JP2018171371A - Game device, game article, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object corresponding to a desired game element is easily provided to a user. A game device executes a game based on information acquired from an article with which a game element is associated, and presents the game element associated with the information-acquired article with respect to the game. The game also includes a first game and a second game subsequent to the first game, and the device has a first game element for the first game on condition that payment has been made. Is the first game element for the second game on condition that the item of the first type associated with is discharged and further payment is made after the discharge of the item of the first type. A second type of article associated with a second game element of a different type is discharged. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device, a game product, and a program, and more particularly, to a game device that executes a game based on information acquired from the product.

  There is a game device that provides a game developed in accordance with the game article by discharging the game article with the information and acquiring information from the game article (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-154421

  A game apparatus such as Patent Document 1 is configured such that any one of a plurality of predetermined cards is randomly ejected. For example, a game product associated with a desired game element is provided. Depending on the user, it may be necessary to invest a large amount of money and play the game.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game device, a game article, and a program that make it easy for a user to provide an article corresponding to a desired game element.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the game device of the present invention provides a game device based on an acquisition unit that acquires information on a game element from an article associated with the game element, and information acquired by the acquisition unit. An execution means for executing a game, a presentation means for presenting a game element associated with the information-acquired article, and a discharge means for discharging an article associated with the game element based on the game. The game includes a first game and a second game subsequent to the first game, and the discharging means has the first game with respect to the first game on the condition that payment has been made. The first game element for the second game is provided on the condition that the first type of goods associated with the game element is discharged and further payment is made after the discharge of the first type of goods. Different from Discharging the articles of the second type the second game element of type is associated.

  With such a configuration, according to the present invention, an article corresponding to a desired game element can be easily provided to the user.

The block diagram which showed the function structure of the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The figure which illustrated the game screen displayed with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention The figure which illustrated different types of goods discharged by game device 100 concerning an embodiment and a modification of the present invention The flowchart which illustrated the provision process performed in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the process of the 1st game performed in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the change of the article | item according to the change of the rarity based on embodiment and the modification of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the process of the 2nd game performed in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. Another figure which illustrated the game screen displayed with game device 100 concerning modification 1 of the present invention. The figure for demonstrating the card | curd discharged | emitted with the game device 100 which concerns on the modification 2 of this invention. The figure which illustrated the data structure of the various information used in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention.

[Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, one Embodiment described below demonstrates the example which applied this invention to the game device which can discharge | emit the goods which matched the game element with respect to the game play performed as an example of a game device. . However, the present invention can be applied to any device capable of discharging an article for a game regardless of before or after the execution of the predetermined game.

  In the following description, the article (game article) discharged from the game device is described as a card. However, the article is limited to a card as long as it is an article configured to identify a game element corresponding to the article. It is not something that can be done. The article may be a model such as a figure having the appearance of a game element, for example.

  Information (article information) as to which game element an item identifies may be configured to be obtainable in a different manner depending on the item employed. In this embodiment, the article information is added to the card in such a manner that it is converted into a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional pattern (code) by applying a predetermined conversion operation and printed as visible information on the card surface. It will be explained as The description will be made assuming that the code attached to the card is configured to be able to acquire the article information by being read by a reader described later. However, the manner of attaching the article information to the card is not limited to such visible information, but is attached to the surface of the card by printing with invisible ink, or recorded on a recording medium such as an IC chip included in the card, Any data may be stored, for example, as data. When the article is a modeled article, the article information may be acquired from a recording medium inside the modeled object or a part of the appearance such as painting, sealing, printing, or the like attached to the modeled object. The article may be any article such as a toy or a seal as well as a figure. In addition, the product information is not limited to the form added to the product as packaged information in this way, but by recognizing the design of the game element attached to the product and the appearance (shape, etc.) of the product itself, It may be acquired by the game apparatus 100 as a recognition result. In this case, the article information is not attached to the article. That is, the game article is not limited to a specific technique in the present invention, as long as the game article is associated with the game element.

  In the present embodiment, in a game executed by the game device, a game element that can be made to appear by using a card is a person character (hereinafter, a ranger) or a mobile character whose behavior is controlled based on a user operation. In the following description, it is assumed that the robot is a robot (hereinafter referred to as a combined robot), and the card has a corresponding character design (an image showing the appearance of the character). However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and a card for use in identifying a game element of a game to be executed is not limited to a card that can identify a game element such as a character. It goes without saying that other game elements such as an effect to be activated may be specified.

<Functional configuration of game device>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Of the functional configurations shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment will be described as having only the functional configurations indicated by solid lines.

  The control unit 101 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the operation of each block included in the game apparatus 100. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading an operation program for each block recorded on the recording medium 102 and developing the operation program in the memory 103.

  The recording medium 102 is a recording device capable of permanently storing data, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. The recording medium 102 stores information on parameters necessary for the operation of each block, various graphics data used for the game executed by the game device 100, in addition to the operation program for 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 a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing data output in the operation of each block.

  The payment detection unit 104 detects that the game device 100 has paid the price. The payment of the consideration is determined by detecting, for example, that a predetermined amount of coins or corresponding coins have been inserted into the coin slot, or completion of settlement processing based on communication with a chip related to the predetermined electronic money. It may be done. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is described as starting the provision of a service that involves discharging a card to a user based on the payment of the consideration. However, payment of the consideration is not an essential requirement, and a predetermined start instruction is given. Service provision may be started based on this.

  The acquisition unit 105 acquires information from a card associated with a game element via the reader 120 when playing a game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment. The reader 120 is provided in a form that is incorporated in the same housing as the game apparatus 100 or in a form that is detachably connected to the outside of the game apparatus 100. In response to the card being placed, the reader 120 outputs the article information acquired from the card to the acquisition unit 105. At this time, a predetermined data conversion process or the like may be performed in order to convert the article information acquired from the card into a format suitable for use in the process related to the game. The reader 120 detects, for example, imaging that a card has been placed on a predetermined part and recognition of the card or acquisition of information from the card during a period in which information is acquired from the card. This is performed by applying predetermined image processing to the image obtained by the above.

  The element DB 106 is a database that manages information (element information) about each of a ranger, a combined robot, and a moving body (parts robot) used in the configuration of the combined robot, which are predetermined game elements to appear in the game. is there. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of types of game elements are provided for each element type (ranger, combined robot, and parts robot), and the element DB 106 manages individual element information for all of them.

  Element information managed for one game element may have a data structure as shown in FIG. 10A, for example. As shown in the drawing, the element information is associated with a type ID 1001 for identifying which type of game element is used, and an element ID 1002 for uniquely specifying a game element in the type, and when the game element appears in the game. In addition to drawing information 1003 including graphics data used for screen generation and corresponding card generation, voice data 1004 also used for voice presentation, and names and attributes of game elements, a predetermined physical strength ( (Durability), attack power, defense power, activated technique, special skill, and the like include a progress parameter 1005 describing the abilities specific to the element. In this embodiment, some game elements are associated with other game elements, and the element information includes related element information 1006 for specifying the associated other game elements. The details of the association will be described later. When an associated game element exists, the associated element information 1006 uniquely identifies the associated game element ID 1011 for identifying the type of the game element and the game element in the type. When the related element ID 1012 is included and there is no associated game element, the related element information 1006 may be null. Note that the number of game element information associated with one game element is not necessarily one, and the related element information 1006 may include information on a plurality of game elements.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that graphics data and audio data are stored in the element DB 106 and that the element information includes these data, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. The element information may include information indicating the storage location of the corresponding data.

  The presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of various information to the user in the game apparatus 100. The game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described as having a display unit 130 that displays an image (game screen, menu screen, etc.) and a voice output unit 140 that performs voice output as means for presenting various information to the user. Needless to say, the means for presenting information is not limited to these, and can be replaced or added.

  The presentation control unit 107 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, for example, and performs a predetermined drawing process when generating a screen to be displayed on the display unit 130. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 is a drawing object (graphics data) necessary based on processing and commands performed by the control unit 101 while the game apparatus 100 is in operation (during game play or in a standby state). Appropriate arithmetic processing is executed on the screen to draw the screen. The generated screen is output to the display unit 130 which is a display device detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or outside the game device 100, and is displayed in a predetermined display area to the user. Presented.

  The presentation control unit 107 includes a circuit that outputs / amplifies an audio signal, such as a sound board or an amplifier, and performs predetermined processing when generating audio to be output from the audio output unit 140. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 determines audio data to be output at the same time based on, for example, audio data recorded in advance on the recording medium 102, and converts this into an electric audio signal (D / A conversion). And output to the audio output unit 140 to perform audio output. The audio output unit 140 may be a predetermined speaker or the like, and outputs a sound wave based on the input audio signal.

  The discharge control unit 108 performs various processes for discharging at least one card per game play based on the payment of the consideration. When a card generation instruction is issued, the discharge control unit 108 generates print data for a card to be printed out, including a code corresponding to the item information attached to the card and other images forming a print surface. As described above, the card ejected by the game apparatus 100 is associated with one of the game elements provided for the game, and is associated with the game element or the game element by obtaining information upon game play. Game elements can appear in the game. Therefore, a game element pattern that can be made to appear in the game by using a card is formed on the card printing surface, and the user can easily grasp which game element the card corresponds to. ing. When generating the print data, the discharge control unit 108 transmits the print data together with the print command to the discharge unit 150 to instruct printing of the corresponding card and discharge the print data.

  The discharge unit 150 is a printing device such as a printer configured to be able to transmit and receive information to and from the discharge control unit 108 detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or outside the game device 100. Upon receiving the print data related to the card and the print command related to the data from the discharge control unit 108, the discharge unit 150 performs a print operation for the print data. When the discharging unit 150 is built in the same housing as the game device 100, the card discharged by printing is provided to the user by being guided to a discharge port (not shown) accessible from the outside of the game device 100. It's okay.

  The operation input unit 109 is a user interface that the game apparatus 100 has, for example, an operation member for direction input or determination input, various sensors, and the like. When the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input to the operation member has been made, 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 apparatus 100 is described as having various interfaces as physical operation members. However, the game apparatus 100 includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects a touch input made on the screen of the display unit 130. Also good.

  Communication unit 110 is a communication interface with an external device included in 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 (whether wired or wireless) that may be a cable connecting devices, and can transmit and receive data. . For example, the communication unit 110 converts information input as a transmission target into data of a predetermined format and transmits the data to an external device such as a server via a network. Further, for example, when receiving information from an external device via a network, the communication unit 110 decodes the information and stores it in the memory 103. In addition, the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to receive program data obtained by packaging a processing program related to a game from an external apparatus via the communication unit 110. When the communication unit 110 receives the program data together with the program update request, the control unit 101 uses the received program data for the processing program relating to the game currently stored in the recording medium 102 according to the update request. Can be updated. In addition to this, the program update processing of the game is automatically executed when the program data recorded on the recording medium is inserted into an optical drive (not shown) included in the game device, or after the insertion. It can also be executed by the start command from the administrator.

Game overview
The game provided in the game device 100 of the present embodiment includes two types of games (a first game and a second game). A price is set for one game play, and either the first game or the second game is executed in response to the payment of the price, and the card is discharged as an article provided for the price. . Here, whether or not the second game can be executed is determined based on the result of the first game, and when the play start condition is satisfied in the game play of the first game, the user further pays By paying, it becomes possible to perform the game play of the second game. That is, the second game is played after the first game, and the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can continuously provide two types of game play for one user, and each of them can be paid for. Request payment and eject the card.

  In the first game and the second game, a battle game is performed between a user character whose behavior is controlled based on a user operation and an opponent character appearing in the game as an NPC (Non-Player Character). Including. In the battle game (ranger battle) performed in the first game, the user character is a ranger, and the opponent character is a plurality of lower-level enemy characters and one advanced enemy character. In the battle game (robo battle) performed in the second game, the user character is a combined robot (with a ranger on board), and the opponent character is one advanced enemy character that appeared in the previous ranger battle. is there. That is, at least the opponent character in the robot battle has appeared in the previous ranger battle, and the user has confirmed that the first game and the second game are performed in association with each other. It can be easily grasped. In Ranger battle and Robo battle, the opponent character is the same advanced enemy character, but in each battle game, the advanced enemy character is in a state where the size and strength (physical strength, attack power, etc.) in the game have changed, It is configured so that the sense of size matches the user character appearing in the battle game.

  In the game device 100 according to the present embodiment, for the battle game executed in two stages as described above, the play experience is diversified and the interest is enhanced by adding the strength of the opponent character and the type change of the user character as elements. .

  For this reason, as a play experience provided to the user, first, the first game is started in response to the payment of the consideration, and after the ranger to appear in the ranger battle is registered, the lower enemy appearing as the opponent character A battle game (ranger battle) with the character and the higher enemy character is executed. In this ranger battle, as shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of rangers 201 and advanced enemy characters 202 as user characters appear in the game in the same size and appear on the game screen. When the victory condition is satisfied in the ranger battle (the advanced enemy character is disabled by the predetermined time or turn), the ranger battle ends and the card is discharged, and then FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a notice that a battle game (robo battle) will occur again is made through an effect in which the advanced enemy character 202 is enlarged. As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the notification is not limited to the payment of consideration if the second game including the robot game is played following the first game. In the second game, it may be notified that the combined robot, which is a game element of a type different from the ranger, becomes a user character. In addition, the victory condition was not satisfied in the ranger battle, and the defeat condition was satisfied (the advanced enemy character did not become inoperable, a predetermined time or turn had elapsed, or all rangers that were user characters were inoperable In this case, the robot game may not occur, and the game play provision may be terminated after the ranger battle is terminated and the card is discharged.

  In addition, if a further payment is made during a predetermined period in response to the notification of the occurrence of the robot battle, the second game is started in response to this, and after the combined robot to appear in the robot battle is registered, A robot battle is performed with the determined opponent character (an enormous advanced enemy character). The union robot that appears in the Robo Battle is composed by combining (joining together) the parts robots on which multiple rangers are respectively boarded in a predetermined manner. Combined robots of the same size as will appear in the game as user characters. When the robot battle is over, the card is discharged, and the provision of all game play (game play for two times) to the user is completed.

<Discharge card>
Also, the types of cards to be ejected differ between the first game and the second game. In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, cards are generated and discharged for each of the first game and the second game in order to perform not only game play but also card discharge in response to payment. The cards discharged in the first game are ranger cards associated with the rangers that appeared in the ranger battle, and as shown in FIG. 3 (a), the ranger symbols 301, various parameters 302 of the rangers, And a code 303 related to the article information. In addition, the card discharged in the second game is a combined robot that is associated with the combined robot that appeared in the robot battle. Like the ranger card, as shown in FIG. A pattern 311, various parameters 312 of the combined robot, and a code 313 related to article information are included. The article information attached to each card as a code includes, for example, an element type 1021 of a game element associated with the card and an element ID 1022 that identifies the game element in the type as shown in FIG. It may be.

  In the present embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, description will be made on the assumption that information predetermined in the element DB 106 is used for the game element symbols and various parameter information printed on the card for each game element. In other words, the description will be made assuming that the cards discharged for the same game element are the same for any user. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and the various parameters are determined by reflecting the content of the battle game played in relation to the discharge or selected each time within a predetermined value range. May be used. Also, the game element pattern is an image of the game element drawn in a predetermined scene displayed on the screen during game play, or an image drawn using graphics data of the game element for a card. It may be a thing.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the card discharged for the second game is described as being a card associated with the combined robot that appeared in the robot battle, but in order to enhance the interest related to card collection, The card | curd matched with one of the parts robots used for the structure of the united robot may be sufficient.

  Note that game elements appearing as user characters in the first game and the second game are basically registered by acquiring information from a card prior to the battle game. That is, in the first game, the user can register the ranger associated with the card as a user character by causing the game apparatus 100 to acquire the article information attached to the ranger card. In the second game, the user can register the combined robot associated with the card as a user character by causing the game apparatus 100 to acquire the article information attached to the combined robot card.

  On the other hand, in order to enable game play even when the first play or when the user does not own / carry the required number of ranger cards or combined robot cards, the control unit For example, 101 may select and register a corresponding type of game element by a lottery process (corresponding to virtually lending a ranger card). At this time, the combined robot in the second game does not need to be selected from the game elements of the combined robot type, and is configured by combining necessary parts robots associated with each ranger, for example. It may be a thing. That is, in the second game, the combined robot may be configurable by acquiring information from the ranger card prior to the battle game. At this time, when the information acquisition from the ranger card has already been made in the first game, requesting repeated registration of the ranger card can give a complicated impression to the user, so that it is registered in the first game. The combined robot may be configured based on the parts robot associated with the ranger using the information of the ranger. Moreover, in the aspect in which the card | curd matched with parts robot is discharged | emitted, the corresponding union robot may be configurable also by acquiring information of a required number of parts robot cards in a 2nd game.

  In the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, it is assumed that five rangers appear in the ranger battle, and one combined robot appears based on the parts robot associated with each of the five rangers in the robot battle. To do. In addition, for simplicity, information on the combination robots configured for all combinations of part robots is determined in advance, and the control unit 101 can obtain the element ID 1002 of the corresponding combination robots if information on the required number of rangers or parts robots is obtained. Will be described as being configured to be determinable.

《Provision processing》
With respect to the providing process executed in response to the game play request in the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment having such a configuration, a specific process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The processing corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading, for example, a corresponding processing program stored in the recording medium 102, developing it in the memory 103, and executing it. Note that the present providing process will be described as being started when the payment detecting unit 104 detects that the consideration has been paid in a state where the start condition of the second game is not satisfied, for example.

  In S401, the control unit 101 determines an opponent character to appear in the current game play. The determination of the opponent character may be performed in response to an operation input for selecting one of a predetermined opponent character or a quest associated with the opponent character, or lottery It may be performed without the need for an operation input according to processing, information on the user's play progress recorded on a separate recording medium, or the like.

  In step S402, the control unit 101 executes a registration sequence process for accepting registration of a user character to appear in the current ranger battle. In this registration sequence, the control unit 101 operates the reader 120, and when the article information is acquired from the card, first, it is determined whether the type ID 1021 of the article information indicates the type of the ranger. When the type ID 1021 does not indicate the type of the ranger, the control unit 101 notifies the reader 120 to read the ranger card via the presentation control unit 107. When the type ID 1021 indicates the type of the ranger card, the control unit 101 stores various information of the ranger corresponding to the card as information on the user character based on the element information corresponding to the acquired article information. Register with. At this time, as shown in FIG. 10C, for example, the user character information is associated with the element ID 1031 of the ranger corresponding to the card, and a card use flag indicating that the user character is registered based on the card. 1033 (true) may be included.

  If the control unit 101 has registered information on all five user characters (rangers), the process proceeds to S403. In addition, when the operation input for ending the ranger registration is made, or when a predetermined time limit for the registration sequence ends, information on the five rangers is registered at the timing when the registration sequence should be ended. If not, for example, the control unit 101 selects element IDs of a shortage of rangers by lottery processing, acquires the corresponding information from the element DB 106, registers the information as user character information, and moves the process to S403. . At this time, the card use flag 1033 of the information of the user character registered without being based on the ranger card is set to false indicating that the card is not registered based on the card.

  In step S <b> 403, the control unit 101 executes a first game process related to payment of the consideration made.

<Processing of the first game>
Hereinafter, the process of the first game executed in S403 will be further described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the process of the first game is started, the control unit 101 starts a game process for providing a battle game related to a ranger battle based on the registered opponent character information and user character information in S501. During the execution of the game process, the presentation control unit 107 generates a game screen based on the progress of the game and the operation input made under the control of the control unit 101 and causes the display unit 130 to display the game screen. The game screen is generated by superimposing various GUIs on an image drawn by arranging graphics data of the user character and the opponent character on a predetermined game field.

  In step S502, the control unit 101 determines whether a condition for ending the game process is satisfied. The game process may be terminated when, for example, either the above-described victory condition or defeat condition is satisfied. If the control unit 101 determines that the condition for ending the game process is satisfied, it moves the process to S503, and if it determines that the condition is not satisfied, it repeats the process of this step.

  In S503, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the victory condition is satisfied in the game process related to the ranger battle. When it is determined that the victory condition is satisfied in the game process related to the ranger game, the control unit 101 moves the process to S504, and when it determines that the defeat condition is satisfied, the control unit 101 moves the process to S510.

  In step S <b> 504, the control unit 101 determines a ranger to be a ranger card discharge candidate for the first game, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the ranger.

  In the game (first game and second game) provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, basically, game elements that appear in the played battle game are determined as card discharge candidates. However, the discharge candidate may change depending on the play content of the battle game. More specifically, when the play content satisfies a predetermined condition set for the competitive game and the victory condition of the competitive game is satisfied, game elements other than the game elements that have appeared in the competitive game are newly added as emission candidates. At least one of the game elements added or registered based on the card as the user character is the same character, but is changed to a game element with higher rarity (rareness). Here, the rarity defines a class on the game set for the game element, and a progress parameter 1005 is set to advance the game more advantageously as the rarity (rareness) is higher. For example, the rarity is classified by the winning probability in the lottery process when determining a game element to be registered as a user character without being based on a card, or when determining a game element to be newly added to a discharge candidate. It is only necessary to assign a lower winning probability to a game element that has a higher rarity and allows the game to proceed more advantageously. Information on game elements determined for each rarity for a character may be managed in the element DB 106. For example, information on a game element having one rarity higher than an arbitrary game element is related to the related element information 1006. What is necessary is just to be comprised so that reference is possible by including classification ID1011 and related element ID1012.

  In the present embodiment, the progress parameter 1005 that affects the progress of the game is described as changing depending on the rarity. However, any parameter may be used as long as it corresponds to this, and the game element is set. It may change depending on the level, rank, class, etc. Of course, even game elements having the same rarity may be changed according to a set ability value or the like.

  Further, the change according to the rarity of the same character is not limited to the progress parameter 1005, and may appear in the contents of the card to be discharged. For example, the ranger associated with the card shown in FIG. 3 (a) changes the rarity, so that the ranger's design, design, or card as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and (b). The coating and decoration applied in the production process may be different.

  Accordingly, in this step, the control unit 101 determines a ranger to be a discharge candidate according to the play content of the ranger battle (change / increase if necessary).

  In S505, when an operation input related to determination of a discharge target ranger (target ranger) is made from discharge candidates, the control unit 101 configures article information using the type ID and element ID of the ranger, Turn into. Under the control of the control unit 101, the discharge control unit 108 composes print data of the ranger card of the target ranger based on the graphics data for the target ranger card and the article information code. Print and discharge.

  In step S <b> 506, the presentation control unit 107 performs screen display of a giant effect on the senior enemy character among the opponent characters under the control of the control unit 101, and notifies that the second game can be continuously played.

  In step S <b> 507, the control unit 101 determines whether or not further payment related to the play of the second game has been made during a predetermined time limit. The control unit 101 moves the process to S508 if it is determined that further payment has been made, and moves the process to S509 if it is determined that the payment has not been made.

  In step S <b> 508, the control unit 101 sets a value of an execution flag indicating whether or not to execute the second game as true (True: execute the second game) and stores the value in the memory 103.

  In step S <b> 509, the control unit 101 sets the value of the execution flag as false (False: does not execute the second game) and stores the value in the memory 103.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S503 that the defeat condition is satisfied, the control unit 101 determines a ranger as a ranger card discharge candidate for the first game in S510, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the ranger. As described above, in the game device 100 according to the present embodiment, when the victory condition is not satisfied in the competitive game, the ranger registered as the user character is a discharge candidate.

  In S511, when an operation input related to determination of a discharge target ranger (target ranger) is made from discharge candidates, the control unit 101 configures the print data of the ranger card of the target ranger as in S505, and the discharge unit The ranger card is printed at 150 and discharged.

  In S <b> 512, the control unit 101 sets the value of the execution flag as false (False: does not execute the second game) and stores the value in the memory 103.

  When the process of the first game is completed in this way, the control unit 101 determines whether or not to execute the second game in S404 of the providing process. The determination in this step may be made by referring to the execution flag stored in the memory 103. If it is determined that the second game is to be executed, the control unit 101 moves the process to S405. If it is determined that the second game is not to be executed, the control unit 101 moves the process to S406.

  In step S <b> 405, the control unit 101 executes a second game process related to the further payment of the consideration made.

<Processing of second game>
Hereinafter, the process of the second game executed in S405 will be further described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the processing of the second game is started, the control unit 101 determines in step S701 whether or not to newly register a user character to appear in the current robot battle using a card. Judgment of this step may be made through an inquiry to the user, and a game screen and sound for selecting whether to use a combined robot card or not for registration of a user character to appear in a robot battle is controlled. This is performed based on an operation input related to the selection of presence or absence of use. The control unit 101 moves the process to S702 if it is determined to register a user character using a new card in the current robot battle, and moves to S703 if it is determined not to do so.

  In step S <b> 702, the control unit 101 executes a registration sequence process for accepting registration of a user character to appear in the current robot battle. The main registration sequence may be the same as the processing of the registration sequence in S402. However, when the type ID 1021 of the acquired item information indicates the type of the combined robot, the control unit 101 corresponds to the item information. Based on the information, various information of the combined robot corresponding to the card is registered in the memory 103 as user character information. At this time, the user character information may have the data structure shown in FIG. 10C, but the element ID 1031 is the element ID related to the type of the combined robot, and the card use flag 1033 is true.

  In this embodiment, for the sake of simplicity, it is assumed that the user can register a user character (combined robot) to appear in a robot battle by acquiring information using a combined robot card. It is not limited to. As described above, in the aspect in which the parts robot card can be ejected, it is possible to obtain information by using the number of part robot cards necessary for the composition of the combined robots, and configure a combined robot of the desired parts robots as user characters. It may be registered. In addition, as shown in S703, which will be described later, the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can also be configured as a combined robot by combining part robots associated with each ranger, and can be registered as a user character. May be obtained, and a combined robot may be configured based on the associated parts robot obtained from the relevant element information 1006 and registered as a user character. At this time, the card use flag 1033 may be set to be false for the combined robot registered as the user character without being based on these combined robot cards.

  When the information of one user character (union robot) is registered, the control unit 101 moves the process to S704. In addition, when the operation input for ending registration of the combined robot is made, or when the predetermined time limit for the registration sequence is ended, the information of one combined robot is registered at the timing when the registration sequence should be ended. If not, the control unit 101 may move the process to S703.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S701 that the user character is not registered using a new card in the current robot game, the control unit 101 determines in S703 the user character registered in the first game that was performed in advance. Based on the information, a user character (combined robot) to appear in the robot battle is registered. In the game apparatus 100 of this embodiment, each ranger includes, for example, part robot information determined for the ranger in the game scenario in the related element information 1006 of the element information. Based on the five rangers that appeared in, a combined robot of parts robots associated with them is configured and registered as a user character. At this time, the card use flag 1033 of the user character information is registered as false.

  For the sake of simplicity in the present embodiment, it is possible to identify one combined robot based on the combination of the ranger or parts robot used as a basis, and add up the progress parameters 1005 defined for these base game elements. In the following description, it is assumed that element information about the combined robot is stored in the element DB 106 in advance, for example, a value that makes the game proceed more favorably than the value obtained is assigned to the progress parameter 1005. It is not limited to. Element information does not need to be determined in advance for the combined robot, and in addition to the progress parameter 1005 changed so that the game proceeds more favorably than the sum of the progress parameter 1005 of the base game element, The data may be configured by combining graphics data of game elements based on the data.

  In step S <b> 704, the control unit 101 determines the robot based on the registered opponent character information (the progression parameter is adjusted in a direction that makes the game difficulty more difficult than the ranger battle due to enlarging) and the user character information. Game processing for providing a battle game related to the battle is started. During the execution of the game process, the presentation control unit 107 generates a game screen based on the progress of the game and the operation input made under the control of the control unit 101 and causes the display unit 130 to display the game screen.

  In step S <b> 705, the control unit 101 determines whether a condition for ending the game process is satisfied. The game process may be terminated when any of the above-described victory condition and defeat condition is satisfied as in S502. If the control unit 101 determines that the condition for ending the game process is satisfied, the control unit 101 moves the process to S706, and if it is determined that the condition is not satisfied, the process of this step is repeated.

  In step S <b> 706, the control unit 101 determines whether the victory condition is satisfied in the game process related to the robot battle. When it is determined that the victory condition is satisfied in the game process related to the robot game, the control unit 101 moves the process to S707, and when it determines that the defeat condition is satisfied, the control unit 101 moves the process to S708.

  In step S <b> 707, the control unit 101 determines a combined robot as a combined robot card discharge candidate for the second game, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the combined robot. In this step, the control unit 101 determines a combined robot to be a discharge candidate in accordance with the play contents of the robot battle (change / increase if necessary).

  Also, in S708, the control unit 101 determines a combined robot to be a combined robot card discharge candidate for the second game, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the combined robot. In this step, the control unit 101 determines the combined robots that appeared in the robot battle as discharge candidates regardless of the play content of the robot battle.

  In step S <b> 709, when an operation input related to determination of a combined robot to be discharged (target combined robot) is made from the discharge candidates, the control unit 101 configures article information using the type ID and element ID of the combined robot. And code it. Under the control of the control unit 101, the discharge control unit 108 configures print data for the combined robot card of the target combined robot based on the graphics data for the target combined robot card and the article information code. Print the combined RoboCard and eject it.

  When the processing of the second game is completed as described above, the control unit 101 executes various processes for ending the game play related to one user in S406 of the providing process, and executes the process of the end sequence. Complete the delivery process.

  In this embodiment, one user can continuously play two types of games, the first game and the second game, and can discharge different types of articles for each game. However, implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. In the practice of the present invention, there may be at least two types of games that are played in succession, and among these two or more games, different types of articles may be discharged.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the first game and the second game are being played and the cards are discharged for each game after the end of each battle game. However, the cards are discharged. The timing is not limited to this. For example, the card may be discharged during the battle game in accordance with the development of the battle game. Further, for example, the card discharge may be performed after the card discharge sequence is executed after the end of the first game and the second game. At this time, the flow of processing may be executed in the order of, for example, first game processing → discharge sequence related to the first game → second game processing → discharge sequence related to the second game. .

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been described that the game play is provided and the card is provided according to the payment of the consideration. However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and the provision of the game play is the payment of the consideration. If the user desires to eject a card for a desired game element, it is also possible to request payment of the consideration.

  As described above, according to the game device of the present embodiment, an article corresponding to a desired game element can be easily provided to the user. More specifically, for each of a plurality of types of games, a game item of a type associated with a game element corresponding to the nature of the game to be executed can be discharged. Playing more interesting by letting the user know from the game type whether or not the item corresponding to the game element will be discharged, while ensuring the user's convenience, and discharging different types of items separately An experience can be provided.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described embodiment, the ranger card as the first type of article of the present invention is used in the first game, and the combined robot card (or parts robot card as the second type of article of the present invention in the second game. ) Was explained as being capable of discharging one sheet each. On the other hand, particularly in the first game in which a plurality of game elements appear, a plurality of desired game elements may be included in the discharge candidates, and it is not preferable for the user to miss these acquisition opportunities.

  Therefore, for the user who paid the additional consideration and played the second game, as a privilege, the card of the second game with respect to the discharge candidate (ranger) not selected as the discharge target in the first game. It may be selectable at the time of discharge. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), when determining a discharge candidate in the second game, a ranger that was not selected as a discharge target in the first game is included as a discharge candidate and displayed in a selectable manner. It is good also as what to do. In this case, also in the second game, it is possible to exceptionally recognize the discharge of the ranger card, which is the first type of article, and to ensure the convenience of the user.

  In addition to this, in the first game and the second game, a plurality of game elements can be selected as the discharge target, and the second and subsequent cards are discharged for each card discharge. You may make it request | require payment of. By doing so, it is possible to realize an increase in sales of the game apparatus 100 while satisfying the user's desire to collect articles. Further, in the mode in which a plurality of card discharges are permitted, a game element having higher rarity of the same character as the discharged game element is newly added as shown in FIG. In addition, it may be configured so that further consideration is easily paid. The game elements to be newly added are not limited to the same character, but related characters (characters that are based on the same character but are treated as different characters by form change or evolution), or games related to different characters. Any game element may be used as long as it is a game element with a progress parameter 1005 that can make the progress of the game advantageous.

[Modification 2]
In addition, depending on game content that provides a play experience, a toy body or the like may be distributed as a related product, so that a user who owns a toy body or a user interested in the content can be more actively guided to game play. The game apparatus 100 may be configured to be able to acquire information from the toy body. In this case, the game apparatus 100 has a toy DB 111 that manages information on game elements that can be made to appear in the game based on each toy body, as indicated by broken lines in FIG. When it is made, the user character information may be registered in a state in which the game element corresponding to the toy body is associated. For the user character associated with the game element corresponding to the toy body, the progress parameter is changed so that the game is advantageously advanced accordingly. Further, the game element corresponding to the toy body may be reflected in the design when the card of the associated user character is discharged.

  For example, when information is acquired from a toy body imitating an item used by a ranger in content as shown in FIG. 9A, when a ranger card is discharged for the associated ranger, FIG. As shown in b), a ranger equipped with the item may be attached. In addition, if there is a parts robot associated with the item in the content, this is reflected in the combined robot as well, and as shown in FIG. The symbol of the combined robot reflecting the above may be attached to the combined robot card. In the example of FIG. 9, the toy body of FIG. 9 (a) is a weapon with a whale motif, and in FIG. 9 (b), the ranger has a pattern equipped with the weapon, FIG. 9 (c) Now, it is a combined robot with a whale motif.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made 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.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100: Game device 101: Control part 102: Recording medium 103: Memory 104: Payment detection part 105: Acquisition part 106: Element DB 107: Presentation control part 108: Discharge control part 109: Operation Input unit, 110: communication unit, 111: toy DB, 120: reader, 130: display unit, 140: audio output unit, 150: discharge unit

In order to achieve the above-described object, the game device of the present invention provides a game device based on an acquisition unit that acquires information on a game element from an article associated with the game element, and information acquired by the acquisition unit. An execution means for executing a game, a presentation means for presenting a game element associated with the information-acquired article, and a discharge means for discharging an article associated with the game element based on the game. The game includes a first game and a second game subsequent to the first game, and the discharging means has the first game with respect to the first game on the condition that payment has been made. The first game element for the second game is provided on the condition that the first type of goods associated with the game element is discharged and further payment is made after the discharge of the first type of goods. Different from The article of the second type the second game element is associated a type discharging, the first game element and second game element, in any of the first game and the second game or is presented is that Do different.

In order to achieve the above-described object, the game device of the present invention provides a game device based on an acquisition unit that acquires information on a game element from an article associated with the game element, and information acquired by the acquisition unit. and execution means for executing, relates to a game, comprising: a presentation means for presenting gate arm element, on the basis of the game, and discharging means for discharging the articles that associates game element, a game, the presentation means game element associated with the information obtained article is presented, and a second game that follows the first game and the first game, wherein the presenting means, the first game and the second for each game, the associated article presented a game element that can be discharged, the discharge means, subject to the consideration of the payment has been made, Hisage articles as a game element that can be discharged for the first game Is an article of the first type first game element associated with the discharge, the condition that the payment of additional compensation after discharge of the articles of the first type is made, for the second game A second type of article associated with a second game element , which is presented as a game element that can be discharged, is discharged, and the first game element and the second game element are at least a second The game element is handled as a different type of game element in the game in that an article associated only in the second game can be discharged .

Claims (21)

Obtaining means for obtaining information of the game element from an article associated with the game element;
Execution means for executing a game based on the information acquired by the acquisition means;
Presenting means for presenting a game element associated with an article for which information has been acquired in connection with the game;
Discharging means for discharging an article associated with a game element based on the game;
The game includes a first game and a second game subsequent to the first game,
The discharging means is
On condition that payment of consideration has been made, for the first game, discharge the first type of goods associated with the first game element;
A second game element of a type different from the first game element is associated with the second game on the condition that further payment has been made after the first type of article is discharged. A game device that discharges the second type of article. The execution means executes the second game on condition that a further payment has been made after the first game,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the discharging unit discharges the second type of article based on payment of a value related to execution of the second game.   The game device according to claim 1, wherein the execution unit executes the second game on the condition that a start condition of the second game is satisfied in the first game. The first game includes a first battle game,
The second game includes a second battle game different from the first battle game,
The game device according to claim 3, wherein the execution unit executes the second game on condition that a victory condition is satisfied in the first competitive game.   The game device according to claim 4, wherein the second game element is set with information that makes the progress of the game more advantageous than the first game element.   The game apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the progress of the game changes according to at least one of a class, an ability value, and a rarity level of an associated article set for the game element.   The game device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein a game element of an opponent is the same in the first competitive game and the second competitive game.   The game device according to claim 7, wherein the game element of the opponent of the first battle game has a size different from that of the first battle game and appears as a game element of the opponent of the second battle game.   The game according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the presenting means presents a game element of an opponent of the second competitive game during the first game after a victory condition is satisfied. apparatus.   The game device according to claim 4, wherein the second game element is determined based on a plurality of the first game elements in the second game. The discharging means is
During or after the first game, the first type of article is discharged,
The game device according to claim 4, wherein the second type of article is discharged during or after the second game.   The game device according to claim 11, wherein the discharging means discharges the first type of article associated with any of the plurality of first game elements presented in the first game.   The game device according to claim 12, wherein the discharging unit discharges the second type of article associated with any one or more of the second game elements presented in the second game.   The discharging means includes the first game during or after the second game when there is the first game element that has not been discharged as the first type of article for the first game. The game device according to claim 13, wherein the first type of article associated with an element is discharged. The presenting means presents a new game element associated with the game element after the article associated with the game element presented in the game is discharged,
The game device according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the discharging means discharges an article associated with the new game element on condition that payment of further consideration is made.   The game apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the new game element is obtained by changing the game element from which the article has been discharged into a state in which the progress of the game is advantageous. The acquisition means includes a third game element associated with the third type of article from a third type of article having a form different from that of the first type of article and the second type of article. To get more information,
The presenting means determines at least one of the first game element and the second game element in the game based on the information on the third game element acquired by the acquiring means. The game device according to any one of claims 11 to 16, wherein the game device is presented in an associated state. The first type of item and the second type of item are provided with a symbol of an associated game element,
The game device according to claim 17, wherein when the information on the third game element is acquired, the discharging unit reflects the third game element on a pattern of an article to be discharged. A game article discharged by the discharge means of the game device according to any one of claims 1 to 18,
A game article associated with the game element by having the information on the first game element or the information on the second game element.   The game article according to claim 19, wherein information set in the progress control of the game by the execution unit is attached so as to be visible when information is acquired by the acquisition unit.   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the game device of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 18.

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