JP6918753B2 - Game program - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to a game program.

Conventionally, many games have been disclosed in which some action is performed on the game by the user performing an input operation and a score corresponding to the result is output. For example, in a general puzzle game, an action of arranging an object such as a character or a block on a board is performed in response to an input operation. As a result of the action, when a predetermined number or more of characters or blocks of the same type are lined up, those characters and blocks are erased to calculate the score.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-197354 (published on July 27, 1999)

In general, how to deal with the problem of users getting bored of the game is important. To address this issue, it is necessary to provide games based on the new scheme. For example, in the case of a puzzle game, it is conceivable to renew the scheme from the start of play to the acquisition of the score, or the scheme related to the score calculation. By introducing a new scheme into the game, a strategy different from that of the conventional game is created to capture the game, which improves the fun of the game.

One aspect of the present disclosure is in view of the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to improve the interest of the game.

In order to solve the above problems, the game program according to one aspect of the present invention is a game program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that accepts a user's input operation. The game based on the game program is a game in which the value of the first parameter is set, which increases or decreases according to the result of the action caused by the user's input operation to the operation unit. In the game program, the processor is provided with a step of decreasing the value of the first parameter with the passage of time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation, and the input operation. When the value of the first parameter is greater than the first threshold at the time of completion, the step of advancing the game is executed so that the game is more advantageous than the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or less than the first threshold. Let me.

Further, in order to solve the above problems, the game program according to one aspect of the present invention is a game program executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that accepts a user's input operation. The game based on the game program is a game in which the value of the first parameter is set, which increases or decreases according to the result of the action caused by the user's input operation to the operation unit. In the game program, the processor is provided with a step of increasing the value of the first parameter with the passage of time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation, and the input operation. If the value of the first parameter is smaller than the third threshold at the time of completion, the value of the first parameter is the third.
The step of advancing the game and the step of advancing the game are executed so that the game is more advantageous than the case where the value is equal to or higher than the threshold value.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it has the effect of improving the enjoyment of the game.

It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of a game system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional configuration of a user terminal and a server. This is an example of a game realized by a game system. It is a flowchart which shows the process flow from the start to the end of a stage of a puzzle game. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the condition presentation screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the grade presentation screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of a character data. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the board surface processing shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a flowchart which shows the detail of the board surface processing shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display part.

[Embodiment 1]
The game system according to the present disclosure is a system for providing a game to a plurality of users. Hereinafter, the game system will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are included in the present invention. NS. In the following description, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals in the description of the drawings, and duplicate description will not be repeated.

<Hardware configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the game system 1. As shown in the figure, the game system 1 includes a plurality of user terminals 100 and a server 200. Each user terminal 100 connects to the server 200 via the network 2. The network 2 is composed of various mobile communication systems constructed by the Internet and a wireless base station (not shown). Examples of this mobile communication system include so-called 3G and 4G mobile communication systems, LTE (Long).
Term Evolution) and wireless networks (eg, Wi-Fi®) that can be connected to the Internet by a predetermined access point.

The server 200 (computer, information processing device) may be a general-purpose computer such as a workstation or a personal computer. The server 200 includes a processor 20, a memory 21, a storage 22, a communication IF 23, and an input / output IF 24. These configurations included in the server 200 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus.

The user terminal 100 (computer, information processing device) may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a feature phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. The user terminal 100 may be a game device suitable for game play. As shown in the figure, the user terminal 100 includes a processor 10, a memory 11, a storage 12, a communication interface (IF) 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15 (display unit), a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18. And. These configurations included in the user terminal 100 are electrically connected to each other by a communication bus. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may be configured to be communicable with one or more controllers 1020. The controller 1020 establishes communication with the user terminal 100 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The controller 1020 may have one or more buttons or the like, and transmits an output value based on a user's input operation to the buttons or the like to the user terminal 100. Further, the controller 1020 may have various sensors such as an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, and transmits the output values of the various sensors to the user terminal 100.

In addition, instead of or in addition to the user terminal 100 including the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the controller 1020 may have the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18.

It is desirable that the user terminal 100, for example, at the start of a game, have a user who uses the controller 1020 input user identification information such as the user's name or login ID via the controller 1020. As a result, the user terminal 100 can associate the controller 1020 with the user, and identifies which user the output value belongs to based on the source of the received output value (controller 1020). be able to.

When the user terminal 100 communicates with a plurality of controllers 1020, each user holds each controller 1020, so that the one user terminal 100 does not communicate with other devices such as the server 200 via the network 2. Multiplayer can be realized with. In addition, each user terminal 100 communicates with each other according to a wireless standard such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) standard (communication connection is made without going through a server 200), thereby realizing local multiplayer with a plurality of user terminals 100. You can also do it. When the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally by one user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 may further include at least a part of various functions described later described in the server 200. Further, when the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally by the plurality of user terminals 100, the plurality of user terminals 100 may be provided with various functions described later described in the server 200 in a distributed manner.

Even when the above-mentioned multiplayer is realized locally, the user terminal 100 may communicate with the server 200. For example, information indicating a play result such as a score or victory or defeat in a certain game may be associated with user identification information and transmitted to the server 200.

Further, the controller 1020 may be configured to be detachable from the user terminal 100. In this case, a coupling portion with the controller 1020 may be provided on at least one surface of the housing of the user terminal 100. When the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 are connected by wire via the coupling portion, the user terminal 100 and the controller 1020 transmit and receive signals via wire.

As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 100 may accept the attachment of a storage medium 1030 such as an external memory card via the input / output IF14. As a result, the user terminal 100 can read the programs and data recorded on the storage medium 1030. The program recorded on the storage medium 1030 is, for example, a game program.

The user terminal 100 may store the game program acquired by communicating with an external device such as the server 200 in the memory 11 of the user terminal 100, or may store the game program acquired by reading from the storage medium 1030 in the memory 11. You may memorize it in.

As described above, the user terminal 100 includes a communication IF 13, an input / output IF 14, a touch screen 15, a camera 17, and a distance measuring sensor 18 as an example of a mechanism for inputting information to the user terminal 100. Each of the above-mentioned parts as an input mechanism can be regarded as an operation part configured to accept a user's input operation.

For example, when the operation unit is configured by at least one of the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18, the operation unit detects an object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 and performs an input operation from the detection result of the object. Identify. As an example, a user's hand as an object 1010, a marker having a predetermined shape, or the like is detected, and an input operation is specified based on the color, shape, movement, or type of the object 1010 obtained as a detection result. NS. More specifically, when the user's hand is detected from the captured image of the camera 17, the user terminal 100 inputs a gesture (a series of movements of the user's hand) detected based on the captured image by inputting the user. Identify and accept as. The captured image may be a still image or a moving image.

Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the touch screen 15, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts the user's operation performed on the input unit 151 of the touch screen 15 as the user's input operation. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the communication IF 13, the user terminal 100 identifies and accepts a signal (for example, an output value) transmitted from the controller 1020 as an input operation of the user. Alternatively, when the operation unit is composed of the input / output IF14, a signal output from an input device (not shown) different from the controller 1020 connected to the input / output IF14 is specified and accepted as a user input operation.

<Hardware components of each device>
The processor 10 controls the operation of the entire user terminal 100. The processor 20 controls the operation of the entire server 200. Processors 10 and 20 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit).

The processor 10 reads a program from the storage 12 described later and expands it into the memory 11 described later. The processor 20 reads a program from the storage 22 described later and expands it into the memory 21 described later. Processor 10 and processor 20 execute the expanded program.

The memories 11 and 21 are main storage devices. The memories 11 and 21 are composed of a storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The memory 11 provides a work area to the processor 10 by temporarily storing a program and various data read from the storage 12 described later by the processor 10. The memory 11 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 10 is operating according to the program. The memory 21 provides a work area to the processor 20 by temporarily storing various programs and data read from the storage 22 described later by the processor 20. The memory 21 also temporarily stores various data generated while the processor 20 is operating according to the program.

In the present embodiment, the program may be a game program for realizing the game by the user terminal 100. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game in collaboration with the user terminal 100 and the server 200. Alternatively, the program may be a game program for realizing the game in collaboration with a plurality of user terminals 100. Further, the various data include data related to the game such as user information and game information, and instructions or notifications to be transmitted / received between the user terminal 100 and the server 200 or between a plurality of user terminals 100.

Storages 12 and 22 are auxiliary storage devices. The storages 12 and 22 are composed of a storage device such as a flash memory or an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Various data related to the game are stored in the storage 12 and the storage 22.

The communication IF 13 controls the transmission and reception of various data in the user terminal 100. The communication IF 23 controls the transmission and reception of various data on the server 200. The communication IFs 13 and 23 control, for example, communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), Internet communication via a wired LAN, a wireless LAN, or a mobile phone network, and communication using short-range wireless communication and the like.

The input / output IF 14 is an interface for the user terminal 100 to accept data input, and an interface for the user terminal 100 to output data. The input / output IF 14 may input / output data via USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like. The input / output IF 14 may include, for example, a physical button, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, or the like of the user terminal 100. The input / output IF24 of the server 200 is an interface for the server 200 to receive data input, and an interface for the server 200 to output data. The input / output IF 24 may include, for example, an input unit that is an information input device such as a mouse or a keyboard, and a display unit that is a device that displays and outputs an image.

The touch screen 15 of the user terminal 100 is an electronic component that combines an input unit 151 and a display unit 152. The input unit 151 is, for example, a touch-sensitive device, and is composed of, for example, a touch pad. The display unit 152 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like.

The input unit 151 detects a position where a user's operation (mainly a physical contact operation such as a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, and a tap operation) is input to the input surface, and inputs information indicating the position. It has a function to transmit as a signal. The input unit 151 may include a touch sensing unit (not shown). The touch sensing unit may adopt any method such as a capacitance method or a resistance film method.

Although not shown, the user terminal 100 may include one or more sensors for specifying the holding posture of the user terminal 100. This sensor may be, for example, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, or the like. When the user terminal 100 includes a sensor, the processor 10 can also specify the holding posture of the user terminal 100 from the output of the sensor and perform processing according to the holding posture. For example, the processor 10 may be a vertical screen display in which a vertically long image is displayed on the display unit 152 when the user terminal 100 is held in the vertical direction. On the other hand, when the user terminal 100 is held horizontally, it may be a horizontal screen display in which a horizontally long image is displayed on the display unit. In this way, the processor 10 may be able to switch between the vertical screen display and the horizontal screen display according to the holding posture of the user terminal 100.

The camera 17 includes an image sensor and the like, and generates a captured image by converting the incident light incident from the lens into an electric signal.

The distance measuring sensor 18 is a sensor that measures the distance to the object to be measured. The ranging sensor 18 includes, for example, a light source that emits pulse-converted light and a light receiving element that receives the light. The distance measuring sensor 18 measures the distance to the object to be measured by the timing of light emission from the light source and the timing of receiving the reflected light generated by the light emitted from the light source being reflected by the object to be measured. The ranging sensor 18 may have a light source that emits light having directivity.

Here, an example in which the user terminal 100 receives the detection result of detecting the object 1010 in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 by using the camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 as an input operation of the user will be further described. The camera 17 and the distance measuring sensor 18 may be provided on the side surface of the housing of the user terminal 100, for example. A ranging sensor 18 may be provided in the vicinity of the camera 17. As the camera 17, for example, an infrared camera can be used. In this case, the camera 17 may be provided with a lighting device that irradiates infrared rays, a filter that blocks visible light, and the like. As a result, the accuracy of detecting an object based on the captured image of the camera 17 can be further improved regardless of whether it is outdoors or indoors.

The processor 10 may perform one or more of the processes shown in the following (1) to (5), for example, on the captured image of the camera 17. (1) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to identify whether or not the captured image includes a user's hand. The processor 10 may use, for example, a technique such as pattern matching as the analysis technique adopted in the above-mentioned image recognition process. (2) Further, the processor 10 detects the user's gesture from the shape of the user's hand. The processor 10 specifies, for example, the number of fingers of the user (the number of extended fingers) from the shape of the user's hand detected from the captured image. The processor 10 further identifies the gesture performed by the user from the number of identified fingers. For example, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a "par" gesture when the number of fingers is five. Further, when the number of fingers is 0 (the fingers are not detected), the processor 10 determines that the user has made a “goo” gesture. Further, when the number of fingers is two, the processor 10 determines that the user has made a "choki" gesture. (3) The processor 10 performs image recognition processing on the captured image of the camera 17 to detect whether the user's finger is in a state where only the index finger is raised or the user's finger is repelled. .. (4) The processor 10 is an object 1010 (user's hand or the like) in the vicinity of the user terminal 100 based on at least one of the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17 and the output value of the distance measuring sensor 18. ) And the user terminal 100. For example, the processor 10 determines whether the user's hand is near the user terminal 100 (for example, a distance less than a predetermined value) or far away (for example, a predetermined value) depending on the size of the shape of the user's hand specified from the image captured by the camera 17. Detect whether it is at the above distance). When the captured image is a moving image, the processor 10 may detect whether the user's hand is approaching or moving away from the user terminal 100. (5) When it is found that the distance between the user terminal 100 and the user's hand is changing while the user's hand is detected based on the image recognition result of the image captured by the camera 17, the processor 10 recognizes that the user is waving his hand in the shooting direction of the camera 17. When an object is detected or not detected in the distance measuring sensor 18 having a stronger directivity than the shooting range of the camera 17, the processor 10 determines that the user is waving his / her hand in a direction orthogonal to the shooting direction of the camera. recognize.

In this way, the processor 10 determines whether or not the user is holding a hand (whether it is a “goo” gesture or another gesture (for example, “par”) by recognizing an image captured by the camera 17. ) Is detected. The processor 10 also detects the shape of the user's hand and how the user is moving the hand. In addition, the processor 10 detects whether the user is approaching or moving this hand toward or away from the user terminal 100. Such an operation can correspond to an operation using a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel, for example. For example, the user terminal 100 moves the pointer on the touch screen 15 in response to the movement of the user's hand, and detects the user's gesture “goo”. In this case, the user terminal 100 recognizes that the user is continuing the selection operation. Continuation of the selection operation corresponds to, for example, maintaining the state in which the mouse is clicked and pressed, or maintaining the touched state after the touch-down operation is performed on the touch panel. Further, when the user moves his / her hand while the user's gesture "goo" is detected, the user terminal 100 performs such a series of gestures as an operation corresponding to a swipe operation (or a drag operation). It can also be recognized. Further, when the user terminal 100 detects a gesture that the user flips a finger based on the detection result of the user's hand by the image captured by the camera 17, the gesture is clicked by the mouse or tapped on the touch panel. It may be recognized as an operation corresponding to.

<Functional configuration of game system 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 included in the game system 1. Each of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 may include a functional configuration (not shown) required to function as a general computer and a functional configuration required to realize a known function in a game.

The user terminal 100 has a function as an input device that accepts a user's input operation and a function as an output device that outputs a game image or sound. The user terminal 100 functions as a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120 in cooperation with the processor 10, the memory 11, the storage 12, the communication IF 13, the input / output IF 14, and the like.

The server 200 has a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 and supporting the user terminal 100 to advance the game. For example, selling valuable data, providing services, and so on. When the game is a multiplayer game, the server 200 may have a function of communicating with each user terminal 100 participating in the game and mediating the exchange between the user terminals 100. The server 200 functions as a control unit 210 and a storage unit 220 in cooperation with the processor 20, the memory 21, the storage 22, the communication IF23, the input / output IF24, and the like.

The storage unit 120 and the storage unit 220 store the game program 131, the game information 132, and the user information 133. The game program 131 is a game program executed by the user terminal 100 and the server 200. The game information 132 is data that the control unit 110 and the control unit 210 refer to when executing the game program 131. The user information 133 is data related to the user's account. In the storage unit 220, the game information 132 and the user information 133 are stored for each user terminal 100.

(Functional configuration of server 200)
The control unit 210 comprehensively controls the server 200 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 220. For example, the control unit 210 transmits various data, programs, and the like to the user terminal 100. The control unit 210 receives a part or all of the game information or the user information from the user terminal 100. When the game is a multiplayer game, the control unit 210 may receive a request for synchronization of multiplayer from the user terminal 100 and transmit data for synchronization to the user terminal 100.

The control unit 210 functions as a transmission / reception unit 211, a server processing unit 212, and a data management unit 213 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 210 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to support the progress of the game on the user terminal 100, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The transmission / reception unit 211 transmits / receives various data. For example, the transmission / reception unit 211 receives a transmission request for various data and programs from the user terminal 100, a request for synchronization of multiplayer, data for synchronization, and the like. Further, for example, the transmission / reception unit 211 transmits various data and programs to the user terminal 100 in accordance with the instruction from the server processing unit 212.

The server processing unit 212 performs arithmetic processing necessary for providing the game. The server processing unit 212 executes the arithmetic processing described in the game program 131 in response to a request from the user terminal 100 or the like. Further, for example, the server processing unit 212 performs various determination processes related to the progress of the game.

For example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the data management unit 213 to add, update, or delete the record of the game information 132 or the user information 133. Further, for example, the server processing unit 212 instructs the transmission / reception unit 211 to transmit various data or programs.

The data management unit 213 manages various data stored in the storage unit 220 according to the instructions of the server processing unit 212. For example, the data management unit 213 adds, updates, or deletes the record of the game information 132 or the user information 133 in response to an instruction from the server processing unit 212. Further, for example, the data management unit 213 reads at least one of the game information 132 and the user information 133 from the storage unit 220 according to the instruction from the server processing unit 212, and transmits the game information 132 to the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. Further, for example, the data management unit 213 reads a program to be executed by a certain user terminal 100 among the game programs 131 from the storage unit 220 according to an instruction from the server processing unit 212, and reads the program to be executed by the user terminal 100 from the storage unit 220, and the user terminal 100 via the transmission / reception unit 211. Send to.

When the game is multiplayer, the control unit 210 may perform synchronization processing related to the multiplayer. When the control unit 210 receives the request for synchronization of multiplayer and the data for synchronization in the transmission / reception unit 211, the control unit 210 performs the synchronization processing of multiplay. The control unit 210 synchronizes and transmits data for synchronization received from a user terminal 100 in the transmission / reception unit 211 to the user terminal 100 of another user. As a result, various data related to the game can be synchronized between the plurality of user terminals 100. The control unit 210 may determine the synchronization timing and the data to be synchronized in the server processing unit 212. When the control unit 210 performs the above processing, the server 200 transmits the in-game action caused by the input operation performed on the certain user terminal 100 or the result (score, etc.) of the action on the other user terminal 100. It can be shared in near real time.

(Functional configuration of user terminal 100)
The control unit 110 comprehensively controls the user terminal 100 by executing the game program 131 stored in the storage unit 120. For example, the control unit 110 advances the game according to the operation of the game program 131 and the user. In addition, the control unit 110 communicates with the server 200 to send and receive information as needed while the game is in progress.

The control unit 110 functions as an operation reception unit 111, a game progress unit 112, a character management unit 113, an image generation unit 114, and a display control unit 115 according to the description of the game program 131. The control unit 110 can also function as other functional blocks (not shown) in order to advance the game, depending on the nature of the game to be executed.

The operation reception unit 111 detects and accepts a user's input operation with respect to the input unit 151. The operation reception unit 111 determines what kind of input operation has been performed from the action exerted by the user on the console via the touch screen 15 and other input / output IF 14, and outputs the result to each element of the control unit 110. do. For example, the operation receiving unit 111 receives an input operation for the input unit 151, detects the coordinates of the input position of the input operation, and specifies the type of the input operation. The operation reception unit 111 specifies, for example, a touch operation, a slide operation, a swipe operation, a tap operation, and the like as the types of input operations. Further, the operation reception unit 111 detects that the contact input is released from the touch screen 15 when the continuously detected input is interrupted. That is, the operation reception unit 111 detects the start, continuation, and end of the contact input. In other words, the operation reception unit 111 can detect the start of the user's input operation and the completion of the input operation.

The game progress unit 112 executes various processes related to the progress of the game. For example, the game progress unit 112 performs processing such as setting of various parameters related to the progress of the game, arithmetic processing, and determination processing.

Further, the game progress unit 112 instructs the image generation unit 114 to generate an image of the game screen. In particular, when the game is a 3D game, the game progress unit 112 constructs a game space which is a three-dimensional virtual space. The game progress unit 112 arranges various objects related to the game and a virtual camera for designating an area to be presented to the user in the game space in the game space. The game progress unit 112 instructs the image generation unit 114 to create an image in which the visual field region defined by the virtual camera and the objects arranged in the visual field region are drawn.

More specifically, the game progress unit 112 includes a parameter management unit 1121 and a score calculation unit 1122. The parameter management unit 1121 manages the setting and change (increase / decrease of parameters) of various parameters used in the game. The parameter management unit 1121 may determine various parameter settings and initial values by referring to at least one of the game program 131, the game information 132, and the user information 133 at the start of the game. Further, when the values of various parameters are changed from the initial values, the parameter management unit 1121 may temporarily store the changes by itself, or may record the changes in the game information 132 or the user information 133.

The score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score according to the instruction of the game progress unit 112. More specifically, when the game progress unit 112 determines that a specific action has occurred in the game and further performs arithmetic processing on the result, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates a score according to the result. When calculating the score, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score according to the value of a specific parameter (first parameter) managed by the parameter management unit 1121. The first parameter will be described in detail later.

Note that the score calculation unit 1122 does not calculate the score, but depending on the value of the first parameter, some element in the game (for example, the value of a parameter other than the first parameter, the arrangement, size, shape, and shape of various objects, as well as , Effects or animations of various objects, etc.) and the degree of the change may be determined. In this case, the score calculation unit 1122 determines the degree of the change so that the degree of advantage of the game changes according to the value of the first parameter.

The image generation unit 114 generates images of various game screens (hereinafter, simply referred to as game screens) according to the instructions of the game progress unit 112. The image generation unit 114 may generate various objects and generate a game screen in which the objects are superimposed on a background image. For example, the image generation unit 114 may generate a user interface (UI) object such as a button for accepting a user's input operation, and a game screen in which an icon image or the like is superimposed on a background image. Further, the image generation unit 114 may generate animations (movements) of various objects arranged on the game screen according to the instructions of the game progress unit 112.

The display control unit 115 outputs a game screen reflecting the processing results executed by each of the above-mentioned units to the display unit 152 of the touch screen 15. The display control unit 115 draws various game screens generated by the image generation unit 114 in accordance with the instructions of the game progress unit 112. As will be described in detail later, the game screen is, for example, in the case of a puzzle game, a condition presentation screen for presenting the clearing conditions of the stage to the user, and a board surface corresponding to the stage selected by the user are displayed, and the stage is displayed. There is a puzzle screen for playing the game, and a result presentation screen for presenting the results of the stage played to the user.

Further, when the game system 1 realizes a puzzle game described later, the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment may include a character management unit 113. The character management unit 113 manages puzzle elements arranged on the board. In the present embodiment, as an example, the puzzle element is a balloon object in which a character associated with one or more parameters is enclosed. Characters have parameters involved in advancing the stage advantageously, and each character can influence the progression of the stage based on the parameters. In the present embodiment, the right to own the character is given by the server 200 when the user satisfies a predetermined condition while playing the puzzle game. Satisfying a predetermined condition is assumed to be, for example, exchanging for a paid item, drawing by lottery, clearing a task, or the like.

The character owned by the user may be managed by the server 200 in association with the user identification information, locally managed by the character management unit 113 of the user terminal 100, or both. The character management unit 113 reads various information such as parameters related to the character and supplies the various information to the game progress unit 112 according to the progress of the puzzle game executed by the game progress unit 112, or updates the various information. do.

The functions of the server 200 and the user terminal 100 shown in FIG. 2 are merely examples. The server 200 may include at least a part of the functions provided by the user terminal 100. Further, the user terminal 100 may include at least a part of the functions provided by the server 200. Further, a device other than the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may be used as a component of the game system 1, and the other device may be made to execute a part of the processing in the game system 1. That is, the computer that executes the game program in the present embodiment may be any of the user terminal 100, the server 200, and other devices, or may be realized by a combination of a plurality of these devices.

≪Outline of the game≫
The genre of the game realized by the game system 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a puzzle game, a quiz game, an RPG (role playing game), an adventure game, a shooting game, a simulation game, a training game, an action game, or the like. Further, the subject matter of the game realized by the game system 1 is not particularly limited. For example, the game may be a game about sports such as tennis, table tennis, dodgeball, baseball, soccer and hockey.

Further, the game system 1 is not limited to a specific play form, and may be a system for executing a game of any play form. For example, a single-player game by a single user, a multi-play game by a plurality of users, a battle game in which a plurality of users play against each other, and a cooperative play game in which a plurality of users cooperate among the multi-play games. You may.

The game according to the present embodiment is a game in which a certain parameter (first parameter) increases or decreases at least according to the result of an action caused by a user's input operation. Further, the game according to the present embodiment is a game in which the degree of advantage in the user's game changes according to the value of the first parameter.

The game progress unit 112 executes various arithmetic processes related to the actions triggered in response to the input operation. The content of the action is not particularly limited. In addition, the action may be directly triggered by a user's input operation, or may be indirectly triggered. For example, an action is a movement of an object on a game screen in response to an operation such as a user's touch or flick. Also, for example, an action is a movement of another object caused by the movement of the object.

The format of the first parameter, that is, the data type of the first parameter and the content indicated by the data are not particularly limited. Further, the first parameter may be a parameter displayed on the game screen, or may be mask data not displayed on the game screen. In the following description, an example in which the game system 1 realizes a puzzle game will be described.

The puzzle game is a game in which at least a part of the game screen is used as a puzzle board and the puzzle elements (first objects) arranged in advance on the board are erased. The game progress unit 112 adds a further puzzle element (second object) to the board according to the input operation of the user. When a puzzle element is added, an action is triggered in which the added puzzle element acts on a pre-arranged puzzle element. Specifically, depending on the added puzzle element, the positional relationship between the puzzle elements arranged in advance or the puzzle element and the added puzzle element changes.

When the positional relationship between the puzzle elements satisfies a specific condition (first condition), the game progressing unit 112 erases the puzzle element satisfying the condition from the board. When the puzzle elements satisfy the first condition, the score calculation unit 1122 of the game progress unit 112 calculates the score in the puzzle game.

In this embodiment, a puzzle game (single-play type puzzle game) executed on a single user terminal 100 is assumed. In this case, information necessary for executing the single-player puzzle game on the user terminal 100 is exchanged between the user terminal 100 and the server 200.

In this embodiment, a case where the puzzle game is a 2D game will be described. However, the puzzle game may be a 3D game. When the puzzle game is a 3D game, the above-mentioned "board surface" corresponds to a predetermined space area in the game space. Further, the above-mentioned "puzzle element" corresponds to a three-dimensional object arranged in the game space. Other processing
It may be the same when the puzzle game is a 3D game.

<Main flow of the game>
Hereinafter, the game screen and the flow of processing in the puzzle game will be described more specifically. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing flow from the start to the end of the puzzle game stage.

When one stage is selected by the user, in step S102, the game progress unit 112 sets the clear condition of the stage selected by the user and displays it on the display unit 152. Specifically, the game progress unit 112 acquires the clear condition associated with the selected stage from the game information 132, and causes the image generation unit 114 to generate the condition presentation screen. As a clearing condition, the game progressing unit 112 may set the total score acquired in the stage, or may set the number of characters to be erased in the stage regardless of a specific type or type. Further, the game progressing unit 112 may set an upper limit number of times that a new puzzle element can be added in order to change the arrangement of the board surface as a clearing condition. That is, the game progress unit 112 may set an upper limit on the number of inputs for the user's input operation (described later, injection operation) for changing the arrangement of the puzzle elements on the board. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the description will be made on the assumption that the upper limit of the number of inputs is provided. Further, the remaining number of times of input of the above-mentioned injection operation is referred to as "remaining number of injections".

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the condition presentation screen displayed on the display unit. In the illustrated example, a condition presentation screen containing one or more clear conditions 501 is generated. Further, the condition presentation screen may include a stage name 502 of the stage to be played, a character type 503 included in a puzzle element (balloon, which will be described later) arranged on the board of the stage, and the like.

When the start button 504 is selected by the user, in step S104, the game progress unit 112 generates a board surface of the stage. The generated board surface is displayed on the display unit 152. In the present embodiment, the game progress unit 112 generates a board surface by randomly arranging puzzle elements containing the characters specified in the character type 503.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the puzzle screen displayed on the display unit. As an example, the game progress unit 112 provides a predetermined second period between the display of the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 and the actual start of the puzzle game to prepare the user for the start of play. May be given. The detailed contents of the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5 will be described later.

When a predetermined second has elapsed from the display of the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5, the game progress unit 112 starts the stage, and in step S106, various processes (board surface processing) related to the progress of the board surface of the stage are performed. The details of the board surface treatment will be described later.

If NO in step S108, that is, if the number of remaining shots after one board surface treatment is not 0, in step S110, the game progressing unit 112 determines whether or not the clearing condition of the board surface is satisfied. If YES in step S110, that is, if the clearing condition is satisfied, the game progressing unit 112 ends the stage. Then, in step S112, the game progress unit 112 causes the display unit 152 to display the play result related to the stage, that is, the result. Further, if YES in step S108, that is, even if the number of remaining shots is 0 after the board surface processing, the game progressing unit 112 ends the stage and displays the result. On the other hand, if NO in step S110, that is, if the number of remaining shots is not 0 and the clearing condition is not satisfied, the game progressing unit 112 re-executes the board surface processing in step S106.

In the present embodiment, each time the user finishes one stage, the result for each stage is determined. The grade may include the total score obtained in the stage, may include the number of erased characters, or may include the degree of achievement of the clearing condition of the stage. The grade may also include any other information that evaluates the user's play.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of the result presentation screen displayed on the display unit. As shown in the figure, the grades may be presented for each character on the grade presentation screen. The score 571 for each character includes, for example, the number of erasures 572 erased in the stage in which the character was played, and the score 573 for each character obtained by erasing the character with the number of erasures. May be good.

Further, each character is associated with a "level" and a "score unit price" as specific examples of parameters. Level is a parameter that indicates the overall strength of the character. The score unit price is a parameter indicating the score per character, which is acquired when the character is erased. “The character is strong” means that the character has a high degree of contribution to the advantageous progress of the puzzle game according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the higher the level, the higher the score unit price. Grade 571 may further include a level 574 associated with the character and a scoring unit price of 575.

The game progress unit 112 can calculate the score 573 for each character by any method. As an example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the score unit price of the character "heart" is "10". The game progress unit 112 displays the total value of the scores acquired by the user by erasing the character “heart” as the score 573 of the character “heart”.

Further, the grade 571 may include a cumulative score of 576 for each character. Cumulative score 576 refers to the sum of all the scores earned for the character in all stages played by the user so far. The cumulative score 576 is managed by the character management unit 113. As an example, the cumulative score 576 is presented in the form of a gauge. In the present embodiment, the character management unit 113 raises the level of the character by one when the score is acquired until the gauge of the cumulative score 576 is full. The character management unit 113 resets the gauge when the level is raised, and adds the score acquired for the character from the next time onward. As the level goes up, it means that various other parameters go up, that is, the character becomes stronger. As described above, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which each character is strengthened (grown) as the stage is played by the user.

In the present embodiment, each time the user finishes one stage, the result for each stage is determined. The grade may include the total score obtained in the stage, may include the number of erased characters, or may include the degree of achievement of the clearing condition of the stage. The grade may also include any other information that evaluates the user's play.

After confirming the results of the stage played, the user selects the OK button 577. When the OK button 577 is selected, the game progress unit 112 ends a series of stages started from step S102.

<About the board>
Hereinafter, the board surface treatment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7 to 22. First, using FIG. 5 again, various objects arranged on the board and the basic specifications of the puzzle game will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of a puzzle screen immediately before the start of one stage of the puzzle game. The puzzle screen includes a board 511. Balloons 512A to G, which are puzzle elements, are arranged in advance on the board 511. For example, as shown in the figure, five types of balloons with characters 512A to E are randomly arranged. An empty balloon 512F (described later) and a coin-filled balloon 512G (described later) may be randomly arranged on the board surface 511. Further, the number of balloons 512A to G may be arranged as appropriate. In the following description, the balloons 512A to G will be collectively referred to as "balloons 512".

The board surface 511 may include a region different from the region for arranging the balloon 512. For example, in the different areas, the ceiling 513, the intermediate obstacle 514, the clearing condition 515, the combo gauge 516, the number of remaining shots 517, the character selection button 518, the firing table 519, the total score 520, the number of coins earned 521, and the skill. Objects such as gauge 522 may be displayed.

The ceiling 513 indicates the top and bottom of the board surface. The direction in which the ceiling 513 is located is above the board surface 511, and the direction opposite to the ceiling 513 is below the board surface 511. The ceiling 513 is also an obstacle that blocks the floating (described later) of the balloon 512. The intermediate obstacle 514 is also an obstacle that blocks the ascent of the balloon 512. The intermediate obstacle 514 is placed in the area for placing the balloon 512. The clearing condition 515, combo gauge 516, remaining number of shots 517, character selection button 518, shot stand 519, total score 520, number of coins earned 521, and skill gauge 522 will be described in detail later.

<About characters>
The game progressing unit 112 determines the type of characters to be put into the balloons 512A to E with characters by an arbitrary method before the board surface 511 is generated. For example, the game progress unit 112 may determine the character to be put in the balloon according to the type of the stage. Further, for example, the game progress unit 112 may place a character selected in advance by the user in a balloon. Further, for example, the game progress unit 112 may randomly select a character to be put in the balloon from the characters prepared in advance in the server 200, or a character associated with the user as a character owned by the user. You may choose the character to put in the balloon from among. Further, depending on the stage, the game progressing unit 112 may put a character of a predetermined type in the stage into a balloon.

In the present embodiment, the game progress unit 112 designates five types of characters from the characters associated with the user based on the user's selection, and a balloon containing a character containing any one of the five types of characters. 512A to E are arranged on the board surface 511. The character management unit 113 reads the character data designated by the game progress unit 112 from the game information 132 and supplies the data to the game progress unit 112.

In the present embodiment, the user owns a plurality of characters of different types, and can specify a character to be arranged on the board or ejected from the possessed characters. As described above, the character owned by the user is managed by the server 200 in association with the user identification information. The character management unit 113 of the user terminal 100 acquires character data about a character owned by the user of the own terminal from the server 200 and stores it in the storage unit 120 as game information 132. The character management unit 113 manages each character owned by the user by reading or updating the character data stored in the storage unit 120 according to the progress of the puzzle game.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of character data. The character has various parameters related to advancing the stage advantageously. Examples of parameters are "level", "score unit price", "type", "skill" and "ability". In addition, there may be a "cumulative score". These various parameters are stored as character data in association with the character name of each character.

As described above, the "level" is a parameter indicating the overall strength of the character. As described above, the "score unit price" is a parameter indicating the score per character, which is referred to in the score calculation when the balloon containing the character is erased. As described above, the "cumulative score" is a parameter indicating the sum of all the scores obtained for the character in all the stages played by the user so far (so-called experience value).

The "type" is a parameter indicating the attribute of the character. As an example, there are three types, red, blue, and yellow, and the type of the character placed on the board matches the attribute of the stage on which the board is composed or the attribute of the boss appearing on the stage. Then, the stage can be advanced advantageously.

The "skill" is a parameter indicating the content of a technique that can be activated by the character while the stage is in progress to make the progress of the stage advantageous. The character placed on the board transitions to a state in which the skill can be activated when a predetermined activation condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the skill is activated according to the user's operation after the predetermined activation condition is satisfied.

An "ability" is a character's ability that has a beneficial effect on the progress or outcome of a stage. By arranging the character having the ability on the board surface, the effect related to the ability, which is advantageous for the progress of the stage, is exhibited. For example, if the character of "Heart" has the ability of "Score 5% UP", the score added when the heart reaches the scoring position during the progress of the stage will be the score normally obtained. It becomes 5% UP of.

The user can take advantage of the stage by considering the attributes of the stage, the attributes of the boss appearing in the stage, the clearing conditions set for the stage, and each parameter of each character owned by the user. Then, specify the best character. In this way, in the scene of designating a character, the user can devise a strategy in order to advance the puzzle game in an advantageous manner. As a result, it becomes possible to further improve the fun of the puzzle game.

<About balloons>
In the present embodiment, the balloon is a puzzle element that has a buoyancy against the virtual gravity that tries to pull the balloon from the upper side to the lower side of the game screen, and has a property of ascending to the upper part of the game screen by the buoyancy. The balloon 512 shown in FIG. 5 is inflated as shown in the drawing, and if there is a gap above the board surface 511, it rises so as to fill the gap. On the other hand, when the balloon is broken as described later, the contents of the balloon, that is, the character or the coin, falls to the lower part of the puzzle screen according to the above-mentioned virtual gravity. Since the empty balloon is empty, nothing will fall even if it breaks.

In the present embodiment, the balloon with a character has a property of joining adjacent balloons of the same type when the positional relationship on the board changes. It should be noted that empty balloons and balloons with coins do not have the property of binding. In the present embodiment, the balloons after being combined are displayed in a state where the balloon coatings are connected to one.

In the present embodiment, the operation receiving unit 111 receives an operation (injection operation) for the user to eject the balloon onto the board surface. The injection operation is, for example, a drag (slide) operation performed by the user on the input unit 151 of the user terminal 100. Hereinafter, balloons that the user ejects toward the board and balloons that move in the board after ejection are referred to as ejection balloons. That is, the ejection balloon is a balloon newly added to the board surface. The ejection balloon is a balloon containing a character. The type of character contained in the ejection balloon is one of the characters contained in the character-containing balloon arranged on the board. As an example, the movement of the ejected balloon occurs when the character selected by the drag operation and displaced from the initial position is ejected from the current position after the displacement toward the balloon group arranged on the board. The initial position is, for example, on the injection table 519 installed below the board surface 511. The current position after the shift is, for example, the last contact position detected by the drag operation described above. The ejection operation is started when the user touches the ejection balloon on the ejection table 519, and is completed when the ejection balloon is moved by the drag operation and then the drop (release) operation is performed. In other words, the ejection operation starts with a touchdown to the ejection balloon, continues from the touchdown to the touchup, and is completed by the touchup.

Although the details will be described later, in the present embodiment, when four or more balloons of the same type are combined, each balloon is broken and the character inside falls. Here, the "balloon of the same type" means a balloon containing a character of the same type. In other words, on the puzzle screen, up to three balloons with characters float in a combined state. In addition, empty balloons and balloons with coins break when the ejected balloons come into contact with each other. When a balloon with coins breaks, the coins inside will fall.

The game progress unit 112 may be set so that either the buoyancy of the balloon or the gravity applied to the balloon becomes stronger, or the same may be set. Further, the game progressing unit 112 may be set so that the buoyancy or gravity increases as the number of bound balloons increases. For example, if the buoyancy of the balloon is greater, the fall trajectory when the balloon breaks and the character falls is blocked by the floating character, even if the character is not wrapped in the balloon. The buoyancy of the balloons blocking the fall trajectory may leave them on the board. Conversely, if gravity is greater, the falling character may fall downwards, pushing the balloon away or breaking the balloon, even if the fall trajectory is blocked.

On the puzzle screen, a combo gauge 516 indicating the remaining amount of the parameter (first parameter) indicating the time when the combo, which will be described later, is established is displayed. The first parameter is one of the parameters managed by the parameter management unit 1121. A minimum value and a maximum value are set in the first parameter. The combo gauge 516 indicates the ratio of the first parameter to the maximum value as a gauge amount. In the present embodiment, the minimum value of the first parameter is 0 and the maximum value is 100.

The stage clearing condition 515 may be displayed on the puzzle screen. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the quota number of the balloon containing the character to be erased is displayed as the clearing condition 515. Further, when the number of balloon injections is limited on the stage, that is, when the game progress unit 112 sets the remaining number of injections as a condition for clearing the stage, the remaining number of injections 517 is displayed on the puzzle screen. You may.

On the puzzle screen, the ejection table 519 is displayed together with the ejection balloon. Further, if the user can select the type of balloon to be ejected on the stage, a character selection button 518 for selecting a character to be inserted into the balloon to be ejected may be displayed on the puzzle screen. Further, the puzzle screen may display a total score of 520 indicating the total of the scores acquired in the stage. Further, on the puzzle screen, the number of acquired coins 521 indicating the number of coins dropped by breaking the balloon containing coins may be displayed. Further, the skill gauge 522 for each character may be displayed on the puzzle screen. When the skill gauge 522 is touched by the user while the skill gauge 522 is accumulated at a predetermined value or more, the skill of the character corresponding to the gauge is activated.

<Board surface treatment 1: Injection and movement of injection balloons>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the details of the board surface processing (step S106) shown in FIG. In explaining the processing flow below, the game screens shown in FIGS. 9 to 13 will be referred to. 9 to 13 are diagrams showing specific examples of puzzle screens. Various puzzle screens are generated by the image generation unit 114 according to the instructions of the game progress unit 112. Then, the generated puzzle screen is displayed on the display unit 152 by the display control unit 115, so that the user can visually recognize the screen.

When a predetermined second has elapsed from the display of the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 5, in step S202, the game progress unit 112 starts accepting the injection operation. Specifically, the game progressing unit 112 arranges a balloon with a character on the upper part of the ejection table 519 as an ejection balloon 531. The image generation unit 114 generates a puzzle screen including an injection table 519 on which the injection balloon 531 is arranged, as shown in FIG. The user can change the character contained in the ejection balloon 531 by touching the character selection button 518.

The game progress unit 112 may install any number of injection tables 519 of 1 or more on the puzzle screen. Further, the game progress unit 112 may install a predetermined number of injection tables 519 according to a predetermined setting for each stage. According to such a configuration, the strategy for aiming at a high score differs depending on the number of injection tables 519 installed, and the user can devise a strategy for each stage and enjoy the puzzle game.

In step S204, the game progress unit 112 waits until the operation reception unit 111 detects the start of the injection operation. When the operation reception unit 111 detects the start of the injection operation, in step S206, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progress unit 112 starts the decrease of the first parameter. As a result, the gauge of the combo gauge 516 also starts to decrease. From the start of the drag operation to the completion (when YES in step S214 described later), the parameter management unit 1121 reduces the first parameter with the passage of time in the game. The reduction speed of the first parameter may be set as appropriate.

In step S208, the game progressing unit 112 further identifies the character (hereinafter, referred to as the ejection character) contained in the ejection balloon 531. In step S210, the game progress unit 112 may highlight a character of the same type as the specified ejection character among the characters arranged on the board surface 511 while the drag operation is detected.

As shown in FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, as an example, the game progressing unit 112 makes the balloon 512 containing a character of the same type as the ejection character stand out among the characters arranged on the board surface 511. You may give a frame for. The frame may be colored, for example, with various characters on the board 511 and colors not used in the background. In addition, the frame may be given an animation such as blinking or moving along the contour of the balloon.

Further, in step S212, the game progressing unit 112 determines the ejection trajectory of the ejection balloon 531. For example, the game progressing unit 112 may determine the ejection trajectory based on the positional relationship between the initial position of the ejection balloon 531 and the currently detected contact position. As an example, the game progressing unit 112 may determine an extension of a straight line from the currently detected contact position 533 to the initial position 534 of the ejection balloon 531 as the ejection trajectory 535. The game progress unit 112 may display the determined injection trajectory 535 on the display unit 152 during NO in step S214, that is, while the drag operation is detected. This makes it easier for the user to visually recognize the injection trajectory 535, aim at it, and inject the injection balloon 531 at a desired position.

If YES in step S214, in step S216, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progress unit 112 stops the decrease of the first parameter. Specifically, when the contact related to the above-mentioned drag operation is no longer detected, in other words, when the operation reception unit 111 detects the transition from the contact state to the non-contact state with respect to the state of the touch screen 15, The parameter management unit 1121 determines that the drag operation has been completed, and stops the decrease of the first parameter. As a result, the decrease of the gauge of the combo gauge 516 is also stopped.

In step S218, the game progressing unit 112 decrements the remaining number of shots by one. As a result, the number of the remaining number of shots 517 included in the image generated by the image generation unit 114 is reduced by one. The parameter management unit 1121 may reduce the first parameter by a predetermined reduction value in step S218. That is, the parameter management unit 1121 may reduce the value of the combo gauge by a predetermined amount when the injection operation is completed, regardless of the elapsed time from the start to the completion of the injection operation. This makes it more difficult to maintain the combo gauge, which makes the game more strategic. Hereinafter, the predetermined amount will be referred to as a "basic reduction amount".

Subsequently, in step S220, the game progressing unit 112 ejects the ejection balloon 531 and moves it toward the board surface 511. The trajectory of movement at this time is the injection trajectory determined at the time when the transition to the non-contact state is detected in step S214. FIG. 11 shows a puzzle screen in which the ejection balloon 531 moves along the ejection trajectory 535 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, the game progressing unit 112 may display the locus on which the ejection balloon 531 is ejected and moved as the ejection locus 541 on the display unit 152.

If NO in step S222 and NO in step S224, that is, until the ejection balloon 531 collides with any of the balloon 512, the intermediate obstacle 514, the ceiling 513, etc. on the board 511, the game progressing unit 112 is the ejection balloon 531. Continue to move. In the present embodiment, for example, the moving ejection balloon 531 may be produced as if the balloons 512 containing different characters on the board surface 511 are pushed through the group of character balloons. ..

If YES in step S222, that is, if the ejection balloon 531 collides with the empty balloon 512F due to movement, in step S224, the game progressing unit 112 breaks the empty balloon and further moves the ejection balloon 531. To continue. Even when the ejected character collides with the coin-filled balloon 512G, the game progressing unit 112 may break the coin-filled balloon 512G and drop the coins inside. In this case as well, the game progressing unit 112 further continues the movement of the ejection balloon 531.

If NO in step S224, that is, if the ejection balloon 531 collides with any of the character-filled balloons 512A-E or various obstacles such as the intermediate obstacle 514 and the ceiling 513, the game progressing unit 112 will move to step S228. Stop the movement of the ejection balloon 531.

FIG. 12 shows a puzzle screen showing a scene in which an injection balloon 531 moving along the injection trajectory 535 shown in FIG. 11 collides with another balloon 512 and stops at that position.

FIG. 13 is a puzzle screen for explaining another example relating to the movement of the ejection balloon 531. FIG. 13 shows a puzzle screen showing a scene in which the ejection balloon 531 moves and stops along another ejection trajectory 536. In the example shown in FIG. 13, when the ejection balloon 531 is ejected along the ejection trajectory 536 and starts moving, it collides with the left edge of the puzzle screen before the obstacle.

In the present embodiment, when the moving injection balloon 531 reaches the left end or the right end of the puzzle screen, the game progress unit 112 changes the injection trajectory. Specifically, in the game progressing unit 112, when the injection trajectory 536 determined at the time of ejection of the ejection balloon 531 intersects the edge of the puzzle screen (the left edge in the example shown in FIG. 13), the ejection trajectory 536 is incident on the left end. The ejection trajectory 537 after reflection is determined based on the angle. The game progressing unit 112 moves the ejection balloon 531 along the ejection trajectory 536, and after the ejection balloon 531 reaches the left end, continues the movement of the ejection balloon 531 along the ejection trajectory 537 after reflection.

That is, when the injection balloon 531 reaches the left end or the right end of the display area in the display unit 152, the game progress unit 112 is based on the angle formed by the left end or the right end of the display area and the above-mentioned initial injection trajectory. Change the injection trajectory after reaching. The ejection trajectory 541 on the puzzle screen shown in FIG. 13 indicates that the ejection balloon 531 collided with the left end of the puzzle screen and was reflected, and after the reflection, moved along the modified ejection trajectory 537.

<Board processing 2: Balloon binding and erasing>
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the details of the board surface processing shown in FIG. FIG. 14 shows the flow of processing after the movement of the ejection balloon 531 is stopped in step S228 of FIG. In explaining the processing flow of FIG. 14 below, the game screens shown in FIGS. 15 to 22 will be referred to. 15 to 22 are diagrams showing specific examples of puzzle screens.

When the movement of all the balloons is stopped, in step S230, the game progressing unit 112 determines whether or not balloons of the same type (objects of the same type) are adjacent to each other. If YES in step S230, in step S232, the game progressing unit 112 combines balloons 512 containing characters of the same type.

FIG. 15 shows a puzzle screen when balloons of the same type are combined. As shown in the figure, when the ejection balloon 531 comes into contact with the same type of balloon 553, the game progressing unit 112 stops the ejection balloon 531 at the position where the ejection balloon 531 comes into contact with the same type of balloon 553. Further, the game progressing unit 112 combines the ejection balloon 531 with the balloons 551 to 553 of the same type as the ejection balloon 531.

In step S234, the game progressing unit 112 determines whether or not a predetermined number (4 in this embodiment) or more of balloons containing characters are combined. If YES in step S234, the game progress unit 112 executes the process for erasing the balloons shown in steps S236 and subsequent steps. When a predetermined number or more of balloons containing characters are combined, the game progressing unit 112 may highlight those balloons containing characters as in balloons 531 and 551 to 553 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if NO in step S230 or NO in step S234, the game progressing unit 112 ends a series of board surface processing.

The puzzle game according to the present embodiment is a puzzle game in which balloons 512 are erased from the board and a score is calculated according to the erased characters. In the present embodiment, the process of erasing the character from the board surface is, as an example, moving (specifically, dropping) the balloon 512 arranged on the board surface 511 as shown in steps S236 to S250. It is to reach the scoring position 558 for updating the total score 520.

The scoring position means a place to move the character arranged on the board 511 in order to update the result related to the stage being played. The scoring position is set at a predetermined position on the puzzle screen, and the game progressing unit 112 is used to determine whether or not a score is generated by the movement of the character. The scoring position may define a predetermined area on the puzzle screen, may define a predetermined line, or may define a predetermined point. In the present embodiment, the scoring area is assumed to be a predetermined line 558 as shown in FIG.

If YES in step S234, in step S236, the score calculation unit 1122 of the game progress unit 112 calculates the score according to the value of the combo gauge 516. In the present embodiment, the score is calculated each time the balloon is erased once. In the case of chain erasure, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score for the balloons erased at that timing each time the number of chains increases, such as 1 chain (that is, erasing the first balloon) and 2 chains. Here, "chain erasure" means the erasure of balloons that occurs in a chain reaction due to the erasure of a certain balloon.

The score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score so that when the combo gauge 516 remains, the score is better than when the combo gauge 516 does not remain. In other words, when the value of the first parameter managed by the parameter management unit 1121 is larger than 0 (first threshold value), the score calculation unit 1122 is better than when the parameter is 0 (or 0 or less). Calculate the score so that the score is as good as possible.

Further, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that the more the combo gauge 516 remains, that is, the larger the value of the first parameter, the better the score. This can motivate the user to maintain the combo gauge 516.

In step S238, the game progress unit 112 displays the number of combos and the score on the puzzle screen. FIG. 16 shows a puzzle screen when the score 556 and the combo number 555 are displayed. The number of combos is the number of times the balloon is erased with the combo gauge 516 remaining. When the first parameter is greater than 0, the combo gauge 516 is represented in a manner in which the gauge remains. The number of combos is counted by, for example, the parameter management unit 1121 and the value is held.

The specifications for counting the number of combos are determined as appropriate. For example, the parameter management unit 1121 may initialize the number of combos each time the injection operation is performed, and while the combo gauge 516 remains, the parameter management unit 1121 continuously counts the number of combos even if the injection operation is performed a plurality of times. You may.

Further, for example, the parameter management unit 1121 determines that "the balloon has been erased once (the combo has been established)" every time the balloon is erased, that is, every time the chain erase occurs, and counts the number of combos. May be increased by one. Alternatively, if the balloon is erased more than once by one injection operation, the parameter management unit 1121 determines that "the balloon has been erased once" regardless of the number of chains, and increases the combo number count by one. You may let me.

In the following, as an example, the parameter management unit 1121 increases the number of combos each time chain elimination occurs, and continues to count the number of combos even if the injection operation is performed a plurality of times while the combo gauge 516 remains. According to this specification, if the combo gauge 516 remains, the number of combos increases each time the injection operation is performed. Therefore, it becomes easier for the user to increase the number of combos. Therefore, the user can experience the fun of increasing the number of combos. In addition, the user can be made to think of a method of increasing the number of chains in each injection operation while leaving the combo gauge 516 as much as possible. Therefore, the strategy of the game is enhanced.

The score displayed in the score 556 is not added to the total score 520 at this time. In step S250, which will be described later, the score is added to the total score of 520. Further, as shown in the figure, the game progressing unit 112 may give an effect or animation of breaking the balloons to the balloons 531 and 551 to 553 connected in a predetermined number or more.

In step S240, the game progressing unit 112 determines a drop trajectory for dropping the combined balloons 531 and 551 to 553 to the point position 558. The determination of the fall trajectory may be executed at any timing prior to step S240. Moreover, the fall trajectory is determined by an arbitrary method. The game progress unit 112 may determine the fall trajectory based on various parameters associated with the character contained in the combined balloon, and the game progress unit 112 may be arranged with the combined balloon. The fall trajectory may be determined based on the orientation of the balloon when it is present. Further, the game progress unit 112 may determine the fall trajectory according to the type of the stage.

In step S242, the game progress unit 112 may highlight the combined balloons. As shown in FIG. 16, in the present embodiment, as an example, the game progressing unit 112 attaches a ring (surrounding object) to the balloons 531 and 551 to 553 after the combination in order to make them stand out. May be good. It is preferable that the ring is animated so that the user's line of sight is directed toward the balloon after binding. For example, the ring is initially displayed larger than the balloon so as to surround it. The ring gradually contracts to approach the contour of the balloon. This contraction may be accompanied by a movement of repeating expansion and contraction. This can attract the user's attention to the combined balloons. The fall of the balloon after the combination often triggers a chain erasure to get a high score. According to the above configuration, it is possible to make the user visually recognize such a chain erasing effect without being overlooked, and therefore, give the user a sense of accomplishment or satisfaction with the play. Can be done.

Subsequently, in step S244, the game progressing unit 112 drops the joined balloon. FIG. 17 shows a puzzle screen when the balloons 531 and 551 to 553 shown in FIG. 16 are broken and the character 557 inside is dropped. As shown, the character 557 falls below the board 511 according to virtual gravity.

In step S246, the game progressing unit 112 may change the display mode of the balloon after the combination. For example, the game progress unit 112 causes the image generation unit 114 to output an animation for bursting the balloon surrounding the combined balloon. As a result, the balloon after being combined is broken, and the display mode is changed so that the character falls. As an example, the game progress unit 112 may cause the image generation unit 114 to generate an animation in which the contracting ring bursts the balloon at a timing that matches the contour of the balloon after coupling.

In step S248, the game progressing unit 112 drops the character contained in the combined balloon along the determined falling trajectory. The character moves toward the scoring position 558. As shown in FIG. 17, in the present embodiment, the score position 558 defines a predetermined line on the puzzle screen. The game progress unit 112 is a falling character 55.
When 7 reaches the scoring position 558, it is determined that the erasure of these characters is completed. Specifically, the game progressing unit 112 determines that the erasure is completed when even a part of the contour of each character 557 touches the line defined as the scoring position 558. The game progress unit 112 may display the locus of movement of the balloon after the combination on the display unit 152.

Subsequently, in step S250, the game progress unit 112 adds the score calculated by the score calculation unit 1122 in step S236 to the total score 520 at the timing when the dropped character reaches the score position 558. FIG. 18 shows a puzzle screen when the dropped character 557 reaches the scoring position 558. As shown in the figure, when the character 557 reaches the scoring position 558, the score 556 (400 points) shown in FIG. 16 is added to the value of the total score 520.

In step S252, the game progressing unit 112 recovers the combo gauge 516. More specifically, when it is determined that the erasure of the character is completed, the parameter management unit 1121 increases the value of the first parameter assigned to the combo gauge by a predetermined increase value. When the increase value is added to the first parameter, the parameter management unit 1121 recovers the first parameter to the maximum value when the first parameter exceeds the maximum value (the combo gauge 516 overflows more than full). (Fill the combo gauge 516).

For example, consider the case where the maximum value of the first parameter is 100, the current value of the first parameter is 90, and the increase value is 20. In this case, the parameter management unit 1121 sets the value of the first parameter to 100, and discards the remaining value (10) that should originally increase. It is desirable that the increase value is determined according to the number of characters to be erased. As a result, it is possible to promote the mastery of the injection operation for recovering the combo gauge. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is improved, and thus the interest of the game is improved.

Further, when the basic decrease amount and the increase value of the first parameter described above are compared, the basic decrease amount is the minimum number of balloons connected to erase the character (that is, the "predetermined number" in step S234 ". It is desirable that the value is set to be larger than the increase value of the combo gauge value when the character is erased by the number equal to). In the example of this embodiment, it is desirable that the basic decrease amount is larger than the increase value when four balloons are erased. As a result, simply erasing the balloons with the minimum number of bonds will only reduce the value of the combo gauge. Therefore, in order to recover the combo gauge, the user needs to devise an injection operation and a strategy to erase the balloons so that more balloons can be erased at one time. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is improved, and thus the interest of the game is improved.

In step S254, the game progressing unit 112 determines whether or not a gap is generated above the board surface after the balloon (the character contained in the balloon) is erased. If NO in step S254, that is, if there is no gap, the game progressing unit 112 ends a series of board surface processing. On the other hand, if YES in step S254, that is, if a gap is generated, in step S256, the game progressing unit 112 raises one of the balloons 512 so as to fill the gap. For example, as in the example of the puzzle screen of FIG. 18, a plurality of balloons float in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Since the gap of the board surface 511 is filled in step S254, the arrangement of the balloons 512 on the board surface 511 changes. When the process of step S256 is completed, the game progressing unit 112 again determines in step S230, that is, whether or not balloons of the same type are adjacent to each other, based on the positional relationship of the balloons 512 after the change due to the process. conduct.

19 to 22 show a puzzle screen after a plurality of balloons 512 have surfaced in the direction of the arrow on the board shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, four balloons of the same type 560 to 563 are adjacent to each other due to the emergence of the plurality of balloons 512 (YES in step S230). In this case, the game progress unit 112 combines balloons of the same type (step S232). In the case of the example of FIG. 19, since four or more balloons of the same type are combined (YES in step S234), the game progressing unit 112 performs the processes from step S236 to step S252. That is, the game progress unit 112 performs the process related to the second erasure of the balloons that occurred in a chain reaction by the first erasure of the balloons. Specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score related to the elimination of the second chain according to the value of the combo gauge 516. As shown in FIG. 20, the game progress unit 112 displays the number of combos 564 and the score 565 when the balloons 560 to 563 are erased. In the examples shown in FIGS. 15 to 20, the number of combos is 2 as shown because the balloon is erased for the second time when the value of the combo gauge 516 is larger than 0. In the examples shown in FIGS. 15 to 20, the chain erasure of the second chain has been described, but the chain erasure may occur in succession of 3 chains and 4 chains.

The score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score so that the larger the number of combos, the better the score. Further, it is desirable that the score calculation unit 1122 calculates the score so that the more the number of times the injection operation is completed with the combo gauge larger than 0, the better the score.

Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the game progress unit 112 drops the character 567 contained in the balloons 560 to 563. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, when the character 567 reaches the scoring position 558, the value of the score 565 shown in FIG. 20 is added to the total score 520. Further, the parameter management unit 1121 recovers the combo gauge 516.

The game progress unit 112 may count the number of erased characters, that is, the number of characters that have reached the scoring position 558, for each type. In the present embodiment, as an example, erasing a specified number of characters of a specific type is set as a clear condition. In this case, the game progress unit 112 may update the achievement progress shown in the clearing condition 515 according to the number of characters of a specific type erased. For example, in a stage where it is required to erase 20 characters whose character name is "heart", if two characters with "heart" are successfully erased, the game progressing unit 112 has a gauge shown in the clearing condition 515. Is increased by 1/10.

Further, the value of the first parameter managed by the parameter management unit 1121 is not initialized even after a series of board surface processing is completed. That is, the value of the first parameter is one action caused by one user input operation (bonding and erasing of balloons due to the movement of ejected balloons, and movement of balloons generated in a chain by the erasing, Even if the combination and erasure are completed, it is not initialized, and the value is continuously carried over to the next board processing. That is, when a plurality of actions occur in succession due to the continuous injection operation of the user, the combo gauge 516 is reduced without being initialized. As a result, it is possible to encourage the user to perform a plurality of injection operations quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the strategicity and tension in the game play, and thus improve the enjoyment of the game.

According to the board surface treatment described above, the value of the combo gauge 516 decreases with the passage of time during the period from the start to the completion of the drag operation related to the ejection of the ejection balloon. Therefore, in order to obtain a better score in the game, the user needs to operate quickly from the start to the end of the operation so as not to reduce the combo gauge 516 as much as possible.

Therefore, by executing the above-mentioned board surface processing, the puzzle game based on the game program 131 can encourage the user to ponder the operation contents and to operate the puzzle game quickly. This enhances the strategy and tension in playing the puzzle game. Therefore, the fun of the puzzle game is improved.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals will be added to the members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment, and the description will not be repeated.

The parameter management unit 1121 may provide a plurality of threshold values including a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value in the value of the combo gauge. The values of the plurality of threshold values and their setting intervals are not particularly limited. Further, in the score calculation unit 1122, when the value of the combo gauge is larger than the second threshold value at the time when the injection operation is completed, the value of the combo gauge is larger than the first threshold value and less than or equal to the second threshold value. The score may be calculated to give a good score.

Specifically, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progress unit 112 may internally manage the combo gauge value in a plurality of stages. For example, the parameter management unit 1121 manages the combo gauge value. It may be managed between 0 and 300. Then, it may be defined that the combo gauge is the first combo gauge when the value is 300 to 201, the second combo gauge when the value is 200 to 101, and the third combo gauge when the value is 100 to 1. In this case, the first thresholds 0, 100 and 200 correspond to the plurality of thresholds.

Further, the game progress unit 112 and the image generation unit 114 may include an object indicating the number of combo gauges on the board surface 511. As a result, the remaining number and remaining amount of the combo gauge can be visually presented to the user in an easy-to-understand manner. The combo gauge may have a color, shape, effect, or animation that changes as the number of gauges consumed increases, such as from the first gauge to the second gauge, the second gauge to the third gauge, and the like. As a result, the remaining number and remaining amount of the combo gauge can be presented to the user in an easy-to-understand manner.

[Embodiment 3]
The score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in step S236 of FIG. 14 in consideration of the number of balloons erased at one time in addition to the value of the combo gauge. More specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in step S236 so that the larger the number of balloons erased at one time, the better the score.

As a result, the user can obtain a better score as the number of so-called "simultaneously erased" balloons increases. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, it is possible to make the user think about how to eject the balloons to aim for simultaneous extinguishing. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is increased, and the interest of the game is improved.

Further, when the chain elimination occurs, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in consideration of the current number of chains in addition to the value of the first parameter indicated by the combo gauge in step S236 of FIG. good. More specifically, the score calculation unit 1122 may calculate the score in step S236 so that the larger the number of chains, the better the score. As a result, the user can obtain a better score as the number of chains increases. Therefore, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the user can be made to think about how to eject the balloon to aim at the chain while maintaining the combo gauge. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is increased, and the interest of the game is improved.

[Embodiment 4]
As the stage progresses, the characters on the board 511 are combined or dropped, and the number of characters on the board 511 decreases. If the number of characters arranged on the board 511 is small, it becomes difficult to aim for chain erasure and simultaneous erasure. In this case, as the stage progresses, the chances of chain erasing and simultaneous erasing will decrease, which may reduce the interest of the puzzle game. Therefore, it is preferable that the game progressing unit 112 replenishes the characters on the board 511 when the progress of the stage satisfies a predetermined condition.

The game progress unit 112 replenishes the balloons 512 while the stage is in progress. The game progress unit 112 activates the replenishment mode when a predetermined condition is satisfied during the progress of the stage, and when the replenishment is completed, the replenishment mode is terminated and the normal progress of the stage is continued. The predetermined condition may be any timing from the end of step S104 in FIG. 3 to the time before S112.

In the present embodiment, the game progressing unit 112 shifts to the replenishment mode immediately after step S106 in FIG. 3, that is, immediately after the board surface processing related to the injection of the previous ejection balloon 531 is completed, and replenishes a predetermined number of balloons 512. I decided to.

23 and 24 show an example of a puzzle screen when refilling balloons. In the present embodiment, the game progressing unit 112 replenishes the number of balloons 570 corresponding to one row of the board surface 511 after the board surface processing related to the ejection of the balloons is completed. The game progress unit 112 may replenish the balloons 570 one by one, or may replenish the balloons 570 at a time as shown in FIG. 23.

FIG. 24 shows an example of a puzzle screen after one row of balloons has been replenished. As shown in the figure, the game progressing unit 112 raises each of the replenished balloons 570 so as to fill the gap above the board surface, and moves these balloons to a position where they cannot be further raised by the placed balloons or obstacles. If so, stop moving there. As a result, the balloons can be replenished while eliminating the deviation of the number of balloons on the left and right of the board surface 511.

The game progress unit 112 may be configured to replenish the balloons when the number of balloons 512 arranged on the board surface 511 is reduced to a predetermined number. In this case, the game progressing unit 112 monitors the number of balloons 512 arranged on the board 511, and when the number of balloons 512 becomes less than the predetermined number, one or more new balloons 570 are put on the board 511. refill. This makes it possible to avoid a situation in which there are too few balloons to reduce the chances of chain erasing and simultaneous erasing.

The game progress unit 112 may randomly determine the type of balloon 570 to be replenished. Alternatively, the game progressing unit 112 determines the type of balloon 570 to be replenished so that the balloon 570 is arranged without being biased to a specific type, based on the types of balloons already arranged on the board 511 and their proportions. You may.

[Embodiment 5]
In each of the above embodiments, the parameter management unit 1121 of the game progress unit 112 has described that the value of the first parameter is reduced with the passage of time from the start to the completion of the injection operation. However, the parameter management unit 1121 may manage by reversing the increase / decrease of the value of the first parameter.

More specifically, the parameter management unit 112 sets the minimum value and the maximum value of the first parameter, and minimizes the value of the first parameter with the passage of time from the start to the completion of the injection operation. It may be increased from the value. Then, when the value of the first parameter is smaller than the predetermined threshold value (third threshold value) at the time when the injection operation is completed, the score calculation unit 1122 compares with the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or more than the predetermined threshold value. The score may be calculated to give a good score.

In the present embodiment, the process of "decreasing the value of the first parameter (decreasing the combo gauge 516)" executed by the parameter management unit 1121 in each of the above embodiments "increases the value of the first parameter (combo gauge). 516 is increased) ”processing is replaced. Further, the parameter management unit 1121 may increase the value of the first parameter by a predetermined increase amount (basic increase amount) when the injection operation is completed. Further, when the balloon is extinguished, the parameter management unit 1121 may reduce the first parameter by a predetermined reduction value. As a result, the same effect as that of each of the above-described embodiments is obtained.

[Example of realization by software]
The control block of the control unit 210 (particularly, the transmission / reception unit 211, the server processing unit 212, and the data management unit 213), and the control block of the control unit 110 (particularly, the operation reception unit 111, the display control unit 115, the image generation unit 114, The game progress unit 112 and the character management unit 113) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

In the latter case, the control unit 210 or the control unit 110 includes a computer that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function. The computer includes, for example, one or more processors and a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. Then, in the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium", for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) or the like, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. Further, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the above program may be further provided. Further, the program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. It should be noted 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 above program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[Additional notes]
The contents relating to one aspect of the present invention are listed below.

(Item 1) The game program (131) has been described. According to certain aspects of the disclosure, the game program is executed by a computer (user terminal 100) comprising a processor (10), a memory (11), and an operating unit that accepts user input operations. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value (combo gauge value) of a first parameter that increases or decreases according to the result of an action caused by a user's input operation to an operation unit is set. The game program includes a step (step S206) in which the value of the first parameter is decreased with the passage of time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation in the processor. , A step of advancing the game so that when the value of the first parameter is greater than the first threshold when the input operation is completed, the game is more advantageous than when the value of the first parameter is less than or equal to the first threshold. (Step S236) and.

According to the above configuration, the first parameter decreases with the passage of time during the period from the start to the completion of the input operation. Therefore, in order to be more advantageous in the game, the user needs to operate quickly from the start to the end of the operation so as not to reduce the first parameter as much as possible.

Therefore, according to the above configuration, the game program can encourage the user to ponder the operation contents and to operate quickly. As a result, it is possible to enhance the strategicity and tension in the game play, and thus it is possible to improve the enjoyment of the game.

(Item 2) In (Item 1), the value of the first parameter may be reduced without being initialized for a plurality of consecutive actions in the game. As a result, it is possible to urge the user to quickly and accurately perform a plurality of operations corresponding to a plurality of consecutive actions. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the strategicity and tension in the game play, and thus improve the enjoyment of the game.

(Item 3) In (Item 1) or (Item 2), the step of advancing the game may include a step (step S236) of calculating a score to be given according to the result of the action. In the step of calculating the score, when the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value when the input operation is completed, the score is better than when the first parameter is equal to or lower than the first threshold value. May be calculated.

As a result, the user can obtain a better score by keeping the first parameter at a value larger than the first threshold value. Therefore, the game program can more clearly show the user the benefits of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

(Item 4) In the step of calculating the score in (Item 3), the score may be calculated so that the larger the value of the first parameter at the time when the input operation is completed, the better the score. This allows the game program to more clearly show the user the benefits of playing the game without reducing the first parameter.

(Item 5) In (Item 4), the first parameter may be provided with a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value. The step of calculating the score is better when the value of the first parameter is larger than the second threshold value at the time when the input operation is completed, as compared with the case where the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value and less than or equal to the second threshold value. The score may be calculated so as to be a score.

As a result, the user can obtain a better score by keeping the first parameter at a value larger than the second threshold value. Therefore, the game program can more clearly show the user the benefits of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

(Item 6) In any one item from (Item 3) to (Item 5), the step of calculating the score is the number of times the input operation is completed in the state where the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value in the game. The score may be calculated so that the higher the score, the better the score.

According to the above process, the user can obtain a better score by repeating the completion of the input operation while maintaining the first parameter at the first threshold value or higher. Therefore, the game program can more clearly show the user the merit of playing the game so that the first parameter does not decrease.

(Item 7) In any one item from (Item 3) to (Item 6), in the game, a plurality of types of first objects (balloons 512) are arranged on a surface or a space (board surface), and the user inputs. It may be a game in which a second object (injection balloon 531) added to a surface or space according to an operation causes an action acting on the first object. The game program tells the processor, and when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition, the step of erasing the object satisfying the first condition from the surface or space (steps S236 to S236). Step S250) may be executed. In the step of calculating the score, the score may be calculated when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition.

According to the above processing, the object is deleted due to the action caused by the input operation of the user. Then, when the object is deleted, the score is calculated according to the value of the first parameter. In other words, the user can obtain a score by performing an input operation and erasing the object. As a result, the causal relationship between the user's input operation and the score calculation becomes clearer, and the fun of the game is improved.

(Item 8) In (Item 7), the first condition is that, among the first object and the second object, objects of the same type are continuously arranged in a predetermined number or more. In the step of calculating the score, the score may be calculated according to the number of objects erased in the step of erasing. This allows the user to think about how to perform an input operation to aim at erasing a large number of objects at once. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is increased, and the interest of the game is improved.

(Item 9) In (Item 8), the game program changes the arrangement of the first object to the processor so as to fill the position of the erased object when the same type of object is erased from the surface or space. (Step S256) may be executed. In the step of calculating the score, when the first condition is satisfied in a chain reaction as a result of changing the arrangement of the first object, the score may be calculated according to the number of times the first condition is satisfied.

This allows the user to think about how to perform an input operation to aim for the deletion of a chain of objects. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is increased, and the interest of the game is improved.

(Item 10) In (Item 8) or (Item 9), the game program determines the first parameter to the processor when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition. The step (step S252) of increasing by the amount of the increase value may be executed.

This increases the first parameter when the object is erased. By recovering the first parameter depending on the result of the action caused by the input operation of the user in this way, it is possible to encourage the user to become proficient in the operation. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is improved, and thus the interest of the game is improved.

(Item 11) In (Item 10), in the step of increasing, the increasing value may be determined according to the number of objects erased in the step of erasing. As a result, the first parameter increases according to the number of objects erased at one time, and the period during which the score calculation becomes advantageous is extended. In this way, by making the increase amount of the first parameter variable according to the result of the action caused by the input operation of the user, it is possible to encourage the user to become proficient in the operation. Therefore, the strategic nature of the game is improved, and thus the interest of the game is improved.

(Item 12) In (Item 11), the game program is transferred to the processor and further.
When the input operation is completed, the step (step S218) of reducing the first parameter by a predetermined reduction value may be executed. The decrease value may be larger than the increase value when a predetermined number of objects are erased in the erasing step.

As a result, when the object is erased by the minimum number of units that can be erased, the balance between the increase value and the decrease value of the first parameter can be made negative. Therefore, the user can be prompted to erase more objects at one time. As a result, the strategic nature of the game is improved, and thus the fun of the game is improved.

(Item 13) The game program (131) has been described. According to certain aspects of the disclosure, the game program is executed by a computer (user terminal 100) comprising a processor (10), a memory (11), and an operating unit that accepts user input operations. A game based on a game program is a game in which a value (combo gauge value) of a first parameter that increases or decreases according to the result of an action caused by a user's input operation to an operation unit is set. The game program is a step of increasing the value of the first parameter with the passage of time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation on the processor. When the value of the first parameter is smaller than the third threshold value when the input operation is completed, the game is advantageous as compared with the case where the value of the first parameter is equal to or higher than the third threshold value. To execute the steps to advance the game. According to the above configuration, the same effect as the above (item 1) is obtained.

1 game system, 2 networks, 10,20 processors, 11,21 memories, 12,22 storage, 13,23 communication IF, 14,24 input / output IF, 15 touch screen, 17 cameras, 18 ranging sensors, 100 user terminals (Information processing device, client computer), 110, 210 control unit, 111 operation reception unit, 112 game progress unit, 1121 parameter management unit, 1122 score calculation unit, 113 character management unit, 114 image generation unit, 115 display control unit , 120 storage unit, 131 game program, 132 game information, 133 user information, 151 input unit, 152
Display unit, 200 servers (information processing device, server computer), 211 transmission / reception unit, 212 server processing unit, 213 data management unit, 1010 object, 1020 controller, 1030 storage medium

Claims (13)

It ’s a game program,
The game program is executed by a computer including a processor, a memory, and an operation unit that accepts a user's input operation.
The game based on the game program is a game in which the value of the first parameter that increases or decreases according to the result of the action caused by the input operation of the user to the operation unit is set.
The game program is supplied to the processor.
The step of displaying the remaining amount of the first parameter and
A step of decreasing the value of the first parameter with the passage of time in the game from the start of the input operation for one action to the completion of the input operation.
At the time when the input operation for the one action is completed, the step of giving a score according to the result of the one action is executed .
The step of giving the score is a game program including a step of calculating the score based on the number of actions taken while the remaining amount of the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value. The game program according to claim 1, wherein the value of the first parameter is reduced without being initialized for a plurality of consecutive actions in the game. Calculating a pre SL score, if the first parameter when the input operation is completed for the one action is greater than the first threshold value, if the first parameter is equal to or less than the first threshold value The game program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the score is calculated so as to obtain a better score as compared with the above. 3. The step of calculating the score is to calculate the score so that the larger the value of the first parameter at the time when the input operation for the one action is completed, the better the score. The game program described in. The first parameter is provided with a second threshold value larger than the first threshold value.
In the step of calculating the score, when the value of the first parameter is larger than the second threshold value at the time when the input operation for the one action is completed, the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value and The game program according to claim 4, wherein the score is calculated so as to obtain a better score than in the case of the second threshold value or less. In the step of calculating the score, the score is calculated so that the number of times the input operation is completed in a state where the first parameter is larger than the first threshold value in the game is, the better the score is. The game program according to any one of claims 3 to 5. In the game, a plurality of types of first objects are arranged on a surface or space, and a second object added to the surface or space according to a user input operation causes an action that acts on the first object. And
The game program is added to the processor.
When the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition, the step of erasing the object satisfying the first condition from the surface or space is executed.
The game according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the step of calculating the score is to calculate the score when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition. program. The first condition is that, among the first object and the second object, objects of the same type are continuously arranged in a predetermined number or more.
The game program according to claim 7, wherein the step of calculating the score is to calculate the score according to the number of objects erased in the erasing step. The game program is added to the processor.
When the object of the same type is erased from the surface or space, the step of changing the arrangement of the first object so as to fill the position of the erased object is executed.
The step of calculating the score is claimed to calculate the score according to the number of times the first condition is satisfied when the first condition is satisfied in a chain reaction as a result of changing the arrangement of the first object. The game program described in 8. The game program is added to the processor.
The game according to claim 8 or 9, wherein when the positional relationship between the first object and the second object satisfies the first condition, a step of increasing the first parameter by a predetermined increase value is executed. program. The game program according to claim 10, wherein in the increasing step, the increasing value is determined according to the number of objects erased in the erasing step. The game program is added to the processor.
When the input operation is completed, the step of reducing the first parameter by a predetermined reduction value is executed.
The game program according to claim 11, wherein the decrease value is larger than the increase value when a predetermined number of the objects are erased in the erasing step. A minimum value and a maximum value are set in the first parameter, and the minimum value and the maximum value are set.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the remaining amount of the first parameter indicates a ratio to the maximum value as a gauge amount.

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