KR102488055B1 - Method for providing game service, game server thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a game providing method and a server device performing the same. The game providing method comprises constructing a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are disposed, and constructing the puzzle map so that the ball is located inside the puzzle or between the puzzles adjacent to each other; transmitting data on the constructed puzzle map to the terminal so that the puzzle map is displayed on the screen of the terminal; As any one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input, puzzles satisfying a specific rule are removed, and balls located inside or around the removed puzzles are moved based on the positions of the removed puzzles. receiving data on the changed puzzle map from the terminal; Receiving data about a puzzle map being displayed on a terminal of another user who is playing a game together from the game server; and processing the puzzle map of the other user and the user's puzzle map to be exchanged and displayed using the received puzzle map data.

Description

A game providing method, a game server performing the same {Method for providing game service, game server thereof}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a game service using a game server and a terminal such as a smartphone connected through a network.

As the number of people who play games through video or wired/wireless communication devices such as computers, mobile phones, and PDAs increases, various types of games such as puzzle games, video games, casual games such as Tetris, strategy simulation games such as Starcraft, and role-playing games are emerging. are being developed These games may be played offline or online.

Conventional puzzle games generally proceed in such a way that a user moves puzzles on a puzzle map so that puzzles in an arrangement that satisfy a specific rule are removed, thereby achieving the goal of the game.

Due to the recent development of communication technology, applications are installed on mobile devices such as mobile phones to enjoy various types of puzzle games using wired and wireless communication networks. hard to maintain

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a puzzle game capable of enhancing a user's interest, and a game server for performing the same.

A game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a game in a game server connected to a terminal through a network, and provides a game in a game server connected to one or more terminals through a network, wherein a plurality of puzzles and configuring a puzzle map in which at least one ball is disposed, and configuring the puzzle map so that the ball is positioned inside the puzzle or between the puzzles adjacent to each other; transmitting data on the constructed puzzle map to the terminal so that the puzzle map is displayed on the screen of the terminal; As any one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input, puzzles satisfying a specific rule are removed, and balls located inside or around the removed puzzles are moved based on the positions of the removed puzzles. receiving data on the changed puzzle map from the terminal; Receiving data about a puzzle map being displayed on a terminal of another user who is playing a game together from the game server; and processing the puzzle map of the other user and the user's puzzle map to be exchanged and displayed using the received puzzle map data.

The game server according to an embodiment of the present invention configures a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are disposed, and the puzzle map is positioned so that the ball is located inside the puzzle or between the puzzles adjacent to each other. a puzzle map configuration unit constituting; and a communication unit that transmits data on the configured puzzle map to one or more terminals so that the configured puzzle map is displayed in the terminal, wherein the communication unit determines a certain number of puzzles as one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input. Puzzles satisfying the rules are removed, and based on the locations of the removed puzzles, data on the puzzle map changed by moving a ball located inside or around the removed puzzles is received from the terminal, and the received Using the puzzle map data, processing is performed so that the other user's puzzle map and the user's puzzle map are interchanged and displayed.

Meanwhile, the game providing method may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium on which a program to be executed by a computer is recorded.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, as soon as the puzzles are removed from the puzzle map, a ball located inside the puzzle or between adjacent puzzles is moved, puzzle maps are exchanged between game users, and according to the final seating position of the ball By providing rewards such as points or game items to the user, the user's interest in the puzzle game can be further improved.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a game providing method performed in the terminal shown in FIG. 2 .
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a game providing method performed in the game server shown in FIG. 4 .
6 to 13 are diagrams for explaining embodiments of a method of performing a puzzle game.
14 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of shapes or colors of balls having different points or game items.
15 and 16 are diagrams for explaining embodiments of a method for determining a moving position of a ball.
17 to 20 are diagrams illustrating embodiments of a method of providing points or game items to a user according to the final landing position of a ball.
21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, a terminal and a game server performing the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numbers indicate like elements throughout the specification. In addition, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a server and a terminal related to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used together in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinct from each other by themselves.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the shown system may include a terminal 100 and a game server 200.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the terminal 100 transmits and receives data for a puzzle game to and from the game server 200 so that the user can play the game.

For example, the terminal 100 may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, and the like. The present invention is not limited thereto, and other various devices capable of user input and information display may be used.

The game server 200 constructs a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are placed and transmits data about the puzzle map to the terminal 100, so that the puzzle map is displayed on the terminal 100 when the game starts. make it possible

Meanwhile, the terminal 100 may move puzzles on the puzzle map according to user input, and may remove puzzles satisfying a specific rule from the puzzle map.

Also, the terminal 100 may move the ball by determining a moving position of a ball located inside or around the removed puzzles based on the positions of the removed puzzles.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the ball moved as the puzzles are removed as described above may finally land in one of one or more areas located at the bottom of the puzzle map, and the ball is paid to the user according to the final seating area. Compensation such as points or game items may be determined.

Referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, an interface unit 130, an output unit 150, and a memory 160. And it may include a control unit 180. Since the components shown in FIG. 2 are not essential, a mobile terminal having more or fewer components may be implemented.

The communication unit 110 may include one or more modules enabling wireless communication between the terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or between the terminal 100 and a network in which the terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast reception module, a mobile communication module, a wireless Internet module, a short-distance communication module, and a location information module.

The mobile communication module transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include a voice call signal, a video call signal, or various types of data according to text/multimedia message transmission/reception.

The wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module may be built into or external to the terminal 100 . Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. can

The communication unit 110 provided in the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention communicates with the game server 200 to transmit and receive data so that a puzzle game is provided through the terminal 100 .

The interface unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The interface unit 130 generates a control signal corresponding to the user's input and transmits it to the control unit 180 .

The output unit 150 is for generating an output related to sight, hearing, or touch, and may include a sound output module, an alarm unit, and a haptic module along with the display module 151 .

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed by the terminal 100 . For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to a call is displayed. When the terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a shooting mode, a photographed or/and received video, UI, or GUI is displayed.

The display module 151 provided in the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a puzzle map on the screen under the control of the controller 180, and the displayed puzzle map includes a plurality of puzzles and at least one puzzle map. A ball is disposed, and for example, the ball may be configured to be located inside a puzzle or between puzzles adjacent to each other.

The display module 151 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a 3D display ( 3D display) may include at least one.

When the display module 151 and a sensor for detecting a touch operation (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch sensor') form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter referred to as a 'touch screen'), the display module 151 is an output device In addition, it can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have a form of, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad.

The memory 160 may store programs for operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input/output data (eg, phonebook, message, still image, video, etc.). The memory 160 may store data related to vibration and sound of various patterns output when a touch is input on the touch screen.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) magnetic memory, magnetic disk , an optical disk, and at least one type of storage medium. The terminal 100 may operate in relation to a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

A program for executing a game providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention in a computer is stored in the memory 160, for example, a mobile game application for a puzzle game according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a puzzle game). A game app) may be downloaded and stored from an app store server (not shown) through the communication unit 110 .

The controller 180 typically controls overall operations of the mobile terminal. It performs related control and processing for, for example, voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like.

The controller 180 may perform pattern recognition processing for recognizing a handwriting input or a drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character and an image, respectively.

The controller 180 executes a program (eg, a puzzle game app) stored in the memory 160, and changes the puzzle map displayed through the display module 151 according to a control signal input from the interface unit 130. can make it

Various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. It can be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented together with a separate software module to perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in any suitable programming language. Also, the software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180 .

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a game providing method performed in the terminal shown in FIG. 2 .

First, when a user executes a puzzle game app installed in the terminal 100, the communication unit 110 of the terminal 100 connects to the game server 200 and starts a puzzle game with the game server 200 according to the user's selection. can request

In this case, the game server 200 transmits game data including information necessary for the execution of the game to the terminal 100, and the game data may include data on a puzzle map in which the game is played.

Referring to FIG. 3 for the operation of the terminal 100 after the start of the game, the display module 151 of the terminal 100 displays a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are placed on the screen. Do (step S300).

The puzzle map displayed on the screen corresponds to the puzzle map data transmitted from the game server 200 as described above, and at least one ball may be located inside a puzzle arranged on the puzzle map or between puzzles adjacent to each other. there is.

After that, the display module 151 moves and displays any one puzzle on the puzzle map according to the user input (step S310).

For example, the user may touch and select one of the puzzles on the puzzle map displayed on the screen, drag and drop the corresponding puzzle to a desired location, and then drop the puzzle to the corresponding location.

The control unit 180 receives a control signal corresponding to the user's touch input as described above from the interface unit 130, and the display module 151 moves the selected puzzle to a corresponding position and displays it according to the received control signal. can control.

Meanwhile, after moving the puzzles, the controller 180 determines whether the arrangement of puzzles on the puzzle map satisfies a specific rule (step S320), and removes puzzles satisfying the specific rule from the puzzle map (step S330). .

Puzzles can be distinguished by having different colors or shapes. In this case, the controller 180 removes the corresponding puzzles from the puzzle map when three or more puzzles having the same color or shape are consecutively arranged in a horizontal or vertical direction. can

The control unit 180 determines the moving position of the ball located inside or around the removed puzzles based on the positions of the removed puzzles (step S340), and the display module 151 is controlled by the control unit 180. The ball is moved to the determined movement position and displayed (step S350).

For example, when a ball is located inside at least one of the removed puzzles, the ball located inside the puzzle may come out and move downward along with the removal of the puzzles.

On the other hand, when the ball is positioned adjacent to the periphery of the removed puzzles in a state of being located outside of the puzzle, the ball adjacent to the puzzle may move downward as the puzzles are removed.

The controller 180 may determine the moving position of the ball so that the ball moves in a downward direction and is positioned between puzzles adjacent to the removed puzzles.

The method for determining the moving position of the ball by the controller 180 may follow a preset rule based on the position or number of removed puzzles, the position or number of balls, and the arrangement of puzzles around the removed puzzles. Examples will be described in detail below.

In addition, as described above, the removal of the puzzles in the puzzle map and the consequent movement of the ball in the downward direction are repeated, so that the ball can finally land in one of one or more areas displayed on the lower part of the puzzle map. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the areas at the bottom of the puzzle map may be designated as a target point for the ball, and when the ball finally lands in the designated area, a point corresponding to the landed ball or Game items may be provided to the user.

To that end, balls placed on the puzzle map may have different points or game items depending on their color or shape.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the ball finally lands in any one of the one or more areas, points or game items corresponding to the area where the ball lands may be provided to the user.

To that end, one or more areas displayed on the lower part of the puzzle map may be formed to have different points or game items.

Meanwhile, some of the operations of the terminal 100 as described with reference to FIG. 3 may be performed by the game server 200 or may be omitted if necessary.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the game server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Meanwhile, of configuration and operation of the game server 200 to be described below, a description of the same components as those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted below.

4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a game server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a game providing method performed in the game server 200.

4 and 5, the puzzle map construction unit 210 of the game server 200 configures a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are arranged (step S500), and the communication unit 220 Data on the configured puzzle map is transmitted to the terminal 100 (step S510).

As described above, a ball may be located inside at least one puzzle or between puzzles adjacent to each other on a puzzle map, and the puzzles are distinguished from each other according to color or shape, and the balls may be different from each other according to color or shape. It can be configured to have points or game items.

Data and user information on the configured puzzle map may be stored in the database 230 .

In this case, the arrangement of puzzles and the position of the ball on the puzzle map may be changed by the user input as described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 and the corresponding operation of the terminal 100 .

That is, as one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input, puzzles satisfying a specific rule are removed, and balls located inside or around the removed puzzles are moved based on the positions of the removed puzzles. The puzzle map is changed, and the above puzzle map change is repeated so that at least one ball can be finally settled in any one of a plurality of areas at the bottom of the puzzle map.

The terminal 100 transmits data on the puzzle map changed as described above to the game server 200, and transmits puzzle map data to the game server 200 whenever the puzzle map is changed, or the ball is in the lower area of the puzzle map. When it is finally settled, data on the final settled position and the puzzle map at that time may be transmitted to the game server 200 .

Accordingly, the communication unit 220 of the game server 200 receives data on the puzzle map in which the arrangement of the puzzles and the location of the ball are changed from the terminal 100 (step S520).

Data on the puzzle map received from the terminal 100 may be stored in the database 230 .

After that, the communication unit 220 of the game server 200 checks the first terminal 101 and the second terminal 102 that are playing the game together among the terminals 100, and receives information from the first terminal 101. One puzzle map data is transmitted to be displayed on the second terminal 102, and the puzzle map data received from the second terminal 102 is transmitted to be displayed on the first terminal 101 (step S530).

In the case of step S530, the communication unit 220 of the game server 200 may transmit only the puzzle maps composed of puzzle data to be exchanged and displayed while leaving the location of the ball among the puzzle map data as it is.

Then, when the final landing position of the ball is determined according to the data received from the terminal 100, the point or game item payment unit 240 of the game server 200 provides points or game items according to the final landing position of the ball. It is determined and paid to the user (step S540).

Hereinafter, embodiments of a method for performing a puzzle game will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 13 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , the puzzle game screen 600 displayed on the terminal 100 is divided into two areas, on the upper side of which items obtained through puzzle removal are used to perform an attack against an opponent and an attack against an opponent. A situation display window 610 displaying an attack of is located, and a puzzle map 620 may be located on the lower side.

In the puzzle map 620, a plurality of puzzles 630 to 634 distinguished by different shapes or colors are arranged, and a ball 640 is located inside one puzzle 630 or puzzles adjacent to each other. The ball 641 may be located between (631 to 634).

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the puzzle map 620, a plurality of seating areas 650 to 655 may be displayed in which the ball moves downward as the puzzles are removed and finally lands there.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user may move the puzzle 630 so that three or more puzzles having the same shape and color are consecutively arranged horizontally or vertically.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8 , four yellow circular puzzles including the moved puzzle 630 may be arranged in succession in the horizontal direction to form one group G that satisfies the puzzle removal rule.

Referring to FIG. 9, at the same time as four yellow circular puzzles are removed, the ball 640 located inside the puzzle 630 to be removed is released and bounced from the lower puzzle in a specific direction (for example, , right direction) to be positioned between four puzzles adjacent to each other as shown in FIG. 10 .

Referring to FIG. 11 , the user may then move the purple circular puzzle 635 so that three purple circular puzzles are arranged in a row in the vertical direction and removed.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, at the same time as the three purple circular puzzles are removed, the ball 641 positioned adjacent to the puzzles to be removed falls downward and then in a specific direction (eg, right direction). ) and can be located.

As described above, the balls 640 and 641 on the puzzle map 620 may be placed between the puzzles as shown in FIG. 13 by the user's movement and removal of consecutive puzzles.

The user may continue to remove the puzzles in the above manner so that at least one of the balls 640 and 641 descends to the lower area of the puzzle map 620 and finally settles there.

Referring to FIG. 14 , two or more balls may be included inside the puzzle, and up to four balls 640 to 643 having different shapes or colors may be located inside one puzzle 630.

For example, a gold ball 640 is 1000 points, a silver ball 641 is 100 points, a brown ball 642 is 10 points, and a white ball 641 is 1 point. points may apply.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a method for determining a moving position of a ball when puzzles are removed will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16 .

Referring to (a) of FIG. 15 , when only one of the two puzzles located above the ball position is removed, the ball holds its position.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 15, when two puzzles located on the left or right side of the ball are removed together, the ball falls downward.

Referring to (c) of FIG. 15, when two puzzles located on the right-lower side of the ball are removed together, the corresponding ball may fall to the lower side and then bounce to the right (Right-Down).

Referring to (d) of FIG. 15 , when two puzzles located on the left-lower side of the ball are removed together, the corresponding ball may fall to the lower side and then bounce to the left (Left-Down).

Referring to (a) to (d) of FIG. 16, when a puzzle in which a ball is located inside is removed together with an upper puzzle, the ball may fall in a downward direction according to the number of balls and move between adjacent puzzles (Down, 2 ball-down, 3 ball-down, 4 ball-down)

Referring to (e) of FIG. 16, when a puzzle in which a ball is located is removed along with puzzles on the right side, the corresponding ball may fall downward and bounce in the right direction (Right-Down).

Referring to (f) of FIG. 16, when a puzzle in which a ball is located is removed along with puzzles on the left side, the corresponding ball may fall downward and bounce leftward (Left-Down).

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 17 to 20 , diagrams illustrating embodiments of a method of providing points or game items to a user according to the final landing position of a ball.

Referring to FIG. 17 , a specific area 653 among one or more areas located at the bottom of the puzzle map 620 may be designated as an area where points or game items are provided to the user.

The location of the point or game item payment area 653 may be changed whenever a game is played, designated as two or more areas, or the size of the area may be changed.

The user may move the square heart-shaped puzzle so that three identical puzzles are arranged in a row in the vertical direction.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 18, as the three square heart-shaped puzzles are removed, the adjacent ball 640 falls down and lands in the point or game item distribution area 653. do.

As the ball 640 finally lands in the point or game item distribution area 653, the user is provided with a point or game item, and the paid point or game item is a ball 640 as described with reference to FIG. It may be a point or game item corresponding to the color of .

Meanwhile, when the final landing position of the ball 640 is not the point or game item distribution area 653, the point or game item is not provided to the user.

Referring to FIG. 19, one or more areas located at the bottom of the puzzle map 620 may all be areas where points or game items are paid when the ball lands, but one or more areas have different points or game item payment methods. can do.

For example, when the ball 640 finally lands in the area 653 marked with 'x3', a value obtained by multiplying the point corresponding to the color of the ball 640 by '3' may be provided to the user.

Meanwhile, when the ball 640 finally lands in a specific area among one or more areas located at the bottom of the puzzle map 620, an item corresponding to the area may be provided to the user instead of a point being provided.

Referring to FIG. 20 , when the ball 640 is finally landed in the area 653 marked with 'FEVER', all puzzles having a specific color or shape are removed from the puzzle map 620 to favor the progress of the game. Items that can be provided may be provided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the puzzle game as described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 20 may be provided as a competition game between different users, in which case each user acquires the game through the elimination of puzzles. You can attack your opponent using one attack method.

21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game service providing system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The illustrated system 10 includes a first terminal 101, a second terminal 102 and a game server 200 ).

Referring to FIG. 21 , each of the first terminal 101 and the second terminal 102 provides a game to the user through the operation of the terminal 100 as described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 20 .

Meanwhile, during a battle game between users of the first terminal 101 and the second terminal 102, puzzle maps 620 are exchanged with each other.

To this end, the first terminal 101 receives, from the game server 200, data on the puzzle map displayed on the second terminal 102 of another user who is playing the game together, and transmits the received puzzle map data. It is possible to exchange and display the puzzle map of other users and the user's puzzle map by using the user interface.

At the same time, the second terminal 102 also receives data on the puzzle map displayed on the first terminal 102 from the game server 200, and mutually exchanges the puzzle map with the other party using the received puzzle map data. can be displayed interchangeably.

In this case, the position of the ball among the puzzle map data may be left unchanged, and only the puzzle maps composed of puzzle data may be exchanged and displayed.

The game providing method according to the present invention described above may be produced as a program to be executed on a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, There are magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and the like, and also include those implemented in the form of carrier waves (for example, transmission through the Internet).

The computer-readable recording medium is distributed in computer systems connected through a network, and computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. Also, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the method can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

In addition, although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications and implementations are possible by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A method for providing a game in a game server connected to one or more terminals through a network,
configuring a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are disposed, and configuring the puzzle map so that the ball is positioned inside the puzzle or between the puzzles adjacent to each other;
transmitting data on the constructed puzzle map to the terminal so that the puzzle map is displayed on the screen of the terminal;
As any one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input, puzzles satisfying a specific rule are removed, and balls located inside or around the removed puzzles are moved based on the positions of the removed puzzles. receiving data on the changed puzzle map from the terminal;
Receiving data about a puzzle map being displayed on a terminal of another user who is playing a game together from the game server;
Using the received puzzle map data, processing so that the puzzle map of the other user and the user's puzzle map are interchanged and displayed;
The puzzle map
A method for providing a game comprising at least one area in a lower portion where the moved ball finally lands. delete According to claim 1,
and providing points or game items corresponding to the landed ball when the ball lands in a designated area among the one or more areas. According to claim 1,
and providing a point or a game item corresponding to the area where the ball is landed, when the ball lands in any one of the one or more areas. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing of exchanging and displaying a puzzle map of another user and a puzzle map of the user using the received puzzle map data comprises:
A method of providing a game in which the position of a ball among puzzle map data is kept as it is, and only puzzle maps composed of puzzle data are interchanged and displayed. a puzzle map configuration unit configured to configure a puzzle map in which a plurality of puzzles and at least one ball are disposed, and configure the puzzle map so that the ball is positioned inside the puzzle or between the puzzles adjacent to each other; and
A communication unit for transmitting data on the configured puzzle map to one or more terminals so that the configured puzzle map is displayed in the terminal;
the communication department
As any one of the plurality of puzzles is moved by a user input, puzzles satisfying a specific rule are removed, and balls located inside or around the removed puzzles are moved based on the positions of the removed puzzles. Receiving data on the changed puzzle map from the terminal, and processing the puzzle map of the other user and the user's puzzle map to be exchanged and displayed using the received puzzle map data,
The puzzle map
A game server comprising one or more areas in a lower portion where the moved ball is finally landed. delete According to claim 6,
The game server further includes a point or game item distributing unit that provides points or game items corresponding to the landed ball when the ball lands in a designated area among the one or more areas.

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