JP6901519B2 - Computer, its control method and control program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a computer, a control method thereof, and a control program.

As a game provided to a mobile terminal via a communication network, a so-called social game in which a plurality of players can communicate with each other is known. In some social games, each player becomes a friend with another player in the game, and the players can interact with each other by exchanging gifts with each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-11139

In a conventional social game, when an item or the like is presented to a friend in the game, the friend to whom the gift is given is simply selected, and the item or the like to be given is selected and sent to the friend. However, this has no merit for the gift giver because the items sent are lost, and there is a psychological stress for the gift giver that he / she has to give it back because he / she gave it to him / her. Such a gift method is a one-sided communication in which items and the like are simply transferred from the giver to the receiver, and tends to be a mere task for the player.

In addition, various events are held in social games, and in such events, the ranking ranking of players is determined by the event points earned by each player, and rewards are given to each player according to the ranking and event points. .. However, for the player, the act of earning event points is equivalent to the work, and since there is no margin for growth due to the efforts and ingenuity of the player, the conventional game lacks strategicity and gameplay. Also, in conventional games, for example, many players participate on the first and last days of an event, but the players are not given sufficient motivation to log in continuously and participate in the event every day. ..

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to activate communication between players in a game and improve the participation rate of the players in the game.

The computer control method of the present invention is a computer control method in which a storage unit for storing information of a plurality of players is provided and a game is advanced based on an instruction from the player, and the computer is one player to another. It includes a reception step for accepting the designation of a priority regarding a player, and a grant step for causing one player to give different game media according to the priority to another player.

In the granting step of the above method, it is preferable that the computer gives one player different game media to another player according to the progress of the game in the game space peculiar to one player.
In the granting step of the above method, it is preferable that the computer also grants the game medium to one player.
The above method further includes a setting step in which the computer sets a grant period during which the game medium can be granted. In the grant step, the computer grants one player a game space unique to one player in the game. It is preferable to give the game medium to other players who visit within the period.

In the above method, the grant period preferably starts when one player achieves a specific purpose in the game.
The above method preferably further includes a notification step in which the computer notifies another player that the game space unique to one player is within the grant period.
The above method preferably further includes a period change step in which the computer changes the length of the grant period according to the progress of the game in the game space unique to one player.

It is preferable that the above method further includes a presentation step in which the computer presents to each player a list screen indicating whether or not the game space unique to the player is within the grant period for each of the plurality of players.
In the granting step of the above method, the computer tells one player and another player when another player who has a specific relationship with one player visits a game space unique to one player in the game. On the other hand, it is preferable to give a game medium.

In the above method, it is preferable that the other players are not notified of the priority until the game medium is given in the giving step.
The above method preferably further includes a priority change step in which the computer changes the priority with respect to the other player in response to an instruction from one player.
In the granting step of the above method, it is preferable that the same player is prohibited from granting the game medium a plurality of times within a certain period of time.
It is preferable that the above method further includes an exchange step in which the computer exchanges the game medium provided to the player with another prize in response to an instruction from the player.

The computer control program of the present invention is a computer control program that includes a storage unit that stores information of a plurality of players and advances a game based on instructions from the players. A function of accepting a priority designation regarding a player and a function of causing one player to give a different game medium according to the priority to another player are realized.

The computer of the present invention is a computer that advances a game based on an instruction from a player, and has a storage unit that stores information of a plurality of players and a priority that receives a priority designation regarding another player from one player. It includes a setting unit and a game medium giving unit that causes one player to give different game media to other players according to the priority.

According to the above-mentioned computer, its control method, and control program, it is possible to activate communication between players in the game and improve the participation rate of the players in the game.

It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the game system 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the mobile terminal 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the schematic structure of the server 3. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of various tables which a server storage part 32 stores. It is a figure which shows an example of the My Page screen and the friend list screen displayed on the display part 24 of a mobile terminal 2. It is a figure which shows an example of the favorite setting screen displayed on the display part 24 of a mobile terminal 2. It is a figure for demonstrating the period in which a favorite can be set. It is a figure which shows an example of the My Page screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 of a player during a distribution time. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 of a friend player who visited the player's My Page during the distribution time. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation sequence of the game system 1. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation flow by a server 3.

Hereinafter, the computer, its control method, and the control program will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the drawings or embodiments described below.

This computer advances a game in which a plurality of players participate based on instructions from the players. In that game, players can give each other game media such as items. The computer causes the first player to set a priority for the second player, and gives the second player a game medium having different qualities and quantities according to the priority. Here, "giving" means, for example, that the first player transfers his / her item or the like to the second player, or the first player gives points or the like to the second player. It means to process the data of each player. In the former case, the data is rewritten so that the possession of the first player becomes the possession of the second player, but in the latter case, the points and the like possessed by the first player are the second. It does not have to decrease by giving to the player.

Further, the computer causes the first player to provide the game medium to the second player who visits the game space peculiar to the first player within a specific period in the game. As a result, the player is encouraged to act independently when giving each other game media. Further, the computer also grants the game medium to the first player so that not only the recipient of the game medium but also the giver can benefit. As a result, this computer encourages the players to communicate with each other through the transfer of the game medium, and improves the game by bringing the strategy to the method of giving the game medium, and further, the player to the game (or event). Aim to improve the participation rate of.

The computer may be a server, a mobile terminal, or a stationary terminal as long as it can execute each of the above processes. Further, the game medium exchanged between the players may be electronic data used in the game, such as items and points in the game, and the contents thereof are not particularly limited. In the following, the game medium exchanged between players is referred to as a "gift". In the following, a "Valentine" event will be held in the game, and each player will set a friend in the game to either "favorite" or "in-law" (an example of "priority"), and accordingly. An example will be described in which each player distributes a different number of "chocolate" (an example of "game medium") to friends. However, the content of the game is not limited to that described below as long as it is a social game in which a plurality of players can exchange game media with each other.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a game system 1.

The game system 1 includes at least one mobile terminal 2 and a server 3. The mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 are connected to each other via, for example, a communication network such as a base station 4, a mobile communication network 5, a gateway 6, and the Internet 7. The program executed on the mobile terminal 2 (for example, a browsing program) and the program executed on the server 3 (for example, a game program) use a communication protocol such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Communicate.

The mobile terminal 2 is assumed to be a multifunctional mobile phone (so-called "smartphone"), but the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 2 may be a mobile phone (so-called "feature phone"), a mobile information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a portable game machine, a portable music player, a tablet terminal, or a tablet, as long as the present invention can be applied. It may be a PC, a notebook PC, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 2.

The mobile terminal 2 connects to the server 3 via the base station 4, the mobile communication network 5, the gateway 6, and the Internet 7, and communicates with the server 3. The mobile terminal 2 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a terminal processing unit 25. The mobile terminal 2 requests the server 3 to proceed with the game in response to the operation of the operation unit 23 (button or the like) by the player. Further, the mobile terminal 2 receives and displays display data related to the progress of the game from the server 3.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a predetermined frequency band as a sensitive band, and connects the mobile terminal 2 to a wireless communication network. The terminal communication unit 21 establishes a wireless signal line with the base station 4 by a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) method or the like via a channel assigned by the base station 4, and communicates with the base station 4. Do. The terminal communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25 to the server 3 or the like, and supplies the data received from the server 3 or the like to the terminal processing unit 25.

The terminal storage unit 22 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The terminal storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the terminal processing unit 25. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 stores, as a driver program, an input device driver program that controls the operation unit 23, an output device driver program that controls the display unit 24, and the like. In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 stores, as an application program, a program for acquiring and displaying display data related to the progress of the game. In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 stores display data, video data, image data, and the like related to the progress of the game as data. Further, the terminal storage unit 22 may store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

The operation unit 23 may be any device as long as the mobile terminal 2 can be operated, such as a touch panel or key buttons. The player can input characters, numbers, symbols, etc. using the operation unit 23. When operated by the player, the operation unit 23 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the terminal processing unit 25 as a player's instruction.

The display unit 24 may be any device as long as it can display an image, an image, or the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The display unit 24 may be integrated with the operation unit 23 by, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel display. The display unit 24 displays an image corresponding to the image data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

The terminal processing unit 25 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The terminal processing unit 25 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 2 in an integrated manner. The terminal processing unit 25 has a terminal communication unit 21 and a display unit so that various processes of the mobile terminal 2 are executed in an appropriate procedure based on a program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 or an operation of the operation unit 23. Controls the operation of 24 etc. The terminal processing unit 25 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Further, the terminal processing unit 25 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

The terminal processing unit 25 includes at least a browsing execution unit 251. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the terminal processing unit 25. Alternatively, each of these parts may be mounted on the mobile terminal 2 as firmware.

The browsing execution unit 251 acquires and displays display data related to the progress of the game. That is, in response to an instruction from the player, a request for acquiring display data related to the progress of the game is transmitted to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. Further, the browsing execution unit 251 receives the corresponding display data from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. The browsing execution unit 251 creates drawing data based on the received display data. That is, the browsing execution unit 251 analyzes the received display data, specifies the control data and the content data, lays out the similarly specified content data based on the specified control data, and creates drawing data. Then, the browsing execution unit 251 outputs the created drawing data to the display unit 24.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the server 3. 4 (a) to 4 (c) are diagrams showing an example of the data structure of various tables stored in the server storage unit 32.

The server 3 includes a server communication unit 31, a server storage unit 32, and a server processing unit 33. The server 3 advances the game in response to a request from the mobile terminal 2. Further, the server 3 creates display data related to the progress of the game and transmits it to the mobile terminal 2.

The server communication unit 31 includes a communication interface circuit for connecting the server 3 to the Internet 7, and communicates with the Internet 7. Then, the server communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the mobile terminal 2 or the like to the server processing unit 33. Further, the server communication unit 31 transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 33 to the mobile terminal 2 or the like.

The server storage unit 32 includes, for example, at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing by the server processing unit 33. For example, the server storage unit 32 stores, as an application program, a game program or the like that advances a game and creates display data related to the result. Further, the server storage unit 32 stores various tables shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, image data of each player, various image data related to the progress of the game, and the like as data. Further, the server storage unit 32 may store temporary data related to a predetermined process. The details of each table will be described later.

The server processing unit 33 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The server processing unit 33 is, for example, a CPU, and controls the overall operation of the server 3 in an integrated manner. The server processing unit 33 controls the operation of the server communication unit 31 and the like so that various processes of the server 3 are executed in an appropriate procedure based on the program and the like stored in the server storage unit 32. The server processing unit 33 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the server storage unit 32. Further, the server processing unit 33 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

Here, the game provided by the game system 1 will be described. This game has the following three features.

The first feature is that when a player gives an item or the like as a gift to a plurality of other players, the giving player sets a priority for the plurality of recipient players, and the priority is set according to the priority. The point is to give gifts of different quality and quantity. The "other plurality of players" may be an unspecified number of players, but in the following, it is assumed that the player has a friendship with the giving player (hereinafter, simply referred to as "friend"). In this game, each player sets a friend in the game to either "favorite" or "in-law", and each player gives a different number of "chocolate" to the friend accordingly. As a result, the elements of Valentine's "favorite" and "in-law" are incorporated into the game, and there is a feeling of excitement and expectation as to which friend will make you a favorite, thanks to friends who made you a favorite, etc. Players will be able to easily experience the same mood as actual Valentine's Day in the game. In particular, by setting the priority for the friend of the recipient, the strategy of the recipient and the expectation of the recipient are created, which makes it possible to activate communication between the players.

The second feature is that the gift is not unilaterally given to a friend, but the giving player distributes the gift on his / her own page within a specific period and gives the gift to the friend within that period. The point is that the player's My Page will come to pick up the gift. This "My Page" is an example of a game space unique to one player. In addition, the "specific period" is an example of the grant period, and will be referred to as the "distribution time" below.

For example, in a decorative game where a player decorates or decorates his or her avatar or character, having another player see his or her garden or avatar is a fundamental motivation for the player. Is the part that becomes. In these games, having your friends come to pick up your gifts as described above will increase your chances of showing your avatars on your My Page to your friends and other players. Further, in a visiting game such as a miniature garden game, each player can enjoy the game more by looking at another player's garden and complimenting each other or referring to the garden when receiving a gift.

Also, in the form of giving out gifts instead of giving them, the giver needs to ask a friend to come to pick them up, and the recipient needs to go to pick them up, so each player needs to go to pick them up. It will encourage voluntary action. In this game, there is also an aspect that each player manages the game by voluntarily calling on and promoting other players. Gift delivery is only possible if a friend comes to pick up the gift within a limited period of time up to the gift-giving player's My Page, so it is encouraged to actively communicate with each other.

Also, for the giving player, a friend who has set his / her favorite (higher priority) will come to pick up the gift, or if he / she does not come, he / she will call for it, and for the receiving player, he / she will be himself / herself. Can be enjoyed at any time by each person, such as being set as a favorite. This makes it fun to distribute chocolates to friends, go to pick up chocolates to see if you are your favorite, or collect chocolates like collecting medals in a medal game, so during the event It will be possible to improve the login rate and event participation rate of.

The third feature is that by giving a gift, the game medium is also given to the giving player as a reward. In this game, the number of chocolates given as gifts changes according to the progress of the game on the giving player's My Page, and by having a friend receive the chocolates, the giving player will also be rewarded. As an example, the same number of chocolates as the gifts will be given. In this way, profits are given not only to the recipient of the gift but also to the giver, so that the player does not feel stress such as loss unless the gift is returned. This feature makes each player think about which friend to give a gift to receive and reward himself, which brings strategicity to the giving and receiving of gifts.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are diagrams showing an example of a My Page screen and a friend list screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2.

FIG. 5A shows a player's My Page screen 500 displayed at the start of a game or the like. Each screen described below is displayed based on the display data received from the server 3. In this game, My Page is, for example, the player's "garden", and each player grows plants in his or her own garden, calls animals, distributes chocolates to friends, and visits his or her own garden to get from friends. Receive chocolate. In the following, for convenience, the player who gives chocolate is referred to as "player A", and the my page screen 500 of FIG. 5A is assumed to be the player A's my page.

The image 501 of player A's garden is displayed on the upper side of the My Page screen 500, and the "My data" button 502, the "Friend list" button 503, the "Get item" button 504, and the "Use item" are displayed on the lower side. "Button 505," Exchange for a free gift "button 506, and the like are displayed. When the player presses any button, the instruction corresponding to that button is transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 to the server 3.

When the "My Data" button 502 is pressed, for example, the number of chocolates possessed by the player A, the type and number of items, and the like are displayed. When the "friend list" button 503 is pressed, a screen showing a list of other players who are friends of player A is displayed. When the "acquire item" button 504 is pressed, for example, a screen such as a quest, a shop, or a lottery where items necessary for the progress of the game can be acquired is displayed. When the "use item" button 505 is pressed, the item possessed by the player A can be used to plant a new plant in the garden of the player A, for example. When the "Exchange for a prize" button 506 is pressed, for example, a screen showing a list of a plurality of prizes is displayed, and the chocolate possessed by the player A can be consumed and exchanged for an item or the like.

FIG. 5B shows a friend list screen 510 displayed when the “friend list” button 503 is pressed on the My Page screen 500. On the friend list screen 510, the names and images of a plurality of players who are friends of the player A, the "go to the garden" button, and the like are displayed in order from the top of the screen. When the "go to the garden" button 511 of any player is pressed, the player A can visit the garden of the corresponding player. Further, for the player whose My Page is in the distribution time, the character information 512 indicates that fact. In this way, by looking at the list of friends displayed on the friend list screen 510, the player A can confirm which friend's garden is currently in the distribution time.

In this game, the player plants a plant in his garden and makes it bloom, for example by using a specific item. Items for blooming flowers are distributed to each player in the event, for example. Alternatively, the item can be obtained by the player clearing a quest or the like, drawing a lottery in the game, or consuming points in the game at a shop or the like. Then, when the player blooms a specific plant, an animal determined for each plant comes to the player's garden. In this way, each player first calls an animal into his or her yard in the game.

The distribution time starts when the animal comes to the yard, and while the animal is in the yard, the player can distribute chocolate as a gift to his friends in his yard. At that time, in this game, it is set that the animal makes or brings chocolate, and even if the chocolate is distributed, the number of chocolates possessed by the distributing side does not decrease. However, the number of chocolates on the distribution side may be reduced by distributing the chocolates. The player can call multiple animals at the same time, but each animal stays in the yard for a certain period of time and then disappears from the yard after that period. As an example, in the following, this period will be 3 hours.

The distribution time lasts as long as the animal is in the yard and ends when there are no more animals in the yard. Each animal stays in the garden for 3 hours, so if you call a new animal just before an animal disappears, the distribution time will be extended by the amount of time that animal stays. Note that, for example, when the player pulls out a plant growing in the garden, the animal may disappear from the garden regardless of the staying time, so that the player can forcibly end the distribution time.

6 (a) to 6 (e) are diagrams showing an example of a favorite setting screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2. Player A can set three of his friends as "favorite" through these screens. Once the three favorites are selected, the priority of the other friends is treated as "in-law". The number of 3 people is an example, and the number of people that can be set as a favorite may be any number, but a plurality of people is preferable.

FIG. 6A shows a notification screen 600 displayed when an animal comes to the garden of player A. On this screen, text information 601 indicating that an animal has arrived and prompting a friend to be called, and a "choose favorite" button 602 are displayed.

FIG. 6B shows a favorite setting screen 610 displayed when the “select favorite” button 602 is pressed on the notification screen 600 of FIG. 6 (a). At the top of the screen, the current time 611 at which the setting is made is displayed, and below that, three favorite frames 612 for designating the favorites of the three people are displayed. Here, all three have not been set yet, and a "select" button 613 is displayed for each. For example, the player A first presses the "select" button 613 of the favorite a to select the first favorite friend.

FIG. 6 (c) shows a friend selection screen 620 displayed when the “select” button 613 is pressed on the favorite setting screen 610 of FIG. 6 (b). On this screen, for multiple players who are friends of player A, the player's name and image, the number of times that player has received chocolate as a favorite, and the time when the player last received chocolate as a favorite or in-law. Etc. are displayed. In addition, along with this information, a "favorite" button 621 is displayed for each player. Player A selects a person who wants to be a favorite from the friends displayed in the list, and presses the "Make favorite" button 621 corresponding to that person.

FIG. 6D shows a confirmation screen 630 displayed when the “Make favorite” button 621 is pressed on the friend selection screen 620 of FIG. 6C. Character information 631 indicating that the player B has been set as the favorite is displayed on the upper side of the screen, and a "continue to select the favorite" button 632 and a "notify friend" button 633 are displayed on the lower side. .. When the "Continue to select favorite" button 632 is pressed, the favorite setting screen 610 of FIG. 6B is displayed again, and player A sets the second and third favorite in the same manner as above. Can be done.

On the other hand, when the "notify friend" button 633 is pressed, player A posts a message on, for example, an in-game bulletin board or an out-of-game SNS to inform his friend that his garden is in distribution time. Can be called to. In this way, each player can ask his favorite friends and many other friends to come to his yard and receive the chocolate during the distribution time of his yard, for example, "Until what time chocolate Please come because I am giving out. "

It should be noted that such a call may be delivered to an unspecified number of players, or may be sent to a friend individually designated by the player. Alternatively, the game provided by the game system 1 may be such that a group such as a so-called guild is formed by a plurality of players, and in this case, to other players belonging to the same group as the player who distributes chocolate. You may call all at once. Alternatively, even if the player does not call himself, when the distribution time for a certain player starts, the server 3 sends a message such as "The distribution time has started in Mr. A's garden! Let's go pick up the chocolate!" For example, it may be delivered to each player by a feed.

FIG. 6E shows a favorite setting screen 640 displayed when a friend is set in the favorite frame of three people. At the upper part of the screen, character information 641 indicating the time when the favorite can be set next is displayed. Further, in the favorite frame 642 below it, the names and images of the three players B, C, and D set as the favorite are displayed, respectively. Further, for each of the favorite friends, if the friend has not yet come to the player A's garden to pick up the chocolate, the favorite frame 642 displays text information to that effect and a "change" button 643. To. As explained below, for the favorite frame for which chocolate has not been received yet, it is possible to change the friend set as the favorite to another friend by pressing the "change" button 643.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a period in which the favorite can be set. The horizontal axis of FIG. 7 is the time axis, and it is assumed that the time elapses toward the right side in the figure. In addition, it is assumed that one or more animals stay in the yard of the player who sets the favorite during the period considered below, and the distribution time continues.

When the player who distributes the chocolate sets the favorite (reference numeral 701), the player sets only the three favorite slots for which the chocolate has not been received until 3 hours have passed since then. It is possible to change a friend to another friend (reference numeral 702). For example, if the friend of the favorite a and the friend of the favorite b has received it, but the friend of the favorite c has not received it yet, the favorite c can be changed to another friend. On the other hand, regarding the favorite frame for which chocolate is received, resetting is prohibited until 3 hours have passed since the favorite was set, regardless of whether the distribution time continues or not. In other words, the three favorite slots are allowed to be reset every three hours (reference numerals 703, 704). Therefore, even if three people are set as the favorite once, another three people can be newly set as the favorite after a certain period of time has passed.

Even if three hours have not passed since the favorite was set, the favorite can be reset, for example, when the distribution time ends and a new distribution time starts. Therefore, the favorite frame for which chocolate is received can be reset when a new animal arrives without the animal in the garden, or more than 3 hours have passed since the favorite was set and the animal. Is in the garden. In this game, by distributing chocolate, the player who distributes the chocolate is also given chocolate, so restrictions are placed so that the favorite cannot be set as much as possible.

In addition, once the receiving player receives the chocolate in the garden of a certain player (reference numeral 705), regardless of whether the chocolate is set as the favorite or the in-law at that time, until 3 hours have passed from the time of receiving the chocolate. , It is forbidden to receive chocolate again in the same garden (reference numeral 706). The receiving player can receive the chocolate in another player's yard without a time interval, but in order to receive the chocolate again in the same player's yard, 3 hours have passed since the last reception. It is necessary to wait until it is done (reference numeral 707). In this way, each player is encouraged to visit many players' gardens to collect many chocolates.

Here, as an example, the time interval at which resetting of the favorite is prohibited, the time interval at which re-receipt in the same garden is prohibited, and the staying time of each animal are all set to the same 3 hours. , These periods do not necessarily have to be the same.

For the player who distributes chocolate, when trying to choose one favorite from among the friends, there are many friends who want to be the favorite, so it feels like it can not be decided by one, or for the friend who did not make it the favorite I sometimes feel sorry. However, in this game, you can set multiple people as your favorite at the same time, and you can set a new favorite each time you call an animal, so if you continue playing, the player can distribute chocolate as a favorite to more friends. .. Therefore, the above stress can be prevented by the efforts of the player. Also, for the player who receives the chocolate, I feel burdened that I have to go to the friend's garden within the distribution time period, and I am sorry for the friend who designated me as my favorite if I failed to receive it. You may feel that. However, in this game, since the distribution time is extended by newly calling an animal, it is possible to prevent such stress felt by the receiving player by devising the distributing player.

8 (a) to 8 (d) are diagrams showing an example of a My Page screen displayed on the player's mobile terminal 2 during the distribution time.

FIG. 8A shows the My Page screen 800 of the player A during the distribution time. The image 801 of the player A's garden is displayed on the upper side of the screen, and below that, the character information 802 indicating that the player A's My Page is currently in the distribution time and the "Distribute chocolate" button 803 are displayed. Will be done.

FIG. 8B shows a distribution information screen 810 displayed when the “Let's distribute chocolate” button 803 is pressed on the My Page screen 800 of FIG. 8A. At the top of the screen, the number of chocolates that player A has, the number of animals currently in player A's garden, the time when the next animal will disappear, the number of friends who received chocolate in player A's garden, etc. Distribution information 811 indicating is displayed. In the center of the screen, a "choose favorite" button 812 and a "friend list" button 813 are displayed. Further, at the lower part of the screen, the receipt information 814 indicating the name of the friend who received the chocolate in the garden of the player A, the receipt time, and the like is displayed.

When the "Select favorite" button 812 is pressed, the favorite setting screen 610 of FIG. 6B is displayed. When the "friend list" button 813 is pressed, the friend list screen 510 of FIG. 5B is displayed.

FIG. 8C shows player A's My Page screen 820 displayed when a friend set by player A as a favorite receives chocolate in player A's garden. On this screen, in addition to the same image 821, character information 822, and "let's distribute chocolate" button 823 as shown in FIG. 8A, characters indicating that the favorite chocolate has been received are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Information 824 and a "view details" button 825 are displayed.

FIG. 8 (d) shows a favorite setting screen 830 displayed when the "view details" button 825 is pressed on the My Page screen 820 of FIG. 8 (c). At the upper part of the screen, character information 831 indicating the time when the favorite can be set next is displayed. Further, in the favorite frame 832 below it, it is shown that, for example, the players B and C have received the chocolate in the garden of the player A among the three players B, C and D set as the favorite. On the other hand, for the other favorite player D, if the chocolate has not yet come to the player A's garden, the favorite frame 832 displays text information indicating that fact and a "change" button 833. To.

9 (a) to 9 (d) are diagrams showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 of a friend's player who visited the player's My Page during the distribution time. For example, it is assumed that the player A's My Page is currently being distributed and the player B, who is a friend of the player A, visits the player A's My Page. 9 (a) to 9 (d) show the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 of the player B at that time.

FIG. 9A shows the player A's My Page screen 900 during the distribution time. The image 901 of the garden of the player A is displayed on the upper side of the screen, and the character information 902 indicating that the My Page of the player A is currently in the distribution time is displayed in the center of the screen. Below that, there is receiving information 903 indicating the number of animals currently in the garden of player A, the number of chocolates that can be received when player B is the favorite, and the number of chocolates that can be received when player B is in-law. Is displayed. Further, at the bottom of the screen, a "receive" button 904 is displayed.

Note that only a friend of player A may receive the chocolate. In this case, when a player who is not a friend of player A visits the garden of player A, the "receive" button is displayed on the player's mobile terminal 2. 904 may not be displayed. In addition, a limit may be set on the number of players who can receive the chocolate-in-law. In this case, when the player who has been set as a step-in-law presses the "receive" button 904 after exceeding the number limit, the player's mobile terminal 2 is displayed to indicate that chocolate cannot be received in the garden. You may.

FIG. 9 (b) shows a receiving screen 910 displayed when the "receive" button 904 is pressed on the My Page screen 900 of FIG. 9 (a) when the player B is the favorite of the player A. .. On the upper side of the screen, the character information 911 indicating that the player B was the favorite of the player A and the number of chocolates received by the player B is displayed. In order to raise the expectations of the receiving player, it is advisable to know whether or not he / she is the favorite only after receiving it in this way. When the favorite player receives chocolate, both the distributing side and the receiving side players (players A and B in this case) acquire a relatively large amount of chocolate.

Further, at the bottom of the screen, a "go to the garden" button 912 and a "exchange for a free gift" button 913 are displayed. When the "Go to the garden" button 912 is pressed, the player A's My Page screen is displayed again, and when the "Exchange for a free gift" button 913 is pressed, the chocolate possessed by the player B is consumed and the item is consumed. The screen is displayed to exchange for etc.

In FIG. 9 (c), when the player B was not the favorite of the player A (that is, it was “in-law”), the “receive” button 904 was pressed on the My Page screen 900 of FIG. 9 (a). The receiving screen 920 displayed at the time is shown. Character information 921 indicating the number of chocolates received by the player B is displayed on the upper side of the screen. When the player set as the in-law receives the chocolate, both the distributing side and the receiving side players (players A and B in this case) acquire a smaller number of chocolates than when the favorite is set. To do. Further, at the lower part of the screen, the "go to the garden" button 922 and the "exchange for a free gift" button 923 are displayed as in the receiving screen 910 of FIG. 9B.

9 (d) shows the player A's My Page screen 930 displayed when the "go to the garden" button 912 or 922 is pressed on the receiving screens 910 and 920 of FIG. 9 (b) or FIG. 9 (c). Is shown. On this screen, in addition to the same image 931 and text information 932 as shown in FIG. 9A, it is not possible to receive chocolate again in the same garden until 3 hours have passed since the previous receipt. The character information 933 to be shown is displayed.

The number of chocolates that can be acquired by the player on the distributing side and the player on the receiving side varies not only depending on whether or not the player on the receiving side is set as a favorite, but also on the type and number of animals in the garden at the time of receiving. In this game, the rarity is set for each animal, and the higher the rarity, the more chocolate is assigned. When the favorite player receives the chocolate, both the distributing player and the receiving player acquire the total number of chocolates assigned to each animal in the garden. Also, when the player set in law receives the chocolate, both the player who distributes and the player who receives the number of chocolates assigned to the most rare animal in the garden get. However, the above method for determining the number of chocolates is an example, and the number of chocolates that can be acquired by each player may be determined by another method.

Therefore, if you call more rare animals (rare animals) to the garden and have your friends receive chocolates when the rare animals are in the garden, the player who distributes can also get more chocolates. .. Rare animals can be called by blooming rare plants, but which plants can be bloomed and whether or not animals actually come after blooming are determined by the probability (appearance rate), and rare animals with higher rarity are in the garden. It becomes difficult to call. In order to increase your chocolate, you need to have the other party receive it, so in this game, which friend will be the favorite, what time will be the distribution time, what kind of animal will be received It makes the player think about such things. Also, for example, if you spend points in the game at a shop etc. and acquire items that make rare plants bloom, you can easily call rare animals and distribute a lot of chocolate to your friends, so the player on the distribution side , You can feel the value and superiority of spending points.

As mentioned above, if you make it possible to distribute and acquire chocolate only while the animals are coming and give the meaning of the progress of the game to calling the animals, the event will be sharpened. As a result, calling an animal becomes one of the purposes in the game for the player, and a feeling of excitement as to whether or not a rare animal will come is created. The number of rare animals may be limited, such as being called only twice a day. Since the number of friends who can set the favorite at one time is limited, if you try to set all the friends as the favorite in order, you need to call rare animals many times, it is impossible for only one day, so continue playing the game There is a need to do it. In this way, the player is motivated to participate in the game not only on the first and last days of the event, but also on a daily basis.

When the animal disappears from the garden and the distribution time ends, each player can check the total number of chocolates he / she has acquired on the My Page screen. When you press the "Exchange for a free gift" button on the My Page screen (see, for example, Fig. 5 (a)), you can collect 5 chocolates for 1 miscellaneous goods, 1 chocolate for 1 XX kit, and so on. It can be exchanged for a prize according to the number. The prize may include limited items that cannot be obtained without collecting chocolates.

In order to realize the above functions, the server storage unit 32 stores the player table, the animal table, and the prize table shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C as various tables. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the server processing unit 33 includes a progress control unit 331, a priority setting unit 332, a period setting unit 333, and a gift giving unit 334. Each of these units is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the server processing unit 33. Alternatively, each of these parts may be mounted on the server 3 as firmware.

Hereinafter, the details of the various tables shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C and the functional blocks of the server processing unit 33 shown in FIG. 3 will be described in order.

FIG. 4A shows a player table that manages players. In the player table, for each player, the identification number (ID) of the player, the name, the file name of the image data, the number of chocolates possessed by the player and the ID of the item, and other players having a friendship with the player ( Friend's ID, the friend's ID set by the player as the favorite, the date and time of the latest distribution time in the player's yard, the date and time when the player last set the favorite, the player last chocolate in the friend's yard Information such as the date and time of receipt is stored.

FIG. 4B shows an animal table that manages animals. On the animal table, the ID of the animal, the name, the file name of the image data, the ID of the plant that causes the animal to appear, the rarity of the animal, the appearance rate, and the chocolate that the favorite player can receive when the animal is in the garden. The number of chocolates, the number of chocolates that the player-in-law can receive when the animal is in the garden, and the like are stored.

FIG. 4C shows a prize table for managing prizes. The prize table stores the ID and name of the prize, the file name of the image data, the number of chocolates required to acquire the prize, and the like.

The progress control unit 331 controls the start and progress of the game, and appropriately instructs the priority setting unit 332, the period setting unit 333, and the gift giving unit 334 to execute the process. The progress control unit 331 exchanges necessary data with the mobile terminal 2 via the server communication unit 31.

Upon receiving the request for each screen described with reference to FIGS. 5A to 9D from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 identifies the ID of the player included in the request. Then, the progress control unit 331 creates display data for displaying a button for receiving an instruction from the target player, character information to be notified to the target player, an image, and the like in a layout corresponding to the screen, and the data. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2. When any button is pressed on the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and a request for the next screen corresponding to the button is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 similarly displays the next screen. Data is created and the data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2.

In particular, when the "select favorite" buttons 602 and 812 are pressed on the notification screen 600 or the distribution information screen 810 displayed on the mobile terminal 2, and the corresponding favorite setting request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 receives the corresponding favorite setting request. , Instruct the priority setting unit 332 to execute the process. Further, when the progress control unit 331 determines that an animal appears in the player's garden in the process of controlling the progress of the game, the progress control unit 331 instructs the period setting unit 333 to execute the process. Further, when the "receive" button 904 is pressed on the My Page screen 900 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding receiving request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 executes the process to the gift giving unit 334. To instruct.

In addition, when the "friend list" button 503 is pressed on the My Page screen 500 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 refers to the player table. To extract information on whether or not My Page of each player is in the distribution time. Then, the progress control unit 331 creates the display data of the friend list screen 510 displaying the information in a list, and transmits the display data to the mobile terminal 2 of the player who requested the request.

Further, for example, when the "notify friend" button 633 is pressed on the confirmation screen 630 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 responds to the request. For example, the mobile terminals 2 of a plurality of players are notified that the My Page of the corresponding player is in the distribution time.

Further, the progress control unit 331 exchanges the chocolate given to the player with another prize selected by the player in response to the instruction from the player. At that time, the progress control unit 331 specifies the required number of chocolates by referring to the prize table. Then, the progress control unit 331 reduces the number of chocolates of the target player by the required number in the player table, and adds the item ID corresponding to the exchanged prize to the item ID of the target player.

When a favorite setting request is given from the progress control unit 331, the priority setting unit 332 identifies the ID of the player included in the request and accepts the target player to specify the priority for a plurality of other players. At that time, the priority setting unit 332 sequentially creates the display data of the favorite setting screen 610, the friend selection screen 620, and the confirmation screen 630 in response to the instruction from the mobile terminal 2 of the target player, and creates the data in the mobile terminal 2 in sequence. Send to. Further, when the favorite selection data including the identification number of the favorite frame to be set and the player ID of the friend set in the favorite frame is received from the mobile terminal 2, the priority setting unit 332 sets the identification number of the favorite frame and the friend. The player ID of the player is specified, and the specified player ID is stored as the favorite ID of the target player in the player table. If the specified player is a player whose 3 hours have not passed since the previous receipt of chocolate, the priority setting unit 332 requests that the player cannot be set as the favorite yet. Notify terminal 2.

Further, the priority setting unit 332 creates display data of the favorite setting screens 640 and 830 in response to an instruction from the mobile terminal 2, and transmits the data to the mobile terminal 2. At that time, the priority setting unit 332 arranges the "change" buttons 643 and 833 on the screen for the favorite player who has not received the chocolate yet. When the "change" button 643, 833 is pressed on the screen of the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding favorite change request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the priority setting unit 332 identifies the ID of the player included in the request. , Accepts the change of priority for a plurality of other players by the target player. At that time, the priority setting unit 332 identifies the identification number of the favorite frame to be set included in the favorite change request and the player ID of the friend set in the favorite frame, and the favorite ID of the target player in the player table. As, the specified player ID is stored.

Further, the priority setting unit 332 determines which priority each player is set to until the receiving screens 910 and 920 indicating the number of received chocolates are displayed for the player receiving the chocolate. Do not notify.

The type of priority that can be set by the priority setting unit 332 is not limited to the two stages of "favorite" and "in-law", and may be three or more stages. Further, for each player, the priority setting unit 332 stores the ID of the player who has designated the player as the favorite in the player table or the like, and by referring to the information, the player who requested the favorite setting is stored in the past. The player designated as the favorite may be preferentially set as the favorite of the requesting player.

The period setting unit 333 sets a grant period (distribution time) at which gifts can be granted. Therefore, the period setting unit 333 determines that when an animal arrives at the player's my page (garden), the distribution time for that player has started, and when all the animals disappear from the player's garden, the player's distribution Judge that the time has ended. Here, the arrival of an animal in the player's yard is an example of one player achieving a specific purpose in the game. The period setting unit 333 determines whether or not a period of 3 hours has passed for each animal that has come to the player's yard, and the distribution time is set while there is one or more animals in the player's yard. Judge that it is continuing. That is, the period setting unit 333 changes the length of the distribution time according to the progress of the game in the game space peculiar to one player. The period setting unit 333 updates the stored contents of the distribution time of the target player in the player table each time the distribution time of the player is started, ended, or changed.

When a receiving request is given from the progress control unit 331, the gift giving unit 334 identifies the ID of the player included in the request, and by referring to the player table, the player who distributes the request makes a favorite. Determine which of the in-laws is set. Then, the gift giving unit 334 gives a different number of chocolates to the receiving player according to the determination result. That is, the gift giving unit 334 causes one player to give different gifts to a plurality of other players according to the priority set by the priority setting unit 332. In other words, the gift giving unit 334 so that different gifts (chocolate) are given from the first player to the second player according to the priority of the second player set by the instruction of the first player. Control. At that time, the gift giving unit 334 updates the number of possessed chocolates stored in the player table for the player to which the chocolate is given.

The gift giving unit 334 may change the type of chocolate to be given (gift quality) depending on whether or not the receiving player is set as the favorite. Further, when the gift giving unit 334 has three or more priority types, the gift content, number, quality, etc. may be changed according to the priority stage, or some stages may be changed. The gifts given may be the same. Further, the gift giving unit 334 does not have to give a gift to, for example, the player having the lowest priority.

In addition, the gift giving unit 334 gives a gift to another player who visits one player's My Page during the distribution time. This "other player" is, for example, a player who has a friendship with one player in the game (that is, a friend of one player). At that time, the gift giving unit 334 gives chocolate as a reward to one player on the distributing side as well as other players on the receiving side. In addition, the gift giving unit 334 refers to the player table when giving chocolate to the player if the last receiving time in the same garden for the receiving player is not 3 hours or more before the current time. Do not give chocolate.

In addition, the gift giving unit 334 gives one player and a plurality of other players different gifts according to the progress of the game on the My Page of one player. This "game progress" is, for example, a change in the number of animals in the yard of one player. When the player set as the favorite receives the chocolate, the gift giving unit 334 receives, for example, the total number of favorite chocolates of each animal in the garden with the handing side by referring to the animal table. Grant to both players on the side. In addition, when the player set in the in-law receives the chocolate, the gift giving unit 334 refers to the animal table, for example, the number of in-law chocolates that are the rarest among the animals in the garden. Is given to both the distributing side and the receiving side players.

Alternatively, the priority setting unit 332 may set the priority of all players to be the same (that is, the priority may not be set), in which case the gift giving unit 334 may set each priority regardless of the priority. The same gift may be given to the player.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the game system 1. In particular, FIG. 10 shows an operation sequence relating to the favorite setting and the addition of chocolate. This operation sequence collaborates with each element of the mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 mainly by the terminal processing unit 25 and the server processing unit 33 based on the programs stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and the server storage unit 32 in advance. Is executed. In the following, the player who requests the favorite setting is "player A", the player who goes to receive chocolate on the player A's My Page is "player B", and the mobile terminals 2 of players A and B are "mobile terminals 2A", respectively. , "Mobile terminal 2B".

First, when the player A presses the "select" button 613 via the operation unit 23 while the favorite setting screen 610 is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2A, the viewing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2A changes the terminal. The favorite setting request is transmitted to the server 3 via the communication unit 21 (step S100). When the favorite setting request is received from the mobile terminal 2A, the progress control unit 331 of the server 3 identifies the ID of the player A included in the request, creates the display data of the friend selection screen, and uses the display data as the mobile terminal. It is transmitted to 2A (step S101). When the display data of the friend selection screen is received from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2A creates drawing data based on the received data, and displays the friend selection screen 620 on the display unit 24. Display (step S102).

When the player A presses the "make favorite" button 621 via the operation unit 23 on the friend selection screen 620, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2A is set to the identification number of the favorite frame to be set and the favorite frame. The favorite selection data including the player ID of the friend is transmitted to the server 3 (step S103). When the favorite selection data is received from the mobile terminal 2A, the priority setting unit 332 of the server 3 stores the ID of the player whose favorite is the player A of the transmission source mobile terminal 2A in the player table (step S104).

Further, when the player A presses the "notify friend" button 633 via the operation unit 23 on the confirmation screen 630, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2A transmits the corresponding instruction to the server 3 (step S110). In response to this, the progress control unit 331 of the server 3 notifies, for example, the mobile terminal 2 of each player registered in the game system 1 that the My Page of the player A is currently in the distribution time (step S111). ).

After that, in response to the operation of the player B, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2B transmits a request for the My Page screen of the player A to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 (step S120). Upon receiving the request for the My Page screen from the mobile terminal 2B, the progress control unit 331 of the server 3 identifies the ID of the player B included in the request, creates the display data for the My Page screen, and displays the display data. It is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2B (step S121). When the display data of the My Page screen is received from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2B creates drawing data based on the received data and displays the My Page screen 900 on the display unit 24. Display (step S122). At this time, it is assumed that the distribution time continues on the player A's My Page.

When the player B presses the "receive" button 904 via the operation unit 23 on the My Page screen 900, the viewing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2B transmits a chocolate reception request to the server 3 (step S123). In response to this, the gift giving unit 334 of the server 3 determines whether or not the player B, who is the source of the receiving request, is the favorite of the player A by referring to the player table (step S124). Then, the gift giving unit 334 gives a different number of chocolates to both the player A and the player B according to the determination result (step S125), and updates the number of chocolates possessed by the players A and B in the player table (step S125). Step S126). In addition, the gift giving unit 334 creates screen display data indicating that chocolate has been given to the players A and B, and transmits the display data to the mobile terminals 2A and 2B. This completes the operation sequence related to favorite setting and chocolate addition.

11 (a) to 11 (c) are diagrams showing an example of the operation flow by the server 3.

FIG. 11A shows an operation flow of the priority setting unit 332. The priority setting unit 332 first accepts the selection of any of the three favorite frames from the mobile terminal 2 (step S200), and further accepts the selection of a friend to be set in the favorite frame (step S201). Then, the priority setting unit 332 determines, by referring to the player table, whether or not the selected friend is a player whose favorite has been 3 hours or more since the last receipt of chocolate, and that player can be set as the favorite. (Step S202). If the selected player cannot be set as the favorite (No in step S202), the process returns to step S201, and the priority setting unit 332 accepts the selection of another player.

On the other hand, when the selected player can be set as the favorite (Yes in step S202), the priority setting unit 332 sets the ID of the player selected in step S201 as the favorite of the player requesting the favorite setting. Store in the table (step S203). Here, when an instruction to set another favorite is received (Yes in step S204), the process returns to step S200, and when an instruction to end is received (No in step S204), the priority setting unit The operation of 332 ends.

FIG. 11B shows an operation flow of the period setting unit 333. The period setting unit 333 constantly determines whether or not an animal has come to the player's yard while the game is in progress (step S220). When an animal arrives (Yes in step S220), the period setting unit 333 stores the time when the animal arrived (step S221). If no animal has arrived (No in step S220), the process proceeds to step S222.

Then, the period setting unit 333 determines whether or not the period of stay of the animal in the player's garden has elapsed (step S222). If the period of stay of any animal in the garden has not passed (No in step S222), the process returns to step S220, and if the period of stay of any animal has passed (Yes in step S222), step S223. Proceed to.

In step S223, the period setting unit 333 determines whether or not one or more animals are staying in the player's yard. If one or more animals are staying (No in step S223), the process returns to step S220. On the other hand, when there are no animals in the player's yard (Yes in step S223), the period setting unit 333 ends the player's distribution time at that point (step S224). This completes the operation of the period setting unit 333.

FIG. 11C shows an operation flow of the gift giving unit 334. When the gift giving unit 334 receives the chocolate receiving request from the mobile terminal 2, the gift giving unit 334 determines whether or not the chocolate can be received in the garden on the side to be distributed by the target player by referring to the player table (step S240). When the target player cannot receive the chocolate (No in step S240), the gift giving unit 334 creates display data on the screen indicating that fact and causes the mobile terminal 2 to transmit the data (step S241). End the operation.

On the other hand, when the target player can receive the chocolate (Yes in step S240), the gift giving unit 334 is the favorite of the player who distributes the chocolate by referring to the player table again. Whether or not it is determined (step S242). When the target player is the favorite (Yes in step S242), the gift giving unit 334 obtains the total number of favorite chocolates of each animal in the garden where the chocolates are received by referring to the animal table. (Step S243). If the target player is not the favorite (in-law) (No in step S242), the gift-giving unit 334 refers to the animal table and refers to the animal with the highest rarity in the garden where the chocolate is received. Find the number of chocolate-in-law (step S244). Then, the gift giving unit 334 grants the number of chocolates obtained in steps S243 and 244 to both the player on the distributing side and the player on the receiving side (step S245). At that time, the gift giving unit 334 updates the number of chocolates possessed by both players on the player table. This completes the operation of the gift giving unit 334.

As described above, in the game system 1, the first player is made to set a priority regarding the second player, and gifts having different qualities and quantities according to the priority are given to the second player. Let me. Further, in the game system 1, the first player is made to give a gift to the second player who visits the My Page of the first player within a specific period in the game, and the first player is also given a gift. Give a reward. As a result, this computer promotes communication between players through the giving and receiving of gifts, improves the gameplay by bringing strategicity to the method of giving gifts, and further increases the participation rate of players in games and events. It will be possible to improve.

Each function of the server processing unit 33 described above may be executed by the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2. In this case, if the player table, the animal table, and the prize table are stored in the terminal storage unit 22, it is not necessary to communicate with the server 3 each time the processing is performed, and the above function can be realized only by the mobile terminal 2. Is.

Further, the game executed on the mobile terminal 2 may be a hybrid game in which the server 3 and the mobile terminal 2 each play a part of the processing. In that case, for example, each screen related to the progress of the game is set as a web display displayed on the mobile terminal 2 based on the display data generated by the server 3, and other menu screens and the like are installed on the mobile terminal 2. The native display displayed by the native app.

Further, the computer program for realizing each function of the terminal processing unit 25 and the server processing unit 33 on the computer is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a semiconductor recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, or an optical recording medium. It is provided in the form and may be installed in the terminal storage unit 22 and the server storage unit 32 by using a known setup program or the like from the recording medium.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made to this without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 Game system 2 Mobile terminal 21 Terminal communication unit 22 Terminal storage unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Terminal processing unit 251 Browsing execution unit 3 Server 31 Server communication unit 32 Server storage unit 33 Server processing unit 331 Progress control unit 332 Priority setting Department 333 Period setting department 334 Gift granting department

Claims (16)

A method of controlling a computer that advances a game based on instructions from a player.
A progress step in which the progress means advances the game by arranging the game medium in the game space unique to the one player according to the operation by one player.
When another player browses the game space within a predetermined period after the first game medium is arranged in the game space according to the operation by the one player, the game space peculiar to the one player is given. A grant step that grants the other player a privilege determined based on the second game medium arranged in
A control method characterized by comprising. In the granting step, the granting means grants the privilege in response to a receipt request from the other player browsing the game space.
The control method according to claim 1. Benefits applied to the other player is determined based on the type and number of the second game medium,
The control method according to claim 1 or 2. A claim further comprising a transmission step in which the transmitting means transmits, in response to a request of the one player, a message calling the other player to browse the game space unique to the one player in the game. Item 3. The control method according to any one of Items 1 to 3. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the granting step, the granting means further grants the privilege to the one player. The second transmission means visually indicates for each of the plurality of players whether or not the game space unique to the player is within the predetermined period and the game medium can be provided from the player to the other player. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a second transmission step of transmitting display data for displaying the list screen to each player's mobile terminal. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the notification means further includes a notification step for notifying another player that the game space unique to the one player is within the predetermined period. The period changing means further comprises a period changing step of changing the length of the predetermined period according to the progress of the game in the game space peculiar to the one player, according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The control method described. The granting step according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the granting means grants the privilege when the other player has a specific relationship with the one player in the game. Control method. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein in the granting step, granting a privilege to the same player a plurality of times within a certain period of time is prohibited. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising an exchange step in which the exchange means exchanges the privilege given to the player with another prize in response to an instruction from the player. A computer control program that advances a game based on instructions from a player.
According to the operation by one player, the game is advanced by arranging the game medium in the game space peculiar to the one player.
If the first game content is within the other predetermined period is arranged in the game space player in accordance with an operation by the one player has viewed the game space, they are arranged in a unique game space to the one player Grants the other player a privilege determined based on the second game medium.
A control program characterized by doing things. A computer that advances the game based on instructions from the player.
A progress control unit that advances the game by arranging the game medium in the game space unique to the one player according to the operation by one player.
If the first game content is within the other predetermined period is arranged in the game space player in accordance with an operation by the one player has viewed the game space, they are arranged in a unique game space to the one player A granting unit that grants the other player a privilege determined based on the second game medium,
A computer characterized by being equipped with. It is a control method of a terminal device that communicates with a server that advances a game based on an instruction from a player.
According to the operation by one player, display data for displaying the game space unique to another player is acquired from the server, and the game space is displayed.
When the game space is displayed on the terminal device within a predetermined period after the first game medium is arranged in the game space, it is determined based on the second game medium arranged in the game space. In addition , display data for displaying a screen showing the privilege given to the one player is acquired from the server and the screen is displayed.
A control method characterized by that. A control program for a terminal device that communicates with a server that advances a game based on an instruction from a player.
According to the operation by one player, display data for displaying the game space unique to another player is acquired from the server, and the game space is displayed.
When the game space is displayed on the terminal device within a predetermined period after the first game medium is arranged in the game space, it is determined based on the second game medium arranged in the game space. In addition , display data for displaying a screen showing the privilege given to the one player is acquired from the server and the screen is displayed.
A control program characterized by doing things. A terminal device that has a processing unit and communicates with a server that advances a game based on instructions from a player.
The processing unit
According to the operation by one player, display data for displaying the game space unique to another player is acquired from the server, and the game space is displayed.
When the game space is displayed on the terminal device within a predetermined period after the first game medium is arranged in the game space, it is determined based on the second game medium arranged in the game space. In addition , display data for displaying a screen showing the privilege given to the one player is acquired from the server and the screen is displayed.
A terminal device characterized by the fact that.

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