JP4431353B2 - GAME SERVER DEVICE AND GAME MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is installed in a plurality of stores so as to be communicable via a network with a plurality of game terminal devices that receive a player's operation and execute a winning game competition consisting of a plurality of rounds. For a game that is communicably connected to a plurality of personal terminal devices that are held by a player and that transmits and receives information about participation in the competition game, and that manages the progress of the competition game between the game terminal devices. The present invention relates to a server device and a game management program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various game terminal devices that accept a player's operation and execute a battle game have been proposed and already used. For example, in a game center or the like, a plurality of game devices (terminal devices) of the same model are arranged, a plurality of game terminal devices are connected via a network (and server device) such as a LAN and the Internet, and a plurality of players are connected. However, there is a game terminal device capable of playing a game in the same game space. In such a game terminal device, table games such as mahjong and shogi, and battle games such as sports and martial arts are performed.

  When performing the above table game, competitive game, and the like, a plurality of game terminal devices are connected via a network (and server device) such as a LAN and the Internet, so that an unspecified number of players participate in the game. Can do. In this way, when strangers play against each other, since the opponent's ability regarding the game, etc., is not known, the game terminal device is used in a stand-alone form and the game terminal device is used as the opponent, so-called CPU battle Compared to the game, the game progress is given unexpectedness, and the game can be given a certain interest.

Patent documents 1 to 4 have been proposed as tournament-type games. In Patent Document 1, a character that competes in the order of the determined tournament combination by setting entry acceptance time, determining the combination of tournaments up to the final match based on the coin insertion information detected by the coin detection means during that time A tournament game apparatus is provided that includes image display means for selecting and selecting a to repeat the game to the final game. In Patent Document 2, a game machine that is configured by a game machine having a communication function and participates in a communication battle game, a game machine that becomes a parent machine receives game control data from a game machine of another child machine. A tournament battle is possible, in which a game control data is distributed from the master communication control device of the parent device to the communication control device of the child device and synchronized. A communication game machine system is described. In Patent Documents 3 and 4, a combination of battles up to the final battle is determined from the client systems belonging to the same battle group, and a battle is executed by managing data transmission / reception between the client systems determined by the combination A communication game system including a game server system having a tournament battle mode, which is configured to determine the next combination according to the battle table according to the result of the battle and repeat the battle until the final battle. ing.
JP-A-7-59944 JP-A-8-294582 JP 2001-120841 A JP 2001-224865 A

  On the other hand, in table games such as mahjong and shogi, when a winning game competition consisting of multiple rounds such as a national tournament is held, interest is greatly influenced by the competition holding method (game competition progression method). .

  Conventionally, the method of entering a game competition (applying to participate in a competition of competition games) has little room for selection such as application by telephone or application from a home PC. In addition, the competition place in the game competition is a home PC (personal computer) connected to the LAN and the Internet, or a designated place (game competition venue or store), and does not have a home PC, or The motivation to participate in the game tournament may be killed because the designated place is remote from the place of residence of the player. In addition, as the first and second rounds and the game tournament proceed, there is a situation in which the competitors are forced to restrain their time until the time they fight, and the interest of the game may be killed. It was.

  In particular, when a game tournament is held between game terminal devices installed in multiple stores, in order to collect information such as entry to the game tournament, whether to advance to the next game, the date and time of the next game, It is necessary to go to the store where the game terminal device is arranged, which increases the burden on the player and contributes to killing the willingness to participate in the game competition.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a game server device and a game management program that can be easily applied for a game tournament and can efficiently digest a battle in the game tournament. For the purpose.

The game server device according to claim 1 is installed in a plurality of stores, receives a player's operation, and executes a winning-type competition game tournament constituted by a plurality of rounds and via a network. And connected to a plurality of personal terminal devices that are mobile phones or personal computers that are held by the player and transmit / receive information related to participation in the competition game, between the game terminal devices. A server device for a game that manages the progress of the competition of the battle game performed in
Player information storage means for storing participation qualification information indicating presence / absence of participation qualification for the competition game in association with player identification information;
By the start of the first round of the competition game tournament, accepting the player's identification information, the e-mail address of the personal terminal device, and an application to participate in the competition game tournament from the personal terminal device, a participation receiving means for storing the e-mail address of the personal terminal unit to the player information storage means in association with identification information of the player,
In each round of the competition game tournament, at the end of all of the battle games of each battle group, the player information is determined for each player based on the game result based on the game result to determine whether or not he / she is eligible to participate in the next game. Participation qualification management means for updating the participation qualification information in the storage means;
Refer to the information in the player information storage means for accepting the application to participate in the battle game for obtaining the qualification for participation in the first game, the qualification information for the next game , On the other hand, a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving the battle of the first round and the next battle, is set, and the battle reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage means in association with the player identification information. Belt setting means,
A player who reads the e-mail address of the personal terminal device possessed by a player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage means , and is eligible to participate in the next game by the first round and the participation qualification management means for the personal terminal device. Reception time transmission means for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the next game every time is determined using an e-mail;
When receiving the player identification information and an application for starting a battle game in a certain round from the game terminal device, the received player identification information matches any of the player identification information that is eligible for participation, and When the date and time when the application for starting the game is received is included in the battle reception time zone in the battle that is stored in the player information storage means, the start of the battle game of the battle is permitted. Match permission means,
A predetermined number of opponents required to establish the battle game of the round are determined from the players permitted to start the battle game of the round by the battle permission unit as the battle groups in the permitted order. An opponent determination means,
The battle reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone of each round according to the number of players who have the qualifications for participation stored in the player information storage means.

A game management program according to claim 8 is installed in a plurality of game terminal devices that are installed in a plurality of stores and receive a player's operation and execute a winning-type competition game tournament composed of a plurality of rounds. Of the competitive game played between the game terminal devices that are communicably connected to each other and are communicably connected to a plurality of personal terminal devices that are held by the player and transmit / receive information regarding participation in the competition game. A game management program for a game server device for managing the progress of a tournament, the game server device comprising:
Player information storage means for storing participation qualification information indicating presence / absence of participation qualification for the competition game in association with player identification information;
By the start of the first round of the competition game tournament, accepting the player's identification information, the e-mail address of the personal terminal device, and an application to participate in the competition game tournament from the personal terminal device, a participation receiving means for storing the e-mail address of the personal terminal unit to the player information storage means in association with identification information of the player,
In each round of the competition game tournament, at the end of all of the battle games of each battle group, the player information is determined for each player based on the game result based on the game result to determine whether or not the player is eligible for the next game. Participation qualification management means for updating the participation qualification information in the storage means;
Refer to the information in the player information storage means for accepting the application to participate in the battle game for obtaining the qualification for participation in the first game, the qualification information for the next game , On the other hand, a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving the battle of the first round and the next battle, is set, and the battle reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage means in association with the player identification information. Belt setting means,
A player who reads the e-mail address of the personal terminal device possessed by a player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage means , and is eligible to participate in the next game by the first round and the participation qualification management means for the personal terminal device. Reception time transmission means for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the next game every time is determined using an e-mail;
When receiving the player identification information and an application for starting a battle game in a certain round from the game terminal device, the received player identification information matches any of the player identification information that is eligible for participation, and When the date and time when the application for starting the game is received is included in the battle reception time zone in the battle that is stored in the player information storage means, the start of the battle game on the line is permitted. Match permission means,
A predetermined number of opponents required to establish the battle game of the round are determined from the players permitted to start the battle game of the round by the battle permission unit as the battle groups in the permitted order. Function as an opponent determination means,
The battle reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone of each round according to the number of players who have the qualifications for participation stored in the player information storage means.

According to the above invention, the player information storage means stores the participation qualification information indicating the presence or absence of the qualification to participate in the competition of the competitive game in association with the player identification information. By the start of the first round of the tournament, the player's identification information, the e-mail address of the personal terminal device, and the application for participating in the competition game are accepted from the personal terminal device, and the personal information is stored in the player information storage means. e-mail address of the device is stored in association with the identification information of the player, by qualification management means, in each round game of the tournament competition game at the time of all of the end of each match set of competitive game, the game result for each player based on In accordance with a predetermined rule, it is determined whether or not there is a qualification for participation in the next game, and the participation qualification information in the player information storage means is updated. Also, refer to the information for accepting an application to participate in the battle game for obtaining the qualification for participation in the first round in the player information storage means and the qualification information for the next game by the match reception time zone setting means. Then, a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving the first round and the next round battle, is set for the qualified player, and the battle reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage means as the player identification information. Are stored in association with each other. Then, the reception time transmission means reads the e-mail address of the personal terminal device held by the player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage means, and the personal terminal device is subjected to the first round and the participation qualification management means. The battle reception time zone information of the next game is transmitted using an e-mail each time a player who is qualified to participate in the next game is determined . Further, when the match permission means accepts the player identification information and the application for starting the battle game in a certain match from the game terminal device, the received player identification information is the identification information of the player qualified for participation. If the match date and the date and time when the application for starting the battle game is received are included in the battle reception time zone stored in the player information storage unit, the opponent determination unit Thus, a predetermined number of opponents necessary for establishing the battle game of the round are selected from the players permitted to start the battle game of the round by the battle permission means as each battle group in the permitted order. As a result, the start of the battle game is permitted. Here, the length of the battle reception time zone of each round is set by the battle reception time zone setting means according to the number of players who have the qualifications of participation stored in the player information storage means.

  Therefore, since the participation accepting means accepts an application for participating in the competition of the competition game from the personal terminal device, the player who wishes to participate in the competition game of the winning game uses the personal terminal device familiar to him / her. Thus, it becomes possible to easily apply for a competition of the competition game, and the convenience of the player is improved.

Then, by the participation qualification management means, at the end of every battle game of each battle group in each round of the battle game tournament, the qualification to participate in the next game is determined for each player according to a predetermined rule based on the game result. Presence / absence is determined. Here, for the player who is determined to be eligible for participation in the next game, that is, the second game at the end of the first game, the information stored in the player information storage means that has received the application for the first game is next. It is updated to the qualification information for participation in the second round, that is, the second round. In addition, for the player who is determined to be eligible for participation in the next game, that is, the third game at the end of the second game, the second game participation qualification information updated in the player information storage means is the next game, that is, 3 Updated to qualification information for the round. In this way, by the eligibility information of the player that you can participate in the next time it is updated each time game, so that the progress of the game to be executed by the game terminal devices is managed. Next, the player who has the qualifications for the next game has the reception time zone information of the next game every time the player who has the qualifications to participate in the first game and the next qualification management means is judged by the reception time transmission means. When the application for starting the battle game in the round is received from the game terminal device by the match permission means transmitted by e-mail to the personal terminal device, the request for starting the battle game is accepted When the date and time is included in the battle reception time zone of the round, since the start of the battle game of the round is permitted, the player from the game terminal device within the battle reception time zone notified in advance by e-mail What is necessary is just to input that the battle game is started. Therefore, the convenience of the player is improved because it is only necessary to go to the store where the game terminal device is installed only when the game is executed. Furthermore, since the battle game of each round is complete | finished when the battle reception time slot | zone is complete | finished, the battle game in a game competition is digested efficiently.

  Furthermore, since the opponent who is permitted to start the battle game by the battle permission means is determined as the opponent in the permitted order by the opponent determination means, the opponent is quickly determined, and the game competition is more efficiently performed. The battle game is digested.

  The game server device according to claim 2, wherein the reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone to be shorter than the time of the previous round as the round progresses. .

  According to the above configuration, the battle reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone to be shorter than that of the previous round as the battle progresses. On the other hand, since the number of players qualified to participate in the battle game decreases as the round progresses, as the battle progresses, the length of the battle reception time zone is set shorter than the previous round, With the progress of the round, the time until the opponent is determined is suppressed, and the battle game in the game competition is more efficiently digested.

  The server device for a game according to claim 3 is characterized in that the participation accepting unit accepts an application for participating in the competition game tournament via a homepage of the competition game tournament.

  According to the above configuration, since the application for accepting the competition game tournament is accepted by the participation acceptance means via the competition game tournament homepage, for example, a predetermined input is made according to the guidance displayed on the homepage. By doing so, it is possible to apply for participation in a competition of competition games, and application for participation in the competition of competition games is easily performed, and the convenience of the player is improved.

  The game server device according to claim 4 is characterized in that the battle game is a game imitating mah-jongg, and the predetermined number of persons is 1 or more and 3 or less.

  According to the above configuration, since the battle game is a game imitating mahjong and the predetermined number of players required to establish the battle game is 1 or more and 3 or less, the opponent by the opponent determination means This makes it easier to decide the game and more efficiently digests the battle game in the game competition.

  The game server device according to claim 5, wherein the competition of the competitive game is configured by a predetermined number of battle games, and the participation qualification management unit performs the predetermined number of times for each player in each round. Comprehensive results of the battle game are calculated according to a predetermined rule, and a qualification to participate in the next game is given to a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game in descending order of the overall results. .

  According to the above configuration, the competition game tournament is composed of a predetermined number of battle games, and the participation qualification management means obtains a total score of the predetermined number of battle games for each player in each round. Qualification to participate in the next game is given to a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game, which are calculated in accordance with the rules and set in advance in descending order of overall results.

  In this way, since a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game in advance from the highest overall score of a predetermined number of battle games are given eligibility to participate in the next game, it is compared with a normal tournament game. As a result, the game progresses more accurately reflecting the ability, and the fun of the game competition is improved.

  The game server device according to claim 6, wherein the participation qualification management means calculates the total score by adding the number of points at the end of each battle game by the predetermined number of times. It is said.

  According to the above configuration, since the total score is calculated by the participation qualification management means as a result of adding the score of the score bar at the end of each battle game by the predetermined number of times, it is easily calculated and Comprehensive results for appropriately evaluating the player's ability can be obtained.

The game server device according to claim 7 is characterized in that the participation qualification management means calculates the score as a score of a score bar at the end of the battle game.

  According to the above configuration, since the score is calculated as the score of the point stick at the end of the competitive game by the participation qualification management means, a score that can be easily calculated and the player's ability is appropriately evaluated can be obtained. .

According to the first and eighth aspects of the invention, it is possible to easily apply for a competition game using a personal terminal device that is familiar to the user, and the convenience of the player is improved. In addition, the convenience of the player is further improved because it is only necessary to go to the store where the game terminal device is installed only when the game is executed. Furthermore, since the battle game of each round is completed when the battle reception time period ends, the battle game in the game tournament can be efficiently digested. Further, since the player who is permitted to start the battle game is determined as the opponent in the permitted order, the opponent is quickly determined, and the battle game in the game tournament can be digested more efficiently.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the time until the opponent is determined with the progress of the round, and to more efficiently digest the battle game in the game tournament.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the application for participating in the competition of the competitive game is easily performed, the convenience of the player can be improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, since it is easy to determine the opponent, it is possible to digest the battle game in the game tournament more efficiently.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game in advance from the highest overall score of the predetermined number of battle games are given the right to participate in the next game, Compared with the tournament match, the progress of the game reflects the ability more accurately, and the interest of the game tournament can be improved.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the total score is calculated as a result of adding the score of the sticks at the end of each battle game for the predetermined number of times, it is easily calculated and appropriately It is possible to obtain a comprehensive score that can evaluate the ability of the player.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the score is calculated as the score of the holding stick at the end of the battle game, it is possible to obtain a score that can be easily calculated and can appropriately evaluate the player's ability.

<Matters common to the first embodiment and the second embodiment>
FIG. 1 is an example of a configuration diagram of a game system to which a game server device according to the present invention is applied. The game system includes a game terminal device 1 that receives a player's operation and executes a win-type competition game tournament constituted by a plurality of rounds (for example, three rounds), and a plurality (for example, eight) of game terminals. The apparatus 1 is connected to be communicable via a network (here, LAN), and is connected to be communicable via a center server apparatus 3 (to be described later) via a network (here, the Internet). A store server device 2 that transmits / receives data to / from the server device 3 and a plurality of store server devices 2 that are communicably connected to each other via a network (here, the Internet), and a personal terminal device 4 that will be described later. A center server device 3 (corresponding to a game server device) that is communicably connected and manages the progress of the competition of the competitive game. , And a plurality of personal terminal device 4 for transmitting and receiving information regarding participation in the tournament held battle game by the player.

  The game terminal device 1 executes a competition of a battle game by a player performing a predetermined operation based on a game screen displayed on a monitor. The identification information associated with the game terminal device 1 is the identification information for each store server device 2 to which the game terminal device 1 is connected (or the identification information of the store where the game terminal device 1 is disposed). And identification information (referred to as a terminal number) for each game terminal device 1 in the store where the game terminal device 1 is provided. For example, when the identification information of the store A is A and the identification information of the game terminal device 1 in the store A is 4, the identification information of the game terminal device 1 is A4.

  The store server device 2 is communicably connected to the plurality of game terminal devices 1 and the center server device 3, and transmits and receives data between the game terminal device 1 and the center server device 3.

  The center server device 3 is communicably connected to a plurality of store server devices 2 via a network, and competes in the same game space by transmitting and receiving data to and from the plurality of game terminal devices 1 via the store server device 2. The game progress is managed so that the game tournament is executed. The center server device 3 receives and stores the player information of the player transmitted from the game terminal device 1 via the store server device 2 and the network, and selects and designates the player (the opponent) who plays the battle game. It is.

  The personal terminal device 4 is communicably connected to the center server device 3 and transmits player information of a player such as a user ID to the center server device 3 via a homepage or the like, an email transmitted from the center server device 3, etc. For example, a home PC (personal computer) or a mobile phone. Although the case where the personal terminal device 4 is a mobile phone will be described here, the mobile phone has a configuration capable of browsing homepages on a network and sending and receiving e-mails. That is, here, the personal terminal device 4 is a mobile phone having a browser function and an e-mail transmission / reception function.

  In addition to the mobile phone, the personal terminal device 4 may be a personal computer having a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA (Personal Data Assistance), and a communication function.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the game terminal device 1. In the present embodiment (first and second embodiments), the competition of the battle game performed using the game terminal device 1 according to the present invention is a mahjong game tournament, and a player who operates the game terminal device 1 A player who operates the other game terminal device 1 and at least one of the CPU players play against each other. Since the mahjong game has three opponents in the same manner as the real mahjong (four-player battle), at least one of the opponents is a player who operates the other game terminal device 1 (hereinafter referred to as a man player). There is a case where another player is a CPU player (hereinafter referred to as a man battle) and a case where all other players are CPU players (hereinafter referred to as a CPU battle). When playing against a player (man player) who operates another game terminal device 1, data between the game terminal devices 1 is transmitted via the network communication unit 18, the store server device 2, the center server device 3, and the like which will be described later. Transmission / reception is performed.

  The game terminal device 1 determines which button is instructed from the monitor 11 that displays the game screen, the address of the button that prompts the selection displayed on the game screen of the monitor 11, and the pressed position by the player. And a speaker 12 for outputting sound, a card reader / writer 13 for reading (and writing) information such as a user ID stored in a personal card such as a magnetic card, and fingerprint information from a CCD camera 14a described later. A fingerprint authentication unit 14 for extracting feature point data necessary for personal authentication, and a coin reception unit 15 for receiving coins inserted by the player. The feature point data extracted by the fingerprint authentication unit 14 is stored in a player information storage unit 362a (described later) of the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 18 and the store server device 2 (described later).

  The monitor 11 is, for example, a thin liquid crystal display that displays an image. The speaker 12 outputs a predetermined message or BGM. The fingerprint authentication unit 14 includes a CCD camera 14a that captures an image of the player's fingerprint. However, the fingerprint authentication unit 14 may be configured by another digital imager (such as a CMOS camera) instead of the CCD camera 14a. The coin accepting unit 15 includes a coin discharge port 151 that is discharged when the inserted coin is a defective coin or the like.

  At a suitable position of the game terminal device 1, a control unit 16 (described later) configured by a microcomputer that outputs detection signals from the respective units and control signals to the respective units is disposed.

  FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the game terminal device 1. The control unit 16 controls the overall operation of the game terminal device 1, and includes an information processing unit (CPU) 161, a RAM 162 that temporarily stores information in the middle of processing, and predetermined image information and game program to be described later. Etc. are provided in advance.

  The external input / output control unit 171 converts a detection signal into a digital signal for processing between the control unit 16 and the detection unit including the card reader / writer 13, the touch panel 11a, the CCD camera 14a, and the coin reception unit 15, The command information is converted into a control signal and output to each device of the detection unit, and the signal processing and the input / output processing are performed, for example, in a time division manner. The external device control unit 172 performs a control signal output operation to each device of the detection unit and a detection signal input operation from each device of the detection unit within each time division period.

  The drawing processing unit 111 displays a predetermined image on the monitor 11 in accordance with an image display instruction from the control unit 16, and includes a video RAM and the like. The sound reproducing unit 121 outputs a predetermined message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 12 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 16.

  The touch panel 11a is a thin layered body having a rectangular shape, and is configured by covering a pressure-sensitive material made of a linear transparent material at predetermined pitches in the vertical and horizontal directions with a transparent cover. Affixed on top. As the touch panel 11a, a known one can be used. Then, it is possible to determine which button is instructed from the address of the button prompting the selection displayed on the screen of the monitor 11 and the pressed position.

  The ROM 163 stores a mahjong tile character, a background image, various screen images, and the like. The mahjong tile character or the like is composed of a predetermined number of polygons constituting the mahjong tile character or the like so that the three-dimensional drawing can be performed, and the drawing processing unit 111 simulates from the position in the three-dimensional space based on the drawing instruction from the CPU 161. Performs calculation for conversion to a position in a three-dimensional space, light source calculation processing, and the like, and write processing of image data to be drawn to the video RAM based on the calculation result, for example, specified by polygons The texture data is written (pasted) to the video RAM area.

  Here, the relationship between the operation of the CPU 161 and the operation of the drawing processing unit 111 will be described. The CPU 161 reads out images, sounds, control program data, and game program data from the ROM 163 based on an operating system (OS) recorded in the ROM 163 that is built-in or externally attached / detached. Some or all of the read image, sound, control program data, and the like are held on the RAM 162. Thereafter, the CPU 161 performs processing based on the control program stored in the RAM 162, various data (image data including other character images such as polygons and textures of display objects, and sound data), detection signals from the detection unit, and the like. Will proceed.

  Of various data stored in the ROM 163, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium can be read by a driver such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, or a cassette medium reader. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  The network communication unit 18 is for transmitting and receiving various event information and the like generated during the execution of the mahjong game to and from the center server device 3 via the network and the store server device 2 and the like.

  Here, a personal authentication method in the game terminal device 1 will be described. In the personal authentication, the player recognized by the game terminal device 1 (or the center server device 3 connected via the network communication unit 18 and the network) and the player who is actually playing are the same. Judgment. When a player plays the game terminal device 1 for the first time, first, a personal card purchased separately is inserted into the card reader / writer 13. Next, a player name (user name) and a password are input to the game terminal device 1 via the touch panel 11a of the monitor 11, and the fingerprint of the player is captured by the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and this fingerprint information is used. Feature point data necessary for personal authentication is extracted. Then, information such as the player name, password, and feature point data is transmitted to the network server 18 and the store server device 2 connected via the network, and from the store server device 2 via the communication line (Internet). Are transmitted to the center server device 3 and stored in a player information storage unit 362a described later. In this way, the player is registered in the center server device 3.

  Note that the player name information is also recorded on the inserted personal card.

  When a player registered in the center server device 3 plays the game terminal device 1, first, a personal card is inserted into the card reader / writer 13. Next, a password is input to the game terminal device 1 via the touch panel 11 a of the monitor 11. The player name information already recorded is read from the personal card inserted into the card reader / writer 13. Next, a fingerprint of the player is imaged by the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and feature point data necessary for personal authentication is extracted from the fingerprint information by the fingerprint authentication unit 14. Then, the player name information read from the personal card, the user ID data such as the input password and the feature point data are connected via the network communication unit 18, the store server device 2, the network, etc. The center server device 3 determines whether or not user ID data stored in a player information storage unit 362a, which will be described later, and the transmitted data are the same. When this determination is affirmed, the player is allowed to play, and when this determination is denied, the play is rejected. At this time, for example, an error message or the like is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1 to prompt the player name or password to be input or to perform fingerprint authentication again.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a functional configuration diagram of the control unit 16 of the game terminal device 1. The CPU 161 of the control unit 16 includes a game progress control unit 1611, a timer 1612, a time limit display control unit 1613, a life evaluation unit 1614, a game score evaluation unit 1615, an item control unit 1616, and a continuation condition setting unit 1617. And a continuous participation permission unit 1618.

  The game progress control unit 1611 controls the progress of a game such as selection of a table to be played, determination of a place and a parent, a battle and the like based on a player's operation input from the touch panel 11a according to a predetermined mahjong rule. For example, during a match, the process of determining the type of the dora display kite based on the dice eyes, the type of kite selection process at the time of laying and spidering, the disposal process of the discarded kites, and squealing (pon, chi, kang) For example, a process for moving the heels of the hour, a process for rearranging the hands in a predetermined order, and the like are performed. However, in order for the game to proceed smoothly, the time limit from the spider to the throwing-away bag is set to a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) or less. If the selection is not made, the spider is cut (the spear that has been sprinkled is discarded as a spear). Here, the battle game is performed by selecting either the Dongfeng battle or the Hansou battle. The meaning of Dongfeng and Hansou is the same as that of real mahjong.

  The timer 1612 measures a time limit that allows the player to accept an operation input to the touch panel 11a from the hook to the completion of the throwing away.

  The time limit display control unit 1613 displays the remaining time of the time limit measured by the timer 1612 on the monitor 11 as a time limit display unit to be described later.

  The life evaluation unit 1614 increases or decreases the life according to a predetermined rule, and determines whether or not the life has become a predetermined value or less. Specifically, at the start of the game, for example, a life of 5000 points is virtually given to each player, and the life is increased or decreased based on the increase or decrease of the player's dotted bar. For example, when the player's dotted bar is reduced by 3000 points, the life is reduced by 3000 points in proportion to the reduced amount of the dotted bar. Further, when the player's dot is increased by 3000 (= 3000 × 1) points, the life is increased by 2400 (= 3000 × 0.8) points in proportion to the increase of the dot. When the life becomes 0 points or less during the battle, the player is prompted to insert coins when continuing the battle. At the end of the match, score evaluation is done with a stick, and it is checked whether the total of the sticks is 25000 points. If the score is less than 25000 points and the game is played continuously, coins are inserted into the player Prompt. At that time, for example, if the score is 15000 points or more, coin insertion for 100 yen is prompted, and if the score is less than 15000 points, coin insertion for 200 yen is prompted.

  Note that the score is over 25,000 at the end of the match, and the life is initialized to 5000 points at the start of the game even when the game is continuously played.

  The game score evaluation unit 1615 obtains a game score at the end of the game by evaluating a player's operation during the game according to a predetermined rule. The game result represents an evaluation result of the player's operation during the game. Here, the game score evaluation unit 1615 counts the number of virtual points of each player that increase or decrease from the start of the game to the end of the game after the game ends, Based on the number of items to be described later, the rank (class) representing the level of strength of the player in the game is determined.

  The game score evaluation unit 1615 stores the above-described game score evaluation result information (the number of points) in a game score storage unit 1624 described later in association with the name of the player, as well as evaluation result information and stage information. Is transmitted to the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 (network communication unit 18) or the like.

  The item control unit 1616 virtually assigns an item (for example, an item called a dragon chip) to a player that satisfies a predetermined condition, and increases or decreases the number of points that the player virtually holds to determine the number of items and points described later. The game result storage unit 1624 stores the dragon chip in association with the name of the player and moves the dragon chip between the players.

  Here, the point increasing / decreasing method and the item granting conditions will be specifically described. During the game, when the player goes up (concludes), the player virtually adds a predetermined number of points, and when the player transfers (fires), subtracts the predetermined number of points. Is. For example, when the player goes up, points are added at a ratio of 20 points to 1000 points when the player goes up. When the player makes a transfer, the points are subtracted at a ratio of 10 points with respect to 1000 transferred points. When the point becomes 1000 or more, three items called dragon chips are virtually given.

  Next, a specific method for determining the level will be described below. The player who plays this game for the first time is ranked 10th, for example. For example, when the point reaches 100 to 199, the rank is set to ninth grade. Then, as the point increases (or decreases), the level is increased (or decreased). For example, when the point reaches 900 to 999, the level is ranked first. If the point is 1000 or more, the rank is the first rank. As described above, the item control unit 1616 virtually gives, for example, three items called dragon chips to a player who has 1000 points or more. Then, the number of dragon chips possessed by each player as a result of the dragon chips virtually possessed by the players being moved between the players based on the determination result by the game score evaluation unit 1615 by the item control unit 1616 Changes and is stored in a game score storage unit 1624 described later in an update manner. For example, when the number of dragon chips is 5 or more and less than 10, the stage is set to two stages. Further, as the number of dragon chips increases (or decreases), the level is raised (or lowered), and when the number of dragon chips reaches, for example, 46 or more, the level is set to eight levels.

  The continuation condition setting unit 1617 sets the player's continuation condition for the next game based on the player's game score obtained by the game score evaluation unit 1615. The continuation condition for the player after the game ends is set by referring to a continuation condition (such as the number of additional coins) for continuing participation according to the game result of the player stored in the continuation condition storage unit 1625 described later. .

  The continuous participation permission unit 1618 permits participation in the next game under the continuous condition set by the continuous condition setting unit 1617 in response to accepting continuous participation in the next game after the game ends. .

  Meanwhile, the RAM 162 of the control unit 16 includes an operation information storage unit 1621, a player information storage unit 1622, a life storage unit 1623, a game results storage unit 1624, and a continuation condition storage unit 1625.

  The operation information storage unit 1621 stores player game history data. The player information storage unit 1622 stores player information such as a player name (title), a password, and rank information (eg, rank) in the game space. The life storage unit 1623 stores the life value calculated by the life evaluation unit 1614 in association with the player's name. The game score storage unit 1624 stores the score value of the player's score bar, the number of items, the level, and the like, which are evaluated (calculated) by the game score evaluation unit 1615, in association with the player name. The continuation condition storage unit 1625 stores a continuation condition for the player to continuously participate in the next game in association with the score value (game result value) of the player's points determined by the game score evaluation unit 1615. Is.

  FIG. 5 is an example of a screen diagram of a battle screen of the mahjong game according to the present embodiment (first and second embodiments). The battle screen 500 includes a reach button PBB that is pressed when reaching, a chee button PBC that is pressed when chewing, a pong button PBD that is pressed when pong, A can button PBE that is pressed when the player is playing, a lift button PBF that is pressed when the player declares a lift, a progress button PBG that is pressed when the player advances the field, and another player's thrown away A sound change button PBH that is pressed when the selection of whether or not there is a change is displayed.

  When all the opponents of this table have selected “Do not cry against other player's trash” by the sound change button PBH, immediately after a player throws away the heel, Tsumo. When the player has selected “Sound against another player's throwing bag” by the ring change button PBH, when the other player throws away the hook that can be played by the player, the discarding is performed. A flashing light is displayed to indicate that the player is capable of sounding and the player presses one of the chee button PBC, the pong button PBD, and the can button PBE, or Until the player presses the progress button PBG to advance the field, or a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) elapses, the next player will not be speared.

  On the battle screen 500, the player's hand 501 is displayed on the lower side of the screen so that the type of heel can be seen, and the player's hand 503 is displayed on the upper and left and right sides of the screen so that the type of heel cannot be seen. Has been. Further, on the battle screen 500, a mountain 504 including a dora display bag is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and a discarded bag 502 is displayed around the mountain 504.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of an embodiment of the store server device 2. The store server device 2 includes a monitor 21 that displays a game screen and the like, and a speaker 22 that outputs sound. In a store such as a game center, a card vending machine that accepts coins inserted by players and sells personal cards is provided separately from the store server device 2 and the game terminal device 1. This card vending machine includes a coin accepting unit that accepts coins inserted by the player, and a card paying unit that pays out personal cards. Note that the coin accepting unit is provided with a coin discharge port for discharging when the inserted coin is a defective coin or the like.

  The monitor 21 includes a CRT having a large screen for the purpose of displaying a large image. The speaker 22 outputs a predetermined message or BGM. In addition, a control unit 26 (described later) configured by a microcomputer that outputs detection signals from the respective units and control signals to the respective units is disposed at appropriate positions of the store server device 2.

  FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment of the store server device 2. The control unit 26 controls the overall operation of the store server device 2. An information processing unit (CPU) 261, a RAM 262 that temporarily stores information during processing, and predetermined image information are stored in advance. ROM 263.

  The drawing processing unit 211 displays a predetermined image on the monitor 21 in accordance with an image display instruction from the control unit 26, and includes a video RAM and the like. The sound reproducing unit 221 outputs a predetermined message, BGM, or the like to the speaker 22 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 26. Of various data stored in the ROM 263, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium can be read by a driver such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, or a cassette medium reader. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory.

  The network communication unit 28 is for transmitting and receiving various data to and from the center server device 3 via a network composed of WWW or the like. The interface unit 1 a is used to exchange data with a plurality of game terminal devices 1 connected to the store server device 2. The control unit 26 transmits the information provided with the terminal identification information transmitted from the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 28 to the game terminal device 1 corresponding to the terminal identification information via the interface unit 1a. To do. Information provided with terminal identification information transmitted from the game terminal device 1 via the interface unit 1a is transmitted to the center server device 3 via the network communication unit 28.

  FIG. 8 is an example of a hardware configuration diagram of the personal terminal device 4. The personal terminal device 4 includes a CPU 41, and the CPU 41 is connected to an operation member 42, a liquid crystal display unit 43, a vibration generation device 44, an audio output unit 45, a ROM 46, a RAM 47, a flash memory 48, and a communication unit 49. .

  The ROM 46 stores a basic program and the like for operating the personal terminal device 4 in advance. The RAM 47 is used as a work area for the CPU 41. The flash memory 48 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory.

  The CPU 41 reads a basic program and the like from the ROM 46 and also reads a browser program and a mailer program from the flash memory 48 to realize a browser function and a mailer function.

  The operation member 42 is composed of a numeric keypad assigned numbers 0 to 9 and receives an input operation by the player, sends an input signal to the CPU 41, and the CPU 41 executes various processes based on the input signal.

  The liquid crystal display unit 43 displays various screens such as a browser and a mailer. For example, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) liquid crystal panel is used, and 4096 colors can be displayed. The liquid crystal display unit 43 may be an STN (Super Twisted Nematic) liquid crystal panel, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, or the like in addition to the TFT liquid crystal panel.

  The vibration generator 44 is a so-called vibrator, and outputs a vibration frequency corresponding to the number of rotations by rotating a vibration eccentric cone provided on the drive shaft of the drive motor, and vibrates the personal terminal device 4. The sound output unit 45 is a so-called speaker, and outputs sound to the outside of the personal terminal device 4. The communication section 49 performs incoming and outgoing line control from a normal wireless public line and transmission / reception of voice data. Transmission / reception data is exchanged via the antenna 49a.

  FIG. 9 is an example of a functional configuration diagram showing main functions of the personal terminal device 4 shown in FIG. The CPU 41 of the personal terminal device 4 includes a browser unit 41a and a mailer unit 41b. The browser unit 41a displays homepage information transmitted from the participation reception unit 361a of the center server device 3 on the liquid crystal display unit 43, receives an operation from the operation member 42 of the player, and participates in the participation reception unit 361a of the center server device 3. Will send an e-mail address and an application to participate in the competition of the competition game.

  The mailer unit 41 b has a function capable of editing, creating, and transmitting / receiving an e-mail, and receives an e-mail from the reception time transmission unit 361 d of the center server device 3 and displays it on the liquid crystal display unit 43.

  FIG. 10 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the center server device 3 according to the present invention. The control unit 36 controls the overall operation of the center server device 3, and includes an information processing unit (CPU) 361, a RAM 362 for temporarily storing information during processing, various data such as predetermined image information, and the like. A ROM 363 in which a management program is stored in advance is provided.

  Among various data stored in the ROM 363, data that can be stored in a removable recording medium can be read by a driver such as a hard disk drive, an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, a silicon disk drive, or a cassette medium reader. In this case, the recording medium is, for example, a hard disk, an optical disk, a flexible disk, a CD, a DVD, or a semiconductor memory. The network communication unit 38 is for transmitting / receiving various data to / from the plurality of store server apparatuses 2 via a network such as WWW.

  Note that the game management program of the present invention is recorded in the ROM 363, loaded onto the RAM 362, and each function is realized by the information processing unit 361 sequentially executing the game management program on the RAM 362.

<First Embodiment>
In this embodiment, the mahjong game tournament is a winning game consisting of three rounds, and the first round is ten eastern wind fights held within a predetermined period (here, two weeks). 500 people advance to the 2nd round in descending order of the overall results of the 10 Dongfeng rounds. The second round consists of eight half-village matches held within a specified period (here, one week), and the four players have three rounds in the order of the overall results of the eight half-village matches (final match). ). The third round is a three-time half-village game with a designated date and time. In addition, the total score of each round is added by using the distribution origin (here, 20000 points), which is the score of the points at the start of the game, as the origin of the score of the points at the end of the game as the results of each round. Can be obtained. For example, when the score of the holding stick at the end of the game is 25000 points, only 5000 (= 25000-20000) points are added, and when the score of the holding stick at the end of the game is 12000 points, Only 8000 (= 20000-12000) points are subtracted.

  FIG. 11 is an example of a functional configuration diagram according to the first embodiment of the control unit 36 of the center server device 3. An information processing unit (CPU) 361 of the control unit 36 has a function of managing the progress of the game, and includes a participation reception unit 361a (corresponding to participation reception unit) and a participation qualification management unit 361b (corresponding to participation qualification management unit). ), A battle reception time zone setting unit 361c (corresponding to the battle reception time zone setting unit), a reception time transmission unit 361d (corresponding to the reception time transmission unit), and a battle permission unit 361e (corresponding to the battle permission unit). And an opponent determination unit 361f (corresponding to an opponent determination means).

  The RAM 362 of the control unit 36 includes a player information storage unit 362a (corresponding to a player information storage unit) and an opponent storage unit 362b.

  The participation reception unit 361a receives the player identification information (user ID and password) from the personal terminal device 4 via the homepage (see FIGS. 20 to 22), and the personal terminal device 4 before the start of the first round of the competition game. An e-mail address and an application for participating in a competition of a competitive game are accepted, and the e-mail address of the personal terminal device 4 is stored in the player information storage unit 362a in association with the identification information of the player. “By the start of the first round of the competition game tournament” means, for example, that a tournament participation acceptance period, which is a period for accepting an application to participate in a competition game tournament, is set in advance. It means to accept by the end time.

  Also, “through a home page (see FIGS. 20 to 22)” means that a predetermined home page of the center server device 3 is accessed from the personal terminal device 4 using the browser function and displayed on the personal terminal device 4. This means that the e-mail address of the personal terminal device 4 input and transmitted to the personal terminal device 4 by the player according to the guidance on the homepage and the application for participating in the competition of the competition game are accepted.

  The participation qualification management unit 361b determines whether or not there is a qualification for participation in the next game according to a predetermined rule based on the game result for each player at the end of each round of the competition of the competitive game, and the player information storage unit 362a It updates the eligibility information. In addition, the participation qualification management unit 361b has a predetermined number of battle games for each player in each round (10 Dongfeng battles in the 1st round, 8 half-socket battles in the 2nd round, and 3 half-socket battles in the final round). The total score of the next round is calculated according to a predetermined rule, and the number of people who advance to the next round set in advance from the highest overall score (the number of people who advance from the first game to the second game is 500 people, the number of people who advance from the second game to the final game) (4 players) are given qualifications to participate in the next game.

  Here, the participation qualification management unit 361b gives the total score for the predetermined number of points (10 times in the first game, 8 times in the second game, and 3 times in the final game) at the end of each battle game. It is calculated by adding. In addition, the participation qualification management unit 361b assigns a winner flag in association with the identification information of the player, and stores it in the player information storage unit 362a, thereby giving the player qualification for participation in the next game.

  The battle reception time zone setting unit 361c refers to the participation qualification information in the player information storage unit 362a, and sets a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving a battle of the next round, for a player who is eligible for participation. The match reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage unit 362a in association with the player identification information.

  In addition, the battle reception time zone setting unit 361c sets the length of the battle reception time zone according to the number of players who have the qualifications of participation stored in the player information storage unit 362a, and as the battle progresses, The length of the competition reception time zone is set shorter than that in the previous round. Here, the length of the battle reception time zone for the first round is 2 weeks, the length of the battle reception time zone for the second round is 1 week, and the length of the battle reception time zone for the final battle is 30 minutes. Here, the number of players who have the qualifications to participate in the first round, the second round, and the final round is 3000, 500, and 4 respectively.

  The reception time transmission unit 361d reads the electronic mail address of the personal terminal device 4 held by a player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage unit 362a, and sends an electronic mail to the personal terminal device 4 with the battle reception time zone information. Used to transmit. The personal terminal device 4 displays an email received using the mail function, and the player can know the battle reception time zone of the next battle game by the email displayed on the monitor of the personal terminal device 4. it can.

  When the match permission unit 361e receives the player identification information and the application for starting the battle game from the game terminal device 1, the received player identification information matches any of the player identification information that is eligible for participation, and If the date and time when the application for starting the battle game is received is included in the battle reception time zone stored in the player information storage unit 362a, the start of the battle game is permitted.

  Regarding the first round, whether or not all the players whose application for participation has been accepted are eligible players and whether or not they are eligible for participation in the second and subsequent rounds (second round and final round) The player information is identified by the presence / absence of a winner flag stored in the player information storage unit 362a. That is, for the second and subsequent rounds, a player with a winner flag is a player who is eligible for participation, and a player without a winner flag is a player who is not eligible for participation.

  The opponent determination unit 361f determines a predetermined number of opponents (here, 1 to 3 players) necessary to establish the battle game from the players permitted to start the battle game by the battle permission unit 361e. Is. In addition, the opponent determination unit 361f determines, as the opponent in the permitted order, the players who are permitted to start the battle game by the battle permission unit 361e.

  The opponent determination unit 361f assigns the players permitted to start the battle game by the battle permission unit 361e to each group so that a predetermined number of players (2 to 4 people in this case) can establish the battle game in each battle group. Allotting and deciding each other's opponents, and combining each set assigned for each predetermined number of people (here 2 to 4 people). However, at the time of this allocation, the opponent determination unit 361f sets virtual groups (tables) in the opponent storage unit 362b as, for example, a group A, a group B, a group C, etc., and a competition permission unit 361e. Are assigned to each group to satisfy a predetermined number of players in the order in which the game is permitted.

  For example, when the first player is already permitted by the match permission unit 361e and the first player is assigned to a set of four players, the match permission unit 361e sets the second match. Are allowed to play, the second player in the permitted order is assigned to the same set A. Subsequently, the third and fourth players in the permitted order are also assigned to the set A, and are first assigned in order until four people are arranged in the set A. Next, the fifth player in the permitted order is assigned to the next group B, and is sequentially assigned to the group B until the number of players reaches four.

  However, since a battle is established if at least two battle games are prepared, the number of members in each group does not have to be four, such as in the case of a player who is a fraction, and may be a group of two or one group of three. . In this way, the number of players in each set to be played may be equal to or greater than the minimum number of players (2 people) that can establish a game match, and players who are already allowed to start a match and are waiting (awaiting opponents) You don't have to wait until you have 4 people.

  Here, until a predetermined waiting time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses after the start of the battle is permitted by the battle permission unit 361e, the number of members is set to a standby state. If the number of constituent members is two or three even after the predetermined standby time has elapsed, another player is added to the CPU player to start the battle.

  Also, if the number of constituent members is one (no opponent) even after a predetermined standby time has elapsed, the CPU battle game is played until the opponent appears (other players are allowed to start the battle game). Is a battle reservation mode in which the CPU battle game is started. Then, it is determined whether or not an opponent appears at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 1/60 second interval) during execution of the CPU battle game. If an opponent appears, the CPU battle game is interrupted. Until a predetermined standby time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses, the number of constituent members is kept in a standby state. If the number of constituent members is two or three even after the predetermined standby time has elapsed, another player is added to the CPU player to start the battle.

  At least one member of each battle group may be a CPU player. In this case, the actual number of players (man players) who are not CPU players is assigned to 1 to 3 players. In addition, when at least one of the constituent members is a CPU player and the number of players participating in the tournament is small, for example, each of the first round and the second round has two pairs each (the other two are CPUs). The final match may be a match with only the actual participating player (man player) without a CPU player.

  The player information storage unit 362a includes the e-mail address of the personal terminal device 4 received by the participation receiving unit 361a, a winner flag indicating whether or not there is a qualification for participation in the next game given by the participation qualification management unit 361b, and a battle reception time zone setting. The match reception time zone of the next game set by the unit 361c is stored in association with the player identification information (user ID and password). The player information storage unit 362a displays the player's real name, nickname (name in the game), telephone number, etc. in addition to the winner flag and the next game match reception time zone, and player identification information (user ID and password). May be stored in association with each other.

  The opponent storage unit 362b stores the identification information of the opponent player determined by the opponent determination unit 361f in association with the identification information of each player.

  Next, the operation of the center server device 3 (mainly the information processing unit 361) will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 12 is an example of a flowchart of an acceptance application acceptance process and a mail address acceptance process for a competition game tournament performed by the participation acceptance unit 361a. The following processing is performed by the participation receiving unit 361a unless otherwise specified.

  First, a predetermined home page of the center server device 3 is accessed from the personal terminal device 4, and home page information including information on the personal authentication screen 600 shown in FIG. 18 for inputting the user ID and password to the personal terminal device 4 is transmitted. Then, it is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 by the browser unit 41a of the personal terminal device 4, and the user ID and password are accepted (steps ST101 and ST102). It is determined whether or not the accepted user ID and password are already stored (registered) in the player information storage unit 362a (step ST103).

  If it is determined that the user ID has not been registered (NO in step ST103), a screen (not shown) for notifying the player that the user ID and password are to be registered is transmitted, and the process is terminated. If it is determined that it has already been registered (YES in step ST103), homepage information including information on the tournament participation application screen 610 shown in FIG. It is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 by the browser unit 41a of the terminal device 4, and it is determined whether or not an application for participation in a competition game has been accepted (step ST1031). If the application for participation has not been accepted (NO in step ST1031), the process ends. When the application for participation is accepted (YES in step ST1031), it is determined whether or not the player's mail address is stored (registered) in the player information storage unit 362a (step ST104).

  If it is determined that the registration has been completed (YES in step ST104), the process ends. When it is determined that it has not been registered (NO in step ST104), homepage information including information on the mail address input screen 620 shown in FIG. 20 for accepting the mail address is transmitted, and the browser unit 41a of the personal terminal device 4 is used. The mail address is received by being displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 (step ST105).

  Then, it is determined whether or not the accepted mail address overlaps with the mail address stored in the player information storage unit 362a (step ST106). If it is determined that there is a duplication (YES in step ST106), a message indicating that the accepted mail address is duplicated with the mail addresses of other players already registered is transmitted, and step ST105 Return to, and your e-mail address will be accepted again. If it is determined that there is no duplication (NO in step ST106), this mail address is registered (stored in the player information storage unit 362a) (step ST107), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 13 is an example of a flowchart of the process for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the first round performed by the reception time transmission unit 361d. The following processing is performed by the reception time transmission unit 361d unless otherwise specified. Here, it is assumed that N (for example, 3000) player information is stored in the player information storage unit 362a. First, player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a is read (step ST111). Then, it is determined whether or not the read player information includes mail address information (the person who wants to distribute e-mail) (step ST112).

  If it is determined that the mail address information is not included (NO in step ST112), the process proceeds to step ST114. If it is determined that the mail address information is included, the mail address included in the player information read in step ST111 is an email including the battle reception time zone information set by the battle reception time zone setting unit 361c. It is transmitted to the address (step ST113).

  In the case of NO in step ST112 and when the process of step ST113 is completed, it is determined whether or not the player information read in step ST111 is the last player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a. Is performed (step ST114). If it is determined that the player information is not the last player information (NO in step ST114), the process returns to step ST111, the next player information is read, and the processes in steps ST111 to ST114 are repeatedly executed. If it is determined that the player information is the last player information (YES in step ST114), the process ends.

  FIG. 14 is an example of a flowchart illustrating processing in a first-round battle performed by the battle permission unit 361e, the opponent determination unit 361f, and the like. First, user ID information read from a personal card inserted into the card reader / writer 13 of the game terminal device 1 is transmitted to the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 and the like, and is played by the match permission unit 361e. It is accepted (step ST151). Next, the player's finger is placed on the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the feature point data extracted from the fingerprint information captured by the CCD camera 14a is transmitted to the center server device 3, and the match permission unit 361e. (Step ST152).

  Next, a password is input from touch panel 11a of game terminal device 1, transmitted to center server device 3, and accepted by battle permission unit 361e (step ST153). Whether the user ID, the feature point data, and the password received by the battle permission unit 361e of the center server device 3 in steps ST151, ST152, and ST153 match any of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a. (Individual verification) is performed (step ST154).

  If personal verification is not established (does not match any of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a) (NO in step ST154), an error message indicating that personal verification is not established by the match permission unit 361e is displayed in the game. It is transmitted to the terminal device 1 and the process is terminated. If the personal verification is established (YES in step ST154), whether or not the player corresponding to the user ID received in step ST151 has a qualification for participation by the match permission unit 361e (participation in the competition by the participation reception unit 361a). Whether or not an application to do so is accepted) is determined (step ST155).

  If it is determined that there is no qualification for participation (NO in step ST155), a normal battle game that is not a battle game of the game tournament is started (step ST1552), and the process ends when the game ends. If it is determined that the player is eligible for participation (YES in step ST155), it is determined whether the current date and time is included in the battle reception time zone stored in the player information storage unit 362a by the battle permission unit 361e. Is performed (step ST1551). When it is determined that the game is not included in the battle reception time zone (NO in step ST1551), a normal battle game that is not a battle game of the game tournament is started (step ST1552), and the process is ended when the game ends. The When it is determined that it is included in the battle acceptance time zone (YES in step ST1551), the battle permission unit 361e permits the start of the battle game of the game tournament, and the opponent determination unit 361f allows the battle permission unit 361e. The opponent is determined for the player who is permitted to play (step ST156). Then, the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not three opponents (four players competing) have been prepared (step ST157).

  If it is determined that four players are competing (YES in step ST157), the process proceeds to step ST1591. If it is determined that all four players are not present (1 to 3 players) (NO in step ST157), a predetermined game is permitted after the match permission unit 361e permits the start of the match game in step ST157. Whether or not the standby time (here, 30 seconds) has elapsed has been determined by the opponent determination unit 361f (step ST158).

  If it is determined that the predetermined standby time has not elapsed (NO in step ST158), the process returns to step ST157, and the opponent is repeatedly determined. If it is determined that the predetermined standby time has elapsed (YES in step ST158), the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not there are two or more players (one or more opponents). Is called. If it is determined that there are two or more players (YES in step ST159), the process proceeds to step ST1591. If it is determined that there are not two or more players (no opponents) (NO in step ST159), the opponent is determined. Unit 361f sets the battle reservation mode and instructs execution of the CPU battle game (step ST1594). Then, the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not an opponent appears at predetermined time intervals (for example, every 1/60 second interval) (step ST1595).

  If it is determined that an opponent has appeared (YES in step ST1595), the process returns to step ST157 to repeatedly determine the opponent. If it is determined that no opponent has appeared (NO in step ST1595), the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not the battle reception time period has ended (step ST1596). If it is determined that the battle acceptance time period has ended (YES in step ST1596), the process ends. If it is determined that the battle acceptance time period has not ended (NO in step ST1596), the process returns to step ST1594, and the battle reservation mode is continued.

  In the case of YES in step ST157 or in the case of YES in step ST159, the opponent determination unit 361f instructs the execution of the competition game of the game tournament (step ST1591). Then, the participation qualification management unit 361b determines whether or not the battle game is ended (step ST1592). If it is determined that the battle game has not ended (NO in step ST1592), the process returns to step ST1591 and an instruction to continue the battle game is given. If it is determined that the battle game has ended (YES in step ST1592), the participation qualification management unit 361b accepts the score of the point stick at the end of the battle game from the game terminal device 1 as a game result, and the player The information is stored in the information storage unit 362a (step ST1593), and the process ends.

  FIG. 15 is an example of a flowchart of a process for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the second round or the third round performed by the reception time transmission unit 361d. The following processing is performed by the reception time transmission unit 361d unless otherwise specified. Here, it is assumed that N players (the number of players who applied for participation in the tournament, for example, 3000 players) are stored in the player information storage unit 362a. First, player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a is read (step ST171). Then, it is determined whether or not the winner flag of the read player information is set (has qualification for participation) (step ST172).

  When it is determined that the winner flag is not set (NO in step ST172), the process proceeds to step ST175. If it is determined that the winner flag is set (YES in step ST172), it is determined whether or not the player information storage unit 362a includes e-mail address information (the e-mail delivery applicant). Performed (step ST1721). If it is determined that the mail address information is not included (NO in step ST1721), the process proceeds to step ST177. If it is determined that the e-mail address information is included (YES in step ST1721), the overall result information calculated by the participation qualification management unit 361b and the next battle set by the battle acceptance time zone setting unit 361c An e-mail including reception time zone information is transmitted to the e-mail address included in the player information read in step ST171) (step ST1722), and the process proceeds to step ST177.

  If NO in step ST172, it is determined whether or not the mail address information is included in the player information storage unit 362a (the person who wants to distribute e-mail) (step ST175). If it is determined that the mail address information is not included (NO in step ST175), the process proceeds to step ST177. If it is determined that the e-mail address information is included (YES in step ST175), an e-mail including the comprehensive performance information calculated by the participation qualification management unit 361b is included in the player information read in step ST171. It is transmitted to the mail address (step ST176), and the process proceeds to step ST177.

  If NO in step ST1721, if the process of step ST1722 is completed, if NO in step ST175, and if the process of step ST176 is completed, the player information read in step ST171 is the player information storage unit 362a. It is determined whether or not it is the last player information stored in the (step ST177). If it is determined that the player information is not the last player information (NO in step ST177), the process returns to step ST171, the next player information is read, and the processes in steps ST171 to ST177 are repeatedly executed. If it is determined that the player information is the last player information (YES in step ST177), the process is terminated (step ST178).

  FIG. 16 is an example of a flowchart illustrating processing in the second and third round battles performed by the battle permission unit 361e, the opponent determination unit 361f, and the like. First, user ID information read from a personal card inserted into the card reader / writer 13 of the game terminal device 1 is transmitted to the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 and the like, and is played by the match permission unit 361e. It is accepted (step ST161). Next, the player's finger is placed on the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the feature point data extracted from the fingerprint information captured by the CCD camera 14a is transmitted to the center server device 3, and the match permission unit 361e. (Step ST162).

  Next, a password is input from touch panel 11a of game terminal device 1, is transmitted to center server device 3, and is accepted by battle permission unit 361e (step ST163). Whether the user ID, the feature point data, and the password received by the match permission unit 361e of the center server device 3 in steps ST161, ST162, and ST163 match any of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a. (Individual collation) is performed (step ST164).

  If personal verification is not established (does not match any of the player information stored in the player information storage unit 362a) (NO in step ST164), an error message indicating that personal verification is not established by the match permission unit 361e is displayed in the game. It is transmitted to the terminal device 1 and the process is terminated. If personal verification is established (YES in step ST164), the player corresponding to the user ID accepted in step ST161 has a qualification for participation (stored in the player information storage unit 362a) by the match permission unit 361e. Is determined) (step ST165).

  If it is determined that the player does not have a qualification for participation (NO in step ST165), a normal battle game that is not a battle game in the game tournament is started (step ST1652), and the process ends when the game ends. If it is determined that the player is qualified (YES in step ST165), it is determined whether or not the current date and time is included in the battle reception time zone stored in the player information storage unit 362a by the battle permission unit 361e. Is performed (step ST1651). When it is determined that the game is not included in the battle reception time zone (NO in step ST1651), a normal battle game that is not a battle game of the game tournament is started (step ST1652), and the process ends when the game ends. The When it is determined that it is included in the battle acceptance time zone (YES in step ST1651), the battle permission unit 361e permits the start of the battle game of the game tournament, and the opponent determination unit 361f allows the battle permission unit 361e. The opponent is determined for the player who is permitted to play (step ST166). Then, the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not three opponents (four players competing) have been prepared (step ST167).

  If it is determined that four players are competing (YES in step ST167), the process proceeds to step ST1691. If it is determined that all four players are not present (1 to 3 players) (NO in step ST167), a predetermined time after the start of the match game in the game tournament is permitted by the match permission unit 361e in step ST1651. Whether or not the standby time (here, 30 seconds) has elapsed has been determined by the opponent determination unit 361f (step ST168).

  If it is determined that the predetermined standby time has not elapsed (NO in step ST168), the process returns to step ST167, and the opponent is repeatedly determined. If it is determined that the predetermined standby time has elapsed (YES in step ST168), the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not there are two or more players to fight against (one or more opponents). Is called. If it is determined that there are two or more players (YES in step ST169), the process proceeds to step ST1691. If it is determined that there are not two or more players (no opponents) (NO in step ST169), the opponent is determined. Unit 361f sets the battle reservation mode and instructs execution of the CPU battle game (step ST1694). Then, the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not an opponent has appeared every predetermined time interval (for example, every 1 second) (step ST1695).

  If it is determined that an opponent has appeared (YES in step ST1695), the process returns to step ST167 to repeatedly determine the opponent. If it is determined that no opponent has appeared (NO in step ST1695), the opponent determination unit 361f determines whether or not the battle reception time period has ended (step ST1696). If it is determined that the battle acceptance time period has ended (YES in step ST1696), the process ends. If it is determined that the battle acceptance time period has not ended (NO in step ST1696), the process returns to step ST1694 and the battle reservation mode is continued.

  In the case of YES in step ST167 or in the case of YES in step ST169, the opponent determination unit 361f instructs the execution of the competition game of the game tournament (step ST1691). Then, the participation qualification management unit 361b determines whether or not the battle game is ended (step ST1692). If it is determined that the battle game has not ended (NO in step ST1692), the process returns to step ST1691 and an instruction to continue the battle game is given. If it is determined that the competitive game is over (YES in step ST1692), the participation qualification management unit 361b accepts the score of the point stick at the end of the competitive game from the game terminal device 1 as a game result, and the player The information is stored in information storage section 362a (step ST1693), and the process is terminated.

  FIG. 17 is an example of a flowchart of a participation qualification determination process performed by the participation qualification management unit 361b. The following process is performed at the end of each round. First, it is determined whether or not the battle reception time zone set by the battle reception time zone setting unit 361c has ended (step ST181). If it is determined that the battle acceptance time period has not ended (NO in step ST181), the standby state is set. If it is determined that the battle reception time period has ended (YES in step ST181), it is determined whether or not all the battle games started in the battle reception time period have ended (step ST183).

  If it is determined that there is a battle game that has not been completed (NO in step ST183), the standby state is set. If it is determined that the battle game has been completed (YES in step ST183), the total score is calculated for each player using the score (number of points) of each time stored in the player information storage unit 362a. (Step ST185). Then, the winner flag stored in the player information storage unit 362a is set for the top player in the overall score (if the next game is the third game, the winner flag set in the second game is kept standing). Then, the other players are taunted (when the next game is the second game (= when the current game is the first game), the winner flag is not set) (step ST187).

  FIG. 18 is an example of a screen view of a personal authentication screen displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 of the personal terminal device 4 in steps ST101 and ST102 of the flowchart shown in FIG. In the personal authentication screen 600, various types of guidance information are displayed at the top of the screen. At the bottom of the screen, an ID input unit 601 for inputting a user ID, a password input unit 602 for inputting a password, and an ID input unit 601 are input. The user ID information and the transmission button 603 selected when the password information input to the password input unit 602 is transmitted from the personal terminal device 4 to the center server device 3, and the user ID input to the ID input unit 601 and A cancel button 604 that is selected when the password input in the password input unit 602 is input again is displayed.

  When the transmission button 603 is selected and a predetermined key of the operation member 42 is pressed, the user ID information input to the ID input unit 601 and the password input to the password input unit 602 by the browser unit 41a. Information is transmitted from the personal terminal device 4 to the center server device 3. When the cancel button 604 is selected and a predetermined key on the operation member 42 is pressed, the ID input unit 601 and the password input unit 602 are initialized (input to the ID input unit 601 and the password input unit 602). Input information is deleted).

  FIG. 19 is an example of a screen diagram of the tournament participation application screen 610 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 of the personal terminal device 4 in step ST1031 of the flowchart shown in FIG. In the tournament participation application screen 610, a time zone display unit 611 for displaying the competition reception time zone information of the game tournament is displayed in the approximate center of the screen, and a tournament participation application button selected when participating in the game tournament at the bottom of the screen. 612 is displayed.

  In the time zone display unit 611, for example, it is displayed that two weeks from 10:00 on May 17, 2003 to 22nd on May 30, 2003 are set as the battle reception time zone for the first round. Thus, it can be used as information for confirming whether or not the battle reception time zone of each round is available, and whether or not the player can participate in the game competition. In addition, when the tournament participation application button 612 is selected and a predetermined key of the operation member 42 is pressed, information indicating that a game tournament is to be participated is sent from the personal terminal device 4 to the center server device 3 by the browser unit 41a. Sent.

  FIG. 20 is an example of a screen diagram of the mail address input screen 620 displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 43 of the personal terminal device 4 in step ST105 of the flowchart shown in FIG. In the mail address input screen 620, a personal information input unit 621 for inputting personal information such as a player's real name, nickname, and telephone number, and an address input unit 622 for inputting the player's mail address are provided in the approximate center of the screen. Is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and the transmission selected when the personal information input to the personal information input unit 621 and the mail address information input to the address input unit 622 are transmitted from the personal terminal device 4 to the center server device 3. A button 623 and a cancel button 624 selected when the personal information input in the personal information input unit 621 and the mail address input in the address input unit 622 are input again are displayed.

  When the send button 623 is selected and a predetermined key of the operation member 42 is pressed, the personal information input to the personal information input unit 621 and the mail input to the address input unit 622 by the browser unit 41a. Address information is transmitted from the personal terminal device 4 to the center server device 3. When the cancel button 624 is selected and a predetermined key on the operation member 42 is pressed, the personal information input unit 621 and the address input unit 622 are initialized (the personal information input unit 621 and the address input unit 622). The input information entered in is deleted.)

  FIG. 21 is an example of a screen view of the game result display screen displayed on game terminal device 1 in step ST1593 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 14 and step ST1693 in the flowchart shown in FIG. The game results display screen 530 displays a player information and results of a player who is playing a game on the game terminal device 1 on which the screen is displayed (here, referred to as “execution player”) at the bottom of the screen. 531, a player's opponent's player information and results of the execution player's shimo (shita) on the right side of the screen, and a player's player information of the execution player's toymen (face-to-face) on the upper side of the screen, and On the left side of the screen, a grade display section 533 that displays grades and a grade display section 534 that displays player information and grades of the opponent's player's Kamikachi (upper family) are displayed.

  In each of the results display sections 531 to 534, player names (nicknames) 531a to 534a, game results 531b to 534b, and the like are displayed. For example, the nickname of the execution player is “DAL” and the game score is “37000 points”. In this mahjong game, since the distribution origin is 20000 points, the execution player is “+17,000 points” from the distribution origin. The game results 531b to 534b are received from the game terminal device 1 by the participation qualification management unit 361b of the center server device 3, and stored in the player information storage unit 362a.

  As described above, since the application for participating in the competition game competition is accepted from the personal terminal device 4 (here, the mobile phone) by the participation reception unit 361a, the player who wants to participate in the competition game of the winning system Makes it possible to easily apply for a competition of the competition game using the personal terminal device 4 that is familiar, and the convenience of the player is improved.

  Also, the reception time transmission unit 361d transmits the battle reception time zone information to the personal terminal device 4 possessed by a player who is eligible for participation using an e-mail, and the battle permission unit 361e plays a battle from the game terminal device 1. When the application for starting the game is accepted, the start of the battle game is permitted when the date and time when the application for starting the game is received is included in the battle reception time zone. The game terminal device 1 may be input to start the battle game within the battle reception time zone notified in advance by e-mail. Therefore, it is only necessary to go to the store where the game terminal device 1 is installed only when the game is executed, so that the convenience of the player is improved. Furthermore, since the battle game of each round is complete | finished when the battle reception time slot | zone is complete | finished, the battle game in a game competition is digested efficiently.

  Furthermore, a predetermined number of opponents (in this case, 1 to 3 players) required to establish a battle game from among the players permitted to start the battle game by the battle permission unit 361e by the battle opponent determination unit 361f. Therefore, when this processing is completed, it becomes possible to start the execution of the battle game, and the battle game in the game tournament is digested more efficiently.

  Here, the opponent determined by the opponent determination unit 361f is determined as the opponent in the order in which the player is permitted to start the battle game by the match permission unit 631e. Often game games in game competitions are digested.

  In addition, the battle reception time zone setting unit 361c sets the length of the battle reception time zone to be shorter than that of the previous round as the battle progresses. On the other hand, since the number of players qualified to participate in the battle game decreases as the round progresses, as the battle progresses, the length of the battle reception time zone is set shorter than the previous round, With the progress of the round, the time until the opponent is determined is suppressed, and the battle game in the game competition is more efficiently digested.

  In addition, the participation reception unit 361a receives an application for participating in the competition game tournament via the competition game tournament homepage (see FIG. 19). For example, according to the guidance displayed on the homepage, predetermined input is performed. (Here, selecting the tournament participation application button 612 and pressing a predetermined key on the operation member 42), it is possible to apply for participating in the competition game competition, and to participate in the competition game competition. Application is easily performed, and the convenience of the player is improved.

  Furthermore, since the battle game is a game imitating mahjong and the predetermined number of players required to establish the battle game is 1 or more and 3 or less, it is easy for the opponent determination unit 361f to determine the opponent. Thus, the battle game in the game competition is more efficiently digested.

  Also, the total score of the battle game of a predetermined number of times (here, the first round is 10 Dongfeng battles, the second round is eight half-village battles, and the third round is three half-village battles). Since the qualification for participation in the next game is given to a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game set in advance, the game progresses more accurately reflecting the ability compared to a normal tournament battle, The fun of the tournament is improved.

  Here, since the participation qualification management unit 361b calculates the total score of the competitive game as a result of adding the points of the points at the end of each competitive game by a predetermined number of times, it is easily calculated and appropriate. In addition, a comprehensive score for evaluating the ability of the player is obtained.

<Second Embodiment>
In this embodiment, the mahjong game tournament is a tournament game consisting of 10 rounds, each round is a half-village game, and only the top player for one table advances to the next round. To do. The game score is the score of the point stick at the end of the game, which is the game score of each time.

  FIG. 22 is an example of a functional configuration diagram according to the second embodiment of the control unit 36 of the center server device 3. The information processing unit 361 of the control unit 36 has a function of managing the progress of the game, and also includes a monitoring unit 361g, a monitoring result transmission unit 361h, a homepage display unit 361i, and a personal information receiving unit 361j (corresponding to a participation receiving unit). ), A search unit 361k, a battle information management unit 361m (corresponding to part of the participation qualification management unit and reception time transmission unit), and a reception time zone setting unit 361n (corresponding to battle reception time zone setting unit) A match accepting unit 361o (corresponding to a match permitting unit), an opponent determining unit 361p (corresponding to a part of the participation qualification managing unit and the opponent determining unit), and a personal information writing unit 361q (participating qualification managing unit) And a clock 361r.

  The monitoring unit 361 g monitors the game progress status of the player of each game terminal device 1. For example, each game terminal device 1 is monitored from the screen information developed in each game terminal device 1, the operation status of the player, and the like. The game progress status refers to a game standby state that indicates a situation in which the player or the CPU player is not in competition, and a CPU game execution in which each game terminal device 1 is executing a CPU game with a CPU player controlled by a computer as an opponent. It shows at least that the game terminal device 1 is running a battle game that indicates a situation in which a battle game is running with another game terminal device 1. Specifically, the monitoring unit 361g has a function of determining whether the game progress status of each game terminal device 1 is in a standby state, a CPU game is being executed, or a game is being played.

  The monitoring result transmission unit 361h transmits the monitoring result monitored by the monitoring unit 361g to each game terminal device 1 so as to be displayed on the monitor 11 of each game terminal device 1. That is, the player information regarding each player is displayed in association with the game progress status of the player for each game terminal device 1. Here, the player information includes the characteristics of each player in the game. Specifically, the monitoring result transmission unit 361h includes the name (name), class, title, and battle situation (game) of each player. (Progress status) is displayed on the monitor of each game terminal device 1.

  The homepage display unit 361i transmits homepage information related to a game including the mahjong game to the game terminal device 1, the personal terminal device 4 and the like via a network. On this homepage, an image of the game tournament guidance or acceptance of the game tournament is displayed, and this homepage can be viewed from a home PC or mobile phone (personal terminal device 4) connected to the network. .

  The personal information receiving unit 361j is a player ID data (user registration information) such as a player name, address, e-mail address, password, fingerprint information transmitted through the network, or a game result such as a score (point) or rank. It accepts personal information such as information. For example, the personal information receiving unit 361j inserts a personal card into the game terminal device 1 and then enters personal information such as the player name and password input via the monitor 11, or the player's score that is totaled after the game tournament ends. Such game result information is accepted. In addition, user registration information such as an e-mail address input on the home page or entry information to the game tournament (game tournament participation application information) is accepted. Further, game result information of a CPU battle game with a single game terminal device 1 or a man battle game between a plurality of game terminal devices 1 is also accepted. Then, the personal information receiving unit 361j stores the received personal information in a player information storage unit 362c described later.

  The search unit 361k is received by the personal information receiving unit 361j, searches the personal information stored in the player information storage unit 362c, and selects predetermined information as necessary. For example, a player in which information about participation in a game tournament is recorded is searched, a list of players who want to participate in the game (player list) is created, and only the winner of the tournament battle (first-ranked player) When a mail is distributed, a player in which winner information is recorded is searched and selected as a mail distribution target person.

  The match information management unit 361m is managed by the personal information receiving unit 361j and manages the game tournament applicant and tournament winner information stored in the player information storage unit 362c. The match information relating to the next match of the tournament including the match information, the match information including the match date and time (for example, the match reception time zone), the game tournament guide information, etc. And distributed to individual communication devices. For example, the battle information management unit 361m is a personal terminal having the mail addresses of the winners of the first game and the previous game, which are searched and extracted by the search unit 361k from the personal information stored in the player information storage unit 362c after the match is over. The battle information including the battle acceptance time zone information is delivered to the device 4 by mail, and the battle information is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1.

  The reception time zone setting unit 361n sets a battle reception time zone having a predetermined time width according to the number of battles (match days). The battle reception time zone is a time zone for restricting reception of a battle application from a player via the game terminal device 1 on the day of the battle. The reception time zone setting unit 361n sets the length of the battle reception time zone to be shorter as the number of tournament rounds increases (progresses). For example, the reception time zone is set such that the first day of the tournament (first round) is from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, and the second round is from 12:00 noon to 10:00 pm. Thus, the player who has won the tournament is reduced in time until he encounters an opponent (an opponent is determined), that is, the opponent encounter rate is increased and the battle is efficiently digested. The battle reception time zone set by the reception time zone setting unit 361n is stored in the reception time zone storage unit 362f described later. However, the length of the reception time zone takes into consideration the number of participants (decrease in the number of players participating in the tournament due to the competition during the tournament), the number of game terminal devices 1 connected to the center server device 3, and the like. I am trying to set it.

  Note that there may be a setting section that has the same length as the time of the previous tournament battle with respect to the setting of the length of the reception time period. For example, in the first round, the length of the reception time zone may be 10 hours, the second round to the fourth round may be 5 hours, and the final round may be 1 hour.

  The match accepting unit 361o accepts an application for a match of a player that matches a tournament rule, which will be described later, via the game terminal device 1 installed in the store, in the accepting time zone set by the accepting time zone setting unit 361n. Is. The match reception unit 361o determines whether or not the current time is included in the reception time zone based on a time signal transmitted from a clock 361r described later at a predetermined time interval (for example, 1/60 second interval). The match reception unit 361o receives the player password, the player name, user ID data such as fingerprint data, registration information for participation in the game tournament, or win / loss information in the tournament of the player transmitted from the game terminal device 1 on the match day. . Based on the received information, it is determined whether the player is a registered registrant for the game tournament and whether the player is a non-loser (matches the tournament rules). Allow the match to start. However, even if these tournament rules are met, the acceptance of matches outside the reception time zone is refused.

  The opponent determination unit 361p allocates the players permitted to start the battle by the battle reception unit 361o to each group so as to have a predetermined number of players that can establish the battle game in each battle group, and determines the opponents. The tournament combination of each group assigned for each predetermined number of persons is performed. However, at the time of this allocation, the opponent determination unit 361p sets virtual groups (tables) in the opponent storage unit 362g, which will be described later, for example, as a group A, a group B, a group C. The parts 361o are assigned to each set in order of being received in order to satisfy a predetermined number of people. For example, when the first player has already been received by the battle receiving unit 361o and the first player has been allocated to a set of four players, the second player has been assigned by the battle receiving unit 361o. Is accepted, the player with the second acceptance order is assigned to the same group A. Subsequently, the 3rd and 4th players in the acceptance order are also assigned to the set A, and are assigned in order until 4 people are arranged in the set A. The fifth player in the order of acceptance is assigned to the next group B, and similarly waits until the number of players reaches four.

  In addition, the opponent determination unit 361p extracts (selects) the top performers (in this case, the top performer) in each group based on the game result evaluation result information by the game result evaluation unit 1615 of the game terminal device 1. Then, the extracted player is allowed (incorporated) to advance to the next game of the tournament with the winner as a winner. At this time, the extracted players are allocated so that the number of players required for each battle group is the same as described above, and the opponent is determined. In the case of this mahjong game, since four players play a game (match) as a group of four people, the predetermined number of persons is assigned to each group so that there are four players. However, since a match is established if at least two battle games are prepared, if some of the players at the table whose combination is decided to be absent or a player who is a fractional player, the number of members in each group is not set to four. Anyway, it is good also as one set of two people or one set of three people. In this way, the number of players in each group to be played may be the minimum number of players (2 players) that can establish a game match, and it is not always necessary to wait for a total of four players who have been accepted and are waiting. The time until the opponent is determined and the battle is started is shortened. Note that the opponent determination unit 361p prevents the actual player from entering the next game when the CPU player takes the highest score (first place).

  Note that at least one member of each battle group may be a CPU player. In this case, the actual number of players who are not CPU players and are allocated to each group is 1 to 3 players. Further, when one of the constituent members is a CPU player and the number of players participating in the tournament is small, for example, from the first round to the semi-final, each group consists of two people (one is a CPU player). The tournament combination may be such that only the final game is a match of only the actual participating players without the CPU player. Further, when performing each tournament combination, if the number of players received by the battle receiving unit 361o is greater than or equal to a predetermined number (for example, 5000), the opponent determination unit 361p will be described later. The personal information stored in 362c is examined, and if the level of the player who has received the match is above a certain level (for example, 3 levels or more), the player is given a seed right, for example, exempted from the first match of the tournament. And may be allocated to each group constituting the second round tournament.

  Based on the game result evaluation result information by the game result evaluation unit 1615 of the game terminal device 1, the personal information writing unit 361 q stores the game information in the personal information of the game tournament participation player recorded in the player information storage unit 362 c described later. The game result information is written. For example, the personal information writing unit 361q gives a winner flag to the personal information recorded in the player information storage unit 362c for the winner of the game battle selected by the opponent determination unit 361p based on the game performance evaluation result information. I'm.

  The clock 361r measures time, and transmits this measurement information to the battle reception unit 361o.

  The RAM 362 includes a player information storage unit 362c (corresponding to a part of the player information storage unit) that stores the personal information received by the personal information reception unit 361j as needed, and each game terminal device monitored by the monitoring unit 361g. A game progress status storage unit 362d that stores the game progress status of 1 at any time, and a tournament participant list storage unit that stores information searched and selected by the search unit 361k, for example, a mail address list of those who want to participate in the game tournament 362e (corresponding to a part of the player information storage means) and a reception time zone storage unit 362f (corresponding to a part of the player information storage means) for storing the battle reception time zone set by the reception time zone setting unit 361n. ) And the opponent storage unit 36 for storing the opponent information determined by the opponent determination unit 361p. And a g.

  FIG. 23 is an example of a flowchart showing registration of a mail address from a home page. First, the personal terminal device is displayed on the homepage on which the personal authentication screen 600 as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed, which is transmitted over the network by the homepage display unit 361i of the center server device 3 and displays the game tournament guidance including the battle date and time. 4 and access the player name and password (steps ST201 and ST202). The input player name and password are received by the personal information receiving unit 361j, and verified (personal verification) with the personal information registered in the player information storage unit 362c (step ST203). As a result of this personal verification, if it is confirmed that the player name and password have been registered, it is verified whether or not the player's e-mail address has been registered (step ST204). If it is determined, the mail address information is transmitted by inputting a mail address on the mail address input screen 620 as shown in FIG. 20 and pressing a send button on the mail address input screen 620 (step ST205). Then, this mail address information is received by the personal information receiving unit 361j, and whether or not the input mail address is duplicated is confirmed by collation with the player information storage unit 362c (step ST206). This mail address is registered (step ST207).

  It should be noted that in both cases, the player name and the password do not match in the personal verification in step ST203, the mail address registrant is determined in step ST204, and the mail address is duplicated in step ST206. The email address registration process is terminated.

  FIG. 24 is an example of a flowchart showing distribution of game tournament guidance. First, the personal information received by the personal information receiving unit 361j and registered in the player information storage unit 362c is searched by the search unit 361k (step ST211), and whether or not the registrant is a distribution applicant (distributable person) in order. (Step ST212). As a result, a game tournament guide mail is distributed by the battle information management unit 361m to the personal terminal device 4 of the person whose mail address is registered and wants to be distributed (step ST213). If it is not a distribution requester, the process returns to step ST211 to search for the next registrant. Next, it is confirmed whether or not the registrant is the last registrant (step ST214). If the person delivered in step ST213 is the last registrant (registrant's last), the mail delivery is terminated (step ST215). If it is not the final registrant, the process returns to step ST211, and steps ST212 and ST213 are repeated until the final registrant is reached. However, information input to the personal information receiving unit 361j as to whether or not distribution is desired can be input from the personal terminal device 4 or the game terminal device 1 as needed.

  FIG. 25 is an example of a flowchart showing a game tournament participation application from the homepage. First, the homepage of the game tournament transmitted by the homepage display unit 361i is accessed from the personal terminal device 4, and the player name (here, user ID) and password are input on the tournament participation application screen of this homepage (step ST221, ST222). The input player name and password are received by the personal information receiving unit 361j and checked against the personal information registered in the player information storage unit 362c (step ST223). As a result of this personal verification, if it is determined that the player name and password have been registered, it is then determined whether or not this player is already a game tournament applicant (step ST224), and the player is not a tournament participant. If it is determined, information indicating that participation in the game tournament is desired is received by the personal information receiving unit 361j and stored in the player information storage unit 362c (step ST225). In the personal verification in step ST223, if the player name and password do not match, and if it is determined in step ST224 that the player is a game tournament participant, the tournament participation acceptance is terminated.

  FIG. 26 is an example of a flowchart showing a game tournament participation application from the game terminal device 1. First, a personal card is inserted into the card reader / writer 13 of the game terminal device 1. The player name information is read from the inserted personal card and transmitted to the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 and the like (step ST231). A tournament participation application screen 610 on which a game tournament guide and the like as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1, and entry into the game tournament (application for participation) is possible. . Next, a fingerprint is imaged by the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14, and the feature point data extracted from this fingerprint information is transmitted to the center server device 3 together with the player name information read in step ST231 ( Step ST232). Next, a password for reconfirming the player himself / herself is input from touch panel 11a of game terminal apparatus 1, and this password is transmitted to center server apparatus 3 (step ST233). Personal information (user information) recorded in the player information storage unit 362c is the player name, the feature point data extracted from the fingerprint information, and the reconfirmation password transmitted to the center server device 3 in steps ST231, ST232, and ST233. (ID data) and personal verification is performed (step ST234). As a result of the personal verification, if the player who wants to apply can apply for the tournament (the owner of the personal card), it is confirmed whether or not this player has already applied for the game tournament. (Step ST235), if it is determined that the tournament is not a participant (not a person who has already applied for the game tournament), information indicating that he / she wishes to participate in the game tournament is received by the personal information receiving unit 361j, It is stored in the player information storage unit 362c (step ST236). In the personal verification in step ST234, if the player name or password does not match the personal information recorded in the player information storage unit 362c, or if it is determined in step ST235 that the person has already applied for the game tournament, Participation application acceptance is terminated. As described with reference to FIG. 26 and FIG. 25, those who wish to participate in the game tournament can easily apply for the game tournament using familiar terminal devices such as the personal terminal device 4.

  FIG. 27 is an example of a flowchart showing the distribution of the battle information to the game tournament application applicant. First, among players who have been registered in the player information storage unit 362c, players who have applied for participation in the game tournament (only among those registered as a user who wish to participate in the current game tournament) are searched. The list of tournament participants is searched and extracted by the unit 361k, and the list of tournament participants is stored in the tournament participant list storage unit 362e. The search unit 361k searches the tournament participant list data stored in the tournament participant list storage unit 362e (step ST241), and in order, each participant wants to be distributed (distributable person = email address registered person) ) Is determined (step ST242). Then, a mail in which the battle information including the battle reception time zone information of the game tournament is described is distributed by the battle information management unit 361m to the personal terminal device 4 of the person who wants to distribute (step ST243). If it is not a distribution requester, the process returns to step ST241 to check whether or not the next tournament participant is a distribution requester. Next, it is confirmed whether or not it is the last registrant in the tournament participant list (the last registrant in the tournament participant list) (step ST244). If the person delivered in step ST243 is the final registrant, mail delivery is terminated. (Step ST245). If it is not the final registrant, the process returns to step ST241, and steps ST242 and ST243 are repeated until the final registrant is reached.

  FIG. 28 is an example of a flowchart showing the first match of the tournament. First, the player goes to an arbitrary store (for example, a store near the player's place of residence) on the day of the game competition, and inserts a personal card into the card reader / writer 13 of the game terminal device 1. On the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1, a game competition reception screen (not shown) is displayed. This game competition match acceptance screen is set by the reception time zone setting unit 361n, and is controlled by the battle reception unit 361o to be displayed only in the reception time zone (within the time limit) measured by the clock 361r. The player name information read from the personal card inserted into the card reader / writer 13 is transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o of the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 or the like (step ST251). Next, the player's finger is placed on the CCD camera 14 a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14. The feature point data extracted from the fingerprint information imaged by the CCD camera 14a is transmitted to the center server device 3 together with the user ID data in step ST251 (step ST252). Next, a password for redetermining the player himself / herself is input from the touch panel 11 a of the game terminal device 1. This password is transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o (step ST253). The player name, feature point data, and reconfirmation password transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o of the center server device 3 in the above steps ST251, ST252, ST253 are collated with the personal information recorded in the player information storage unit 362c. Personal verification is performed (step ST254). As a result of the individual verification, if the player who wants to apply can apply for the tournament (the person who owns the personal card), then whether or not this player has already applied for the game tournament. Determination is made (step ST255).

  When it is determined that the player is a tournament participant, the opponent determination unit 361p determines whether or not the current date and time is included in the battle reception time zone (step ST2551). When it is determined that it is not included in the battle reception time zone (NO in step ST2551), a normal battle game that is not a battle game of the game tournament is started (step ST2552), and the process is ended when the game ends. The If it is determined that the game is included in the battle reception time zone (YES in step ST2551), the battle reception unit 361o receives a match application for these players, and the battle opponent determination unit 361p distributes the game to the game table. They are seated (step ST256). If it is determined that the player is not a tournament participant, acceptance to the tournament is rejected, and a normal game mode in which a normal game that is not a tournament battle of the tournament can be performed is set (step ST2552). However, the seating at the above-mentioned tournament table is assigned to each group by the opponent determination unit 361p in the order of acceptance so that it becomes a predetermined number of people (2 to 4 people in this case) to establish a battle game in each battle group. They are arranged and their opponents are determined. The determined opponent data is stored in the opponent storage unit 362g. Further, the opponent determination unit 361p performs the seating and combines the tournaments of the respective opponent groups (a tournament table is virtually created and stored in the opponent storage unit 362g). Next, the opponent determination unit 361p determines whether or not the number of people seated in each group (each competition table) has become four (step ST257), and if there are four, the competition for each group The start is permitted and the tournament is started (step ST2591). If there are not four people, the group waits for a predetermined time until the number of members increases to reach four, and it is determined based on the measurement result of the clock 361r whether or not this standby time is over (step ST258). If the standby time has not ended, the process returns to step ST257 and waits for four members to gather. After the standby time is over, it is determined whether two or more members (two or three) are seated (step ST259). If two or more members are present, the battle in step ST2591 is started. After the match is over, based on the player's score information compiled by the game score evaluation unit 1615 of the game terminal device 1, the opponent determination unit 361p determines the highest score from each group (the person who has the highest score in each group). ) Is selected (steps ST2591, 2592, and 2593). A screen for displaying the game result including the score totaling result, for example, a game results display screen 530 as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1. On the other hand, the highest scorer in each group is given a winner flag in the personal information (stored in the player information storage unit 362c) by the personal information writing unit 361q (step ST2593). A person who is not the highest scorer finishes the game tournament without a winner flag in the personal information.

  By the way, in the above-mentioned step ST259, if two or more players are not present, a battle reservation mode is entered in which the player waits until an opponent appears, and a normal game is played against the CPU player (step ST2594). While waiting in the battle reservation mode, it is determined whether or not an opponent appears (step ST2595). When an opponent appears, the process returns to step ST257 and waits for four members of the tournament table to be gathered. If an opponent does not appear after a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes), the process is terminated.

FIG. 29 is an example of a flowchart showing a battle after the second round of the tournament. First, the player goes to the game terminal device 1 of an arbitrary store on the day of the game competition, and inserts a personal card into the card reader / writer 13 of the game terminal device 1. Next, a match reception screen for the game tournament is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1. The player name information read from the inserted personal card is transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o of the center server device 3 via the store server device 2 or the like (step ST261). Next, the feature point data extracted from the fingerprint information imaged by the CCD camera 14a of the fingerprint authentication unit 14 is transmitted to the center server device 3 together with the player name information read in step ST161 (step ST262). Next, a password for redetermining the player himself / herself is input from the touch panel 11 a of the game terminal device 1. This password is transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o (step ST263). The player name transmitted to the battle accepting unit 361o of the center server device 3 in steps ST261, ST262, ST263,
The feature point data and the password for reconfirmation are collated with the personal information recorded in the player information storage unit 362c and personal collation is performed (step ST264). As a result of the individual verification, if the player who wants to apply can apply for the tournament, it is next checked whether or not it is a winner in the previous tournament (whether or not a winner flag exists in the personal information) ( Step ST265).

  When it is determined that the player has won the previous game, the opponent determination unit 361p determines whether or not the current date and time is included in the battle reception time zone (step ST2651). If it is determined that the game is not included in the battle reception time zone (NO in step ST2651), a normal battle game that is not a battle game in the game tournament is started (step ST2652), and the process ends when the game ends. The If it is determined that the game is included in the battle reception time zone (YES in step ST2551), the battle reception unit 361o receives a battle application from the player, the battle reception unit 361o receives the battle application, and the opponent The determination unit 361p arranges the seats at the game table (step ST266). When it is determined that the player is not the winner of the previous game, acceptance to the tournament is rejected, and a normal game mode in which a normal game that is not a tournament battle of the tournament can be performed is set (step ST2651). Next, the opponent determination unit 361p confirms whether or not the number of seats arranged in each group has become four (step ST267), and if there are four, the winner flag in the personal information of each player (Step ST1691), the start of the competition for each group is permitted, and the tournament is started (step ST2692). After the match is over, the opponent scoring unit 361p selects the highest scorer from each set based on the score information of the player counted by the game score evaluation unit 1615 of the game terminal device 1 (step ST2693). A screen for displaying the game result including the score total result, for example, a game result display screen 530 as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the monitor 11 of the game terminal device 1. On the other hand, the highest scorer in each group is given a winner flag in the personal information by the personal information writing unit 361q (step ST2694). A person who is not the highest scorer finishes the game tournament without a winner flag in the personal information.

  By the way, in step ST267, if there are not four fighting members in the set, it waits for a predetermined time until the number of members in each set increases to reach four, and whether or not this waiting time has ended is watched. It judges based on the measurement result of 361r (step ST268), and if standby time is not complete | finished, it will return to step ST167 and will wait for four members to gather. After the standby time is over, it is determined whether or not two or more members are seated (step ST269). If two or more members are available, the battle starts in step ST1692. If two or more players are not present, the battle reservation mode is entered to wait until an opponent appears (step ST2695). While waiting in the battle reservation mode, it is determined whether or not an opponent has appeared (step ST2696). If an opponent appears, the process returns to step ST167 and waits for four members of the tournament table to be gathered. If an opponent does not appear after a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes), the process is terminated.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 28 and FIG. 29, the battle acceptance unit 361o is permitted to accept a match during the battle acceptance time period of a predetermined time width, and the accepted player is established by the opponent determination unit 361p. Each other's opponents are determined by being assigned to a predetermined number. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently digest a tournament match without causing the player to wait for a match within the specified time period without performing an accurate time specification.

  FIG. 30 is an example of a flowchart showing the battle information distribution of the next game of the tournament. First, as in step ST241 in FIG. 27, the search unit 361k searches the tournament participant list data stored in the tournament participant list storage unit 362e (step ST271), and sequentially in the personal information of each participant. It is checked whether or not a winner flag is set (step ST272). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the tournament participant with the winner flag is a distribution requester (step ST2721), and the distribution requester's personal terminal device 4 is notified of the next match date and time of the game tournament, the battle reception time zone, and the like. The mail describing the battle information including it is distributed by the battle information management unit 361m (step ST2722). If the winner flag is not set, it is determined whether or not a loser flag for identifying a loser is set (step ST273). If the loser flag is not set, the personal information writing unit 361q sets a loser flag in the personal information of the participant (step ST274). Then, it is determined whether or not the participant with this loser flag is a distribution requester (step ST275), and if it is a distribution requester, the battle result is distributed by the battle information management unit 361m (step ST276). . It is confirmed whether or not it is a final registrant in the tournament participant list (step ST277), and if the person distributed in step ST2722 and step ST276 is the final registrant, the mail distribution is terminated (step ST278). If it is not the last registrant, the process returns to step ST271 and repeats the steps up to step ST277 until it becomes the last registrant. However, if the loser flag is set in step ST273 and if it is not a distribution requester in steps ST275 and ST2721, the process proceeds to step ST277.

  In addition, this invention can take the following aspects.

  (A) In the first and second embodiments, the case where the game played by the game terminal device 1 is a mahjong game has been described. However, the game may be played by a plurality of other players. For example, it may be a card game, a go game, a shogi game, or the like.

  (B) Although the case where the store server apparatus 2 was provided was demonstrated in the 1st and 2nd embodiment, the form by which the game terminal device 1 is connected to the center server apparatus 3 via the network may be sufficient.

  (C) In the first and second embodiments, it is assumed that the control unit 36 of the center server device 3 has various functions, but the game terminal device 1 has the function of the control unit 36. Form may be sufficient. Thereby, it becomes possible to play a battle game between the game terminal devices 1 via a network.

  (D) In the first and second embodiments, the user ID is written (recorded) on the personal card, but not only the user ID but also the password, fingerprint information (feature data), or winner Personal information such as game result information such as a flag may be written. At that time, the personal card may be a recording medium having a large storage capacity, such as an IC card.

  (E) In the first and second embodiments, the case where the personal terminal device 4 is a mobile phone has been described. However, the personal terminal device 4 may be a home PC or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

  (F) In the first and second embodiments, the case where the participation reception unit 361a and the personal information reception unit 361j receive an application for participation in a competition game from the personal terminal device 4 has been described. 1 may be accepted.

1 is an example of a configuration diagram of a game system to which a game server device according to the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of a game terminal device. It is a hardware block diagram which shows one Embodiment of a game terminal device. It is an example of the functional block diagram of the control part of a game terminal device. It is an example of the screen figure of the battle | competition screen of the mahjong game which concerns on this embodiment (1st and 2nd embodiment). It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of one Embodiment of a shop server apparatus. It is a hardware block diagram which shows one Embodiment of a shop server apparatus. It is an example of the hardware block diagram of a personal terminal device. It is an example of a functional block diagram which shows the main functions of the personal terminal device shown in FIG. It is a hardware block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the center server apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the functional block diagram which concerns on 1st Embodiment of the control part of a center server apparatus. It is an example of the flowchart of the acceptance process of the participation application to the competition of the competition game performed by a participation reception part, and the reception process of an e-mail address. It is an example of the flowchart of the transmission process of the battle reception time slot | zone information of the 1st round performed by the reception time transmission part. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the process in the battle | competition of the 1st round performed by a battle | competition permission part, an opponent determination part, etc. FIG. It is an example of the flowchart of the transmission process of the battle | competition reception time zone information of the 2nd round or the 3rd round performed by the reception time transmission part. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the process in the battle | competition of the 2nd round and 3rd round performed by a battle | competition permission part, an opponent determination part, etc. FIG. It is an example of the flowchart of the participation qualification determination process performed by a participation qualification management part. It is an example of the screen figure of the personal authentication screen displayed on the liquid crystal display part of a personal terminal device by step ST101,102 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is an example of the screen figure of the competition participation application screen displayed on the liquid crystal display part of a personal terminal device by step ST1031 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is an example of the screen figure of the mail address input screen displayed on the liquid crystal display part of a personal terminal device by step ST105 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is an example of the screen figure of the game results display screen displayed on a game terminal device by step ST1593 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, and step ST1693 of the flowchart shown in FIG. It is an example of the functional block diagram which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of the control part of a center server apparatus. It is an example of the flowchart which shows registration of the mail address from a homepage. It is an example of the flowchart which shows delivery of game tournament guidance. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the game tournament participation application from a homepage. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the game tournament participation application from a game terminal device. It is an example of the flowchart which shows delivery of the battle | competition information with respect to a game competition participation applicant. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the battle | competition of the first match of a tournament. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the battle | competition after the 2nd round of a tournament. It is an example of the flowchart which shows the battle | competition information delivery of the next game of a tournament.

Explanation of symbols

1 game terminal device 2 store server device 3 center server device (server device for game)
36 control unit 361 CPU
361a Participation reception part (participation reception means)
361b Participation qualification management department (participation qualification management means)
361c Battle reception time zone setting unit (competition reception time zone setting means)
361d Reception time transmission unit (reception time transmission means)
361e Matching permission section (matching permission means)
361f Opponent determination unit (opponent determination means)
362 RAM
362a Player information storage unit (player information storage means)
362b Opponent memory 363 ROM
4 Personal terminal devices

Claims (8)

Connected to a plurality of game terminal devices that are installed in a plurality of stores and receive a player's operation and execute a winning-type battle game tournament composed of a plurality of rounds through a network, and possessed by the player The communication game is connected to a plurality of personal terminal devices that are mobile phones or personal computers that transmit and receive information on participation in the competition game, and manages progress of the competition game between the game terminal devices. A server device for a game,
Player information storage means for storing participation qualification information indicating presence / absence of participation qualification for the competition game in association with player identification information;
By the start of the first round of the competition game tournament, accepting the player's identification information, the e-mail address of the personal terminal device, and an application to participate in the competition game tournament from the personal terminal device, a participation receiving means for storing the e-mail address of the personal terminal unit to the player information storage means in association with identification information of the player,
In each round of the competition game tournament, at the end of all of the battle games of each battle group, the player information is determined for each player based on the game result based on the game result to determine whether or not the player is eligible for the next game. Participation qualification management means for updating the participation qualification information in the storage means;
Refer to the information in the player information storage means for accepting the application to participate in the battle game for obtaining the qualification for participation in the first game, the qualification information for the next game , On the other hand, a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving the battle of the first round and the next battle, is set, and the battle reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage means in association with the player identification information. Belt setting means,
A player who reads the e-mail address of the personal terminal device possessed by a player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage means , and is eligible to participate in the next game by the first round and the participation qualification management means for the personal terminal device. Reception time transmission means for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the next game every time is determined using an e-mail;
When receiving the player identification information and an application for starting a battle game in a certain round from the game terminal device, the received player identification information matches any of the player identification information that is eligible for participation, and When the date and time when the application for starting the game is received is included in the battle reception time zone in the battle that is stored in the player information storage means, the start of the battle game of the battle is permitted. Match permission means,
A predetermined number of opponents required to establish the battle game of the round are determined from the players permitted to start the battle game of the round by the battle permission unit as the battle groups in the permitted order. An opponent determination means,
The game server characterized in that the battle reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone of each round according to the number of players having qualifications for participation stored in the player information storage means. apparatus.   The game server device according to claim 1, wherein the reception time zone setting unit sets the length of the battle reception time zone to be shorter than that of the previous round as the battle progresses.   3. The game server device according to claim 1, wherein the participation reception unit receives an application to participate in the competition game tournament via a homepage of the competition game tournament.   The game server device according to claim 1, wherein the battle game is a game imitating mahjong, and the predetermined number of players is 1 to 3 players. Each competition game is composed of a predetermined number of battle games,
The participation qualification management means calculates a total score of the predetermined number of battle games for each player in each round in accordance with a predetermined rule, and a predetermined number of players who advance to the next game in advance in order of the total score. The game server device according to claim 4, wherein a participation qualification for the next game is given to the game server device.   6. The game server device according to claim 5, wherein the participation qualification management means calculates the total score by adding the score of the sticks at the end of each battle game for the predetermined number of times. . The game server device according to claim 6, wherein the participation qualification management means calculates the score as a score of a point stick at the end of the battle game . Connected via a network to a plurality of game terminal devices that are installed in a plurality of stores and receive a player's operation and execute a winning game competition consisting of a plurality of rounds, and possessed by the player A game server device that is communicably connected to a plurality of personal terminal devices that transmit and receive information on participation in the competition game and that manages the progress of the competition game competition between the game terminal devices. A management program, the game server device,
Player information storage means for storing participation qualification information indicating presence / absence of participation qualification for the competition game in association with player identification information;
  By the start of the first round of the competition game tournament, accepting the player's identification information, the e-mail address of the personal terminal device, and an application to participate in the competition game tournament from the personal terminal device, Participation accepting means for storing the electronic mail address of the personal terminal device in association with the identification information of the player in the player information storage means;
  In each round of the competition game tournament, at the end of all of the battle games of each battle group, the player information is determined for each player based on the game result based on the game result to determine whether or not he / she is eligible to participate in the next game. Participation qualification management means for updating the participation qualification information in the storage means;
  Refer to the information in the player information storage means for accepting the application to participate in the battle game for obtaining the qualification for participation in the first game, the qualification information for the next game, On the other hand, a battle reception time zone, which is a time zone for receiving the battle of the first round and the next battle, is set, and the battle reception time zone information is stored in the player information storage means in association with the player identification information. Belt setting means,
  A player who reads the e-mail address of the personal terminal device possessed by a player who is eligible for participation from the player information storage means, and is eligible to participate in the next game by the first round and the participation qualification management means for the personal terminal device. Reception time transmission means for transmitting the battle reception time zone information of the next game every time is determined using an e-mail;
  When receiving the player identification information and an application for starting a battle game in a certain round from the game terminal device, the received player identification information matches any of the player identification information that is eligible for participation, and When the date and time when the application for starting the game is received is included in the battle reception time zone in the battle that is stored in the player information storage means, the start of the battle game on the line is permitted. Match permission means,
A predetermined number of opponents necessary to establish the battle game of the round are determined from the players permitted to start the battle game of the round by the battle permission means as the battle groups in the permitted order. Function as an opponent determination means,
  The battle reception time zone setting means sets the length of the battle reception time zone of each round according to the number of players having qualifications for participation stored in the player information storage means. program.