JP6737844B2 - Game program, game method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a game method, and an information processing device.

Conventionally, from the pile of about 136 tiles piled up on the mahjong table, four players surrounding the mahjong table draw tiles one by one, and a combination of 14 to 18 hand tiles is formed. Computer mahjong games are widely known. In such a mah-jongg game, there is a game in which the CPU of a game in progress is run by the CPU when the line is interrupted during the game (Non-Patent Document 1).

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However, if the CPU is run as a substitute, the tiles do not look human, and there is a risk that the fun of the competitive play may be impaired.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game program, a game method, and an information processing device that can reduce the concern that the interest of competitive play is impaired.

According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit is provided. The game based on the game program is a battle game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users and a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users play a battle. The game program includes a first step of causing a processor to specify a user requesting the start of a competitive game, a second step of matching the user identified by the first step to execute the competitive game, and a game of the competitive game. When the user exits during the process, the third step of switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly specified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user is executed.

According to an aspect of one embodiment, there is provided a game method executed in a computer including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit. The game based on the game program is a battle game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users and a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users play a battle. The game method includes a first step of causing a computer to specify a user requesting the start of a battle game, a second step of matching the users identified by the first step to execute the battle game, and And a third step of switching the operating subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user when the user exits in the middle.

According to one aspect of one embodiment, there is provided an information processing device including a storage unit that stores a game program and a control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program. The game based on the game program is a competitive game in which a character operated by each of the plurality of users causes a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users to compete, and the control unit requests the start of the competitive game. The first step of identifying the user who is playing the game, the second step of matching the users identified in the first step to executing the competitive game, and the operation of the user when the user leaves during the competitive game The third step of switching the operating subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step is executed while maintaining the existing character.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the concern that the interest of competitive play is impaired.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of a game system. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of a user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a game server. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a game management table, (B) is a figure which shows an example of a relay management table. (A) is a diagram showing an example of setting states of a game management table and a relay management table corresponding to east 1 station in mahjong room 1, and (B) is a game management table corresponding to east 2 station in mahjong room 1. It is a figure which shows an example with the setting state of a relay management table. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting state of the game management table corresponding to the east 3 stations in the mahjong room 1, the setting state of the game management table corresponding to the east 1 station in the mahjong room 2, and the setting state of the relay management table. .. It is a figure which shows an example of the setting state of the game management table corresponding to the east 4 stations in the mahjong room 1, the setting state of the game management table corresponding to the east 2 stations in the mahjong room 2, and the relay management table. .. It is a figure which shows an example of the progress situation of the game in the mahjong room 1, and the progress situation of the game in the mahjong room 2. It is a flow chart which shows an example of user registration processing performed by a game server. It is a flow chart which shows a part of game progress processing performed by a game server. It is a flowchart which shows another part of the game progress process performed by a game server. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 1, (B) is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 2, (C) It is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 4, (D) is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 5. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the game management table used by other embodiment, (B) is a figure which shows an example of the friend management table used by other embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows a part of game progress processing performed by a game server in other embodiments. It is a flowchart which shows another part of the game progress process performed by the game server in other embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 1 in another embodiment, (B) is an example of the game screen displayed on the user terminal of the user 8 in another embodiment. FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the game system 1. In the present embodiment, the game system 1 provides a game in which a privilege (for example, a score or the like) is given when any one of a plurality of predetermined winning combinations (achievement conditions) is established. As a type of game, a mahjong game in which each of four users operates a character to perform a battle play is illustrated. In addition, the matchup of the mahjong game is composed of a plurality of matches (stages) provided in a predetermined order.

In the present embodiment, there is a one-to-one correspondence between the user and the character operated by the user. Therefore, the description related to the character is substantially the same as the description related to the user, and the character can be appropriately replaced by the user.

In the mahjong game, each character starts with 25,000 points, and draws tiles for each character from the pile of 136 tiles (identification information) stacked on the mahjong table in the room. , A combination of 14 to 18 hands (the tiles owned by the character) is aimed at. In mahjong, technical terms such as house (home or other house), side dew, and exposure are used. Here, the house means a character, the home means a character operated by the own user, and the other house means a character or NPC operated by another user. In addition, dewdrop is a general term for Pong, Qi, Daimei mallet, dark mallet, and small mine, and bleach means to show the pattern of tiles to other characters.

Each of the four users facing the battle is set to any of the East, South, West, and North positions. Of these, the East family is the parent, and each of the South family, West family, and North family is the child. Each of the plurality of games constituting the match continues as long as the parent continues to rise, and ends when the child rises or plays. That is, the parent switching condition is satisfied when the child is moved up or the station is changed.

When proceeding to the next game due to the establishment of the switching condition, the position of the user is switched to the position of the adjacent user on the right according to the order defined for each of the four users. That is, the Toke family switches to the North family, the South family to the East family, the West family to the South family, and the North family to the West family. The next game starts after the positions are switched.

Note that the type of game is not limited to this as long as it is a game in which a privilege (for example, a score or the like) is given when a winning combination is achieved, and for example, a game using playing cards (for example, poker) may be used. In addition, the game is not limited to a game in which a privilege (for example, a score or the like) is given when a winning combination is achieved, and may be a game in which a character owned by a user is used, and other genres such as action games and sports games. May be a game.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a game server 200. Each user terminal 100 and the game server 200 are connected via the network 2. The network 2 is the Internet, various mobile communication systems (for example, so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long Term Evolution)) constructed by a radio base station (not shown), or a radio connectable to the Internet by a predetermined access point. It may include a network (eg Wi-Fi®).

(Configuration of user terminal and game server)
The user terminal 100 is more preferably a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input/output IF 14, and a touch screen 15 which are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. With.

The input/output IF 14 has various data input/output functions and a voice input/output function via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like.

The touch screen 15 is an electronic component that combines the input unit 151 and the display unit 152. The input unit 151 is a touch-sensitive device, and is configured by, for example, a touch pad or the like. The display unit 152 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The input unit 151 detects contact or proximity of an object such as a user's finger or a stylus on the touch screen 15 and receives it as an operation input. The input unit 151 detects information of a screen position in which a user's action (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a swipe operation, a flick operation, and a tap operation) included in the operation input is input, It has a function of outputting the information as an information signal to the outside. The touch screen 15 may be touch-sensitive. The touch-sensitive device may be of any type such as a capacitance type or a resistance film type.

The game server 200 provides various services related to games to each user terminal 100. More preferably, the game server 200 is a general purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the game server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication interface (IF) 23, and an input/output IF 24 that are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The processors 10 and 20 are configured to include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and the like. The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the overall operation of the game server 200.

The memories 11 and 21 are configured to include a main storage device that can be configured by a volatile storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory).

The storages 12 and 22 are configured to include an auxiliary storage device that can be configured by a nonvolatile storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Various programs and data loaded by the processor 10 from the storage 12 are temporarily stored in the memory 11. Various programs and data loaded from the storage 22 by the processor 20 are temporarily stored in the memory 21. As a result, the memory 11 provides a work area for the processor 10. The memory 21 provides a work area for the processor 20.

Game data such as a game program is stored in the storage 22 of the game server 200. The storage 12 of the user terminal 100 stores game data such as a game program downloaded from the game server 200. The game program is loaded in the memories 11 and 21. The processor 10 executes the game program loaded in the memory 11. The processor 20 executes the game program loaded in the memory 21. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various game data generated while the processor 10 operates according to the game program. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various game data generated while the processor 20 operates according to the game program.

The communication IFs 13 and 23 have a communication control function for transmitting and receiving various data between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200. The communication control function includes, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) connection function, a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, an Internet connection function via a mobile phone network, a short-range wireless communication function, and the like.

In the present embodiment, various data are game data such as a predetermined game program, user information, and game information, instructions for transmitting and receiving them between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200, and instructions for advancing the game. including.

For example, the processor 10 transmits the user ID to the game server 200 via the communication IF 13 to relate to the object (character, tile skill, Tsumo skill, tile, Tsumo tile, discard tile, etc.) associated with the user ID. Information is received from the game server 200. Further, the processor 10 arranges the tiles on the mahjong table based on the user's action, and transmits the game points (dotted bars) obtained as a result of the game to the game server 200 via the communication IF 13.

The input/output IF 24 of the game server 200 includes an input unit which is an information input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, and an output unit such as a liquid crystal display, and is used for monitoring information of the computer.

(Functional configuration of user terminal)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 can function as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 by the cooperation of the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input/output IF 14, and the like. A game program is stored in the storage unit 120. This game program is loaded on the main memory and executed by the control unit 110. Further, in the present embodiment, this game program is a program that causes the user terminal 100 including the processor 10 and the memory 11 to function as the control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 for advancing the mahjong game.

The control unit 110 can function as the action reception unit 111, the terminal processing unit 112, the timer unit 113, the terminal determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, the reward calculation unit 116, and the transmission/reception unit 117 according to the game program. Various game data generated while the control unit 110 is operating according to the game program, and various game data used by the control unit 110 are also temporarily stored in the main memory.

The action reception unit 111 detects the action of the user on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15. The action reception unit 111 determines what input has been made from an operation instruction from the console via the touch screen 15 and other input/output IF 14, and outputs the result to necessary elements such as the terminal processing unit 112. When the action input to the touch screen 15 is performed, the action receiving unit 111 detects the coordinate information of the input position and the type of action (touch operation, slide action, etc.). Further, the action receiving unit 111 detects that the contact input has been released from the touch screen 15 by detecting the interruption of the continuously detected input.

The terminal processing unit 112 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100, performs transmission/reception of data between the respective elements, and arithmetic processing and other processing necessary for executing the game. The terminal processing unit 112 instructs the display control unit 115, for example, to develop a game according to the game program based on the action detected by the action receiving unit 111 and draw a game image showing the result. Further, the terminal processing unit 112 operates the game object in the virtual space based on the operation input on the touch screen 15. In addition, the terminal processing unit 112 performs processing such as updating various data stored in the storage unit 120 based on the operation input on the touch screen 15 and the result of arithmetic processing. The terminal processing unit 112 may control the position of the virtual camera for designating the visual field of the game space according to the progress state of the game.

The timer unit 113 defines the time in the mahjong room and measures the passage of time in the mahjong room. The timer unit 113 stores, for example, the time at which the tiles are pressed in the storage unit 120, and measures the time elapsed thereafter. The timer unit 113 provides the time information obtained by the measurement to the terminal determination unit 114. The terminal determination unit 114 can refer to the timer unit 113 and the storage unit 120 to determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the current Tsumo.

The display control unit 115 generates an image displayed on the display unit 152 based on the user information received from the game server 200, the calculation result of the game program, and the action of the user on the input unit 151. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 100 changes momentarily from the start to the end of a game such as tiles, tiles, Tsumo tiles, discard tiles, Pong, Qi, Kang, Ron Ari, Tsumo Ari, stream stations, etc. The game information is acquired from the game server 200, and an image of the game screen is generated using this information. The game information may be stored on the user terminal 100 side as well. The display control unit 115 updates the display image according to the game progress control by the terminal processing unit 112.

The reward calculation unit 116 calculates the reward provided to each user based on the operation received from the action reception unit 111, and gives the reward to the user. For example, the reward calculation unit 116 calculates a dot bar given to the user and gives it to the user.

The transmission/reception unit 117 receives various information from the game server 200 and transmits various information to the game server 200. The transmission/reception unit 117 transmits various types of information to the game server 200 under the control of the control unit 110. The game server 200 receives the information via the network 2 and the communication IF 23, and the transmitting/receiving unit 211 identifies and accepts the content of the information. The transmission/reception unit 117 may be, for example, a game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, tiles of his/her own user, tiles, tiles of other users, and tiles of other users. It is possible to receive from the game server 200 the game information such as, Qi, Kang, Ron's up, Tsumo's up. Note that these pieces of information may be stored on the user terminal 100 side as well. On the other hand, the transmission/reception unit 117 can transmit the user information, game information such as discarding tiles of the own user, game information such as Pong, Qi, Kang, Ron finish, and Tsumo finish to the game server 200.

The storage unit 120 stores data necessary for the control unit 110 to function as the above-described units. The data includes, for example, a game program, game information, and user information. An example of the game information is an object management table. Examples of user information include a user management table.

(Functional configuration of the game server)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the game server 200. The game server 200 has a game providing function of providing each user terminal 100 with information necessary for proceeding with the game. The game server 200 receives game information from the user terminal 100 and transmits a game program operable on the user terminal 100, a web page (game screen or the like), various game data such as user information and game parameters, and various notifications. To do. The game server 200 can function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF 23, the input/output IF 24, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 210 can function as the transmission/reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, the data management unit 213, the matching unit 214, and the measurement unit 215 according to the game program stored in the storage unit 220. In the present embodiment, this game program is a program that causes the game server 200 having the processor 20 and the memory 21 to function as the control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 for advancing a mahjong game, and is a manager's point of view. Also, the above-mentioned administrator side program that manages the mahjong game is included.

The transmission/reception unit 211 receives various information transmitted from each user terminal 100 and transmits various information to each user terminal 100.

Each user terminal 100 transmits various information to the game server 200 under the control of the control unit 110. The game server 200 receives the information via the network 2 and the communication IF 23, and the transmitting/receiving unit 211 identifies and accepts the content of the information.

The transmission/reception unit 211 refers to various management tables stored in the storage unit 220. The transmission/reception unit 211 refers to the various management tables updated by the data management unit 213 as necessary, and executes necessary processing. The information includes tile distribution information for identifying the combination of tiles to be distributed to each user, tile pile information for identifying the tiles remaining after the tiles, and information such as pong, qi, and kang by each user. included.

In addition, the transmission/reception unit 211, the game program operable on the user terminal 100, user information, game space information such as a game screen, each user's tiles, tile piles, each user's discard tiles, each user's pon, chee , Game information such as “Kan”, “Ron” and “Tsumo” are transmitted to the user terminal 100.

The server processing unit 212 controls the overall operation of the game server 200, transmits and receives data between the elements, and performs arithmetic processing necessary for the progress of the game. The server processing unit 212 executes arithmetic processing according to the game program, for example, based on the information or request from the user terminal 100 received by the transmitting/receiving unit 211. Then, the various user information as a result, game data such as game information, and a game program are transmitted to the user terminal 100 via the communication IF 13 to further advance the game in the user terminal 100.

The data management unit 213 performs necessary processing by adding, updating, or deleting various game data stored in the storage unit 220 and records in the database based on various calculation results in the server processing unit 212. Execute.

For example, when the user acts on the user terminal 100 to expose the tiles on the mahjong table, the transmission/reception unit 211 receives the object information and the game point information held by the user from the user terminal 100 as a result. The server processing unit 212 executes necessary processing based on the received information, while the data management unit 213 updates user information and game information.

Further, for example, when the transmission/reception unit 211 receives a request to execute a discard tile from the user terminal 100, the data management unit 213 converts the discard tile information into the user information and the game information regarding the placement position of the discard tile. Store in association.

The matching unit 214 associates a plurality of operation characters with a predetermined game space for battle play. For example, when a certain operation character performs an operation to create a room as a host, the matching unit 214 forms a party with the operation character as a host and the other three operation characters as guests by matching and belongs to the party. The four operation characters are temporarily associated with the same mahjong room.

Similar to the timer unit 113, the measuring unit 215 has a function of defining the time in the mahjong room and measuring the time in the mahjong room. The measuring unit 215 measures, for example, the elapsed time from the time when the screen for selecting the skill to be activated at the start of the game is displayed. The measuring unit 215 generates time information of the mahjong room and compares it with the time information of the mahjong room generated by the timer unit 113. As a result, the time information of the mahjong room is synchronized between the user terminal 100 and the game server 200, and various time information can be measured and determined smoothly.

The storage unit 220 stores a game program, a user authentication program, and the like. Further, in the storage unit 220, a database that manages user information such as a user management table and game information such as an object management table may be built.

In this embodiment, when each user performs a battle start operation on his or her own user terminal 100, the game server 200 is notified of the operation. The notification includes the user ID of the user who performed the operation. Upon receiving the notification, the game server 200 creates a mah-jongg room, and allows the user who is in the battle to enter the mah-jongg room. The battle is started after the four users are in the mahjong room. Further, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 220 is provided with a game management table 301 shown in FIG. 4A and a relay management table 302 shown in FIG. 4B.

(Game management table and relay management table)
Referring to FIG. 4A, the game management table 301 is provided for each mahjong room and manages the game status in the mahjong room. Specifically, in the game management table 301, four users forming a party formed by matching, four characters operated by each of the four users, and possession of each of the four users. Points, attributes of each of the four users (regular/proximity), place of this game (east/south/west/north, number of games), and Positions of each of the four users (East/South/West/North), hand tile information indicating the hands of each of the four users at the present time, and the four users at the present time Discarded tile information indicating each discarded tile is set.

The attribute of the user is normally set when the user operates a character that is originally associated with the user, and is set to substitute when the character is operated by another user.

Referring to FIG. 4(B), the relay management table 302 is an AI (abbreviation of artificial intelligence) that operates a character operated by a user who has dropped out (for example, selection of a discard tile, selection of secondary dew, etc.). A) a predetermined program) to manage the intermediary situation of the match. Specifically, in the relay management table 302, a relay flag for identifying whether or not the user's competition is being relayed by AI is set for each of the four users who are in the competition.

(Outline of setting operation of each table)
In the present embodiment, each of the four users who have entered the mahjong room operates a character associated with the user to compete. The status of hand tiles and the status of discard tiles of the user are reflected in the game management table 301.

When any one of the four users exits the mahjong room (that is, withdraws from the match), the match of the user is relayed by AI. Therefore, the character associated with the user is operated by AI. The relay flag set for the user in the relay management table 302 is updated from 0 to 1 when the AI takes over the competition of the user.

When the competition start operation is notified from the user terminal 100 operated by another user before the next game starts, the other user enters the mahjong room as a substitute user and takes over the competition from AI. Specifically, the other user is newly registered in the relay management table 302, and is registered in the game management table 301 instead of the user who has withdrawn from the competition.

In connection with the registration of the other user, the relay flag of the other user is set to 0 in the relay management table 302. In the game management table 301, the attribute of the other user is set to substitute. A user whose relay flag is set to 1 is deleted from the relay management table 302 according to the registration of the other user.

When a user enters an existing mahjong room as a substitute user, another mahjong room is newly established, and the user enters the newly established mahjong room as a regular user. Specifically, the game management table 301 corresponding to the newly-established mahjong room is newly established, and the user, the character operated by the user, and the 25,000 points that the user has, the new game management table 301. Be registered with. Further, the attribute of the user is normally set.

On the other hand, the three existing users who compete with the user in the existing mahjong room enter the newly-established mahjong room as substitute users. Specifically, the newly established game management table includes the three existing users, three characters operated by the three existing users, and 25,000 points, which are points each of the three existing users has. It is registered in 301. In addition, the attributes of each of the three existing users are set to substitute.

Furthermore, for users who have entered the new Mahjong room as regular users, the positions of the four users in the new Mahjong room can be adjusted to the positions of the four users in the existing Mahjong room. Placement production by dice is executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the number of roles from being different between the mahjong rooms.

Note that the differences and matching points between a plurality of mahjong rooms in which four common users are entering are as follows. That is, the differences are the characters operated by the proxy user and the points of the proxy user. The points of agreement are the composition of the tiles, discard tiles, and tile piles of the four users, and the win/loss of each game. And so on.

(Details of setting operation for each table)
Referring to FIG. 5A, when users 1 to 4 operating characters K1 to K4 respectively enter mahjong room 1 and face the east 1 station, the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 1 is displayed. , Users 1 to 4 and characters K1 to K4 are registered. In addition, for each of the users 1 to 4, the score is set to 25000 and the attribute is set to be regular. Further, in the East 1 station, the field is set to the East 1 station, and the positions of the users 1 to 4 are set to, for example, the East house, the South house, the West house, and the North house. In the relay management table 302, all the relay flags set for the users 1 to 4 are 0.

In the East 1 station, when the user 3 makes a full payment to the user 1, 8000 points of the points of the user 3 are given to the user 1. As a result, when the match progresses from the East 1 station to the East 2 station, as shown in FIG. 5B, the score of the user 3 set in the game management table 301 is reduced to 17,000 points, The score of 1 has increased to 33000. Further, when proceeding to the East 2 station, the position of User 1 is updated from the East house to the North house, the position of User 2 is updated from the South house to the East house, and the position of User 3 is updated from the West house to the South house. , The position of the user 4 is updated from the north house to the west house.

When the user 3 leaves the mahjong room 1 in the middle of the East 2 station, the game of the user 3 is taken over by AI while the character corresponding to the user 3 is maintained. As a result, the game can be continued, and the concern that the users 1, 2, and 4 may notice that the user 3 has dropped out can be reduced. The relay flag set for user 3 in the relay management table 302 is updated from 0 to 1.

After the handover by AI, when the user 1 makes a jump to the user 4 at the east 2 station, 12000 points of the points of the user 1 are given to the user 4. As a result, when the match progresses from East 2 station to East 3 station, as shown in FIG. 6, the score of the user 1 set in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 is reduced to 13000 points. The score of the user 4 has increased to 37,000.

If the competition start operation is notified from the user terminal 100 operated by the user 5 when the East 2 station is completed, the user 5 enters the mahjong room 1 as a substitute user and takes over the competition from AI. Specifically, the user 5 is newly registered in the relay management table 302, and is registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 instead of the user 3.

In connection with the registration of the user 5, the relay flag of the user 5 is set to 0 in the relay management table 302. In addition, the attribute of the user 5 in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 is set to substitute. However, the setting of the character K3 in the game management table 301 is maintained as it is. As a result of the attribute of the user 5 being set to substitute, the user 5 faces the East 3 station as the substitute user of the user 3. The user 3 is deleted from the relay management table 302 according to the registration of the user 5.

When the user 5 who operates the character K5 enters the mahjong room 1 as a substitute user, the mahjong room 2 is newly established. The user 5 enters the mahjong room 2 as a regular user. Specifically, the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 2 is newly established, and the user 5, the character K5, and the 25,000 points that the user 5 has, are registered in the newly established game management table 301. In addition, the attribute of the user 5 is normally set.

On the other hand, users 1, 2 and 4 who compete with the user 5 in the mahjong room 1 enter the mahjong room 2 as substitute users. Specifically, the users 1, 2 and 4, the characters K6, K7 and K8, and the 25,000 points which are the points of the users 1, 2 and 4 are registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 2. It Further, the attributes of the users 1, 2 and 4 are set to substitute driving.

Further, the positions of the four users who have entered the mahjong room 2 are adjusted to the positions of the four users who have entered the mahjong room 1. That is, in the east 3 station in the mahjong room 1, the positions of the users 1, 2, 5 and 4 are set to the west, north, east, and south houses. The position determination effect by the dice is executed so that the positions 2, 5, and 4 are set to the west house, north house, east house, and south house.

In addition, when the game start operation is notified at the time when the game ends, the user who has performed the game notification operation is allowed to enter the mahjong rooms 1 and 2 so that the game notification operation is performed until the game is finished. The time can be used for the location determination effect of the user in the mahjong room 2.

The hand tiles and the discard tiles of the users 1, 2, 5 and 4 are the same between the east 3 stations of the mahjong room 1 and the east 1 station of the mahjong room 2, and the user 2 pays a full score to the user 4. Then, 8000 points of the points of the user 2 are given to the user 4. As a result, when the match in the Mahjong room 1 progresses from East station 3 to East station 4, as shown in FIG. 7, the score of the user 2 set in the match management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 is 25,000. And the score of the user 4 has increased to 45,000.

Further, when the match in the mahjong room 2 progresses from the east 1 station to the east 2 station, as shown in FIG. 7, the score of the user 2 set in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 2 becomes 17,000 points. It decreases, and the score of the user 4 has increased to 33000.

When the game of Mahjong room 1 goes from East 3 to 4 and the game of Mahjong room 2 goes from East 1 to East 2, the position of user 1 is updated from west to south, and user 2's position is updated. The position is updated from the North house to the West house, the position of the user 5 is updated from the East house to the North house, and the position of the user 4 is updated from the South house to the East house.

The progress of the battle in the mahjong rooms 1 and 2 is shown in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 8, the mahjong room 2 is newly established when the user 5 enters the mahjong room 1 as a substitute user, and thereafter, the users 1, 2, 4 and 5 compete in each of the mahjong rooms 1 and 2. To face. The user 5 plays the game while thinking that he or she has newly started playing the game with the users 1, 2, and 4. Further, the users 1, 2 and 4 continue the battle without noticing that the user 3 has replaced the user 5.

Thus, for a user who wants a new battle, the battle can be started early even if the number of people required for the battle is not available. Further, with respect to the users who are already in the battle, it is possible to compete with the real users as much as possible even after the dropout occurs. As a result, the efficiency of organizing a battle between humans is improved, and it is possible to reduce the concern that the interest of battle play is impaired.

When the game of the mahjong room 1 ends, in the mahjong room 2, it is considered that the users 1, 2, and 4 have left out, and the AI takes over the respective games of the users 1, 2, and 4. After that, when another user requests the start of the battle, the other user starts the game as a substitute user of any one of the users 1, 2, 4 and the other user becomes a regular user. Another mahjong room for playing games is newly established.

(About operation)
The control unit 210 of the game server 200 executes the user registration process shown in FIG. 9 and the game proceeding process shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step S01, it is determined based on the information from communication IF 23 whether or not the competition start operation is notified from user terminal 100 of any user. If it is not determined that the operation has been notified, the current user registration process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the operation has been notified, the process proceeds to step S02. In step S02, the user who performed the operation, that is, the notification source user is specified based on the user ID included in the notification.

In step S03, the notification source user identified in step S02 is registered in the relay management table 302. At this time, the relay flag of the user in the relay management table 302 is set to 0. For example, when the user 5 is performing the competition start operation when the East 2 station shown in FIG. 6 is finished, the user 5 is registered in the relay management table 302, and the relay flag of the user 5 is set to 0.

In step S04, it is determined based on the relay management table 302 whether or not there is a mah-jongg room in which AI is facing the battle. If it is not determined that there is a mahjong room in which the AI is facing the battle, the process proceeds to step S10, and it is determined based on the game management table 301 whether or not all the mahjong rooms are full.

When it is determined that all the mahjong rooms are full, the process proceeds to step S11, and another mahjong room is newly established. In other words, if there is no mahjong room where the AI is facing the competition and there is no mahjong room before the start of the game and the number of people is insufficient, the mahjong room is newly established. Specifically, a game management table 301 corresponding to the other mahjong room is newly provided. When the process of step S11 is completed, the process proceeds to step S12. In addition, in step S10, when it is determined that none of the mahjong rooms are full, that is, when it is determined that there is a mahjong room that is not full, the processing of step S11 is not executed and step S12 is performed. Proceed to.

In step S12, the notification source user is registered as a regular user in the newly established game management table 301 or the game management table 301 corresponding to a mahjong room that is not fully occupied. Specifically, the notification source user, the character originally associated with the user, and the 25,000 points that the user has are registered in the game management table 301, and the user of the notification source is registered. Set attributes regularly. Also, the place of the game is set to the east 1 station, and the position of the user who is the notification source is set to an unset position among the east, south, west, and north homes. The user registration process this time ends after the process of step S12.

When it is determined in step S04 that there is a mahjong room where AI is facing the battle, the process proceeds to step S05. In step S05, based on the relay management table 302, three existing users who are facing the battle in the mahjong room are identified. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, if the users 1, 2 and 4 and the AI are facing a match at the east 2 station of the mahjong room 1, the users 1, 2 and 4 are stored in the relay management table 302. It is specified based on.

In step S06, the notification source user identified in step S02 is registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room. In the game management table 301, the notification source user is registered in place of the user who has taken over the game to the AI, and the attribute of the notification source user is set to substitute. For example, when the user 5 performs a battle start operation before the East 3 station shown in FIG. 6 is started, the user 5 is registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 instead of the user 3, and the attribute of the user 5 Is set as a substitute.

In step S07, the relay management table 302 is updated according to the processing in step S06. Specifically, the registration of the user who has taken over the battle to AI is deleted from the relay management table 302. For example, if the match of the user 3 is taken over by AI in the east 2 stations of the mahjong room 1, and the user 5 is performing the match start operation when the east 2 stations are finished, as shown in FIG. It is deleted from the relay management table 302.

In step S08, another mahjong room is newly established. Specifically, a game management table 301 corresponding to the other mahjong room is newly provided. In step S09, the notification source user is registered as a regular user, and the three existing users identified in step S05 are registered as substitute users in the newly established game management table 301.

Specifically, the notification source user, three existing users, the character originally associated with the notification source user, and the character originally associated with each of the three existing users are different. The character and the 25,000 points which are the points of each of the notification source user and the three existing users are registered in the game management table 301.

In addition, the attributes of the notification source user are set legally, and the attributes of the three existing users are set to substitute. Further, the place of the game is set to the east 1 station, and the positions of the notification source user and the three existing users are set to the positions set in the game management table 301 which is the processing target of step S06.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the user 5 is registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1, the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 2 is newly established. In the new game management table 301, the user 5, the character K5, and the 25,000 points that the user 5 has, are registered, and the existing users 1, 2 and 4 and the characters K6, K7 and K8 are registered. , 25,000 points, which are points each of the users 1, 2, and 4 are registered.

Further, the attribute of the user 5 is set to be regular, and the attributes of the users 1, 2 and 4 are set to be substitutes. Furthermore, in the newly established game management table 301, the game place is set to the east 1 station, and the positions of the users 1, 2, 5 and 4 are set to the west house, north house, east house, and south house.

As a result, the game situation of the user 5 is managed by the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 2, and the user 5 can start the game from the east 1 station. On the other hand, the game situation of the users 1, 2, and 4 is continuously managed by the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1, and the users 1, 2, and 4 can continue the game even after the user 3 has left the game. .. This user registration process ends after the process of step S09.

The game progress processing shown in FIG. 10 is executed for each game when the game management table 301 in which four users are registered exists.

First, in step S21, the game management table 301 in which four users are registered is specified from the game management table 301 newly established by the process of step S11. In step S21, the game management table 301 in which the same four users as the four users on the game management table 301 are registered is specified from the game management table 301 newly established in step S08.

Therefore, when four common users have entered a plurality of mahjong rooms, a plurality of game management tables 301 respectively corresponding to the plurality of mahjong rooms are specified by the process of step S21.

In step S22, any one of the four users is designated. In step S23, the game management table 301 in which the user is registered as a regular user is specified from the game management table 301 specified in step S21. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 1 and the game management table 301 corresponding to the mahjong room 2 exist, when the user 1, 2 or 4 is designated. The game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1 is specified, and when the user 5 is designated, the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 2 is specified.

In step S24, the four characters and the points and fields for the four characters are specified from the game management table 301 specified in step S23, and the character, the points, and the field are specified in step S22. Notify the user. As a result, in the example of FIG. 6, each of the users 1, 2, and 4 is notified of the four characters registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 1, and the points and places of the four characters, The user 5 is notified of the four characters registered in the game management table 301 of the mahjong room 2, and the points and places of the four characters.

In step S25, the tiles are distributed to the user specified in step S22. The type of tiles corresponds to the type of character associated with the user in the game management table 301 in which the user is registered as a regular user. Therefore, in the example of FIG. 6, the tile corresponding to the character K1 is executed for the user 1, the tile corresponding to the character K2 is executed for the user 2, and the tile corresponding to the character K4 is executed for the user. No. 4, and the tiles corresponding to the character K5 are executed for the user 5. As a result, the tiles are shared between the mahjong rooms 1 and 2.

As a result of the processing of steps S24 and S25, in the example of FIG. 6, the game screen shown in FIG. 12(A) is displayed on the user terminal 100 of the user 1, and the game screen shown in FIG. 12(B) is displayed on the user terminal of the user 2. 100, the game screen shown in FIG. 12C is displayed on the user terminal 100 of the user 4, and the game screen shown in FIG. 12D is displayed on the user terminal 100 of the user 5.

According to FIG. 12(A), the mahjong table captured from the viewpoint (obliquely above) of the user 1 is displayed in the center of the game screen, and the character string of Higashisan station is displayed in the upper left of the game screen. The tiles of user 1 and the character string of character K1 are displayed in front of the mahjong table, the tiles of user 2 and the character string of character K2 are displayed on the right side of the mahjong table, and the back of the mahjong table is in the back of the mahjong table. The hand tile of the user 5 and the character string of the character K3 are displayed, and the hand tile of the user 4 and the character string of the character K4 are displayed on the left side of the mahjong table. In the center of the mahjong table, the user 1 has 13,000 points, the user 2 has 33,000 points, the user 5 has 17,000 points, and the user 4 has 37,000 points. The dots and are displayed.

According to FIG. 12B, the mahjong table captured from the viewpoint (obliquely above) of the user 2 is displayed in the center of the game screen, and the character string of Higashi 3 station is displayed in the upper left of the game screen. The tiles of the user 2 and the character string of the character K2 are displayed in front of the mahjong table, the hand tiles of the user 5 and the character string of the character K3 are displayed on the right side of the mahjong table, and the back of the mahjong table is in the back. The hand tile of the user 4 and the character string of the character K4 are displayed, and the hand tile of the user 1 and the character string of the character K1 are displayed on the left side of the mahjong table. In the center of the mahjong table, the user 1 has 13,000 points, the user 2 has 33,000 points, the user 5 has 17,000 points, and the user 4 has 37,000 points. The dots and are displayed.

According to FIG. 12C, the mahjong table captured from the viewpoint (obliquely above) of the user 4 is displayed in the center of the game screen, and the character string of Higashi 3 station is displayed in the upper left of the game screen. The tiles of the user 4 and the character string of the character K4 are displayed in front of the mahjong table, the hand tiles of the user 1 and the character string of the character K1 are displayed on the right side of the mahjong table, and the back of the mahjong table is in the back. The hand tile of the user 2 and the character string of the character K2 are displayed, and the hand tile of the user 5 and the character string of the character K3 are displayed on the left side of the mahjong table. In the center of the mahjong table, the user 1 has 13,000 points, the user 2 has 33,000 points, the user 5 has 17,000 points, and the user 4 has 37,000 points. The dots and are displayed.

According to FIG. 12D, the mahjong table captured from the viewpoint (obliquely above) of the user 5 is displayed in the center of the game screen, and the character string of East 1 station is displayed in the upper left of the game screen. The hand tiles of the user 5 and the character string of the character K5 are displayed in front of the mahjong table, the hand tiles of the user 4 and the character string of the character K8 are displayed on the right side of the mahjong table, and the back of the mahjong table is in the back. The hand tile of the user 1 and the character string of the character K6 are displayed, and the hand tile of the user 2 and the character string of the character K7 are displayed on the left side of the mahjong table. In addition, in the center of the mahjong table, 25,000 points, which are points each of the users 1, 2, 5 and 4, are displayed.

In step S26, it is determined based on the processing result of step S22 whether all the four users have been designated. If it is not determined that all the four users have been designated, the process returns to step S22. On the other hand, when it is determined that all the four users have been designated, the process proceeds to step S27.

In step S27, it is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23 whether or not the game has proceeded by any one of the operations of the four users. If it is not determined that the game has progressed, the process proceeds to step S28. In step S28, it is determined whether or not a disconnection from the mahjong room has occurred for any of the four users (strictly, whether the communication line with any of the user terminals 100 has transitioned from the connected state to the disconnected state). Whether or not) is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23.

If it is not determined that the mid-drop has occurred, the process returns to step S27. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mid-dropout has occurred, the process proceeds to step S29, and the match of the user who left out midway is taken over by AI. In step S30, the relay flag set for the user in the relay management table 302 is updated from 0 to 1. For example, when the user 3 leaves the mahjong room in the middle of the East 2 station shown in FIG. 5B, the relay flag set for the user 3 in the relay management table 302 is updated from 0 to 1. When the process of step S30 is completed, the process returns to step S27.

When it is determined in step S27 that the game has progressed, the process proceeds to step S31. In step S31, from the game management table 301 specified in step S21, the game management table 301 in which the user who has performed this operation is registered as a regular user is specified. In step S32, the hand tile information and the discard tile information of the user who has performed the operation this time are updated on the game management table 301. Therefore, when the four users face a game in a plurality of mahjong rooms, the hands and discard tiles of the four users are the same in the mahjong rooms.

In step S33, the current playing situation is specified based on the playing management table 301, and the playing situation is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users. The game status is reflected on the game screen displayed on the user terminal 100. Specifically, on the game screen of each of the four users, the hand tiles of the own user and the discarded tiles of the four users are displayed.

In step S34, it is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23 whether or not the user terminal 100 operated by any one of the four users has notified the rising. When it is determined that the rise has been notified, the process proceeds to step S35. In step S35, the rising combination is specified, and the rising combination is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users.

On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S34 that the rise has been notified, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the current game is a current game based on the game situation identified in step S33. If it is not determined that the current game has become a flow, the process returns to step S27. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current game has become a flow, the process proceeds to step S37, and the flow is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users.

When the process of step S35 or S37 is completed, settlement is performed in step S38. As a result, the points set in the game management table 301 identified in step S21 are updated. For example, when the user 2 transfers the full score to the user 4, the score of the user 2 decreases by 8000 points and the score of the user 4 increases by 8000 points.

In step S39, the place and the user's position set in the game management table 301 identified in step S21 are updated for the next game. For example, if the game this time is east 4 and users 1, 2, 5, and 4 face the game as south, west, north, or east, the place is updated to south 1. The positions of users 1, 2, 5, and 4 are updated to the East, South, West, and North houses. The current game proceeding process ends after the process of step S39.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the user who has requested the start of the battle can substitute for the game without being questioned about the relationship between the user and the user who has left the game midway. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, only the user who has a predetermined relationship (friend relationship) with the user who has left the game can substitute the game.

In the second embodiment, instead of the game management table 301 shown in FIG. 4A and the relay management table 302 shown in FIG. 4B, a game management table 401 shown in FIG. 13B is provided in the storage unit 220 of the game server 200, and the control unit 210 of the game server 200 does not execute the user registration process shown in FIG. Since it is the same as the first embodiment except that the game progressing process shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 is executed instead of the game progressing process shown in FIG.

(Game management table)
Referring to FIG. 13(A), in the game management table 301, four users who have entered the mahjong room, four characters operated by each of the four users, and the four users Each score, the place of this game (East field/South field/West field/North field, and the number of games), and the position of each of the four users in this game (East/Nanke) /West family/North family), the tile information indicating the tiles of each of the four users at the present time, and the tile information indicating the tiles of each of the four users at the present time are set. ..

(Friend management table)
With reference to FIG. 13(B), in the friend management table 402, a plurality of users who can perform battle play are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and among them, the users who have a friend relationship with each other are circled. Shown. For example, the intersection of a straight line extending in the horizontal direction from the position of the user 1 in the vertical direction and a straight line extending in the vertical direction from the position of the user 8 in the horizontal direction is marked with ◯, and the position of the user 8 in the vertical direction. Is also indicated at the intersection of the straight line extending in the horizontal direction from and the straight line extending in the vertical direction from the position of the user 1 in the horizontal direction. This indicates that the user 1 and the user 8 have a friend relationship.

In the present embodiment, another user who has a friend relationship with the user who is playing the competitive play can watch the competitive play. The friend management table 402 shown in FIG. 13B also manages which user is watching the game. On the user terminal 100 of the user who is watching the game, the same game screen as that displayed on the user terminal 100 of the user who is in a friend relationship and who is playing the game is displayed.

For example, when a user 8 having a friend relationship with the user 1 who is playing a match play watches the match play, the user terminal 100 operated by the user 1 displays a game screen shown in FIG. The game screen shown in FIG. 16(B) is displayed on the user terminal 100 operated by 8. The game screen shown in FIG. 16(B) is the same as the game screen shown in FIG. 16(A).

(About operation)
Referring to FIG. 14, in step S41, four characters, points and fields for four persons are specified from the game management table 401, and the characters, the points, and the field are stored in the game management table 401. Notify each of the four registered users. In step S42, the tiles are distributed to each of the four users. The type of tiles corresponds to the type of character originally associated with each of the four users.

Therefore, in the example of FIG. 13A, the tile corresponding to the character K1 is executed for the user 1, the tile corresponding to the character K2 is executed for the user 2, and the tile corresponding to the character K3 is executed. The tiles are executed for the user 3, and the tiles corresponding to the character K4 are executed for the user 4. As a result, for example, the game screen shown in FIG. 16A is displayed on the user terminal 100 operated by the user 1.

In step S43, it is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23 whether or not the game has progressed by any one of the operations of the four users. If it is not determined that the game has progressed, the process proceeds to step S52. In step S52, it is determined whether or not a disconnection from the mahjong room has occurred for any of the four users (strictly, whether the communication line with any of the user terminals 100 has transitioned from the connected state to the disconnected state). Whether or not) is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23.

If it is not determined that the midway omission has occurred, the process returns to step S43. On the other hand, if it is determined that the mid-dropout has occurred, the process proceeds to step S53, and the AI of the match-up of the user who left out midway is taken over. In step S54, the user who is watching the game among the other users who have a friend relationship with the dropped out user is specified from the friend management table 402.

In step S55, the display of the substitute icon is notified to the user terminal 100 of the watching user. A substitute driving icon is displayed on the game screen of the user terminal 100, and the user who is watching the game is prompted to substitute the user who has left the game. For example, when the user 1 drops out on the way, the user 8 is identified from the friend management table 402, and the proxy icon is displayed on the game screen on the user terminal 100 of the user 8.

In step S56, it is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23 whether or not there is a reply from the user who is watching the game to the effect that substitute driving is to be performed. If it is not determined that the reply has been received, the process proceeds to step S59, and it is determined based on the measurement result of the measurement unit 215 whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the push notification. If it is not determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S56, and if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step S43.

If it is determined in step S56 that there is a reply from the user who is watching the game to the effect that the substitute game is to be performed, the process proceeds to step S57, and the AI match is handed over to the user who is watching the game. Specifically, the watching user is registered in the game management table 401 in place of the user who has dropped out. For example, in the case where the user 1 has dropped out on the way, and the user 8 replies that the substitute running is to be performed, the user 8 is registered in the game management table 401 instead of the user 1. As a result, the points of the user who has left out of the competition are inherited by the substitute user. Further, in the second embodiment, the number of game management tables 401 is one regardless of whether or not there is a substitute race.

In step S58, a privilege (for example, virtual currency such as coins or jewels, which is used to purchase accessories worn by the character, battle skills, etc.) is given to the user who has taken over the battle. When the process of step S58 is completed, the process returns to step S43.

When it is determined in step S43 that the game has progressed, the process proceeds to step S44. In step S44, among the four users facing the game, the hand tile information and the discard tile information of the user who performed the operation this time are updated on the game management table 401.

In step S45, the current playing situation is specified based on the playing management table 401, and the playing situation is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users. The game status is reflected on the game screen displayed on the user terminal 100. In step S46, it is determined based on the information from the communication IF 23 whether or not the rising is notified from the user terminal 100 operated by any one of the four users.

When it is determined that the rise has been notified, the process proceeds to step S48. In step S48, a rising combination is specified, and the rising combination is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users. On the other hand, if it is not determined in step S46 that the rise has been notified, the process proceeds to step S47.

In step S47, it is determined whether or not the current game has become a current game, based on the game situation specified in step S45. When it is not determined that the current game has become a flow, the process returns to step S43. On the other hand, when it is determined that the current game has become a flow, the flow proceeds to step S49, and the flow is notified to the user terminal 100 operated by each of the four users.

When the processing of step S48 or S49 is completed, settlement is performed in step S50. As a result, the points set in the game management table 401 are updated. For example, when the user 3 makes a leap into the user 2, the score of the user 3 decreases by 12000 points and the score of the user 2 increases by 12000 points.

In step S51, the place and the user's position set in the game management table 401 are updated for the next game. For example, when the 1st East station which users 1 to 4 faced as Toke, Nanke, Nishike, and Kita is finished, the place is updated to 2 stations East, and the positions of users 1 to 4 are Kitke and East. Updated to House, South House, West House. The current game proceeding process ends after the process of step S51.

<Effect of this embodiment>
According to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, when any user exits in the middle of a battle, a character (character name, etc.) that is operated by the user and corresponds to the user is displayed. While maintaining, the operation subject of the character is switched to another user requesting the start of the battle. As a result, even after the user leaves the battle, the actual battle between the users can be performed, and it is possible to reduce the concern that the interest of the battle play is impaired.

Further, according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the operation of the character operated by the user who is omitted in the middle of the battle requires the start of the battle after being relayed by AI. You can switch to other users. As a result, it is possible to avoid interruption of the game due to the user exiting during the competition.

Furthermore, according to the first embodiment, if the first user exits the match while the first user and the second user are fighting in the mahjong room 1, the first user Even when the user is switched to another user who has requested the start of the battle, the second user continues the battle in the mahjong room 1. On the other hand, the other user newly executes the battle in the mahjong room 2. As a result, the second user can be made to compete with the other user in the mahjong room 1, and the other user can be made to make a new competition in the mahjong room 2.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the battle information (playing place, position, score) is updated according to the progress of the battle, but the battle information in the mahjong room 1 is omitted by the first user. It is updated according to the progress of the battle in Mahjong room 1, which continues even after the start, and the battle information in mahjong room 2 is changed from the battle information when a new battle is started to the progress of the battle in mahjong room 2. Will be updated accordingly. As a result, the progress of the battle in each of the mahjong rooms 1 and 2 can be reflected in the battle information in the mahjong room.

Furthermore, according to the first embodiment, the battle information includes the points of each of the four users who face the battle. In the battle in the mahjong room 1, regardless of whether or not the user has left the battle, The score of each user is updated according to the progress, and in the match in the mahjong room 2, the score is updated from the score of each user when a new match is started according to the progress of the match. As a result, the progress of the battle in each of the mahjong rooms 1 and 2 can be reflected in the score of the user who faces the battle in the mahjong room.

Further, according to the first embodiment, a character corresponding to each of the four users facing the game is displayed on the game screen, and the game screen corresponding to the mahjong room 1 has the first user. Even if the character is omitted and is switched to another user, a character including a character corresponding to the first user and a character corresponding to the second user is displayed and corresponds to the mahjong room 2. A character corresponding to the other user is displayed on the game screen. Accordingly, it is possible to make it difficult for a user who has not withdrawn from the battle to detect that the user has switched during the battle in the mahjong room 1.

Further, according to the second embodiment, a user who switches to the user who has a friend relationship with the user who has dropped out in the middle of the competitive game is specified. As a result, it is possible to alleviate the fear that the competition will be injured by a stranger.

Further, according to the second embodiment, another user who is in a friend relationship with the user who is playing the match can watch the match, but when the user drops out during the match, From among the users who are watching the match, a user who switches to the user is specified. This makes it possible to quickly take over the match.

Furthermore, according to the second embodiment, a privilege is granted to a user who is identified as a user who switches from a user who has left during the competition. The motivation for taking over the match can be motivated by the user.

<Modification>
Modifications and the like of the embodiment described above are listed below.

(1) In the first embodiment, when four users play a match in a plurality of mahjong rooms, there is a game in which a mahjong room serves as a tile and a mahjong room does not serve as a tile. obtain. For example, if the four users face the south 1 station in the mahjong room 1 and the east 3 stations in the mahjong room 2, the south of the wind tile becomes the role in the mahjong room 1, but the mahjong room 1 2 does not serve as a tile. That is, depending on the game, the winning role may differ between mahjong rooms. Such a problem can be solved by changing the appearance of the wind tiles depending on the mahjong room when the prevailing atmosphere is different between the mahjong rooms. For example, when the east field of the mahjong room 1 ends and the south field is entered, while the east field of the mahjong room 2 continues, the prevailing winds differ between the mahjong rooms. In such a case, for example, the south wind tile in the mahjong room 1 is displayed as the east wind tile in the mahjong room 2, and the east wind tile in the mahjong room 1 is displayed as the south wind tile in the mahjong room 2. You may do it. The problem can also be solved by controlling the tiles and Tsumo tiles so that the tiles cannot be raised based on the wind tiles.

(2) In the first embodiment, it is assumed that a common user can play a match in a plurality of mahjong rooms in which different games are set. However, for example, in an action game composed of a plurality of stages such as a stage set in the sea and a stage set in the universe, a common user may be made to compete in different stages. In this case, for example, a three-dimensional virtual world having the same extent is provided on each of a plurality of stages, and the relative positions and orientations of a plurality of characters operated by a plurality of users facing each other on the stage are controlled between the virtual worlds. By making them coincide with each other, consistency between stages can be ensured.

(3) In the first embodiment, the user who can take over the competition does not need to be in the friend relationship with the user who has dropped out. However, the user who can take over the competition may be selected from the users who have a friend relationship with the user who has dropped out. Further, also in the first embodiment, the user having the friend relationship may be allowed to watch the match, and the user who can take over the match may be selected from the watching users.

(4) In the first embodiment, a substitute user who enters a newly established mahjong room when a dropout occurs operates a character different from the character originally associated with himself/herself. That is, according to FIG. 6, the user 1 operates the character K6, the user 2 operates the character K7, and the user 4 operates the character K8. However, instead of this, the substitute user may operate the character (user 1 is character K1, user 2 is character K2, and user 4 is character K4) that is originally associated with itself.

(5) In the second embodiment, the score of the user who has dropped out is set as the score of the user who has taken over the competition, and only the score increased or decreased based on the score is displayed on the game screen. .. However, the score of the user who took over the competition may be additionally displayed on the game screen. In this case, the points are displayed in parentheses below the points increased or decreased with respect to the points inherited from the user who has left out, for example.

(6) In the second embodiment, the friend management table only manages whether or not a user has a friend relationship with another user. However, the closeness between a user and another user (more specifically, the degree of closeness that one user has with the other user and the closeness that the other user has with one user) It is also possible to set each of the degrees) in the friend management table, and preferentially select a user having a high degree of intimacy as a target of push notification (see step S56 in FIG. 15). Further, the intimacy degree may be increased by taking over the battle.

(7) In the first and second embodiments, the characters of all four users facing the game are displayed as character strings on the game screen. However, the character string may be displayed for the other user, while the face image of the character of the own user may be displayed. In addition, the character of the other user may be displayed, for example, at a time when the other user performs the tsumugi operation or the sub dew operation.

(8) In the first and second embodiments, a mahjong game is assumed, but instead of this, a card game such as poker or bubbling, or a Hanafuda game such as koi koi is assumed. May be.

(9) In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which the substitute user can be set regardless of the degree of progress of the battle that the user has missed (such as the number of remaining games and the score difference). However, the substitute user may be set only when the specific condition is satisfied according to the progress of the battle. Here, as the specific condition, for example, a condition that is satisfied when the current position is the eastern market or the southern market, or the score difference between the first place and the fourth place is within a predetermined range (for example, within 10,000 points) It may be a condition that is satisfied by the fact that the score of the fourth place is a predetermined number or more (for example, 10,000 points or more) and there is a low possibility that the score will immediately become 0 or less.

(10) In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, only the user whose communication line has been disconnected from the connected state and forced to exit the competition may be allowed to return to the competition. .. In addition, a user who has been forced to leave the battle due to the communication line being disconnected from the connected state may be returned to the battle more preferentially than other users.

(11) In the first embodiment, the user who has requested the start of the battle in the situation where the AI is facing the battle is always set as the substitute user. However, even if the AI is facing the battle, for a user who has made a match with another user who has newly issued the battle start request until a predetermined time elapses after requesting the battle start, the substitute execution is performed. Set as a substitute user only for the user who starts a match with the other user without requesting the match, and the matching is not established within a predetermined time after requesting the start of the match, and another user who is already in the match You may make it start a battle with.

(12) In the first embodiment, when the competition start operation is notified at the time when the game ends, the user who performed the competition notification operation is set as the substitute user. However, the timing of setting as the substitute user is not limited to this, and if the battle start operation is notified before the next game starts, the user who performed the battle notification operation should be set as the substitute user. May be.

(13) In the second embodiment, the user terminal 100 of the user who is watching the game is informed of the display of the substitute running icon, and the user who is watching the game is encouraged to perform the substitute running of the user who has dropped out. However, the user who can run on the substitute is not limited to the user who is watching the game as long as the user has a friend relationship with the user who has left the game. For example, by giving a push notification to a user who has a friendship relationship with a user who has dropped out (notifying a message such as "Would you like to take over after User A and get a reward GET?") You may do it.

<Appendix>
The matters described in each of the above embodiments will be additionally described below.

(Appendix 1):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game program executed in a computer (game server 200 in FIG. 2) including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit, wherein the game based on the game program includes: A battle game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users is played by a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users, and the game program requests the processor to start the battle game. The first step (S02 of FIG. 9, S54 to S56 of FIG. 15) of identifying the user who is playing the game and the second step of matching the user identified by the first step to execute the competitive game (S21 of FIG. 10, S25, S27 in FIG. 11, S31 to S33, S38, S39, and S42 to S45, S51 in FIG. 14) and the character operated by the user is maintained when the user leaves during the battle game. As it is, the third step (S06 of FIG. 9, S57 of FIG. 15) of switching the operating subject of the character to the user newly identified by the first step is executed.

(Appendix 2):
In (Supplementary Note 1), the game program performs a process for causing the processor to operate, based on a predetermined program (AI), a character operated by a user who has left the game in the middle of the competitive game. (S29 of FIG. 11, S53 of FIG. 15) is executed, and in the third step, the operating subject of the character operated in the fourth step is switched to the user newly identified in the first step.

(Appendix 3):
In (Supplementary Note 1) or (Supplementary Note 2), the second step is a first competitive game (competition in mahjong room 1) started by matching users including a first user and a second user. Even if the first user leaves the game on the way and is switched to the specific user in the third step, the first competitive game is continuously executed for the second user. Then, the specific user is caused to newly execute a second competition game (competition in the mahjong room 2) different from the first competition game.

(Appendix 4):
In (Supplementary Note 3), the second step is an updating step of updating the battle information (field of play, position, score) regarding the battle game in accordance with the progress of the battle game (S38 and S39 in FIG. 10). In the updating step, the first battle information regarding the first battle game is updated according to the progress of the first battle game, and the first user is in the middle of the first battle game. When the first battle information is continuously updated even after the player has passed through, and the second battle information regarding the second battle game different from the first battle information is newly started. The match information is updated according to the progress of the second match game.

(Appendix 5):
In (Supplementary Note 4), the battle information includes score information (points) for identifying a score for each character in the battle game, and the updating step includes whether the user has left in the first battle game. Regardless of whether or not the score information included in the first competition information is updated according to the progress of the first competition game, the score information when the competition game is newly started in the second competition game. The score information included in the second battle information is updated according to the progress of the second battle game.

(Appendix 6):
In any one of (Supplementary note 3) to (Supplementary note 5), the game program performs a fifth step of causing the processor to display a character corresponding to each of a plurality of users in the competitive game (FIG. 10). S23, S24) is executed, and the fifth step is in the case where the first user has dropped out in the first competitive game, and after being switched to the specific user in the third step. Also performs a process for displaying a character including a character corresponding to the first user and a character corresponding to the second user. In the second competitive game, the character corresponding to the specific user is displayed. Perform processing for displaying.

(Appendix 7):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 6), the first step specifies a user who switches to the user who has dropped out in the middle of the competitive game and who has a predetermined relationship with the user. (S55 of FIG. 15).

(Appendix 8):
In (Supplementary Note 7), the game program causes the processor to watch the progress of the competitive game by users including a predetermined user with respect to users having a predetermined relationship (friend relationship) with the predetermined user. The step is executed, and the first step identifies a user who switches to the competition game from the users who are watching the competition game when the user leaves during the competition game.

(Appendix 9):
In any one of (Supplementary Note 1) to (Supplementary Note 8), the game program is identified by the processor as a user who switches to a user who has left during the competitive game among the users identified in the first step. The sixth step (S58 of FIG. 15) of giving a privilege to the user is executed.

(Appendix 11):
According to an aspect of one embodiment shown in the present disclosure, a game method executed in a computer (game server 200 of FIG. 2) including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit, wherein the game based on the game program includes: A competitive game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users is played by a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users, and the game method is such that the computer requests the start of the competitive game. The first step (S02 of FIG. 9, S54 to S56 of FIG. 15) of identifying the user who is playing the game and the second step of matching the user identified by the first step to execute the competitive game (S21 of FIG. 10, S25, S27 in FIG. 11, S31 to S33, S38, S39, and S42 to S45, S51 in FIG. 14) and the character operated by the user is maintained when the user leaves during the battle game. As it is, a third step (S06 of FIG. 9, S57 of FIG. 15) of switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly identified by the first step is provided.

(Appendix 12):
According to an aspect of an embodiment shown in the present disclosure, an information processing apparatus (game server 200 in FIG. 2), a storage unit (220 in FIG. 3) that stores a game program, and the game program are executed. Accordingly, the game based on the game program is a character operated by each of a plurality of users, and a control unit (210 in FIG. 3) that controls the operation of the information processing device. And a first step (S02 of FIG. 9, S54 to S56 of FIG. 15) of identifying the user requesting the start of the battle game. , The second step of matching the users identified in the first step to execute the competitive game (S21, S25 of FIG. 10, S27, S31 to S33, S38, S39 of FIG. 11, S42 to S45 of FIG. 14, S51), and switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user when the user leaves during the competitive game. 3 steps (S06 of FIG. 9, S57 of FIG. 15) are executed.

[Example of software implementation]
The control block of the control unit 110 (in particular, the action reception unit 111, the terminal processing unit 112, the timer unit 113, the terminal determination unit 114, the display control unit 115, the reward calculation unit 116, and the transmission/reception unit 117) is an integrated circuit (IC chip). ) Or the like, a logic circuit (hardware) may be used, or a CPU (Central Processing Unit) may be used for software.

In the latter case, the information processing apparatus including the control unit 110 has a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, a ROM in which the program and various data are readable by a computer (or a CPU). (Read Only Memory) or storage device (these are referred to as "recording medium"), RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a “non-transitory tangible medium”, for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

1 game system, 2 network, 100 user terminal, 110 control unit, 111 action reception unit, 112 terminal processing unit, 113 timer unit, 114 terminal determination unit, 115 display control unit, 116 reward calculation unit, 117 transmission/reception unit, 120 storage Section, 151 input section, 152 display section, 200 game server, 210 control section, 211 transmission/reception section, 212 server processing section, 213 data management section, 214 matching section, 215 measurement section, 220 storage section, 301 game management table, 302 Relay management table, 401 game management table 402 Friend management table.

Claims (9)

A game program executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit,
The game based on the game program is a battle game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users and a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users play a battle,
The game program, in the processor,
A first step of identifying a user requesting to start the competitive game;
A second step of executing a competitive game by matching the users identified in the first step;
A third step of switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user when the user leaves during the battle game ;
A fourth step of performing a process for displaying a character corresponding to each of a plurality of users in the battle game,
The second step is
When the first user leaves during the first competitive game started by matching the users including the first user and the second user, and is switched to the specific user by the third step. Even when the player plays, the second user is allowed to continuously execute the first competitive game,
Causing the specific user to newly execute a second competitive game different from the first competitive game,
The fourth step is
In the first battle game, even when the first user is dropped out and after being switched to the specific user in the third step, the character corresponding to the first user and the second Perform processing to display the character including the character corresponding to the user of
A game program that performs processing for displaying a character corresponding to the specific user in the second competitive game. The game program, in the processor,
A fifth step of performing a process for operating a character operated by a user who has left during the battle game based on a predetermined program,
The game program according to claim 1, wherein the third step switches the operation subject of the character operated in the fifth step to the user newly identified in the first step. The second step includes an updating step of updating match information regarding the match game in accordance with the progress of the match game,
The updating step is
According to the progress of the first battle game, the first battle information regarding the first battle game is updated, and the first battle information is updated even after the first user exits in the middle of the first battle game. Continuing to update the match information of 1,
The second battle information regarding the second battle game different from the first battle information is updated from the battle information when a new battle game is started according to the progress of the second battle game. The game program according to Item 1 or 2 . The battle information includes score information for specifying a score for each character in the battle game,
The updating step is
In the first battle game, regardless of whether or not the user has left, the score information included in the first battle information is updated according to the progress of the first battle game,
In the second competition game, the score information included in the second competition information is updated according to the progress of the second competition game from the score information when the competition game is newly started.
The game program according to claim 3 . The said 1st step specifies the user who switches to the said user from the users who have a predetermined relationship with the user who left during the said competitive game, The user in any one of Claims 1-4 . Game program. The game program, in the processor,
Performing a sixth step of allowing a user having a predetermined relationship with the predetermined user to watch the progress of the competitive game by the user including the predetermined user,
The game program according to claim 5 , wherein in the first step, when a user leaves the middle of the competitive game, a user who switches to the competitive game is identified from among users who are watching the competitive game. The game program, in the processor,
To execute the seventh step of applying a privilege to a user identified as the user to switch the user has passed in the course of the competition game of the user identified by the first step, of claims 1 to 6 The game program according to any one. A game method executed on a computer including a processor, a memory, and a communication unit,
The game based on the game method is a competition game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users and a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users causes a competition.
In the game method, the computer
A first step of identifying a user requesting to start the competitive game;
A second step of executing a competitive game by matching the users identified in the first step;
A third step of switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user when the user leaves during the competitive game ;
A fourth step of performing processing for displaying a character corresponding to each of a plurality of users in the competitive game ,
The second step is
When the first user leaves during the first competitive game started by matching the users including the first user and the second user, and is switched to the specific user by the third step. Even when the player plays, the second user is allowed to continuously execute the first competitive game,
Causing the specific user to newly execute a second competitive game different from the first competitive game,
The fourth step is
In the first battle game, even when the first user is dropped out and after being switched to the specific user in the third step, the character corresponding to the first user and the second Perform processing to display the character including the character corresponding to the user of
A game method for performing a process for displaying a character corresponding to the specific user in the second competitive game. An information processing device,
A storage unit for storing the game program,
A control unit that controls the operation of the information processing device by executing the game program;
The game based on the game program is a competition game in which a character operated by each of a plurality of users and having a character corresponding to each of the plurality of users perform a competition.
The control unit is
A first step of identifying a user requesting to start the competitive game;
A second step of executing a competitive game by matching the users identified in the first step;
A third step of switching the operation subject of the character to the user newly identified in the first step while maintaining the character operated by the user when the user leaves during the competitive game ;
A fourth step of performing processing for displaying a character corresponding to each of a plurality of users in the competitive game ,
The second step is
When the first user leaves during the first competitive game started by matching the users including the first user and the second user, and is switched to the specific user by the third step. Even when the second user continues to execute the first competitive game,
Causing the specific user to newly execute a second competitive game different from the first competitive game,
The fourth step is
In the first competitive game, even when the first user is dropped out and after being switched to the specific user in the third step, the character corresponding to the first user and the second Perform processing to display the character including the character corresponding to the user of
An information processing apparatus that performs a process for displaying a character corresponding to the specific user in the second competitive game .