KR20060021534A - Method and system for providing online mah-jong game which supports multi play - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing online mahjong games supporting multiplayer, and more particularly, when a plurality of gamers play a mahjong game according to a competitive game method, one same map is provided to the plurality of gamers. It relates to a method and system for providing online mahjong games to provide a mahjong game.

In the online mahjong game providing method according to the present invention, when a plurality of gamers participate in a game room, a first step of providing a same map to the plurality of gamers, the map may include a first block and the first block; A second block corresponding to the second block; and a second step of displaying the blocks included in the same map according to a block removal command input from the plurality of gamers, and removing all of the blocks included in the map. And a third step of terminating the game if the block removal command is input from a plurality of gamers in association with the same block, if the block removal command satisfies the removal rule associated with the block. And removing the block and the block corresponding to the block in association with the first gamer.

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Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MAH-JONG GAME WHICH SUPPORTS MULTI PLAY}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a system for performing an online mahjong game providing method according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for providing an online mahjong game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect display screen according to an item block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of removing a block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block removal rule according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B illustrate an example of a game result display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an online game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.                 

9 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that can be employed to perform the method for providing an online mahjong game according to the present invention.

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800: online game delivery system

801: game information provider

802: display control unit

803: game controller

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing online mahjong games supporting multiplayer, and more particularly, when a plurality of gamers play a mahjong game according to a competitive game method, one same map is provided to the plurality of gamers. It relates to a method and system for providing online mahjong games to provide a mahjong game.

Recently, many people are using the Internet due to the development of information and communication, and as the number of Internet users increases, many online content services are provided. As the interest and technology for the game contents among the online contents services are rapidly developed, active game contents services are being provided. In particular, there is a growing interest in online mahjong games utilizing mahjong games in which two pairs of online game services are found and removed.

The original Mahjong game is a game that originated in China, in which four players match 136 hands in various shapes to compete. As mahjong games become popular with people all over the world, more and more people are trying to play mahjong games online. Accordingly, many game providers offer a variety of online mahjong games.

A general online mahjong game is a game in which a block corresponding to each other is selected and removed from blocks included in a game map, and a game in which a gamer who first removes all blocks among gamers participating in the game wins. The game channel list is provided according to the game participation request of the gamer, and the game channel list is included in the game channel list to select one of the game rooms to proceed with the game or create a new game room to proceed with the game. When one or more gamers participate in a predetermined game room, the same game map is provided to the plurality of gamers, respectively, and the gamers provided with the game map play the game with the respective maps. At this time, when the mahjong game proceeds with each map, the game win or lose is determined by who first removes all the blocks in each map.

However, such a game method has a problem in that even when the mahjong game is played, the gamer may not feel that the game is being played with other gamers and thus lose interest in the game.

Therefore, there is a demand for an online mahjong game providing method and system that can solve the above problems.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, when a plurality of gamers to play the mahjong game according to the game mode of the competitive mode to provide the same map to the plurality of gamers so that the mahjong game is performed; The purpose of the present invention is to provide an online mahjong game providing method and system for maximizing the gamers' interest in the online mahjong game by stimulating the competitive psychology of the gamers and feeling the thrill of the game.

In addition, the present invention provides a method and system for providing online mahjong games that can maximize gamers' interest in the game by providing a map including various blocks of game blocks, item blocks, or obstruction blocks to enable various games to proceed. It is for that purpose.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing online mahjong games that can perform advertisements for gamers who play online mahjong games by providing item blocks with high attention of gamers in association with advertisement information. do.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the problems of the prior art, the online mahjong game providing method according to the present invention, when a plurality of gamers participated in one game room, providing a same map to the plurality of gamers one; Step-The map includes a first block and a second block corresponding to the first block-Displaying so that the blocks included in the same map are respectively removed according to a block removal command input from the plurality of gamers Step 2, and a third step of terminating the game when all the blocks included in the map are removed, wherein the second step is performed when the block removal command is input from a plurality of gamers in association with the same block; Corresponding to the block and the block in association with a gamer who first inputs a block remove command that satisfies a removal rule associated with the block. Includes removing the block.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of gamers participated in one game room, the game information providing unit for providing a same map to the plurality of gamers-the map is the first block and the first block and the A second block corresponding to the display; a display control unit configured to display a block included in the same map, respectively, according to a block removal command input from the plurality of gamers; and when all of the blocks included in the map are removed And a game ending unit configured to end the game, wherein the display control unit first inputs a block removing command that satisfies the removing rule associated with the block when the block removing command is input from a plurality of gamers in association with the same block. Performing a process of removing the block and a block corresponding to the block in association with a gamer; It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, a method and system for providing online mahjong game according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a system for performing an online mahjong game providing method according to the present invention.

The online game providing system 100 is connected to the terminal means 115a and 115b of the gamers 110a and 110b through the communication network 120 and serves to provide game services online to the gamers 110a and 110b. The game service in the online game providing system 100 provides the online game when the gamers 110a and 110b having installed game related programs in the terminal means 115a and 115b access the online game providing system 100. Predetermined game progress data or game patches required for the game by the system 100 may be transmitted to the terminal means 115a and 115b and may be provided through a game program played by such game progress data or game patches.

When the predetermined block control command is generated from the gamers 110a and 110b, the online game providing system 100 determines whether the block elimination command conforms to the predetermined block elimination rule and selects a block if the block elimination rule is satisfied. It is removed and displayed on the gamer terminal means 115a and 115b.

The gamers 110a and 110b may be connected to the online game providing system 100 through the communication network 120, and may have terminal means 115a and 115b for connection with the communication network 120. The gamers 110a and 110b may proceed with the game by performing a predetermined operation such as mouse click or keyboard operation.

The terminal means 115a, 115b maintains a connection state with the online game providing system 110 through a communication network 120 such as the Internet or a telephone line, and receives data necessary for game performance from the online game system 110 online. As a device for implementing a game, a device having a memory means and a microprocessor, such as a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a PDA, a mobile communication terminal, and the like, may be a terminal having a computing capability and connected to a wired / wireless communication network.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for providing an online mahjong game according to an embodiment of the present invention. The online mahjong game providing method according to the present embodiment is performed by the online mahjong game providing system 100.

First, in step 201, a plurality of gamers participate in a predetermined game room. Gamers can join a game room that has already been created or create a game room and join the generated game room. When creating a game room, the gamer selects the mode of the game room and the maximum number of games to be played together. The mode includes a non-competition mode and a competition mode, and the maximum number of games may be determined as a 2 player mode or a 4 player mode. In addition, when determined as the four-player mode, the number of gamers participating in the game room may be up to four, and if only two or more gamers participate in the game, the game may proceed. If four gamers play the game, the game may be played in individual or team battles. If the gamer joins a game room where a game is already in progress, the player may play a practice game until the game ends.

Next, in step 202, when a plurality of gamers participate in one game room set in a competition mode, one same map is provided to the plurality of gamers. The map may include a plurality of blocks, and the blocks may include block pairs corresponding to each other. That is, one block pair is composed of a first block and a second block corresponding to the first block. In addition, the map may include a block or an item block, in addition to the game block basically required for the game progress. The same map can be provided to the plurality of gamers only when the game room mode of the game is set to the competition mode. In contrast, when the game room mode is set to the non-competitive mode, the game is provided by providing a map to each gamer who participates in the game. In addition, the position or order of blocks included in the map may be determined by the gamers creating the game room or determined by the online game system 110. Hereinafter, the map configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map configuration of the same map provided to gamers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the game map according to the present invention includes a plurality of blocks, and the blocks may be classified into game blocks, disturbing blocks 301, and item blocks 302 according to characteristics. A game block means a general block that is removed by a gamer's block removal command, that is, all blocks except the obstruction block and item block, and the obstruction block 301 is located on the map but is not removed by the gamer's block removal command. It means a block that blocks the connection line of another block and prevents the block removal. Finally, the item block 302 is a block which is located on the map only when the game is played according to the game method of the competition mode, and causes a certain special effect to occur. When the item block 302 is removed from the map by the gamer's block removal command, the gamer who removes the item block 302 can own the item block 302, and proceeds to play the owned item block 302. When used in the middle, certain special effects corresponding to the item block 302 are generated. The use of the item block can be used by using a mouse click or a predetermined key of the keyboard (for example, 'F1').

Hereinafter, an example of a special effect according to the use of the item block will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an effect display screen according to an item block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the item block may include a freezing item, a bomb item, or a joker item. The freezing item is an item block that prevents other gamers from selecting the predetermined block located in the map of all gamers except the gamers using the freezing item, although the block originally selected by the block elimination rule. That is, for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds) from the moment the freezing item is applied, gamers other than the gamers using the freezing item cannot select any blocks included in the map, thereby preventing other gamers from removing blocks. Done. In addition, when the freezing item is applied by a gamer who has obtained a freezing item, a predetermined image (for example, an ice-shaped image) as shown in FIG. 4 on a map of all gamers except for the gamer. 401 may be displayed. After the period of 3 seconds has elapsed, the image 401 disappears from the display screen and blocks can be selected and removed again for all gamers.

A bomb item is an item block that provides an image of a bombing effect on the display screen so that other gamers cannot identify the block. At this time, a normal map is displayed to the gamer using the bomb item, but a predetermined image such as smoke is displayed on a map of a certain range from the position where the bomb item is applied to the other gamers, and a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) is displayed. Block becomes unidentifiable, preventing other gamers from removing the block. However, unlike the freezing item, the bomb item may cause special effects such as smoke screen effects to prevent the block from being identified, but may not affect the selection or removal of the block.

Finally, the joker item is all or part of all gamers except the gamers using the joker item. An item block that reverses a block. That is, all or some of the blocks located in the map are reversed and displayed for a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) from the moment when the joker item is applied, and blocks the other gamers' blocks by preventing the blocks from being identified. . The block flipped by the joker item can be returned to the original state by the user directly clicking the mouse on the block, or after the predetermined time has elapsed, the flipped block can be returned to the original state. In addition, when the block turned over by the joker item is returned to the original block, an effect sound or a display in which the block is rotated may be provided.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the item block is displayed in association with predetermined advertisement information. As described above, if an item block is obtained to acquire an item, gamers may want to obtain an item by first removing the item block because the game may be advantageously progressed. That is, since the item block has a higher level of attention of gamers than other blocks, the online game system displays the item block such as displaying advertisement information on the surface of the item block or outputting the advertisement when the item block is removed. Can be used for advertising.

The online mahjong game method according to the present invention may be performed according to a game method of a non-competitive mode or a competitive mode. The non-competition mode and the competition mode may be selected by a gamer who creates the game room, that is, a head gamer. When the game is played according to the non-competition mode game method, gamers participating in the game are provided with respective maps to remove blocks located in the map, and the gamers who first remove all blocks in a short time win. In addition, the map in the non-competitive mode may include game blocks and disturbing blocks. When the game is played according to the competitive game method, all gamers participating in the game are provided with the same map, and the game is eliminated the most blocks among all the blocks located in the map. This most gamer wins. In addition, the map of the competition mode may include a game block, an obstruction block, an item block.

Next, in step 203, the gamer inputs a block removal command. The block removal command may be a selection of a block pair by a mouse click or a keyboard operation, and the selected block pair may be blocks having the same shape or color as blocks corresponding to each other. The selection of the block can be determined the moment the mouse is pressed. According to an embodiment, when there is an input for selecting a block pair that does not conform to the block elimination rule described below, the block in which the second selection command is input may not be selected.

Next, in step 204, the blocks included in the same map are respectively removed according to the block removal command input from the plurality of gamers. The process of displaying a block selected by a block remove command to be removed includes first inputting a block remove command that satisfies a removal rule associated with the block when the block remove command is input from a plurality of gamers in association with the same block. Removing the block and a block corresponding to the block in association with a gamer. For example, if the map contains the blocks 'block a' and 'block b' that match the block elimination rule and correspond to each other, and 'Gamer1' selects 'block a' and then 'block b', If 'Gamer2' selects 'Block b' and 'Block a' before 'Gamer1' selects 'Block b', select 'Block a' and 'Block b' selected by 'Gamer1'. Are released and the blocks 'block a' and 'block b' can be controlled and displayed to be removed by 'gamer 2'. That is, when a plurality of gamers attempt to select and remove the same block that meets the block elimination rule, the block may be removed by giving priority to the gamers who select the same block first. Hereinafter, a process of removing a block will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of removing a block according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the process of removing a block according to a block removal command input from a gamer, first, a block removal rule is stored in a predetermined storage space (step 501). Next, it is determined whether the block remove command input from the gamer meets the block remove rule (step 502). When a block that does not match the block elimination rule is selected, the block may be deselected so that the block is selected again. As a result of the determination in step 502, if the block removal command conforms to the block removal rule, the block selected by the gamer is removed and displayed (step 503). The selected block can be removed simultaneously on the map as two corresponding blocks. After the block is removed, the gamer can remove all blocks by repeating the process of selecting and removing a new block again. Hereinafter, a beam removal rule will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a block removal rule according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, when there is a path where two corresponding blocks selected by the gamer can be connected to each other by avoiding other blocks, and there is a shortest path between the two blocks, the two blocks Matches the rule for removing blocks and can be removed from the map. There must be a path that satisfies the condition that the path in the first block that the gamer wants to remove is turned to the right. If there is at least one path that satisfies the condition on the map, one path is selected and The block can be removed by the selected path. For example, when the blocks 'number 1' and 'number 2' correspond to each other, and the blocks 'number 1' and 'number 2' are directly connected to one straight line without interruption of another block (601), the block The case where 'No. 1' and 'No. 2' are connected by the shortest path of two straight lines (602) and the case of connecting by the shortest path of three straight lines (603, 604) may meet the block elimination rule. If the block elimination rule is satisfied, the connection line for the shortest path between the blocks may be displayed together and provided to the gamer. The connecting line is connected from the first selected block to the second selected block and starts at the edge of the block and ends at the edge, not at the center of the block. In addition, when a game is played according to a competition mode, a display for a block selected by a corresponding gamer and a block selected by another gamer may be provided in a different form. Blocks selected and removed by the gamer are displayed clearly and clearly, and blocks selected and removed by other gamers are displayed differently from the original color or shape of the block so that the gamer can easily distinguish them. Can be.

In addition, when a block is removed from the map, the online mahjong game providing system counts the number of block removal for each gamer. That is, the online mahjong game providing system records the number of block removals for each gamer in a predetermined recording space, and if the blocks are removed according to the block removal command, the online mahjong game providing system records the number of block removals in association with the gamers who input the block removal command. Record it. When the game is played according to the competition mode game method, the game is divided according to the block removal rate, so the game may be determined by recording the number of times each block is removed for each gamer.

Finally, in step 205, the game ends when all blocks included in the map are removed. When all the blocks except the obstructed block are removed by the block removal command of the gamer and the game ends, the number of block removals recorded for each game player participating in the game is referred to by referring to the predetermined recording space. The winner and the loser of the game are determined according to the retrieved number of blocks removed. The player with the most blocks removed wins the game until all of the blocks are removed, and all other players lose. Hereinafter, a method of determining a game result will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.

7A and 7B illustrate an example of a game result display screen according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. 7A is a game result display screen in a game in a non-competition mode, and FIG. 7B is a game result display screen in a game in a competition mode.

As shown in FIG. 7A, when the game is played according to the game method of the non-competitive mode, when the gamers remove all blocks included in the map of the predetermined gamers among all gamers participating in the game, other gamers remove all blocks. If you fail to do so, the game ends and the player who removes all the blocks is the winner. For example, if four gamers play a game using a map with a total number of blocks, 'djlover07' among the four gamers removes all 120 blocks first, and other gamers remove all blocks. If not, the game is terminated, the game player 'djlover07' is the winner of the game, and the remaining three gamers are all losers. FIG. 7A shows the “number removed”, which is the number of blocks removed by each gamer.

As shown in FIG. 7B, when the game is played according to the game method in the competitive mode, when all the blocks included in one map provided in the game are removed, the game ends, and the gamers who remove the most blocks are the game. Is the winner. For example, if two gamers play a game using a map having a total number of blocks of 84, the block removal rate of gamers' Havini Love 'is '44 / 84' and the blocks of gamers' djlover07 ' The removal rate is '40 / 84 '. Therefore, gamers 'Havini love' with relatively high block removal rate are winners and gamers 'djlover07' are losers. If gamers form a team and play the game, the number of block removals of all gamers included in the same team can be summed to determine the block removal rate. Can provide. In addition, even in the case of gamers constituting the same team according to the exemplary embodiment, a different score may be provided in consideration of the number of blocks removed by each gamer. For example, if the first team of the same team wins 20 blocks and the second player wins 30 blocks, the first gamers will receive 20 points and the second gamers will score 30 points. You may not give a score.

In addition, the online mahjong game method according to another embodiment of the present invention further provides a combo function to gamers. For example, when there is more than a predetermined number of block pairs removed by a first gamer inputting a block removal command corresponding to a block removal rule for a predetermined period of time, the online mahjong game system sends a combo event to the first gamer. Generates. For example, if the first gamer removes five pairs of block pairs within 30 seconds, a combo event occurs for the first gamer.

Such combo events can be weighted depending on the duration or number of removals. For example, when the first gamer removes 5 pairs within 30 seconds, and when 7 pairs are removed within 30 seconds, a combo event having different effects may be generated. Alternatively, when the first gamer removes 5 pairs of block pairs within 30 seconds, a first combo event is generated, and if 2 pairs are further removed before the 30 seconds have elapsed, 7 pairs of block pairs are removed within 30 seconds. It may also generate a second combo event.

The combo event may be a game event related to the online mahjong game according to the present invention. For example, the first gamer that generated the combo event may be allowed to remove a block pair that does not correspond to the connection relationship defined in the block removal rule. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the combo event is an event unrelated to the online mahjong game, and may be, for example, to provide a predetermined point, mileage, coupon, etc. to the first gamer.

8 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of an online game providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the online game providing system 100 or 800 includes a game information providing unit 801, a display control unit 802, and a game control unit 803.

When a plurality of gamers participate in one game room, the game information providing unit 801 may provide a same map to the plurality of gamers to proceed with the game. The map is a map provided when a game is played according to a competitive game method and includes a first block and a second block corresponding to the first block. When the game is played according to the game method of the non-competition mode, a map may be provided to each gamer participating in the game.

The display controller 802 displays the blocks included in the same map provided by the plurality of gamers so that the blocks included in the same map are removed. Also, when the block remove command is input from a plurality of gamers in association with the same block, the block and the block corresponding to the block may be determined in association with the gamer who first inputs a block remove command that satisfies the removal rule associated with the block. Remove Since the game is played on the same map, it is possible to control block selection and removal of other gamers to be displayed in a different form from block selection and removal of the corresponding gamers.

The game controller 803 records the number of block removals for each gamer in a predetermined storage space. When the block pair is removed according to the block removal command, the game control unit 803 increases the number of block removal in association with the gamer who inputs the block removal command. do. In addition, the game controller 803 determines whether the gamers who participated in the game win or lose according to the recorded number of blocks removed by the gamers and notifies the gamers.

In addition, as described above, the online game providing system 800 may provide an item block and an obstruction block as blocks included in the map, and the item block is a means for providing an advertisement to a gamer in association with advertisement information. May be used.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The program recorded on the computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

8 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the method for providing an online mahjong game according to the present invention.

Computer device 900 includes one or more processors 910 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 920 and read only memory (ROM) 930. The processor 910 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 930 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 920 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 920 and ROM 930 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 940 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 910 to provide additional data storage capability and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 940 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 960 may be used. The processor 910 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 950. Finally, the processor 910 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 970. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

In addition, embodiments of the present invention include computer-readable media containing program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The program recorded on the computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts.

9 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that can be employed to perform the method for providing an online mahjong game according to the present invention.

Computer device 900 includes one or more processors 910 coupled with a main memory device including random access memory (RAM) 920 and read only memory (ROM) 930. The processor 910 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 930 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 920 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 920 and ROM 930 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 940 is bidirectionally coupled to processor 910 to provide additional data storage capability and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 940 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices such as CD ROM 960 may be used. The processor 910 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 950. Finally, the processor 910 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 970. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the claims below, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, when a plurality of gamers play a mahjong game according to a game mode of competition mode, the same game map is provided to the plurality of gamers so that the mahjong game is performed, thereby stimulating the competitive psychology of the gamers and feeling the thrill of the game. There is provided a method and system for providing online mahjong games to maximize gamers' interest in online mahjong games.

In addition, according to the present invention, by providing a map containing a variety of blocks of the game block, item block or obstruction block to enable a variety of game progress online mahjong game providing method and system that can maximize the gamers' interest in the game This is provided.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided an online mahjong game providing method and system that can perform advertisements for gamers playing online mahjong games by providing item blocks with high attention of gamers in association with advertisement information.

Claims (1)

In the online mahjong game providing method, A first step of providing one same map to the plurality of gamers when the plurality of gamers participates in the game room, the map including a block pair, the block pair corresponding to the first block and the first block; A second block to make; A second step of displaying each block pair included in the same map according to a block removal command inputted from the plurality of gamers; And Terminating the game when all blocks included in the map are removed; Including, The block comprises an obstructing block, And wherein the obstructing block is not removed by the block removal command.

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