WO2013099334A1

WO2013099334A1 - Game management device, game system, game management method, program and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2013099334A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/068398
Authority: WO
Inventors: 正能鈴木; 暢也北村; 浩之冨田
Original assignee: 株式会社コナミデジタルエンタテインメント
Priority date: 2011-12-28
Filing date: 2012-07-19
Publication date: 2013-07-04
Also published as: JP2013138727A; JP5108141B1

Abstract

This game management device is provided with: a friend period setting means, whereby, when a friend relationship has been established between two users, namely, a first user, who has made a friend request to create a friend relationship, and a second user who has approved the friend request, a friend period, during which a friend relationship between the users continues, is set on the basis of predetermined conditions that include the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user; a friend management means for performing friend management by storing information connecting the two users for whom a friend relationship has been established; and a friend relationship cancellation means for automatically canceling the friend relationship of the two users due to the completion of the friend period that was set with respect to the two users for whom a friend relationship has been established.

Description

GAME MANAGEMENT DEVICE, GAME SYSTEM, GAME MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-289989 filed on December 28, 2011, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention relates to a game management device, a game system, a game management method, a program, and a recording medium for managing game information of each user.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game system in which a user can receive various game services provided from a game server by connecting the user's terminal device (personal computer, mobile phone terminal, etc.) to a game server installed on the Internet. There is.

Also, there has been proposed a game system in which users who play a common game via the Internet can build a friendship (see Patent Document 1).

In recent years, the game system has been incorporated into a social networking service (SNS) system, which is a community-type service that promotes and supports connections between people, and is provided as one of the SNS services. Games are prevalent. In such a social game, each user becomes a friend with another user who is using the game service, and the users interact with each other by communicating with the fellow user or cooperating with each other. Be able to. And each user becomes friends with a plurality of other users, and can enjoy the game while having exchanges with these friends.

In conventional games, particularly social games, users at relatively high levels tend to want to be friends with other users at the same level as or higher than themselves. However, when a user receives a fellow application from another user at a lower level than himself / herself, it may be difficult to refuse the application without permission, and there is a case where the user approves the application and becomes a friend. However, for a high level user, if there are many friends at a lower level than himself / herself, an unfair feeling may occur with respect to a cooperative battle in a game. The reason is that a high-level user has a large contribution in a cooperative battle or the like with respect to other users, but cannot receive a similar contribution from a low-level user.

Specifically, in a social game, when a user battles with another user, he / she can ask his / her friends for cooperation (sometimes referred to as cooperative battle). And the higher the level of peers seeking cooperation, the more advantageous the battle. Conversely, if the level of the fellow is low, the degree of advantage will be low. Therefore, in general, high-level users are often asked for cooperation from low-level users, and there are many cases where they contribute to other users. On the other hand, there are no higher-level users in the group. Will be dissatisfied that they cannot enjoy the same benefits.

For this reason, as a high-level user, there is a case where, if possible, there is a desire to cancel a fellowship with a lower-level user lower than his / her own level and to make a group structure of his / her favorite fellows.

Moreover, even if it is a fellow user of a lower level than a user, it is sufficient if it is a fellow user who can interact happily in the game. For fellow users of level, the user often wants to cancel the fellowship.

However, in order to do that, it is necessary to cut off the relationship with other users who have been friends until now (lower-level friends), but it is difficult to perform psychologically and this operation is performed. In some cases, there is a penalized system to reduce the number of owned points, which is difficult to do in practice.

Therefore, especially high-level users have a number of lower-level fellow users who have little interaction and cannot enjoy the game together, and the peers are virtually fixed in a state where they are not in the group structure of their favorite friends. There is a tendency to have dissatisfaction with being done. If such a situation continues, the original enjoyment of social games, such as playing games while interacting with various fellow users, will be diminished, and the users will have a sense of feeling in the game itself, and will not be actively involved in the game. It is possible that

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-47778

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a user with a game environment in which it is easier to build a favorite group of friends than in the past and a feeling of difficulty is unlikely to occur. A game management device, a game system, a game management method, a program, and a recording medium are provided.

A game management device according to an aspect of the present invention is a game management device that communicates with a terminal device of each user and manages a friend of a game in which the users can establish a friendship relationship. Between the two users of the game level storage control means for storing the information in the storage device, the first user who made the friend application for building the friendship, and the second user who approved the friend application. A companion period setting means for setting a companion period in which a companion relationship between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including a relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user when Companion management means for storing information relating two users who have established a friendship relationship and managing the fellowship, and the end of the friendship period set for the two users who have established a friendship relationship More, it is configured to include a peer relations canceling means for canceling the peer relations of the two users automatically.

A game system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device of each user who receives a game service, a game management device that communicates with the terminal device and manages a friend of a game that allows users to establish a fellow relationship with each other. , A game level storage control means for storing the game level of each user in a storage device, a first user who has made a friend application for building a friendship, and a first user who has approved the friend application. When the friendship between the two users of the two users is established, the friendship between the users continues based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user. Buddy period setting means for setting a buddy period, buddy management means for memorizing information relating two users who have established a buddy relationship, and buddy management means, By means of the end of the fellow period set for the two standing users, each means of the fellow relation cancellation means for automatically canceling the fellow relation of the two users is selected as the game management device or the terminal device. Either one is provided.

A game management method according to yet another aspect of the present invention is a game management method in a game management device that communicates with each user's terminal device, and manages a friend of a game in which users can establish a fellowship. A game level storage control step in which the game management device stores the game level of each user in a storage device, and a first user who has made a friend application for the game management device to establish a friend relationship and the friend Based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user, when the friendship relationship between the two users of the second user who has approved the application is established. A fellow period setting step for setting a fellow period in which the fellow relation is continued, and information relating the two users who have established the fellow relation by the game management device The friend management step for remembering and managing the friends, and the game management device automatically determines the friendship between the two users by the end of the friendship period set for the two users who have established the friendship. And a fellowship cancellation step for automatically canceling.

A program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to operate as a game management apparatus that communicates with each user's terminal device and manages a friend of a game in which users can establish a fellowship. A game management device that communicates the computer with each user's terminal device and manages a game friend who can establish a friendship between the users, and stores the game level of each user in a storage device. At the time of establishment of a friendship relationship between two users, a game level storage control means for memorization, a first user who made a friend application for building a friendship relationship, and a second user who approved the friendship application, Companion period in which fellow relations between users are continued based on predetermined conditions including the relation between the game level of one user and the game level of a second user Friend period setting means for setting, mate management means for managing mate management by storing information related to two users who have established a mate relationship, and the above set for two users who have established a mate relationship This is a program for functioning as a friendship cancellation means for automatically canceling the friendship between the two users when the friendship period ends.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user can provide the user with the game environment which makes it easy to construct a favorite group of friends than before, and a feeling of feeling is not generated easily.

The game management device and the game system of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, a program for realizing the game device on a computer by causing the computer to operate as the above-described means, and the program. A recorded computer-readable recording medium also falls within the scope of the present invention.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the game system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a game management apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a terminal device. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of a game management apparatus. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of a game information management means. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of an alternating current means. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game information which a game information management means preserve | saves and manages in a database server. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the fellow information which a fellow information storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information regarding each user's associate which a associate information storage control part memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the information regarding each user's associate which a associate information storage control part memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the information regarding each user's associate which a associate information storage control part memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the information regarding each user's associate which a associate information storage control part memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the fellow period which a fellow period memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the received message information which a message storage control part memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a main screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a buddy list screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a message input screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the game screen in battle | competition mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a helper selection screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the game screen in battle | competition mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information of the alternating current history which an alternating current history memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the table showing the relationship between the level difference between users, and a friend period. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of a game system. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a game progress process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the game server for two users who established friendship. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a friend period determination process. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of a friend period determination process. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of a functional structure of a game management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the level difference which a level difference memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the level difference which a level difference memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the reset process of a fellow period. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of a functional structure of a game management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the fellow information which a fellow information storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the past buddy list screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of an approval / rejection selection screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the memory | storage information for managing a fellow revival application. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of a functional structure of a game management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of a buddy list screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the memory | storage information for managing a fellow continuation application. It is a functional block diagram which shows the other example of a functional structure of a game management apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the information of the fellow period which a fellow period memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the extension process of a friend period. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the extension process of a friend period. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information of closeness which a closeness memory | storage control means memorize | stores in a memory | storage device. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the correction process of the friend period at the time of extension.

Hereinafter, a game management device, a game system, a game management method, a program, and a recording medium according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Outline of the game system]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a game system in which a game management device according to an embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. As shown in the figure, this game system includes a game server 1 installed on a network 4 such as the Internet, a database server 2 connected to be communicable with the game server 1, and a game server via the network 4. 1 and the terminal device 3 of each user that can be communicably connected.

The network 4 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the Internet. For example, as long as the game server 1 and the terminal device 3 of each user can be connected to each other so as to communicate with each other, for example, a dedicated line, a public line, etc. It may be a line (telephone line, mobile communication line, etc.), a wired LAN (Local Area Network), a wireless LAN, or the like, or a combination of the Internet and these.

In this example of the game system, the game management device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a game server 1 and a database server 2. The game server 1 receives access from the terminal device 3 of each user who receives the game service via the network 4 and stores and manages game information of each user in the database server 2 (storage device). A game service is provided via the network 4.

In the present embodiment, an example of providing a so-called browser game in which a game can be played by a web browser installed in each user terminal device 3 will be described as one form of game service provided by the game server 1. In the service form for providing the browser game, it is not necessary to download or install software dedicated to the game on the user's terminal device 3, and the user can easily connect to the game server anywhere as long as the terminal device 3 can be connected to the network 4. The game service provided from 1 can be enjoyed.

In this game system, a program (application software) for a browser game is installed in the game server 1, and the game server 1 performs arithmetic processing and data for progressing the game in accordance with input operations on the terminal device 3 of each user. Execute the process. Then, the game server 1 updates the game information of each user in the database server 2 based on the execution result of the arithmetic processing and the like, and web page information for displaying the execution result on the screen of the user terminal device 3 (Game screen data) is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of each user.

Each user's terminal device 3 is equipped with a web browser having a website browsing function as a user agent so that the web page information transmitted from the game server 1 can be displayed on the screen of the terminal device 3. It has become. Examples of the terminal device 3 include a mobile phone terminal, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System) terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a smartphone that is a mobile terminal in which a mobile phone and a mobile information terminal are integrated. Various terminals that can be connected to the game server 1 via the network 4 and receive a game service, such as a personal computer or a tablet computer, can be applied.

In addition, the game provided in the present embodiment has a so-called social game element that allows the user to play while communicating with other users who are receiving game services. For example, by incorporating the game server 1 and the database server 2 of the present embodiment into a social networking service (SNS) system, a game system that provides a social game service as one of the SNS services can be obtained. In this way, a game service can be provided to the user by a game system operating on the SNS platform, but the game server 1 and the database server 2 can be constructed as independent game systems without being incorporated into the SNS system. Good.

In this game system, each user can establish a special relationship of “friends” with one or more other users who are receiving game services. As one form for a user to establish a friendship relationship with another user, either one of the two users makes a friend application to the other user via the game server 1, and the friend application is made. The friend application made between both users and the operation of the approval that the received user approves becoming a friend via the game server 1 are mentioned. When the friendship relationship is established between the two users, the game server 1 associates the identification information (user ID) of the two users and registers them in the database server 2. And the game server 1 memorize | stores in the database server 2 the information of the fellow user who belongs to the fellow group which belongs to the fellow group centering on each user, and performs friend management for every user. Details of this friend application, its approval, and friend management by the game server 1 will be described later.

And the game server 1 of this Embodiment contains the level relationship between the said 2 users at the time of the establishment of the friendship relationship between the two users of the user who applied the friend application, and the user who approved the said friend application. The friend period is set based on a predetermined condition. In addition, the game server 1 is characterized in that, in principle, the friendship between the two users is automatically canceled by the end of the friendship period set for the two users who have established the friendship. It has a configuration.

This characteristic configuration of the present embodiment allows the user to cancel the friendship at the end of the friendship period without performing a friend release operation that is difficult to perform psychologically. In particular, since a fellowship period is set when a fellowship relationship is established between users, for example, even when a fellowship application is received from a user at a lower level than yourself, this is positively accepted and a fellowship is made for a trial. It becomes possible to see whether or not it is a partner who can have an exchange or the like as desired during the fellow period. Therefore, for example, for a low-level fellow user who has not exchanged much after becoming a friend, the user can cut off the fellow relation at the end of the friend period and search for a new friend of his / her preference again. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the dissatisfaction that the user has a number of lower-level fellow users who do not have much exchange, and the fellows are substantially fixed in a state where the user is not in the group structure of his / her favorite fellows.

However, if the user wants to continue the fellowship, if the user performs a predetermined operation to continue the fellowship (for example, a fellow continuation application during the fellowship period or a fellow revival application after the fellowship period ends) The relationship can be continued. Or, by performing a predetermined exchange between two users during the fellowship period, the fellowship period is automatically extended, so that the fellowship relation is automatically established between the two users who continue the predetermined exchange. Can be continued.

As described above, the game server 1 introduces a novel function of setting a fellow period for both users when the fellow relation is established and automatically canceling the fellow relation when the fellow period ends. This makes it easy to build a group of friends that you like and provide users with a game environment that does not cause a sense of rut.

Hereinafter, the details of the configuration of the game management device (game server 1 or the like) according to the present embodiment, which can provide the user with a game environment in which it is easy to build a favorite group of friends as described above, will be described.

[Configuration of game management device]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the game management device includes the game server 1 and the database server 2. FIG. 2 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the game server 1. As shown in the figure, the game server 1 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12 and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13 as a main storage device, and an auxiliary storage device 14. The communication control unit 15 and the input / output control unit 16 are connected to each other via a bus line 17 including an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, and the like. Note that an interface circuit is interposed between the bus line 17 and each component as necessary, but the illustration of the interface circuit is omitted here.

The CPU 11 interprets and executes instructions of application software such as system software and game programs, and controls the game server 1 as a whole. The ROM 12 stores a program and the like necessary for basic operation control of the game management device 1. The RAM 13 stores various programs and data, and secures a work area for the CPU 11.

The auxiliary storage device 14 is a storage device that stores application software such as a game program, various data, and the like. For example, a hard disk drive can be used as the auxiliary storage device 14. The program according to the present embodiment for causing the game server 1 (computer) to operate as a game management device is also stored in the auxiliary storage device 14, and the program is transferred from the auxiliary storage device 14 to the bus line when the game server 1 is started. 17 is loaded into the RAM 13 via the CPU 17 and executed by the CPU 11.

The communication control unit 15 includes a communication interface 15 a connected to the network 4, and controls communication with each user terminal device 3 via the network 4. The communication control unit 15 also controls communication with a server (not shown) connected to the network 4. For example, when it is set as the system configuration which incorporated the game server 1 in SNS, the communication control part 15 of the game server 1 controls communication between SNS servers.

The input / output control unit 16 is communicably connected to the database server 2 and is a database interface that performs input / output control when the CPU 11 executes reading / writing of data (records) with respect to the database server 2.

The database server 2 includes a large-capacity hard disk device having, for example, a RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) configuration as a storage device having an area for storing game information of each user managed by the game server 1. The database server 2 stores various game information (user name, level, in-game points, possessed items, etc.) of each user in association with identification information (user ID) for uniquely identifying each user, for example. It can be constructed as a database, an object database, an object relational database, or the like.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the game management device is configured by the game server 1 and the database server 2 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game server 1 can have the function of the database server 2 and the game management device can be configured only by the game server 1. Further, the game server 1 can be configured as a plurality of servers by distributing the functions of the game server 1 to a plurality of servers. For example, when a user operates the terminal device 3 to access the game server 1, an authentication server having an authentication function for determining whether the user is a legitimate user is provided separately from the main server of the game server 1, The game server 1 may be composed of a main server and an authentication server. As another configuration example, a billing management server that performs billing management when a user purchases an item to be billed in a game is provided separately from the main server of the game server 1, and the main server, authentication server, and billing management The game server 1 may be configured by a server.

In addition, when the number of users who use this game service reaches several hundred thousand, millions, or more, it is required to construct a server system that can withstand huge access from the terminal device 3 of many users. Therefore, by providing a plurality of game servers 1 on the network 4 for redundancy (multiplexing), a load distribution type system configuration may be adopted. In this case, it is desirable to provide a load balancer for adjusting the load among the plurality of game servers 1.

Next, the configuration of the terminal device 3 of the user who accesses the game server 1 according to the present embodiment and receives a game service will be described.

[Configuration of terminal device]
As the terminal device 3 operated by the user, various terminals having a website browsing function such as a mobile phone terminal and a smartphone can be applied as described above, but in the present embodiment, a mobile phone terminal is exemplified. The configuration will be described. Note that the terminal device 3 other than the mobile phone terminal is also basically required for playing a game such as displaying a game screen using a website browsing function or performing an input operation for executing the game. The configuration is the same as that of the mobile phone terminal.

A mobile phone terminal having a website browsing function or the like is also called a feature phone or a smart phone, and FIG. 3 shows a configuration example thereof. As shown in the figure, the terminal device 3 mainly includes a CPU 31, a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 as main storage devices, an image processing unit 34, a display unit 35, a sound processing unit 36, and an audio input unit 37. , An audio output unit 38, an auxiliary storage device 39, an operation input unit 40, and a communication control unit 41. The components 31 to 34, 36 and 39 to 41 are connected to each other via a bus line 42. Has been. An interface circuit is interposed between the bus line 42 and each component as necessary, but the interface circuit is not shown here.

The CPU 31 interprets and executes commands of various programs including the web browser, and controls the terminal device 3 as a whole. The ROM 32 stores a program and the like necessary for basic operation control of the terminal device 3. The RAM 33 stores various programs and data loaded from the ROM 32 or the auxiliary storage device 39, and secures a work area for the CPU 31. A web browser that displays game screen data described in HTML or the like is stored in the ROM 32 or the auxiliary storage device 39, loaded into the RAM 33, and executed by the CPU 31. Various plug-in software for extending the browser function of the web browser may be stored in the ROM 32 or the auxiliary storage device 39 together with the web browser.

The image processing unit 34 drives the display unit 35 based on an image display command from the CPU 31 to display an image on the screen of the display unit 35. Various known display devices such as a liquid crystal display or an organic LE (Electro-Luminescence) display can be applied to the display unit 35.

The sound processing unit 36 converts an analog audio signal into a digital audio signal when audio is input from the audio input unit 37, generates an analog audio signal based on a sound generation instruction from the CPU 31, and outputs it to the audio output unit 38. Output. The voice input unit 37 includes a microphone built in the terminal device 3 and is used for telephone communication or recording. The voice output unit 38 is composed of a speaker that outputs a reception speaker at the time of telephone communication and a telephone ringtone or a sound effect at the time of game execution.

The auxiliary storage device 39 is a storage device that stores various programs and data. As the auxiliary storage device 39, for example, a flash memory drive or the like can be used as the internal memory of the mobile phone terminal, and a memory card reader / writer or the like can be used as the external memory of the mobile phone terminal.

The operation input unit 40 accepts a user's operation input and outputs an input signal corresponding to the operation input to the CPU 31 via the bus line 42. Examples of the operation input unit 40 include physical buttons such as a direction instruction button, a determination button, and an alphanumeric character input button provided on the main body of the terminal device 3. Further, in the case of the terminal device 3 in which the display unit 35 is configured as a so-called touch screen by mounting a touch panel (contact input type interface) on the screen of the display unit 35, the touch panel also becomes the operation input unit 40.

The communication control unit 41 includes a communication interface 41a, and has a communication control function for data communication when a game is operated, a communication control function for transmitting and receiving voice data as a mobile phone terminal, and the like. Here, for the communication control function for data communication, for example, a wireless LAN connection function, an Internet connection function via a wireless LAN or a cellular phone network, a predetermined frequency band (for example, a 2.4 GHz frequency band) is used. Includes short-range wireless communication functions. The communication control unit 41 transmits a connection signal for connecting the game apparatus 1 to a wireless LAN, the Internet, or the like based on a command from the CPU 31 and receives information transmitted from the communication partner side and supplies it to the CPU 31. To do.

In addition, the terminal device 3 may further include a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal receiving circuit, an imaging device (camera) such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor, a triaxial acceleration sensor, and the like. For example, GPS position information may be used in the game.

In the terminal device 3 configured as described above, a user who wants to receive a game service starts up a web browser and performs an operation of accessing a game site managed by the game server 1. When this access is authenticated by the game server 1, the communication control unit 41 of the terminal device 3 receives game screen data described in HTML or the like transmitted from the game server 1, and the CPU 31 executes the web browser. A game screen is displayed on the display unit 35. Here, the user selects and inputs selectable button objects and hyperlinks displayed on the game screen by operating the operation input unit 40. In response to this selection input, the game server 1 advances the game and transmits new game screen data to the terminal device 3. Then, this new game screen is displayed on the display unit 35 of the terminal device 3. Hereinafter, similarly, the user can select a button object or the like that can be selected on the game screen displayed on the display unit 35 by an operation. A game provided by the game server 1 can be played.

[Functional configuration of game management device]
Next, main functions of the game management device (game server 1 and database server 2) configured as described above will be described. FIG. 4 is a main functional block diagram of the game management device.

The game management device mainly includes game information management means 51, game progress means 52, authentication means 53, fellow management means 54, exchange means 55, fellow period setting means 56, fellow relation release means 57, fellow period notification means 58 and Companion establishment point giving means 59 is provided. Each of these means 51 to 59 is realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

The game information management means 51 accumulates and manages the game information of each user in the database server 2. The items of game information managed by the game information management means 51 differ depending on the content of the game service that the game server 1 provides to the user.

Examples of games provided by the game server 1 include sports games based on various sports such as baseball, soccer, and golf, battle games based on battles, music simulation games, and other various role-playing games and training. Various games such as games and simulation games can be listed regardless of the game format and genre. As an example, in the present embodiment, the case where the game server 1 provides a baseball game as a game service will be described below.

In this embodiment, a baseball game in which a user owns a player character in the game and can play a game (match) with another user in the game using the player character is taken as an example. The player character owned by the user can be in a card format in which the form of the player character is visible on the screen of the terminal device 3. That is, the player character is managed by the game server 1 as a digital player card and displayed on the screen of the user terminal device 3. FIG. 13 exemplifies a player card 71 displayed on the screen of the user's terminal device 3, and the form of the player character and the rarity of the card (the scarcity value is indicated by the number of ☆). Is displayed on the screen as a digital player card. The user can collect player cards while proceeding with the game, form his own original team, and compete with other users for ranking. In addition, the user can improve the ability of the player card (player character) by synthesizing the collected player cards (that is, nurture the player), and can enjoy the game with the aim of creating a stronger team. It can be done.

In such a baseball game, as shown in FIG. 5, game information management means 51 for managing game information of each user includes user information storage control means 51a, level information storage control means 51b (game level storage control means), An owned player card storage control unit 51c, an owned point storage control unit 51d, an owned coin storage control unit 51e, an owned item storage control unit 51f, a game result storage control unit 51g, a ranking storage control unit 51h, and the like are provided. FIG. 7 shows an example of game information of each user (in this example, user ID = “000001”) stored and managed by the storage control means 51a to 51h of the game information management means 51 in the database server 2 (storage device). Game information for one person).

The user information storage control unit 51a associates a user ID uniquely identifying each user with user information related to each user such as a login ID, password, user name (such as a nickname used in the game), team name, and the like. Each user ID is stored in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2. Here, the login ID and password are used for login authentication when each user operates the terminal device 3 to access the game server 1. The user name and team name are arbitrary information set by the user when the user registers as a member for receiving the game service or when the game is executed for the first time. The user name and team name are displayed on the game screen as necessary.

The level information storage control means 51b stores level information such as a user level as a game level and a league level in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID in association with the user ID. In this baseball game, for example, experience values are accumulated as the user progresses the game, and the level of the user is increased when the experience value reaches a certain amount. Moreover, in this baseball game, for example, there are a plurality of different levels of leagues, and each user's team belongs to one of the leagues, and a game (league battle) is automatically played with another user's team in the league. To do. Moreover, according to the result of this league game, the replacement game between the teams of the users belonging to different leagues is automatically executed, and the league level to which the user's team belongs changes. The level information storage control unit 51b stores the level of the user and the level of the affiliated league in association with the user ID.

The owned player card storage control means 51c stores information on player cards acquired and owned by the user in the game in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID in association with the user ID. Examples of the player card information include identification information (player card ID) for uniquely identifying the player card, an ability value indicating the height of the ability of the player, and a regular player flag.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which player ability values can be set for three ability items (abilities 1 to 3). As an example of the ability item, when the player card is a fielder, abilities 1 to 3 can be “blow”, “running power”, “defense”, etc., and when the player card is a pitcher, ability 1 ~ 3 can be set as "sphere", "control", "change", etc. The capability item is not limited to this example, and can be increased or decreased. A regular player flag is a regular player (player included in a team order) who participates in a match with another user's team among player cards owned by the user, or a non-regular player. This flag is “1”, indicating that it is registered as a player card for a regular player. By operating the terminal device 3, the user can select a regular player from an owned player card or set a team order.

Further, the database server 2 stores the player card image data, the player name, the position, the affiliation team, the ability value (initial value not strengthened by the synthesis) and the like in association with the player card ID. There is a database, and the game information management means 51 can acquire image data of a player card corresponding to the player card ID based on the player card ID stored in the owned player card storage control means 51c. ing.

The owned point storage control means 51d associates various points owned by the user in the game (including values corresponding to the points) in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID in association with the user ID. Remember. In this game, there are various game modes, and various points can be acquired and the acquired points can be used according to the game mode.

As shown in FIG. 7, examples of points include action points, operating costs, reinforcement points, and exchange points in addition to the above experience values. The action power point is used in a “scout mode” in which the player card is searched and the player is scouted while consuming the action power point. The operation cost is used in the “match mode” in which an individual match is designated by specifying another user, and the individual match is performed at a cost (point) necessary for managing the match. It is consumed by. For example, behavioral power points and operating costs that are consumed and reduced during a game are recovered over time (for example, 1 point is recovered every 3 minutes), or the experience value is set to a certain amount. It can be recovered by reaching the user level.

Further, the strengthening points are used in the “strengthening mode” in which the ability of the player cards is improved by combining the player cards owned by the user, and is consumed by performing the combining. This strengthening point can be acquired, for example, by executing a scout mode or a match mode.

In addition, the exchange point is a point that can be obtained when the user exchanges greetings with other users (particularly fellow users). Details of specific examples of AC will be described later. This exchange point can be used in, for example, “lottery mode” in which a predetermined number (for example, one) of player cards can be obtained by lottery based on random numbers or the like from all player cards managed by the game server 1. A player card lottery can be received once for a predetermined exchange point.

The owned coin storage control means 51e associates the user ID with the coin owned by the user in the game (in-game currency different from the points) in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID. To remember. This coin is necessary, for example, when acquiring an item to be charged.

The owned item storage control means 51f stores items acquired by the user in the game in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID in association with the user ID. As shown in FIG. 7, examples of items include recovery items, puzzle card pieces, fake cards, and the like. The recovery item is an item that recovers the above-described action power points and / or operation costs consumed and reduced during the game to the maximum value in an instant without waiting for the passage of time. For example, the recovery item can be acquired by consuming and purchasing the coin or satisfying a predetermined bonus condition in the game.

A puzzle card piece is an item that can be obtained a powerful (high ability) player card by collecting a predetermined number of pieces (for example, six pieces P1 to P6) and completing the puzzle card. . For example, a piece of a puzzle card can be obtained when a lottery based on a random number or the like is won at the time of executing the scout mode, and when the player wins by fighting with a piece owned by another user in the game mode In addition, it can be taken from the user of the opponent.

A fake card is an item that can be set only on a piece of the puzzle card so that even if it is defeated by another user in a match in the game mode, the targeted piece is not taken away only once. For example, a fake card can be obtained by consuming and purchasing the coin or satisfying a predetermined bonus condition in the game.

The game result storage control means 51g associates a user ID with a game ID for uniquely identifying a game in which the user's team has played against another user's team, for each user ID. Store in the area. Here, the game uniquely specified by the game ID includes a game of an individual game performed by the user specifying an opponent and a game of a league game automatically performed by the game server 1.

Further, the database server 2 is associated with the game ID, the game date and time (real world game start or end time), the user ID of the winning team, the user ID of the defeated team, the battle score, the winning pitcher character, A game database is stored in which information about game results such as a loser pitcher character, a player character who has made a home run, and game critical information is stored. And the game information management means 51 can acquire the information regarding the game result corresponding to the said game ID from a game database based on the game ID which the game result memory | storage control means 51g has memorize | stored.

The ranking storage control means 51h associates the user ID with ranking information such as the ranking of the league based on the number of wins and defeats of the user's team and the number of wins / defeats in the league or replacement game, Each user ID is stored in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2. For example, a league game is automatically performed at a predetermined time on each day from Monday to Friday in the real world (for example, 12 games per day), and a replacement game is performed at a predetermined time on Saturday and Sunday in the real world. It is assumed that a predetermined number of games (for example, 12 games each day) are automatically played. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the ranking storage control unit 51h stores the ranking information for each day from Monday to Sunday in the real world, and updates the ranking information to the latest information every week.

Next, the game progress means 52 shown in FIG. 4 will be described. The game progress means 52 executes a game in response to an operation on the terminal device 3 by the user, generates game screen data corresponding to the execution result, and transmits the game screen data to the terminal device 3. It has a function to advance the game by displaying a game screen according to the game. As shown in FIG. 4, the game progress means 52 includes a game execution means 52a, a game screen generation means 52b, and a game screen transmission means 52c.

When the game screen is displayed by the web browser of the user's terminal device 3, when the user performs an operation of selecting a selectable button object or a character string with a hyperlink set on the game screen, the operation A game screen request corresponding to the request is transmitted to the game server 1 by the web browser of the terminal device 3. In the game server 1 that has received this request, the game execution means 52a reads the user's game information in response to the request and executes the game by performing calculations and data processing.

For example, in the case where the user performs an operation of playing against another user's team in the battle mode, the game execution means 52a is configured so that the player cards of both teams corresponding to the user IDs of the two users performing the battle. Information (player card information of regular players participating in the game) is read from the database server 2. And the game execution means 52a performs the calculation which determines a win / loss based on the ability value etc. of the player card of both teams. As an example of the calculation of this win / loss decision, the player with the highest total ability value of both teams may be the winning team, or the team with the higher total ability value will have a higher probability of winning. The winning team may be obtained by probability calculation. Moreover, the game execution means 52a performs the calculation which determines whether various effect productions which affect a win / loss are generated based on the combination of the player card which comprises a team before the calculation which determines a win / loss. May be.

The game screen generation means 52b generates game screen data composed of HTML data, for example, according to the execution result by the game execution means 52a. The HTML data may include image data such as a player card read from the database server 2. Moreover, the script (program) which operate | moves by the plug-in of the web browser of the terminal device 3 may be embedded in HTML data. When the script provided from the game server 1 is executed by the terminal device 3, the game screen displayed on the terminal device 3 can be a moving image.

The game screen transmission unit 52c transmits the game screen data (HTML data or the like) generated by the game screen generation unit 52b to the user terminal device 3 as a response to the request for the game screen. In the terminal device 3 of the user who has received the game screen data, the game screen is displayed on the display unit 35 by the web browser.

Next, the authentication unit 53 will be described. When a user who wants to receive a game service operates the terminal device 3 to access (log in) the game server 1, the authentication unit 53 determines whether the user has a game participation qualification and performs login authentication. . An example of this authentication is authentication based on a login ID and password associated with a user ID. For example, when the user uses the game service for the first time, a login ID (any alphanumeric character, email address, etc.) and password are registered in the game server 1 as member information. Then, when logging in to the game server 1 from the next time, the user operates the terminal device 3 to transmit the login ID and password to the game server 1. At this time, the authentication means 53 of the game server 1 determines whether or not the combination of the login ID and password received from the user terminal device 3 has been registered, and performs login authentication.

When the game system is incorporated into the SNS system, the SNS member registration information (login ID and password) may be used as registration information for receiving the game service of the game system. For example, when the user's terminal device 3 is logged in to the SNS server, when the game site managed by the game server 1 is first accessed, the user's login ID and password are automatically input from the SNS server to the game server 1. It may be transferred so that the user can register to use the game service without registering the login ID and password again.

In addition, an individual identification number of a mobile phone or a smartphone that is the terminal device 3 (a terminal different from the telephone number is uniquely assigned so that the user does not have to input a login ID and a password each time the user accesses the game server 1. Identification information) or contractor's unique ID (information that uniquely identifies the contractor of the terminal and does not change as long as the contractor is the same even if the model is changed) Authentication may be performed. That is, when the user operates the terminal device 3 to register as a member, the game server 1 acquires the individual identification number or the contractor unique ID included in the data transmitted from the terminal device 3, and the login ID and password At the same time, the individual identification number or the contractor unique ID is also stored in the database server 2 in association with the user ID. When receiving the access request from the terminal device 3, the authentication unit 53 determines whether the individual identification number or the contractor unique ID has been registered, and performs login authentication. Thereby, when accessing the game server 1, the user can log in without inputting the login ID and password.

As another method that can save the user the trouble of inputting the login ID and password each time the game server 1 is accessed, there is a method of using HTTP cookie information (hereinafter referred to as cookie). That is, when the user operates the terminal device 3 to register as a member, the game server 1 issues individual identification information corresponding to the login ID and password and registers it in the database server 2, and the individual identification information is used as a cookie. It transmits to the terminal device 3. At this time, the browser of the terminal device 3 stores the received cookie in the terminal device 3. When accessing the game server 1 from the next time, the browser of the terminal device 3 transmits a Cookie to the game server 1 together with the page browsing request, so that the authentication unit 53 receives the access request from the terminal device 3. Can perform login authentication by determining whether or not the individual identification number of the cookie has been registered.

Next, the fellow management means 54 will be described. The fellow management means 54 is provided with fellow information storage control means 54a for storing fellow information relating two users who have established a fellow relation in the database server 2 (storage device). FIG. 8 shows an example of friend information stored in the database server 2 by the friend information storage control unit 54a.

As shown in FIG. 8, the fellow information storage control unit 54 a has a user ID of a user who has applied for a friend and a user ID of a user who has approved the fellow application when a friendship relationship is established between two users. Is stored in the database server 2. And the fellow management means 54 adds fellow information ID for identifying these uniquely to each fellow information, and performs fellow management based on fellow information ID.

In the example of FIG. 8, the fellow information that associates two users, the user A of the user ID = “000001” who applied for the friend and the user B of the user ID = “000002” who approved it, is the friend information ID. = Registered in the database server 2 as friend information of “1”. Thereby, for user A, user B is a fellow user who has a fellow relationship, and for user B, user A is a fellow user.

In addition, each user can make a plurality of friends, and it is possible to form a friend group centered on each user. In the example of FIG. 8, the user A with the user ID = “000001” has also established a fellowship relationship with the users with the user IDs = “000005” and “000003”. And the fellow management means 54 memorize | stores in the database server 2 the information of the fellow user who has the fellow relation which belongs to the fellow group centering on each user, and performs fellow management for every user.

FIG. 9A shows an example of information related to each user's buddies managed by the buddy management means 54 based on the buddy information stored in the database server 2. The associate information storage control means 54a of the associate management means 54 is associated with the user ID, the upper limit information of the number of associates, the user ID of the associate user who is already in the associate relationship, the user ID of the user who is applying for the associate, And the information regarding associates, such as user ID of a user who has received a friend application but is not approved, is stored in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2 for each user ID. In the example of FIG. 9A, information related to one user with the user ID = “000001” is shown, the upper limit of the number of friends is 45, the number of fellow users of the user is 10, and the number of users who are applying for fellowship is 1. There are 0 unapproved users who have received applications for people and friends.

In the baseball game according to the present embodiment, by creating friends, bonus points are given to both users who are in a friendship relationship by the friend establishment point granting means 59 described later (for example, the action power points and the operation cost The maximum value can be increased by a certain point). Moreover, it is the game specification which can advance a game advantageously by playing a game in cooperation with a fellow user, or performing a present or cheering of a player card between friends. In this way, making a friend is promoted by giving the user the merit of making a friend in the game.

However, an upper limit can be set for the number of friends that each user can establish a friendship with other users. As an upper limit of the number of friends, one upper limit (for example, 50 people) common to each user can be provided. Alternatively, the upper limit of the number of friends may vary within a predetermined range (for example, a range of 10 to 99 people) according to the progress of each user's game. In the present embodiment, the upper limit of the number of friends varies in the range of 10 to 99 people, and the upper limit of the number of friends increases as the user level increases. Thereby, in order to make more friends and make the game advantageous, the user is given a motivation to continuously advance the game and improve the level. The associate information storage control unit 54a stores the upper limit of the number of associates of each user in association with the user ID, and the associate management unit 54 manages the upper limit of the number of associates of each user.

In this embodiment, in order for two users to become friends, either one of both users makes a friend application to the other user via the game server 1. As an operation example of this friend application, first, a user who wants to make a friend performs an operation of listing target candidates of friend candidates on the screen of the terminal device 3. At this time, the user can designate the user level of the fellow candidate. In response to the operation by the user, the game server 1 transmits the screen data listing the candidates for the fellow candidates, so that a screen on which the plurality of fellow candidates are listed is displayed on the user terminal device 3. Here, the user confirms the user level, the league level, and the like of the target person listed on the screen, selects a user who wants to be a friend, and performs a friend application operation.

For example, consider a case where a user A with a user ID = “000001” performs a friend application operation on a user B with a user ID = “000002”. As shown in FIG. 9A, in response to this operation, the fellow information storage control unit 54a of the game server 1 associates the user ID of the user A = “000001” as the game information of the user A who made the fellow application. , The user ID of the user B who is an applicant = “000002” is stored as the “user ID under application”.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, the fellow information storage control unit 54a associates with the user ID of the user B = “000002” as the game information of the user B who is the applicant, and performs the fellow application. A's user ID = “000001” is stored as “unapproved user ID”. Then, the game server 1 notifies the user A that there has been a friend application when the terminal device 3 of the user B logs into the game server 1.

And the user B who received the friend application checks the information such as the user level and the affiliation league level of the user A received from the game server 1 on the screen of the terminal device 3 and decides whether to approve or reject as a friend. Perform the operation to select. Here, when the user B performs an operation of approving as a friend, the friend management means 54 of the game server 1 establishes a friendship relationship between the user A and the user B in accordance with this operation, as shown in FIG. Associate information relating user IDs of both users A and B is registered in the database server 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the fellow information storage control unit 54a associates the user ID of the user A = “000001” with the user ID of the user A = “000002” as the game information of the user A, It memorize | stores in a memory | storage area as "friend user ID", and deletes user B's user ID from "user ID under application".

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10B, the fellow information storage control unit 54a associates the user ID of the user B = “000002” with the user ID of the user A = “000001” as the “companion user ID”. And the user ID of user A is deleted from “unapproved user ID”. Then, when the user A's terminal device 3 logs in to the game server 1, the game server 1 notifies the user B that the friend has been approved.

Next, the AC means 55 will be described. The alternating current means 55 receives information for performing predetermined alternating current with respect to other users (particularly fellow users) from the user's terminal device 3, and based on the received information, from the user to the other users. It has a function to execute all AC processing. As shown in FIG. 6, the AC unit 55 of the present embodiment includes a greeting unit 55a, a message transmission unit 55b, a message storage control unit 55c, a present unit 55d, a battle cooperation unit 55e, an AC history storage control unit 55f, and the like. To do.

The greeting means 55a has a function of receiving greeting information addressed to other users transmitted from the terminal device 3 of each user and transmitting the greeting information to the other users. Further, the message transmission means 55b has a function of receiving a message addressed to another user transmitted from the terminal device 3 of each user and transmitting the message to the other user. The message transmission means 55b includes a message storage control unit 55c.

FIG. 12 shows an example of information related to a received message that is stored and managed in the database server 2 by the message storage control unit 55c. The message storage control unit 55c associates the user ID of the receiving user who has received the message with information about the message such as the user ID of the transmission source, the content of the message, and the transmission date and time for each user ID of the receiving user. Are stored in a predetermined storage area of the database server 2. Further, a message ID for uniquely identifying each message is added to the information regarding each message. The example of FIG. 12 shows information related to a received message for one receiving user with user ID = “000002”, and the user receives “Thank you for the present!”, User ID from the user with user ID = “000001”. The message “Good morning! Let's do this week's event!” From the user of “000038” and the message “Thank you for this week!” From the user of the user ID = “000145”, respectively.

Here, an example of an operation in which a user greets or sends a message to his fellow users will be described. For example, when the user operates the terminal device 3 and selects the “Buddy List” button in the main screen, the terminal device 3 transmits a friend list request to the game server 1. The game server 1 receives this request from the user's terminal device 3 and transmits information for displaying the user's buddy list to the terminal device 3. Thereby, for example, a friend list screen as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed on the terminal device 3. On this buddy list screen, information of buddy users who are in a buddy relationship with the user is listed and displayed. In addition, about the information of the fellow user who cannot be displayed on a screen, the screen can be scrolled or the 2nd page or more of a fellow list can be requested to the game server 1, and can be displayed as another screen.

In this buddy list screen, an information display area for each buddy user listed is provided, and each information display area includes game information 81 of the buddy user (user name, team name, user level, buddy's The number of people, the league level, etc.), an avatar 82 which is the user's alternate character, a leader player card 83 owned by the user, and an object called a greeting button 84 are also displayed. Then, when the user selects and operates the greeting button 84, it is possible to virtually greet his fellow users in the game. For example, when the user A selects and operates the greeting button 84 of the fellow user B, greeting information is transmitted from the terminal device 3, and the greeting means 55 a that receives this greeting information is sent from the user A to the terminal device 3 of the fellow user B. Communicate that there was a greeting.

Here, greeting is a general term for simple exchanges that can be performed virtually in the game as described above. Sending ale (cheering), sending guts, winking, smiling, hands This includes simple exchanges using other expressions such as waving. The user can only greet fellow users, but can also send a message at the same time as the greeting, as described below.

When the greeting button 84 is selected by the user's operation on the terminal device 3, the operation is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1. Thereafter, from the game server 1, for example, message input screen data shown in FIG. 15 is transmitted to the terminal device 3, and the message input screen is displayed on the terminal device 3. On this message input screen, for example, a text indicating that a greeting has been given to a fellow user (user B in the example of FIG. 15) is displayed, and objects such as a message input area 85 and a send button 86 are also displayed. . Then, the user operates the terminal device 3 to input an arbitrary message in the message input area 85 and selects the transmission button 86, whereby a message addressed to the fellow user is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1. The FIG. 15 shows an example in which the user inputs a message “thank you for the present”. In consideration of the storage capacity in the database server 2, there may be a restriction (for example, within 30 full-width characters) on characters that can be input in the message input area 85.

In addition, the hyperlink 87 for changing to the page of a fellow user (in this example, user B) is displayed on the message input screen, and the details of the game information of the fellow user are described by selecting this link. Displayed pages. In addition, a hyperlink 88 for transitioning to the buddy list and a hyperlink 89 for transitioning to the main screen are also displayed on the message input screen. By selecting these links, a buddy list or main screen is displayed. You can come back.

When a message is transmitted from the terminal device 3 by a user operation on this message input screen, in the game server 1, the message storage control unit 55 c of the message transmission means 55 b receives the message addressed to the fellow user received from the terminal device 3. Then, it is stored in the database server 2 in association with the user ID of the fellow user (see FIG. 12). When the friend user's terminal device 3 accesses the game server 1, the message transmission means 55 b of the game server 1 transmits screen data for displaying a message, a transmission source user name, a transmission time, and the like to the terminal device 3. To do. As a result, a message or the like is displayed on the terminal device 3 of the user who has received this screen data, and the message received from another friend can be confirmed on the screen.

As described above, in the game system according to the present embodiment, the communication tools illustrated in FIGS. 14 and 15 can be used to communicate with each other at any time.

14 and 15, the example in which a message is sent to a user's associate has been described. However, it is also possible to greet or send a message to other users who are not in a friend relationship. For example, it is also possible to send a greeting or message to other users who are not friends listed in the friend candidate list by the same operation as in the case of friends.

The present means 55d has a function of receiving present information addressed to other users transmitted from the terminal device 3 of each user and delivering the present to the other users. Examples of presents include player cards and various items that the user owns in the game.

The battle cooperation means 55e receives information for requesting battle cooperation from a fellow user from the terminal device 3 of the user (user A), and the user A's character (may be a group or team consisting of a plurality of characters). Has a function of performing a battle cooperation by allowing the user A side to bear a fellow user's character (for example, a leader's player card) as a “helper” when playing against other characters. In this way, since the fellow user's character participates in the user A side as an assistant and cooperates with the user A, the battle strength of the user A is improved, so that the battle of the user A is advantageous compared to the case where there is no such cooperation. become.

The “other character” when the user's character battles with another character is the other user's character (may be a group or team made up of a plurality of characters) or a character prepared by the CPU of the game server 1 ( For example, it may be any boss character that appears at the end of each stage.

If the user operates the terminal device 3 and selects a fellow user character (or fellow user) who wants to be an assistant, the terminal device 3 will play a battle including information on the selected fellow user character (or fellow user). Cooperation request information is transmitted to the game server 1. And the battle | competition cooperation means 55e of the game server 1 receives the battle | competition cooperation request information transmitted from the user's terminal device 3, and receives the fellow user's character which the said user selected as an assistant.

FIG. 16A shows an example of the game screen in the battle mode. On this game screen, information 91 of the opponent team (enemy army) designated by the user and information 92 of the user team (own army) are displayed. As information 91 of the opponent team (enemy army), for example, the user name of the opponent, an avatar, a player card, information on strength, and the like are displayed. Further, as the user's team (self-army) information 92, information on the user name, avatar, player card, strength, etc. of the user is displayed. Further, in the assistant display area 93 of the game screen, information such as characters cooperating with the army as assistants is displayed. The game screen is generated by the game screen generation unit 52b of the game server 1 and is transmitted to the user's terminal device 3 by the game screen transmission unit 52c, and is displayed on the display unit 35 of the terminal device 3. .

In the assistant display area 93, a “call assistant” button 93a (or a character string set with a hyperlink) is displayed so that an arbitrary fellow character can be requested as an assistant. When the user selects the “call helper” button 93a, for example, the screen changes to a helper selection screen shown in FIG. 16B. On this assistant selection screen, fellow users who have a fellow relationship with the user and characters (player cards) possessed by the fellow user are listed and displayed. Note that information that cannot be displayed on the screen can be displayed as a separate screen by scrolling the screen or requesting the second or subsequent page of the assistant selection screen from the game server 1.

In this assistant selection screen, an information display area for each fellow user listed is provided. In each information display area, the name 94a of the fellow user, the avatar 94b of the fellow user, and the player card 94c possessed by the fellow user. The player name 94d, information of the player card (level and attack power set on the player card, etc.) 94e, etc. are displayed. FIG. 16B shows an example in which a player card set as a leader among a plurality of player cards possessed by a fellow user can be selected as a helper character. For example, a representative character such as an ace pitcher or a player card set as a fourth batter may be selectable as a fellow assistant. Then, when the user operates the terminal device 3 and selects, for example, the hyperlink display portion set in the name 94a of the fellow user, the fellow character that the assistant wants to help can be selected.

For example, when the user A operates the terminal device 3 and selects the character of the fellow user B as an assistant on the assistant selection screen of FIG. 16B, the game screen illustrated in FIG. 16C is transitioned to. User B's player card 95 is displayed as an assistant. In addition, in the assistant display area 93, avatars of fellow users who cooperate in the battle, information on strength improvement by the battle cooperation, and the like are also displayed. In the screen example of FIG. 16C, “attack power + 200” is displayed as the strength-up information by battle cooperation. In this embodiment, the approval of the user side selected as an assistant is not necessary, and the user A can arbitrarily select without worrying about the other party's intention.

If the user selects a fellow assistant, the game server 1 stores the fellow assistant information in the database server 2 (storage device) in association with the user ID of the user. Therefore, if the user performs an operation of selecting a fellow assistant, the fellow character selected last time can be set as the assistant in the next battle. In addition, when the fellow character is set as a helper, a “change helper” button 96 (or a character string set with a hyperlink, etc.) is displayed in the helper display area 93. . When the user selects the button 96, the screen changes to the assistant selection screen shown in FIG. 16B, and the friend character to be the assistant can be selected again.

In the battle mode screen of FIG. 16A or FIG. 16C, when the user performs an operation of selecting the “start battle” button 97, a battle command is transmitted from the user terminal device 3 to the game server 1. The battle process is executed. Then, when a fellow character is displayed as a helper in the helper display area 93, an operation of selecting the “start battle” button 97 is performed, so that a friend cooperation is requested to the fellow user together with the battle command. Information is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1. In this case, battle cooperation is performed in which the user's side is assisted by the fellow user's character as an assistant.

In addition, the exchange which is the object of the exchange process executed by the exchange means 55 is not limited to the above greetings, message transmission, presents, and support requests for cooperative battles, but various exchanges performed between fellow users. Can be included. Other examples of exchange include joint practice. Joint practice is a kind of exchange and is practice that a user virtually performs with a fellow user in a game. A user who wishes to perform joint practice applies for joint practice by designating a fellow user, and when the fellow user accesses (logs in) the game within a predetermined period of time (for example, on the day of the application) Is established. As another example of the AC, there is AC such as chat that can be performed between users in real time. In the case of chat, in the terminal device 3 of two or more users, it is possible to communicate in real time by exchanging character information (chat messages) and the like.

Next, the AC history storage control means 55f will be described. The AC history storage control means 55f stores the AC history of each user in the database server 2 (storage device). In the AC unit 55, when an AC process from the user to another user is executed, the AC history storage control unit 55f displays an AC information ID, an AC user as shown in FIG. The ID, the user ID of the AC partner, the AC type, the time information when executing the AC processing, etc. are stored in the storage area. The type of exchange indicates specific contents of exchange such as greetings, messages, presents, battle cooperation, joint practice, chat, and the like. Time information such as year, month, day, hour, minute, and second is stored as time information at the time of execution of AC processing. The unit of time stored here can be arbitrarily set.

The information stored by the AC history storage control means 55f is also used to determine whether or not the extension means 61 described later satisfies the extension condition. As the conditions for extension, the number of alternating current times, the alternating current time, or the number of alternating current times and the alternating current time are defined. Here, when a predetermined condition including an AC time is defined as an extension condition, for example, for an AC such as chat that can be performed between users in real time, information on the AC time between users is also stored in the AC history storage control. Stored by means 55f. As information on the exchange time between users, for example, information on a chat start time and a chat end time may be used, or information on a length of time from the start to the end of the chat may be used. For example, the game server 1 can count the AC time between users by counting based on the internal clock of the CPU 11.

Next, the fellow period setting means 56 will be described. The fellow period setting means 56 is a first user when a fellow relation is established between two users: a user who has applied for a friend (first user) and a user who has approved the friend application (second user). The game period and the second user's game level have a function to set a fellow period based on a predetermined condition. If the companion period ends, in principle, the companionship between the two will be automatically released.

Here, the “game level” used to determine the friend period is index information that directly or indirectly indicates the progress degree, skill level, ability, etc. of the user's game. As this game level, (a) the user's own level, (b) the level of possession in the user's game (example of possession: character, group team unit that is a collection of characters, item, etc.), (C) The value calculated from the number of possessions in the user's game, the ability value of the possession, etc., (d) the level of the stage achieved by the user, the level of the league to which he currently belongs, and the like.

As a specific example of the above (a), there is a user level in a game in which the level is increased by the user progressing the game and accumulating experience values. As a specific example of (b), there is a character level in a game in which the character owned by the user is used in a practice mode, a game mode, a breeding mode, a synthesis mode, and the like to strengthen and level up the character. . Here, the character level only needs to be a value representing the character's growth level, ability level, strength, and the like, and may be a character ability value.

Further, as a specific example of the above (c), there is a value for evaluating the number of characters and items owned by the user in a game in which the user acquires characters and items as the game progresses. For example, the number of characters (player cards) greater than or equal to a predetermined ability value owned by the user can be set as the user's game level.

As a specific example of the above (d), a plurality of stages having different levels (difficulty levels) are provided in the game, and when one stage is cleared, the game proceeds to another stage with a higher difficulty level. There is a stage level achieved by the user in the game. In addition, as another specific example of the above (d), there is a level of a league to which the user currently belongs in a game in which the user can belong to a higher level league by acquiring a higher score in the league game. .

In the present embodiment, an example in which (a) the user's own level is applied as the game level used for determining the fellow period will be described below.

The companion period setting means 56 determines the companion period based on a predetermined condition including a level relationship between the first user who applied for the companion and the second user who approved the companion application. To do. The fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period set when the second user whose game level is higher than that of the first user approves the fellow application, the game level is the same as that of the first user or the first user. Also, it is shorter than the friend period set when the second user with a low game level approves the friend application. As a specific example, when the level of the first user who applied for the friend is L1, and the level of the second user who approved it is L2, the friend period setting means 56 is set to 5 days when L1 <L2, When L1 = L2, the fellow period is 7 days, and when L1> L2, the fellow period is 10 days. The number of days of the fellow period is not limited to these. For example, an arbitrary period can be set, such as 1 week when L1 <L2, 2 weeks when L1 = L2, and 3 weeks when L1> L2. .

The case of L1 <L2 is a case where a second user whose game level is higher than that of the first user approves the fellow application. In this case, since the approved second user becomes a friend with a user at a lower level than that of the user (that is, a user with a low contribution level such as battle cooperation), the friend who cannot exchange as desired In many cases, it would be desirable to cancel a fellowship in a short period of time. Therefore, the companion period is made shorter than in the case of L1 = L2 (establishment of companions between the same levels) or in the case of L1> L2.

On the other hand, the case of L1> L2 is a case where a second user whose game level is lower than that of the first user approves the friend application. In this case, the approved second user becomes a friend with a user at a higher level than that of the user (ie, a user with a high contribution level such as battle cooperation), so that L1 = L2 or L1 <L2 Many people want to continue long-term friendship. Therefore, the companion period is made longer than when L1 = L2 or L1 <L2.

As mentioned above, it is possible to set an appropriate companion period according to the wish of the user of the approved side by changing the companion period depending on whether the side that approved the companion application is higher level than the application side Become. In this way, the reason for setting an appropriate friend period as seen from the user who approved the friend application, not the user who made the friend application, is as follows. That is, the user who made the friend application should have applied for the friend in consideration of wanting to become a friend with the partner regardless of the level of the partner user. On the other hand, for a user who has received a fellow application, it can be rejected, but simply because it is an application from a lower-level user, the application has been approved without fail, and there have been many regrets later. Therefore, an appropriate friend period is set from the viewpoint of the user who approved the friend application.

Next, another example of the fellow period determination process by the fellow period setting means 56 will be described. The fellow period setting means 56 is configured to set the fellow period according to the level difference between the users who have established the fellow relation. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the level of the first user who applied for the friend is L1, the level of the second user who has approved it is L2, and the difference between L1 and L2 is the level difference D. FIG. 18 illustrates a table representing the relationship between the level difference D and the fellow period. Information in this table is stored by storage control means (such as the RAM 13 or the auxiliary storage device 14) of the game server 1 and is referred to during processing by the fellow period setting means 56.

First, consider a case where a second user whose level is higher than that of the first user who applied for a friend approves the friend application (in the case of L1 <L2). In this case, as shown in the table illustrated in FIG. 18, the fellow period setting unit 56 sets the fellow period to be shorter in steps as the level difference D is larger. In the example of the table of FIG. 18, when the level difference D is 1 to 9, 7 days, 10 to 29, 6 days, 30 to 49, 5 days, 50 to 69, 4 days, and 70 to 99, 3 days. If the date is 100 or more, it is set to 2 days. The number of days of the fellow period is not limited to these, and an arbitrary period can be set as long as the condition that the fellow period becomes shorter as the level difference D is larger is satisfied.

Thus, when the 2nd user whose level is higher than the 1st user who applied for a friend approves a friend application, the level with the 1st user of a lower level than himself / herself for the approved 2nd user The greater the difference D, the smaller the degree of contribution from the first user due to battle cooperation or the like. Therefore, in this case, the friend period is set shorter for the approved second user by setting the friend period shorter as the level difference D is larger.

Next, consider a case where a second user whose level is lower than that of the first user who applied for a friend approves the friend application (in the case of L1> L2). In this case, as shown in the table illustrated in FIG. 18, the fellow period setting unit 56 sets the fellow period longer stepwise as the level difference D is larger. In the example of the table of FIG. 18, when the level difference D is 1-9, 7 days, when 10-29, 8 days, 30-49, 9 days, 50-69, 10 days, and 70-99, 11 days. If the date is 100 or more, it is set to 12 days. The number of days of the fellow period is not limited to these, and an arbitrary period can be set as long as the condition that the fellow period becomes longer as the level difference D is larger is satisfied.

Thus, when the 2nd user whose level is lower than the 1st user who applied for a friend approves a friend application, a level with a 1st user of a higher level than himself / herself for the approved 2nd user The greater the difference D, the greater the degree of contribution from the first user due to the battle cooperation. Therefore, in this case, by setting the fellow period longer as the level difference D is larger, setting of the fellow period that is advantageous for the approved second user is realized.

Moreover, when the level of the 1st user who applied for fellowship and the level of the 2nd user who approved it are the same (when L1 = L2), as illustrated in FIG. 18, the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period to 7 Set the day.

The companion period setting means 56 includes companion period storage control means 56a for storing in the database server 2 (storage device) a companion period set for two users who have established a companion relationship. In FIG. 11, the example of the fellow period which the fellow period memory | storage control means 56a memorize | stores is shown. The fellow period storage control unit 56a stores the fellow period (period length), the fellow period end scheduled time, and the like in association with the fellow information ID. Here, the fellow period end scheduled time is real-world time information corresponding to the final time of the fellow period, and time such as year, month, day, hour, minute, and second is stored. Here, the unit of time can be set arbitrarily. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the fellow period storage control unit 56a stores the date (year / month / day) of the real world corresponding to the final time of the fellow period as the fellow period end scheduled time. Further, the fellow period storage control unit 56a may store time information such as the date and time when the fellow period is set and the date and time when the fellow relation is established in association with the fellow information ID.

Next, the fellowship cancellation means 57 will be described. The fellowship cancellation means 57 has a function of automatically canceling the fellowship between the two users when the fellowship period set for the two users with whom the fellowship is established. Here, “automatically canceling” means that the game server 1 side executes a friendship canceling process even if the user does not perform a voluntary canceling operation. The fellow relation cancellation means 57 adds a cancellation flag to the information corresponding to the fellow information for which the fellow relation is canceled among the fellow information shown in FIG. 8 registered in the database server 2 or deletes the information. As a result, the process of canceling the friendship is executed.

Next, the fellow period notification means 58 will be described. The user can confirm how long the friend period set between the user and his / her fellow user is on a screen such as a friend list displayed on the terminal device 3. In order to realize this, the fellow period notification unit 58 reads the fellow period information stored by the fellow period storage control unit 56a and displays the fellow period set between the user and the fellow user. Is transmitted to the terminal device 3 of the user, and the user is notified of the fellow period. That is, the fellow period notification unit 58 performs control to display the fellow period on the screen of the terminal apparatus 3 by transmitting screen data including the fellow period to the user terminal device 3.

As an example of the screen including the fellow period, there is a fellow list screen as shown in FIG. The buddy list screen is provided with a buddy period display area 80 for displaying a buddy period set between each buddy listed.

FIG. 14 shows an example of a screen in which a friend period display area 80 displays a scheduled end date (such as 1/17) of the friend period. The information of the fellow period displayed in the fellow period display area 80 is not limited to the scheduled end date of the fellow period, but the scheduled end time of the fellow period (year, month, day, hour, minute, second, etc.) (Time information in arbitrary units). Alternatively, for example, the remaining number of days (for example, 10 days) and the remaining time (for another 20 hours, 10 minutes, 15 seconds, etc.) may be displayed in the friend period display area 80.

Next, the friend establishment point granting means 59 will be described. The friend formation point giving means 59 has a function of giving a predetermined friend formation point to the two users as a bonus when a friendship relationship is established between the two users. In the present embodiment, the fellow establishment point granting means 59 grants the fellow establishment point to each of two users who have established a fellow relation. For example, the friend formation point can be used as a point that increases the above-mentioned action power point or the maximum value of the operation cost. When the friend establishment points are given to the two users who have established the friendship relationship, the two points stored in the storage area by the possession point storage control means 51d of the game information management means 51 are updated.

Moreover, in this Embodiment, in order to avoid increase / decrease in a friend establishment point when the friendship relationship is automatically canceled by the end of the friendship period set for two users, The same points as the friend establishment points given to the two users are reduced by the game information management means 51.

It should be noted that the user can voluntarily cancel the friendship without waiting for the end of the friendship period. When the user voluntarily cancels the friendship, the user on the canceling side may receive more points (for example, five points) than the points (for example, three points) given when the friendship is established as a penalty. Good. In this case, the canceled user may reduce the same points as the points given when the friendship is established. However, even when the user voluntarily cancels the fellowship, the same points as the points given when the fellowship is established are reduced, just as the fellowship is automatically canceled at the end of the fellowship period. You may be made to do.

[Game system operation]
In the above configuration, an example of the operation of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 19 shows a processing flow of the terminal device 3 and the game server 1 when the user operates the terminal device 3 to access the game server 1 and receive a game service.

When the user receives the game service, first, the web browser is started by operating the operation input unit 40 of the terminal device 3 (S11). Thereafter, the user performs an operation of accessing a game site managed by the game server 1, and an access request is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1 (S12). At this time, the game server 1 performs login authentication for access from the terminal device 3 (S21), and confirms that the access is from a user who is registered for use of the game service. Thereafter, the game server 1 transmits main screen data described in HTML or the like to the terminal device 3 (S22). If there is a top screen different from the main screen, the top screen may be transmitted first. In the terminal device 3 that has received the main screen data, the web browser interprets the data and displays the main screen on the display unit 35 (S13).

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the main screen includes a user team name 70, an image of a player card 71 selected as a leader among player cards owned by the user, user game information 72 (user level, action Strength points, operating costs, reinforcement points, exchange points, number of player cards owned, number of friends, etc.) are displayed. In addition, a button group 73 for selecting each mode of scout, order, reinforcement, lottery, and game is also displayed. Furthermore, various objects such as various menu buttons (not shown), movement information of fellows, messages from other users, etc. are displayed on the main screen by scrolling the screen by operating the direction keys and the touch panel of the terminal device 3. And information are displayed.

Here, when the user performs an operation of selecting an object such as a selectable button or a hyperlink displayed on the screen, a screen request corresponding to the operation is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1 (S14). ). Receiving this request, the game server 1 performs arithmetic processing and data processing according to the user's operation to execute the game (S23), and transmits game screen data reflecting the execution result to the terminal device 3 (S24). ). And in the terminal device 3 which received screen data, a web browser interprets the said data and displays a game screen on the display part 35 (S15).

Thereafter, the above-described S14 and S15 are repeated in the user terminal device 3, and the above-described S23 and S24 are repeated in the game server 1, whereby the selectable button displayed on the screen of the terminal device 3 Etc., the game screen of the terminal device 3 is switched one after another, and the game can be advanced.

Thereafter, when the user operates the terminal device 3 to close the game screen (S16), the game server 1 performs logout processing (S25). For example, when the user closes the web browser, the game server 1 performs logout processing after a session timeout.

By the way, in this game system, even when the user logs out from the game server 1, the game server 1 side can read the game information of the user and advance the game. For example, another logged-in user may start a battle (individual battle) against a team of logged-out users. Also in this case, the game progress means 52 of the game server 1 reads out the game information of each user from the database server 2 and executes the battle regardless of whether the user is logged in or not, and reflects the execution result. Update the game information of each user. Further, in the league game mode, the game progress means 52 of the game server 1 reads out the game information of each user from the database server 2 and automatically executes the league game without the user operating the terminal device 3. Thus, the result of the battle executed when the user is logged out from the game server 1 can be confirmed on the screen when the user accesses the game server 1 thereafter.

[Operation of game management device]
Next, a more detailed operation example of the game management device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 20 shows the flow of processing of the game server 1 targeting one user, and the same processing is performed for each user managed by the game server 1.

As shown in FIG. 20, the authentication means 53 of the game server 1 receives the access request from the user terminal device 3 (YES in S31), or the login ID / password transmitted from the terminal device 3 or the mobile phone Based on the individual identification number of the terminal or the like, login authentication is performed to determine whether or not to permit access (S32). Here, when access is not permitted (NO in S32), the game server 1 transmits screen data for prompting registration of use of the game service to the terminal device 3 (S33). On the other hand, when access is permitted (YES in S32), access information (log) is stored (S34).

Then, the game server 1 transmits main screen data (or top screen data) to the terminal device 3 of the user who has permitted access (S35). Thereafter, when a screen request corresponding to the user's game operation transmitted from the user's terminal device 3 is received (YES in S36), the game executing means 52a performs arithmetic processing and data processing corresponding to the screen request. The game is executed (S37).

Thereafter, the game server 1 determines whether or not the user's game information needs to be updated by executing the game (S38). If the game server 1 needs to be updated (YES in S38), it is stored in the database server 2. The user's game information is updated (S39). For example, when the user's game operation is an operation for performing an individual battle with another user, as a result of the battle being executed, the game information of the user such as game result information, operation costs, reinforcement points, and items is updated. Will be. On the other hand, for example, when the game operation of the user is an operation for confirming the result of the league game, the game execution process corresponding to the operation is only a data process for reading out the result information of the league game from the database server 2, There is no change in the user's game information before and after the process, and therefore there is no need to update the user's game information (NO in S38).

Thereafter, the game screen generation means 52b generates game screen data reflecting the execution result of the game (S40), and the game screen transmission means 52c transmits the game screen data to the user terminal device 3 (S41). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the user's terminal device 3 has logged out (S42). Until the terminal device 3 logs out, the processing of S36 to S41 is repeated, whereby the game proceeds.

Next, with reference to FIG. 21 to FIG. 23, the friend period setting and the friend releasing process in the game server 1 will be described. The flowcharts of FIG. 21 to FIG. 23 show the flow of processing of the game server 1 for two users who have established a friendship relationship, and all the pairs of friends managed by the game server 1 The same processing is performed for the above.

As shown in FIG. 21, when a second user who has received a friend application from the first user approves it and a fellow relationship is established between the two users (YES in S51), the fellow period setting is performed. The means 56 determines the fellow period based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the level of the first user and the level of the second user (S52).

An example of the fellow period determination process in S52 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 22, the level of the first user who has applied for a friend is indicated as L1, and the level of the second user who has approved it is indicated as L2. The fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period to 5 days when L1 <L2 (YES in S61) (S62). Further, the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period to 10 days when L1> L2 (NO in S61 and YES in S63) (S64). Further, the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period to 7 days when L1 = L2 (NO in S61 and NO in S63) (S65).

FIG. 23 shows another example of the fellow period determination process in S52 of FIG. The fellow period setting means 56 calculates a level difference D that is a difference between the level L1 of the first user who applied for the fellowship and the level L2 of the second user who approved it (S71). Then, when L1 <L2 (YES in S72), the fellow period setting unit 56 shortens the fellow period as the level difference D increases (S73). For example, with reference to the table illustrated in FIG. 18, the companion period corresponding to the level difference D (when L1 <L2) is acquired. Further, when L1> L2 (NO in S72 and YES in S74), the fellow period setting means 56 lengthens the fellow period as the level difference D increases (S75). For example, referring to the table illustrated in FIG. 18, the fellow period (in the case of L1> L2) corresponding to the level difference D is acquired. Further, the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period to 7 days when L1 = L2 (NO in S72 and NO in S74) (S76).

Referring back to FIG. 21, the explanation will be continued. The fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period determined when the fellow relation is established as described above for the first user and the second user (S53). For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the fellow period setting means 56 stores the fellow period in association with fellow information related to two users who have established a fellow relation.

Thereafter, when the friend period set for the two users who have established the friendship relationship has ended (YES in S54), the friendship canceling unit 57 automatically cancels the friendship relationship between the two users. (S55). For example, the fellowship canceling unit 57 executes the fellowship canceling process by adding a canceling flag to the two fellows information registered in the database server 2.

Thereafter, the game server 1 transmits information (such as screen data including a cancellation notice) for notifying that the friendship relationship has been released to the terminal devices 3 of the two users whose friendship relationships have been released. Then, the two users are notified that the friendship has been canceled (S56). As an example of notification, in addition to displaying that the friendship relationship has been canceled in the game screen, notification by voice or notification using a combination of screen display and voice is also conceivable. The notification by voice can be realized by including voice data in screen data (HTML data or the like) transmitted from the game server 1 to the user terminal device 3. In addition, in order for the game server 1 to alert | report that the friendship relationship was cancelled | released, it is necessary for the user's terminal device 3 to access the game server 1. FIG. Therefore, the game server 1 executes the notification process of S56 when the terminal device 3 of each user whose friendship is released first accesses the game server 1 after executing the friendship release process of S55. It will be.

Next, in the configuration in which the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period according to the level difference between two users who have established a fellow relation, when the level difference fluctuates during the fellow period, the level after change The configuration that is reset to the friend period according to the difference will be described. Here, based on the table shown in FIG. 18, the case where the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period according to the level difference between users is described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 24, the game server 1 includes level difference storage control means 60. This level difference storage control means 60 is a level that is the difference between the level L1 of the first user who applied for the fellow and the level L2 of the second user who approved it when the fellow period is set (including when it is reset). The difference is stored in the database server 2 (storage device). For example, as shown in FIG. 25A, the level difference storage control means 60 stores the level difference between users when setting the fellow period in the storage device in association with the fellow information ID that uniquely indicates the fellow information of both users. It is like that. In this example, the level difference is calculated as L1-L2, and the level difference when L1> L2 can be managed as a positive value, and the level difference when L1 <L2 can be managed as a negative value. The level difference storage control means 60 is realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

And the fellow period setting means 56 changes the level difference between the users during the fellow period to the level difference after the change when the level difference at the time of the fellow period setting stored in the level difference storage control means 60 is changed. Correspondingly, it has a function to reset the fellow period. This fellow period resetting process will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the same steps as those shown in the above-described flowcharts are denoted by the same step numbers, and detailed description thereof is omitted (the same applies to the following flowcharts).

When the fellow period setting means 56 sets the fellow period for two users when the fellow relation is established (YES in S101), the level difference storage control means 60 stores the level difference between the users when the fellow period is set in the storage device. Store (S102).

Thereafter, during the fellow period (NO in S103), the fellow period setting means 56 detects a change in level difference between users due to a change in the level of at least one user (YES in S104). The necessity of resetting the fellow period is determined according to the level difference (S105). That is, it is determined whether or not the fellow period corresponding to the level difference after fluctuation obtained based on the table shown in FIG. 18 has changed from the fellow period at the time of the fellow period setting. As a specific example, it is assumed that the level L1 of a user who applied for a mate is 30 and the level L2 of a user who has approved it is 57 at the time when the mate is established. Therefore, as shown in the fellow information ID = “20” in FIG. 25A, it is assumed that 6 days is set as the fellow period corresponding to the level difference between users −27 (= 30−57). After that, during the fellow period, even if the level L2 of the user on the approved side is improved by 1 to 58 and the level difference between the users becomes −28, based on the table of FIG. 18, L1 <L2 In this case, when the level difference is in the range of 10 to 29, the fellow period remains 6 days, so there is no need to reset the fellow period. For example, when the level difference becomes −30 during the fellow period, based on the table of FIG. 18, the fellow period corresponding to the level difference after the change becomes 5 days, and it becomes necessary to reset the fellow period. .

If it is necessary to reset the fellow period (YES in S105), the fellow period setting means 56 resets the fellow period according to the level difference after the change (S106). For example, the friend period and the friend period end scheduled time of the friend information ID = “20” shown in FIG. 25A are updated to the information shown in FIG. 25B. That is, the companion period setting means 56 shortens the companion period stored in the database server 2 from the 6th to the 5th, and accordingly increases the estimated period of the companion period by one day (from 11/1/10) Update to 11/1/9).

In the above, an example has been shown in which the reset fellow period is shorter than the original period, but naturally, the reset fellow period may be longer than the original period. When the fellow period resetting is executed, the process returns to S102, and the level difference storage control means 60 stores (updates) the level difference between users at the time of resetting in the storage device.

In addition, when the friend period is ended (YES in S103), the friend relationship is automatically canceled by the friend relationship canceling unit 57 (S55), and the fact that the friend relationship has been canceled is in the terminal devices 3 of the two users. Notification is made (S56).

Thus, after setting an appropriate fellow period according to the level difference between users, when the level difference between users fluctuates during the fellow period, it is reset to the fellow period according to the level difference after fluctuation. Thereby, the adjustment of the suitable friend period which followed the level difference fluctuation between users after the friend period setting is realizable.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a fellowship period is set when a fellowship relation between two users is established, and in principle, the peer relations of the two users are automatically determined by the end of the fellowship period. To be released. Thus, for example, even if a friend application from a lower-level user is approved and becomes a friend, the friend period is set at the time of becoming a friend. Without canceling, the friendship can be canceled by the end of the friendship period. Then, the user can determine whether the friendship should be continued from the establishment of the friendship until the end of the friendship period, based on the degree of exchange with the other party. And if it is the other party who wants to continue a friendship relationship, what is necessary is just to continue predetermined friendships, such as performing a friend application again after the friend period end, and continuing a friendship relationship.

In other words, the companion period set when the companion relationship is established is regarded as a trial period. For example, even if a companion application is received from a user at a lower level than yourself, this is positively accepted and the companion becomes a trial companion. It is also possible to consider whether or not the other party can have the exchanges that he / she desires by the end of the fellowship period.

In addition, in a game where an upper limit is set for the number of friends that each user can build a fellowship with other users, even if the number of users of the user has reached the upper limit, With automatic cancellation, there is room for the upper limit. That is, even if the number of friends once reaches the upper limit, there is no chance that the fellows are substantially fixed as in the past, and there is an opportunity to build a new fellowship with other users. Given.

And, it is considered that the user does not make a friend application or approval again after completing the automatically canceled friendship relationship with a lower-level user who could not have exchanges during the friendship period. On the other hand, it is conceivable to perform operations such as friend application and approval again with a partner (a user at a higher level or a user who can have a pleasant exchange) as desired by the user in order to continue the friendship. Therefore, with the configuration of the present embodiment, the environment that converges to the configuration of the fellow group that the user likes while repeating the fellow period setting by the establishment of the fellowship and the automatic cancellation of the fellowship by the end of the fellowship period. It is arranged. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the dissatisfaction that the user has a number of lower-level fellow users who do not have much exchange, and the fellows are substantially fixed in a state where the user is not in the group structure of his / her favorite fellows.

In particular, in the case of a game where an upper limit is set for the number of friends, in the past, a relatively high-level user reached the upper limit with a number of lower-level friends who do not have much interaction, It was often fixed. On the other hand, when this game server 1 is applied, even if it is a game in which an upper limit is set for the number of friends, an environment that makes it easy to build a new friendship with other users is provided to the user. You will be able to enjoy interaction with new friends continuously. Therefore, even if the game is continued for a long period of time, it is difficult for the sense of feeling to the game to occur.

By the way, as mentioned above, even if the friendship relationship is canceled due to the end of the friendship period, if the user performs a predetermined operation for continuing the friendship relationship, the friendship relationship is continued for the partner who wants to continue the friendship relationship. be able to. As an operation after canceling the friendship relationship, there is a friend application again for a past friend (this is referred to as a “friend recovery application”). Below, the structure which can perform this friend revival application easily is demonstrated.

As shown in FIG. 27, the game server 1 (game management apparatus) of the present embodiment further includes a fellow history transmission means 101 and a fellow revival application means 102 in addition to the means shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. ing. These means 101 and 102 are realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

The fellow information storage control unit 54a of the game server 1 shown in FIG. 27 stores the fellow information relating the two users who have established the fellow relation in the storage area, and after the fellow relation of the two persons is released. In addition, the past fellow information relating the two users is held in the storage area. For example, as shown in FIG. 28, the fellow information storage control unit 54a sets a fellow cancellation flag on two fellow information whose fellow relations are cancelled, and holds them in the storage area as past fellow information. ing. In the example of FIG. 28, the friend information in which “1” is set as the friend release flag is past friend information, and the friend information whose friend release flag is “0” is currently established friend information.

In response to a request from the terminal device 3 operated by the user, the fellow history transmission means 101 reads the user's past fellow information stored by the fellow information storage control means 54a, and has a fellow relation with the user in the past. In addition, it has a function of transmitting information for displaying past user users to the terminal device 3.

For example, if the user operates the terminal device 3 and selects a “past buddy list” button in the main screen, a past buddy list request is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1. The fellow history transmission means 101 receives this request from the user's terminal device 3, and sends information (screen data of the past fellow list) for displaying the user's past fellow list to the terminal device 3. For example, a past buddy list screen as shown in FIG. 29 is displayed on the terminal device 3 that has received the information transmitted by the buddy history transmission means 101. On this past buddy list screen, information of fellow users who have had a buddy relationship with the user in the past is listed and displayed. Note that information about past fellow users that cannot be displayed on the screen can be displayed as a separate screen by scrolling the screen or by requesting the game server 1 for the second and subsequent pages of the list.

In the past buddy list screen, an information display area for each past buddy user listed is provided, and each information display area includes current game information 201 (user name, Team name, user level, number of friends, league level, etc.), avatar 202 which is the user's alternate character, player card 203 of the leader owned by the user, etc. Is displayed. And the information of the said operation is transmitted to the game server 1 from the terminal device 3 by performing operation which selects the restoration application button 204 of the past fellow user who wants to revive fellow relations. The fellow revival application means 102 that has received the operation information from the user's terminal device 3 executes an application process for revivaling the fellow relations to the past fellow user selected by the user.

FIG. 31 shows an example of stored information for managing a fellow revival application. As illustrated in FIG. 31, the fellow revival application means 102 that executes the fellowship revival application process associates the user ID of the user who applied for the revival with the fellow server ID for managing the fellow information, and the database server. Register to 2. In the example of the fellow information ID = “1” in FIG. 31, an example in which the user A with the user ID = “000001” has applied for the restoration is shown. And the fellow revival application means 102 transmits the information for displaying that there was a revival application from the user A with respect to the terminal device 3 of the past fellow user B of an application partner. This transmission is performed when the terminal device 3 of the past fellow user B accesses the game server 1 for the first time after the user A makes a resurgence application.

In the terminal device 3 of the past fellow user B who has received the information transmitted by the fellow resurrection application means 102, for example, an approval / rejection selection screen as shown in FIG. 30 is displayed. On this screen, the current game information 211 (user name, team name, user level, number of friends, league level, etc.) of the user A who has applied for friend revival, the avatar 212 of the user, and the user An object such as an approval button 214 and a rejection button 215 is displayed along with the player card 213 of the leader who performs the game. Here, the revival of the friendship can be rejected by selecting the reject button 215. On the other hand, when the user B approves the revival of the friendship with the user A, information on the operation is transmitted from the terminal device 3 of the user B to the game server 1 by performing an operation of selecting the approval button 214. . The friend management means 54 of the game server 1 that has received the operation information accepts the approval from the user B, and executes the friendship revival process.

For example, as shown in FIG. 31, the fellow management means 54 that executes the fellow relation revival process sets the fellow release flag stored in association with the fellow information ID for managing the fellow information to “0” ( (See fellow information ID = “22” in FIG. 31). At this time, the database server 2 may also store information on the user ID of the user who has approved the recovery and information on the recovery time (such as the recovery date) of the fellowship.

When the friendship relationship is established again due to the revival of the friendship as described above, the friendship period setting unit 56 sets the friendship period again. That is, the fellow period setting means 56 is configured to establish a fellow relation between two users, a user who has applied for a fellow revival (first user) and a user who has approved the fellow revival application (second user). The companion period is determined based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user, and the companion period is set for the two users.

When the friendship is restored between the two users as described above, it is more likely that the two users want to continue the friendship than when the friendship is established for the first time. Therefore, if the condition of the level relationship between the first user who applied for and the second user who approved it is the same, the fellow period setting means 56 will set the fellow period when the fellow relationship is established by the resurrection for the first time. It is desirable to make it longer than the fellowship period when the fellowship is established. For example, based on the level relationship between two users, if the friendship period is set to 5 days for the first time when the friendship relationship is established, The friend period is set to 10 days, which is twice the above.

Moreover, if the condition of the level relationship between the first user who applied and the second user who approved it is the same, the fellow period setting means 56 makes the fellow period longer as the number of times the fellow relation is revived. It is desirable to set.

Also, it is highly probable that users who have repeatedly revivaled their friendships do not want the friendships to be automatically released. Therefore, the fellow period setting means 56 does not set the fellow period (or makes the fellow period unlimited) for two users who have been revitalized for a certain number of times (for example, three times or more). Is desirable.

As mentioned above, in addition to the case of applying for return of fellowship after the end of the fellowship period, it is possible to make a reservation for fellowship rebuilding by making a continuous application of fellowship during the fellowship period. It is also possible to set the friend period again at the same time as the end. Below, the structure which can perform this associate continuation application easily is demonstrated.

As shown in FIG. 32, the game server 1 (game management apparatus) of the present embodiment further includes a fellow continuation application means 110 in addition to the means 51 to 59 shown in FIG. This means 110 is realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

For example, if the user operates the terminal device 3 and selects the “Buddy List” button in the main screen, the game server 1 sends data on the Buddy List screen as shown in FIG. This friend list screen is provided with an information display area for each friend user who is listed, and together with the friend period display area 80, the game information 81 of the friend user, the avatar 82, the player card 83, etc., the continuation application button 220. Is also displayed. Then, when the user performs an operation of selecting the continuation application button 220 corresponding to the fellow user who wants to continue the fellowship relationship, information on the operation is transmitted from the terminal device 3 to the game server 1. The fellow continuation application unit 110 that has received this operation information from the user's terminal device 3 executes an application process for continuation of the fellow relation to the fellow user selected by the user.

FIG. 34 shows an example of stored information for managing fellow continuation applications. As illustrated in FIG. 34, the fellow continuation application unit 110 that executes the fellowship continuation application process associates the fellow information with the fellow information ID that uniquely identifies the fellow information, and sets the user ID of the user who applied for continuation to the database server. Register to 2. In the example of the fellow information ID = “1” in FIG. 34, an example in which the user A with the user ID = “000001” has applied continuously is shown. Then, the fellow continuation application unit 110 transmits information for displaying that there is a continuation application from the user A to the terminal device 3 of the fellow user B of the application partner. This transmission is performed when the terminal device 3 of the fellow user B first accesses the game server 1 after the user A makes a continuation application.

In the terminal device 3 of the fellow user B who has received the information transmitted by the fellow continuation application means 110, for example, an approval / rejection selection screen similar to FIG. 30 is displayed. Here, when the user B performs an operation of approving the continuation of the friendship with the user A, information on the operation is transmitted from the terminal device 3 of the user B to the game server 1. The friend management means 54 of the game server 1 that has received the operation information accepts the approval from the user B, and executes the fellowship continuation process.

For example, as shown in FIG. 34, the fellow management means 54 that executes the fellowship continuation processing sets the continuation flag stored in association with the fellow information ID for managing the fellow information to “1” (FIG. 34). 34, refer to fellow information ID = “22”). At this time, the user ID of the user who has been continuously approved may be stored in the database server 2 together.

When the continuation of the fellowship is established as described above, as shown in FIG. 33, a status 221 of “successful establishment” is displayed on the peer list screen instead of the continuation application button 220. In addition, after the continuation application, if approval is not obtained from the other party, a status 221 such as “continuing application” is displayed, and if the continuation application has been received from the other party but has not yet been approved, A status 221 such as “continuous approval not yet” is displayed.

In addition, when the continuation of the fellowship is established, the fellow management means 54 restores the fellowship at the same time as the end of the fellowship period, and the fellowship period setting means 56 sets the fellowship period again. become. In other words, the fellow period setting means 56 establishes continuation of fellow relations between two users: a user who has made a fellow continuation application (first user) and a user who has approved the fellow continuation application (second user). In this case, the fellow period is determined based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user, and the fellow period is set for the two users.

仲間 By performing the fellowship continuation application and approval operations during the fellowship period as described above, the fellowship can be continued without creating a blank period.

By the way, the structure which enables a friend relationship to be continued without a user performing operation like the above friend revival application and friend continuation application is demonstrated below.

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Another configuration example of the game management device will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. In addition, the same member number is attached | subjected about the structure similar to the structure shown in previous drawing, The description is abbreviate | omitted suitably. The game server 1 (game management apparatus) according to the present embodiment further includes an extension means 61 in addition to the means 51 to 59 shown in FIG. The extension means 61 is configured to provide a “predetermined number of times”, a “predetermined time”, or a “predetermined number of When the AC processing for “predetermined time” is executed, it has a function of extending the fellow period. The extension means 61 is realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

The fact that there is no interaction between fellow users is considered to be a lack of interest in each other. On the other hand, when exchanges are made between friends, it is highly likely that the user wants to maintain the friendship. Therefore, when there is an exchange that satisfies the conditions until the companion period ends, the companion period is automatically extended so that the companion relationship is continued.

And the extension means 61 is “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “until the end of the extended friend period from at least one of the two users whose friend period is extended to the other user. Each time the predetermined number of times and the predetermined time "are executed, the extension of the fellow period is repeated. Thereby, about the friends who are performing the exchange which satisfy | fills conditions continuously, a friend relationship is maintained continuously by repeating the automatic extension of a friend period.

Also, the extension condition is that at least one of the two users has exchanged with the other user for a “predetermined number of times”, a “predetermined time”, or a “predetermined number of times and a predetermined time”. In the form that satisfies this condition, both the form that satisfies the condition if there is an exchange of “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” with respect to the other party, And a condition that the exchange is performed “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time”. Any form may be set as an extension condition. In particular, it is more proactively resolved that a high level user, who is a conventional problem, has a sense of unfairness in cooperative battles in games when the level of fellow users is lower than himself. In order to do this, it is desirable that at least a lower-level user exchanges “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” with an upper-level user.

The exchanges that are subject to extension can include various exchanges between fellow users, such as greetings, sending messages, presents, requesting assistants for cooperative battles, joint practice, and chatting. In addition, greetings are not subject to extension, but are extended from multiple exchanges prepared in the game, such as sending messages, giving presents, requesting assistants for cooperative battles, joint practice, and chat only. Only the exchange of the department may be subject to extension.

Regarding the extension condition, the extension condition may be that an AC satisfying any of the “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” is performed. With respect to all exchanges such as greetings, message transmissions, gifts, cooperative support request, chats, etc., it is possible to make it an extension condition that these exchanges have been performed “a predetermined number of times”. In addition, with regard to exchanges such as chats that are performed in real time between users, an extension condition is that exchanges for a "predetermined time" have been made, or exchanges for a "predetermined number of times and a predetermined time" have been carried out Can be used as an extension condition. In addition, for games that allow various exchanges including exchanges such as greetings and exchanges such as chats, any of “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” may be used as an extension condition. .

Here, when it is a condition for extension that the “predetermined number of times” AC processing has been executed before the companion period ends, an arbitrary number of times can be set as the “predetermined number of times”. For example, the predetermined number of times may be one time, or two or more times. Moreover, when it is a condition of extension that the “predetermined time” has been exchanged by the end of the fellowship period, the “predetermined time” may be any value such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour. The time can be set. In addition, when it is a condition of extension that the “predetermined number of times and the predetermined time” are exchanged before the companion period ends, for example, 3 times, 10 minutes, 2 times and 15 minutes, etc. Can be set.

In the present embodiment, the following description will be continued by taking as an example a mode in which a “predetermined number of times of exchange” is performed before the companion period ends.

The predetermined number of times N1 when the AC process is executed from the user having a relatively low game level to the other user is the case where the AC process is executed from the user having a relatively high game level to the other user. It is desirable to set the number more than the predetermined number N2. As an example, the predetermined number of times N1 is three times, and the predetermined number of times N2 is two times. Then, if there is the predetermined number of times of exchange with the other party from either one, the extension condition is satisfied. Alternatively, both satisfy the extension condition if there is the predetermined number of times of exchange with each other.

According to this configuration, when two users with different levels become friends, the lower level users have more times than the upper level users to maintain the fellowship with the higher level users. Requires exchange. Therefore, it becomes easier for the upper level user to end the friendship with the lower level user, and therefore, it becomes easier to build a favorite friend group.

Further, the extension means 61 may be configured to set a predetermined number of alternating currents to satisfy the extension condition according to the level difference between users. In this case, it is desirable that the predetermined number of times N1 when the AC processing is executed from the user with a relatively low game level to the other user is set to increase as the level difference D between the two users increases. As an example, if the level difference D is 29 or less, the predetermined number of times N1 is three times, if the level difference D is 30 to 69, the predetermined number of times N1 is four times, and if the level difference D is 70 to 99, the predetermined number of times N1. If the level difference D is 100 or more, the predetermined number of times N1 is 6 times. As a result, the lower level users require a greater number of exchanges in order to maintain the fellowship as the level difference from the upper level users increases. Therefore, it becomes easier for the upper level user to end the friendship as the lower level user is separated.

Conversely, the predetermined number of times N2 when the AC process is executed from the user having a relatively high game level to the other user may be set to be smaller as the level difference between the two users is larger. As an example, if the level difference D is 29 or less, the predetermined number N2 is 3 times, if the level difference D is 30 to 69, the predetermined number N2 is 2 times, and if the level difference D is 70 or more, the predetermined number N2 is set. Once. Accordingly, if the exchange is performed from the upper level user to the lower level user, the friendship can be easily maintained with a smaller number of exchanges as the level difference is larger.

As described above, in the configuration in which the extension means 61 sets a predetermined number of alternating currents for satisfying the extension condition according to the level difference between users, when the extension means 61 detects a change in the level difference between users, You may make it reset to the predetermined frequency | count according to the level difference after a fluctuation | variation. Accordingly, the predetermined number of alternating currents for satisfying the extension condition can be appropriately adjusted following the level difference fluctuation between the users.

Here, the length of the period that the extension means 61 extends can be set to a certain period. When the length of the extension period is set to a certain period, an arbitrary period such as one week, ten days, two weeks, etc. can be set. Note that the length of the extension period is not limited to a certain period. For example, the extension period may be determined randomly every time extension is performed. Further, the extension period may be changed according to the number of AC exchanges (the extension period is set longer as the number of AC exchanges increases). Alternatively, the extension means 61 sets the same period as the fellow period determined by the fellow period setting means 56 based on the level difference between users (the fellow period stored by the fellow period storage control means 56a) as the extension period. May be.

Alternatively, the extension period may be set based on the level difference between users when the extension means 61 executes the extension process. For example, the table representing the relationship between the level difference between users and the fellow period illustrated in FIG. 18 is used (or shared) as a table representing the relationship between the level difference between users and the extension period, and the extension process is executed. The extension period corresponding to the level difference between the users is acquired based on the table. Of course, a dedicated table representing the relationship between the level difference between users and the extension period may be prepared separately and stored in the storage control means (RAM 13 or auxiliary storage device 14 or the like) of the game server 1. In the case of this configuration, every time the extension process is executed, an appropriate extension period can be set each time based on the level difference between users when the extension process is executed.

Further, in the configuration in which the extension unit 61 sets the extension period based on the level difference between the users when the extension process is executed, when the extension unit 61 detects the change in the level difference between the users, the level difference after the change You may make it reset in the period of the extension according to. Accordingly, the extension period can be appropriately adjusted following the level difference fluctuation between the users.

The execution of the extension process by the extension means 61 can be performed by updating the information of the fellow period stored in the database server 2 to the information after extension. For example, as shown in FIG. 36, the extension means 61 updates the friend period end scheduled time stored in association with the friend information ID by the friend period storage control means 56a to the date after extension, Execute extension processing. At this time, in association with the fellow information ID, the date of extending the fellow period is also stored as time information when executing the extension process. Time information such as year, month, day, hour, minute, and second is stored as time information when executing the extension process, but the unit of time stored here can be arbitrarily set. In addition, an extension flag may be set in association with the fellow information ID for information management of the extended fellow period.

As one of the processing forms by the extension means 61, there is a form in which the extension process of the companion period is executed every time the extension condition is satisfied during the companion period. This type of extension processing will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 37 and the flowcharts thereafter show the processing flow of the game server 1 for two users who are in a fellow relationship, and all the pairs of friends managed by the game server 1 The same processing is performed for the above.

As shown in FIG. 37, the extension means 61 determines whether or not the extension condition regarding AC has been achieved (S82) before the companion period set for the two users ends (NO in S81). For example, this determination can be made based on the information on the fellow period shown in FIG. 36 (e.g., the scheduled end time of the fellow period) and the information on the user's exchange history shown in FIG. That is, since the exchange history of each user is stored in the database server 2, there is an extended friend period after the friend period is set (or after the friend period is extended). It is possible to detect a state in which the user has exchanged a predetermined number of times defined as the extension condition (until the end).

When the extension condition regarding the exchange is achieved (YES in S82), the extension means 61 executes a friend period extension process (S83). For example, the fellow period end scheduled time shown in FIG. 36 is updated to the date after extension. At this time, the time information at the time of executing the extension process is stored (or updated).

Here is a specific example of extension. If the fellow period set on January 1 is 7 days (until January 7) and the extension condition for exchange is achieved on January 3rd on the 3rd day, as of January 3rd For example, an extension of 7 days occurs, and the end date of the companion period is January 14th, 7 days after January 7th (current end date). Therefore, the remaining period (number of remaining days) of the fellow period as of January 3 is 11 days. For example, if the exchange extension condition is achieved again on January 6th, an additional extension of 7 days will occur on January 6th, and the end date of the fellow period will be January 14 (the current end date) ) 7 days after January 21st. Therefore, the remaining period of the fellow period as of January 6 is 17 days.

In the case of this extension example, if the extension condition regarding the exchange is continuously achieved at an early stage, the remaining period of the fellow period tends to increase. For example, considering a case where a large number of exchanges are performed in a short period and the remaining period of the fellow period increases rapidly, even if the exchange is interrupted for a long period of time, the fellow relations are maintained for a long period of time. Therefore, an upper limit may be set for the remaining period of the fellow period. For example, if the upper limit of the remaining period of the companion period is set to 30 days, the companion period ends if the extension condition regarding the exchange is not satisfied for 30 days or more. Therefore, in order to maintain the fellowship, it is necessary to satisfy the extension condition regarding the exchange within a period of up to 30 days, and it is possible to avoid the fellowship being maintained even though the exchange is interrupted for a long time.

Therefore, after S83, when the remaining period of the fellow period exceeds the upper limit (YES in S84), the extension means 61 limits the remaining period of the fellow period to the upper limit (S85). That is, the fellow period end scheduled time shown in FIG. 36 is updated to a date that matches the upper limit of the remaining period of the fellow period.

If the remaining period of the fellow period after the extension does not exceed the upper limit (NO in S84), or after the remaining period of the fellow period is limited to the upper limit (S85), the process returns to S81, and thereafter, until the fellow period ends S81 The process of S85 is repeated.

Here is another specific example of extension. If the fellow period set on January 1 is 7 days (until January 7) and the extension condition for exchange is achieved on January 3rd on the 3rd day, as of January 3rd For example, an extension of 7 days occurs, but the end date of the companion period is January 10, 7 days after January 3 (extended occurrence date). Therefore, the remaining period of the fellow period as of January 3 is 7 days. For example, if the exchange extension condition is achieved again on January 6, a 7-day re-extension occurs on January 6, and the end date of the fellow period is January 6 (extension occurrence date) ) 7 days after January 13th. Therefore, the remaining period of the fellow period as of January 6 is 7 days. In this extension example, the remaining period of the fellow period is at most an extended period (in this example, 7 days), so there is no need to set an upper limit on the remaining period of the fellow period. When no upper limit is set for the remaining period of the fellow period, the processes of S84 and S85 can be omitted.

In addition, when the fellowship period ends without satisfying the extension condition regarding the exchange (YES in S81), the fellowship relation is automatically canceled by the fellowship relation canceling unit 57 (S55), and the fellowship relation is canceled by two people. Is notified to the terminal device 3 of the user (S56). The details of S55 and S56 are as described in FIG.

Thus, the fellow period set for two users who are in a peer relationship is extended every time a predetermined extension condition for exchange is satisfied. And the above-mentioned friend period alerting | reporting means 58 transmits the information for displaying a friend period (if extended, friend period after extension) to a user's terminal device 3, and notifies a friend period to a user. Have Therefore, each user can confirm how long the fellow period (expansion fellow period) set between each fellow user on the fellow list screen illustrated in FIG. . And about a fellow user who does not want to end a fellow relation, a user can continue a fellow relation by performing exchange which satisfy | fills extension conditions by the time of the fellow period confirmed by the fellow list. Thus, the friend management by the user himself / herself can be facilitated by including the information of the friend period (the friend period after extension) on the friend list screen displayed on the terminal device 3 of the user.

As a processing form by the extension means 61, there is a form in which it is determined whether or not the extension condition is satisfied at the end time of the fellow period, and when the extension condition is satisfied, the fellow period extension process is executed. In other words, it is a form in which the extension process is executed by determining whether or not the extension is necessary after waiting for the elapse of all the set fellow periods. This type of extension processing will be described below with reference to FIG.

The extension means 61 determines whether or not the extension condition regarding AC has been achieved (S92) when the companion period end time set for the two users is reached (YES in S91). The process of S92 is the same process as S82 described above.

If the extension condition regarding the exchange is satisfied (YES in S92), the extension means 61 executes the extension process of the fellow period (S93). On the other hand, if the extension condition regarding the exchange is not satisfied (YES in S93), the friendship relationship is automatically canceled by the friendship canceling means 57 at the end of the friendship period (S55), and the friendship relationship is cancelled. The information is notified to the terminal devices 3 of the two users (S56).

As described above, in the configuration of the present embodiment, the user does not perform a special operation such as a friend revival application or a friend continuation application, and the friend automatically enjoys the exchange satisfying the extension condition in the game. The companion period has been extended to allow the friendship to continue. In particular, when providing a game service such as a social game that requires strong ease and simplification of the user's operation, this configuration that can continue the friendship without requiring a special operation is preferable.

On the other hand, if the exchange that satisfies the extension condition is not performed, it is possible that the mutual interest is sparse and the friends who can enjoy the exchange are not. In this case, since the friendship relationship is automatically released by the end of the friendship period without extending the friendship period, a special operation for releasing the friendship is not necessary.

In addition, in this embodiment, by introducing the concept of extension of friendship period into a game that incorporates a social element of enjoying interaction with friends, a relationship that is close to real-world friendships (personal relationships) Can be realized virtually. In other words, in the real world, if you have been interacting continuously after becoming a friend (acquaintance), the relationship will be maintained, but once you become a friend, you have not had much interaction after that. On the other hand, friendships will naturally disappear without the intimate relationship between them. And in this Embodiment, the maintenance of the fellowship when the exchange is held is realized by the extension of the peer period and the repetition thereof, and the natural disappearance of the peer relation when the exchange is not held is extended by the extension of the peer period. This is realized by automatically canceling the friendship relationship when the friendship period ends without being made.

On the other hand, in the past, even if there is no exchange or almost no exchange due to the necessity of an operation to cancel the friendship, most of them are maintained as a friend, and in the real world The current situation is that the friendship and the friendship in the game are greatly different.

In the game to which the configuration of the present embodiment is applied, as long as the user normally plays the game while interacting with friends, a friend group composed of friends who are actually enjoying the interaction is naturally built. Will be.

By the way, it is considered that there is a high possibility that the users whose extension of the friend period by the extension means 61 is repeated many times do not want the friendship relationship to be automatically released. Therefore, the extension means 61, in addition to the extension process of extending the fellow period when there is a predetermined number of exchanges (or a predetermined number of times or more) before the fellow period ends, the fellow period extension process itself is performed a predetermined number of times or more ( For two users who have been executed (for example, three times or more), it is desirable that the companion period is unlimited (in other words, the companion period is extended indefinitely). However, if the companion period is unlimited, including the case where the extension process of the companion period is executed a predetermined number of times or more as a result of the unilateral exchange of the lower user with the upper user, the upper user is dissatisfied. May come out. Therefore, in this case, it is desirable that both of the two users make a predetermined number (or more than a predetermined number) of exchanges with each other as an extension condition. In both cases, when there is more than a predetermined number of interactions with each other, the fellow period extension process is executed, and this extension process is repeated a predetermined number of times. This is because it is assumed that they are thinking.

It should be noted that making the companion period of two users unlimited means that no companion period is provided to the two users from the viewpoint of preventing the companion relationship from being automatically released. Is the same. Therefore, making the friend period of the two users unlimited includes releasing the setting of the friend period of the two users.

Next, a description will be given of a configuration in which a parameter called intimacy is set for two persons who have established a friendship relationship and the friendship period at the time of extension is adjusted according to the value of intimacy. Intimacy indicates the intimacy of two users who have established a friendship relationship, and can also be expressed as the degree of friendship between two people, the depth of friendship, the depth of bonds, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 35, the game server 1 includes a closeness imparting means 62 and a correcting means 63. These means 62 and 63 are realized by the CPU 11 of the game server 1 executing the program according to the present embodiment.

The intimacy giving means 62 has a function of giving intimacy to the two users when the AC processing is executed between the two users who have established a fellowship by the exchange means 55. The intimacy providing means 62 of the present embodiment provides an intimacy of a predetermined value (for example, 1 point) every time an AC process is executed between two users. In addition, you may change the value of the intimacy given according to the contents of exchange. For example, the greeting may be 1 point, the message transmission may be 2 points, the present and the battle cooperation may be 3 points, and the like. In the present embodiment, for example, five ranks are provided according to the value of the closeness of the two persons. For example, the friendship level is 0 to 24 points, the acquaintance rank is 25 to 49 points, the friend rank is 50 to 74 points, the friend rank is 50 to 74 points, the partner rank is 75 to 99 points, and the friend rank is 100 points or more.

The intimacy imparting means 62 includes an intimacy storage control means 62a. For example, as shown in FIG. 39, the familiarity storage control unit 62a stores the information in the familiarity value database server 2 associated with two users in association with the fellow information ID for uniquely identifying the fellow information. ing. The rank of intimacy may also be stored.

As a result of the interaction between two fellow users, the intimacy value of the two people increases. Therefore, it is considered that the higher the intimacy value, the more they want to maintain their peer relationships. Therefore, the higher the value of intimacy, the longer the companion period in the extension process can be set, so that an appropriate companion period according to the intimacy can be set.

Therefore, the correction unit 63 has a function of correcting the friend period (extension period) extended by the extension unit 61 to be longer as the closeness value of the two users is higher. As an example, if the length of the friend period extended when the familiarity value of two users is the acquaintance rank is n (day), the friend rank is n × 1.5, and the best friend rank is n. X2.0, nx2.5 for partner rank, and nx3.0 for ally rank.

Further, when the value of closeness between the two users is equal to or greater than the threshold (for example, when the friend rank has reached 100 points or more), the correction unit 63 sets the friend period indefinitely (that is, eliminates the friend period) You may do it. This is because when the value of the intimacy of the two users increases to a threshold value or more, it is highly likely that any user no longer desires to cancel the friendship.

Referring to FIG. 40, a process for correcting the friend period at the time of extension according to the value of intimacy will be described below.

If the extension condition regarding the exchange is achieved (NO in S82) before the companion period set for the two users ends (NO in S81), whether the closeness value of the two users is equal to or greater than the threshold value Is determined (S111). Here, when the value of closeness is equal to or greater than the threshold value (YES in S111), the correction unit 63 sets the fellow period to indefinite (S112). If the familiarity value is less than the threshold value (NO in S111), the correcting unit 63 corrects the fellow period (extended period) extended by the extending unit 61 according to the familiarity value (S113). That is, the correction means 63 corrects the extension period to be longer as the familiarity value is higher. After S113, the extension means 61 extends the fellow period by the extension period corrected by the correction means 63 (S114). After S114, the process returns to S81, and the loop process (S81, S82, S111 to S114) is repeated until the fellow period ends or the intimacy becomes equal to or greater than the threshold value.

In addition, when the friend period is ended (YES in S81), the friendship relationship is automatically canceled by the friendship canceling means 57 (S55), and the fact that the friendship relationship has been canceled is in the terminal devices 3 of the two users. Notification is made (S56).

[Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, a game in which an upper limit is set for the number of friends that each user can establish a friendship relationship with another user has been described as an example, but the game according to the embodiment of the present invention The management device, the game management method, and the program can be applied to a game that has no upper limit on the number of friends.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the game execution program is mounted on the game server 1 side, and the game server 1 performs arithmetic processing and data processing for the game progress according to the input operation in the terminal device 3 of each user. The application example to the game system in which the game progresses by transmitting the screen data reflecting the execution result to the terminal device 3 has been described. This is a so-called client-server game system, but is not limited to this. For example, the game server 1 manages game information including user friend information and provides game services such as friend management within the game to the user. The game management device, the game management method, and the program according to the embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to a game system performed on the user terminal device side.

That is, the present invention can also be applied to a game system in which part or all of the game execution program is downloaded or installed on the user terminal device side and the game execution processing is performed also on the terminal device. For example, a user terminal device peers with another user terminal device by Internet communication, wireless LAN communication, short-range wireless communication using a predetermined frequency band (for example, 2.4 GHz frequency band), or wired LAN communication. -It is also possible to execute a peer-to-peer game by connecting two to peers.

Therefore, as a user's terminal device, various devices that can be connected to a game server (game management device) and receive game services such as friend management can be applied. The above-described mobile phone terminal, smart phone, PHS terminal In addition to personal digital assistants (PDAs), personal computers, and tablet computers, home video game devices having a network connection function (configured by connecting a home video game machine to a home television) Game devices) and portable game-dedicated devices are also applicable.

That is, in a game system including a game management device and a terminal device, each means included in the game management device described in each of the above embodiments may be provided in either the game management device or the terminal device. .

The computer-readable program according to the present embodiment is recorded on various computer-readable recording media such as a hard disk, an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.), a flexible disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like. Is executed by the CPU 11 of the game server 1. The means for providing the program to the game server 1 is not limited to the recording medium described above, and can be performed via a communication network such as the Internet.
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(1) A game management device according to one aspect of the present invention is a game management device that communicates with a terminal device of each user and manages a friend of a game in which the users can establish a fellow relationship. Between the two users, the game level storage control means for storing the game level in the storage device, the first user who made the friend application for building the friendship, and the second user who approved the friend application. The fellow period setting that sets the fellow period in which the fellow relation between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including the relation between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user when the fellow relation is established Means, associate management means for managing associates by storing information relating two users who have established a friendship relationship, and the friendship period set for the two users who have established a friendship relationship Upon termination, a structure comprising a peer relations canceling means for canceling the peer relations of the two users automatically, the.

The game management device having this configuration can be configured by an information processing device such as a server that can communicate with the terminal device of each user. And this game management apparatus is carrying out the friend management of games, such as a social game etc. which a user can build a friendship relationship, for example, a social game etc. in which users can become friends and enjoy exchange. .

Here, friendship is a general term for virtual relationships between users that are built in the game. Acquaintance, friend, friend, classmate, partner, relative, family, brother, sister, company or organization colleague Including various in-game relationships.

And this game management apparatus has memorize | stored the game level of each user by the game level memory | storage means. This game level is information used to determine a friend period in which a friend relationship between users is continued. Here, the game level is index information that directly or indirectly indicates the progress degree, skill level, ability, etc. of the user's game, and includes, for example, the following (a) to (d).

(A) User's own level. For example, this corresponds to the level of the user in a game in which the user levels up by progressing the game and accumulating experience values.

(B) Level of possession in the user's game (examples of possession: character, group / team / unit that is a collection of characters, item, etc.). For example, this corresponds to a character level or ability value in a game in which a character owned by a user is used in a breeding mode or the like to improve the character level.

(C) A value calculated from the number of possessions in the user's game and the ability value of the possessions. For example, the number of characters that are equal to or higher than a predetermined ability value owned by the user can be set as the game level of the user.

(D) The level of the stage achieved by the user. For example, a plurality of stages with different levels (difficulty levels) are provided in the game, and if one stage is cleared, the level of the stage achieved by the user in the game is advanced to another stage with one higher difficulty level. This is the case.

Further, the game level is not limited to a numerical level, but includes various levels of expression such as A, B, C, etc.

And a fellow period setting means is a user at the time of establishment of the fellow relation between two users of the 1st user who performed the fellow application for building a fellow relation, and the 2nd user who approved the said fellow application. Based on a predetermined condition including a level relationship between them, a fellow period in which the fellow relationship between users is continued is set. As an example of setting a fellow period based on a predetermined condition including a level relationship between users, the level of the first user who made the fellow application is lower than the level of the second user who approved it. 7 days when the user level is the same, and 10 days of each fellow period is set when the first user level is higher than the second user level. There is a fellow period setting. Moreover, as will be described later, the fellow period may be set in consideration of not only the level of both users but also the level difference between the users.

And the friendship cancellation means automatically cancels the friendship between users at the end of the friendship period set when the friendship is established. Thus, for example, even if a friend application from a lower-level user is approved and becomes a friend, the friend period is set at the time of becoming a friend. Without canceling, the friendship can be canceled by the end of the friendship period.

In particular, when the user accepts the friend application and the friendship relationship is established, the friendship period is automatically set by the end of the period, so the user ends the friendship period from the establishment of the friendship relationship. In the meantime, it can be determined whether or not they are friends who can enjoy the game together. Therefore, for example, even if you received a friend application from a user at a lower level than yourself, you will actively accept this and become a friend for trial, and you want to continue the fellowship after the period ends during the fellow period It becomes possible to see whether or not. Therefore, for example, for a low-level friend who cannot enjoy the game together with little interaction after becoming a friend, the user cuts off the friendship at the end of the friend period, and renews his / her preference. You can find the right friends.

However, if the user wants to continue the friendship, for example, the friendship can be continued by a predetermined operation such as making a friend application to the same partner again after the friendship period ends. That's fine.

And, it is considered that the user does not make a friend application or approval again with a lower-level friend who could not enjoy the game together at the end of the friend period. On the other hand, in order to continue the fellowship with another party that the user wants (for example, a user at a higher level or a user who can enjoy the game together even at a lower level through exchange, etc.) It is conceivable to perform a predetermined operation such as approval or approval. Therefore, by this structure, the environment which is converged to the structure of the friend group which a user likes is prepared, repeating the friend period setting by friend relation establishment, and the automatic cancellation | release of the friend relation by the friend period end. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the dissatisfaction that the user has a number of lower-level fellow users who do not have much exchange, and the fellows are substantially fixed in a state where the user is not in the group structure of his / her favorite fellows.

As described above, this game management device introduces a novel function of setting a friend period when a friend is established and automatically canceling the friend relation when the friend period ends, so that the user can establish a new friend relationship with another user. It is possible to provide a user with an environment where it is easy to build a favorite group of friends while building a network. Therefore, even if the game is continued for a long period of time, it is possible to provide the user with an environment where it is difficult for the game to feel sticky.

(2) In the above configuration, the friend period setting means sets the friend period to be set when the second user whose game level is higher than the first user approves the friend application. It is preferable to make it shorter than the fellow period set when the second user who has the same game level as the user or whose game level is lower than that of the first user approves the fellow application.

As described above, when a second user at a higher level than the first user who has applied for a friend approves the friend application, a user at a lower level than that of the second user who has approved (that is, battle cooperation, etc.) Users who have a low degree of contribution), and therefore often wish to cancel their friendships in a short period of time if they are friends who have little interaction and cannot enjoy the game together. Therefore, in this case, the friend period is shortened compared to the case where the second user at the same level as or lower than the first user who applied for the friend approves the friend application. Thereby, the setting of the suitable friend period along the hope of the user of the side of approval can be performed.

In addition, the reason for setting the appropriate friend period from the side that approved the friend application, not the party who applied the friend application in this way, is as follows. In other words, the user who has applied for a friend must have applied for a friend who wants to be a friend with the partner regardless of the level of the partner. On the other hand, the user who received the fellow application can reject it, but it has traditionally been regretted later because the application has been approved without permission without permission. It was. Therefore, an appropriate friend period is set from the viewpoint of the user who approved the friend application.

(3) In the configuration of (1) or (2) above, the fellow period setting means (i) when the second user whose game level is higher than that of the first user approves the fellow application. Sets the fellow period to be shorter as the level difference between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user is larger, and (ii) the game level is lower than that of the first user. When the second user approves the friend application, it is preferable to set the friend period longer as the level difference is larger.

As described above, when a second user at a higher level than the first user who applied for a friend approves the friend application, the second user who has approved the first user who is at a lower level than himself / herself The greater the level difference, the smaller the degree of contribution from the first user due to battle cooperation or the like. Therefore, in this case, setting the fellow period desirable for the approved second user can be realized by setting the fellow period to be shorter as the level difference between the users is larger.

On the other hand, if a second user at a lower level than the first user who applied for a friend approves the friend application, the second user who has approved the level difference from the first user at a higher level than himself / herself has a difference in level. The larger the value is, the greater the degree of contribution by the battle cooperation received from the first user. Therefore, in this case, the friend period that is advantageous for the approved second user can be realized by setting the friend period longer as the level difference between the users is larger.

(4) In the configuration of any one of (1) to (3), the game management device includes an AC history storage control unit that stores an AC history performed between users in a storage device, and the friend period is When the exchange is performed a predetermined number of times and / or for a predetermined time before the fellow period ends from at least one of the set two users to the partner user, the fellow period is extended. And an extension means.

According to this configuration, the AC history storage means stores the history of AC exchanges between users. Here, the exchange can include various exchanges performed between friends, such as greetings, message transmission, gifts, requests for assistants in cooperative battles, and chats. Note that greeting is a general term for simple exchanges that can be performed virtually in the game, such as sending ale (support), sending guts, winking, smiling, waving hands, etc. Simple exchange using the expression of is also included.

Then, extension is performed on the condition that a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined amount of time has been exchanged for the other user from at least one of the two users for whom the friend period is set until the friend period ends. Means extend the companion period. In the form that satisfies this condition, the form that satisfies the condition if there is a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time with respect to the other party from either one, both the predetermined number of times and / or the predetermined time with respect to the other party Including a condition on the condition that the exchange is performed. Any form may be set as an extension condition.

In addition, for the upper level user, which is a conventional issue, when the level of fellow users is lower than their own, it is more proactively resolved that unfairness occurred in cooperative battles etc. in the game In order to do this, it may be a condition that at least a lower-level user exchanges with a higher-level user a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time.

Here, regarding the condition for the extension that the “predetermined number of times and / or the predetermined time” has been performed, the condition for the extension may be that the “predetermined number of times of the interchange has been performed” The extension condition may be that the “time” exchange is performed, or the extension condition may be that “the predetermined number of times and the predetermined time” exchange is performed. For example, with respect to all exchanges such as greetings, message transmissions, gifts, cooperation support assistant requests, chats, etc., it is possible to make it an extension condition that these exchanges have been performed “a predetermined number of times”. In addition, with regard to exchanges such as chats that are performed in real time between users, an extension condition is that exchanges for a "predetermined time" have been made, or exchanges for a "predetermined number of times and a predetermined time" have been carried out Can be used as an extension condition. In addition, for games that allow various exchanges including exchanges such as greetings and exchanges such as chats, any of “predetermined number of times”, “predetermined time”, or “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” may be used as an extension condition. .

In addition, regarding the extension condition that “predetermined number of times of exchange” is performed before the companion period ends, an arbitrary number of times can be set as the “predetermined number of times”. For example, the predetermined number of times may be one time, or two or more times.

In addition, regarding the condition for extension that “predetermined time” was exchanged by the end of the fellowship period, the “predetermined time” is 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc. Can be set.

In addition, regarding the condition of extension that “predetermined number of times and predetermined time” was exchanged before the end of the fellowship period, for example, 3 times, 10 minutes, 2 times and 15 minutes, etc. The time can be set.

Also, the length of the period that the extension means extends can be arbitrarily set. For example, it may be a certain period (for example, 1 week, 10 days, 2 weeks, etc.), may be determined at random each time extension is performed, or the extension period is changed depending on the number of times of exchange (AC The extension period may be set longer as the number of times increases.

By the way, the fact that the users who have become friends do not have a predetermined exchange during the friend period is considered to have little interest in each other. On the other hand, when a predetermined exchange is performed between the fellows during the fellow period, it is highly likely that the user desires to maintain the fellow relation. Therefore, when there is an exchange that satisfies the condition until the companion period ends, the extension means automatically extends the companion period so that the companion relationship is maintained.

As described above, in this configuration, the friend period is automatically extended just by enjoying the exchange satisfying the extension condition in the game without performing a special operation for the user to continue the friendship relationship. The friendship can be continued. In particular, in the case of a game such as a social game that requires strong user simplification and simplification, this configuration that allows a friendship to be continued without requiring a special operation is preferable.

(5) In the configuration of the above (4), the extension means is configured so that at least one of the two users whose friend period has been extended from the other user until the extended friend period ends. It is preferable to repeat extending the friend period every time the exchange is performed a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time.

この According to this configuration, for friends who are continuously performing exchanges that satisfy the condition, the friendship relationship is continuously maintained by repeating the automatic extension of the friendship period.

This configuration makes it possible to virtually realize relationships close to real-world peer relationships (personal relationships) within the game. In other words, in the real world, if you have been interacting continuously after becoming a friend (acquaintance), the relationship will be maintained, but once you become a friend, you have not had much interaction after that. On the other hand, friendships will naturally disappear without the intimate relationship between them. In this configuration, the friendship relationship is maintained when the predetermined exchange is held by extending and repeating the friendship period, and when the predetermined exchange is not held, This is achieved by automatically canceling the friendship relationship by ending the friendship period without being extended.

And with this configuration, in a game having a social element of enjoying interaction between friends, it is composed of friends who are actually enjoying exchange as long as the user plays the game normally while having interaction with the friend. A fellow group is built naturally.

(6) In the configuration of (4) or (5) above, the predetermined number of times when the exchange is performed from a user with a relatively low game level to a partner user is relatively high with the game level It is preferable that the number is set more than the predetermined number of times when the user performs the exchange with the other user.

(7) In the configuration according to any one of (1) to (6), the game management device determines whether the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user at the time of setting the friend period. It is preferable to further include level difference storage control means for storing the level difference in the storage device. And the fellow period setting means sets the fellow period according to the level difference between the users, and the fellow period in which the level difference during the fellow period is stored by the level difference storage control means. When the level difference at the time of setting changes, it is preferable to reset the fellow period according to the level difference after the change.

According to this configuration, the level difference storage means stores the level difference between users when the friend period is set. Then, after the fellow period setting means sets an appropriate fellow period according to the level difference between users, when the level difference between users fluctuates during the fellow period, the fellow period setting means determines the level difference after the fluctuation. It will be reset to the corresponding friend period. Thereby, the adjustment of the suitable friend period which tracked the level difference fluctuation between users after the friend period setting is realizable.

(8) In any one of the above configurations (4) to (6), the game management device, when the exchange is performed between two users who have established a friendship relationship, Intimacy giving means for giving intimacy indicating intimacy to the user and correction for correcting the friend period extended by the extending means to be longer as the familiarity value of the two users is higher And means.

According to this configuration, when an exchange is performed between two users who are in a peer relationship, the intimacy providing means provides intimacy to the two users. Here, intimacy refers to the intimacy of two users who have established a friendship relationship, and can also be expressed as the degree of friendship between two people, the depth of friendship, the depth of bonds, etc. . And as a result of the two users of the fellows having exchanged, the intimacy value of the two people becomes higher, so the higher the intimacy value, the more they want to maintain the peer relationship with each other It is done. Therefore, the correction means corrects the friend period extended by the extension means as the value of the intimacy of the two persons increases, thereby setting an appropriate friend period corresponding to the intimacy of the two persons. be able to.

(9) A game system according to another aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device of each user who receives a game service, and a game for managing a friend of a game that communicates with the terminal device and allows users to establish a friendship. A game level storage control means for storing a game level of each user in a storage device, a first user who has made a friend application for building a friendship, and the friend application. When the friendship relationship between the two users of the approved second user is established, the friendship between the users is based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user. Buddy period setting means for setting a buddy period in which the relationship is continued, Buddy management means for memorizing information relating two users who have established a buddy relationship, and managing the buddy, Each means of the fellowship cancellation means for automatically canceling the fellowship relationship between the two users at the end of the fellowship period set for the two users who have established a relationship, the game management device or the Either one of the terminal devices is provided.

(10) A game management method according to another aspect of the present invention is a game management method in a game management device that communicates with a terminal device of each user and manages a friend of a game in which users can establish a friendship. A game level storage control step in which the game management device stores a game level of each user in a storage device, and a first user who has made a friend application for the game management device to build a friendship relationship. And when a friendship relationship is established between the two users of the second user who has approved the friend application, based on a predetermined condition including the relationship between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user. , A fellow period setting step for setting a fellow period in which a fellow relation between users is continued, and the game management device relates two users who have established a fellow relation. The friend management step of storing the friend and managing the friend, and the game management device determines the friendship relationship between the two users by the end of the friendship period set for the two users who have established the friendship relationship. And a friendship cancellation step for automatically canceling.

(11) A program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to operate as the game management device having any one of the above configurations (1) to (8). It is a program for making it function as each means with which a game management device is provided.

It should be noted that the specific embodiments or examples made in the mode for carrying out the invention are merely to clarify the technical contents of the present invention, and are limited to such specific examples in a narrow sense. The present invention should not be interpreted, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention and the claims.

The present invention particularly relates to a game management device, a game system, a game management method, a program for a so-called social game or the like that a user can play while communicating with other users who are receiving game services. In addition, since it can be suitably applied to a recording medium and can provide a highly interesting game service, it can be used industrially.

Claims

A game management device that communicates with a terminal device of each user and manages a friend of a game that allows users to build a friendship relationship.
Game level storage control means for storing the game level of each user in a storage device;
The first user's game level and the first user's game level at the time of establishment of a friendship relationship between the two users of the first user who made the friendship application for building the friendship and the second user who approved the friendship application. A fellow period setting means for setting a fellow period in which a fellow relation between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including a relation with the game level of the two users;
Associate management means for managing associates by storing information relating two users who have established friendships;
A game management apparatus comprising: a friendship cancellation unit that automatically cancels a friendship relationship between the two users upon completion of the friendship period set for the two users who have established a friendship relationship.
The fellow period setting means has the same game level as the first user, or the fellow period set when the second user having a higher game level than the first user approves the fellow application. The game management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game management device is shorter than the friend period set when the second user whose game level is lower than that of the first user approves the friend application.
The fellow period setting means
When the second user whose game level is higher than that of the first user approves the friend application, the difference between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user is larger. Set the fellow period short,
The game management device according to claim 1, wherein when the second user whose game level is lower than that of the first user approves the friend application, the friend period is set longer as the level difference is larger.
AC history storage control means for storing an AC history performed between users in a storage device;
When the exchange is performed a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time until the fellow period ends from at least one of the two users for whom the fellow period is set to the other user The game management device according to claim 1, further comprising an extension unit that extends a period.
The extension means performs the exchange for a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time from the at least one of the two users whose friend period has been extended to the other user until the extended friend period ends. The game management device according to claim 4, wherein the game management device repeats extending the friend period each time it is played.
The predetermined number of times when the exchange is performed from a user with a relatively low game level to the other user is the number of times when the exchange is performed from a user with a relatively high game level to the other user. The game management device according to claim 4, wherein the number is set more than a predetermined number of times.
Level difference storage control means for storing a level difference between the game level of the first user and the game level of the second user at the time of setting the fellow period in a storage device;
The fellow period setting means sets the fellow period according to the level difference between the users, and the fellow period setting time when the level difference during the fellow period is stored by the level difference storage control means The game management device according to claim 1, wherein, when there is a fluctuation from the level difference, the friend period is reset according to the level difference after the fluctuation.
A degree of intimacy providing means for providing intimacy indicating intimacy to the two users when the exchange is performed between the two users in which the friendship is established;
The correction means which correct | amends so that the said friend period extended by the said extension means may become long, so that the value of the familiarity of two users is high, The correction | amendment means of any one of Claim 4 thru | or 6 Game management device.
A game system comprising: a terminal device of each user who receives a game service; and a game management device that communicates with the terminal device and manages a friend of a game that allows users to establish a friendship relationship.
Game level storage control means for storing the game level of each user in a storage device;
The first user's game level and the first user's game level at the time of establishment of a friendship relationship between the two users of the first user who made the friendship application for building the friendship and the second user who approved the friendship application. A fellow period setting means for setting a fellow period in which a fellow relation between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including a relation with the game level of the two users;
By storing information relating two users who have established a friendship relationship and managing friends, and by the end of the friendship period set for the two users who have established a friendship relationship, A game system in which either one of the game management device or the terminal device is provided with each means of a friend relationship canceling means for automatically canceling a friend relationship between two users.
A game management method in a game management device that communicates with a terminal device of each user and manages a friend of a game that allows users to build a friendship relationship.
A game level storage control step in which the game management device stores a game level of each user in a storage device;
When the game management device establishes a friendship relationship between two users, a first user who has made a friend application for building a friendship relationship and a second user who has approved the friendship application, A fellow period setting step for setting a fellow period in which a fellow relation between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including a relation between the game level of the user and the game level of the second user;
A friend management step in which the game management device stores information related to two users who have established a friendship relationship and performs friendship management;
The game management device includes a fellowship cancellation step of automatically canceling the fellowship between the two users upon completion of the fellowship period set for the two users with whom the fellowship is established. Game management method.
It is a program for operating a computer as a game management device that communicates with each user's terminal device, and manages the game's friends that allow users to build friendships.
The computer,
A game management device that communicates with each user's terminal device and manages a game friend that allows users to build a friendship relationship, and that stores a game level of each user in a storage device;
The first user's game level and the first user's game level at the time of establishment of a friendship relationship between the two users of the first user who made the friendship application for building the friendship and the second user who approved the friendship application. A fellow period setting means for setting a fellow period in which a fellow relation between users is continued based on a predetermined condition including a relation with the game level of the two users;
Associate management means for storing information related to two users who have established a mate relationship and managing buddies,
Companion relation cancellation means for automatically canceling the fellow relation between the two users by the end of the fellow period set for the two users who have established the fellow relation;
Program to function as.
A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 11 is recorded.