TW202014232A - Program, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To ensure a consistent, exciting experience in a battle game regardless of the play state of the game. A program for executing, on a computer on which the battle game is realized: a process for acquiring game information, the process being associated with the control of progress of a battle game, for each of a first player and a second player playing the battle game; and a process for controlling so as to realize the battle game on the basis of game information for the first player and game information for the second player, wherein, on the condition that the game information for the first player differs from the game information for the second player, the program adjusts so as to change the game information for the first player and/or the game information for the second player, and controls so as to realize the battle game on the basis of the game information after adjustment.

Description

Programs, game devices and game systems

The invention relates to a program, a game device and a game system, in particular to an electronic game that realizes a game of battle between players.

It has a computer system in which a player logs in a character based on the acquired game card, and realizes a battle game in which a plurality of registered characters appear (Patent Document 1). [Prior Technical Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2012-176269

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, with regard to the battle game described in Patent Document 1, considering the existence of a growth (cultivation) element proportional to the period or number of game cards that can be obtained, or the game time or number of games, it may become a game for a long time. The player will start in a favorable way. As a result, it is difficult to play the game under equal conditions, and players who have just started the game or those who have less frequent games may lose interest in the game.

An object of the present invention is to provide a program, game device, and game system that ensure an equal and fun experience in a battle game regardless of the game situation. [Technical means to solve the problem]

The program of the present invention enables execution of a computer that implements a battle game: regarding the processing of game information for each of the first player and the second player who are engaged in the battle game to obtain progress control of participating in the game; and based on the game information of the first player The control process of the game with the game information of the second player is controlled; and the game information of the first player is different from the game information of the second player as a condition to change the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player The method of at least any one of the game information is adjusted to control the way the game is played based on the adjusted game information. [Effect of invention]

With such a configuration, according to the present invention, regardless of the game situation, an equal and fun experience in the battle game can be ensured.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Furthermore, one embodiment described below is an example in which the present invention is applied to the following game system as an example of a game system. The game system includes a game device that performs player-to-player exchange based on information corresponding to game items. The progress control of the game played; and the game server, which performs matching and adjustment of the game. However, the present invention can be applied to any machine capable of executing a battle game in which a plurality of players participate.

In the game device of this embodiment, the following items will be described as game items that can obtain information. One is a player card (player identification card), which is configured to enable the game device to execute a game that reflects the following player information associated with the player card by performing information acquisition. The other type is a game card, which is configured to enable a game device to execute a game in which a game element (for example, a character) corresponding to the card appears by acquiring information. In more detail, the game cards are classified into flight cards as the game items of the first category of the present invention and body cards as the game items of the second category of the present invention. The flight cards are used in the game and as pilots ( pilot) The persona (pilot persona) that functions is associated with each other, and the body card is associated with the body role that can be used by the pilot.

In the present embodiment, two types of game items are assumed to have encoded information given to the items themselves, and are configured to be able to obtain games necessary for realizing various processing of games in the game device by obtaining the information Information to explain. That is, the information given to each of the player card and the game card can be information that can identify each card or the player or character corresponding to the card, etc., in the game device or game server, based on the information, participate in the progress of the game Controlling, acquiring and configuring game information necessary to execute the game. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be configured that the game information (a part of the information constituting the game information) necessary for the execution of the game is given to the game item and can be obtained. In this case, the player card whose information changes according to the number of games or the game situation may be configured to be able to rewrite the information already given.

In addition, the details will be described below, and the game information obtained based on the information given to the game item is set to be different between the player card and the game card. The information obtained about the player card is the information that uniquely identifies the player, and is the information that can obtain the player information that is managed correspondingly with it. On the other hand, the information obtained on the game card uniquely specifies the information of the character corresponding to the game card, and can obtain the information of the character information managed for the character. In the present embodiment, the description will be made by adding the information to the game article as the code obtained by printing the information given by the conversion to the surface of the article.

For a player card, for example, a visible code including a player ID that can uniquely identify the card or player is given to the back as shown in FIG. 4(a). In the game device of this embodiment, the player card stores information for identifying the player (player ID), and the player ID can be used to obtain information about the player's game history, progress status, record, etc., including the game status. . Therefore, by acquiring information from the player card during the game, the player can continue the game by continuing the game conditions that have been played in the past. In addition, in the game of the present embodiment, when the score leaderboard is displayed or in the game, an avatar character used as a player's avatar is provided, and the information of the virtual avatar character is also included in the player information.

On the other hand, for a game card, for example, a code including a card ID that can uniquely identify the card and a character ID that uniquely identifies a game element corresponding to the card, so that it can be judged based on the code The way in which the mounting surfaces meet is given to each of the front and back. As described below, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, by moving a plurality of game cards on the placement panel, operation input related to the game can be realized, so it is configured to be detected with a small amount of calculation The two-dimensional code in the form of at least any one of position, rotation and movement is printed on the game card. In addition, the game card is constructed by printing the character image of the character in such a way that the corresponding character can be recognized, and provides interesting elements for the collection of items related to the game content. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the printing of the code for the game card is performed by using invisible ink in a manner that does not impair the appearance of the article. In addition, in this embodiment, the game element corresponding to the game card is described as the pilot character and the body character, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and of course, the game element corresponding to the game card may be For other elements such as equipment and launch effects.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the game items configured to be able to obtain information from the game device are described as player cards and game cards. However, as long as the items are configured to obtain corresponding information, the game items are combined. Not limited to these. For example, as long as the game item associated with the game element like a game card is configured to identify the game element corresponding to the item, it can also be a puppet, toy, key base, etc. having the appearance of the game element Shaped objects. In the case where the game article is a shaped article, the information used to obtain the information of each game may be obtained from a part of the appearance of the recording medium inside the shaped article or the paint, label, printing, etc. attached to the shaped article . In addition, the game article may not only be a shaped article, but also an arbitrary article such as a paper card or a label other than a player card or a game card.

"Composition of Game System" Here, the system configuration of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. 1.

As shown in the figure, the game system is configured so that the game server 200 can communicate with each of the plurality of game devices 100 through the network 300. In the system of the present embodiment, the battle game is realized by the player performing the operation of the start of the battle game in the two game devices 100 at the same time, and using this as an opportunity, the game server 200 plays the game (game Device 100) matching. Of course, the game device 100 that can be connected to the game server 200 via the network 300 is not limited to the two shown in the figure. As described below, the game server 200 is configured to be able to manage various kinds of information of games played by the game device 100 and players who play the games.

<Configuration of game device 100> First, the functional configuration of the game device 100 will be described using the block diagram of FIG. 2.

The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the operation of each block included in the game device 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading out the operation program of each block recorded in the recording medium 102, expanding and executing it in the memory 103.

The recording medium 102 is, for example, a non-volatile memory or a HDD (Hard Disk Drive, hard disk drive) or other recording device that can permanently retain data. The recording medium 102 not only memorizes the action programs of each block possessed by the game device 100, but also memorizes information such as parameters required in the actions of each block, or various graphic data used by games executed by the game device 100. The memory 103 is, for example, a memory device for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is not only used as an expansion area of the motion program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data and the like output in the motion of each block.

The payment detection unit 104 detects that an equivalent payment has been made in the game device 100. The equivalent payment can be judged, for example, by detecting that the coin insertion port has been charged with a prescribed amount of coins or equivalent game coins, or the completion of the final settlement process based on the communication with the prescribed electronic money chip. The game device 100 of the present embodiment is described based on the equivalent payment to start the service accompanied by providing the game card to the player. However, the equivalent payment is not a necessary condition, and the service may be started based on a predetermined start instruction.

The prompt control unit 107 is responsible for controlling various information prompts of the player in the game device 100. The game device 100 of the present embodiment is provided with a first display unit 120 and a second display unit 130 that display images (game screens, menu screens, etc.) as a mechanism for presenting various information to players, and perform audio output The audio output unit 140 will be described, but the information presentation mechanism is not limited to these, and of course can be replaced or added.

The presentation control unit 107 includes, for example, a drawing device such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and performs predetermined drawing processing when a screen to be displayed on the first display unit 120 and the second display unit 130 is to be generated. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 performs appropriate arithmetic processing on the required drawing object based on the processing or command performed by the control unit 101 during operation of the game device 100 (during a game or in a waiting state). Picture drawing. The generated screen is output to the first display unit 120 or the second display unit 130 of the display device that can be in the same casing as the game device 100 or detachably connected to the outside of the game device 100 and displayed on a predetermined display In the area, this will prompt the player.

The game device 100 of this embodiment includes two types of display devices (first display unit 120 and second display unit 130) as shown in FIG. 1 for displaying a game screen, and the prompt control unit 107 generates a game screen for each. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the second display unit 130 has a board surface (placement panel 131) on which a game card can be placed in its display area. In the sequence of operation of the characters in the game (combat phase), the player can perform part of the operation input of the character actions by moving the game card placed on the placement panel 131. The game cards placed on the placement panel 131 are in each sequence for information acquisition or status detection.

In addition, the second display unit 130 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to display the game screen to be changed while allowing the following acquisition unit 105 to acquire the invisible code of the game card attached to the placement panel 131. For example, in the case where the second display unit 130 is a liquid crystal display device, it suffices to have a configuration in which a translucent liquid crystal panel layer and a light guide layer are provided under the mounting panel 131, and the light source is arranged in The periphery (side surface) of the light guide layer does not have a housing that becomes a shield on the bottom surface of the second display portion 130. In this way, the unillustrated imaging unit included in the acquisition unit 105 can acquire the code that can capture the code of the item placed on the placement panel 131 from the back side of the second display unit 130 (inside the casing of the game device 100) image. In addition, the configuration of the second display unit 130 is not limited to this. For example, even if the rear projection method is adopted, an image capable of capturing the code of the game card placed on the placement panel 131 can be captured in the same manner.

In addition, the presentation control unit 107 includes, for example, a circuit for outputting/amplifying an audio signal such as a resonance plate or an amplifier, and performs predetermined processing when the audio output from the audio output unit 140 is generated. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 determines the audio data to be output at the same time based on the audio data recorded in the recording medium 102 in advance, and converts (D/A converts) it into an electrical audio signal to output to the audio output The unit 140 performs audio output. The audio output unit 140 may be a predetermined speaker or the like, and outputs sound waves based on the input audio signal.

The obtaining unit 105 obtains information for two uses of the game that provides the game experience in response to the equivalent payment of the game device 100 of this embodiment.

One use is to provide a fun element to continue the game, to obtain the information (player ID) attached to the player card through the card reader 160, obtain the player information corresponding to the information from the game server 200, and store it in, for example, memory体103。 103. At this time, the card reader 160 acquires information by reading the code attached to the player card with visible ink, and outputs the information to the acquisition unit 105.

As shown in FIG. 8(a), the player information is associated with the player ID 801 identifying the player (player card), and the virtual avatar information 802 representing various information of the virtual avatar character registered by the player and the use of the player card The game in progress indicates the game status information 803 of the game status such as its history, progress status, and record. Here, in the game system of this embodiment, the information of one virtual avatar character is associated with player information. The virtual avatar information 802 includes: virtual avatar name 811, appearance information 812 for specifying the appearance of the virtual avatar character, Represents the level information 813 of the level of the avatar character (virtual avatar level) that changes in accordance with the game situation using the avatar character, and represents the equipment or effect granted to the player (can be applied to the avatar character, body character, pilot Role) additional information 814.

The other purpose is the operation input purpose in the game, to obtain the information of the game card attached to the placement panel 131, and to separately identify the game card and detect at least any one of its position, rotation and movement . At this time, the acquisition unit 105 includes, for example, an imaging unit that captures the second display unit 130 from the back side as described above, and reads the image obtained by imaging by applying predetermined calculations to the invisible ink attached to each card. The code is used to obtain information and output to the obtaining unit 105. The obtaining unit 105 obtains information about the game card (including the character ID specifying the corresponding character), and saves the character information corresponding to the information from the character DB 106 described below, and stores it in, for example, the memory 103 as a use card News.

The details will be described below. The card usage information is for each game card, such as shown in FIG. 8(b), and is associated with the card ID821 and character ID822 of the card, and the corresponding character obtained from the following character DB106 (Character corresponding to the card) game parameters 823, drawing information 824, audio data 825, and detection information 826 indicating the status (at least any one of position, rotation and movement) on the mounting panel 131 are managed .

In addition, in the game device 100 of this embodiment, a card reader 160 and a mounting panel 131 are provided, and the blocks for obtaining information are set to be different according to the use or the type of card, but this will be described. The implementation of the invention is not limited to this, and the blocks for obtaining information can be shared.

The character DB 106 manages a database of information (character information) about each character that is preset as a person appearing in the game. Regarding the game provided by the game device 100 of this embodiment, a plurality of characters may appear in the game of the first game. In the game device 100, when a player uses a game card during a game, a character corresponding to the card can be used (operated) to appear in the game as the player's used character, for example.

The role information for managing one role may have the data structure shown in FIG. 8(c), for example. As shown in the figure, the character information includes: drawing information 832, which includes graphic data used to associate with the character ID 831 that uniquely identifies the character and causes the character to appear in the game; audio data 833, It is also used for audio prompting; and game parameter 834, which not only records the name and attributes of the character as an example of the reference information of the present invention, but also records preset physical strength (durability), attack power, defense The ability inherent in such elements as strength, launching skills, and special skills. The game parameter 834 is information on the progress control of the participating game that is referred to in the game in which the character appears, and by using this information, the progress control of the provided game is performed.

In this embodiment, the roles set as the players appearing in the game are assigned and established correspondingly the rarity of the game card (according to the situation in which the game card is used, the advantage of the game in progress, the manufacture of the game card Parameters such as numbers) corresponding to the rarity, the game parameters 834 contain the rarity information determined by the corresponding character ID. For example, the rarity can be set as normal (C), rare (R), very rare (Master rare) (M), extremely rare (Perfect rare) (P), and active card (CP) in the order of decreasing rarity. , Secret card (SEC), commemorative card (ANNIV), etc., set for each character ID. Here, of course, a plurality of game cards are also provided for the same character, so the rarity is determined for each character ID corresponding to the game card. In addition, in the game of the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, a game parameter in which a character with higher rarity (higher rarity) is more conducive to the progress of the game is set.

In addition, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the character DB 106 stores graphic data or audio data, and the character information includes such data for description, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The role information may also include information indicating the storage location of the corresponding data.

In this embodiment, in the character DB 106, the character ID is associated with the character information for managing each character, and based on the character ID obtained from the game card by the acquiring unit 105, the character DB 106 is associated with the card. Various information required for the progress control of the character's game constitutes the use of card information to enable registration, which will be described, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the game information attached to the game card is not only composed of information for specifying the various kinds of information required for the progress control of the game such as a character ID, but may also be composed of various kinds of information required for the progress control of the game.

Although details are omitted, in the character DB 106, the graphic data or audio data for the virtual avatar that constitutes the appearance of the virtual avatar in association with the character ID representing the virtual avatar character can be used as the drawing information 832 and the audio data 833 To manage. In this way, the information required for prompting the creation of a virtual avatar character corresponding to the player card can also be obtained from the character DB 106.

The provision control unit 108 controls such that one game card is usually provided for one game based on the equivalent payment. The game card provided by the game device 100 is, for example, provided before the start of the game sequence of a prescribed game (game part that operates the operating character), that is, it is pre-set for each card, which basically does not depend on the game content. The (fixed) information game card. The card supply unit 150 is, for example, a card dispenser, and may be a stacker (not shown) having game cards stacked in the vertical direction, and having a card held at the lowermost part of the stacker according to a supply command implemented by the supply control unit 108 The composition of the game card organization. When the provided game card is built in the same housing as the game device 100 in the card providing part 150, it can be provided to the access port 151 (refer to FIG. 1) that can be accessed by guiding from outside the game device 100 Players. The game card provided from the game device 100 of the present embodiment is a ready-made card pre-printed and manufactured, and a design such as character images or parameters printed on the surface of the game card is fixedly formed.

In addition, the game device 100 of the present embodiment is set to provide a ready-made card with a fixed design that is printed and issued in a factory or the like in advance. The provided game card can also be provided by so-called on-demand printing Ability to change designers flexibly. In this case, the card providing unit 150 is a printing device that prints on a predetermined paper medium, as long as the game information having the character ID of the character selected by the player or the lottery process corresponding to the progress of the game is constituted, and The code obtained by converting it in a game card conversion mode can be printed on the game card.

On the other hand, the game provided in the game device 100 of this embodiment can realize a game including the provision of continuous fun elements by using the player card, but it does not require that the player card be used. Therefore, in this embodiment, the player card is not provided by the game device 100. For example, it will be described as a so-called promotional (promotional sales) item provided by a store distribution item, a product appendix, etc., or as a stand-alone seller. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and of course, the player card may be provided by the game device 100.

The operation input unit 109 is, for example, a user interface of the game device 100 such as an operation member for direction input, an operation member for decision input, or various sensors. If the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input to the operation member has been performed, it outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In addition, in this embodiment, the game device 100 is described as having a physical interface as a physical operation member, and may include, for example, touch input for detecting touch input on the screen of the second display unit 130 Detect sensors, etc.

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 communication network such as the Internet or a network 300 (both wired and wireless) that connects cables between devices, so that data can be sent and received. The communication unit 110 converts, for example, information input as a transmission target into data in a predetermined format, and transmits it to an external device such as the game server 200 via the network 300.

<Structure of Game Server 200> Next, the functional configuration of the game server 200 will be described using the block diagram of FIG. 3. In addition, the game server 200 of this embodiment does not have the structure indicated by the broken line in the block diagram of FIG. 3. In addition, in the following description, regarding the constituent elements of the game device 100 and the game server 200 that implement the same function, the latter is marked with a prefix of "server" and strictly distinguished.

The server control unit 201 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block included in the game server 200. Specifically, the server control unit 201 controls the operation of each block by reading out the operation program of each block recorded in the server recording medium 202, expanding and executing it in the server memory 203, for example.

The server recording medium 202 is, for example, a recording device capable of permanently holding data such as non-volatile memory or HDD. The server recording medium 202 not only memorizes the operation program of each block possessed by the game server 200, but also memorizes information such as parameters required in the operation of each block. The server memory 203 is, for example, a memory device for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The server memory 203 is not only used 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 player information DB204 is a database that manages the player information for each player card in circulation. The player information is registered using the player ID attached to the player card, for example, when the game device 100 uses the player card to perform a game, and is managed. The player information managed by the player information DB 204 reads the player ID having the same player ID as the player ID attached to the player card when the player card is used in the game device 100 to execute the game, and then from the game server 200 via the network 300 Made.

The matching unit 205 specifies a game device 100 that similarly makes a game request of a match game when the game device 100 makes a game request of the following match game, thereby realizing a match game between these game devices 100. That is, the matching unit 205 performs a process of detecting players who desire to play a game at the same time, and determining that two of them are players participating in one game of play.

The adjustment unit 206 adjusts the information on the progress control of the game of at least any one player when the game is played between the players. The details will be described below, but in the game system of the present embodiment, the adjustment unit 206 adjusts the information of the progress control of the participating game as necessary when playing a game with a specific specification.

The server communication unit 207 is a communication interface with an external device included in the game server 200. The server communication unit 207 can be connected to an external device via a network 300 (wired or wireless) that can be a communication network such as the Internet or a cable connecting devices, so that data can be sent and received. The server communication unit 207 converts, for example, information input as a transmission target into data in a predetermined format, and transmits it to an external device such as the game device 100 via the network 300. In addition, if the server communication unit 207 receives information from an external device via, for example, a network, it decodes the information and stores it in the server memory 203.

In addition, in this embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of game devices 100 connected via the network 300 are engaged in a game for multiple players to participate in, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, the present invention is not limited to the use of different game devices 100 by players participating in the battle game. For example, the invention may be implemented in a state where a game device 100 is capable of playing a plurality of players in a game. . In this case, the functions performed by the matching unit 205 and the adjusting unit 206 of the game server 200 may also be provided in the game device 100.

Furthermore, the game system of the present embodiment is set to be performed in the game server 200 in such a way as to provide a fun element of a continuous game regardless of which game device 100 the player card is used in. The management of the player information of the player card will be described, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, in a state in which a plurality of players participate in a battle game in the game device 100 alone, the player card is configured to be able to rewrite information, by giving the player card player information without using the game server 200, The present invention can be implemented by using the game device 100 alone. In addition, in the aspect of limiting the provision of the fun element of the continuous game using the player card to one game device 100 (only in the same game device 100, the player can play the game that lasted the previous game), by Setting the player information DB 204 to each game device 100 to manage the player information can also implement the present invention.

"Summary of the Game" Hereinafter, a game that provides a game experience to players using the game device 100 in the game system of this embodiment will be described. The game is based on the information and operation input obtained from the player card and the game card to implement progress control. In addition, the game is configured such that at least a plurality of game devices 100 connected via the network 300 described above can be used to play a battle game between two players. Battle games can have multiple game modes, providing different fun battle games in each game mode.

In the game of this embodiment, the battle game is basically about each of the players, using the game card to register three body characters and three pilot characters in the form of card packs, thereby playing the game with these characters as operation objects . Here, in order to simplify the description, it is assumed that when one player plays a game, six game cards are used to register these game characters (operating characters) in the form of card packs, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, in the case where the player does not hold the required number of game cards, etc., the insufficient characters may not be obtained based on the information from the game cards, for example, by registering the corresponding characters selected from the pre-set character group by lottery processing to Supplement in the card package. In addition, for example, the number of characters registered in the card pack is not necessarily limited to this. In the game of the present embodiment, if the number of body characters and pilot characters are the same, the card pack can be formed even if there are less than three characters.

In addition, in the game of the present embodiment, the player is configured to grow a virtual avatar character corresponding to the player card by playing the player card. Although the avatar character participates in the control of the progress of the battle game, it does not become a direct operation object, but functions as a game element for directing the team composed of card packs.

In more detail, in the game of the present embodiment, in order to maintain the interest of the player who continues to play the game, it is configured to basically correspond to a virtual avatar that grows with the game situation such as the number of games or the record of the game played so far. The character level increases the game parameters of the card pack character. That is to say, the higher the level of the game's avatar character, the more the game parameters of the character registered in the card package are more conducive to the way the game is adjusted. Therefore, for example, various tasks can be achieved, and good results can be obtained in the battle game More interesting elements are provided to players.

Therefore, the games provided in the game system of the present embodiment perform progress control based on player information obtained based on player cards and character information obtained based on various game cards.

On the other hand, regarding this aspect, even if the game is played, it is difficult for the players with a small number of games as described above to fill in the level differences of the virtual avatar characters that affect the game parameters. The situation may of course become unfavorable. In addition, for example, setting a game card with a higher rarity (rare game card) generally sets game parameters that are conducive to the game for establishing the corresponding character, so even if the number of games played by players playing the game is equal for both sides, depending on whether or not By acquiring more such game cards, you can also determine the pros and cons of the card package itself. That is, even if only a plurality of players can participate in the game, there is a possibility that the players will not become equal conditions, and as a result, it is possible to reduce one player's interest in the game.

Therefore, in the game system of this embodiment, as one of the plurality of game modes set for the battle game, a setting is provided to reduce such differences that may occur between players and provide the "points" of the battle game under equivalent conditions. Counting mode". Specifically, in the point battle mode, when there is a difference in the growth status (level) of the avatar character, the level is adjusted to the same (change to the same level value), and each of the characters is set to be rare The concept of points corresponding to degrees limits the total points of characters who can log into the card pack. In this embodiment, for example, as shown in the table of FIG. 5, the points are determined according to the rarity of the characters set, and the sum of the points of the 6 operating characters registered in the card pack is 15 to be defined as the point battle mode The necessary conditions for the game.

Furthermore, it is believed that players with fewer game times themselves will not have a sufficient number of game cards, and it is difficult to construct a card pack that includes the better 6 operating characters. Therefore, in this embodiment, the selection of the point battle mode can be The level of the virtual avatar character is above the prescribed value, etc. It is a necessary condition that the game conditions managed by the player satisfy the prescribed conditions.

"Handling Game" The specific processing will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 6 to the game processing of the point game mode of the game system of this embodiment having such a configuration. The processing corresponding to this flowchart can be performed by causing each control unit (control unit 101 and server control unit 201) of the game device 100 and the game server 200 to read out the corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium, for example, in the memory Expand and execute separately in the implementation.

In addition, the present battle game processing is assumed to be started when, for example, one game device 100 determines the execution of the battle game in the point battle mode. In addition, in order to determine whether it is possible to play in the point battle mode, before the processing of this game, the player card information (player ID) from the player using the game device 100 is obtained, and the player ID is associated via the network 300 The player information is taken into the game device 100.

In the following description, the processing performed between one game device 100 and the game server 200 will be described in detail, but it should be easily understood that the same processing is also performed in the other game devices 100 participating in the competition game.

In S601, the control unit 101 starts the registration process of the operation role of the card package. When the login process is started, the prompt control unit 107, under the control of the control unit 101, causes the game screen instructing to arrange the game card registered in the card pack for the battle game to be placed on the placement panel 131 on, for example, the first display unit 120 . At this time, the game screen may include points assigned to each rarity of the game card, the upper limit points of the game card that can be included in the card package, and the remaining points of the card package (from the maximum points minus the registered characters The value obtained from the total points; the information at the start time is 0). In addition, the information of the remaining points can be updated each time the character registration of the card package (the information registration of the game card using the card information) is performed by subsequent processing.

In S602, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a game card that has not been registered to the used card information is newly placed on the placement panel 131. The control unit 101 moves the process to S603 when it is determined that a game card that has not been registered to the used card information is newly placed on the placement panel 131, and moves to process S607 when it is determined that it is not placed.

In S603, the control unit 101 obtains the corresponding character information from the character DB 106 based on the information of the character ID obtained by the obtaining unit 105 with respect to the newly placed game card.

In S604, the control unit 101 refers to the rarity information included in the game parameter 834 of the character information corresponding to the newly placed game card, and determines the game card currently placed on the placement panel 131 (including the re-placed game) Card) whether the sum of the points exceeds the upper limit. The judgment of this step can be performed by storing the sum of the points of the game cards registered to the use of card information in, for example, the memory 103, and accumulating the points of the newly placed game cards. The control unit 101 moves the process to S605 when it is determined that the sum of the points of the game cards currently placed on the placement panel 131 exceeds the upper limit, and moves the process to S606 when it is determined that it does not exceed the limit .

In S605, under the control of the control unit 101, the presentation control unit 107 presents a notification that the total points of the card package exceed the upper limit points and a notification that prompts to change the game card used. Moreover, depending on the player, there may be cases where all the game cards that are owned are not carried, or there is a possibility that the total points that converge to the upper limit points by themselves cannot constitute a card package. Also, within the time set for card package registration, there is a possibility that a card package that meets the conditions of points cannot be constructed. In the game system of this embodiment, when the total points have not converged to the upper limit points, by reducing at least a part of the game parameters of the characters used to ensure equality between players, it is possible to provide the point war mode Game experience. Therefore, the notification presented in this step also includes the notification of the following content: even in the case where the total points of the card package exceed the upper limit points, the game of the battle game can be played, but the game parameters are lowered at this time.

In S606, the control unit 101 constitutes information on the use of characters based on the information obtained from the newly placed game card and the character information obtained on the game card. , Added to the card information.

In S607, the control unit 101 determines whether any game card placed on the placement panel 131 has been removed. The control unit 101 moves the process to S608 when it is determined that any game card placed on the placement panel 131 has been removed, and moves the process to S609 when it is determined that it has not been removed.

In S608, the control unit 101 specifies the removed game card and deletes the information of the game card from the used card information.

In S609, the control unit 101 determines whether the end condition of card package registration is satisfied. The end condition of card package registration can be satisfied when the time set in advance for the card package registration has passed or when the operation input of the card package determination has been made. The control unit 101 moves the process to S610 when it is determined that the end condition of the card package registration is satisfied, and returns the process to S602 when it is determined that it is not satisfied.

In S610, the control unit 101 sends game information about the progress control of the one-player game used in the point battle mode to the game server 200 via the communication unit 110 together with the matching request. Here, the game information may include player information of a player who plays a battle game in the game device 100 and card usage information of a card package that has been registered. In addition, the matching request includes information that uniquely specifies the machine ID of the game device 100.

In S611, if the server control unit 201 receives the matching request and game information, it stores the information of the game device 100 currently in the matching request in the point battle mode to the server memory 203.

In S612, the matching unit 205 determines the game device 100 participating in the competition game from the game device 100 in the matching request currently in the point battle mode. The decision of the game device 100 to participate in the battle game may be based on predetermined decision criteria such as the data communication speed and the matching request period.

In S613, the adjustment unit 206 performs adjustment processing with reference to the game information received from each game device 100 for the two game devices 100 participating in the competition game determined in S205. In the game of this embodiment, the adjustment of the point battle mode is to adjust both the avatar level of the avatar character that affects the overall game parameters of the character of the card pack and the game parameters of the character included in the card pack. .

<Adjustment processing> Hereinafter, the adjustment process performed by the adjustment unit 206 in this step will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 7.

In S701, the adjustment unit 206 refers to the level information 813 of the player information in the information received as game information in the game device 100 used by the two-player player (participating player) participating in the battle game, and determines whether there is a difference in the level of the virtual avatar character. The adjustment unit 206 moves the processing to S702 when it is judged that the levels of the avatar characters of the two participating players are different, and moves the processing to S703 when it is judged that there is no difference.

In S702, the adjustment unit 206 adjusts so that the levels of the avatar characters of the participating players become the same value. In the present embodiment, the adjustment of the virtual avatar level is performed in a form corresponding to the lower virtual avatar level. Therefore, the adjustment section 206 changes the value of the level information 813 representing the game information of the virtual avatar character with a higher virtual avatar level to the level information 813 representing the game information of the virtual avatar character with a lower virtual avatar level Value. This adjustment is not to update the corresponding player information managed in the player information DB204, but only to change the game information of the game of the point battle mode carried out since then, which is a temporary adjustment.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the player information included in the game information of one participating player is updated based on the player information included in the game information of another participating player, it is changed corresponding to the one with the lower level of the virtual avatar The level information 813 will be described, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the player information contained in the game information can be changed in a way corresponding to the higher avatar level by changing the level information 813, and the level information 813 of the two can be adjusted to the level of the virtual avatar level of the two participating players The average value can also be a fixed virtual avatar level to adjust the level information 813 of both parties.

In S703, the adjustment unit 206 refers to the game parameter 823 of the card information used in the information received by the participating players as game information, and determines whether the total points of the card package exceed the upper limit points. When it is determined that the total points of at least any participating player's card pack exceeds the upper limit point, the adjustment unit 206 moves the process to S704, and determines that the total points of the two participating player's card packs converge to the upper limit point In this case, complete the point adjustment process.

In S704, the adjustment unit 206 lowers the game parameters 823 of the card usage information included in the game information of the participating players whose total points have not converged to the upper limit points based on the point value exceeding the upper limit point. Here, the character (game card) that becomes the adjustment of the game parameter 823 may be at least any one of the characters included in the corresponding card package. For example, when the character of the adjustment target exceeds the upper limit point when the card package registration is completed, the selection of the character as the adjustment target can be accepted in the game device 100 and determined based on the selected information. Alternatively, the character to be adjusted may be determined according to predetermined criteria such as the character with the highest rarity, the character in the prescribed order in the order of being registered to the card pack, the character only for the body, and the character only for the pilot.

If the adjustment process is performed in this way, in S614 of the battle game process, the server control unit 201 sends the adjusted game information of the two participating players to each of the two game devices 100 participating in the battle game via the server communication unit 207 .

In S615, the control unit 101 executes a battle game based on the received adjusted game information. In more detail, the control unit 101 changes the game parameters of the adjusted card use information 823 based on the adjusted player information level information 813 for each of the game information of the player using the player and the game information of the opponent player And the final game parameters are decided, and based on this, each process of the battle game is performed. Furthermore, various information exchanges in the battle game performed in the plurality of game devices 100 via the network 300 can be the same as the previous communication battle game, and the description is omitted. In the game of this embodiment, the operation status of each game card (using the detection information 826 included in the card information) in the battle game is sequentially sent to play the battle game.

In S616, the control unit 101 determines whether the end condition of the battle game is satisfied. The control unit 101 completes the current game process when it is determined that the end condition of the game is satisfied, and repeats the process of this step when it is determined that it is not satisfied.

In this way, according to the game system of the present embodiment, no matter what the game situation is, it ensures an equal and fun experience in the game. In more detail, according to the game system of the present embodiment, even players with different game conditions or game cards owned by them can provide the game experience of the game under the same conditions, making it easier for players to maintain the game Of interest.

In addition, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the participating players can adjust the game parameters of the virtual avatar level and the operating character in such a way that the player can play the game under the same conditions. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. If the information on the progress control of the participating games differs among players, or there is a difference that exceeds the prescribed range, it may be adjusted in a manner that reduces it.

For example, in the state where the parameters of the virtual avatar character are included in the game parameters of all the characters in the card package as in this embodiment, only the virtual avatar level can be adjusted based on the difference of the virtual avatar level, or based on the virtual avatar level. Poor, regarding at least any player's card pack, only the character's game parameters are adjusted.

Also, for example, in a game that does not have such a concept of a virtual avatar character, the game parameter difference of the characters included in the card package can be used as a reference to adjust each game parameter in such a way as to absorb the difference. At this time, another game parameter can be adjusted based on one game parameter. That is, in this embodiment, the concept of points corresponding to rarity is introduced as a point battle mode, and the combination of characters that can be registered in the card pack used in the battle game mode is limited, or the case where the upper limit points are exceeded When the game parameters are adjusted downwards, it can be adjusted more equally. For example, among participating players, for each character included in the card package, each game parameter is summed up. Become a peer-to-peer way to adjust the game parameters of at least any card pack character. Such adjustments can also be made without setting the concept of points.

In addition, in this embodiment, if one parameter (virtual avatar level) included in the game information is different between participating players, it will be adjusted so that it becomes the same value. Implementation is not limited to this. That is, the adjustment only needs to be in a state of being judged to be the same under the prescribed evaluation criteria of the game after the adjustment, and it is not necessary to perform so that any parameters become the same. The determination of whether to make adjustments is not limited to any one of the information contained in the game information as a condition, for example, it can be based on whether the difference between the level of the virtual avatar is above the specified value, the difference between the card pack points is above the specified value, and the game parameters The difference is performed in a state where it cannot be judged to be the same as the predetermined value or more.

In addition, although there is no contact in the above-mentioned battle game processing, by using the elements (equipment, etc.) given to the player based on the game situation shown in the additional information 814 of the player information for the game, control over the progress of the game is generated Under the influenced state, when changing the game parameters or the parameters based on them, it can also be adjusted as described below. For example, by using the equipment given to the player, the game parameters of the operating characters included in the card package, and other information about the progress control of the participating games, whether each player uses different equipment or whether they use different In the case of the situation, the equipment used by any player can also be adjusted with respect to the other player (in this case, when the other equipment is already used, the same equipment is used instead).

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the game server 200 receives game information from the game device 100 that executes the game in the point battle mode, and after the match is determined, the adjustment unit 206 adjusts the game information and returns it to each game device The aspect of 100 is described, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the game server 200 may only perform matching, and the game information may be adjusted in the game device 100 that receives the game information of the opponent. In this case, by adjusting on the same basis in both game devices 100 participating in the battle game, the adjusted game information of each participating player becomes the same state in any game device 100.

[Variation] In the above embodiment, the point where the points are set based on the rarity of the game card is specified, and the total points of the card package used do not exceed the upper limit points as the conditions for card package registration, but according to the combination of card packages There is a possibility that the conditions of reciprocity cannot be ensured. For example, by deliberately reducing the number of characters included in the card package, the average points of each card can also be increased, that is, 4 or 2 game cards that are less than the upper limit are used to form the card package, instead of making The card package contains a large number of game cards with high rarity, and as a result, there is a possibility that the balance of the game becomes unequal.

Therefore, for example, in the configuration of the card pack, it may be configured to limit the number of game cards that can be included in the card pack with respect to each rarity. In this case, for example, in the registration process, when a game card with the same rarity as the newly placed game card has been registered with the upper limit in the used card information, the content is notified so as not to You can control the way of using the card information to log in. Alternatively, it is possible to include game cards with the same rarity exceeding the upper limit number in the card usage information, but it may not be configured to satisfy the end condition of card package registration until the upper limit number is reached.

In addition, in this aspect, there is a possibility that the player does not carry a game card that can construct a card package that satisfies the condition. Therefore, as long as the upper limit is exceeded, the rare game card is registered in the card package to play the game, You will be prompted to lower the game parameters.

In addition, the upper limit of each rarity may also be plural. From the viewpoint of providing a better game experience in the game of competition under the same conditions, regarding the number of game cards that can be registered for each rarity The number can be one.

[Other embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition, the game device of the present invention can also be realized by making one or more computers function as the game device. The program can be provided/distributed by recording in a recording medium that can be read by a computer, or through an electrical communication line.

100: gaming device 101: Control Department 102: Recording media 103: Memory 104: Payment Detection Department 105: Acquisition Department 106: Character DB 107: Prompt Control Department 108: Provide control department 109: Operation input section 110: Ministry of Communications 120: the first display 130: Second display 131: Mounting panel 140: audio output section 150: Card provision department 151: Take the exit 160: card reader 200: game server 201: Server Control Department 202: Server recording media 203: Server memory 204: Player Information DB 205: Matching Department 206: Adjustment Department 207: Server Communication Department 300: Internet 801: Player ID 802: Virtual avatar information 803: Game status information 811: virtual avatar name 812: Appearance information 813: Level information 814: Additional information 821: Card ID 822: Character ID 823: Game parameters 824: Information for drawing 825: Audio data 826: Test Information 831: Character ID 832: Information for drawing 833: Audio data 834: Game parameters

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the game server 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4(a) and (b) are diagrams for explaining cards that can obtain information about the game according to the embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a diagram illustrating points introduced in the cost battle mode of the battle game of the embodiment of the present invention FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the game processing executed by the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an adjustment process executed by the game server 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 8(a) to (c) are diagrams showing examples of data structures of various kinds of information used in the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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A program that enables a computer that implements a battle game to execute: Regarding the processing of each of the first player and the second player in the above-mentioned battle game, obtaining game information for participating in the progress control of the above-mentioned battle game; and The process of controlling the game based on the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player; and On the condition that the game information of the first player is different from the game information of the second player, adjustment is made in a manner that at least one of the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player is changed, based on the Adjusted game information to realize the control of the above game. As in the program of claim 1, where The game information contains information about the game elements that appear in the above-mentioned battle game, In the above-mentioned battle game realized, the parameter corresponding to the game element appearing on the first player and the parameter corresponding to the game element appearing on the second player are different, as a condition, to change the first At least one of the game information of the player and the game information of the second player is adjusted. As in the program of claim 2, the parameters corresponding to the game elements appearing are determined based on the parameters preset for the game elements. As in the program of claim 3, where The adjustment of the above game information is performed by changing the game for one player based on the parameters previously set for the game element for the other player of the first player and the second player Pre-set parameters of elements. As in the program of claim 4, where There are multiple types of game elements that appear in the above-mentioned battle game with respect to one player, The adjustment of the aforementioned game information is performed by changing the parameters preset in at least any one of the aforementioned first player's game information and the aforementioned second player's game information for a part of game elements appearing in the above-mentioned game. For example, the program of claim 5, wherein when the above game information is adjusted, the above computer is further allowed to execute a process of accepting selection of game elements that change preset parameters. If the program of any one of claims 3 to 6, The game information contains player information indicating the player's status of the aforementioned game, The parameters corresponding to the game elements appearing are determined based on player information, and The adjustment of the game information is performed on the condition that the player information of the first player and the player information of the second player are different. As in the program of claim 7, the adjustment of the above-mentioned game information is performed by temporarily changing the player information of one player based on the player information of the other player among the first player and the second player. As in the program of claim 8, the adjustment of the above game information is performed by changing the parameters corresponding to the game elements appearing on one player based on the change of the player information of the other player among the first player and the second player. If the program of any one of claims 3 to 9, wherein The game information can include additional information indicating the elements added to the game elements in the above-mentioned battle game, and The adjustment of the above game information is made on the condition that the first player's game information and the second player's game information are different from each other, or the additional information contained in each is different. As in the program of claim 10, the adjustment of the game information is performed by changing the additional information of one of the first player and the second player to a state determined to be the same as the additional information of the other player. A program according to any one of claims 3 to 11, wherein the adjustment of the above game information is by changing the information to be changed included in the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player to The above-mentioned battle game is performed in a state determined to be the same. As in the program of claim 12, wherein the adjustment of the game information is determined by changing the information of one of the first player and the second player to be the object of change to be determined to be the object of change by the other player Information in the same state. The program of claim 12, wherein the adjustment of the game information is determined to be the same by changing both the information of the first player to be the object of change and the information of the second player to be the object of change 'S state. If the program of any one of claims 3 to 14, wherein The above program in turn causes the above computer to execute: For at least one of the first player and the second player, accept the selection of game elements that appear in the game; and Including the information of the selected game elements constitutes the processing of the game information of the corresponding player. As in the program of claim 15, the selection of the game elements appearing in the above-mentioned battle game is performed by obtaining information specifying game elements corresponding to the game items from the game items. For example, the program of claim 16, in which any one of the plurality of preset rarities is associated with each of the game elements, In the case where the above-mentioned corresponding player obtains information from the above-mentioned game item, control is performed in such a manner that if a prescribed number of game elements having the same rarity as the game element corresponding to the game item are selected, , The selection of game elements corresponding to the game item is not accepted. As in the program of claim 17, in the case where the above-mentioned corresponding player obtains information from the above-mentioned game item, the control is performed in the following manner, that is, if it is selected to indicate that the game element corresponding to the game item is the same For rare game elements, the selection of game elements corresponding to the game item will not be accepted. For example, the program according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the above game items include game items of the first category and game items of the second category that have different types of corresponding game elements, The selection of game elements appearing in the above-mentioned battle game is such that the number of game elements corresponding to the game items in the first category and the number of game elements corresponding to the game items in the second category become the same number Take control. As in the program of claim 15 or 16, where Correlate any one of the plurality of preset rarities with each of the game elements, and On the condition that the game elements selected by the corresponding player do not contain more than a specified number of game elements representing the same rarity, and constitute the game information of the corresponding player. For example, the program of claim 20, in which the game elements selected by the corresponding player do not include game elements representing the same rarity as a condition to constitute the game information of the corresponding player. A program according to any one of claims 1 to 21, wherein the above-mentioned battle game includes a plurality of game modes, The above program further causes the computer to execute the process of accepting the selection of one game mode to be played from the plurality of game modes, and The adjustment of the aforementioned game information is performed on the condition that the prescribed game mode among the plurality of game modes is selected. As in the program of claim 22, the selection of the above-mentioned prescribed game mode is accepted on the condition that the player's above-mentioned battle game situation progresses to a preset game situation. A game device that is a player who performs a game against a player and has: Obtaining organization, for each of the first player and the second player who played the above-mentioned battle game, obtain game information for participating in the progress control of the above-mentioned battle game; and A control mechanism that controls the manner in which the above-mentioned game is executed based on the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player obtained by the obtaining mechanism; and The control mechanism adjusts the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player by changing at least one of the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player as a condition, Control is performed in such a way that the above-mentioned battle game is executed based on the adjusted game information. A game system having a game device that executes a battle game and game items associated with game elements appearing in the battle game, and The aforementioned game device includes: A selection mechanism that selects the game elements that appear in the game by obtaining information about the game element that corresponds to the game item from the game player about the first player who plays the game above; A constitutional organization, with respect to the above-mentioned first player, constitutes game information that includes information of game elements selected by the selection organization to participate in the progress control of the above-mentioned game; Obtaining organization, which obtains game information about the second opponent, the opponent of the above game; and A control mechanism that controls the manner in which the above-mentioned game is executed based on the game information of the first player constituted by the above-mentioned structure mechanism and the game information of the second player acquired by the acquisition mechanism; and The control mechanism adjusts the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player by changing at least one of the game information of the first player and the game information of the second player as a condition, Control is performed in such a way that the above-mentioned battle game is executed based on the adjusted game information.

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