TWI683692B - Game system and recording medium recorded with computer program used in the game system - Google Patents

Abstract

A game system includes: a game operation receiving unit 30 receiving a game operation of a player in exchange for consumption of game value; a game control unit 32 calculating a game result according to the received game operation; a reward amount determination unit 33 determining a reward amount to be added to the player based on the calculated game result; and a reward adding unit 34 adding the determined reward amount to the player， wherein the reward amount determination unit 33 is further provided with a lottery unit 41 executing a predetermined lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is established , and a reward amount adjustment unit 42 adjusting a reward amount to be determined based on the game result in accordance with a result of the lottery so that a correspondence relationship between the game result and a reward amount to be added to the player is changed.

Description

Game system and recording medium recording computer programs used in the game system

The present invention relates to a game system in which adjustment of payout rate is possible.

Game systems that consume and exchange entertainment value to enable contestants to play games and reward contestants in accordance with the results obtained are well known. In such a game system, it is sometimes necessary to adjust the payout rate for the player's remuneration, that is, the ratio (or percentage) of the amount of remuneration to the consumption based on the player's entertainment value. For example, when a game system is operated for business or commercial purposes, the payment rate must be adjusted in such a way that the operating entity can ensure appropriate profits. On the other hand, in a game using game media such as tokens, the result of the game will vary according to the cleverness of the game operation such as the input operation of the game media of the contestant. Therefore, it is better to set a certain correlation between the contestant's skill and the amount of remuneration, such as the higher the contestant's skill (recreation skill). However, the question is how to introduce the adjustment of the payment rate when changing the amount of remuneration according to skill. For example, if the contestant clearly feels that the control of the payout rate intervenes in the payment of rewards, it is inappropriate to reduce the interest in the game. As a solution to such a problem, when the game meets certain conditions, a lottery is performed according to a predetermined lottery, and if the expected value of the reward obtained in the lottery changes according to the status of the payout rate, the lottery A system for processing control for payment rate is proposed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). [Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2011-36549

(Problems to be solved by the invention)

In the conventional game system, the lottery process is only performed as an opportunity to obtain additional rewards generated when a contestant obtains a predetermined result in the game, and the result is not related to the contestant's skill. Therefore, there is still room for review on the issue of including the function of adjusting the payout rate in a game that includes an element that provides compensation according to skill.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a game system and the like which can appropriately adjust the payout rate for a game in which rewards are given in accordance with the player's game operation. (Means to solve the problem)

A game system according to one aspect of the present invention is provided with: 　　 game operation acceptance means, which is based on the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value to accept game operations of contestants; 　　 game control means, which calculates game results according to accepted game operations ; 　　 Remuneration amount determination means, which determines the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant based on the result of the calculated game; and Remuneration provision means, which gives the determined amount of remuneration to the contestant, 　　The lottery means is to perform the predetermined lottery when the predetermined lottery conditions are established; and the remuneration adjustment means is to change the correspondence between the game result and the remuneration given to the contestant according to the As a result, the amount of remuneration that should be determined according to the aforementioned game result is adjusted.

A recording medium in which a computer program for a game system is recorded in one form of the present invention is configured to make the computer included in the game system function as the following means, 　　 game operation acceptance means, which is related to the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value Accept the game operation of the contestant; 　　 game control means, which calculates the game result according to the accepted game operation; 　　 remuneration amount determination means, which determines the amount of remuneration that should be given to the aforementioned contestant based on the calculated game result; 　　reward giving means, It is to give the determined amount of remuneration to the contestants. The aforementioned means of determining the amount of remuneration is also used as the following means. 　　 lottery means is to implement the predetermined lottery when the predetermined lottery conditions are established; and In such a way that the correspondence between the game result and the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant changes, the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the game result is adjusted according to the result of the lottery.

Other forms of the game system of the present invention include: a 　　 input device that detects the game operation of the contestant; a 　　 memory device that stores a predetermined computer program; and a processor that interacts with the input device and the memory The device is connected, and the predetermined processing is performed according to the computer program of the memory device. 　　 is characterized by: 　　The processor is based on the computer program and accepts the game operation of the contestant via the input device in the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value Calculate the game result according to the accepted game operation, determine the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant based on the calculated game result, give the determined amount of remuneration to the contestant, and in the determination of the amount of remuneration, the predetermined When a lottery condition is established, a predetermined lottery is performed to adjust the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the game result in accordance with the result of the lottery so that the correspondence between the game result and the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant changes.

FIG. 1 is a main part showing a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 is a game machine 2 including at least one (only one is shown in FIG. 1). The gaming machine 2 is an entertainment facility installed in an unspecified majority of the public, and is operated for business or commercial purposes. Such a game machine may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 2 is also communicably connected to a predetermined game server 4 via a network 3 such as the Internet. The game server 4 is at least one physical computer device for a server. The game server 4 may be configured as a server system that combines a plurality of server computer devices, or may be configured as a logical server system using cloud computing.

The gaming machine 2 is provided with a display device 5 that displays a game screen, a plurality of stations 6 arranged to surround the outer periphery of the display device 5, and a center drawing mechanism 7 shared between the stations 6. The display device 5 can use one or more flat panel display devices as an example. The display device 5 is installed on the gaming machine 2 so that its display surface is horizontal and upward. The stations 6 are two for each side of the gaming machine 2, and eight stations are provided in the entire gaming machine 2. Each station 6 is provided with an input device 8 that accepts input operations of contestants related to the game. The input device 8 has a configuration equal to each other among all the stations 6. The input device 8 is provided with a detection unit 8a that detects a player's game operation. The detection unit 8a includes the operation lever 9, the small button 10, and the large button 11 as an example thereof. The operation lever 9 is based on a neutral position standing upright vertically from the perspective of the competitor, can be operated in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operation direction. However, the operating lever 9 can also be operated in all directions of 360° from the neutral position. Each of the small button 10 and the large button 11 outputs an operation signal corresponding to the press operation of the contestant. The large button 11 is larger than the small button 10, whereby the buttons 10 and 11 are visually differentiated.

At each station 6, a reader 12 that reads a media ID from a storage medium (not shown) such as a card or portable terminal owned by the contestant is also provided. The media ID is uniquely set for each storage medium. The storage medium holding the media ID is a magnetic storage medium, an IC chip, and various other non-volatile storage media. In the game system 1, the media ID is associated with a unique contestant ID for each contestant. The contestant ID is an example of contestant identification information for identifying contestants. The game system 1 has a function of identifying a contestant based on the media ID acquired via the reader 12 to identify the contestant. The contestant ID is used for certification of contestants, identification of contest materials corresponding to contestants, and so on. Contest materials are materials that record the content of a contestant's game and are used for the purpose of the contestant continuing to play the game in the past. The identification of the contestants and the storage of related contest materials are the same as the well-known game system.

The center drawing mechanism 7 is supported by the pair of columns 13 and beams 14 of the gaming machine 2 while being suspended so as to be positioned above the center of the display surface of the display device 5. The center lottery unit 7 is, for example, a game lottery medium for performing a lottery when a predetermined winning condition is established in a game, and is provided as an example of a physical lottery unit that gives a reward corresponding to a lottery result to a contestant. For example, the center lottery 7 may be used when a jackpot lottery in which a large amount of rewards can be obtained.

The gaming machine 2 is further provided with various devices such as a token receiving device 15 that accepts tokens as an example of entertainment media, a token exit 16 for paying contestants, and a speaker device 17 that outputs sounds of performance games. . Tokens are used as an example of entertainment media that symbolizes the value of entertainment. For example, one token is equivalent to a unit of entertainment value. The entertainment value is the value that is consumed when the contestant performs a predetermined game operation. The value of amusement can be expressed quantitatively with appropriate language. When expressing the value of amusement that a contestant can consume in a game, the term "CREDIT" is used to quantitatively express the value of amusement, as an example. In this case, one point is equivalent to one unit of amusement value. Once a contestant puts 1 token into the gaming machine 2, then if the contestant has a game value of 1 point, the number of tokens corresponds to the number of points. However, the number of points is not limited to the example of addition by adding physical tokens. You can also use the cash or virtual currency checkout method to enable the contestants to purchase the entertainment value in advance, and save the amount of the purchased entertainment value in the competition data, thereby replacing the entertainment value retained in the competition data with the competitor Points that can be consumed in the game. The token insertion port 15a of the token receiving device 15 is set to be shared between two adjacent stations 6. The station 6 is provided with a station selection switch 15b in order to indicate which side of the station 6 the token is to be dropped into.

The game provided on the gaming machine 2 is appropriately selected, and here is a game in which at least a part of the operations that the contestant should perform in the game is to accept the consumption and redemption of a predetermined amount of entertainment value (points). Machine 2. An example will be described based on FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is an example of a game screen displayed on the display surface of the display device 5. The game screen 100 is displayed in each of two regions obtained by dividing the display surface of the display device 5 by the boundary BL of FIG. 1. That is, the game screen 100 of FIG. 2 is a game screen shared by four stations 6. The game screen 100 is provided with a competition area 101 and an information presentation area 102. The competition area 101 is an area that displays the progress of the game, and the information presentation area 102 is an area that displays information that should be presented to the contestant as the game progresses.

In the competition area 101, a rectangular game field 110 divided by a grid, character characters 111A to 111D, and plural enemies 112 are displayed. The contestant characters 111A to 111D are associated one-to-one with each of the four stations 6 sharing the game screen 100. The contestant characters 111A to 111D move in the game field 110 according to the contestant's operation of the input device 8 of the corresponding station 6. That is, the contestant characters 111A to 111D are examples of contestant objects moving on the game field 110 according to the contestant's operation. The contestant characters 111A to 111D are displayed in a state in which shapes, colors, appearances, and other visual elements can be identified with each other. The game screen 100 displays an indicator 113 useful for identifying the correspondence between the contestant characters 111A to 111D and the station 6. The index 113 is displayed as a linear portrait connecting the position of the station 6 and the contestant characters 111A to 111D, as an example. However, the indicator 113 is not limited to a straight line, as long as the correspondence between the competitor recognition station 6 and the contestant characters 111A to 111D can be displayed in an appropriate form. Hereinafter, there are cases where the reference characters 111 represent contestant characters 111A to 111D.

The contestant character 111 moves in the game field 110 according to the direction in which the contestant operates the operating lever 9. However, in the game field 110, a plurality of blocks 114 and 115 are arranged. The place where the blocks 114 and 115 are arranged is set as a position where the contestant character 111 cannot move. Therefore, the contestant must advance the game while moving the contestant character 111 along the path where the blocks 114 and 115 are not placed. In addition, the block 114 is fixedly arranged in the game field 110, and is provided as a fixed block that does not cause changes such as movement and extinction. On the other hand, the block 115 is a variable block in which the contestant character 111 takes a certain action, etc., and generates such a change according to a certain condition.

The enemy 112 is controlled by the computer of the game machine 2 in its actions. That is, the enemy 112 cannot be operated by the contestant, and is an example of a so-called non-competitor character. The number, position, moving direction, etc. of the enemy 112 are appropriately controlled by the computer of the game machine 2. The enemy 112 is set as the target of the attack of the contestant character 111. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the contestant character 111 can be placed in an appropriate position on the game field 110 (except for the positions of the blocks 114 and 115). As shown in FIG. 3B, the attack item 116 exerts its effect once it meets the predetermined effect generation condition after a certain time elapses as it is set. The effect of the assault item 116 is set to be obtainable, for example: the setting area of the assault item 116 is used as a center, and an explosive impact area 116a is generated within a predetermined range, and the enemy 112 existing in the impact area 116a is defeated as such Game results. An effect such that the variable block 115 is broken may also be set as one of the effects of attacking the item 116.

The attack item 116 is to prepare plural types according to the size of the influence range 116a. For example, by operating the small button 10, the contestant can set an attack item 116 having a relatively small influence range 116a, and by operating the large button 11 can set an attack item 116 having a relatively large influence range 116a. The size of the influence range 116a is graspable as the size of the influence that the attack item 116 gives to the game result. In other words, in the attack item 116, there are prepared plural types in which the value of the game (the influence given to the game result as an example) is differentiated. In addition, the position of the attack item 116 may be set according to the position of the contestant character 111, for example. For example, the contestant operates the operating lever 9 to move the contestant character 111 to an appropriate position, and if the button 10 or 11 is operated at that position, the attack item 116 will be set at the position of the contestant character 111 at that time point.

The operation of setting the attack item 116 by operating the small button 10 or the large button 11 is set as one of game operations of consumption and exchange of a predetermined amount of entertainment value accepted by the contestant. The consumption of amusement value is differentiated in accordance with the effect of the attack project 116 in such a way that the greater the effect (or value) of the attack project 116, the greater the consumption. For example, when the small button 10 is operated to set the attack item 116, 1 point is consumed, and when the large button 11 is set to attack the item 116, 3 points are consumed. When the contestant does not have the amount of points necessary to set the attack item 116, even if the buttons 10 and 11 are operated, the attack item 116 is not set.

On the other hand, due to the effect of attacking the item 116, such as the enemy 112 being defeated, for the game operation associated with the consumption of points, when the predetermined game result can be obtained, the contestant is paid. The enemy 112 is a plural type in which the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant is different. The example of FIG. 2 shows four types of enemies 112 by using hatching to distinguish them from each other. However, the type of enemy 112 may be appropriate. By differentiating the shape, color, appearance and other visual elements of the enemy 112, the enemy 112 may be displayed in a form corresponding to the type. FIG. 3C is an example of rewards corresponding to the type of enemy 112. FIG. In FIG. 3B, it is assumed that there are two enemies 112 in the influence range 116a, so that one token is awarded when the enemy 112 is defeated on one side, and three tokens are awarded when the enemy 112 is defeated on the other side. As an example of remuneration, the corresponding tokens are set to the correspondence between the enemy 112 and the amount of remuneration. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3C, the enemy 112 existing in the area of influence 116a is eliminated, and 1 and 3 tokens are generated in exchange for this, and a total of 4 tokens are given to the contestant as reward The situation indicates that the contestant's performance will be attached to the game screen 100.

In addition, although not shown in FIG. 2, the enemy 112 includes special characters that appear when special conditions of the game are established. The special character is a person who is set up as an enemy 112 that can be used for defeating a large amount of points compared to ordinary enemies, and has a large amount of points necessary for defeating, for example, a character called a leader. For example, a special character cannot be defeated if the attack item 116 is used multiple times, and when defeated, it is set to compare with the enemy 112 that can be defeated by using the attack item 116 once, and a large number of generations can be obtained. currency. The conditions for the appearance of special characters (an example of switching conditions) may be appropriately set according to the game. For example, when the game can obtain a predetermined game result, when a predetermined amount of amusement value is consumed, etc., it may be sufficient to establish a condition in association with the game.

As described above, in the game illustrated in FIG. 2, the amount of remuneration received by the contestant will vary depending on where and at what time the contestant sets the attack item 116. If aiming at the place where most enemies 112 gather or where there is a large amount of enemies 112 moves the contestant character 111 and sets the attack item 116, the contestant can defeat more enemies 112 or beat the higher value Enemy 112 and get a lot of tokens. Therefore, the game of FIG. 2 includes: the game result will change according to the skill of the contestant, and the amount of payout will also change according to this, an element of the so-called skill game.

In the game screen 100 shown in FIG. 2, the information presentation area 102 is provided with four sections 102 a to 102 d that are distinguished in a one-to-one correspondence with the four stations 6 sharing the game screen 100. Each of the departments 102a to 102d is provided with a point display unit 103. The point display unit 103 displays the remainder of the points that the contestant of the corresponding station 6 can consume in the game.

In the game described above, the amount of remuneration given to the contestant varies depending on the type and number of the defeated enemy 112, but the function of adjusting the amount of remuneration from the viewpoint of controlling the payout rate is installed in the gaming machine 2. An example of this compensation adjustment is shown in FIG. 4. In the example of FIG. 4, first, according to the game result, the number of tokens M (F1) that is the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant is determined. For example, as shown in FIG. 3C, if the number of tokens defeating the reward is set to 1 and 3 enemies 112, the number of reward tokens is set to 4. On the other hand, when the lottery conditions for the scheduled game are established, a lottery using the computer of the gaming machine 2 is performed (F2). This lottery is not performed based on the center lottery mechanism 7 provided as the physical lottery mechanism in the gaming machine 2, but as an internal lottery process for selecting any one of the selection items according to the selection probability set for each of the selection items.

The internal lottery process is executed before or after determining the amount of reward corresponding to the game result. Once the game result is determined, the amount of payout is adjusted according to the number of tokens M that is the amount of payout corresponding to the game result and the internal lottery result (F3). For example, the number M of tokens is adjusted to N. This adjustment is made by making the correspondence between the game result and the amount of reward given to the contestant change according to the result of the drawing. Then, the adjusted number of N tokens is given to the contestant as a reward (F4). The adjustment of the amount of remuneration according to the drawing result may be implemented in an appropriate form. For example, according to the lottery result, the upper limit value N of the number of tokens available to the contestant is determined, and then the number M of tokens corresponding to the game result is determined. If the number M of the tokens is within the upper limit N, then The determined number of M tokens is given to the contestants, and when the upper limit value N is exceeded, the amount of reward can be reduced to N or less to give the contestants. In this case, the upper limit value has the meaning as a value specifying the amount of remuneration that the contestant can obtain in the future. In addition to the above, instead of the upper limit, the payout rate may be determined based on the lottery result, and the original payback amount (the amount of payback determined in F1) may be multiplied by the payback rate to adjust the payback amount. Alternatively, the adjustment amount to be added or subtracted from the original compensation amount may be determined based on the result of the drawing, and the final compensation amount may be determined by adding or subtracting the determined adjustment amount and the original compensation amount.

When the lottery process is used to adjust the number of tokens as rewards in this way, the game result will be affected by the skill of the contestant, and the number of tokens as rewards will also change accordingly. Control the situation to determine the probability of drawing and reflect the result to the adjustment of the number of tokens. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately place the adjustment of the payout rate for the game including the element for giving compensation according to the game operation of the contestant. In addition, the size relationship between the number of tokens M and N as the amount of remuneration may be appropriately determined in accordance with the situation in which the payment rate is controlled. For example, the number N of adjusted tokens may be limited to be smaller than the number M of pre-adjusted tokens, or the number N of adjusted tokens may be allowed to be greater than the number M of pre-adjusted tokens. Even more. The adjustment of the number of tokens does not necessarily have to be applied frequently, and it is also possible to appropriately select when the token M corresponding to the number M of the game result is given to the contestant, and the adjusted token number N to the contest Time.

FIG. 5 shows an example of adjusting the number of tokens that should be determined in accordance with the game result of FIG. 3B to give the contestant compensation. In the example of FIG. 3B, with respect to the game result of defeating two enemy objects 112, as shown in FIG. 3C, four tokens are originally given to the contestant. However, in the example of FIG. 5, the tokens as rewards are reduced to three. In this case, the performance on the game screen also changes in response to the decrease in the number of tokens. For example, the enemy 112 in which one token is set as the amount of remuneration shows that the enemy 112 is defeated and destroyed in the same manner as in FIG. 3C, and one token is exchanged for this. On the other hand, the enemy 112 with 3 tokens set as the amount of remuneration corresponds to the case where the remuneration is adjusted by reducing the total amount of remuneration by 1. The 3 tokens that were originally given to the contestant are only 2 One token is given, and the performance is changed in such a way that the enemy 112 is not destroyed and survives. In this case, performances such as the surviving enemy 112 becoming weak can also be performed.

Through the above-mentioned performance changes, the contestants may think that the effect of attacking the item 116 is insufficient, a part of the enemy 112 survives, and the number of reward tokens also decreases accordingly. That is, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such uncomfortable feelings that the reward unnaturally reduces. In addition, in the example of FIG. 5, the performance may be changed such that the enemy 112 related to three tokens is set to generate three tokens in return, and the enemy 112 related to one token is set. In this way, a total of 3 tokens are given as remuneration without remuneration. Correspondingly, enemies 112 with 3 tokens set as remuneration are eliminated, and enemies 112 with 1 token set. Surviving, a total of 3 tokens are given as compensation. Or, the performance can be changed to: Enemy 112 related to 3 tokens is set to not generate remuneration, but only enemy 112 related to 1 token is set to generate a total of 1 The tokens are given as rewards. Corresponding to this, the enemy 112 set with three tokens is eliminated, and on the other hand, the enemy 112 set with one token is survived. When a plurality of enemy objects 112 are located in the influence range 116a and the amount of reward is adjusted within the range of the upper limit value, which enemy object 112 is selected as the object of the amount of compensation adjustment can be appropriately set. For example, the enemy 112 close to the location where the attack item 116 is placed is preferentially selected as the target of the amount of reward, although the enemy 112 located far from the attack item 116 is selected as the target of the amount of reward adjustment. The enemy 112 that should be the target of the compensation adjustment may be selected in consideration of the position within the influence range 116a of the enemy 112. Or, the enemy 112 with a large number of tokens as the amount of remuneration is preferentially selected as the target of the amount of reward generated, and the enemy 112 with the small number of tokens as the amount of remuneration is set as the target of the amount of remuneration adjustment, so The enemy 112 to be the target of the adjustment of the amount of reward can be selected in consideration of the amount of the amount of reward set to the enemy 112. Regarding the amount of remuneration set for each of the plural enemy objects 112, when the upper limit value becomes an intermediate value, it may be assumed that the enemy 112 for the amount of remuneration set above the upper limit value does not cause remuneration, only The enemy 112 with respect to the remuneration amount set below the upper limit value is remunerated. For example, in a state where the upper limit value is set to 2 tokens, when an enemy 112 whose reward is set to 3 tokens and an enemy 112 whose reward is set to 1 are located in the influence range 116a, the The enemy 112 set with 3 tokens does not generate remuneration, only the enemy 112 set with 1 token is paid. However, even if this is the case, if there are plural enemies 112 selected as the object of remuneration generation, and the total value of such remuneration amounts exceeds the upper limit, the amount of remuneration must be below the upper limit, at least A part of the adjustment corresponds to the amount of reward of the enemy 112.

Next, a specific example of the control system of the gaming machine 2 provided with the adjustment function described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 14. In addition, the following is an example of adjustment of the compensation amount described in FIG. 4 using the above upper limit value to adjust the compensation amount. FIG. 6 shows an example of a specific configuration of the control system of the gaming machine 2. The game machine 2 is provided with a control device 20 and a memory device 21. The control device 20 is configured as a computer, which is a combination of: a micro processing unit (MPU) as an example of a processor that performs various arithmetic processing and motion control according to a predetermined computer program, and an internal memory necessary for its operation Body and other peripheral devices. The memory device 21 is an external memory device for the control device 20, and is a memory device including a disk memory device, flash memory, and other non-volatile memory media that can retain memory.

The memory device 21 is recorded with a game program PG and game data DG as an example of a computer program that executes various processes necessary to provide the above-mentioned game to the contestant. The game data DG is various data including data defining the game field 110, image data expressing the contestant character 111 and the enemy 112, image data and sound data that should be used for the performance of the game. The game data DG includes the normal odds table ODn and the special odds table ODs as data related to the setting of the upper limit of the reward amount. These odds tables ODn and ODs are data tables referred to in the lottery to adjust the amount of compensation.

An example of the normal payout table ODn is shown in FIG. 7, and an example of the special payout table ODs is shown in FIG. 8. As is clear from these figures, the odds tables ODn and ODs are data in which the added amount N of the upper limit of the number of tokens that can be given to the contestant is correlated with the lottery probability and recorded. The added amount N is equivalent to one example of the selected items in the lottery. By adjusting the odds of the odds tables ODn and ODs, the payout rate of the game can be set appropriately. The sum of the amount of entertainment value (points) consumed by the contestants in the game during the scheduled aggregation period is A, and the amount of remuneration (the number of tokens awarded as remuneration) given to the competitor in the same aggregation period is When the payment rate B at B is controlled to less than 1, you can set the drawing probability P1 to 0.29, P2 to 0.68, P3 to 0.02, and P4 to 0.01 as an example.

The addition amount N and lottery probability of the odds tables ODn and ODs are the expected values that determine the upper limit value according to the lottery result. That is, the sum of the products of each added amount N and the probability of drawing is the expected value of the added amount, and the sum of the expected value and the upper limit value before the added amount N is the expected value indicating the upper limit value after the drawing. The special odds table ODs are used when the special characters mentioned above appear and the contestants get more rewards. Corresponding to the possibility of obtaining a large amount of compensation, the upper limit addition amount of the special odds table ODs is compared with the upper limit addition amount of the normal odds table ODn and is set to be large, thereby expecting the upper limit value The value is also set to large. The addition amount described in the odds table ODn and ODs need not necessarily be a positive integer. The additional amount accompanying the decimal point can also be included in the odds table ODn, ODs. In addition, a part of the addition amount may be set to a negative value as one type of lottery.

In the memory device 21, the competition material DP is also recorded. The contest data DP is stored in the game server 4 in correspondence with the contestant ID of the contestant's identification information. The contestant provides the contestant's authentication as the contestant's authentication when playing the game on the game console 2 and is recorded in the memory装置21. The device 21. The competition data DP recorded in the memory device 21 is updated at an appropriate timing in accordance with the progress of the game of the gaming machine 2, and is saved from the gaming machine 2 to the game server 4 at the end of the game.

In the competition material DP, the competition content of the contestant of the gaming machine 2 may be appropriately recorded, but in the example of the figure, the upper limit value material DU will be included in the competition material DP. The upper limit value data DU is information specifying the upper limit value of the amount of compensation set for the contestant. By including the upper limit value data DU in the competition data DP, the upper limit value set in the past for the contestant can be correlated with the contestant ID, and the same contestant in the game after the next round can follow The upper limit to continue playing the game. However, the upper limit value is not limited to the form maintained in association with the contestant ID. This point will be described later.

The control device 20 is provided with a game processing unit 22 as a logical device realized by a combination of a game program PG that is a hardware resource and a software resource of the control device 20. The game processing unit 22 executes various processes necessary for playing the game of the game machine 2 according to the game program PG. The details of the game processing unit 22 will be described later.

The control device 20 is connected to the display device 5, the central drawing mechanism 7, the input device 8, the reader 12, the token receiving device 15 and the speaker device 17 shown in FIG. 1, and is connected to the token payment device 26 and the communication control device 27 . The token payment device 26 is a device for paying out the token against the outlet 16 (refer to FIG. 1). The communication control device 27 is a device for controlling communication between the control device 20 and the game server 4. In addition to the above, an appropriate input/output device may be connected to the control device 20, but the description is omitted here.

FIG. 9 is an example of a specific configuration of the game processing unit 22. The game processing unit 22 is provided with a game operation accepting unit 30, a point management unit 31, a game control unit 32, a reward amount determining unit 33, a reward giving unit 34, a game screen generating unit 35, and a reward performance instruction unit 36 as further Logical device. The game operation acceptance unit 30 accepts the game operation of the input device 8 by the contestant. The point management unit 31 manages the number of points by adding or subtracting point data DC describing the number of points owned by the contestant. When the game operation acceptance unit 30 detects a game operation that is conditional on the consumption of points like the operation of the buttons 10 and 11 of the input device 8, the game operation acceptance unit 30 instructs the point management unit 31 to subtract the game operation and exchange The number of points that should be consumed accepts the game operation on the condition that the point indicated by the subtraction point management unit 31 is used as a condition. In addition, the point data DC is data temporarily generated in the internal memory of the control device 20. When the contestant ends the game, the token corresponding to the number of points held in the point data DC will be paid to the contestant from the token payment device 26, whereby unused points can also be returned as tokens For contestants. At the end of the game, the point data DC is recorded in the memory device 21 as part of the competition data DP, and is stored in the game server 4 in correspondence with the contestant ID, so that the next game can be inherited and used. Points used.

The game control unit 32 executes various calculations necessary for the progress of the game based on the game operation accepted by the game operation acceptance unit 30. For example, in the game shown in FIG. 2, the game control unit 32 repeatedly calculates the position of the enemy 112 and calculates the position of the contestant character 111 according to the game operation of the input device 8 by the contestant. In addition, the game control unit 32 calculates the position of the attack item 116 when the game operation in which the attack item 116 is placed is performed, and calculates the effect corresponding to the position and type of the attack item 116 as the game result.

The remuneration amount determination unit 33 determines the number of tokens as remuneration to be given to the contestant based on the game result calculated by the game control unit 32. The remuneration giving unit 34 instructs the point management unit 31 so that points corresponding to the number of tokens determined by the remuneration amount determining unit 33 are added to the point data DC, thereby giving the contestant remuneration. The game screen generation unit 35 repeats the game screen 100 in such a manner that the game progresses according to the game result calculated by the game control unit 32. The remuneration performance instruction unit 36 is a way of indicating that a performance portrait (a portrait shown in FIG. 3C or FIG. 5 as an example) showing how the contestant gets the remuneration determined by the remuneration amount determination unit 33 is drawn on the game screen 100 to indicate The game screen generating unit 35 attaches a performance related to the reward, and provides information necessary for adding the performance to the game screen generating unit 35.

In order to realize the adjustment of the aforementioned compensation amount, the compensation amount determination unit 33 is provided with a standard compensation amount determination unit 40, a lottery unit 41, and a compensation amount adjustment unit 42. The standard compensation amount determination unit 40 determines when the game result calculated by the game control unit 32 includes a result to which compensation should be given, for example, when the enemy 112 is present in the influence range 116a of the attack item 116 in the game of FIG. 2. The number of tokens as the amount of remuneration set according to the type of enemy 112 is regarded as the standard amount of remuneration. For example, in the example of FIG. 3C, the two enemies 112 included in the influence range 116a are determined as the number of tokens of one and three, respectively.

The lottery unit 41 executes a lottery process for determining the addition amount of the upper limit value related to the adjustment of the reward amount when the lottery condition for the scheduled game is established. The drawing by the drawing unit 41 is performed based on the odds table ODn or ODs shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 (hereinafter referred to as the reference symbol OD). The remuneration adjustment unit 42 adjusts the number of tokens determined by the standard remuneration determination unit 40 according to the drawing result of the drawing unit 41 (the amount of remuneration that should be determined according to the game result, hereinafter referred to as the standard remuneration amount situation). This adjustment is performed in such a way that the correspondence between the game result and the amount of reward given to the contestant will change from the correspondence between the amount of reward judged by the standard amount of judgment unit 40 and the game result, but here is by The result of the drawing by the drawing unit 41 limits the upper limit of the amount of reward to achieve adjustment. In order to realize this adjustment, the compensation amount adjustment unit 42 is provided with an upper limit management unit 43 and a compensation restriction unit 44. The upper limit management unit 43 adds the upper limit value of the amount of remuneration held in the upper limit data DU according to the result of the drawing by the lottery unit 41 or subtracts the amount of remuneration given from the remuneration restriction unit 44. The remuneration restriction unit 44 is a standard remuneration amount judged by the size comparison standard remuneration amount determination unit 40 and the upper limit value recorded in the upper limit data DU. When the standard remuneration amount exceeds the upper limit value, the The amount of remuneration is reduced so that the amount of remuneration becomes below the upper limit. The compensation restriction unit 44 determines the standard compensation amount as the compensation amount to be given to the contestant when the standard compensation amount is within the upper limit.

FIG. 10 is an example of a program showing a game process that the game processing unit 22 repeatedly executes at a predetermined cycle (the frame rate of the display device 5 is an example). The processing in FIG. 10 is processing performed independently for each station 6. In the following, the procedure of FIG. 10 will be described as processing targeted at any station 6. In the process of FIG. 10, the contestant ID of the contestant of the relevant station 6 is already determined. When the time to execute the process of FIG. 10 comes, first, the game operation accepting unit 30 determines whether the game operation of the point consumer is performed (step S10). As an example, if the button 10 or 11 is operated, it is determined that the game operation of the consumer is performed, and if the input device 8 is not operated, or only the joystick 9 is operated, it is determined that the operation of the consumer is not performed. When it is determined that the operation of the consumer is not performed, the processing from step S11 to step S14 is skipped, and the game control unit 32 calculates the game result of the game screen 100 to be reflected in the sub-frame (step S15). In this case, for example, if the position of the enemy 112 in the sub-frame is calculated and the operation lever 9 is operated, the process of calculating the position of the contestant character 111 is performed according to the operation.

On the other hand, when the game operation of the consumer object judged as a point in step S10 is performed, the game operation acceptance unit 30 determines whether or not points corresponding to the game operation should be consumed by the point management unit 31 It is recorded in the point data DC, that is, whether the amount of entertainment value possessed by the contestant is more than the consumption amount corresponding to the game operation (step S11). When the number of points is sufficient, the game operation acceptance unit 30 accepts the game operation of the contestant as the validator, notifies the game operation unit 32 of the game operation, and instructs the point management unit 31 that only the consumption reduction point corresponding to the game operation corresponds The number of points of the count data DC (step S12). Thereby, the points owned by the contestant will be consumed only in accordance with the amount of operation of the button 10 or 11. When it is determined in step S11 that the number of points is insufficient, that is, when the amount of entertainment value possessed by the contestant is less than the consumption amount corresponding to the game operation, the game operation accepting unit 30 invalidates the game operation of the contestant. In this case, the processing from step S12 to step S14 is skipped, and the game processing proceeds to step S15.

In step S12, when the game operation is accepted, the game operation acceptance unit 30 also notifies the lottery unit 41 of its purpose. The lottery unit 41 accepts a game operation for consumption and exchange of points, considers that the lottery conditions are established, and executes an internal lottery process (step S13). The internal lottery is a process of determining the amount of addition to the upper limit of the amount of compensation using the normal odds table ODn or the special odds table ODs, which will be described in detail later. Once the amount of addition of the upper limit value in the drawing unit 41 is determined, the amount of addition is notified to the upper limit management unit 43. The upper limit value management unit 43 updates the upper limit value data DU in such a manner that the added amount notified from the lottery unit 41 is added to the upper limit value of the contest data held in the contestant (step S14). However, in the drawing of step S13, when the added amount is determined to be 0, the upper limit value data DU is not substantially updated. In this case, there is no increase in the upper limit value until the next round or an additional amount whose drawing chance is greater than 0 is drawn.

After the processes of steps S12 to S14 are executed in sequence, the game process proceeds to step S15. In this case, the game control unit 32 calculates the game result corresponding to the game operation notified from the game operation acceptance unit 30 by the process of step S12 (step S15). In this case, as in the case where the process progresses from step S10 or step S11 to step S15, the calculation of the position of the enemies 112 in the next frame is performed, but in addition to this, the type of operation corresponding to the buttons 10 and 11 is also calculated The location of the attack project 116 should be configured. In addition, when the joystick 9 is operated in parallel with the operation of the buttons 10 and 11, the calculation of the position of the contestant character 111 is also performed.

Once the game result is calculated in step S15, the game control unit 32 determines whether the condition for generating the reward is established based on the calculated game result (step S16). When it is judged that the condition is satisfied, the reward amount determination unit 33 determines the reward amount to be given to the contestant based on the game result calculated by the game control unit 32 and the upper limit value held in the upper limit data DU (step S17). The procedure for determining the amount of remuneration will be described in detail later. Once the amount of remuneration is determined, the amount of remuneration determination unit 33 notifies the amount of remuneration to the remuneration giving unit 34, and the remuneration giving unit 34 receiving this is an amount corresponding to the number of tokens as the amount of remuneration for the point management unit 31 The point management unit 31 is notified of the number of points (step S18). By this, points corresponding to the amount of reward are added to the point data DC of the contestant. After the determination of the amount of compensation, the content of the determination of the compensation is notified to the compensation performance instruction unit 36. In response to this, the remuneration performance instruction unit 36 instructs the game screen generation unit 35 in such a manner that a performance showing that the contestant has received remuneration can be added to the game screen 100, and provides information necessary for the performance to the game screen generation unit 35 (Step S19). Then, the process proceeds to step S20, and generation of the game screen 100 according to the game screen generation unit 35 is performed. In this case, when the amount of remuneration is not reduced below the upper limit and the reward is given to the competition limiter, the enemy 112 is defeated and the number of tokens set corresponding to the enemy 112 is given (see FIG. 3C). When the amount of remuneration is reduced below the upper limit and given to the contestant, the performance will change in accordance with the adjustment (Figure 5).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a specific procedure of internal lottery executed in step S13 of FIG. 10. In the example of FIG. 11, the lottery unit 41 first obtains information for determining the state of the game from the game control unit 32, and determines whether the game is in a special state (step S30). As described above, the so-called special state is a state where a contestant can expect more rewards when a special character appears as an enemy 112. When it is judged that it is not a special state, the lottery part 41 selects the normal odds table ODn as if the game is in the normal state (step S31), and selects the special odds table ODs when it is judged as the special state (step S32) . After the selection of the odds table OD, the lottery unit 41 selects the added amount of the upper limit value according to the lottery probability of the selected odds table OD (step S33). Next, the lottery unit 41 notifies the reward amount adjustment unit 42 of the added amount of the lottery upper limit value as a lottery result (step S34), and then ends the process of FIG. 11. Once the added amount is notified in step S34, the upper limit value management unit 43 updates the upper limit value data DU such that the added amount will be added to the upper limit value of the upper limit value data DU (step S14 in FIG. 10). In addition, in FIG. 11, the payout table OD is switched according to which is the normal state or the special state, but it is also possible to switch to use three or more types of paytables according to the state of the game.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a specific procedure for determining the amount of reward executed in step S17 of FIG. 10. In the example of FIG. 12, the standard reward amount determination unit 40 obtains the game result from the game control unit 32, and determines the standard reward amount corresponding to the game result (step S40). As described above, the standard reward amount is the number of tokens determined according to the correspondence relationship between the enemy 112 and the reward amount set in advance. For example, when the enemy 112 with 3 tokens set as a reward amount is defeated, the standard reward amount is 3 tokens. The standard remuneration amount determination unit 40 notifies the remuneration restriction unit 44 of the determined standard remuneration amount, and the remuneration restriction unit 44 determines whether the notified standard remuneration amount exceeds the upper limit value recorded in the upper limit data DU (step S41). If it is not exceeded, the compensation restriction unit 44 determines the standard compensation amount as the compensation amount to be given to the contestant (step S42). On the other hand, when it is determined in step S41 that the standard amount of remuneration exceeds the upper limit, the remuneration restriction unit 44 determines an integer value in the range not exceeding the upper limit as the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant (step S43). For example, when the standard reward is 4 tokens and the upper limit is 3, 0 to 3 tokens are determined as the reward. The standard reward amount is determined as a positive integer. On the other hand, the upper limit value is a value that is allowed to accompany the decimal point. Therefore, when the upper limit value is less than 1, it is not subject to the standard amount of remuneration, and the amount of remuneration is determined to be zero.

After the determination of the compensation amount, the compensation restriction unit 44 notifies the compensation unit 34 of the compensation amount (step S44). Then, the compensation restriction unit 44 instructs the upper limit management unit 43 to subtract the compensation amount determined in step S42 or S43 from the upper limit value described in the upper limit data DU, and the upper limit management unit 43 accepts this The amount of reward is subtracted from the upper limit value of the upper limit value data DU (step S45). As a result, as long as the upper limit value is not added in step S14 of FIG. 10, the upper limit value is gradually reduced every time a reward is given.

FIG. 13 is an example of a specific program showing a pay-related performance instruction executed in step S19 of FIG. 10. In the example of FIG. 13, the pay performance instruction unit 36 acquires information specifying the content of the pay amount determination process of FIG. 12 from the pay restriction unit 44 (step S50). Next, the remuneration performance instruction unit 36 determines whether the remuneration amount is adjusted below the upper limit value by the remuneration restriction unit 44 based on the acquired information (step S51). When the amount of remuneration is not adjusted and the standard amount of remuneration is determined as the amount of remuneration given to the contestant, the remuneration performance instruction unit 36 gives the remuneration to the contestant according to the correspondence between the enemy 112 defeated in the game result this time and the amount of remuneration , And instructs the game screen generation unit 35 to add a standard performance that presents the competitor with the destruction of the enemy 112 (the performance in FIG. 3C is an example), and provides information necessary for the performance to the game screen generation unit 35 (step S52). For example, the information specifying the defeated enemy 112 and the information specifying the number of tokens obtained by the contestant are provided as compensation.

On the other hand, in step S51, when it is determined that the remuneration amount is adjusted, the remuneration performance instruction unit 36 instructs the game screen generation unit 35 to add a performance that changes the standard performance according to the remuneration amount adjustment result (the performance in FIG. 5 is an example ), the information necessary for the performance is provided to the game screen generating unit 35 (step S52). For example, information specifying the enemy 112 that should be displayed as undefeated and surviving, and information specifying the number of tokens obtained by the contestant as compensation are provided as a result of the adjustment of the amount of compensation. In this case, when there is a defeated enemy 112 as a result of this game, information specifying the enemy 112 and the amount of reward corresponding to the result are also provided. After the instruction of step S52 or S53, the reward performance instruction unit 36 ends the processing of FIG. 13. In addition, according to the restriction of the upper limit, when the amount of remuneration is determined to be 0, the performance in which remuneration occurs is not performed. In this case, the performance can be performed to destroy the enemy 112, which is not set to pay, or the performance can be performed to become the enemy 112 without being affected by the attack item 116, and survive.

According to the above process, once the equivalent of consumption as a recreational value point is available, the contestant is given the opportunity to receive rewards, and the contestant uses the attack item 116 to defeat the enemy 112. , Then the contestants are paid. In this way, for example, the contestant effectively configures the attack item 116 to defeat more enemies 112, or the more defeated the enemies 112 of higher value, the more rewards the contestant can receive, so that the contestant’s skills can be reflected in the rewards. . On the other hand, the amount of remuneration obtained by the contestants is limited by the upper limit, and remuneration exceeding a certain limit cannot be obtained. The upper limit of the amount of remuneration is determined by the lottery that is carried out in association with the consumption of the contestant's points. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the probability of the lottery, controllable remuneration is given to a predetermined range where the payment rate is maintained within the operating body of the game system 1 or the game machine 2 and an appropriate profit can be ensured. In this way, the control of the payout rate can be put into the game that includes elements that increase or decrease the reward according to the skill of the contestant, so that the satisfaction of the contestant and the guarantee of the appropriate profit controlled by the payout rate coexist. Moreover, when the remuneration is adjusted by the upper limit, the performance will be changed accordingly. Therefore, it is possible to improve the contestant's sense of approval, reduce the involvement of the contestant's conscious payment rate control, and reduce the risk of interest in the game.

In the game system 1 described above, the upper limit value of the amount of reward is stored by being associated with the contestant ID, and the same contestant can inherit the upper limit value of the previous round and play the second round of the game. FIG. 14 is an example of a procedure of the upper limit value saving process executed by the control device 20 of the gaming machine 2 in order to store the upper limit value in association with the contestant ID in this way. This process may be executed by the upper limit management unit 43 as an example. For example, the upper limit management unit 43 starts the process of FIG. 14 when the contestant ends the game, first discriminates the contestant ID of the contestant, and discriminates the contest data DP based on the discriminated contestant ID (step S60), Then, the upper limit value data DU is stored in the determined competition data DP (step S61). When the game server 4 is available, the competition data DP storing the upper limit value data DU may be associated with the contestant ID and held in the game server 4. When the upper limit data DU and the contestant ID are associated and stored in the memory device 21 of the gaming machine 2, when the contestant of the same gaming machine 2 restarts the game, as long as the contestant ID is recognized to read the corresponding contest data DP, The upper limit of the previous cycle can be reused. As long as the game data DP is saved on the game server 4, even when the game player 2 of the different game machine 2 restarts the game, the upper limit value of the previous time can be reused.

In addition, instead of the contestant ID, at least one input device 8 of the gaming machine 2 may be used as a unit, and the upper limit value may be managed for each unit. For example, as an example of input device identification information for identifying the input device 8, a unique station ID may be set for each station 6, the upper limit value may be increased or decreased for each station ID, and at the end of the game The upper limit data DU at this point of time is stored in correspondence with the station ID, and then the competitors playing at the same station 6 will inherit the upper limit data DU. In this case, the upper limit value management unit 43 may execute the process of FIG. 15 instead of the process of FIG. 14. That is, in the process of FIG. 15, the upper limit value management unit 43 starts the process of FIG. 15 when the contestant ends the game, and first determines the station ID of the contestant’s station 6 (step S60A), and then Corresponds to the station ID to store the upper limit value data DU in the memory device 21 (step S61A). In this case, when playing at the same station 6 next, as long as the upper limit data DU corresponding to the station ID is read from the memory device 21, and the upper limit data DU is used for game play at the station 6, it can be inherited Upper limit.

When the upper limit value is associated with and managed by the contestant ID or when the station ID is associated and managed, the upper limit value is set and associated with the one-person contestant. However, the upper limit value can also be set in common for two or more contestants. For example, a group including a plurality of contestants may be set, and the common upper limit value may be set in units of groups. Alternatively, a common upper limit value may be set as a plurality of stations 6 of one gaming machine 2 as a unit. Moreover, a common upper limit value may be set as a unit of plural game machines 2.

In the above aspect, the game operation accepting unit 30 executes the processes of steps S11 and S12 of FIG. 10 as an example of the function of the game operation accepting means, and the game control unit 32 executes the process of step S15 of FIG. 10 as the game As an example of the function of the control means, the remuneration amount determination unit 33 executes the processes of steps S13, S14, and S17 in FIG. 10, and as an example of the function of the remuneration amount determination means, the remuneration giving unit 34 executes the process of step S18 in FIG. An example of endowment means. Then, the lottery unit 41 executes the process of FIG. 11 as an example of the function of the lottery means, and the remuneration amount adjustment unit 42 executes the processes of steps S41 to S45 of FIG. 12 and the process of FIG. 14 or FIG. 15 as a remuneration amount adjustment An example of the function of the means. In addition, the pay performance instruction unit 36 executes the processing in FIG. 13 to thereby function as an example of the pay performance control means.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned forms, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications or changes. For example, in the above-mentioned form, the added amount of the upper limit of the lottery is set as the lottery condition for each consumption of the entertainment value of the contestant, but the lottery condition may be changed as appropriate. For example, it may be established when the consumption value of the amusement value of the contestant reaches a predetermined amount, or when the consumption frequency of the entertainment value reaches a predetermined number, and the lottery value consumption or the number of consumption may be associated to set the lottery conditions. . In this case, the predetermined amount may be set to be larger than the consumption amount for one game operation. It is also possible to establish such a method when the amount of payout reaches a certain value and establish a lottery condition by associating with the amount of payout. Or, when a predetermined game result is obtained, for example, when the at least one enemy 112 is defeated in the game of FIG. 2, the drawing condition is established, and the drawing condition is set in association with the game result. Or, the lottery conditions may be set in such a way that the lottery conditions are established when the number of competitions, competition time, etc. of the contestant's game reaches a predetermined reference value. In addition, the lottery conditions are not limited to the examples that are directly related to the game and set. For example, a lottery condition may be established at a scheduled time, a scheduled week, and a scheduled day of each month, and the lottery condition may be set in association with the time or date.

In the above-mentioned form, it is assumed that each time a contestant performs a game operation, the game value corresponding to the amount of the operation is consumed, but the correspondence relationship between the game operation and the consumption of the game value may be appropriately set. For example, a plurality of game operations can also be accepted by one consumption of entertainment value. It is also possible to accept game operations for an unlimited number of times within a predetermined time through the consumption of one entertainment value. In the above-mentioned form, the operation of arranging the attack item 116 with the operation buttons 10 or 11 is taken as an example. As a game operation, a plurality of types of game operations may be set in the consumption of entertainment value and exchange acceptance.

In the above-mentioned form, the lottery probabilities and addition amounts of the odds tables ODn and ODs are set in advance, and the re-modification may be performed as long as the operating body of the gaming machine 2 is properly performed. However, for example, the payout rate may be monitored during the operation of the gaming machine 2, and the payout tables ODn and Ods may be selected such that the payout rate is close to the upper or lower limit of the predetermined range or the payment rate converges within the predetermined range when the payment rate exceeds the predetermined range. As the probability or the amount of addition changes, a control for dynamically changing the odds tables ODn and ODs according to the change in the payout rate is added.

In the above-mentioned form, the game system 1 is configured such that a plurality of contestants can simultaneously play the same game on one game machine 2 in parallel, but the present invention is not limited to such a form. For example, one gaming machine 2 is sufficient as long as it has at least one input device 8. In this case, a plurality of contestants may play the game at different times from each other, and the payment rate as the ratio of the total value of the remuneration to the total value of the consumption of the contestants in the predetermined period is maintained within a predetermined range The method can be applied to the present invention. Moreover, the game system is not limited to the form of using a game machine that can individually obtain a payout rate like a game machine. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a user terminal device 2A such as a smartphone used by the user and the game server 4 are connected via the network 3, and under the control of the game server 4, the user terminal device The game system of the type that allows each user to play a game on 2A is also applicable to the present invention. For example, a form such as an online game game can also apply the present invention to reflect the contestant's skills to the amount of remuneration while controlling the payout rate to an appropriate range. In addition, as the user terminal device 2A, various terminal devices such as a desktop or notebook personal computer, a tablet terminal, a portable game machine, or a desktop game console (game console) can be used.

In the above-described aspect, the control device 20 of the computer as the game machine 2 executes each processor shown in FIG. 10 or less, but a computer such as the game server 4 may execute at least a part of such processing. Furthermore, it may be configured that at least one game machine 2 connected via the network 3 functions as a game server 4, and the game machine 2 executes a processor related to other game machines 2. When the game server 4 executes various processes, a virtual game machine that executes the game program PG on the game server 4 may be constructed. The game machine 2 functions as a remote input/output device for the virtual game machine. The game executed in the game system of the present invention is not limited to the game exemplified in FIG. 2, as long as the game operation is included in the consumption and exchange of entertainment value, the game result is calculated according to the accepted game operation, and is determined based on the calculated game result The elements of the contestant's remuneration amount can also be used for shooting games, grid games, capture games and other games.

Various aspects of the present invention derived from the above-described embodiments and modified examples are described below. In the following description, in order to easily understand the various aspects of the present invention, the corresponding members shown in the drawings are enclosed in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated forms by this.

A game system (1) in one form of the present invention is provided with: 　　 game operation acceptance means (30, S11, S12) that accepts game operations of contestants at the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value; 　　 calculates the game according to the accepted game operations Resulting game control means (32, S15); 　　 Determine the amount of remuneration that should be given to the aforementioned contestant based on the calculated game results (33, S13, S14, S17); and give the determined amount of remuneration to the aforementioned Competitors' means of remuneration (34, S18), the aforementioned means of determining the amount of remuneration are more equipped with: 　　 lottery means (41, S30~S34) that perform predetermined lottery when the predetermined lottery conditions are established; and In order to change the correspondence relationship of the amount of rewards given to the contestants, the amount adjustment means (42, S41 to S45) for adjusting the amount of rewards that should be determined according to the game results according to the result of the lottery.

A computer program (PG) for a game system according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to make the computer (20) included in the game system function as a means of accepting the game operation of the contestant at the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value Game operation acceptance means (30, S11, S12); 　　 game control means for calculating the game result according to the accepted game operation (32, S15); 　　 Determine the amount of remuneration that should be given to the aforementioned contestant based on the calculated game result The decision means (33, S13, S14, S17); and the remuneration giving means (34, S18) for giving the determined amount of remuneration to the aforementioned contestants, the aforementioned remuneration amount determining means functions as the following means, under the predetermined lottery conditions The lottery means (41, S30~S34) that implements the predetermined lottery when established; and in a manner that changes the correspondence between the aforementioned game result and the amount of remuneration given to the contestant, adjustment according to the aforementioned lottery result should be based on the aforementioned game The means for adjusting the amount of compensation determined as a result (42, S41 to S45).

In addition, a computer program according to one aspect of the present invention may be provided in a state of being stored in a storage medium. As long as this memory medium is used, for example, the computer program of the present invention can be installed on a computer for execution, thereby utilizing the computer to implement the game system of the present invention. The storage medium for storing the computer program may be a non-temporary storage medium such as CDROM.

A game system (1) of another aspect of the present invention includes an input device (8) that detects a game operation of a contestant, a memory device (21) that stores a predetermined computer program (PG), and the aforementioned input device and The memory system is connected to a game system (1) of a processor (a part of the control device 20 is an example) that executes predetermined processing according to a computer program of the memory device, and the processor is based on the computer program and has a predetermined entertainment value. The consumption and redemption acceptance of the game operation of the contestant via the aforementioned input device (S11, S12), the game result is calculated according to the accepted game operation (S15), and the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant is determined based on the calculated game result (S13, S14, S17), the determined amount of remuneration is given to the contestant (S18), and in the determination of the amount of remuneration, when the predetermined lottery condition is established, a predetermined lottery (S30~S34) is performed so that In order to change the correspondence between the game result and the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant, the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the game result is adjusted according to the result of the lottery (S41-S45).

According to the above-mentioned form, the amount of remuneration is determined based on the game result calculated according to the game operation of the contestant, whereby the skill of the game of the contestant is reflected in the amount of remuneration. On the other hand, the amount of remuneration is adjusted according to the result of the lottery. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the probability or expected value of the lottery, the correspondence between the game result and the amount of remuneration can be appropriately changed according to the control of the payout rate. With this, for a game that includes an element that provides compensation according to the game operation of the contestant, adjustment of the payout rate can be appropriately included.

In the above form, the means for adjusting the amount of remuneration may be set to determine the upper limit of the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant based on the result of the lottery (S14), so that the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the result of the game is not The amount of remuneration is adjusted so as to exceed the upper limit (S17, S41 to S45). According to this aspect, as long as the upper limit value is not exceeded, the amount of reward corresponding to the game result is given to the contestant, so the correspondence relationship in which the reward is given according to the game result corresponding to the game operation of the contestant can be maintained appropriately. On the other hand, the amount of compensation is adjusted so as not to exceed the upper limit value, and the upper limit value is determined based on the result of the lottery. Therefore, the payment rate can be appropriately controlled by limiting the provision of excessive compensation based on the upper limit value.

In the above-mentioned form, the lottery means may repeat the lottery every time the lottery condition is established, and the remuneration adjustment means may be set to determine the upper limit value based on a lottery, to the next time or later. During the period until a new upper limit value is determined by lot drawing, the upper limit value is subtracted according to the amount of remuneration given by the remuneration giving means (S45). According to this form, the upper limit value will gradually decrease in accordance with the reward, and on the other hand, by repeating the lottery, the opportunity for the upper limit value to increase is given to the contestant. Therefore, in a manner in which the lottery is repeated, the contestant can be given an incentive to continue playing.

In the above-mentioned form, the compensation amount adjustment means may also be used to identify the competitor based on predetermined contestant identification information (S60), and the upper limit value may be associated with the contestant identification information to be stored in the predetermined memory means (21) (S61). According to this form, since the upper limit value is held in correspondence with the identification information of the contestant, the upper limit value set for the contestant can be continuously applied to the same contestant. For example, even in the next round of competitions of the same contestant, the upper limit value set in the previous round of competition can continue to be applied, allowing the contestant to continue playing the game from the previous round.

In the above-mentioned form, the game system may be further provided with a plurality of input devices (8) each having a detection unit (8a) that detects the game operation of the contestant, and the remuneration adjustment means may also be used as The input device is identified based on predetermined input device identification information (S60A), and the upper limit value is associated with the input device identification information to be stored in a predetermined memory means (21) (S61A). According to this form, since the upper limit value is maintained in correspondence with the input device, when different contestants use the same input device to play games in sequence, the upper limit value can be continuously applied among their competitors. play games.

In the above-mentioned form, it is further provided with: a reward performance control means (36, S50 to S53) that controls the performance of the game in a manner that the performance corresponding to the reward is presented to the contestant, and the reward performance control means may be When it is assumed that the amount of remuneration determined according to a game result is changed by the adjustment of the remuneration amount adjustment means, the content of the performance corresponding to the giving of the remuneration is changed according to the adjustment result. According to this form, when the amount of remuneration is adjusted, the performance presented to the contestant is changed in accordance with this, whereby even if the amount of remuneration changes for a game result, the contestant can be given a sense of approval for the change. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the risk of the contestant’s consciousness resulting from the artificiality caused by the intervention of the control of the payout rate and to reduce the interest of the game.

In the above aspect, the game control means may switch the game between plural states according to a predetermined switching condition, and the lottery means may be such that the expected value regarding the upper limit value will change according to the state , The correspondence between the aforementioned selection items and the selection probability of each selection item is changed according to the aforementioned state and the aforementioned selection process is carried out (S30-S33). According to this, the expected value of the upper limit value can be changed according to the state of the game. For example, a state in which a large amount of reward is obtained is to increase the expected value of the upper limit value and obtain a larger amount of reward Mode, the upper limit value is appropriately controlled according to the state of the game.

In the above form, the lottery condition may be set to at least one of the establishment conditions including consumption of the amusement value. According to this, since the consumption value and the exchange of the entertainment value are drawn to set the upper limit of the amount of remuneration, the contestant can be given an incentive to consume the entertainment value. By setting the upper limit value for adjusting the amount of compensation in correspondence with the consumption of entertainment value, the lottery regarding the upper limit value can be more clearly related to the payment rate.

In the above-mentioned form, the lottery means may control the lottery in such a manner that the specific payment rate is maintained within a predetermined range as a ratio of the amount of remuneration given to the contestant to the consumption amount of the amusement value of the contestant. According to this, by controlling the lottery in such a way that the payout rate is maintained within a predetermined range, it is possible to more appropriately adjust the payout rate for a game that includes an element that provides compensation according to the game operation of the contestant.

1‧‧‧Game system 2‧‧‧Game machine 2A‧‧‧User terminal device 4‧‧‧Game server 5‧‧‧Display device 6‧‧‧Station 7‧‧‧Central lottery mechanism 8‧‧‧Input Device 8a‧‧‧detection unit 20‧‧‧control device (computer) 21‧‧‧memory device (memory means) 30‧‧‧game operation acceptance unit (game operation acceptance means) 32‧‧‧‧game control unit (game control Means) 33‧‧‧ Remuneration amount determination section (reward amount determination means) 34‧‧‧ Rewards provision section (remuneration provision means) 36‧‧‧ Remuneration performance instruction section (remuneration performance control section) 41‧‧‧ Lottery section (lottery Means) 42‧‧‧ Remuneration adjustment section (remuneration adjustment means) 100‧‧‧ Game screen 110‧‧‧ Playground 111A, 111B, 111C, 111D‧‧‧ Contestant character 112‧‧‧ Enemy 116‧‧ ‧Attack project 116a‧‧‧Scope of influence

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a game screen.　　 FIG. 3A is a diagram showing an example of how the game progresses to consumption and exchange of entertainment value. FIG. 3B is a diagram showing an example of the game result corresponding to FIG. 3A. FIG. 3C is a diagram showing an example of a performance in which rewards are presented according to the game result of FIG. 3B. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of adjustment of the reward amount. FIG. 5 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3C to show an example of a performance when the amount of remuneration is adjusted. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control system of the gaming machine. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a normal payout table.　　 FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a special odds table. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a specific configuration of the game processing unit of the game machine. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a game processing program executed by the game processing unit of FIG. 6. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of internal lottery processing executed by the lottery unit of FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the compensation amount determination process executed by the compensation amount determination unit of FIG. 9. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a program of performance instruction processing executed by the pay performance instruction unit of FIG. 9. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of an upper limit value storage process executed by the upper limit value management unit of FIG. 9. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing another example of the procedure of the upper limit value saving process executed by the upper limit value management unit of FIG. 9. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another form of the game system.

22‧‧‧Game Processing Department

30‧‧‧Game operation acceptance section (game operation acceptance means)

31‧‧‧Point Management Department

32‧‧‧Game Control Department (Game Control Means)

33‧‧‧Remuneration amount determination department (remuneration amount determination means)

34‧‧‧Reward-granting department (reward-granting means)

35‧‧‧Game Screen Generation Department

36‧‧‧Pay Performance Instruction Department (Pay Performance Control Department)

40‧‧‧ Standard Remuneration Discrimination Department

41‧‧‧ lottery department (lottery means)

42‧‧‧Remuneration adjustment department (remuneration adjustment means)

43‧‧‧ Upper Limit Management Department

44‧‧‧Remuneration Restriction Department

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Claims (12)

A game system is characterized by having: game operation acceptance means, which is based on the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value to accept the contestant to make the contestant's physical action as a game operation; game control means, the operation of which corresponds to the accepted The effect of the physical action of the contestant on the game operation gives the game the result of the game; the means for determining the amount of remuneration determines the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant based on the effect as the result of the game calculated in the game control means; And remuneration giving means, which gives the determined amount of remuneration to the contestants, the remuneration amount determining means further includes: lottery means, which implements a predetermined lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is established; and remuneration amount adjustment means, which In order to change the correspondence between the effect as the result of the calculated game and the amount of remuneration given to the contestant, the adjustment should be based on the result of the lottery according to the effect as the result of the calculated game The determined remuneration amount, the remuneration amount adjustment means determines the upper limit value of the remuneration amount to be given to the contestant based on the result of the lottery, so that the remuneration amount determined according to the game result does not exceed the upper limit Adjust the aforementioned amount of compensation by value. For example, in the game system of claim 1, the lottery means is that each lottery condition is established, the lottery can be repeated, and the remuneration adjustment means is based on one lottery to determine the upper limit, Until the next round or a new upper limit value is determined in a subsequent lottery, the upper limit value is subtracted according to the amount of remuneration given by the remuneration giving means. For example, the game system of patent application item 1 or 2, wherein the aforementioned means for adjusting the amount of remuneration is to identify the contestant based on predetermined contestant identification information, and the aforementioned upper limit value is associated with the contestant identification information to make Memorize in predetermined memory means. A game system as claimed in item 1 or 2 of the patent application, further comprising: a plurality of input devices each having a detection unit that detects the game operation of the contestant, and the remuneration adjustment means is based on a predetermined input device The identification information identifies the input device, and associates the upper limit value with the input device identification information to store in a predetermined memory means. For example, the game system of patent application item 1 or 2, wherein the game control means can switch the game between plural states according to a predetermined switching condition, and the lottery means is based on the upper limit The expected value of is changed according to the aforementioned state, so that the aforementioned selected option and each selected item The corresponding relationship of the lottery probability changes according to the aforementioned state and the aforementioned lottery is performed. A game system is characterized by having: game operation acceptance means, which is based on the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value to accept the contestant to make the contestant's physical action as a game operation; game control means, the operation of which corresponds to the accepted The effect of the physical action of the contestant on the game operation gives the game the result of the game; the means for determining the amount of remuneration determines the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant based on the effect as the result of the game calculated in the game control means; And remuneration giving means, which gives the determined amount of remuneration to the contestants, the remuneration amount determining means further includes: lottery means, which implements a predetermined lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is established; and remuneration amount adjustment means, which In order to change the correspondence between the effect as the result of the calculated game and the amount of remuneration given to the contestant, the adjustment should be based on the result of the lottery according to the effect as the result of the calculated game The determined amount of remuneration, the lottery means, controls the lottery in such a way that the specific payment rate is maintained within a predetermined range as the ratio of the amount of remuneration given to the contestant to the consumption of the amusement value of the contestant. For example, the game system of claim 1 or 6, which further includes: remuneration show control means for controlling the performance of the game in a manner corresponding to the presentation of the remuneration given to the contestant, the remuneration show control means, When the amount of remuneration determined based on the result of a game is changed by the adjustment of the remuneration amount adjustment means, the content of the performance corresponding to the giving of the remuneration is changed according to the adjustment result. For example, in the game system of claim 1 or 6, the lottery conditions are set to at least one of the establishment conditions including consumption of the amusement value. A recording medium in which a computer program for a game system is recorded. The recording medium is characterized in that the computer included in the game system functions as the following means. The game operation acceptance means is based on the consumption and exchange acceptance contestants of a predetermined entertainment value. The operation of the physical action of the contestant is regarded as a game operation; the game control means is to calculate the effect of the physical action of the contestant corresponding to the accepted game operation on the game as the game result; the means of determining the amount of reward is based on the The effect of the game result calculated by the game control means determines the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant; the remuneration giving means is to give the determined amount of remuneration to the contestant, and the remuneration amount determining means functions as the following means, Lottery means, which implements a predetermined lottery when a predetermined lottery condition is established; and remuneration adjustment means, which is based on the correspondence between the aforementioned effect as the result of the game being calculated and the aforementioned remuneration that should be given to the contestant The way in which changes are made is to adjust the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the effect as the result of the calculated game according to the result of the lottery. The means for adjusting the amount of remuneration is determined based on the result of the lottery. The upper limit of the amount of remuneration is adjusted so that the amount of remuneration that should be determined based on the game result does not exceed the upper limit. A game system includes: an input device that detects a player's game operation; a memory device that stores a predetermined computer program; and a processor that is connected to the input device and the memory device based on the memory The computer program of the device executes predetermined processing, and is characterized in that the processor is based on the computer program, in the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value through the input device to accept the operation of the contestant to make the contestant take action in kind As the game operation, calculate the effect of the actual action of the contestant corresponding to the accepted game operation on the game as the game result, determine the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant based on the effect as the result of the calculated game, and The determined amount of remuneration is given to the contestant, and in the determination of the aforementioned amount of remuneration, the predetermined lottery conditions When it is established, a predetermined lottery is performed to adjust according to the result of the lottery in such a way that the correspondence between the effect as the result of the calculated game and the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant changes according to the result of the lottery. The amount of remuneration determined by the aforementioned effect of the game result, in the adjustment of the amount of remuneration corresponding to the result of the lottery, the upper limit of the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant is determined based on the result of the lottery, to The amount of remuneration should be adjusted so that the amount of remuneration determined based on the result of the game does not exceed the upper limit. A recording medium in which a computer program for a game system is recorded. The recording medium is characterized in that the computer included in the game system functions as the following means. The game operation acceptance means is based on the consumption and exchange acceptance contestants of a predetermined entertainment value. The operation of the physical action of the contestant is regarded as a game operation; the game control means is to calculate the effect of the physical action of the contestant corresponding to the accepted game operation on the game as the game result; the means of determining the amount of reward is based on the The effect of the game result calculated by the game control means determines the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant; the remuneration giving means is to give the determined amount of remuneration to the contestant, and the remuneration amount determining means functions as the following means, The lottery means is to perform the predetermined lottery when the predetermined lottery conditions are established; and the amount of remuneration adjustment means is to use the game as the aforementioned game knot The way in which the correspondence between the aforementioned effect of the result and the amount of remuneration that should be given to the contestant changes, the amount of remuneration that should be determined according to the effect as the result of the game being calculated is adjusted according to the result of the lottery, the lottery Means is to control the lottery in such a way that the specific payment rate is maintained within a predetermined range as the ratio of the amount of remuneration given to the contestant to the consumption of the amusement value of the contestant. A game system includes: an input device that detects a player's game operation; a memory device that stores a predetermined computer program; and a processor that is connected to the input device and the memory device based on the memory The computer program of the device executes predetermined processing, and is characterized in that the processor is based on the computer program, in the consumption and exchange of predetermined entertainment value through the input device to accept the operation of the contestant to make the contestant take action in kind As the game operation, calculate the effect of the actual action of the contestant corresponding to the accepted game operation on the game as the game result, determine the amount of remuneration to be given to the contestant based on the effect as the result of the calculated game, and The determined amount of remuneration is given to the contestant, and in the determination of the remuneration amount, a predetermined lottery is performed when a predetermined lottery condition is established, so that the aforementioned effect as the result of the calculated game and the In order to change the corresponding relationship of the amount of remuneration, according to the result of the lottery, adjust the amount of remuneration that should be determined according to the effect as the result of the game being calculated, In the predetermined lottery, the lottery is controlled in such a manner that a specific payment rate is maintained within a predetermined range as a ratio of the amount of remuneration given to the contestant to the consumption amount of the amusement value of the contestant.

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