WO2020262417A1

WO2020262417A1 - Game device, game system, and program

Info

Publication number: WO2020262417A1
Application number: PCT/JP2020/024695
Authority: WO
Inventors: 樋口　亘
Original assignee: 株式会社バンダイ
Priority date: 2019-06-26
Filing date: 2020-06-24
Publication date: 2020-12-30
Also published as: CN113853240A; JP2021003369A

Abstract

[Problem] To preferably achieve provision of an article in response to the demand of a user. [Solution] This game device is for providing a sequence of play experiences related to a game in accordance with payment of a price. The game device is provided with: a detection means that detects payment of a price; an execution means that executes processes related to provision of game play experiences; a first provision means configured to be able to provide a first article; a second provision means configured to be able to provide a second article different from the first article; and a control means that controls the operations of the execution means, the first provision means, and the second provision means in accordance with detection of a price by the detection means. The control means causes the execution means, in accordance with detection of a first payment of a price related to provision of the sequence of play experiences, to execute the processes related to provision of the game play experiences, causes the first provision means or the second provision means to provide an article on condition that further payment of a price has been detected during the provision of the sequence of play experiences, and determines which of the first provision means and the second provision means is caused to provide an article, in accordance with the number of times further payment of a price has been detected during the provision of the sequence of play experiences.

Description

Game equipment, game systems and programs

The present invention relates to game devices, game systems and programs, and particularly to game devices that provide goods for game play.

There is a game device that includes a plurality of card dispensers each accommodating cards of different value levels and controls the cards to be ejected from one card dispenser according to the lottery result (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2007-018544

By the way, in a game device such as Patent Document 1, since the card dispenser for ejecting cards is determined according to the lottery result, there is a possibility that a desired card cannot be obtained depending on the user. That is, even if each card dispenser is loaded with cards having different value levels as in Patent Document 1, it depends on the lottery result whether the card dispenser loaded with the desired card can be operated. It can be difficult to obtain. As a result, the user's interest in the game may be reduced, and thus the cost recovery for card manufacturing may not be suitable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game system, and a program that preferably realizes provision of goods according to a user's demand.

The game device of the present invention is a game device that provides a series of play experiences related to a game in response to payment of consideration, and provides a detection means for detecting payment of consideration and a process related to providing a play experience of the game. An execution means to be executed, a first providing means configured to be able to provide the first article, a second providing means configured to be able to provide a second article different from the first article, and detection. A control means for controlling the operation of the execution means, the first providing means, and the second providing means according to the payment of the consideration detected by the means, and the control means provides a series of playing experiences. In response to the detection of the initial payment of consideration for, the execution means is made to perform the process related to the provision of the game play experience, and the payment of further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences. On condition that the goods are provided by the first providing means or the second providing means, the first providing means is provided according to the number of times a further payment is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences. And the second means of providing the goods.

With such a configuration, according to the present invention, it is possible to suitably realize the provision of goods according to the demand of the user.

The figure which showed the appearance of the game apparatus 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. A block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and a modification of the present invention. A flowchart illustrating a service provision process executed at the time of service provision related to a series of play experiences in the game device 100 according to the embodiment and the modification of the present invention. A flowchart illustrating a determination process executed when a further consideration is paid in the game device 100 according to the embodiment and the modification of the present invention. The figure which showed the data structure example of various information which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, the embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, the same or similar configuration will be given the same reference number, and duplicate description will be omitted.

One embodiment described below describes an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device capable of providing two types of articles as an example of the game device. However, the present invention is applicable to any device capable of providing and separating a plurality of types of articles. Further, in the present specification, the “game play experience” refers to enabling the user to play a predetermined game (game) in the use of the game device. On the other hand, the "series of play experiences" refers to a series of services provided by occupying a game device by an arbitrary user, including a predetermined game, and not only the period during which the game play is actually possible, but also the period thereof. It may include preparation of the game (may include tutorials, etc.), display of results after the end of game play, provision of goods that are not linked to the game, and the like.

The articles for which information can be acquired in the game device of the present embodiment are classified into two types, a first article and a second article according to the present invention, both of which will be described as being game cards. The game card is configured so that the game element associated with the game card can appear in the game by acquiring information at the time of playing the game provided in response to the payment of the consideration. Both of these two types of game cards are provided by the game device when the game is played.

Information (game information) that may be in the same format is attached to the two types of game cards, and by having the information acquired during game play, the information used for controlling the progress of the game is transmitted to the game device. Can be retained. The game information includes at least information that can identify the game element associated with the game card described above. The game information is added to the game card, for example, by printing a two-dimensional code obtained by converting the game information in a predetermined coding format on the surface of the game card with invisible or visible ink. It may be realized by doing so. For the sake of simplicity in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the character of the game elements is associated with the game card, and the character is configured to appear in the game by acquiring the game information during game play. It is assumed that

In the present embodiment, the game element associated with the game card will be described as a character, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the game element associated with the game card may be another game element such as an item or an effect to be activated.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first article and the second article provided by the game device are described as being game cards, but these articles do not have to be the same type of articles. , It may be a different type of article. Further, the article is not limited to the game card, and any article may be attached as long as the attached information can be acquired by the game device, and the method of adding information differs depending on the form. It may be there.

<< Configuration of Game Device >> Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the game device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention having the appearance as shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU and controls the operation of each block of the game device 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by reading, for example, the operation program of each block recorded on the recording medium 102, expanding it into the memory 103, and executing it.

The recording medium 102 is a recording device that can permanently hold data, such as a non-volatile memory or an HDD. The recording medium 102 stores information such as parameters required for the operation of each block and various graphics data used for the game executed by the game device 100, in addition to the operation program of each block of the game device 100. To do. The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as an expansion area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data and the like output in the operation of each block.

The payment detection unit 104 detects that the consideration has been paid in the game device 100. For payment of consideration, for example, it is detected that a predetermined amount of coins or equivalent coins have been inserted into the coin slot (not shown), or the completion of settlement processing based on communication with a chip related to predetermined electronic money. It may be judged by doing. The game device 100 of the present embodiment starts a service accompanied by providing a game card to a user and providing a game playing experience as a series of playing experiences in response to payment of consideration (payment of initial consideration). It is explained as.

The presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of various information to the user in the game device 100. The game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described as having a first display unit 121 and a second display unit 122 for displaying images (game screen, menu screen, etc.) as means for presenting various information to the user. It goes without saying that the means of presenting information is not limited to these, and alternatives or additions are possible.

The presentation control unit 107 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, and performs a predetermined drawing process when generating a screen to be displayed on the first display unit 121 and the second display unit 122. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 is suitable for drawing objects required based on the processing or instructions performed by the control unit 101 while the game device 100 is operating (during game play or standby state). Performs various arithmetic processes and draws the screen. The generated screen is output to the first display unit 121 or the second display unit 122, which may be a display device detachably connected to the same housing as the game device 100 or to the outside of the game device 100, and a predetermined display is displayed. It is presented to the user by being displayed in the area.

The game device 100 of the present embodiment has two types of display devices (first display unit 121 and second display unit 122) as shown in FIG. 1 for displaying the game screen, and the presentation control unit 107. Generates a game screen for each of them. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the second display unit 122 has a board surface (mounting panel 123) on which the game card can be placed on the display area, and is integrally configured. In the game in which the play experience is provided in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the user can intervene in the progress of the game by performing the movement operation of the game card on the mounting panel 123.

The second display unit 122 of the present embodiment acquires the invisible code attached to the game card mounted on the mounting panel 123 to the acquisition unit 105 described later while displaying various transitioning game screens. It is configured so that it can be made. For example, when the second display unit 122 is a liquid crystal display device, a light-transmitting liquid crystal panel layer and a light guide layer are provided under the mounting panel 123, and a light source is arranged around (side surface) of the light guide layer. Therefore, the bottom surface of the second display unit 122 may be configured not to have a casing serving as a shield. As a result, the image pickup unit (not shown) included in the acquisition unit 105 can extract the code of the article placed on the mounting panel 123 from the back side of the second display unit 122 (inside the housing of the game device 100). Image can be acquired. Further, the configuration of the second display unit 122 is not limited to this, and even if the rear projection method is adopted, for example, an image capable of extracting the code of the article placed on the mounting panel 123 can be obtained. It is possible to take an image.

The acquisition unit 105 acquires game information from a game card mounted on the mounting panel 123 for a game in which the game device 100 of the present embodiment provides a play experience in response to payment of the first consideration. In addition, the acquisition unit 105 also has a function of detecting at least one of its position, rotation, and movement while identifying a plurality of game information. The acquisition unit 105 includes, for example, an imaging unit that captures the second display unit 122 from the back side as described above, and applies a predetermined calculation to the image obtained by the imaging to obtain a code attached to the article. Extract and convert to get game information. In this embodiment, the acquisition unit 105 is mounted on the mounting panel 1.
It is assumed that the entire area of 23 can be imaged, and whether or not a game card is mounted on the mounting panel 123 can be detected.

The character DB 106 is a database that manages information (character information) about each of the characters predetermined to appear in the game. In the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of characters may appear in the game related to one play experience. In the game device 100, when a user uses a game card during game play, the character associated with the game information can appear in the game as, for example, a character used by the user, and can be used (operated). is there.

Here, in the game according to the present embodiment, it is assumed that there are a plurality of types of game cards for the same character, for example, different versions of the provided games, different symbols, different rarities, etc., and the characters are provided. It is assumed that a type ID is provided for each character in order to identify which of the game cards is supported. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the game information attached to the game card is associated with the card ID 501 that uniquely identifies the game card, and the character associated with the game card is uniquely specified. It is assumed that the character ID 502 and the type ID 503 related to the character associated with the game card are possessed.

The character information managed by the character DB 106 for one character may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 5B, for example. As shown in the figure, the character information is configured to be identifiable by a combination of the character ID 511 and the type ID 512, and as shown in FIG. 5B, when the character is made to appear in the game in association with these. In addition to drawing information 513 including graphics data used for screen generation, character names, attributes, etc., elements such as predetermined physical strength (durability), attack power, defense power, activation technique, special skill, etc. It shall include a progression parameter 514 that describes the inherent ability. Here, the progress parameter 514 is information referred to in the progress control of the game in which the corresponding character appears, and since the information is different for each character, the progress of the game changes according to the character used. Can be caused.

In the present embodiment, the graphics data is stored in the character DB 106, and the character information will be described as including these data, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The character information may include information indicating a storage location of the corresponding data.

Further, in the present embodiment, the character ID and the type ID are associated with the character information managed for each character in the character DB 106, and the game card is based on the same information of the game information acquired from the game card by the acquisition unit 105. It will be described as assuming that the character to appear in the game can be registered by acquiring various information necessary for controlling the progress of the game related to the character associated with the character DB 106 from the character DB 106. It is not limited. That is, the game information attached to the game card is not composed of only the information for specifying the character information such as the character ID and the type ID, but various information necessary for controlling the progress of the game. It may be configured to include.

The provision control unit 108 controls to provide one game card for the provision of a series of play experiences based on payment of consideration. The game card provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment has, for example, the first providing unit 131 and the first providing unit 131 after the game sequence related to the provision of a predetermined game (game part for operating the operating character: a battle game) is started. 2 It may be provided from any of the providing units 132. Further, as will be described in detail later, the provision control unit 108 controls which of the first provision unit 131 and the second provision unit 132 is to provide the game card according to the payment mode of the consideration.

In the present embodiment, the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 are, for example, card dispensers, have stockers (accommodating units) (not shown) for accumulating and accommodating game cards in the vertical direction, and the providing control unit 108. It may be configured to have a mechanism for providing one game card housed in the lowermost part of the stocker in response to the provision order made by. That is, the game card provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment is a ready-made card that has been printed and manufactured in advance, and the design of the character image, parameters, and the like printed on the surface of the game card is fixed.

Further, the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 are arranged side by side inside the housing of the game device 100, and when each performs an operation related to providing the game card, the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 are arranged from the outside of the game device 100. It is assumed that the game card is guided to an accessible common outlet 133 (see FIG. 1) and provided to the user. That is, the user can receive the provided game card from the common outlet 133 regardless of which providing unit provides the game card.

In the present embodiment, the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 are described as being built in the housing of the game device 100, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, at least one of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 may be installed and connected to the outside of the game device 100, and further, an operation on a handle or the like is used to provide the game card. It may be a device that requires input.

Further, although the game card provided in the present embodiment will be described as a ready-made card, the provided game card may be dynamically redesignable by so-called on-demand printing. In this case, at least one of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 is a printing device that prints on a predetermined paper medium, and is selected by the user according to the progress of the game, or by a lottery process. It may be possible to generate a game card with the game information associated with the information of the selected character attached.

The operation input unit 109 is a user interface included in the game device 100, such as an operation member for direction input, an operation member for decision input, and various sensors. When the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input has been made to the operation member, the operation input unit 109 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, the game device 100 will be described as having various interfaces as physical operation members. For example, a human body contact operation performed on the screen of the second display unit 122, that is, on the mounting panel 123 ( It may include a touch input detection sensor or the like that detects (touch input).

The communication unit 110 is a communication interface with an external device included in the game device 100. The communication unit 110 can be connected to an external device via a network (whether wired or wireless) that may be a cable that connects a communication network such as the Internet or devices, and can transmit and receive data. .. For example, the communication unit 110 converts the information input as the transmission target into data in a predetermined format and transmits the information to the external device via the network. Further, when the communication unit 110 receives information from an external device via a network, for example, the communication unit 110 decodes the information and stores it in the memory 103.

<< Providing a game card >> Next, the provision of a game card by the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described.

The game device 100 of the present embodiment includes a first providing unit 131 and a second providing unit 132, and its operation is controlled by the providing control unit 108 so that the game card pre-stored in these stockers is provided. ing. In the present embodiment, the provision control unit 108 determines which of the first provision unit 131 and the second provision unit 132 is to provide the game card according to the payment status of the consideration for the series of play experiences. The game device 100 of the present embodiment is capable of paying an additional consideration in addition to the initial consideration paid for the start of providing the series of play experiences during the period of providing the series of play experiences. It is configured in. Therefore, the provision control unit 108 determines whether to provide the game card to the first provision unit 131 or the second provision unit 132 each time the payment of the specified amount of consideration is detected. Based on the determination, each providing unit is made to perform the game card providing operation.

Here, in the present embodiment, in consideration of the specifications of the money changer in the store where the game device 100 is installed, the amount of further consideration is the consideration (first consideration) determined as a requirement for starting the provision of a series of play experiences. It is assumed that the amount is set to the same as the amount. During the period of providing the series of play experiences, the user can additionally receive the provision of one game card for the consideration by inputting the consideration for the amount as a further consideration at a predetermined timing. Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the user can usually obtain one game card for providing one series of play experiences, but further consideration is made during the provision of the series of play experiences. If you pay for, you can get two or more game cards. It should be noted that the amount of further consideration will be described as being the same as the amount of consideration paid for the start of providing a series of play experiences, but it is easy to understand that the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Will be done.

The provision control unit 108 controls which of the first provision unit 131 and the second provision unit 132 is to provide the game card according to the payment status of the consideration. In the present embodiment, the provision control unit 108 causes the first provision unit 131 to provide a game card for the payment of the first consideration related to the provision of the series of play experiences, and is providing the series of play experiences. For further payment of consideration, the first providing unit 131 or the second providing unit 132 controls to provide the game card. Which provider is to provide the latter game card shall be determined by a lottery process based on the provision probability that is predetermined for each provider and varies depending on the payment status of the consideration. ..

<Types of game cards to be provided> As described above, the articles provided by the game device 100 are all game cards, but which of the stockers of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 is accommodated. Depending on the type. In other words, the game card housed in the stocker of the first providing unit 131 as the first article according to the present invention and the game card housed in the stocker of the second providing unit 132 as the second article according to the present invention. The types of game cards to be provided are configured to be different, and the provision control unit 108 is configured to be able to control the types of game cards to be provided.

The group of game cards to be stored in the stocker of each game card providing unit is sorted and delivered to, for example, a store where the game device 100 is installed. Then, at the time of setting and maintenance of the game device 100 in a store or the like, the stockers of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 are replenished and accommodated with the corresponding game card groups, so that the first providing unit 131 is provided. A mode in which the types of game cards that can be provided by the 131 and the second providing unit 132 are different is realized.

For example, the game cards to be stored in the stockers of each providing unit may be classified according to their usefulness in the game. In the present embodiment, in order to simplify the explanation, it is assumed that the game cards are classified according to the rarity (rareness) defined for the game cards as a criterion for determining the usefulness. More specifically, it is assumed that the game cards are classified according to whether or not they correspond to a rank higher (more rare) than the predetermined rarity provided for the game. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that it is possible to advance the game in an advantageous manner by playing the game using a game card having a higher rarity provided for the same character. That is, the progress parameter 514 referred to when using a game card associated with an arbitrary character is more advantageous for the game if it is based on a game card with high rarity than that based on a game card with low rarity. It is set to a value that allows you to proceed to.

Alternatively, simply, the progress parameter 514 of the character associated with the game card of the higher rarity is a value that generally advances the game more favorably than the progress parameter 514 of the character associated with the game card of the lower rarity. May be set. More specifically, for example, the higher the rank, the larger the value that is set as the reference for setting the progress parameter 514, which is determined for each rank of rarity, so that the usefulness differs between the ranks of rarity regardless of the character. May be configured to occur. Alternatively, the total value of the values of each item included in the progress parameter 514 may be determined to be larger as the rank of rarity is higher, so that the usefulness may differ between the ranks.

In addition to this, for example, in the game playing experience, depending on whether or not the progress parameter 514 associated with the character appearing by acquiring the game information of the game card is in a state of advancing the game advantageously. The type of game card accommodated in the stocker of each providing unit may be different. In other words, whether or not the game progresses advantageously is not limited to those determined for each rarity or character, but an evaluation standard for the progress parameter 514 is set purely, and the evaluation result based on the evaluation standard is set. It may be classified by.

By the way, in this way, a game card associated with a character that advances the game advantageously when used for game play has high utility value in game play and also contributes to improvement of the interest of the game. Therefore, the user's interest in obtaining the game card is also high. Also, in order to increase the desire to collect and preferably satisfy the desire to own when available, such game cards are constructed with a beautiful and attractive appearance, for example, specially processed and manufactured. It may be one.

On the other hand, making such a game card readily available can lead to a situation in which the game balance is disrupted or a situation in which the user's interest in terms of ownership is reduced. As a result, even as the game content that provides the game play in the game device 100, it may be difficult to collect the profit.

Therefore, the game device 100 of the present embodiment is configured to provide a game card that advances the game advantageously only when further payment of consideration is detected during the provision of a series of play experiences. Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, the game card defined as advancing the game advantageously and the game card not defined are accommodated separately in the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132. And control the provision. More specifically, it is assumed that the former game card is housed in the stocker of the second providing unit 132 and the latter game card is housed in the stocker of the first providing unit 131. In addition, for the initial payment of the consideration for providing a series of play experiences, the latter game card is configured to be provided, and the former game card is provided only to the user who has paid the further consideration. Is configured to be performed.

Hereinafter, the game card housed and provided in the first providing unit 131 will be referred to as a normal card, and the game card housed and provided in the second providing unit 132 will be referred to as a higher-level card.

<< Service provision process >> Regarding the service provision process that realizes a series of play experiences in the game device 100 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, a specific process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading, for example, the corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, expanding it into the memory 103, and executing the process. It should be noted that this service provision process will be described as being started, for example, when the game device 100 is started and the device can be used (standby state).

In S301, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the payment of the first consideration for the service provision, that is, the provision of the series of play experiences, has been detected. If the control unit 101 determines that the payment of the first consideration has been detected, the process is transferred to S302, and if it is determined that the payment has not been detected, the process of this step is repeated.

In S302, the provision control unit 108 controls the operation of the first provision unit 131 so that the game card (normal card) is provided under the control of the control unit 101. At this time, the presentation control unit 107 may control the first display unit 121 to present a notification to the outlet 133 that the game card will be provided under the control of the control unit 101.

In S303, the presentation control unit 107 causes, for example, the first display unit 121 to present a notification that an additional game card can be obtained by paying a further consideration under the control of the control unit 101. The notification may include information that the additional game card includes a higher card. Then, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the payment of further consideration has been detected. The control unit 101 shifts the process to S304 when it determines that the further consideration has been paid, and shifts the process to S306 when it determines that the further consideration has not been paid.

In S304, the control unit 101 performs a determination process of determining whether to provide a normal card or a higher-level card for the payment of the detected further consideration. More specifically, the control unit 101 determines by a determination process whether the first providing unit 131 or the second providing unit 132 is to provide the game card for the payment of the further consideration.

<Decision processing> Here, the determination processing performed in this step will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In S401, the control unit 101 acquires information on the number of times (hereinafter, the number of additional payments) the payment of further consideration is detected for this series of play experiences. The information may be stored, for example, in the memory 103 and may be updated each time a further payment of consideration is detected.

In S402, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the number of additional payments is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The control unit 101 shifts the process to S405 if the number of additional payments is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and shifts the process to S403 if the number of additional payments is less than the threshold value. It is assumed that the game device 100 of the present embodiment is configured so that when the number of additional payments is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the profit of the user is guaranteed and the higher card is always provided.

In S403, the control unit 101 executes the lottery process and determines which of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 is to provide the game card. In the present embodiment, which of the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 is to provide the game card is based on the lottery process, and the provision probability of each providing unit in the lottery process is for each additional payment number. It may be provided in advance in the above and stored in the memory 103, or it may be derived by an arithmetic expression using an additional payment number. As for the provision probability, the larger the number of additional payments, the higher the probability that the second providing unit 132 is selected as a result of the lottery processing, and the smaller the number of additional payments, the higher the probability that the first providing unit 131 is selected as a result of the lottery processing. It is assumed that the probability is set in stages according to the number of additional payments so that the probability is high. The control unit 101 shifts the processing to S404 when the first providing unit 131 is selected as a result of the lottery process in which the provision probability is set according to the number of additional payments, and processes when the second providing unit 132 is selected. To S405.

In S404, the control unit 101 determines that the first providing unit 131 is to provide the normal card for the detected further payment of consideration, and stores the information in the memory 103.

On the other hand, when it is determined in S402 that the number of additional payments is equal to or greater than the threshold value, and when the second providing unit 132 is selected as a result of the lottery result in S403, the control unit 101 receives the further consideration detected in S405. It is determined that the second providing unit 132 is to provide the upper card for the payment, and the information is stored in the memory 103.

When the execution of the determination process is completed in this way, the control unit 101 shifts the process to S305 of the service provision process.

In S305, the provision control unit 108 refers to the information stored in the memory 103 by executing the determination process under the control of the control unit 101, and controls the corresponding provision unit to provide the game card.

In S306, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the end condition of the sequence for providing the game card in response to the payment of the further consideration is satisfied. The termination conditions are, for example, that an operation input for confirming that it is not necessary to provide an additional game card has been made, that a predetermined time limit has passed, and that a predetermined maximum number of game cards have been provided. It may be determined based on the fact that The control unit 101 shifts the process to S307 when it determines that the end condition of the sequence for providing the game card in response to the payment of the further consideration is satisfied, and shifts the process to S303 when it determines that it is not satisfied. return.

In S307, the control unit 101 starts a registration sequence for registering a character to be used for a game part in a series of play experiences. In the registration sequence, the user can register a character to appear in the game as his / her own character by placing the game card on the mounting panel 123. Based on the game information acquired from the placed game card, the control unit 101 reads the corresponding character information from the character DB 106 and registers it by adding it to the used character table of the memory 103, for example.

The game device 100 of the present embodiment includes a game part that realizes a battle game between the character used and the opponent character registered by the user as a predetermined game while providing a series of play experiences. That is, the game device 100 is configured to be able to provide the user with a game playing experience using the game card owned by the user in the game part. Therefore, in this registration sequence, the characters used to appear in the battle game are registered.

In S308, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the end condition of the registration sequence is satisfied. The end condition of the registration sequence may be determined based on the fact that the operation input related to the determination of the character to be used has been made, the time for the predetermined time limit has elapsed, and the like. When the control unit 101 determines that the end condition of the registration sequence is satisfied, the process shifts to S309, and when it determines that the end condition is not satisfied, the control unit 101 repeats the process of this step.

In S309, the control unit 101 starts a game sequence related to the battle game in which the character to be used appears. When the processing of the game sequence is started, the control unit 101 controls the progress of the battle game based on the information registered in the character table used. Further, the presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of the game screen related to the battle game to the first display unit 121 and the second display unit 122 under the control of the control unit 101.

In S310, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the end condition of the game sequence is satisfied. The end condition of the game sequence may be satisfied by the conclusion of either victory or defeat in the competitive game. When the control unit 101 determines that the end condition of the game sequence is satisfied, the control unit 101 executes a process related to the end of providing the game play experience, and shifts the process to S311. If the control unit 101 determines that the end condition of the game sequence is not satisfied, the control unit 101 repeats the process of this step.

In S311 the control unit 101 completes the service provision process after performing a predetermined process related to the end of a series of play experiences, including the presentation of the battle result of the battle game.

As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, it is possible to preferably realize the provision of goods according to the demand of the user. More specifically, the gaming device gives the user an opportunity to obtain a higher-ranking card, subject to further payment, in addition to the regular card provided for the initial payment for the launch of a series of play experiences. be able to. In addition, if payment of further consideration above the threshold value is detected, the provision of the upper card is guaranteed. By doing so, it is possible to suitably realize the provision of a card that satisfies the demand of a user who is particularly interested in the game content, subject to further payment of consideration.

In the service provision process of the present embodiment, it has been described that the game card is provided for the payment of the further consideration before the play experience of the competitive game is provided, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. .. That is, as described above, the opportunity to accept the payment of the further consideration may be provided during the provision of the play experience of the battle game or after the provision of the play experience of the battle game is completed. Similarly, the timing of providing the game card for the initial payment of consideration is not limited to before the provision of the playing experience of the competitive game, but may be performed during or after the provision of the game card.

[Modification 1] In the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the first providing unit 131 is controlled to provide a normal card for the initial payment of the consideration for providing a series of play experiences. , The practice of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, even if the user does not pay the further consideration, the first providing unit 131 and the second providing unit 132 also provide the game card for the first payment in order to give an opportunity to obtain the upper card. The lottery process may be executed to determine which one to perform. In this case, the provision probability of the first providing unit 131 in the lottery process related to the first payment of the consideration is higher than the providing probability of the second providing unit 132 in order to secure the interest experience of the user who pays the further consideration. It shall be set to be high.

[Modification 2] In the above-described embodiment and modification, the game device 100 is provided with two types of providers, a first provider 131 capable of providing a normal card and a second provider 132 capable of providing a higher-level card. However, the practice of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, from the viewpoint of preferably realizing the provision of goods according to the demand of the user, it is not necessary that there are two types of goods that can be provided. Therefore, in the present invention, for example, when the goods to be provided are classified into three or more types, a providing unit is provided for each of these types, and further consideration is paid, which providing unit provides the goods. It may be controlled.

[Other Embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The game device according to the present invention can also be realized by a program that causes one or more computers to function as the game device. The program can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

100: Game device, 101: Control unit, 102: Recording medium, 103: Memory, 104: Payment detection unit, 105: Acquisition unit, 106: Character DB, 107: Presentation control unit, 108: Provided control unit, 109: Operation Input unit, 110: Communication unit, 121: 1st display unit, 122: 2nd display unit, 123: Mounting panel, 131: 1st provision unit, 132: 2nd provision unit, 133: Outlet

Claims

A game device that provides a series of play experiences related to a game in response to payment of consideration, a detection means for detecting payment of consideration, an execution means for executing a process related to provision of a play experience for the game, and an execution means. A first providing means configured to be able to provide the first article, a second providing means configured to be able to provide a second article different from the first article, and a consideration for the detection means. The control means includes the execution means, the first providing means, and the control means for controlling the operation of the second providing means according to the payment being detected, and the control means is a play experience of the series. In response to the detection of the payment of the first consideration related to the offer, the execution means is made to execute the process related to the provision of the play experience of the game, and the further consideration is provided during the provision of the series of play experiences. On condition that payment is detected, the first providing means or the second providing means is made to provide the goods, and the number of times the payment of the further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences. A game device that determines whether to provide an article from the first providing means or the second providing means accordingly.
Claim 1 in which the control means determines whether to provide the goods to the first providing means or the second providing means for the payment of the further consideration based on the respective provision probabilities. The game device described in.
The second aspect of claim 2 is in which the control means controls so that the higher the number of times the payment of the further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences, the higher the provision probability of the second provision means. Game device.
According to claim 2 or 3, the control means controls so that the smaller the number of times the payment of the further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences, the higher the provision probability of the first provision means. The game device described.
The control means provides the second article to the second providing means when the number of times the payment of the further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of playing experiences exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The control means according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control means causes the first providing means or the second providing means to provide an article on condition that payment of the first consideration is detected. Game device.
The control means determines whether to provide the goods to the first providing means or the second providing means for the payment of the first consideration based on the respective provision probabilities, and the first providing means. The provision probability of the first providing means and the second providing means when the payment of the consideration is detected is such that the providing probability of the first providing means is higher than the providing probability of the second providing means. The game device according to claim 6, which is set.
The control means provides an article on condition that one payment of consideration is detected by the detection means, before the start of the game play experience in the series of play experiences, and during the progress of the game. The game device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the game device is performed by at least one of the above and after the processing related to the provision of the game play experience is executed.
The first article and the second article are attached with game information referred to in the process relating to the provision of the game play experience, and the game device is said to be said during the provision of the series of play experiences. Further provided with an acquisition means capable of acquiring the game information from the first article and the second article, the game information attached to the second article is the game information attached to the first article. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is configured to make the game proceed advantageously when referred to in the process relating to the game playing experience.
The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first consideration and the further consideration for one time are set to the same amount.
The first providing means includes a first accommodating portion in which the first article is accommodated, and the second providing means includes a second accommodating portion in which the second article is accommodated. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first providing means and the second providing means are arranged side by side inside the housing of the game device.
A game device that provides a series of play experiences related to the game, a first article configured to be provided by the game device, and a second article different from the first article, in response to payment of consideration. A game system including, the game device is configured to be able to provide a detection means for detecting payment of consideration, an execution means for executing a process related to providing a play experience of the game, and the first article. The first providing means, the second providing means configured to be able to provide the second article, and the executing means, the first providing means according to the detection of payment by the detecting means. The control means includes a means for providing the game and a control means for controlling the operation of the second means for providing the game, and the control means responds to the detection of the first payment for the provision of the series of play experiences. The execution means is made to execute the process related to the provision of the play experience of the game, and the first provision means or the first provision means or the above-mentioned first provision means, provided that payment of further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences. The second providing means is made to provide the goods, and the first providing means and the second providing means are provided according to the number of times the payment of the further consideration is detected during the provision of the series of play experiences. A game system that decides from which to provide goods.
A program that causes a computer to function as a control means for a game device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.