step Sa308 is "Yes"), the terminal management unit 211 executes the logout process and sends information to the effect that the logout is to be performed. is transmitted to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa310).

In the server device 10 that has received the information to logout from the terminal device 20-1, the game management unit 111 executes termination processing due to the logout of the user U-1 (step Sa311). Specifically, the game management unit 111 causes the user management unit 115 to set the login flag associated with the user ID of the user U-1 to “0” in the user management table T1.
As a result, the provision of the game in the game system 1 on the terminal device 20-1 ends.
Note that when the user U-1 logs out, the game management unit 111 transmits information indicating this to the terminal device 20-2. Since there are no other users from the user U-2's point of view, a process (step Sa2) may be executed to cause the user U-2 to select another user.

By the way, the case where the determination result in step Sa309 is "No" is the case where the software button operated in step Sa308 is "Sync". In this case, the terminal management unit 211 transmits a request to shift to a synchronized game to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa312). Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 puts the terminal in a standby state until it receives notification from the server device 10 to start the synchronized game (step Sa313).

On the other hand, in the server device 10 that has received the request for transition to a synchronized game, the game management unit 111 transmits a request for transition of the synchronized game to another user U-2 to the terminal device 20-2 via the communication device 130 ( Step Sa313).
In the terminal device 20-2, when the transfer of the synchronized game is received, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 enters a standby state when one cycle of the individual game is completed (step Sa315). Then, when the user U-2 approves the transition to the synchronized game in the standby state, the transition to the synchronized game occurs.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing details of the synchronized game processing in step Sa4 of FIG. 13. For the sake of convenience, a case will be described here taking as an example a case where a synchronized game is provided to a user U-1 who operates the terminal device 20-1 and a user U-2 who operates the terminal device 20-2.

First, the game management unit 111 of the server device 10 executes processing for providing a synchronized game on the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 (step Sa401). For example, the game management unit 111 transmits information indicating that a synchronized game is to be started and information indicating the number of consumable value media possessed by the user U-1 to the terminal device 20-1, and starts the synchronized game. This information and information indicating the number of consumable value media possessed by the user U-2 are transmitted to the terminal device 20-2.

In the terminal device 20-1, the game providing unit 212 causes the display device 240 to display a screen Gs as shown in FIG. , receives the consumption amount of the value medium indicated by the user U-1 operating the area Gs11.
Also in the terminal device 20-2, the game providing unit 212 displays the synchronized game screen Gs on the display device 240 and displays the number of value media received from the server device 10 in the area V11, while the user U -2 accepts the consumption amount of the value medium specified by operating the area Gs11. Note that on the synchronized game screen Gs on the terminal device 20-2, information about the user U-2 is displayed in an area V11, and information about the user U-1 is displayed in an area V12.

When the time limit ends, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 transmits the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1 to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa402). Further, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 similarly transmits the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-2 to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sa403).

The game management unit 111 of the server device 10 causes the user management unit 115 to reduce the number of consumable value media possessed by the user U-1 by the instructed consumption amount of the value media. Similarly, the game management unit 111 of the server device 10 causes the user management unit 115 to reduce the number of consumable value media owned by user U-2 by the instructed consumption amount of value media (step Sa404). .

Next, the game management unit 111 causes the lottery result determination unit 112 to determine a lottery result common to users U-1 and U-2 (step Sa405). When the game management unit 111 acquires the information on the lottery result from the lottery result determination unit 112, it transmits the information on the lottery result to the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130, respectively.
The game management unit 111 causes the remuneration determination unit 113 to determine the remuneration for the user U-1 based on the common lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1, and then The unit 115 is made to increase the number of value media it possesses in accordance with the determined reward.
Similarly, the game management unit 111 causes the remuneration determination unit 113 to determine the remuneration for the user U-2 based on the common lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium specified by the user U-2, and then , causes the user management unit 115 to increase the number of value media owned according to the determined reward (step Sa406).
After the processing in step Sa406, in the server device 10, the processing procedure returns to step Sa404 in preparation for the start of the lottery for the next synchronized game.

On the other hand, when the terminal device 20-1 receives information on the common lottery result from the server device 10, the terminal management unit 211 instructs the game providing unit 212 to display the common lottery result in the area Gs10. (Step Sa407).
Next, the game providing unit 212 of the terminal device 20-1 determines the game result according to the common lottery result on the screen Gs, and executes an effect according to the game result (step Sa408).
Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 determines whether the user U-1 desires to continue the synchronized game in the area Gs14 shown in FIG. 12 (step Sa409).
For example, if user U-1 does not operate the "Escape" software button within a predetermined period of time, this indicates that user U-1 desires to continue the synchronized game. In other words, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 determines whether the "Escape" software button has not been operated within a predetermined period of time.
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 transmits information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button was not operated to the server device 10.

The terminal device 20-2, which has received the information on the common lottery result from the server device 10, performs the same operation as the terminal device 20-1. That is, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 instructs the game providing unit 212 to display the common lottery result in the area Gs10 (step Sa410). Next, the game providing unit 212 of the terminal device 20-2 determines the game result according to the common lottery result on the screen Gs, and executes an effect according to the game result (step Sa411). Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 determines whether the user U-2 wishes to continue the synchronized game (step Sa412). After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 transmits information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button was not operated to the server device 10.

The server device 10 receives information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button is not operated from each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 (step Sa413).
In the server device 10, the game management unit 111 determines whether the "Escape" software button was not operated on both the terminal device 20-1 and the terminal device 20-1, in other words, the game management unit 111 determines whether the "Escape" software button was not operated on both the terminal device 20-1 and the terminal device 20-1. It is determined whether both of them wish to continue the synchronized game (step Sa414).

If both users U-1 and U-2 wish to continue the synchronized game (if the determination result in step Sa414 is "Yes"), the game management unit 111 issues an instruction to continue the synchronized game. is transmitted to each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130 (step Sa415).
As a result, in the terminal device 20-1, the processing procedure returns to step Sa402, and in the terminal device 20-2, the processing procedure returns to step Sa403, and the common lottery result is used in each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 210-2. It becomes possible to specify the consumption amount of value media for synchronized games.

If at least one of the users U-1 or U-2 does not wish to continue the synchronized game (if the determination result in step Sa414 is "No"), the game management unit 111 issues an instruction to end the synchronized game. is transmitted to each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130 (step Sa416).
As a result, the processing procedure in each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 returns to the individual game in step Sa3 in FIG. 13 (see FIG. 15 for details).

In the first embodiment, a synchronized game using lottery results common to users U-1 and U-2 is provided to user U-1 on terminal device 20-1, and to user U-2 on terminal device 20-1. -1. Therefore, users U-1 and U-2 do not need to go to a specific location when receiving the synchronized game.
In the game system 1 in the first embodiment, in a synchronized game, a reward for the user U-1 is determined based on a common lottery result and the consumption amount of value media specified by the user U-1. The reward for the user U-2 is determined based on the result and the consumption amount of the value medium specified by the user U-2. Therefore, even if the lottery results are the same, the reward to user U-1 and the reward to user U-2 are the same as the consumption amount of the value medium specified by user U-1 and the value specified by user U-2. It is possible to provide games of different nature depending on the amount of media consumed.
Further, in the game system 1, users who play a synchronized game using a common lottery result can be limited to friend users who are registered as friends by the relationship registration unit 116 in the relationship table T2.

In the game system 1, the user U-1 selects either a synchronized game using a common lottery result or an individual game using a lottery result unique to the terminal device 20-1 that the user operates. can be played.
User U-2 can similarly select and play either a synchronized game or an individual game using lottery results unique to the terminal device 20-2 that he operates.

<Modified example of the first embodiment>
The first embodiment illustrated above may be modified in various ways. Specific modifications that can be applied to the first embodiment are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples may be combined to the extent that they do not contradict each other.

<First modification of the first embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the combinations of symbols appearing in the 15 windows W arranged in 3 rows x 5 columns in the area Gs10 are used as the lottery results of individual games and the common lottery results in synchronized games. It is not limited to this. For example, combinations of symbols appearing in the window W of a part of the area Gs10 may be used as a common lottery result. For example, in the area Gs10, combinations of symbols appearing in nine windows W in an area arranged in three rows by three columns in the center may be drawn as a common lottery result.

<Second modification of the first embodiment>
In the first embodiment, there are two users who play the synchronized game, but there may be three or more users.

<Third modification of first embodiment>
In a synchronized game, some of the 5 reels are shared by the terminal device 20-1 (user U-1) and the terminal device 20-2 (user U-2), and the other reels are not shared. A configuration may also be adopted in which combinations of symbols attached to shared reels that appear in some of the 15 windows arranged in 3 rows x 5 columns are drawn as a common lottery result.

For example, as shown in FIG. 17, when reels R2 to R4 are shared and reels R1 and R5 are not shared, symbols appear in a part of nine windows in the center of 3 rows x 5 columns in area Gs10. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the combinations of 1 and 2 are randomly selected as a common lottery result. In the figure, since reels R1 and R5 are not shared and the symbols assigned to each area are different, illustration of the symbols is omitted.
In such a configuration, in a part of the area Gs10 in the terminal device 20-1, the combination of symbols selected on the shared reel is the same as in the terminal device 20-2, but in a part of the area Gs10 in the terminal device 20-1. Except for some parts, the combination of symbols selected on the non-shared reels may be different from that of the terminal device 20-2. Therefore, the reward to user U-1 and the reward to user U-2 may be different even if the consumption amount of the instructed value medium is the same.

<Fourth modification of the first embodiment>
In a synchronized game, some of the symbols allocated to the reel area are shared by the terminal device 20-1 (user U-1) and the terminal device 20-2 (user U-2), and the symbols allocated to other areas are shared. A non-shared configuration may also be used.
For example, as shown in the left column of FIG. 18, among the areas a1 to a15 to which symbols are attached, as shown in the right column, the symbols attached to areas a1 to a8 are shared, and the symbols to be attached to areas a9 to a15 are The attached symbol may be non-shared. Note that in the figure, the symbols assigned to areas a9 to a15 are not shared, and the symbols assigned to each area are different, so illustration of the symbols is omitted.
In this configuration, the common lottery result is to determine which area among the areas a1 to a15 on the reel R is allocated to the 15 windows W in the area Gs10.
In this configuration, when areas a9 to a15 to which non-common symbols are attached are drawn, the combination of symbols appearing in area Gs10 may be different between terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2. Therefore, the reward to user U-1 and the reward to user U-2 may be different even if the consumption amount of the instructed value medium is the same.

<Fifth modification of the first embodiment>
When users U-1 and U-2 are playing a slot game as an individual game, on the terminal device 20 operated by one of the users U-1 or U-2, a specific symbol is drawn in the area Gs10 by lottery. When the specific symbol appears, the specific symbol may be shared in the same position in the terminal device 20 operated by the other user U-1 or U-2. Note that for convenience of explanation, an example of a specific symbol will be "wild".

For example, when users U-1 and U-2 are playing a slot game as an individual game, as shown in FIG. As a result, when a "wild" appears at one location in the region Gs10, the symbol at the same location is replaced with "wild" on the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2. Note that the replaced "wild" is fixed without rotating in the next cycle's lottery performance.

Similarly, as shown in the figure, on the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2, when "wild" appears in three locations in the area Gs10 as a lottery result of an individual game, the user U-1 On the operating terminal device 20-1, the symbol at the same location is replaced with "wild".
That is, when users U-1 and U-2 are playing individual games and a specific symbol appears, the specific symbol is shared by users U-1 and U-2.

In other words, when users U-1 and U-2 are each offering individual games, the lottery result determining unit 112 places a "wild" mark on one of the terminal devices 20-1 or 20-2 at a certain location. When a symbol is drawn, the symbol at the same location is replaced with a "wild" on the other terminal device 20-1 or 20-2, and in the next cycle, the "wild" is fixed and a symbol other than the "wild" is drawn. composition.
The "Wild" is an almighty symbol that can be replaced with any symbol, so if a symbol is replaced by a "Wild" by sharing, the probability that the same symbols will line up on the payline in the next cycle's drawing increases, and it is high. You can expect rewards.
In addition, in the case of a configuration in which a specific symbol is shared, a configuration may be adopted in which a limit is placed on the number of lottery draws in a state in which a specific symbol is shared, for example, a configuration in which the number of drawings is limited to once or twice.

In the example of FIG. 19, "WILD" appears at one location on the terminal device 20-1 operated by the user U-1, and "WILD" appears at three locations on the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2. This is an example in which "Wild" is shared at four locations in the lottery of the next cycle.
Further, in FIG. 19, the shared symbols other than "wild" are arbitrary and are therefore omitted.
Although the above description assumes that the users U-1 and U-2 are playing the slot game as individual games, it is also possible that they are playing the slot game as a synchronized game. In addition, a "wild" is drawn, and the symbol at the same location is replaced with a "wild" on the other terminal device 20-1 or 20-2, and in the next cycle, the "wild" is fixed, and a symbol other than the "wild" is drawn. Although the configuration is such that symbols are drawn, symbols other than "wild" may be drawn first, and a shared "wild" may be drawn in the next cycle. All symbols are drawn and the terminal device 20-1 Alternatively, the "wild" appearing at 20-2 may be replaced with a "wild" symbol at the same location on the other terminal device.

<Sixth modification of the first embodiment>
The server device 10 randomly determines the arrangement of specific symbols, and transmits the determined specific symbols to the terminal device 20-1 operated by the user U-1 and the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2, respectively. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the information is distributed. For convenience of explanation, an example of a specific symbol will be "wild".

For example, when users U-1 and U-2 are playing slots in individual games, the lottery result determination unit 112 is triggered by some trigger, regardless of the lottery results of the individual games, as shown in FIG. 20, for example. A "wild" sequence is drawn like this.
After the lottery, the lottery result determining unit 112 distributes a part or all of the "wild" array to the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2, fixes the distributed "wild" in the next cycle, and The system is structured so that symbols other than "" are drawn by lottery.
According to such a configuration, as in the fifth modification, since the symbols are replaced with specific symbols, there is a higher possibility that the same symbols will line up on the payline in the next cycle's lottery, and a high reward can be expected. .

Note that the distribution of the "wild" array may be repeated two or more times, or may be performed only once. FIG. 20 is an example in which the number of drawings in the distributed state is two.
Further, the lottery result determining unit 112 may exclusively distribute the "wild" arrangement to the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 so that they do not overlap in the same location, or 1 and 20-2 may be redundantly distributed to the same location.
FIG. 20 is an example in which the "wild" array is distributed exclusively in the first time, and in duplicate in the second time.
The symbols distributed in FIG. 20 other than "wild" are arbitrary and are therefore omitted.
In the above, a "wild" is drawn, and after the drawing, the lottery result determining unit 112 distributes a part or all of the "wild" array to the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2, respectively, and distributes it in the next cycle. The configuration is such that "Wild" is fixed and symbols other than "Wild" are drawn, but symbols other than "Wild" are drawn first, and then the shared "Wild" is drawn and distributed in the next cycle. Good too.

<Second embodiment>
Next, a game system 1 according to a second embodiment will be described. In the game system 1 according to the second embodiment, a server device 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 20-1, 20-2, . . . are connected via a network 30, similar to the first embodiment in FIG. The configuration is as follows.

In the game system 1 according to the second embodiment, an input game is provided to the user instead of the synchronized game in the first embodiment.
The input game is a game in which, when one user is playing an individual game, another user instructs the amount of value media to be used based on the game result of the one user. To put it simply, it is a game in which the other users invest their usage amount of value media into the result of the game played by one user, rather than the game they themselves play. Then, the reward for the other user is determined based on the game result of the individual game and the usage amount of the value medium instructed by the other user.
Furthermore, in the above case, the input game played by another user is considered to be an individual game played by one user.

When another user instructs the amount of value media to be used in a game played by one user, it is effective to know the current status of the one user in order to determine the amount of value media used. Therefore, in the second embodiment, when one user is playing an individual game, another user communicates with the one user and transmits the current status of the one user.

The current status of one user includes not only the current status of the one user regarding the individual game, but also comments by the one user regarding the individual game. When the game result of an individual game is determined only by luck (for example, in the case of roulette or slots), the current status of one user may be, for example, there is good luck, there are many losses, there is an increase in luck, etc. Examples of such situations include: In addition, when the game result of an individual game is determined not only by luck but also by factors such as the skill of the one user (for example, in the case of poker), the current situation of the one user is, for example, the skill of the one user. Comments include things like, ``It's a game,'' I'm confident in this game, and this is the strategy for the game.

For convenience, a slot game similar to the first embodiment will be exemplified as an input game provided in the second embodiment. Further, here, it is assumed that when user U-1 is playing an individual game, user U-2 instructs the amount of value media to be used in the individual game by user U-1.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a screen Gs on which an individual game is provided on the terminal device 20-1, and FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a screen Gs on which an input game is provided on the terminal device 20-2. be. As shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a part of the screen Gs is different from the synchronized game.
In the area Gs10 of the screen Gs in FIGS. 21 and 22, the lottery results of the individual games played by the user U-1 are shown.

Since FIG. 21 is the screen Gs of the terminal device 20-1 operated by the user U-1, information regarding the user U-1 is shown in the area V11, and information regarding the user U-2 is shown in the area V12. .
Of these, in addition to the number of value media possessed, the consumption amount of value media instructed by the user U-1 in the individual game is displayed in area V11. Further, in area V12, the usage amount of value media specified by user U-2 for the individual game of user U-1, who is the user, is displayed. This usage amount is also the expected value for the user U-1. Therefore, user U-1 can indirectly know the expected value of other users for his own game.

Since FIG. 22 is the screen Gs of the terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2, information regarding the user U-2 is shown in the area V11, and information regarding the user U-1 is shown in the area V12. . Of these, area V11 in FIG. 22 displays not only the number of value media possessed, but also the usage amount of the value media instructed by user U-1 in the individual game.

Current status communication between users U-1 and U-2 is carried out by mutual communication. If the current status is communicated to users U-1 and U-2 by voice, the voice message will have contents as shown in the lower columns of FIGS. 21 and 22.
Note that when the current status is communicated to users U-1 and U-2 by text display, the text display also has contents as shown in the lower columns of FIGS. 21 and 22.
Hereinafter, it is assumed that the voice message includes a text display.

The lower columns of FIGS. 21 and 22 are examples in which voice messages TL1 and TL4 by user U-2 and voice messages TL2, TL3, and TL5 by user U-1 are displayed along the timeline. Specifically, in response to a question from user U-2 in voice message TL1, user U-1 answers about his current situation in voice messages TL2 and TL3.

Next, the operation of the game system 1 according to the second embodiment will be explained.
FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an overview of games provided in the game system 1.
As shown in this figure, in the second embodiment, the synchronized game in the first embodiment is replaced with an input game. Specifically, the synchronized game in step Sa4 in FIG. 13 is replaced with the input game in step Sb4 in FIG.
In addition, in the individual game processing in FIG. 15, although not particularly shown, the synchronized game transition request in step Sa312 is read as a transition request for the input game, and the synchronized game transition in step Sa314 is read as transition of the input game.

User U-1 operates terminal device 20-1 to log in to game system 1, and user U-2 operates terminal device 20-2 to log in to game system 2 (step Sa1).
Next, for example, when user U-1 selects user U-2 with whom he has a friend relationship as another user, mutual communication with user U-1 and user U-2 starts (step Sa2). Note that mutual communication may be performed with users who are not friends as in the first embodiment described above.
Due to each other, a reduced image of the other user is displayed in the area V12 on the screen Gs, and the audio of the other user is output from the speaker.
User U-1 and user U-2 play individual games while communicating with each other, similarly to the first embodiment. While playing an individual game, if one of the users U-1 or U-2 requests the transfer of the input game, and the other user U-1 or U-2 approves the transfer of the input game, the input game will be transferred. The process moves to (step Sb4). A transition to the input game may be made without requiring approval for transition to the input game.

Note that the user who requested the transition to the input game may instruct the amount of value media to be used in the game results of the user who approved the transition to the input game, or conversely, the user who requested the transition to the input game may indicate the amount of value media to be used. The user may instruct the usage amount of the value medium in the game result of the user who requested the transition to the input game.
Here, for convenience, user U-1 requests the transition to the input game, user U-2 approves the transition to the input game, and the user U-2 changes to the game result of user U-1. This will be explained by taking as an example a case where the amount of value medium to be used is instructed.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing details of the input game processing in step Sb4 of FIG.

First, the game management unit 111 of the server device 10 executes processing for providing an input game on the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 (step Sb401). For example, the game management unit 111 provides information that the user U-2 will use the value medium (that the input game has started) in the individual game played by the user U-1, and information that the user U-1 can consume the value medium. information indicating the number of value media possessed is transmitted to the terminal device 20-1.
Furthermore, the game management unit 111 transmits to the terminal device 20-2 information indicating that the input game is to be started and information indicating the number of usable value media possessed by the user U-2.

In the terminal device 20-1, the game providing unit 212 displays a screen Gs as shown in FIG. 21 on the display device 240, and displays the number of value media received from the server device 10 in the area V11. The consumption amount of the value medium according to the instruction from the user U-1 is accepted. In other words, by operating the area Gs14, the user U-1 instructs the amount of value media to be consumed for the individual game he/she plays.
In the terminal device 20-2, the game providing unit 212 displays a screen Gs as shown in FIG. 22 on the display device 240, and displays the number of value media received from the server device 10 in the area V11, Accepts the usage amount of value media according to user U-2's instructions. In other words, by operating the area Gs14, the user U-2 instructs the amount of value media to be used for the individual game played by the user U-1, who is the other user.

When the time limit ends, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 transmits the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1 to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sb402). Similarly, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 transmits the usage amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-2 to the server device 10 via the communication device 230 (step Sb403).

The game management unit 111 of the server device 10 causes the user management unit 115 to reduce the number of value media that the user U-1 owns that can be consumed by the amount of value media that the user U-2 has been instructed to consume. The number of usable value media possessed is decreased by the instructed usage amount of value media (step Sb404).

The game management unit 111 causes the lottery result determination unit 112 to determine the lottery result for user U-1 (step Sb405). When the game management unit 111 acquires the information on the lottery result from the lottery result determination unit 112, it transmits the information on the lottery result to the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130, respectively.
The game management unit 111 causes the reward determination unit 113 to determine the reward for the user U-1 based on the lottery result and the consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-1, and then the user management unit 115 Then, the number of value media held is increased according to the determined reward.

Similarly, the game management unit 111 causes the remuneration determination unit 113 to determine the remuneration for the user U-2 based on the lottery result and the usage amount of the value medium instructed by the user U-2. The management unit 115 is made to increase the number of value media owned according to the determined reward (step Sb406).
The reward for the user U-2 who has instructed the amount of value media to be used in the individual game of the user U-1 may be the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of value media instructed by the user U-2 by a coefficient. , or the amount obtained by multiplying the usage amount of the value medium specified by the user U-2 by a coefficient according to the lottery result of the user U-1.
Further, the remuneration for the user U-2 who has instructed the usage amount of the value medium may be the same amount as the remuneration for the user U-1, or may be the amount obtained by multiplying the remuneration for the user U-1 by a coefficient. In any case, the more the user U-1 receives, the more the user U-2 receives.
Therefore, user U-2 hopes for a "hit" on user U-1, and if it is a "hit," it will increase the joy of not only user U-1 but also user U-2. .
After the processing in step Sb406, in the server device 10, the processing procedure returns to step Sb404 in preparation for the start of the lottery for the next input game.

On the other hand, when the terminal device 20-1 receives the lottery result information from the server device 10, the terminal management unit 211 instructs the game providing unit 212 to display the lottery result in the area Gs10 (step Sb407). ).
Next, the game providing unit 212 of the terminal device 20-1 determines the game result according to the lottery result on the screen Gs, and executes an effect according to the game result (step Sb408).
Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 determines whether the user U-1 desires to continue the input game in the area Gs14 shown in FIG. 22 (step Sb409).
For example, if user U-1 does not operate the "Escape" software button within a predetermined period of time, this indicates that user U-1 desires to continue the input game. In other words, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 determines whether the "Escape" software button has not been operated within a predetermined period of time.
After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-1 transmits information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button was not operated to the server device 10.

The terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2, which has received the lottery result information from the server device 10, instructs the game providing unit 212 to display the lottery result in the area Gs10 (step Sb410). Next, the game providing unit 212 of the terminal device 20-2 determines the game result according to the lottery result on the screen Gs, and executes an effect according to the game result (step Sb411). Thereafter, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 determines whether the user U-2 wishes to continue playing the input game (step Sb412). After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the terminal management unit 211 of the terminal device 20-2 transmits information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button was not operated to the server device 10.

The server device 10 receives information indicating whether or not the "Escape" software button is not operated from each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 (step Sb413).
In the server device 10, the game management unit 111 determines whether the "Escape" software button was not operated on both the terminal device 20-1 and the terminal device 20-1, in other words, the game management unit 111 determines whether the "Escape" software button was not operated on both the terminal device 20-1 and the terminal device 20-1. It is determined whether both of them wish to continue the input game (step Sb414).

If both users U-1 and U-2 wish to continue the input game (if the determination result in step Sb414 is "Yes"), the game management unit 111 issues an instruction to continue the input game. is transmitted to each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130 (step Sb415).
As a result, the processing procedure returns to step Sb402 in the terminal device 20-1, and the processing procedure returns to step Sb403 in the terminal device 20-2. Usage amount can be specified.

If at least one of the users U-1 or U-2 does not wish to continue the input game (if the determination result in step Sb414 is "No"), the game management unit 111 issues an instruction to end the input game. is transmitted to each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2 via the communication device 130 (step Sb416).
As a result, the processing procedure returns to the individual game in step Sa3 in FIG. 23 in each of the terminal devices 20-1 and 20-2.

In the game system 1 in the second embodiment, in the input game, the user U-2 predicts the game result of the user U-1 based on the current situation transmitted from the user U-1, and this is the criterion for determining the reward. It is possible to judge how much value media to use.
Further, the user U2-1 can play an individual game by consuming value media before or after the input game. That is, the value medium consumed by the user U-2 to play an individual game on the terminal device 20-1 can be used as the value medium used by the user U-1 to obtain a reward based on the game result. can.

In the second embodiment, the value medium used by user U-2 to obtain a reward based on the game result and the value medium given to user U-2 as a reward in the input game are of the same type. Therefore, the value medium that the user U-2 obtained as a reward can be used as the value medium that the user U-2 instructs to obtain the reward based on the game result.
The terminal device 20-1 allows the user U-1 to play an individual game by consuming the value medium. The value media used by user U-2 to obtain rewards based on user U-1's game results and the value media consumed by user U-1 to play individual games are of the same type. Therefore, users U-1 and U-2 can have the same amount of value media consumed in individual games.

In the second embodiment, users U-1 and U-2 switch positions in the game, and user U-1 predicts the game result of user U-2 based on the current situation transmitted from user U-2. However, it may also be configured to instruct the amount of value media used, which is the criterion for determining the reward. In this configuration, the reward given to the user U-1 is determined based on the game result on the terminal device 20-2 and the usage amount of the value medium specified by the user U-1. A value medium instructed by the user U-1 to obtain a reward in the individual game played by the user U-2 on the terminal device 20-2, and a value medium consumed by the user U-1 to play the individual game. are of the same type. Therefore, the user U-1 can use the value medium consumed to play the individual game on the terminal device 20-1 as the value medium used to obtain a reward based on the game result.

<Modified example of second embodiment>
The second embodiment illustrated above may be modified in various ways. Specific modifications that can be applied to the second embodiment are illustrated below. Two or more aspects arbitrarily selected from the following examples may be combined to the extent that they do not contradict each other.

<First modification of the second embodiment>
In the above-mentioned second embodiment, the explanation was given using an example of an input game in which the opponent user U-2 instructs the amount of value media to be used based on the game result of the user U-1. , the number of other users who instruct the usage amount of the value medium may be two or more.
In addition, if user U-2 instructs the amount of value media to be used based on the game result of user U-1, if a reward is generated according to the game result of user U-1, it will be given to the user U-1. It may be configured such that the amount of reward given to the user U-2 is increased compared to a normal individual game in which the user U-2 does not specify the amount of value media to be used.
User U-1, who plays an individual game, may request another user to try using a value medium for him, and the user who uses the value medium in response to the request may Some kind of incentive may be given. Further, depending on the number of users responding to the request, the incentive per user may be increased or decreased.
The number of times a request is made or the number of times a request is responded to may be limited or may not be limited.

<Second modification of second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the configuration is such that the user U-2 plays an input game in which the user U-2 instructs the usage amount of value media based on the game result of the user U-1. In parallel, a configuration may also be adopted in which an individual game specific to user U-2 is provided. According to this configuration, user U-2 can play an individual game specific to himself while playing the game for user U-1, and user U-1 can play the game for user U-2. While playing the input game, you can play your own individual game. The value medium instructed by user U-1 to obtain a reward in the individual game played by user U-2 on the terminal device 20-2 and the value medium used by user U-1 to play the individual game are They are of the same type. Therefore, the user U-1 may use the value medium that the user U-1 obtained as a reward as a value medium that the user U-1 instructs to obtain a reward based on the game result of the user U-2. I can do it. Also, the value medium specified by the user U-1 to obtain a reward in the individual game played by the user U-2 on the terminal device 20-2, and the value medium used by the user U-1 to play the individual game. may be different.

<Third modification of second embodiment>
The terminal device 20-2 operated by the user U-2 may be configured to display the individual game results of the user U-1. When a reward is given to user U-2 based on the game result of user U-1, the reward may be changed depending on the game result. In addition, the term record specifically refers to winning percentage, income and expenditure, etc.

<Fourth modification of the second embodiment>
If a reward is generated when there are two or more other users who instruct the amount of value media used in a game result of a certain user, the reward will be given to each other user according to the number of other users. It is also possible to have a configuration in which the amount of money is changed.
According to this configuration, a certain other user among two or more other users can receive value media according to the total number of other users, in other words, taking into account changes in rewards. You can instruct the usage amount.

<Fifth modification of the second embodiment>
If user U-2 specifies the amount of value media to be used based on user U-1's game results, user U-2 will be rewarded based on the game results of multiple games, not just one individual game. It is also possible to have a configuration that provides the following. For example, if the probability of winning is 50% or more, a reward may be given to user U-2. According to this configuration, in response to the current situation transmitted from user U-1, information such as ``I'm going with the flow'', ``I've entered a period of good fortune'', and ``I think it's time for a loss'' is displayed. Accordingly, the user U-2 can decide whether to indicate the value medium or not.

<Sixth modification of the second embodiment>
The current situation transmitting unit 213 may be configured to display an avatar representing the user in the region Gs16 instead of a video shot of the user and other users. More specifically, the avatar may be moved and displayed in real time in accordance with the movements of the user who took the image.

<Seventh modification of second embodiment>
Basically, the reward for the user is determined based on the lottery results of the game and the quantity of value media specified by the user, but there is also a configuration in which the reward is determined according to the history of mutual communication. Good too. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which the reward changes depending on the number of mutual communications or the cumulative time of mutual communications. Specifically, the reward may be increased as the number of mutual communications increases and the cumulative time of mutual communications increases. According to this configuration, it becomes possible to have users actively perform mutual communication.

<Eighth modification of the second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, when the user U-2 instructs the user U-1 to use a value medium for the game result, a predetermined number or more of a specific symbol appears among the plurality (15) symbols that are the "lottery result". The case may be determined as a "game result" and a "win" to user U-2.
Note that it is optional whether the case where a predetermined number of specific symbols or more appear as a "game result" is a "win" or a "miss" for the user U-1.

<Modifications common to embodiments, etc.>
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments, etc."), the following modifications are possible in common.

<Common first modification example>
In the embodiments, the value medium consumed by the user to play the game (individual game, synchronized game, or input game) and the value medium used by the user in the game and given as a reward are of the same type. However, it may be different.
For example, the value medium that the user consumes to play the game or the value medium given as a reward may be different from the value medium that the user uses when playing the game. More specifically, there is a first value medium and a second value medium, the first value medium is consumed by the user to play the game, the user instructs the use of the second value medium in the game, A configuration may also be adopted in which the second value medium is provided as a reward for the game result.
Further, the first value medium may be configured to be convertible to the second value medium at a predetermined ratio, or the second value medium may be configured to be convertible to the first value medium at the reciprocal of the ratio. good.

<Common second modification example>
Among the functions constructed by the processing device 110 of the server device 10 according to the embodiment, the functions of the game management section 111, lottery result determination section 112, and reward determination section 113 are constructed by the processing device 210 of the terminal device 20. You can.
In other words, the user management section 115 and the relationship registration section 116 may be omitted and provided in the terminal device 20.
The application program executed on the terminal device 20 may be provided in a form stored in a computer-readable recording medium and installed on the computer. The recording medium is, for example, a non-transitory recording medium, and an optical recording medium (optical disk) such as a CD-ROM is a good example, but any known recording medium such as a semiconductor recording medium or a magnetic recording medium can be used. Also included are recording media in the form of. Note that the non-transitory recording medium includes any recording medium except for transitory, propagating signals, and does not exclude volatile recording media. Furthermore, in a configuration in which a distribution device distributes a program via a communication network, a storage device that stores the program in the distribution device corresponds to the above-mentioned non-transitory recording medium.

<Additional notes>
From the above description, preferred embodiments of the present invention can be understood, for example, as follows.

<Additional note 1>
A game system according to one aspect 1 of the present invention is a game system that provides a game to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device, wherein the game system provides a game to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device. a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the device and the second terminal device, the common lottery result, and a first consumption amount of the value medium that the first user instructs the first terminal device to consume; a first remuneration determination unit that determines a remuneration for the first user based on the common lottery result and a second consumption amount of the value medium that the second user instructs to the second terminal device; a second remuneration determination unit that determines remuneration for the second user based on the second user.

According to aspect 1, a game using a lottery result common to the first user and the second user is provided to the first user on the terminal device 20-1, and provided to the second user on the terminal device 20-1. be done. Therefore, the first user and the second user do not need to go to a specific location in order to receive a game using a common lottery result.

Note that determining the reward includes not only determining the quantity of value media to be provided as a reward, but also determining the type of value medium to be provided as a reward.
The "lottery result determination unit", the "first reward determination unit", and the "second reward determination unit" may be provided in the first terminal device, may be provided in the second terminal device, or may be provided in a common It may be provided in the device (server device) or may be provided distributed among multiple devices on the network.
Further, the first terminal device may be configured to display the process leading to the common lottery result or the game result, and the second terminal device may display the process leading to the common lottery result or the second game result. It is also possible to have a configuration in which

<Additional note 2>
In a specific aspect 2 of aspect 1, there is provided a relationship registration unit that registers relationships between a plurality of users, and the relationship between the first user and the second user is registered in the relationship registration unit. be done.
According to the second aspect, users who play a game using a common lottery result can be limited to users whose relationships are registered in the relationship registration section.
Note that the "relationship" may be a "friend" who is a good friend, or a "best friend" who has a higher degree of intimacy than a friend. Furthermore, if there are a plurality of users who have a registered relationship from the first user's point of view, the first user may be configured to be able to select users with whom to share a common lottery result.

<Additional note 3>
In a specific aspect 3 of aspect 1 or 2, there is provided a game providing unit that causes the first terminal device to display a second consumption amount of the value medium specified by the second user. According to aspect 3, the first user can instruct the consumption amount of the value medium while being aware of the second consumption amount of the value medium specified by the second user.

<Additional note 4>
In another specific aspect 4 of aspect 1, the common lottery result is determined in a predetermined determination area when the plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols attached thereto rotate and then the plurality of reels stop. It is a combination of multiple symbols selected in part or in whole.
According to aspect 4, a so-called slot game is provided to the first user and the second user.

Note that the "symbol" refers to a pattern attached to the reels, such as "seven", "cherry", "bar", "wild", etc.
A "reel" is a drum-shaped rotating body with a plurality of symbols attached, or a pseudo reel (CG) imitating a rotating body.
The "judgment area" is an area that indicates the game results that serve as the basis for calculating rewards.
"Part or all of the determination area" means that the area indicating the combination of symbols that results in a common lottery result is not limited to the entire area that represents the game result that is the basis for calculating the reward, but may be a part of it. It means that.
"A combination of multiple symbols selected in part or all of the determination area" refers to the arrangement and number of multiple symbols that appear in part or all of the determination area after rotation and stopping.
If the determination area is, for example, 3 rows x 5 columns, the symbols in 3 rows and 1 column may be determined on one reel, and the symbols in 5 columns may be determined on 5 reels, or the symbols in 3 rows and 1 column may be determined on 5 reels. A total of 15 symbols in ×5 columns may be determined by 15 independent reels.
"Rotation" includes not only the physical rotation of the real reels but also the virtual rotation of the pseudo reels.

<Additional note 5>
In a specific aspect 5 of aspect 4, a part of the plurality of reels is shared by the first terminal device and the second terminal device, and the lottery result determination unit The first reward determining unit selects a symbol attached to a reel shared by the first terminal device and the second terminal device from among the reels and determines it as the common lottery result, and the first reward determining unit A reward for the first user is determined based on a combination of a plurality of symbols that are selected in all of the lottery results and includes the common lottery result, and the first consumption amount.
According to aspect 5, in the first terminal device and the second terminal device, a combination of symbols selected on a shared reel becomes a common lottery result in a part of the determination area. In the first terminal device, the combination of symbols selected on the non-shared reels may be different from that in the second terminal device except in a part of the determination area. Therefore, the reward for the first user and the reward for the second user may be different.

<Additional note 6>
In another specific aspect 6 of aspect 4, some of the plurality of symbols attached to some of the plurality of reels are shared by the first terminal device and the second terminal device, and the lottery The result determining unit selects a symbol shared by the first terminal device and the second terminal device from among the plurality of symbols in a part of the determination area, and determines the selected symbol as the common lottery result; The first reward determination unit determines a reward for the first user based on a combination of a plurality of symbols selected in all of the determination areas and including the common lottery result and the first consumption amount. do.
According to aspect 6, in a part of the determination area, the selection of a common symbol becomes a common lottery result in the first terminal device and the second terminal device. In areas other than a part of the determination area, the combinations selected for non-shared symbols may be different. Therefore, the reward for the first user and the reward for the second user may be different.
Note that if non-shared symbols are selected in the first terminal device and the second terminal device in areas other than a part of the determination area, the combination of symbols may be the same in the first terminal device and the second terminal device. be.

<Additional note 7>
In another specific aspect 7 of aspect 4, in response to the operation of the first terminal device by the first user, a common game using the common lottery result, or a game unique to the first terminal device. A first game using the lottery results is selected and provided, and a common game using the common lottery results, or a common game using the common lottery results, or the second terminal device is provided according to an operation of the second terminal device by the second user. The first game includes a game providing unit that selects and provides a second game using a lottery result unique to When the reels stop, the combination of a plurality of symbols selected in the determination area is a lottery result unique to the first terminal device, and the second game is a game in which each of the plurality of symbols is attached After the plurality of reels are rotated and then the plurality of reels stop, the combination of the plurality of symbols selected in the determination area is a lottery result unique to the second terminal device.
According to aspect 7, the first user selects and plays either a common game using a common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to his or her first terminal device. be able to. The second user can select and play either a common game using a common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to his or her second terminal device.

<Additional note 8>
In another specific aspect 8 of aspect 7, when the game providing unit provides the first game to the first terminal device and the second game to the second terminal device, If a specific symbol among the plurality of symbols appears in the determination area according to the lottery result of the first game, some of the plurality of symbols appearing in the determination area in the second terminal device are Replace with the symbol.
According to aspect 8, when the first user is playing the first game and the second user is playing the second game, when a specific symbol appears in the determination area in the first game, in the second game Some of the symbols in the determination area are replaced with specific symbols. Therefore, specific symbols can be shared by the first game and the second user.
Note that the position and quantity of the specific symbol replaced in the judgment area of the second terminal device may be the same as or different from the position and quantity of the specific symbol that appears in the judgment area of the first terminal device. You can.

<Others>
The game system according to aspect 1 can be expressed as a control method for the game system, and can also be expressed as a computer program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Game system, 10... Server device, 20-1, 20-2... Terminal device, 110... Processing device, 111... Game management section, 112... Lottery result determination section, 113... Reward determination section, 114... User management section 115... Relationship registration unit, 210... Processing device, 211... Terminal management unit, 212... Game providing unit, 213... Current status transmission unit, T1... User management table, T2... Relationship table.

Claims (6)

A game system that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device,
a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
a game providing unit that selects and provides the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. a first remuneration determining unit that determines remuneration for the first user based on;
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. a second remuneration determination unit that determines remuneration for the second user based on;
a current status transmitting unit that transmits the current status of the second game to the first user, and transmits the current status of the first game to the second user;
has
The game providing department is
switching from providing the first game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the second game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
game system.
A game system that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device,
a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
a game providing unit that selects and provides the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. a first remuneration determining unit that determines remuneration for the first user based on;
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. a second remuneration determination unit that determines remuneration for the second user based on;
a current status transmitting unit that transmits the current status of the common game played by the second user to the first user, and transmits the current status of the common game played by the first user to the second user;
has
The game providing department is
switching from providing the common game to providing the first game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the common game to providing the second game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
game system.
A method for controlling a game system that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device, the method comprising:
determining a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
Selecting and providing the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. determining a reward for the first user based on
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. determining a reward for the second user based on
transmitting the current status of the second game to the first user; transmitting the current status of the first game to the second user;
switching from providing the first game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the second game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
game system.
A method for controlling a game system that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device, the method comprising:
determining a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
Selecting and providing the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. determining a reward for the first user based on
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. determining a reward for the second user based on
transmitting the current status of the common game played by the second user to the first user; transmitting the current status of the common game played by the first user to the second user;
switching from providing the common game to providing the first game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the common game to providing the second game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
How to control the game system.
A computer that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device;
a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
a game providing unit that selects and provides the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. a first remuneration determining unit that determines remuneration for the first user based on ;
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. a second reward determining unit that determines a reward for the second user based on ; and
a current status transmitting unit that transmits the current status of the second game to the first user; and transmits the current status of the first game to the second user;
function as
The game providing department is
switching from providing the first game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the second game to providing the common game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
game system.
A computer that provides a game via a network to a first user who operates a first terminal device and a second user who operates a second terminal device;
a lottery result determination unit that determines a common lottery result for the first terminal device and the second terminal device;
Selecting and providing the first terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a first game using a lottery result unique to the first terminal device;
a game providing unit that selects and provides the second terminal device with a common game using the common lottery result or a second game using a lottery result unique to the second terminal device;
When the common game is provided to the first terminal device, the first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device is Determine the reward for one user,
When the first game is provided to the first terminal device, a lottery result specific to the first terminal device and a first consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the first user to the first terminal device. a first remuneration determining unit that determines remuneration for the first user based on ;
When the common game is provided to the second terminal device, the second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device is 2 Determine the reward for the user,
When the second game is provided to the second terminal device, a lottery result specific to the second terminal device and a second consumption amount of the value medium instructed by the second user to the second terminal device. a second reward determining unit that determines a reward for the second user based on ; and
a current status transmitting unit that transmits the current status of the common game played by the second user to the first user, and transmits the current status of the common game played by the first user to the second user;
function as
The game providing department is
switching from providing the common game to providing the first game in response to an operation on the first terminal device by the first user;
Switching from providing the common game to providing the second game in response to an operation on the second terminal device by the second user.
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