TWI837932B - Programs and Game Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is to properly guide players to repeated game competitions. The program of the present invention is to enable a computer that can provide a game competition experience to execute the following processing: provision processing, which provides game elements to players; and control processing, which controls the game elements provided in the provision processing according to the provision conditions achieved in the provision of the game competition experience; and the above program controls the provision processing as follows: the provision conditions include a first condition of providing the first game element and a second condition of providing the second game element different from the first game element; the control processing provides the first game element to the player in the provision of the competition experience when the first condition and the second condition are achieved; and provides the second game element to the player when the next competition experience is provided to the player.

Description

Programs and gaming devices

The present invention relates to a program and a game device, and more particularly to an electronic game including providing game elements to players.

There is an electronic game that provides game content (game elements) to players based on the results of the game (Patent Document 1). The provision of such game elements is more effective in guiding players to repeated game competitions, and by setting multiple provision conditions in the electronic game, the fun is increased. [Prior Technical Document] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2014-057830

[The problem the invention is trying to solve]

However, in order to guide players to repeatedly play games in a business-use game device such as an arcade frame, that is, to repeatedly use the game device, it is preferable that the game elements provided to the player can be used when the game device is used next or later. On the other hand, in the case where multiple provision conditions are set as described above, if multiple provision conditions are met in one use of the game device, the chance of guiding the player to repeatedly use the game device decreases.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a program and a gaming device that can appropriately guide players to repeated gaming competitions. [Technical means for solving the problem]

The program of the present invention is to enable a computer that can provide a competitive experience of a game to execute the following processing: provision processing, which provides game elements to players; and control processing, which controls the game elements provided in the provision processing according to the provision conditions achieved in the provision of the competitive experience of the game; and the above-mentioned program controls the provision processing as follows: the provision conditions include a first condition of providing the first game element and a second condition of providing a second game element different from the first game element; when the first condition and the second condition are achieved in the provision of the competitive experience of the game to the player, the control processing provides the first game element to the player in the provision of the competitive experience; when the next competitive experience is provided to the player, the second game element is provided to the player. [Effect of the invention]

According to the present invention, players can be appropriately guided into repeated game competitions.

[Implementation] Below, the implementation is described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In addition, the following implementation does not limit the scope of the invention to be applied for, and the combination of features described in the implementation is not necessarily required for the invention. Two or more of the multiple features described in the implementation can be combined arbitrarily. In addition, the same reference number is marked for the same or similar components, and repeated descriptions are omitted.

The following describes an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a gaming device that can provide game elements when providing a competitive experience of a game to a player. However, the present invention can be applied to any machine that can provide game elements.

<Configuration of the game system> Figure 1 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the game system of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the game system is configured so that the server 200 and each of more than one game device 100 can communicate via a network 300.

In this embodiment, by such a system configuration, a battle game between players using a plurality of game devices 100 can be realized via the server 200 and the network 300. In addition, the game providing a competitive experience in the game device 100 is not limited to a battle game between players, and can also include a game configured for one person.

The game device 100 of this embodiment has an appearance as shown in the figure. The game device 100 is configured to detect payment of a price when in a usable state, and when payment of a price is detected, a service of providing a competitive experience of a game including providing at least one game element is provided to the user (player). Payment of a price is detected, for example, by inserting a specific amount of coins into an input port (not shown).

A loading unit 130 is also provided on the exterior of the game device 100. The loading unit 130 includes a player card for identifying a player, and a specific card can be loaded. The details will be described later. When using the game device 100, the player can load the player card on the loading unit 130 to play the game in a state that reflects the player's progress. The player's progress is managed in the server 200. When the player's status is identified when the game device 100 is used, that is, when the status of the player is identified to provide the game competition experience, the information managed for each player is updated.

<Functional structure of the gaming device> Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the functional structure of the gaming device 100 of this embodiment.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the operation of each functional block of the game device 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 reads an operation program related to each functional block stored in the memory device 102, expands and executes it in the memory 103, thereby realizing the operation of each functional block.

The memory device 102 is a device that can permanently store data, such as a non-volatile memory or a HDD (Hard Disk Drive). In addition to storing the action programs related to each functional block of the game device 100, the memory device 102 also stores information on parameters necessary for the action of each functional block, or various graphic data used in the game executed by the game device 100. The memory 103 is a memory device used for temporary data storage, such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is not only used as an expansion area for the action programs of each block, but also used as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the action of each block.

The payment detection unit 104 detects the payment of the price in the game device 100. The payment of the price can be determined, for example, by inserting a specific amount of coins or equivalent game coins into the slot of the game device 100, or detecting the completion of the settlement process based on the communication with the chip related to the specific electronic currency. The game device 100 of this embodiment describes the start of the provision of services including the provision of a competitive experience of the game based on the payment of the price related to the start of the service provision.

The acquisition unit 105 is an interface related to obtaining information from a card, which is provided in the game device 100 of the present embodiment. Specifically, the acquisition unit 105 has a reader, which is configured to obtain information attached to a card loaded on the loading unit 130. The cards that can be used in the game device 100 (the acquisition unit 105 can obtain information) include player cards for identifying information of players related to the use of the above-mentioned game device 100. In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, it is configured to save the progress of the player's game, and the self-saved progress can be restarted when it is used next time. Therefore, the player card is at least attached with identification information that can uniquely identify the player (player ID: player's identification information). By placing the player card on the loading unit 130 and having the acquisition unit 105 acquire the information, the player can receive service provision in a state reflecting the progress status related to past use. Here, the progress status includes information on the player's evaluation value related to the game, such as experience value, level, ranking, or the status of function release, the status of provision of game elements, and other fun elements that are provided to the player in stages and increase and expand with repeated use of the game device 100. In addition, the progress status also includes information on fun elements that are temporarily provided to the player, such as game elements (items or skills) that can be used in the next game competition.

In addition, although the present embodiment describes the method of identifying a player by obtaining information from a player card, the method of identifying a player is not limited thereto. For example, the acquisition unit 105 may obtain information from an item other than a player card, or may replace the player identification process with another device.

The provision control unit 106 controls the provision of game elements to the player in response to the use of the game device 100. The game elements provided by the game device 100 in this embodiment are described as intangible objects that directly reflect the progress of the game. The provision control unit 106 performs provision control in a manner that provides one type of game element to the player each time the game device 100 is used. There are multiple types of game elements provided by the provision control unit 106, and various information is managed in the provision element DB (Data Base) 107 described later.

The provided element DB 107 is a database that manages information (element information) related to each of the multiple game elements that can be provided to the player. The element information managed for one game element is associated with an element ID 601 that uniquely identifies the game element, as shown in FIG. 6( a ), and includes a rarity 602 that shows the value of the game element, and effect information 603 that describes the effect produced when the game element is used.

The details will be described later. In the game system of this embodiment, when a specific condition is met in the use of the game device 100, any one of the game elements whose element information is managed in the provided element DB 107 is provided to the player using it. Which game element is provided is specified differently according to the conditions met. In this embodiment, two conditions are set, and a game element of different rarity 602 is provided for the achievement of each condition. Each of the game elements is configured to be usable in a game that provides a competitive experience in the game device 100, and the effect generated when it is used is recorded in the generated effect information 603. Here, the effect generated when used is different according to the rarity 602, and it is set that the higher the rarity, that is, the higher the rarity value, the higher the usefulness of the effect. That is, the higher the rarity, the higher the use value of the game element in the game.

The prompt control unit 108 controls the game device 100 to prompt various information to the player via the prompt unit 120. In this embodiment, the prompt unit 120 for realizing information prompt is explained as a display device such as a liquid crystal display that displays images (game screen, menu screen, etc.) and can provide visual information prompts. However, the mechanism of information prompting is not limited to this, and of course it can be replaced or added. The prompt unit 120 can also include a speaker for auditory information prompts, for example.

In the embodiment where the prompt unit 120 is a display device, the prompt control unit 108 includes a drawing device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) and performs a specific drawing process to generate a screen displayed on the prompt unit 120. Specifically, the prompt control unit 108 performs necessary calculations on necessary drawing objects (graphic data) based on the processing or command performed by the control unit 101 during the activation of the game device 100 (during service provision or standby mode) to draw the screen. The generated screen is output to the prompt unit 120 and displayed in a specific display area to be presented to the player.

The operation input unit 109 is, for example, an operation member or various sensors for determining input, and is a user interface of the game device 100. When the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input is performed on the operation member, a control signal corresponding to the operation input is output to the control unit 101. In addition, in an embodiment in which the prompt unit 120 is configured to detect a touch input performed on the display screen, the operation input unit 109 may include a touch input detection sensor, etc.

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface with an external device possessed by the game device 100. The communication unit 110 can be connected to the external device via a network 300 (whether wired or wireless) and can send and receive data. The network 300 can be a communication network such as the Internet or a cable connecting machines. The communication unit 110, for example, converts information input as a transmission object into data in a specific form and sends it to an external device such as a server 200 via the network 300. In addition, when the communication unit 110 receives information from an external device via the network 300, for example, it decodes the information and stores it in the memory 103. In this embodiment, the game device 100 sends and receives information via the communication unit 110 at least when providing a service that reflects the progress of the player.

<Server Configuration> Next, the functional configuration of the server 200 of this embodiment is described using the block diagram of FIG. 3. In addition, in the description of the functional configuration of the server 200, in order to strictly distinguish it from the configuration of the game device 100, the configuration that realizes the same function as the configuration of the game device 100 is displayed with the prefix "server".

The server control unit 201 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each functional block of the server 200. Specifically, the server control unit 201 reads the operation program related to each functional block recorded in the server memory device 202, expands and executes it in the server memory 203, thereby controlling the operation of each functional block.

The server memory device 202 is a recording device such as a non-volatile memory or HDD that can permanently store data. In addition to recording the action programs related to each functional block of the server 200, the server memory device 202 also records information such as parameters necessary for the action of each functional block. The server memory 203 is a storage device such as a volatile memory used for temporary data storage. The server memory 203 is not only used as an expansion area for the action programs related to each functional block, but also used as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the action of each functional block.

The player DB 204 is a database that manages various information (player information) about each user (player) for the game that provides a competitive experience in the game device 100 of the game system of this embodiment. The player information is referenced when the game device 100 obtains information from the player card to provide a competitive experience of the game, and can be sequentially changed according to the competitive experience provided.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6( b ), the player information may be associated with a player ID 611 of a uniquely specified player, and may include setting information 612 of the player's individual settings including the display name, date of birth, and network avatar configuration of the player, progress information 613 showing the progress of the game of the player, usable element information 614 showing the game elements that the player can use, and accumulated points 615 showing the accumulated points given to the player. The player information related to a player may be registered when the game device 100 is used for the first time using the player card of the player. In addition, the information included in the setting information 612 may be input into the game device 100 during the use, and sent to the server 200 and stored.

The server communication unit 205 is a communication interface with an external device of the server 200. The server communication unit 205 can be connected to the external device via the network 300 (whether wired or wireless) and can send and receive data. The network 300 can be a communication network such as the Internet or a cable connecting machines. The server communication unit 205, for example, converts information input as a transmission object into data in a specific format and sends it to an external device such as the game device 100 via the network 300. In addition, when the server communication unit 205 receives information from an external device via the network 300, for example, it decodes the information and stores it in the server memory 203.

<Overview of Game Element Provision> The following is an overview of the provision of game elements to players in the game device 100 of this embodiment when specific conditions are met during use.

In the game device 100 of this embodiment, when a player achieves a specific condition in the use, a game element that can be used by the player in the next use is provided. The provided game element is an element that produces an effect that is beneficial to the progress of the game when used, and an element that enhances the player's fun experience, thereby appropriately guiding the player to use the game device 100 next time or later. That is, in order to use the provided game element, the player must use the game device 100 again, so by providing the game element that is useful to the player, the player can be encouraged to use it again actively.

In addition, the game that provides the player with a competitive experience in the game device 100 of this embodiment is described as a battle game played between other players using other game devices 100 connected via the network 300 and the server 200, or virtual players (NPC: Non Player Character) realized by executing a specific thinking program.

In the game device 100 of this embodiment, two conditions, namely the first condition and the second condition, are determined as specific conditions. By achieving each condition, any one of the game elements whose element information is managed in the provided element DB 107 is provided to the player. More specifically, the provision control is performed in such a manner that the first game element is provided when the first condition is achieved, and the second game element is provided when the second condition is achieved. Here, the first game element and the second game element are game elements of the same category, such as game elements that are advantageous in the progress of a battle game when used, but the use values (the usefulness of the effects produced when used) in the battle game are different, and the rarity 602 of the element information is selected from different game elements. In this embodiment, for example, the first game element is classified as "common" and the second game element is classified as "rare", and the second game element is assigned a game element with a higher use value than the first game element.

On the other hand, if the high-value game elements (second game elements) can be easily obtained, the fun of the battle game may be reduced. Therefore, in the use of the game device 100 by the player, each condition is set in such a way that the frequency of achieving the second condition is less than the frequency of achieving the first condition. The setting of the condition can be determined, for example, by the number of times the competitive experience required before achieving the condition, that is, the number of times the player should use the game device 100 before achieving the condition, so that the achievement of the second condition must provide more competitive experience than the achievement of the first condition.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the first condition is determined to be achieved when the opponent is defeated in the implemented fighting game, and the second condition is determined to be achieved when the clearance condition of the game is achieved, that is, when the accumulated number of points given to the player is greater than a specific number when the fighting game is won. In addition, the provision of the second game element related to the achievement of the second condition is carried out on the condition that the points given are consumed. Here, the points are given and accumulated for each player to determine whether the second condition is achieved, and are given as a condition using the game device 100 in the state where the player has been identified.

That is, since it is a structure that determines whether the second condition is met based on the accumulated number of points given to the player, or manages the game elements provided to the player and sets them to be usable when used next time or later, the provision of game elements in the game device 100 is explained as providing a competitive experience only when the player has been identified. In other words, the judgment of whether various conditions related to the provision of such game elements are met is performed on the condition that information is obtained from the player card. Therefore, in the following description, it is explained on the premise that the player uses the game device 100 using the player card.

When the provision conditions of the game elements are met, the purpose and information of the game elements that can be provided are presented to the presentation unit 120. The provided game elements can be determined by, for example, a lottery process from the game elements of the rarity that meets the conditions for the achievement. For example, when the first condition is met, the presentation unit 120 can be presented with a game element of rarity 602 of "common" or a presentation of the provided "common" game element, and when the second condition is met, the presentation unit 120 can be presented with a game element of rarity 602 of "rare" or a presentation of the provided "rare" game element.

However, the first condition and the second condition can be achieved at the same time. That is, in providing a competitive experience of a game to a player once, it can be achieved that the player wins the battle game and the accumulated number of points becomes greater than a specific number through the granting of points related to the victory. At this time, if the first game element and the second game element are temporarily provided to the player, the player's reuse of the game device 100 related to the provision and expected becomes "one time of next use". On the other hand, when both conditions are achieved, in providing the competitive experience of the game that achieves the conditions, only the game elements corresponding to one of the conditions are provided to the player, and when the competitive experience is provided to the player next time and thereafter, the game elements corresponding to the other condition are provided, so that in addition to "one time of next use", "one time of repeated use" can also be expected. In other words, when both conditions are met, the game elements to be provided are divided into two times, this time and the next time the game device 100 is used, thereby increasing the opportunity for players to use the game device 100, and it is expected that the profit opportunities of the game device 100 will be increased, thereby increasing the player's interest in the game content.

In the game device 100 of this embodiment, in order to appropriately promote the reuse of such a game device 100, when the first condition and the second condition are met in providing the game competitive experience to the player, control is performed in the following manner: when providing the competitive experience of the game, the first game element is provided to the player, and when providing the competitive experience of the next game or later to the player, the remaining second game element is provided to the player. In addition, a notification of the provision mode is prompted to the prompt unit 120, that is, a notification is displayed that the first game element is provided in the provision of the competitive experience of the current game, and the second game element can be provided when the competitive experience of the next game or later is provided. In this way, the player can understand that multiple conditions have been met and that the game element with higher use value can be obtained when the game device 100 is used next time or later.

<Service provision processing> In the game device 100 of this embodiment having such a structure, the service provision processing performed in relation to the service provision in the state where the player has been identified is described in detail using the flowchart of FIG. 4. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101, for example, by reading the corresponding processing program stored in the memory device 102, expanding it in the memory 103, and executing it.

In addition, the service provision processing described herein is started, for example, with the detection of payment of a price related to the use, and by obtaining information from a player card to obtain player information (target player information) related to the player (target player) from the server 200 as a condition. The target player information obtained from the server 200 is stored in the memory 103 and maintained during this service provision period. Furthermore, the service provision of the game device 100 may include, for example, a portion for accepting a target player's selection of a mode to be used, and a portion for providing the target player with a competitive game experience corresponding to the mode selection. Since the present invention is limited to a mode having the first condition and the second condition, the following description of the processing corresponding to the portion related to the former mode selection is omitted for ease of understanding of the invention. That is, the following processing described using FIG. 4 is processing corresponding to a portion of providing the target player with a competitive game experience.

In S401, the control unit 101 determines whether there is a game element (second game element) that is reserved for the target player. The details will be described later. In the game device 100 of this embodiment, when both the first condition and the second condition are met in the provision of the competitive experience of the battle game, the provision of the second game element in the provision of the competitive experience (related to the achievement of the second condition) is reserved, and information indicating the purpose (provision reservation information) is included in the progress status information 613 of the target player information and is managed in the player DB 204 of the server 200. Therefore, the control unit 101 makes the determination in this step based on whether the provision reservation information is included in the progress status information 613 of the target player information obtained from the server 200 based on the information obtained from the player card. When the control unit 101 determines that the provided game element is reserved, the process moves to S402, and when it determines that the provided game element is not reserved, the process moves to S403.

In S402, the control unit 101 executes a second game element provision process for controlling provision of the second game element.

〈Second Game Element Provision Process〉 Below, the second game element provision process executed in this step is described in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG5.

In S501, the prompt control unit 108, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt a notification indicating that the second game element can be provided by consuming a specific number of points (necessary points) determined to be necessary for providing the second game element. With this prompt, the control unit 101 shifts to a state where a request for providing the second game element can be accepted.

In S502, the control unit 101 determines whether the operation input related to the provision request of the second game element is performed during the predetermined acceptance period. If the control unit 101 determines that the operation input related to the provision request of the second game element is performed during the predetermined acceptance period, the process moves to S503. If the control unit 101 determines that the operation input related to the provision request is not performed, the second game element provision process is completed.

In S503, the control unit 101 consumes the required points from the accumulated points given to the target player. Specifically, the control unit 101 consumes the required points by changing the value of the accumulated points 615 of the target player information stored in the memory 103 to a value obtained by subtracting the required points.

In S504, the provision control unit 106 provides the second game element to the target player under the control of the control unit 101. Specifically, the provision control unit 106 first determines the second game element to be provided. The determination of the second game element to be provided can be achieved, for example, by executing a lottery process of selecting one game element from the second game elements that become the target. In addition, the provision control unit 106 stores the element ID of the determined second game element in the memory 103 as information (provided confirmation information) for determining the game element to be provided when providing this competitive experience. In addition, at this time, the prompt control unit 108, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification of the second game element to be determined to be provided.

In S505, the control unit 101 deletes the information being provided from the progress information 613 of the target player information stored in the memory 103, and completes the second game element providing process.

In this way, when the execution of the second game element providing process is completed, the control unit 101 moves the service providing process to S403.

In S403, the control unit 101 executes processing related to the fighting game. The processing includes determining the opponent, selecting the game elements used in the fighting game, activating the effects related to the selected game elements, and determining the progress of the fighting game based on the operation input by the player, thereby realizing a game for determining the winner of the fighting game.

In S404, the control unit 101 determines whether the end condition of the battle game is satisfied. In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the understanding of the invention, it is described that the end condition of the battle game is to determine the victory or defeat of the battle game. When the control unit 101 determines that the end condition of the battle game is satisfied, the processing moves to S405. When it is determined that the end condition of the battle game is not satisfied, the processing of this step is repeated.

In S405, the control unit 101 determines whether the first condition is satisfied, that is, whether the target player wins in the implemented battle game. If the control unit 101 determines that the first condition is satisfied, the process moves to S406, and if it is determined that the first condition is not satisfied, the process moves to S413.

In S406, the prompt control unit 108, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification that the provision condition of the first game element is satisfied.

In S407, the control unit 101 gives a predetermined number of points (the number of points given) to the target player. Specifically, the control unit 101 gives points by changing the value of the accumulated number of points 615 of the target player information stored in the memory 103 to a value after adding the number of points given. In the game device 100 of this embodiment, the number of points given is constant regardless of the content of the battle game, and a fixed number of points is given on the condition that the player wins the battle game.

In S408, the control unit 101 determines whether the second condition is satisfied, that is, whether the accumulated number of points given to the target player by the points given in S407 exceeds the number of points required for providing the second game element. If the control unit 101 determines that the second condition is satisfied, the process moves to S409, and if it is determined that the second condition is not satisfied, the process moves to S412.

In S409, the prompt control unit 108, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification that the provision condition of the second game element is satisfied.

In S410, the prompt control unit 108 causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification of the provided game element under the control of the control unit 101. Specifically, the prompt control unit 108 causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification that the first game element is provided in the provision of the competitive experience of the current battle game, and that the second game element can be provided when the competitive experience of the next game is provided.

In S411, the control unit 101 adds the holding information to the progress information 613 of the target player information stored in the memory 103. At this time, if the progress information 613 of the target player information already includes the holding information, the control unit 101 may not add new progress information 613.

In S412, the provision control unit 106 provides the first game element to the target player under the control of the control unit 101. Specifically, the provision control unit 106 first determines the first game element to be provided. The determination of the first game element to be provided can be achieved, for example, by executing a lottery process of selecting one game element from the first game elements that become the target. In addition, the provision control unit 106 stores the element ID of the determined first game element in the memory 103 as provision confirmation information. That is, in the processing of this step, it does not depend on whether the second condition is met, and only the provision of the first game element that meets the first condition is performed. In addition, at this time, the prompt control unit 108, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the prompt unit 120 to prompt and display a notification of the first game element that is determined to be provided.

In S413, the control unit 101 executes various processes related to the end of the service provision, and completes the service provision process. Here, the various processes include the following process, that is, by adding the element ID stored as the provision confirmation information to the available element information 614 of the player information stored in the memory 103, the game element is confirmed to be provided to the target player. Through this process, if there is at least one of the second game element provided in S504 of the second game element provision process and the first game element provided in S412 of the service provision process, the information is reflected in the target player information, and the provision is confirmed. In addition, the various processes include the following process, that is, the target player information reflecting the content of the competitive experience provided this time stored in the memory 103 is transmitted to the communication unit 110, and sent together with the player information update request to the server 200. Through this process, the target player information reflecting the content of the competitive experience provided in this battle game and the information of the provided game elements is stored in the player DB 204.

As described above, according to the game device of this embodiment, by controlling the provision of game elements when the provision conditions of the game elements are met, the player can be appropriately guided into repeated game competitions.

[Variation 1] In the above implementation form, although the management of points granted by player units is described, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in a configuration where each player is provided with multiple user characters and any of them can appear in a battle game, the points granted by user character units can be managed, and the effects of the game elements provided are generated for each user character.

In more detail, the control unit 101 may also accept an operation input related to the selection of which user character to give points to when the points are given when the player wins in the battle game, and give points to the selected user character. In this embodiment, the player information may include user character information 621 displayed for each user character corresponding to the player, as shown in FIG. 6( c ). In the user character information 621, each user character is associated with a character ID 631 that uniquely identifies the user character, and a point accumulation number 632 that displays the accumulated number of points given to the user character is managed. Therefore, when the conditions for granting points are met, the control unit 101 changes the accumulated points 632 associated with the user character selected in the user character information 621 to a value obtained by adding the number of points to be granted. Furthermore, based on the accumulated points of each user character, it is determined whether the second condition is met. In addition, the user character to whom points are granted may also be determined as the user character selected to appear in the winning battle game.

By doing so, the player can use the character to activate the effect expected by the player, and the competitive experience of the game provided can be made more suitable.

[Variation 2] In the above-mentioned implementation form, although it is explained that the number of points awarded when winning the battle game is constant and does not depend on the content of the battle game, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The battle game may produce differences in game skills (skills) or abilities of characters used between the players according to the matching status of the opponents, so that the progress may be advantageous to one player. Or, even if it is based on the difficulty of the strategy set for the virtual character as the opponent, it may also produce unbalanced progress. For such a battle game, setting the points to be fixed will also lead to a lack of fairness between players. Therefore, in this variation, the points awarded are not constant, but vary according to differences in skills or basic parameters between players.

In more detail, the server control unit 201 obtains information about the battle results of the ongoing battle game, derives an evaluation value reflecting the battle results for each player participating in the battle game, and manages it as player information. The player information, for example, as shown in FIG. 6( d ), may further include an evaluation value 641 related to the player. Here, the evaluation value 641 may, for example, derive a higher value for a player who is more likely to play the battle game favorably, that is, a player who has higher skills or a player who has higher abilities of the characters that can be used. Alternatively, the evaluation value 641 may derive a higher value for a virtual character whose difficulty level is set higher. Furthermore, each game device 100 obtains information on the evaluation value of the opponent when executing the battle game, and the control unit 101 determines the number of points to be awarded based on the difference in the evaluation values between the player and the opponent when the player wins the battle game, and awards the points. At this time, the number of points awarded is controlled so that the player wins more points when defeating an opponent with a higher evaluation value than the opponent with a lower evaluation value than the opponent with a higher evaluation value. Therefore, the more the player defeats the opponent with a higher level than himself, the higher the possibility of achieving the second condition, and as a result, it is easier to obtain the second game element.

By doing so, from the perspective of providing game elements, it is possible to provide game elements that ensure fairness among players.

[Variation 3] In the above implementation and variation, although it is described that the first condition is achieved by winning the battle game, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the first condition can also be determined to be achieved only when the player wins the battle opponent whose evaluation value is higher than the player's threshold.

[Variation 4] In the above implementation forms and variations, although the description is mainly based on a battle game with a battle opponent, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a promotional activity for the game, in the form of a battle game with fixed content such as a battle with a specific boss character, the first condition can also be achieved only when the first victory of the battle game with fixed content is achieved.

[Variation 5] In the above-mentioned implementation form, points are awarded when the first condition is achieved, and whether the second condition is achieved varies depending on the situation of awarding points, that is, the first condition must be achieved when the second condition is achieved, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the conditions for awarding points may be different from the first condition, or the second condition may be achieved alone. In other words, although there may be a difference in the amount of award depending on the victory or defeat of the battle game, points may be awarded independently of the victory or defeat. [Variation 6] In the above-mentioned implementation form, although it is described that the game providing competitive experience in the game device 100 is a battle game, and points are awarded to the player on the condition that the player wins the battle game, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The game providing competitive experience in the game device 100 is not limited to a battle game, and can be any type of game. In this case, a specific clearance condition is set in the game, and the control unit 101 can also control the game to take the achievement of the clearance condition as a condition, and in addition to processing it as achieving the first condition, it also awards points to the player.

[Variation 7] In the above-mentioned implementation form and variation, although it is described that the information of the game elements provided to the player, the information of the second game element that can be provided (information of the provision being reserved), and the information of the accumulated number of points given are managed in the server 200, and when the player uses the game device 100, the information is obtained by the game device 100, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The information can also be stored and managed in a storage medium used by the player, such as a player card. In this case, the control unit 101 obtains the player information from the player card through the acquisition unit 105 and executes various processes.

[Other implementation forms] The invention is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation forms, and various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

100: Game device 101: Control unit 102: Memory device 103: Memory 104: Payment detection unit 105: Acquisition unit 106: Provision control unit 107: Provision element DB 108: Prompt control unit 109: Operation input unit 110: Communication unit 120: Prompt unit 130: Loading unit 200: Server 201: Server control unit 202: Server memory device 203: Server memory 204: Player DB 205: Server communication unit 300: Network 601: Element ID 602: Rarity 603: Effect information 604: Provisioning image 611: Player ID 612: Setting information 613: Progress information 614: Usable element information 615: Accumulated points 621: Used role information 631: Role ID 632: Accumulated points 641: Evaluation value S401~S413: Steps S501~S505: Steps

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the system configuration of the game system of the embodiment and variation of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the game device 100 of the embodiment and variation of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the server 200 of the embodiment and variation of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating the service provision processing executed by the game device 100 of the embodiment and variation of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the second game element provision processing executed by the game device 100 of the embodiment and variation of the present invention. FIG. 6 (a) to (d) are diagrams illustrating the data configuration of various information used in the game system of the embodiment and variation of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

A program that enables a computer that can provide a competitive experience of a game to execute the following processing: a provision processing that provides game elements to a player; and a control processing that controls the game elements provided in the provision processing according to provision conditions achieved in the provision of the competitive experience of the game; and the program controls the provision processing as follows: the provision conditions include a first condition for providing a first game element and a second condition for providing a second game element different from the first game element; the control processing achieves the first condition in providing the competitive experience of the game to the player When the conditions and the second condition are met, the first game element is provided to the player during the competitive experience of the game; when the competitive experience of the game is provided to the player next time or later, the second game element is provided to the player; and the game is a game with clearance conditions; when the clearance conditions are met in the competitive experience of the game provided to the player, the computer is further executed to assign points to the player; and the second condition is met when the accumulated number of points assigned to the player is greater than a specific number. For example, the procedure in claim 1 is such that the frequency of achieving the above-mentioned second condition is less than the frequency of achieving the above-mentioned first condition. If the program of claim 1 or 2 provides more competitive experience of the game than the number of competitive experience of the game required to achieve the above condition 2 than the number of competitive experience of the game required to achieve the above condition 1. A program as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the second game element is a game element having a higher usage value in the game than the first game element. As in the program of claim 4, wherein the first game element and the second game element are game elements of the same category that can be used in the above game. The program of claim 1, wherein the game is a battle game in which the player can achieve the clearance condition by defeating the opponent; the program causes the computer to further execute a process of deriving a rating value corresponding to the battle result of the battle game for each player; and the granting process, when providing the player with the competitive experience of the battle game, makes the amount of the points granted different according to the difference between the rating value of the player and the opponent. As in the program of claim 6, the above-mentioned granting process is performed such that the amount of the above-mentioned points granted when the victory rating value is higher than that of the player's opponent is greater than the amount of the above-mentioned points granted when the victory rating value is lower than that of the player's opponent. The program of claim 6, wherein the above-mentioned condition 1 is achieved when the opponent is defeated. For example, in the program of claim 6, the above-mentioned condition 1 is achieved when the player defeats an opponent whose evaluation value is higher than the player's higher threshold. As in the program of claim 1, the control process controls the provision process in a manner of providing the second game element to the player, subject to the consumption of the points given to the player. The program of claim 10, wherein the computer is further caused to execute a selection process of accepting a selection of a character to be used in the game from among a plurality of characters corresponding to the player; the granting process grants the points to the character selected in the selection process; the program causes the computer to further execute a process of managing the points granted to each of the plurality of characters; and the second condition is determined for each of the plurality of characters whether it is met. A program as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the computer further executes a prompting process for prompting that the provision conditions of the game elements have been met; and the prompting process prompts the game elements that can be provided when the first condition or the second condition is met in providing the player with the competitive experience of the game. As in the program of claim 12, wherein the prompt processing, when the first condition and the second condition are met in providing the competitive experience of the game to the player, prompts to provide the first game element in providing the competitive experience of the game, and can provide the second game element when providing the competitive experience of the game to the player next time. A gaming device that can provide a gaming competitive experience comprises: a providing mechanism that provides gaming elements to a player; and a controlling mechanism that controls the gaming elements provided by the providing mechanism according to a providing condition achieved in the provision of the gaming competitive experience; and the gaming device controls the providing mechanism as follows: the providing condition includes a first condition for providing a first gaming element and a second condition for providing a second gaming element different from the first gaming element; the controlling mechanism achieves the first condition in providing the gaming competitive experience to the player; In the case of the first condition and the second condition, the first game element is provided to the player during the provision of the competitive experience of the game; the second game element is provided to the player when the competitive experience of the game is provided to the player next time or later; and the game is a game with clearance conditions; the game device performs the process of granting points to the player when the clearance conditions are met in the competitive experience of the game provided to the player; and the second condition is met when the accumulated number of points granted to the player is greater than a specific number.