KR100750638B1 - System and method for block matching game, storage medium recording program for that method execution - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a block matching game system, a block matching game method and a storage medium on which the method program is recorded.

The present invention provides a game map in which a plurality of blocks are arranged, selecting at least two or more of the same type of blocks arranged adjacently in a predetermined direction on the game map according to a first signal applied thereto, and then applying a second applied second block. Delete the selected block according to the signal. When a blank is generated by deleting the block, a predetermined block on the game map is moved to the blank to rearrange the blocks on the game map. The game map provided in the block matching game may vary in size, at least one or more of sizes, types of blocks arranged, and types of blocks.

Therefore, despite the simplicity of the game rules themselves, it is possible to create various difficulty levels in a block matching game, thereby inducing and enhancing users' continuous interest and interest in the game.

Block Matching, Puzzle, Block Deletion, Game Map

Description

A block matching game system, a block matching game method, and a storage medium recording a program for executing the method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLOCK MATCHING GAME, STORAGE MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM FOR THAT METHOD EXECUTION}

1 is a diagram illustrating a structure and a network connection state of a game system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed structural diagram of the game server shown in FIG. 1.

3 is a graph showing game difficulty according to the block type and the size of the game map according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of game difficulty according to a block type and a game map size according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an exemplary diagram of a game map having various map sizes according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary view illustrating a changed state of a change block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a block selection, block deletion, and block movement process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a multi-party game play screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a game flow chart according to the game difficulty according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating a game difficulty setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a block matching game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a block matching game process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a block movement process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a block matching game, and more particularly, to a block matching game system, a block matching game method, and a storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the block when a predetermined number of blocks are matched in a predetermined direction. will be.

Recently, with the rapid increase of the Internet, various services are provided through the Internet. In particular, the Internet game service is a service used by many users, and its market size is gradually expanding. For example, various game services, such as high-stop games such as hitting 1: 1 games and card games such as poker, are being executed through the Internet.

On the other hand, a block matching game is a game in which a corresponding block is deleted when a certain number of identical blocks form a row in a horizontal direction, a vertical direction or a diagonal direction in some cases. Specifically, the system continues to provide a new number of blocks, and the user is already provided with the new blocks provided so that blocks having the same characteristics, such as having a predetermined color or a predetermined shape, in the horizontal, vertical or diagonal direction are arranged. The game is made by matching the previous blocks provided with each other. This game is one of the most widely played games because of its simple rules that anyone can easily enjoy, and because of the enjoyment of the moment when a certain number of blocks are matched (hereinafter referred to as combo generation).

On the other hand, due to the simple game rules and game results, it was difficult to adjust the game difficulty. In general, the game difficulty is controlled by the number of blocks and the game time, but there are some limitations. For example, if the number of blocks is reduced, combos can occur frequently and inspire the interest of beginner game players, while there is a concern that the interest in the game will soon be lost. Increasing the number of blocks increases the game difficulty, but there is a limit to the number of blocks that can be increased.

In addition, in order to provide a new element of interest in the game, one-on-one match-up with the opponent is played. In particular, one-on-one match-up as well as three or more players play at the same time. . However, in the conventional block matching game, new blocks are continuously provided even if the blocks are deleted, so it is difficult to know which player is playing the game more advantageously in the state displayed on the screen. In addition, it is not easy for the user to recognize how much block removal is performed.

In addition, the conventional block matching game is given a score based only on the deletion of the block. For example, a bonus score according to the success of a predetermined mission is added to the score according to the number of blocks removed to become a score of the corresponding game. As the score is assigned only according to the number of blocks removed by the user or the success of the mission, in some cases, a high score is obtained even though the number of remaining blocks is larger than that of the opponent.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved in the present invention is to enable the creation of a variety of difficulty to attract users in the block matching game.

In addition, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to calculate the score based on various variables in the block matching game, to improve the interest of the game more.

In addition, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to enable a large number of users to play the game in the block matching game, so that the user can easily know the game progress.

In the block matching game method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, in a block matching game method of a game system for providing an online game service to a user terminal connected via a network, a) the game system is a plurality of blocks The arranged game map, wherein the game map has a variable size according to difficulty, at least one of a kind of blocks arranged in the game map, and a kind of blocks arranged in the game map. B) selecting, by the game system, at least two or more of the same type of blocks arranged adjacently in a predetermined direction on the game map according to a first signal applied from the user terminal; c) the game system deleting the selected block according to a second signal applied from the user terminal; And d) rearranging blocks on a game map by moving a predetermined block on the game map to the blank when a blank is generated according to the block deletion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a block matching game system includes a game map in which a plurality of blocks are arranged in a block matching game system in which a block matching game is performed according to a signal provided from a user terminal connected through a network. A game map providing unit for providing a user terminal with at least one of a size, a number of types of blocks arranged in the game map, and a type of blocks arranged in the game map vary by difficulty; A game progress unit for performing a block matching game in which a corresponding block is deleted when a predetermined number of identical blocks on the provided game map are arranged adjacent to each other in a predetermined direction according to a signal provided from the user terminal; And a score calculation unit for calculating a game score based on a first score according to the number of blocks to be deleted and a second score according to the number of blocks left on the game map.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, this means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the term module described herein refers to a unit for processing a specific function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software.

1 illustrates a block matching game system structure and a network connection state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The block matching game system 100 is for providing games to users through the network 200. As shown in FIG. 1, the block matching game system 100 includes all types of networks 200, wired networks, telephone networks, the Internet, and wireless communication networks. Network)), and a plurality of user terminals 310, 320, 330, hereinafter referred to collectively as "300" for convenience.

The block matching game system 100 (hereinafter, referred to as a "game system" for convenience of description) that is connected to the user terminal 300 and provides a game service to a plurality of users, includes an interface server 10 and a game string. Server 20, channel server 30, game server 40, login server 50, database server 60, search user server 70, and optionally select only one of the servers as needed It may include.

The interface server 10 serves as an interface for the user terminal 300 to access the game system, and converts various pieces of information provided through each server according to a communication standard and provides the same to a plurality of user terminals 300. , And receives the information transmitted from the user terminal 300 through the network to provide to each server. In general, a game web server and a swap server may correspond to this.

The game string server 20 reads launch information from the database server 60 in which various data required by the system is stored, processes the launch information request from the user terminal 300, and the channel server 30 It receives and processes the request of the channel list established in the specific game from the user terminal 300, and performs channel and room connection maintenance for the specific game. Specifically, the user may provide a game-related channel selected by the user, a list of game rooms for each channel, and the like, and may open a game room for each channel at the request of the user.

The login server 50 handles the user's system login, and manages the user participating in each channel to prevent duplicate login and to determine the current location of the user. The search user server 70 is a server that receives and processes a player search request from the interface server 10. The search user server 70 receives and manages login / logout messages of all users relayed from the login server 50. After searching, the user's location (channel) information can be transmitted.

On the other hand, the game server 40 is a server that executes a game, and provides relevant information about a specific game and executes a game progress. 2 illustrates the structure of a game server 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the game server 40 includes a game map provider 41, a game progresser 42, and a score calculator 43.

The game map provider 41 provides a game map to be used for the block matching game. The game map refers to a game board in which blocks are arranged in a block matching game. To this end, the game map provider 41 includes a map size setting module 411, a block number setting module 412, a block type setting module 413, a difficulty setting module 414, and a providing module 415.

The map size setting module 411 sets the map size of the game to be used in the block matching game, and the game map size is variously set according to the number of blocks arranged horizontally or vertically. For example, if 14 blocks are arranged in the horizontal direction and 9 blocks in the vertical direction, a game map of size 14 * 9 is set, and 15 blocks in the horizontal direction and 10 blocks in the vertical direction are set. In this case, a game map having a size of 15 * 10 may be set, and various other map sizes may be set. At this time, the difficulty of the game may change only by changing the map size. And even with the same map size, the game difficulty is set differently according to the size change in the horizontal and vertical directions. That is, the human eye is arranged to the left and right, the recognition of the block arrangement in the horizontal direction is much faster. Therefore, when the map arranged in the horizontal direction is provided, the difficulty of the game is lower than when the map arranged in the longitudinal direction is provided. For example, the difficulty level of the 15 * 10 block matching game is higher than that of the 14 * 9 block matching game.

The block number setting module 412 sets the number of different block types arranged in the game map when the block matching game is executed. For example, four different blocks may be arranged in a 14 * 9 game map, and five different blocks may be arranged in a 15 * 10 game map. At this time, the game difficulty may increase as the number of block types arranged in the game map increases.

The block type setting module 413 sets a block type arranged on the game map. For example, a block, b block, c block,... If there are h blocks, i blocks, j blocks, and six blocks are arranged in the game map, a block, b block, c block, and d block may be arranged in the game map. At this time, once the game difficulty is set, the block type setting module 413 may allow only blocks of a predetermined type to be arranged in the game map according to the number of block types according to the game difficulty. Blocks arranged in the game map may be classified into "fixed blocks" and "variable blocks." The fixed block represents a block whose block type does not change when the game progresses, and the change block represents a block whose type changes according to a user's selection during game play. For example, if a block, b block, c block, and d block are arranged in the game map, the floating block is a block, b block, c block in order every time the user selects (for example, when the user clicks the block). , d blocks, e blocks, and f blocks are respectively changed.

The difficulty setting module 414 sets the difficulty of the block matching game finally provided to the user. For example, when a request for setting a specific difficulty is received from the user terminal 300, the specific difficulty may be set through the map size setting module 411, the block number setting module 412, and the block type setting module 413. Alternatively, the game level of the user may be determined based on the game history information, and the game difficulty level corresponding to the game level of the game player may be determined through the map size setting module 411, the block number setting module 412, and the block type setting module 413. You can also set In addition, the difficulty setting module 414 may set the final difficulty level according to the map size, the number of blocks, and the block type set by the map size setting module 411, the block number setting module 412, and the block type setting module 413, respectively. have.

For example, when the user sets the game difficulty level as the difficulty level or the user's game ability information is set as the level level, the block matching game using map size 14 * 9 and 4 fixed blocks may be executed. Or, when the user runs the game, the block matching game using the map size 15 * 10 and 5 fixed blocks is executed according to the random selection, and the game difficulty is determined to be intermediate, and the game play record of the intermediate difficulty is recorded. It can also be stored or used as game history information.

The providing module 415 provides a game map based on the map size, the number of block types, and the block type according to the game difficulty.

According to the game map providing unit 41, as shown in the accompanying FIG. 3, the game map is provided to the user with increasing difficulty as the size of the game map, that is, the game board, and the number of block types used increases. do. 3 is a graph showing game difficulty according to the type of block and the size of the game map.

Meanwhile, FIG. 4 illustrates a specific example of game difficulty according to the block type and the game map size.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, game difficulty is classified into SPEED (a), COOL (b), EXPERT (c), and RANDOM (d), and the difficulty SPEED (a) is a 14 * 9 map size for beginners, Four kinds of fixing blocks can be used. Difficulty COOL (b) is for intermediate level 4 fixed blocks of 16 * 12 map size, Difficult EXPERT (c) is 15 * 10 map size for high level, 5 types of fixed block, difficulty VERY HARD (d) Randomly use the above three methods (SPEED, COOL, EXPERT) for advanced use. That is, VERY HARD difficulty can be configured in various ways by randomly using the game map size and block type used in the above three methods. For example, four or five types of blocks can be randomly used while randomly using one of the 14 * 9, 15 * 10, and 16 * 12 map sizes.

5 illustrates a game map according to an embodiment of the present invention having various map sizes. The game map shown in (a) of FIG. 5 corresponds to the SPEED for beginners, and the game map shown in (b) of FIG. 5 corresponds to the COOL for intermediate levels.

As described above, beginners find it hard to see a wide range of game maps, so they offer fewer blocks and smaller game maps (SPEED), while intermediate users often want to enjoy fast-paced games. Provides a large game map (COOL). And advanced players want more difficult games, so they offer a large number of blocks and a large game map (EXPERT or VERY HARD).

As such, various map sizes and various types of blocks can be used to flexibly adjust the difficulty of the game and enhance the interest of the game.

Meanwhile, the game progress unit 42 executes a block matching game based on the game map provided to the user, selects a predetermined block of the game map and deletes the block according to the user's game execution operation. To this end, the game progress unit 42 includes a matching determination module 421, a block deletion module 422, a block change module 423, and a block movement module 424.

The matching determination module 421 selects a predetermined block arranged in the game map according to a game execution operation of the user, and determines whether the same block exists in left, right, or up and down directions based on the selected block. Herein, the game execution motion of the user includes all the motions of the user made in the game map, and represents, for example, a mouse click motion.

The matching determination module 421 determines whether a block of the same type is adjacent to the predetermined block selected by the user, and when two or more blocks of the same type are adjacent to each other, the matching state of the blocks is changed. It also shows how many blocks of that type are. Therefore, the user can easily know how many blocks of the same type are adjacent to the block selected by the user. In this case, the number of displayed blocks includes blocks selected by the user. Here, the adjoining means that at least one block of the same type is disposed consecutively in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction based on the selected block.

The block deleting module 422 deletes a block selected by the user and a block of the same type adjacent thereto. In detail, according to the first selection operation of the user, the matching determination module 422 determines whether the same type of block is adjacent to the selected block and displays it. For convenience of explanation, hereinafter, a block selected by the user according to the first selection operation and a block of the same type adjacent thereto are referred to as "same block unit". Thereafter, according to the user's second selection operation, the block deleting module 422 deletes the same type of block adjacent to the selected block, that is, the same block unit, on the game map.

Meanwhile, since the fixed block and the change block are provided together on the game map, the user can change the type of the change block as needed. To this end, the block change module 423 changes the type of the change block in a predetermined order every time the user clicks the change block on the game map. For example, if a block, b block, c block, and d block are used in the game map, and the change order is a, b, c, d, when the user clicks the change block, the change block is changed to a block, On the next click, it is changed to b block, on the next click, it is changed to c block, and on the next click, it is changed from c block to d block. In this way, the change block is changed in the order in which the type is set according to the user's selection operation, so that the user can delete the block by changing the change block to the same kind of block as the adjacent fixed block.

6 shows an example in which the type of block is changed. Herein, the types of blocks are illustrated as color-coded blocks. For example, the types of blocks are classified into green blocks, blue blocks, purple blocks, and red blocks. However, in the present invention, the criteria for distinguishing the types of blocks are not limited to colors.

6 (a), when the variation block VB having a shape different from that of the surrounding fixed block is given, the change block may be a blue block, a green block, a purple block, according to a user's click of the change block VB. The red blocks may be changed in order, and accordingly, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the user may change the block VB to be the most type of blocks (eg, green blocks) among the blocks adjacent to the change block VB. Change). As described above, when the user clicks the corresponding change block VB or an adjacent block of the same type as the change block while the change block VB is changed to a predetermined type of block, the same block unit is formed as shown in FIG. The display of the blocks included in the unit is displayed to be distinguished from other blocks. In this state, when the user clicks on the unit again, the same block unit, that is, all blocks included in the unit are deleted.

The order in which the change blocks are changed may be a random order determined by the system, and the change block VB may be changed in the order of the blocks having the same number of the most adjacent blocks. That is, as shown in (a) of FIG. 6, green blocks are the most among the blocks adjacent to the change block VB. When the change block VB is clicked, the change block is first changed to a green block, and then clicks again. It may be changed to any kind of blocks of the remaining kinds of blocks. As such, when the change block is changed to a predetermined type of block, the user can easily know which kind of block is most adjacent to the change block.

On the other hand, the block movement module 424 determines whether a blank has occurred according to the deletion of the block on the game map, and if a blank has occurred, moves the predetermined block to the blank to fill the blank. Here, the blank represents empty space in which no block exists on the game map, but more specifically, empty space formed between blocks arranged in columns or rows as empty space in which blocks exist in up and down or left and right directions.

That is, if a block is not present in a predetermined column on the game map due to the deletion of the block, but the block is present in the left or right direction of the column, the column becomes a blank. In this case, the rows to be blank may be one or more rows. When a block located in a predetermined column is deleted, when a block exists in an upper direction of the deleted block, the space where the deleted block is located becomes a blank. On the other hand, if a block does not exist in the upper direction of the deleted block, the space in which the deleted block is located is an empty space but is not blank.

The block moving module 424 determines whether such a blank has occurred after deleting the block, and if the blank is generated, moves the neighboring blocks to fill the blank. For example, if another block exists in the upper direction of the deleted block, the upper block is moved to the lower direction blank. If a block is not present in the arranged columns of the deleted blocks and the entire column is blank, the block rows on the left or right side are moved to the blank. For example, if the same block unit is deleted from the 14 * 9 game map and all the blocks in the third column are deleted, the fourth to nineth columns are moved by one column to the left to fill the blank generated in the third column. In this case, the game map is 14 * 9 but blocks are arranged only at 14 * 8. According to such a block movement, even if a blank occurs due to the deletion of blocks during the game, the blocks are rearranged so that the blocks are always arranged adjacent to each other, so that the user can easily select a block. In addition, since the new block is not added to the game map, only the positions of the already arranged blocks are moved, so that the game progress state can be easily known.

7 illustrates a block deletion and movement state due to block matching according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, when blocks are arranged as shown in FIG. 7A, when the user selects the purple blocks B1 arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction, the display state of the two purple blocks B1 is changed. As shown in (b) of FIG. 7, the block is displayed differently from the neighboring block. In this state, when the user displays the block again, the purple block B1 is deleted as in (c) of FIG. 7. In addition, the blue block B2 positioned in the upper direction of the purple block is moved to a blank generated as the purple blocks are deleted as shown in FIG. 7C. In this manner, the block movement is performed according to the block deletion, thereby rearranging the blocks on the game map.

Meanwhile, the score calculation unit 43 calculates a score according to the deletion of the block and the state of the block left in the game map. Specifically, when the same block unit is selected and deleted, the first score is given differently according to the number of blocks constituting the unit, and when there are no blocks that can be deleted anymore (two or more consecutively without vertical or horizontal directions) If there is no block of the same kind arranged) or if the set game time has elapsed, the second score is given differently according to the number of blocks left in the game map. In this way, the score that is combined with the first score and the second score becomes a game score. For example, a second score may be calculated according to the formula 25 × {(20-number of remaining blocks) ^ 2}. That is, if the number of blocks remaining in the game map is "10", the second score is "2500" according to the above formula, and if the number of remaining blocks is "5", the second score is "5625" according to the above formula. "It's a dot. Therefore, even if the first scores assigned according to the deleted blocks are the same, the second scores may vary according to the number of blocks remaining, thereby increasing the fun of the game.

Meanwhile, the first score may increase as the number of blocks deleted at one time increases. That is, the larger the number of blocks included in the same block unit to be deleted, the higher the first score. Therefore, even if the number of blocks remaining is the same, if a larger number of blocks are deleted at the same time every time the block is deleted, a higher first score is received, thereby increasing the fun of the game.

On the other hand, a game match-up mode with an opponent player can also be introduced in a block matching game. In this case, a multi-party game match-up mode may be introduced to reduce the user stress caused by a simple 1: 1 game match-up and increase the interest of the game. In the embodiment of the present invention, the game progress unit 42 ends the game when the score calculated by the score calculation unit 43 reaches the target score or the set game time has elapsed, and the game progress unit 42 quickly reaches the target score during the set time. If you reach it, you will be given a high ranking. Particularly in the case of multiplayer mode of confrontation, the team whose total team score is the quickest to reach the target score wins, and the team score is highest when the game ends after the set time. The team wins.

On the other hand, in the case of a multi-party game competition, instead of providing the corresponding game map screen of all players in the game, only the player's own game map screen may be displayed. The multiplayer game play screen is illustrated in FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 8, in a multiplayer game competition mode, game progress of other players may be displayed as gauge information around each player character displayed on the screen. Therefore, each player can secure a large space necessary for displaying his game map screen, so that the game can be immersed more efficiently. In addition, the gauge information display can more accurately understand the opponent's game progress in a short time, and can also reduce the stress caused by direct display of the opponent's game map screen.

The user terminal 300 capable of accessing the game system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention made as described above and playing a block matching game includes a browser 311, a game starter 312, and the like. May include a game client 313.

The browser 311 is used when accessing a web page or a swap page provided by the interface server 10, for example, Internet Explorer, Netscape, or the like.

The game client 313 communicates with the game system to enable the user to actually play the game, and may include a channel list, channel window, and game window. When the game client 313 is launched, a channel list screen is displayed on the user terminal 300, and the game client 313 accesses the channel server 30 of the game system and lists all currently established channels of the game selected by the user. Bring it.

When the user selects a specific channel and attempts to enter, the game client 313 connects to the channel server 30 and maintains the connection unless the user leaves the channel. When the game client 313 successfully connects to the channel server 30, a channel window is opened, and the channel window may show a user waiting on the channel, a game owner user in a room, a current room opening state, and a chat. The user may select a suitable room to join or create a new room.

When the user joins a specific room or creates a new room, the game window of the game client 313 is opened and the game room connection by the channel server 30 is added. As long as the user does not leave the room, the connection to the channel server 30 is maintained.

The game starter 312 receives information about the game client 313 launching from the game string server 20 or the like and launches the game client 313 to the user terminal 300. In addition, when updating the game client 313 module is required, a new module may be downloaded from a download server (not shown). For example, the game starter 312 may be configured to automatically download in the form of an ActiveX component through a web page provided by the interface server 10.

Next, a block matching game method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on such a structure.

9 is a block matching game process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, when a user connects for game play, the game system 100 determines the user's game level through game history information of the user.

When the connected user plays the block matching game for the first time, a game in a tutorial mode may be provided to learn the game rules as a whole (S10 to S20).

If the game level of the user is determined as the beginner level, a block matching game composed of the map size, the number of block types, and the block type set according to the beginner level may be executed (S30 to S40 and S80).

In addition, if the user's game level is determined to be intermediate, a block matching game in which the map size, the number of block types, and the block type according to the intermediate level is set is executed. Can be executed in the middle of intermediate game play (S50 to S60, S80).

When the game level of the user is determined to be advanced, a block matching game in which the map size, the number of block types, and the block type according to the advanced level is set is executed, and the intermediate and beginner games may be executed at this time. (S70, S80).

In addition, the difficulty of the game may be configured to be adjusted according to the user setting regardless of the user game level. More specifically, the game difficulty is set in the manner shown in FIG.

10 is a flowchart specifically illustrating a game difficulty setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the user accesses the game system and attempts to play the game, the game system determines the user's game level based on the user's game history information and sets a suitable game difficulty level accordingly (S100). For example, if it is determined that the user's game level is common, the preferred game difficulty level beginner random may be set.

Next, the game map size, the number of block types, and the block types according to the set game difficulty may be set in a predetermined order or simultaneously (S110 to S130). For example, in the beginner level, one map size of 14 * 9, 15 * 10, 16 * 12, and 4 types of fixed blocks can be set as difficulty information for game play.

Then, the block matching game is executed according to the set difficulty (S140).

As described above, when a predetermined difficulty level is set and a corresponding game map is provided, an initial game screen is provided to the user, and blocks are deleted as the game progresses. FIG. 11 is an exemplary view showing a game screen. Specifically, FIG. 11 (a) is an exemplary view showing a game initial screen provided with a predetermined game map in a single mode in which a user plays a game. ) Is an example of a screen showing a game progress in a multiplayer confrontation mode.

As shown in FIG. 11A, a game map having a predetermined size in which all blocks are arranged is provided during an initial game, and a signal input according to a user's game execution operation on the initial game map, that is, a game used for game play. A signal generated from an input device (eg, a mouse) is deleted by block matching based on an input signal through signal processing of the user terminal 300.

12 is a block matching game process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In a state where an initial game screen is provided, when a first signal (for example, a right click of a mouse) is input from the user terminal 300 as shown in FIG. 12, the game progress unit 42 of the game server 40 is provided. Based on the block where the cursor on the screen is located (hereinafter referred to as a selection block) at the time when the first input signal is input, the controller determines whether the same type of block as the selection block is adjacent in the up, down, left, and right directions (S200 to S). S220). If there is a block of the same type, the game progressing unit 42 sets the selection block and the adjacent block of the same type in the same block unit (S230 to S240). In this case, the same kind of blocks adjacent to the up, down, left and right directions and the same kind of blocks located adjacent to the top, bottom, left and right directions of the adjacent same kind of blocks are all set to the same block unit. The block included in the set unit is displayed to be distinguished from other blocks (S250). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7B described above, a block of a unit is displayed translucently as compared to other blocks. In this case, as shown in (b) of FIG. 11, the number of blocks included in the same block unit may also be displayed, so that the user may easily recognize how many blocks are deleted.

Then, when the cursor is pointing to a predetermined block on the unit and the second signal is input from the user terminal, the game progress unit 42 deletes all the blocks included on the set same block unit (S260 to S270). The block movement is selectively performed according to whether blanks are generated (S280).

Next, the score calculation unit 43 calculates the first score according to the number of deleted blocks and determines whether or not the game is finished (S290 to S300). If the game is not finished, the game progress unit 42 is located above. As described above, the game continues while performing block deletion, block movement, and score calculation according to the first and second signals input from the user terminal 300.

On the other hand, when the game is finished, the score calculation unit 43 calculates a second score according to the number of blocks remaining, and then calculates a game score obtained by adding the first score and the second score (S310 to S320). The game score calculated in this way is used as information for ranking or ranking users.

Next, the above block movement process will be described in more detail. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a block movement process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The game progress unit 42 determines whether the blank is generated after the block is deleted, and rearranges the blocks on the game map by moving the blocks when the blank is generated. In detail, as illustrated in FIG. 13, it is determined whether a block exists in an upper direction of the deleted blocks (S281), and when a block exists in an upper direction, the upper block moves to a blank corresponding to the position of the deleted block. Let's do it. In this case, when there are a large number of blanks, the upper block is moved to the blank formed on the lowermost side (S282 to S283).

On the other hand, if the block does not exist in the upper direction of the erased block, it is determined whether the block exists in the lower direction of the erased block (S284). If the block exists in the lower direction, it branches to the routine of FIG. In operation S285, a block erase operation is performed according to the first and second signals.

However, when no blocks exist in both the upward direction and the downward direction based on the deleted block, it is determined that all blocks of the column in which the deleted blocks are arranged are deleted, and the at least one column in which the deleted block is located is blanked. Judging by. Then, the blocks arranged in the first direction are moved in the second direction opposite to the first direction based on the column determined as the blank to fill the blanks generated by deleting the blocks (S286 to S287).

For example, if it is determined that one column is blank, all the blocks in the left direction are moved to the right by one column, thereby filling the blank of one column generated by deleting the blocks. In addition, when the two columns are determined to be blank, the blocks in the left direction are moved to the right by two columns to fill the blank.

If a blank is generated and the block is not moved to fill the blank, the blocks are not adjacent to each other by the blank, and thus the blocks are not adjacent to each other, thereby reducing the case in which blocks of the same type are arranged adjacent to each other. Therefore, the game is not made smoothly, as a result can reduce the user's interest in the game. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the blank is generated as the block is deleted as described above, by moving the block located in a predetermined direction to fill the blank, the user again finds two or more of the same type of blocks among the blocks to play the game. You can proceed.

The block matching method including each process described above may be implemented in the form of a program stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium may include any kind of recording device that stores data that can be read by a computer. For example, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, and the like may be used. Included is implemented in the form of).

What has been described above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the above-described block matching game system may not include a search user server or a login server, and the game string server, the channel server, and the game server may be integrated or further classified according to functions. The scope of the present invention will include all technical configurations recognized as equivalents based on the claims to be described later.

As described above, according to the present invention, despite the simplicity of the game rule itself, various difficulty levels can be created even in a block matching game. Therefore, it is possible to induce and enhance the continuous interests and interests of the users of the game.

In addition, since the new block is not provided as a game map while the game is in progress, the progress of the game can be easily determined. In addition, the score is added according to the state of the remaining blocks in addition to the score due to the deletion of the block, it is possible to improve the interest of the game by the score calculated based on various variables.

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delete In a block matching game method of a game system that provides an online game service to a user terminal connected via a network, a) a game map in which the plurality of blocks are arranged in the game system, wherein the game map includes at least one of a size for each difficulty level, a number of types of blocks arranged in the game map, and a type of blocks arranged in the game map; Variable-- to the user's terminal, b) selecting, by the game system, at least two or more blocks of the same type arranged adjacently in a predetermined direction on the game map according to a first signal applied from a user terminal; c) deleting, by the game system, the selected block according to a second signal applied from a user terminal; And d) rearranging the blocks on the game map by moving a predetermined block on the game map to the blank when the blank is generated by deleting the block; Including; The game map size is determined by the number of blocks arranged in the horizontal direction and the number of blocks arranged in the vertical direction. The game difficulty increases as the game map size increases, and when the game map sizes are the same, the game map sizes are arranged in the vertical direction. The more blocks, the more difficult the game, Step a) Determining, by the game system, a game level based on the block matching game history information of the user when the user attempts to execute a block matching game by accessing the game system through the user terminal; The game system provides the user terminal with a game map of difficulty according to the user's game level in consideration of at least one of a size of a game map, a number of types of blocks arranged in the game map, and a type of blocks arranged in the game map. Steps to Block matching game method comprising a.  In a block matching game method of a game system that provides an online game service to a user terminal connected via a network, a) a game map in which the plurality of blocks are arranged in the game system, wherein the game map includes at least one of a size for each difficulty level, a number of types of blocks arranged in the game map, and a type of blocks arranged in the game map; Variable-- to the user's terminal, b) selecting, by the game system, at least two or more blocks of the same type arranged adjacently in a predetermined direction on the game map according to a first signal applied from a user terminal; c) deleting, by the game system, the selected block according to a second signal applied from a user terminal; And d) rearranging the blocks on the game map by moving a predetermined block on the game map to the blank when the blank is generated by deleting the block; Including; The game map size is determined by the number of blocks arranged in the horizontal direction and the number of blocks arranged in the vertical direction. The game difficulty increases as the game map size increases, and when the game map sizes are the same, the game map sizes are arranged in the vertical direction. The more blocks, the more difficult the game, Step a) Receiving, by the game system, difficulty information for executing a block matching game from the user terminal; A game map of a difficulty level set by the user by the game system in consideration of at least one of a size of the game map, a number of types of blocks arranged in the game map, and a type of blocks arranged in the game map according to the difficulty information; To provide a user terminal Block matching game method comprising a. The method according to claim 2 or 3 Step b) Selecting at least two or more of the same type of blocks arranged adjacent to each other in the up and down or left and right directions on the game map according to the first signal and setting the same block units; Displaying blocks included in the set same block unit from other blocks on a game map; Displaying the number of blocks included in the set same block unit; And Deleting blocks included in the same block unit according to the second signal; Block matching game method comprising a. The method according to claim 2 or 3 Step c) If another block exists in an upper direction of the deleted blocks, moving the upper block to a blank corresponding to a position of the deleted block; And When the column becomes blank because no block exists in at least one column in which the deleted block is located, moving blocks arranged in a first direction with respect to the column in a second direction opposite to the first direction Filling the blank generated according to the block deletion Block matching game method comprising a. The method according to claim 2 or 3 Calculating, by the game system, a first score according to the deleted block every time the block is deleted;  Calculating, by the game system, a second score based on the number of blocks left on a game map when the game ends; And  The game system finally calculating a game score by adding the first score and the second score Block matching game method further comprising. The method according to claim 2 or 3 On the game map, fixed blocks for fixing the type of blocks and change blocks for changing the type of blocks are arranged, and the type of the changed blocks is one of the block types provided on the game map according to the user's selection. Block matching game method that is changed to. The method according to claim 2 or 3 The game map size is determined by the number of blocks arranged in the horizontal direction and the number of blocks arranged in the vertical direction. The game difficulty increases as the game map size increases, and the game map size is arranged in the game map when the game map sizes are the same. The game game difficulty increases as the number of types of blocks increases. A storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to claim 2 or 3 on a computer. delete In a block matching game system for performing a block matching game according to a signal provided from a user terminal connected through a network, A game map in which a plurality of blocks are arranged, wherein the game map has a variable size according to difficulty, at least one or more of a type of blocks arranged in the game map and a type of blocks arranged in the game map. A game map providing unit provided to a terminal; A game progress unit for performing a block matching game in which a corresponding block is deleted when a predetermined number of identical blocks on the provided game map are arranged adjacent to each other in a predetermined direction according to a signal provided from the user terminal; And A score calculation unit that calculates a game score based on a first score according to the number of blocks to be deleted and a second score according to the number of blocks left on the game map after the game ends. Including, The game map size is determined by the number of blocks arranged in the horizontal direction and the number of blocks arranged in the vertical direction. The game difficulty increases as the game map size increases, and when the game map sizes are the same, the game map sizes are arranged in the vertical direction. The more blocks, the more difficult the game, The game progress unit A matching determination module for selecting at least two or more blocks of the same type arranged in a predetermined direction on the game map according to a first signal applied from the user terminal; A block deletion module for deleting the selected block according to a second signal applied from the user terminal; And When a blank is generated by deleting the block, a block moving module for rearranging blocks on a game map by moving a predetermined block on the game map to the blank. Block matching game system comprising a. The method of claim 11, On the game map, fixed blocks to which types of blocks are fixed and change blocks to change types of blocks are arranged, The game progress unit further comprises a block changing module for changing the change block to one of the types of blocks provided on the game map according to the user's selection. The method of claim 12, And the block change module changes the change block to the most kind of blocks among the plurality of blocks adjacent to the change block. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13 The game map provider A map size setting module for setting a size of the game map; A block number setting module that sets the number of types of blocks arranged in the game map; A block type setting module for setting a type of blocks arranged in the game map; Block matching based on a game level based on a user's block matching game history information or one or more of the size of the game map, the number of types of blocks, and the type of blocks according to difficulty information transmitted from a user terminal. A difficulty setting module for setting a difficulty level of the game; And Providing module for providing a game map in which blocks are arranged according to the set difficulty to a user terminal Block matching game system comprising a.

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