JP6700212B2 - Game system and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a Gate arm system and program, and a game device for discharging the articles according to the game element in particular has appeared during the game.

  In order to enable a plurality of users to play a game such as a battle or cooperation, one game device is provided with operation input units for a plurality of users. In addition to this, for example, by connecting a plurality of game devices installed in a face-to-face manner and sharing the operation input performed on each game device and the effect or action caused by the input, the game devices can be synchronized. There is also a game device that realizes game play by a plurality of users.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-045085

  Meanwhile, in some game devices such as a drive simulator, a plurality of display devices are connected and used for display in order to provide a game screen with a wide field of view (Patent Document 1). Presenting such a wide-view game screen can provide a more immersive game experience.

  On the other hand, a game device provided with a plurality of display devices has a high cost and occupies a large area at the time of installation. In particular, the aspect of providing a playing experience in which a plurality of game devices are synchronized as described above is more easily shunned.

The present invention aims at providing a Ruge over arm system and program to provide a play experience with improved adaptively zest based on usage.

A game system of the present invention is a game system including a plurality of game devices configured to be capable of cooperating, and each of the plurality of game devices receives a service providing start instruction and a start instruction. Execution means for executing a game in response to the fact, display control means for displaying a game screen relating to the game being executed on the display portion, and articles displayed on the display portion according to the game elements that appeared in the game A plurality of game devices arranged adjacent to each other, and a part of the plurality of game devices in which the game being executed is in a predetermined state, Other game devices that are arranged adjacent to some game devices and have not received a start instruction, and when some game devices co-operate with other game devices, The execution means cooperates to execute the game, and the display control means of the game device group is a game screen related to one game over the display part of the game device group, and is a common game element to be appeared in the game. Display control is performed so that a game screen for displaying a part of each of the game screens on each of the display units is configured, and the ejecting means of the game device group is adapted to the common game element portion displayed on the display unit of each game device. the article that be discharged.

  According to the present invention having such a configuration, a playing experience in which the interest is adaptively improved according to the usage situation is provided.

A system diagram showing a configuration of a game system according to an embodiment and a modified example of the present invention. Block diagram showing a functional configuration of a game device 100 according to an embodiment and a modification of the present invention The figure which showed the example of presentation of the game screen in the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the provision process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which showed the example of a screen structure displayed on the display part 130 of each game device 100 in cooperation mode based on embodiment and modification of this invention. The flowchart which illustrated the provision process performed with the game device 100 which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure for demonstrating the start of the cooperation mode based on a play card based on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which showed the data structural example of the various information used with the game device 100 which concerns on embodiment and modification of this invention.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below describes an example in which the present invention is applied to a game device that can execute a game based on article information acquired from an article, which is an example of a game system. However, the present invention can be applied to any device capable of discharging an item based on the content of a game executed.

《Game system configuration》
The configuration of the game system including the game device 100 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, each game device 100 is configured to be connectable to another game device 100 at its side portion. At the time of connection, the display unit 130 of one game device 100 abuts the display unit 130 of the game device 100 installed adjacent to each other at the edge portion thereof to form one plane (display surface). In the present embodiment, the game device 100 is described as being configured to be connected and installable, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. Adjacent game devices 100 may be installed with a gap of a predetermined distance without abutting on the sides.

  Further, the connected game apparatuses 100 are communicably connected to each other regardless of wired or wireless, and are configured to cooperate with each other. The information communication between the game devices 100 may be performed via an external server or the like connected via a network, or may be connected within the same LAN as in the present embodiment, or directly/ It may be performed in the group of game devices 100 that are indirectly connected. When control related to cooperation is not performed via an external server or the like, any one of the game devices 100 may be configured as a master and configured to control the operation of another game device 100. It may be configured to be synchronized by communication performed at a predetermined timing.

  For the sake of simplicity in the present embodiment, each game device 100 will be described as having the same configuration, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, when the game apparatus 100 is configured such that any one of a plurality of game contents is selected/determined and the corresponding game play is provided, the plurality of game apparatuses 100 are the same when cooperating. It may be configured so as to be able to execute the process related to the game content, and may have another configuration for other game content.

  In the game provided by each game device 100 of the present embodiment, information obtained from a card, which is a game article of the present invention and can be used for game play, allows the game associated with the card to be acquired. It is assumed that an element (character item, etc.) can appear. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and corresponds to the content of the game play performed in the game device 100 capable of playing the game without using the card (without acquiring information from the card). The card may be configured to be simply ejectable.

  In the following description, the article discharged from the game device (game article) is described as a card, but the article is not limited to the card, and the game element corresponding to the article can be specified. As long as it is an article, it is not limited to a card. The article may be a shaped article, such as a figure, having the appearance of a game element, for example.

  The information (article information) indicating which game element an article specifies may be configured to be obtainable in different modes depending on the article used. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the article information is added to the card by applying a predetermined conversion operation to convert it into a one-dimensional or multidimensional pattern (code) and print it on the surface of the card. To do. The code image of the card will be described as being configured so that the article information can be acquired by being read by a reader described later. However, the mode in which the item information is attached to the card is not limited to that attached to the card as such visible information, but is attached by printing with invisible ink, or to a recording medium such as an IC chip included in the card. Anything such as recorded and held as data may be used. When the article is a modeled article, the article information may be obtainable from a recording medium inside the modeled article or a part of the appearance such as painting, sticker, or printing attached to the modeled article. Further, the article is not limited to a figure or the like, but may be any article such as a toy or a seal. In addition, the item information is not limited to the mode of being added to the item as packaged information in this way, but by recognizing the design of the game element attached to the item or the appearance (shape etc.) of the item itself, The recognition result may be acquired by the game device 100. In this case, the article information is not attached to the article.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the game executed by the game device, the game element that can be made to appear by using the card is an item to be attached to the operation character that is the operation target of the user, and corresponds to the card. The description will be made assuming that the design of the item (an image showing the appearance of the item) is attached. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and the card for the purpose of specifying the game element of the game to be executed is not limited to the one configured to specify the game element such as the item, and the character or It goes without saying that it may be one that specifies another game element such as an effect to be activated.

<<Structure of the game device 100>>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a game device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game device 100.

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

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

  The payment detection unit 104 detects that the payment has been made in the game device 100. Payment of consideration is judged by detecting, for example, that a predetermined amount of coins or equivalent coins have been inserted into the coin slot, or completion of settlement processing based on communication with a chip relating to predetermined electronic money. It may be done. Although the game device 100 of the present embodiment is described as starting the provision of a service accompanied by the ejection of a card to the user based on the payment of the consideration, the payment of the consideration is not an indispensable requirement but a predetermined start instruction. The provision of the service may be started based on this.

  The acquisition unit 105 acquires information from a card (play card) corresponding to an item via the reader 120 when playing a game provided by the game device 100 according to the present embodiment. The reader 120 is installed in the same housing as the game apparatus 100 as shown in FIG. 1, or in a manner detachably connected to the outside of the game apparatus 100. The reader 120 receives the placement of the play card and outputs the article information obtained from the play card to the acquisition unit 105. At this time, a predetermined data conversion process or the like may be performed in order to convert the article information acquired from the play card into a format suitable for use in the process related to the game. The reader 120 detects that the play card is placed on a predetermined part and recognizes the play card or acquires information from the play card during a period in which the information is acquired from the play card. Is performed by applying predetermined image processing to the image obtained by imaging, for example. In the present embodiment, a device that directly obtains information from a play card will be described as a reader, but it is not limited to a device having only a read (information reading) function but may be a device further having a write (information writing) function. Good. In this case, it is assumed that each of the cards holds the information and has a built-in rewritable storage medium.

  The item DB 106 is a database that manages information (item information) about each item that is a game element that is predetermined as a game element. In the game provided by the game device 100 of the present embodiment, a plurality of items can be attached to the operation character during a game related to one game play. The item is associated with any of a plurality of parts provided on the operation character, and the user attaches one item of the corresponding part registered using the play card for each part of the operation character in game play. be able to. Therefore, the play card has information that uniquely identifies any of the item information managed in the item DB 106, and by acquiring the information at the time of game play, the corresponding item can be used as the equipment of the operation character. It is configured to be able to appear during the game related to the game play.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the item information of each item that can be provided in the game includes a plurality of types of graphics data (3D models having different shapes, textures corresponding to the 3D models, etc.) as described later. Therefore, in this embodiment, the item information managed for one item may have a data structure as shown in FIG. As illustrated, the item information is associated with an item ID 801 that uniquely identifies the item, and basic drawing information 802 including graphics data and the like used to display the item in the game, and the same. It has audio data 803 used for audio presentation. In addition to item names, attributes, etc., the item information includes durability, attack power/defense power, correction values for various parameters of the operating character, activation techniques, special skills, etc., which are predetermined in a state where growth factors are not considered. Basic parameters 804 describing initial values (standard values: various parameter values at level 1 (initial state)) of item-specific ability parameters, and growth and enhancement of various parameters from the basic parameters (level, number of plays) , Growth information 805 that describes an increase/decrease range according to (play content), a move technique that can be additionally provided, a special skill, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, it is described that the item DB 106 stores graphics data and the item information includes the data, but the present invention is not limited to this. The item information may include not the graphics data but information indicating the storage location of the corresponding graphics data.

  The presentation control unit 107 controls the presentation of various information to the user in the game device 100. The game device 100 of the present embodiment is described as having a display unit 130 for displaying an image (game screen, menu screen, etc.) and a voice output unit 140 for outputting a voice, as a means for presenting various information to the user. Needless to say, the means for presenting information is not limited to these, and alternatives or additions are possible.

  The presentation control unit 107 includes a drawing device such as a GPU, and performs a predetermined drawing process when generating a screen to be displayed on the display unit 130. Specifically, the presentation control unit 107 is a drawing object (graphics data) required based on a process or a command performed by the control unit 101 while the game device 100 is operating (during game play or in a standby state). Then, an appropriate arithmetic processing is executed for the screen drawing. The generated screen is output to the display unit 130, which is a display device that is detachably connected to the inside of the same housing as the game apparatus 100 or outside the game apparatus 100, and is displayed in a predetermined display area so that the user can see the screen. Presented.

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

  The ejection control unit 108 performs various processes for ejecting one play card for each game play based on payment of consideration. When an instruction to generate a play card is issued, the discharge control unit 108 generates print data of a play card to be printed out, including a code image corresponding to the item information attached to the card and other images forming a print surface. To do. As described above, the play card discharged by the game device 100 specifies any item appearing in the game, and enables the user to use (operate) the operation character in a state where the item is attached in the game. .. Therefore, the pattern of the item that can be used by using the play card is formed on the card printing surface, and the user can easily understand which game element corresponds to the play card. After generating the print data, the discharge control unit 108 transmits the print data together with the print command to the discharge unit 150 to instruct to print the corresponding play card and discharge the play card.

  The ejection unit 150 is a printing device such as a printer configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from the ejection control unit 108, which is detachably connected in the same housing as the game device 100 or externally of the game device 100. When the ejecting unit 150 receives the print data relating to the play card and the print command relating to the data from the ejecting control unit 108, it performs the print operation of the print data. When the ejection unit 150 is built in the same housing as the game device 100, the card ejected by printing is guided to the ejection port 151 (see FIG. 1) accessible from the outside of the game device 100 to the user. May be provided.

  The operation input unit 109 is, for example, a user interface included in the game apparatus 100, such as an operation member for inputting a direction or a decision, various sensors, and the like. When the operation input unit 109 detects that an operation input has been made to the operation member, the operation input unit 109 outputs a control signal corresponding to the operation input to the control unit 101. In the present embodiment, the game device 100 is described as having various interfaces as physical operation members, but includes, for example, a touch input detection sensor that detects a touch input made on the screen of the display unit 130. Good.

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

《Game outline》
Hereinafter, the outline of the game in which the game experience is provided in the game device 100 of the present embodiment will be described. As described above, in the game device 100 according to the present embodiment, the user uses the play card to acquire (scan) information, thereby causing the operation character to attach the item corresponding to the play card, and play the game. You can The game provided is a battle game played between the operation character and one opponent character appearing in the game, and the victory condition is satisfied by disabling the opponent character. In addition, the defeat condition is satisfied when a predetermined time limit elapses or when the operated character becomes unable to act. In the present embodiment, the opponent character serving as the opponent is described as one body for simplicity, but it will be easily understood that the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this.

  The operation character defines a plurality of parts that can be equipped with items, such as a head, an upper body, a lower body, arms, legs, and the like, and the user can use one item for each classification in one game play. Can be attached. It should be noted that, for example, at least a part of the classification of weapons, etc., may be defined as an indispensable item for the progress of the game, and the required classification is scanned for the first play or when the play card is not carried. When there is a shortage of items, the control unit 101 determines the shortage of items (for example, by a lottery process), attaches the items to the operation character, and controls them so that the game can be played.

  After the competition game is over (after it is confirmed that the victory condition or the defeat condition is satisfied), the item to be the emission candidate is determined according to the content of the game play, and the item is selected according to the operation input by the user. A play card is generated/discharged for the item or the item selected by the control unit 101 according to the play content or when the number or type of items that are candidates for discharge satisfy a predetermined condition, and the play card is generated for the user. Provided.

  Items that are candidates for discharge include items that are attached to the operating character in the game or items that are determined for the opponent character. Here, the item determined for the opponent character is an emission candidate when the victory condition of the competitive game is satisfied, and any item is determined as the emission candidate as an item related to the opponent character according to the game mode described later. Whether to do is controlled.

<Game mode>
In the game executed on the game device 100 according to the present embodiment, a single mode in which one game device 100 independently performs game processing and a plurality of adjacent game devices 100 work together. It has a cooperation mode for performing game processing.

(Single mode)
In the single mode, as shown in FIG. 3A, the opponent character 300 is displayed so as to fit on the display unit 130 of one game device 100 that executes the game process, and the competitive game proceeds. When the competition game is won in the single mode, the items to be discharged are selected by lottery from the items determined in advance as those that can be discharged from the opponent character. In the game device 100 of the present embodiment, there are a plurality of characters that can be selected as the opponent character, and one of them appears in the competitive game depending on the game progress status of the user and the lottery process, for example. Each of the characters that can be selected as the opponent character is associated with a predetermined number of items that can be selected as emission candidates after the battle game, and when the victory condition is satisfied, one of these items is selected as an emission candidate. Selected. At this time, the item that can be a discharge candidate for the opponent character is all predetermined number of items, and for example, one item extracted by the lottery process performed based on the selection probability determined for each item is adopted. I shall. In other words, in the single mode, the item obtained when the victory condition is satisfied for the opponent character is one of the items predetermined for the character, and the user intentionally controls this. I can't.

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined number of items associated with the opponent character is, for example, an item generated from a specific portion of the opponent character as a material, an item having the characteristics/attributes (taken over) of the portion, and the like possessed by the opponent character. Are respectively associated with. In the single mode, the game screen presented on the display unit 130 in the battle game includes the entire opponent character 300 as shown in FIG. 3A, and the attack target of the operation character is the entire opponent character. The user understands this. Therefore, in single mode, all parts (all) are linked so that the user can be informed that various items that can be acquired from the opponent character facing the competition game can be obtained (for example, by stacking multiple game plays). The selected items will be included in the emission candidates, and one of them will be included in the emission candidates each time.

(Cooperation mode)
On the other hand, in the cooperation mode, unlike the single mode, the game screen related to the competitive game is presented through the display units 130 of all the game apparatuses 100 that cooperate with each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, for example, when two adjacent game devices 100 work together, the two display units 130 are interlocked with each other to present a game screen related to the competitive game together. To do. Similarly, if three game devices 100 work together, as shown in FIG. 3C, the three display units 130 work together to present a game screen, and four game devices 100 work together. If so, the four display units 130 interlock to present the game screen as shown in FIG.

  To start the cooperation mode, for example, an operation input for selecting the cooperation mode is made in each of the adjacent game devices 100, or the consideration is paid in each of the adjacent game devices 100 within a predetermined period. , May be performed according to In the cooperation mode, a battle game is played between a plurality of operation characters operated on the game device 100 that cooperates with the opponent character. That is, in the single mode, the one-on-one battle game is played between the operating character and the opponent character, whereas in the cooperation mode, the many-to-one battle game is played. Therefore, for the same opponent character, the cooperation mode is easier to capture (the victory condition is easier to satisfy). Further, by using the cooperation mode, it is possible to increase the probability of obtaining an item related to the opponent character for the opponent character having a higher degree of difficulty in capturing.

  As shown in FIGS. 3B to 3D, since the display units 130 of the plurality of game devices 100 integrally present one game screen, the opponent character displayed on each game device 100 is The parts are different. Which part of the opponent character is displayed is determined according to the number of cooperating game devices 100. If there are two cooperating game devices 100, the display portion 130 of the left game device 100 displays the opponent character 300. Lower body, the display unit 130 of the game device 100 on the right side, the upper body of the opponent character 300 on the display unit 130 of the opponent character 300, and the display unit 130 of the game device 100 on the left side, the tail and the right leg of the opponent character 300, the central game device. The display part 130 of the opponent character 300 is displayed on the left leg, the torso and the right arm, and the display part 130 of the right game device 100 is displayed on the display part 130 of the opponent character 300. It may be predetermined according to the number of cooperating game devices 100. That is, between the two game devices 100 that co-operate adjacent to each other, the display unit 130 displays a region to which the opponent character is connected. In other words, which part is displayed on the game device 100 changes depending on the number of cooperating game devices 100 and the arrangement relationship of the cooperating game devices 100. It is assumed that the recording medium 102 stores in advance information indicating a positional relationship in each of the game device 100 groups that are set to be capable of cooperating in the game system.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that four game devices 100 are connected so as to be able to cooperate with each other, and for the sake of simplicity, for each number of game devices 100 that cooperate in the cooperation mode, each game device 100 is The description will be made assuming that the information on which part of the opponent character is controlled to be displayed on the display unit 130 is preset, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, since the number of installed units is determined depending on the store to be installed, the information of the part of the opponent character displayed on each display unit 130 is stored in advance in consideration of the mode in which four or more units can work together. Instead, when the number of cooperating game devices 100 is determined, the part to be displayed may be defined.

  In the cooperation mode, the plurality of display units 130 integrally present the game screen, while in a scene requiring an operation input during the game, a portion (screen that is displayed on the display unit 130 operated by another user). It can be difficult to operate at hand while watching ). Therefore, in the battle game of the present embodiment, the attack target of the operation character in the cooperation mode is the display unit 130 of each game device 100 so that the user can easily grasp the necessary operation input and determine the success or failure of the operation input. The "part" of the opponent character displayed in. That is, in the cooperation mode, the user operating each game device 100 operates the operation character so as to attack the part of the opponent character displayed on the display unit 130 of the game device 100 operated by the user. become. Accordingly, the victory condition in the cooperation mode is, for example, in each of the cooperating game devices 100, the amount of damage equal to or more than the threshold for disabling the action determined by the attack action on the part displayed on the display unit 130 is accumulated. If this is achieved in more than half of the defined parts of the entire opponent character, it may be satisfied.

  As described above, in the cooperation mode, the user contributes to the victory condition of the competitive game (attack target) more clearly than the single mode, so that the user wins the competitive game in the cooperative mode in the present embodiment. In this case, the items that are candidates for emission in each game device 100 are determined according to the parts displayed on the respective display units 130 during the game. As described above, the items that can be the discharge candidates for the opponent character are associated with the parts of the opponent character, and the items included in the discharge target in each game device 100 in the cooperation mode are the game during the competitive game. It is an item associated with the part displayed on the display unit 130 of the device 100, that is, the part that was the attack target of the operating character in the game device 100.

  Therefore, in the cooperation mode, the items that can be the emission candidates for the opponent character when the victory condition is satisfied are selected based on the more limited parts than in the single mode (whole). According to this configuration, the user can select which of the plurality of cooperating game devices 100 is operated, so that the user can increase/increase the discharge probability of a desired item, and thus, particularly in the collection of articles. It is possible to guide a user who has a high interest in such an interest element to game play.

<Provision process>
With respect to the providing process executed by the game apparatus 100 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration in connection with one game play, a specific process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The process corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading out a corresponding process program stored in the recording medium 102, loading the program in the memory 103, and executing the program. Note that the present providing process will be described as being started when the payment detection unit 104 detects that payment for the consideration has been made, for example. Further, the game device 100 is configured to be communicatively connected to another game device 100 included in the game system so as to be able to cooperate with each other.

  In S401, the control unit 101 determines whether to provide the current game play in the cooperation mode. The cooperation mode may be provided when the start condition as described above is satisfied. In this step, the control unit 101 makes a determination based on whether or not the conditions for starting the cooperation mode are satisfied. The control unit 101 moves the process to S410 when it is determined that the current game play is provided in the cooperation mode, and moves the process to S402 when it is determined that the cooperation mode is not provided, that is, the game play is provided in the single mode.

  In S402, the control unit 101 determines an opponent character to appear in the current game play in the single mode. The determination of the opponent character may be performed in response to an operation input for selecting any one of the opponent characters or the quests provided in advance, or may be performed prior to the lottery process or the competition game. Depending on the result of a predetermined game performed as a result of the game, the user's play progress situation, etc. may be performed without any operation input.

  In step S403, the control unit 101 executes a process of a registration sequence for registering an item (use item) to be attached to the operation character. In the main registration sequence, the control unit 101 operates the reader 120, and when the information about the play card is acquired, the status of the item corresponding to the play card is acquired based on the acquired item information and the corresponding item information. And the information of the used item to be attached to the relevant part of the operation character including this is registered in the memory 103. At this time, the item information acquired from the play card is associated with a play card ID 811 that uniquely identifies the play card, as shown in, for example, FIG. 8B, and an item that identifies an item corresponding to the play card. It may include an ID 812 and status information 813 describing the growth/enhancement status of the item. Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, for example, as shown in FIG. 8C, the usage item information reflects the item ID 822 of the usage item and the state information 813 in association with the part ID 821 that identifies the part. It may include an item status 823 indicating the status.

  The control unit 101 moves the process to S<b>404 when the information of the used item is registered for all the parts of the operation character on which the item can be attached. In addition, at the timing when the registration sequence should be ended, such as when an operation input for ending the registration of the used item is made, or when a predetermined time limit for the registration sequence is ended, the part to which the attachment of the item is indispensable is determined. If the information on the used item is not registered, the control unit 101 determines an item to be attached to the corresponding part by, for example, a lottery process, adds the item as a used item, and then moves the process to S404. At this time, the information of the used item registered without being based on the play card may be registered in the status (initial state) defined as the basic parameter 804 in the corresponding item information.

  In S404, the control unit 101 starts the game process of providing the competitive game related to the current game play based on the information of the operation character wearing the registered use item and the opponent character.

  In S405, the control unit 101 determines whether or not a condition for ending the game process is satisfied. The game process may be terminated when, for example, one of the victory condition and the defeat condition described above is satisfied. When determining that the condition for ending the game process is satisfied, the control unit 101 moves the process to S406, and when determining that the condition is not satisfied, repeats the process of this step.

  In S406, the control unit 101 determines whether or not victory conditions are satisfied in the battle game that has been performed. The control unit 101 moves the process to S407 when it is determined that the victory condition is satisfied, and moves the process to S408 when it is determined that the victory condition is not satisfied, that is, the defeat condition is satisfied.

  In step S<b>407, the control unit 101 determines an item to be a play card discharge candidate for the current game play, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the item. Items that are candidates for play card discharge when the victory condition is satisfied include, in addition to the items registered as used items, items extracted from the items associated with the entire opponent character. As described above, in the present embodiment, it is described that an item related to one opponent character is included in the emission candidate when the victory condition is satisfied, but the present invention is not limited to this. A part of the items associated with the opponent character and a plurality of items may be included in the emission candidate. Also, the extraction of the item relating to the opponent character included in the emission candidate is performed by, for example, a lottery process based on a predetermined probability for each part of the opponent character for the single mode, or a determination process based on the user's play/ejection history. May be

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S406 that the winning condition is not satisfied, the control unit 101 determines, in S408, an item to be a discharge candidate of a play card for the current game play, and displays the item on the display unit 130 in a selectable manner. Unlike S407, the items that are candidates for the emission of the play card when the winning condition is not satisfied are limited to the items registered as the used items.

  In step S409, when the operation input regarding the determination of the item to be discharged (target item) from the discharge candidates is performed, the control unit 101 determines the state information 813 to be attached to the item information for the item, and attaches it to the play card. Configure the item information. If the target item is a use item registered by scanning the play card, the status information is to grow the current status according to the content of the game play (change to a state in which the game can be advantageously advanced), and Determined based on status. If the target item is not a use item registered by scanning the play card, that is, if it is a use item not based on the play card or an opponent item, the status defined as the basic parameter 804 does not depend on the content of the game play. Determined based on (initial state). Under the control of the control unit 101, the ejection control unit 108 forms print data of a play card related to the target item based on the information of the target moving body and the article information, and causes the discharge unit 150 to print the play card and eject it. .. When the discharge of the play card is completed, the control unit 101 completes the present provision processing related to the game play this time.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S401 that the current game play is provided in the cooperation mode, the control unit 101 waits in S410 for providing the cooperation mode until the cooperating game device 100 is determined. This step is for allowing additional participation in the cooperation mode even after the conditions for starting the cooperation mode have been met.For example, a notification that the game play in the cooperation mode will be available in the future, After the time limit is presented on the display unit 130 of the game device 100 capable of cooperating, or after the application for participation in the cooperation mode (payment for the game play) is made in all the game devices 100. The game device 100 that works together is determined. The standby according to this step may be configured to be terminated when the user who has already decided to participate in the cooperation mode inputs an operation for ending acceptance.

  In S411, the control unit 101 establishes a communication connection between the confirmed cooperating game devices 100, and starts various processes related to synchronization. In the present embodiment, for simplification, one of the cooperating game devices 100 becomes the master and the control command for cooperating is output to the remaining game devices 100 (slave). However, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. That is, in order to control the cooperating game device 100 group, another control device may exist and a control command may be output. Each process related to synchronization includes ascertaining the number of cooperating game devices 100 and determining which game device 100 is the master.

  In step S412, the control unit 101 determines an opponent character to appear in the game play in the current cooperation mode. The process of this step may be the same as that of S402, but an opponent character that can appear only in the cooperation mode may be included in the selection candidates. The process of this step may be performed in any of the cooperating game devices 100, or may be determined by a majority vote in the cooperating game device 100 group.

  In step S413, the control unit 101 executes the processing of the registration sequence of the used item, as in step S403.

  In S414, the control unit 101 starts the game process related to the current game play based on the information of the operation character wearing the use item registered in each of the cooperating game devices 100 and the information of the opponent character. Unlike the single mode, the game process in the cooperation mode performs various processes for performing information communication related to the synchronization of the competitive game with another game device 100 cooperating.

  More specifically, of the group of cooperating game devices 100 (cooperative device group), the master game device 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the master) is a competitive game for each of the cooperating device groups (including the master itself). It is determined which range of the game screen is to be drawn, that is, which part of the opponent character is to be drawn, and each of the slave game devices 100 (hereinafter, simply slaves) is in charge. Distribute information. The determination is made according to the number of game devices included in the cooperating device group and the arrangement relationship (coupling relationship of the display units) of the cooperating device group. The information on the arrangement relationship of the cooperating device group is, for example, a device number is assigned in ascending order from the left at the time of installation, and when the cooperating device group is found, it is determined based on these device numbers. Alternatively, it may be performed after acquiring which individual identification number the adjacent game device 100 has, and the like, in predetermined inter-device communication performed between the adjacent game devices 100. Good.

  Further, during the game processing, for example, the master determines the action and the like is distributed to each slave with respect to the motion control of the opponent character, various effect controls, the drawing viewpoint control, and the like. By doing so, the behavior of the opponent character displayed on each display unit 130 of the cooperating device group is synchronized, and the cooperation mode is displayed on the display unit 130 of a plurality of surfaces formed by connecting the cooperating device groups. It is possible to integrally present the game screen related to. That is, based on the information distributed by the master, it is possible to build a situation regarding a common opponent character or environment in each of the cooperating device groups. Of these, the game screens in charge of each game device 100 are displayed. As a result of the presentation control unit 107 performing drawing, as a result, it is possible to present one linked game screen on the display surfaces of the cooperating device groups installed adjacent to each other.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the operation character that is the operation target in each game device 100 is described as being displayed only on the display unit 130 of the corresponding game device 100. It is not necessary to transmit various information necessary for drawing the operation character, such as behavior control of each operation character in the game processing of the own device, to the other game device 100. However, since it may be involved in the end of the game, the information on the progress status in each game device 100 (state of the operating character (whether or not the character is inoperable), accumulated damage amount to the attack target part, etc.) is common. It may be transmitted to another game device 100 of the working device group and shared between the devices. In each display unit 130 of the cooperating device group, not only the operating character 500 and the opponent character 501 but also the progress status information 502 received from the other game devices 100 of the cooperating device group and the progress status of the own device. The information 503 may be displayed as shown in FIG. 5, for example, so that the user can easily confirm the progress status of the entire cooperation mode.

  In S415, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the condition for ending the game process is satisfied. The determination at this step may be the same as that at S405, but the determination as to whether either the victory condition or the defeat condition is satisfied is made by the master that collects the progress status of the cooperating device group, and the determination is made by each slave. It may be delivered. When determining that the condition for ending the game process is satisfied, the control unit 101 moves the process to S416, and when determining that the condition is not satisfied, repeats the process of this step.

  In S416, the control unit 101 determines whether or not the victory condition is satisfied in the played battle game. The control unit 101 moves the process to S417 when it is determined that the victory condition is satisfied, and moves the process to S408 when the victory condition is not satisfied.

  In step S<b>417, the control unit 101 determines an item to be a discharge candidate for a play card for the current game play, and causes the display unit 130 to selectably display the item. Items that are candidates for the emission of a play card when the victory condition is satisfied are the items registered as the used items, and the opponent character that is controlled to be displayed on the display unit 130 of the player's own machine during the competitive game. It includes items extracted from the items associated with the part. That is, in the cooperation mode, one item included in the emission candidate is extracted from a part of the group of items associated with the entire opponent character, and thus a specific item is discharged as compared to the single mode. It becomes easy to be included in the candidate. In other words, the items included in the emission candidate are extracted depending on the part of the opponent character set as the attack target in the own game in the battle game, and thus the play card of the item associated with the specific part is acquired. It is possible to provide a situation that is easier for the desired user to obtain than the single mode.

  In another aspect, when the victory condition is satisfied in the cooperation mode, the playing user can obtain the play cards of the items associated with different parts, even though the opponent character who has captured is the same. Therefore, it is possible to inform the user of other items that can be obtained from the opponent character, suitably stimulate the ownership of the play card of the other items, and guide the user to further game play.

  By doing so, according to the game device of the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a play experience in which the fun is adaptively improved according to the usage situation. More specifically, the game screen presented to the user is expanded by adaptively changing the method of generating and presenting the game screen according to the number of game devices 100 used for playing the same competitive game. , It is possible to provide a more immersive and more entertaining play experience. Also, in the cooperation mode, the play cards that can be discharged according to the play content of the game are configured to be different among the users, so that the user can easily obtain a desired play card for repeated use of the cooperation mode. Can be induced. As a result, by repeating the game play in the cooperation mode, a powerful play experience and effect on a large screen (screen configured by the plurality of display units 130) can be provided not only for the user who is playing but also for the surroundings. The interest of the user watching the game in the game can be increased, and the operating rate and profit of the game device 100 can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, the item to be ejected from the play card has been described as being selectable from the ejection candidates by the operation input, regardless of the mode. It is not limited to. As described above, the game play in the cooperation mode cannot be established by only one user, and various preparations such as adjustment between users in advance may be required. In addition, there is also an aspect that the cooperation mode can be used to capture an opponent character having a high difficulty level, which is expected to achieve the victory condition of the competitive game because of the cooperation mode. In consideration of these, it can be said that the user wants to obtain the play card of the item associated with the opponent character in the situation in which the game play in the cooperation mode is established. Therefore, the operation of selecting the corresponding item from the emission candidates should be performed. The request may give the user the impression that a complicated operation is necessary. Therefore, in the cooperation mode, the control unit 101 may determine one target item from the items associated with the displayed part of the opponent character without requiring user operation.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the play card discharged based on the opponent character has an item displayed on the display unit 130 of the game apparatus 100, which is generated by using the portion of the opponent character as a material, and characteristics/attributes of the portion. However, the implementation of the present invention need not be limited to this. For example, in a mode in which the opponent character is a united vehicle in which a plurality of mobile units are united, and each unit of the united unit constitutes a unit of the displayed unit, the unit of the displayed unit is May be a candidate for emission. That is, the part itself (at least a part of the partner character), which is associated with the displayed part of the partner character and is not the item of a different type from the character, is the discharge candidate for the partner character. May be.

[Embodiment 2]
In the above-described first embodiment, the cooperation mode is started in response to the operation input for selecting the cooperation mode being made, or the payment of the consideration being made within a predetermined period in each of the adjacent game devices 100. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In the present embodiment, the use items registered using the play cards in the plurality of game devices 100 in the game system have a predetermined relevance so that the cooperation mode can be more easily realized and the user can easily participate in the cooperation mode. A mode in which the cooperation mode can be started by having the above will be described. The configurations of the game system and the game device 100 according to the present embodiment are similar to those of the above-described embodiments.

<Provision process>
Hereinafter, a specific process of the providing process executed by the game apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment for one game play will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6. The process corresponding to the flowchart can be realized by the control unit 101 reading out a corresponding process program stored in the recording medium 102, loading the program in the memory 103, and executing the program. Note that the present providing process will be described as being started when the payment detection unit 104 detects that payment for the consideration has been made, for example. Further, the game device 100 is configured to be communicatively connected to another game device 100 included in the game system so as to be able to cooperate with each other. Further, in the description of the providing process of the present embodiment, steps for performing the same processes as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted, and a process characteristic of the present embodiment will be described.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in consideration of user convenience, it is assumed that there is an opponent character that appears only in the cooperation mode, and an item associated with the opponent character is registered as a use item using a play card. In the standby state of execution of the cooperation mode, the item associated with the opponent character in the adjacent game device 100 is registered as a use item using the play card, and the game device 100 cooperates to cooperate. The description will be given assuming that the mode is executed. Since a play card of an item associated with such an opponent character can be obtained only in the cooperation mode, it is preferable for the user to be provided with the game play in the cooperation mode in which the opponent character can compete. In other words, for the user who wants to obtain and collect the play cards of the items associated with each part of the opponent character, it is preferable that the cooperation mode occurs even if the user waits for execution. .. Therefore, the game device 100 of the present embodiment determines that there is a user who may desire game play in such a cooperation mode based on the play card used for registering the use item, and the cooperation mode is determined. Is more easily realized.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when there is an opponent character that appears only in the cooperation mode, and when a play card obtained based on the opponent character is used, control is performed so as to increase the probability of occurrence of the cooperation mode. As will be appreciated, it will be readily understood that the practice of the present invention is not so limited. That is, the control for increasing the probability of occurrence of the cooperation mode may be executed regardless of which opponent character the play card is based on.

  After the opponent character to appear in the game play in the single mode is determined in S402, the control unit 101 starts the processing of the use item registration sequence in S601. In the providing process of this embodiment, the process of the registration sequence related to the single mode is executed in S601 to S607.

  In step S602, the control unit 101 determines whether the item information has been acquired from the play card. The control unit 101 shifts the processing to S603 when it is determined that the article information is acquired from the play card, and repeats the processing of this step when it is determined that the article information is not acquired.

  In S603, the control unit 101 determines whether the play card for which information has been acquired is a play card based on an opponent character (special opponent character) that appears only in the cooperation mode. The determination in this step may be performed based on whether or not the item ID 812 of the item information acquired from the play card matches the item ID of the item associated with the special opponent character. When the control unit 101 determines that the play card for which information has been acquired is the play card based on the special opponent character, the control unit 101 shifts the processing to S604. When the control unit 101 determines that the play card for which information has been acquired is not the play card based on the special opponent character, the control unit 101 registers the item corresponding to the play card as a use item, and moves the process to S607.

  In step S<b>604, the control unit 101 displays on the display unit 130 that the item corresponding to the play card for which information has been acquired is registered as a use item, and then the cooperation mode relating to the battle with the special opponent character is waiting to be executed. Then, it shifts to the execution standby state. That is, although the opponent character is determined in S402, a battle game with the special opponent character may be established. Therefore, the user is notified that the opponent game character is to wait until the start condition of the battle game is satisfied. Done. When the game device 100 is in the execution standby state, the control unit 101 gives, for example, a character ID identifying the special opponent character and information indicating that the game device 100 is in the execution standby state to the adjacent game device 100 at predetermined time intervals. , And informs that it is in this state. In the present embodiment, for simplification, the description will be made by forcibly shifting to the execution standby state, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this, and whether or not to wait for the execution of the cooperation mode is determined by the user. It may be controlled based on an operation input.

  In step S605, the control unit 101 determines whether to cooperate with the adjacent game device 100 to provide the game play in the cooperation mode. Specifically, the control unit 101 determines that the adjacent game devices 100 have already transitioned to the execution standby state for the same special opponent character, and the predetermined time set for standby after the transition to the execution standby state. It is determined that the game play in the cooperation mode is provided if any of the conditions that the adjacent game devices 100 have transitioned to the execution standby state for the same special opponent character by the time elapses. The control unit 101 moves the process to S606 when it determines that the game play in the cooperation mode is provided in cooperation with the adjacent game device 100, and displays a notification that the standby is ended when it is determined not to provide the game play in the cooperation mode. After displaying on the unit 130, the process proceeds to S607.

  In S606, the control unit 101 starts various processes related to synchronization, determines the opponent character to appear in the game play in the present cooperation mode as the special opponent character based on the play card, and moves the process to S413. .. It should be noted that S413 may be executed when the registration of the used item is not completed, and if the registration of the used item is already completed, the control unit 101 shifts the processing to S414. Good. Further, since the mode is changed from the single mode to the cooperation mode, re-registration of items other than the used items related to the special opponent character may be accepted in S413.

  In step S<b>607, the control unit 101 determines whether the use item registration is completed. The determination in this step may be performed based on whether or not the termination condition of the registration sequence described in the providing process of the first embodiment is satisfied. When the control unit 101 determines that the registration of the used item is completed, the control unit 101 moves the process to S404, and when the control unit 101 determines that the registration is not completed, the control unit 101 returns the process to S602.

  As described above, according to the aspect of the present embodiment, when an item having a predetermined relevance is registered as a use item by using a play card in the game device 100 that is provided so as to be capable of cooperating, the game device 100 is used. To provide cooperative mode gameplay. That is, if there are a plurality of users who are considered to have the same opponent character who desires to capture, at the same time, actively guide those users to the game play in the cooperation mode to provide a suitable play experience. However, the interest in the game content can be increased.

  In particular, when there is an opponent character that appears only in the cooperation mode as in this embodiment, the user who owns the play card of the item associated with the opponent character is associated with the opponent character. May wish to obtain a play card for the item. Therefore, in the game device 100 of the present embodiment, even if there is no user such as an acquaintance who can intentionally start the cooperation mode, a user having the same purpose who is present at the spot is preferably matched at the time of game play. , It is possible to lead to the cooperation mode so that the player can get the play card of the desired item.

  In addition, in order to more actively guide the user to the game play in the cooperation mode based on the registration of the related items, the play card in which information about the related items is acquired in the cooperating device group. It may be controlled so that the larger the number of sheets of, the more the progress of the competitive game in the cooperation mode proceeds to the user side.

  Note that, for the sake of simplicity in the present embodiment, the game device 100 that cooperates when the play card of the corresponding item is used has been described as the adjacent game device 100, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. It is not limited to. The game devices 100 that are set in the cooperation mode based on the used play card may not necessarily be adjacent to each other as long as the game devices 100 are communicably connected and have a connection relationship. For example, when four game devices 100a to 100d have a connection relationship, the leftmost game device 100a and the second from the right game device 100c are paid for, and play cards related to related items are paid. When used, if the second game device 100b from the left, which is in the middle of these game devices 100, is not playing the game, the three game devices 100 are made to work together, and as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the display sections 130a to 130c may be used to present a game screen related to the cooperation mode. Furthermore, if the rightmost game device 100d is not playing a game, all four game devices 100 may be made to cooperate with each other to execute the game process related to the cooperation mode. That is, if it is not used for game play, a large screen configured by the connected display unit 130 may be used to provide a highly entertaining play experience.

  In such an aspect, by forcibly cooperating with the game device 100 that is not playing, the play usage rate of the plurality of installed game devices 100 (the process related to the game play is executed after paying the consideration). Rate) may decrease. On the other hand, when the number of cooperating game devices 100 is determined, the availability of the item relating to which part of the opponent character is determined in which game device 100, and thus is shown in FIG. 7B. As described above, after the information is notified, further participation of the user in the vacant game device 100(b) may be invited for the competitive mode competition game to be executed.

[Modification 1]
In the above-described first and second embodiments, the parts of the opponent character displayed on the display unit 130 of each game device 100 in the cooperation mode depend on the number of cooperating game devices 100 and the arrangement relationship of the cooperating game devices 100. Accordingly, it has been described as being fixed and fixed. With such a configuration, the user can easily obtain the item by selecting the game apparatus 100 in which the part associated with the desired item is displayed and performing the game play in the cooperation mode.

  On the other hand, the cooperation mode is accidentally generated even in a situation in which the users do not indicate each other but use the game device 100 for which game play has ended (became empty) in order from the play standby line, for example. obtain. In such a case, the user may not be able to use the game device 100 in which the desired part of the opponent character is displayed.

  Therefore, from the viewpoint of fairness in using the cooperation mode, the part of the opponent character displayed on the display unit 130 may change during the competitive game. That is, basically, as shown in the first embodiment, the tendency of the parts to be displayed is determined by the arrangement relationship of the cooperating game devices 100, but each display unit of the cooperating device is rotated by the rotation of the opponent character. It may be configured such that the part displayed on 130 changes and the attack target of the operation character is switched to the part displayed each time. Of course, in the variation of the displayed portion, the continuity of the character image between the display units 130 of the adjacent game devices 100 is guaranteed.

  In this case, for example, the control unit 101 may determine an item to be an emission candidate based on the part displayed on the display unit 130 at a predetermined timing during the competitive game. The predetermined timing during the battle game is predetermined such as the part displayed during the period when the amount of damage to the opponent character by the operating character is accumulated, the part displayed when the opponent character becomes incapable, and the like. It may be determined under given conditions. In this case, it is not necessary to exclude that the items associated with the same part are included in the emission candidates in the plurality of game devices 100 of the cooperating device.

  Further, in order to ensure fairness in providing the play card, the frequency of display on the display unit 130 of each cooperation device is determined for each part of one game play, and the action control of the opponent character is performed accordingly. May be configured to perform.

[Modification 2]
In the above-described embodiment and modified example, the aspect in which the item related to the displayed part of the opponent character, rather than the opponent character, can be discharged in the cooperation mode has been described, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. It does not have to be a thing. For example, when a plurality of opponent characters appear in a battle game, a game element that allows the play card to be ejected in any game device 100 is at least one of the plurality of opponent characters that is displayed on the display unit 130 of the game device 100. It may be the opponent character itself in which the section is displayed. In this case, the arrangement and movement of the plurality of opponent characters on the game screen are controlled for each play. For example, for fairness, in the cooperating game devices 100, there is no game device 100 in which all the opponent characters are displayed, and the opponent characters that can be discharged in each game device 100 after winning the competitive game are dispersed. It may be configured as follows.

[Modification 3]
In the above-described embodiment and modified example, in both the single mode and the cooperation mode, the user attaches the item registered using the play card to the operation character corresponding to each game device 100, and operates the operation character. Although it has been described that the game can be advanced by this, the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. The operation target of the user may change depending on whether or not it is in the cooperation mode and the number of game devices 100 cooperating in the cooperation mode.

  For example, in the single mode, the moving object registered based on the play card is the operation target, and in the cooperation mode, the combined object completed by combining the plurality of moving objects registered by the users of the respective game devices 100 cooperating with each other. Consider a mode that is an operation target. At this time, in the cooperation mode, the united machine is displayed across the display units 130 of the plurality of cooperating game devices 100 in the same manner as the opponent characters of the above-described embodiment and modification, and the user's operation target is the united machine. Of these, it may be a part displayed on the display unit 130 of the game apparatus 100 used by itself (role sharing). Alternatively, from the viewpoint of fairness, the operation authority of the combined machine is sequentially moved so that each user of the game apparatuses 100 cooperating with each other can move in order, and one game apparatus each in a predetermined period or sequence. The united body may be configured to be operable in response to an operation input made at 100.

  In addition, in such a mode, the item to be the emission candidate does not depend on the opponent character, but may be determined based on the displayed portion of the combined body.

[Modification 4]
In the above-described embodiments and modified examples, by adopting the on-demand printing method, the mode in which the play card according to the content of the game can be easily discharged has been described, but the implementation of the present invention is not limited to this. is not. That is, since the configuration can be realized by a mode that has a stocker for each type of play card and controls which stocker ejects the play card, the game device ejects the ready-made card. Good. Alternatively, even if the game device is configured to be able to eject both ready-made cards and on-demand print cards, normally ready-made cards are ejected and play cards are ejected by on-demand printing when the conditions are satisfied. This can be realized by configuring it to do so.

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

  100: game device, 101: control unit, 102: recording medium, 103: memory, 104: payment detection unit, 105: acquisition unit, 106: item DB, 107: presentation control unit, 108: discharge control unit, 109: operation Input unit, 110: communication unit, 120: reader, 130: display unit, 140: voice output unit, 150: discharge unit

Claims (17)

A game system including a plurality of game devices configured to co-operate,
Each of the plurality of game devices,
Acceptance means for accepting a service provision start instruction,
Executing means for executing a game in response to the acceptance of the start instruction,
Display control means for displaying a game screen relating to the game being executed on the display unit;
A discharging means for discharging an article displayed on the display unit, which corresponds to the game element that appeared in the game ,
Equipped with
The plurality of game devices are arranged adjacent to each other,
A part of the plurality of game devices in which the game being executed is in a predetermined state, the part is arranged adjacent to the part of the game devices, and the start instruction is accepted. No other game device working together,
When the one game device and the other game device work together,
The executing means of the game device group cooperates to execute the game,
The display control means of the game device group is a game screen relating to one of the games over the display unit of the game device group, and a part of common game elements to appear in the game is displayed on each of the display units. Display control is performed so that the game screen displayed on
Game system the discharge means of the game device group, you discharge the article corresponding to the site of the displayed said common game element on the display unit of the game devices. The cooperating part of the game device and the other game device, when the cooperating part, the acceptance means of the other game device further accepts a participation instruction for the game being co-executed. Game system. Each of the plurality of game devices further includes defining means for defining a plurality of parts for the game element,
Wherein in the co働時with some of the game devices the other game device, the display control unit of the game device group, defined any of the plurality of sites for the common game element on the display unit The game system according to claim 1 , wherein the game system is displayed. In co働時of the portion of the game device and the other game device, said definition means of said game apparatus groups, depending on the number of game apparatuses cooperating, claim 3 for the definition of the plurality of sites The game system described in. When the one game device and the other game device are cooperating , the display control means of the game device group depends on the number of cooperating game devices and the arrangement relationship with the cooperating game devices. The game system according to claim 3, wherein the frequency of displaying each part of the common game element on the display unit is determined. In co働時of the portion of the game device and the other game device, the display control unit of the game device group, a part contiguous with the site of the displayed on the display unit game elements of the game device in contact next The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the game system is displayed on the display unit. In co働時of the portion of the game device and the other game device, the reception unit of the game device group is a game device which is in contact next, depending on the price of the payment is made in a predetermined time period, the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is determined that the start instruction is accepted. Each of the plurality of game devices further includes an acquisition unit that acquires information from the article,
The execution means, in response to the information acquisition from articles having Jo Tokoro relationships is made, the game system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the game in a predetermined state. Wherein in the co働時with some of the game devices the other game device, the execution means of the game device group was information acquired in said game apparatus groups, depending on the number of articles having a predetermined relation The game system according to claim 8, wherein the progress of the game is advantageously changed. Each of the plurality of game devices further includes input means for receiving an operation input relating to the progress of the game,
Wherein in the co働時with some of the game devices the other game device, the execution means of the game device group, the portion of the common game element that is displayed on the display unit, accepted by said input means game system according to any one of claims 1 to 9 performs the operation control based on the operation input was. Each of the plurality of game devices further includes input means for receiving an operation input relating to the progress of the game,
In the above co働時with some of the game devices the other game device, the execution means of the game device group, the said common game element, wherein the one of the game devices 該Ge over arm unit group The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein operation control is performed based on an operation input accepted by the input means. The article ejected by the ejecting means of the game apparatus group when the partial game apparatus and the other game apparatus cooperate with each other is an article to which information indicating the common game element is attached. The game system according to any one of 1 to 11. When the one game device cooperates with the other game device, the article discharged by the discharging means of the game device group is information indicating another game element based on the part of the common game element. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, which is an article marked with. The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the ejecting unit includes a generating unit that generates an item according to a game element displayed on the display unit. When the one game device and the other game device work together,
The display control means of the game device group changes a part of the common game element displayed on the display unit during execution of the game,
15. The discharging device of the game device group discharges an article corresponding to a part of the common game element displayed on the display unit at a predetermined time point in the game. The game system described in. A game item, which is cooperating capable constructed, a plurality of game devices capable of discharging the game article, the A including gaming system,
Each of the plurality of game devices,
Acceptance means for accepting a service provision start instruction,
Executing means for executing a game in response to the acceptance of the start instruction ,
Display control means for displaying a game screen relating to the game being executed on the display unit;
Discharging means for discharging the game article displayed on the display unit according to the game element that appeared in the game ,
Equipped with
The plurality of game devices are arranged adjacent to each other,
Among the plurality of game devices, a part of the game devices in which the game being executed is in a predetermined state, the game device is arranged adjacent to the part of the game devices, and the start instruction is accepted. No other game device working together,
When the one game device and the other game device work together,
The executing means of the game device group cooperates to execute the game,
The display control means of the game device group is a game screen related to one of the games over the display unit of the game device group, and a part of common game elements to appear in the game is displayed on each of the display units. Display control is performed so that the game screen displayed on
Game system the discharge means of the game device group, you discharge the article corresponding to the site of the displayed said common game element on the display unit of the game devices. A program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the game device of the game system according to claim 1.

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