JP7590668B2 - Information processing device, computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to computer programs such as games and information processing devices capable of executing them.

Puzzle games are widely known in which a player is given points by eliminating puzzle elements that meet certain conditions in a virtual space where multiple types of puzzle elements are arranged.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a puzzle game in which puzzle elements are projected from the bottom center of the screen and collide with a group of puzzle elements arranged on the board, and when a predetermined number or more of connected puzzle elements of the same color or shape form a cluster, they are destroyed, and the number of destroyed puzzle elements is scored.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 11-197354

In such puzzle games, so-called guide displays are used, in which puzzle elements that meet certain conditions are displayed in a manner that is easily identifiable by the player. However, in order to realize the guide display, it is necessary to instantly determine whether the puzzle elements being placed meet the certain conditions, which makes it necessary to limit the placement patterns of the puzzle elements so as not to increase the calculation load, leaving room for improvement in terms of creativity.

The present invention was made in consideration of these circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to realize an information processing device that can provide highly entertaining puzzle games.

According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing device that provides a game, the information processing device including a puzzle element control unit, a recommended operation target determination unit, and a display control unit, the puzzle element control unit controls a target puzzle element for operation that satisfies a predetermined condition for a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space based on a player's operation, the recommended operation target determination unit forms links that connect puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements, identifies a closed path formed by the links, and when the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a predetermined second threshold, determines the puzzle element as a recommended operation target for the puzzle element to be operated by the player, and the display control unit displays the puzzle element determined as the recommended operation target in a manner that is identifiable by the player.

This configuration allows for a variety of puzzle element arrangements, while puzzle elements that meet certain conditions can be displayed in a manner that is easily identifiable to the player, making it possible to provide a highly entertaining puzzle game.

Preferably, the puzzle elements have attributes for classifying them into a plurality of types, and the recommended operation target determination unit forms links for the plurality of puzzle elements that are spaced apart by an interval equal to or less than the first threshold value and have the same attributes. Preferably, when identifying a closed path formed by the links, the recommended operation target determination unit identifies the closed path for each set separated by the specific puzzle element if a set of puzzle elements connected by the links includes a specific puzzle element that can separate two or more independent closed paths. Preferably, the recommended operation target determination unit calculates the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path for each set separated by the specific puzzle element. Preferably, the game device further includes an input operation reception unit, which receives an operation on a puzzle element by the player, and the puzzle element control unit awards a higher score to the player when a puzzle element displayed in an identifiable manner by the display control unit is operated than when a puzzle element not displayed in an identifiable manner is operated. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program for causing a computer to provide a game, the computer program causing the computer to execute a puzzle element control step, a recommended operation target determination step, and a display control step, in which, for a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space, a target operation puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition is controlled based on a player's operation in the puzzle element control step, for the plurality of puzzle elements, links are formed that connect puzzle elements that are spaced apart by an interval equal to or less than a predetermined first threshold, a closed path formed by the links is identified, and if the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a predetermined second threshold, the puzzle element is determined to be a recommended operation target for the puzzle element operated by the player, and in the display control step, the puzzle element determined to be the recommended operation target is displayed in a manner that can be identified by the player.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information processing device 10. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the information processing device 10. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a control unit 24 of the information processing device 10. FIG. Fig. 4A is a diagram showing an example of the virtual space 1 displayed on the touch panel display 14. Fig. 4B is a diagram showing another example of the virtual space 1 displayed on the touch panel display 14. A figure showing an example of the arrangement of puzzle elements E in a virtual space 1. 6 is a diagram showing a link L formed between the puzzle elements E in FIG. 5. FIG. 2 shows an example of ordering for puzzle elements E in a set S. FIG. 2 shows an example of ordering for puzzle elements E in a set S. FIG. 2 shows an example of ordering for puzzle elements E in a set S. This is a diagram showing the determination of reverse paths G1 to G3 for puzzle element E in set S. A diagram showing the puzzle elements in set S rearranged. A figure showing another example of the arrangement of puzzle elements E in the virtual space 1. 13 is a diagram showing a link L formed between the puzzle elements E in FIG. 12. FIG. 2 shows an example of ordering for puzzle elements E in a set S. This is a diagram showing the puzzle elements E in the set S rearranged. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the process flow of a recommended operation target determining unit 24b. FIG.

Various embodiments of the present invention are exemplified below. The embodiments shown below can be combined with each other. Furthermore, each feature constitutes an invention independently.

(1. Hardware configuration of information processing device 10)
An information processing device 10 capable of providing a puzzle game G (see FIG. 4A) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device 10 is realized as a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

The housing 12 of the information processing device 10 is provided with a touch panel display 14, which is an image display means for displaying images, on its front surface 12A. The touch panel display 14 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a touch sensor. The touch panel display 14 displays various images, and the touch sensor accepts various input operations performed using a pointing object such as a finger, a stylus, or a pen.

The front surface 12A of the information processing device 10 is further provided with a microphone 16 for inputting sound, a speaker 18 for outputting sound, and a camera 20 for capturing an image of a subject. The camera 20 is provided not only on the front surface 12A of the housing 12 but also on the rear surface of the housing 12. In addition, the side surface 12B of the housing 12 is provided with operation buttons 22, such as a power button for starting and stopping the information processing device 10 and a button for adjusting the volume of the sound output by the speaker 18.

Furthermore, the housing 12 of the information processing device 10 is provided with a slot for inserting a memory card, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal, etc.

As shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the above configuration, the information processing device 10 includes a control unit 24, a memory unit 26, and a communication unit 28.

The control unit 24 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and controls the overall operation of the information processing device 10.

The memory unit 26 includes a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and is used as a work area when the control unit 24 executes processes based on various programs.

The storage unit 26 also includes a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and stores various data such as images, as well as programs used for processing by the control unit 24. The programs stored in the storage unit 26 include, for example, an OS (Operating System) for implementing the basic functions of the information processing device 10, drivers for controlling various hardware, and application programs for implementing e-mail, web browsing, and various other functions. The storage unit 26 also has a program for executing the puzzle game G pre-stored therein.

The communication unit 28 is, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Controller) and has a function of connecting to a communication network such as a mobile phone network. Note that instead of or together with the NIC, the communication unit 28 may have a function of connecting to a wireless LAN (Local Area Network), a function of connecting to a wireless WAN (Wide Area Network), and a function of enabling short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), infrared communication, etc.

The control unit 24, memory unit 26, communication unit 28, touch panel display 14, microphone 16, speaker 18, camera 20, and operation buttons 22 are electrically connected to each other via a system bus 33. Therefore, the control unit 24 can access the memory unit 26, display images on the touch panel display 14, grasp the operation state of the touch panel display 14 and operation buttons 22 by the user (player of puzzle game G), input sound to the microphone 16, output sound from the speaker 18, control the camera 20, and access various communication networks and other information processing devices via the communication unit 28.

(2. Functional configuration of control unit 24)
3 is a functional block diagram of the control unit 24 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 24 includes a puzzle element control unit 24a, a recommended operation target determination unit 24b, and a display control unit 24c.

The function of the control unit 24 in the puzzle game G according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to Figs. 4A and 4B. Figs. 4A and 4B show a virtual space 1 displayed on the touch panel display 14. Within the virtual space 1, multiple puzzle elements E are arranged.

Puzzle elements E have attributes that allow them to be classified into multiple types. In this embodiment, puzzle elements E are classified into four types based on their shape as an attribute. Specifically, puzzle elements E have one of the following shapes: triangle, square, circle, or star.

The puzzle elements E flow in one direction within the virtual space 1. Specifically, a randomly selected puzzle element E is configured to enter the virtual space 1 from end A in FIG. 4A, flow within the virtual space 1 in the direction of the arrow, and exit from end B.

The player uses his/her finger to trace adjacent puzzle elements E of the same shape as shown in areas D1 and D2 on the touch panel display 14, which serves as an input operation reception unit. When the touch panel display 14 receives the player's operation, the puzzle element control unit 24a eliminates the puzzle elements E traced by the player and awards points to the player.

For example, when two adjacent puzzle elements E of the same shape as shown in area D1 are traced, the puzzle element control unit 24a awards the player 10 points. When four adjacent puzzle elements E of the same shape as shown in area D2 are traced, the puzzle element control unit 24a awards the player 50 points.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4B, when four or more puzzle elements E of the same shape are arranged such that they reach the starting puzzle element E by passing through other puzzle elements E from the starting puzzle element E (corresponding to region D3), the display control unit 24c displays the four or more puzzle elements E in a manner that is distinguishable by the player. In this embodiment, a line K connecting the four puzzle elements E in region D3 is displayed.

When the player performs an operation on the touch panel display 14 to trace the puzzle elements E connected by the line K, the puzzle element control unit 24a causes the puzzle elements E traced by the player to disappear and gives the player a high score (e.g., 100 points).

Thus, in the puzzle game G according to this embodiment, when tracing puzzle elements E displayed and connected by a line K, the player is awarded a higher score than when tracing puzzle elements E not displayed and connected by a line K. In this way, by allowing the player to identify puzzle elements E that are awarded high scores, the difficulty level of the game is prevented from becoming unduly high, and the interest of the game is increased.

The recommended operation target determination unit 24b determines the puzzle elements E in the arrangement that will be awarded high scores as the recommended operation targets for the puzzle elements E operated by the player. Details of the processing by the recommended operation target determination unit 24b will be described later.

The above-mentioned functional configurations may be realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) implemented as the control unit 24 executing a program to realize various functions, or may be realized by hardware.

When it is realized by executing a program, the program may be stored in the storage unit 26, or may be stored in a non-transitory recording medium that is readable by a computer. It may also be realized by reading out a program stored in an external storage device, so-called cloud computing. When it is realized by hardware, it may be realized by various circuits such as an ASIC, an SOC, an FPGA, or a DRP.

(3. Details of the Process of the Recommended Operation Target Determining Unit 24b)
The details of the processing of the recommended operation target determining unit 24b will be described with reference to Fig. 5 to Fig. 11. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of puzzle elements E in the virtual space 1. In the following description, for the sake of simplicity, only puzzle elements E with one attribute (circle) are shown in the virtual space 1.

The recommended operation target determination unit 24b acquires the coordinates of the puzzle element E in the virtual space 1 for the puzzle element E arranged in the virtual space 1 as shown in FIG. 5. The acquisition of the coordinates is performed at predetermined timing (for example, 60 times/s, which is the frame at which the displayed image is updated).

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b forms links L connecting puzzle elements E that have the same attribute (i.e., the same shape in this embodiment) and are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less. The spacing between puzzle elements E can be determined from the coordinates of the puzzle elements E in the virtual space 1. In this way, a set S of puzzle elements E connected by links L is formed. In the example shown in FIG. 6, eight puzzle elements in the set S are connected by links L.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b selects any one of the puzzle elements in the set S as a first puzzle element E1 that will be the starting point. Then, any one of the puzzle elements E connected to the selected first puzzle element E1 by a link L is selected as a second puzzle element E2.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the puzzle element located to the lower left of puzzle element E1 is selected as the second puzzle element E2. However, puzzle element Ea located to the lower right of puzzle element E1 and puzzle element Eb located to the right may also be selected as the second puzzle element E2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b selects one puzzle element that has not yet been selected from among the puzzle elements E connected to the second puzzle element E2 by a link L, and sets it as the third puzzle element E3. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the puzzle elements E connected to the second puzzle element E2 are the first puzzle element E1 and puzzle element Ea. Therefore, puzzle element Ea is selected as the third puzzle element E3.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 9, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b orders the eight puzzle elements in set S along the path indicated by the solid arrows from puzzle element E1 selected as the starting point to puzzle element E8 as the end point. In the following, the path of link L along the ordering from puzzle element E1 to puzzle element E8 is referred to as the forward path, and is indicated by solid arrows J1 to J7. In the following explanation, the starting point E1 side of the forward path is referred to as the front, and the end point E8 side is referred to as the rear.

Next, as shown in FIG. 10, links L other than the forward paths J1 to J7 are determined as reverse paths from the rear puzzle element to the forward puzzle element. In the following, the reverse paths from the rear puzzle element to the forward puzzle element are indicated by dashed arrows as G1 to G4.

Figure 11 is a diagram in which the forward paths J1 to J7 in set S are rearranged into a straight line, and the relationship between the reverse paths G1 to G4 is also reflected. Next, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a separation point Es, which is a puzzle element E that can separate an independent closed path in set S. A separation point Es can be identified as a puzzle element E that satisfies condition F, which is that "there is a puzzle element in front of itself, a reverse path exists whose starting point is a puzzle element behind itself, and the reverse path does not have an end point ahead of itself." Here, a closed path means a path whose starting point and end point are the same, and which can be traced from the starting point back to the end point without passing through the same link. In addition, a closed path being independent means that two or more closed paths do not share two or more puzzle elements E.

In the example shown in FIG. 11, reverse path G4 starting from puzzle element E7 ends at puzzle element E5, and there are no other reverse paths starting from a puzzle element after puzzle element E6. Therefore, puzzle element E5 satisfies the above condition F, and is therefore identified as a separation point Es in set S.

When the separation point Es is identified, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b separates the set S using the separation point Es as a reference. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the set S is separated into sets S1 and S2 using the puzzle element E5, which is the separation point Es, as a reference. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a closed path formed by links for each separated set, and calculates the number of puzzle elements that make up the closed path.

In set S1, five puzzle elements E1 to E5 form multiple closed paths. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b calculates the number of puzzle elements in the closed paths in set S1 to be five, which is greater than or equal to a predetermined second threshold (four in this embodiment), and determines the five puzzle elements E1 to E5 in set S1 as recommended operation targets for the puzzle elements to be operated by the player.

On the other hand, in set S2, one closed path is composed of three puzzle elements E5 to E7. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b calculates the number of puzzle elements E in the closed path in set S2 to be three, which is less than the second threshold value of four, and does not set the three puzzle elements E5 to E7 in set S2 as recommended operation targets for puzzle elements to be operated by the player.

Other examples of the arrangement of puzzle elements E will be described in a similar manner with reference to Figures 12 to 15. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b acquires the coordinates of puzzle elements E in the virtual space 1 shown in Figure 12 at each predetermined timing. Next, as shown in Figure 13, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b forms links L that connect puzzle elements that have the same attribute and are spaced apart by an interval equal to or less than a first threshold value, and determines a set S.

Next, as shown in FIG. 14, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b orders the puzzle elements E in the set S from puzzle element E1, which is the starting point, to puzzle element E8, which is the end point. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the puzzle elements E1 selected as the starting point to puzzle element E8, which is the end point, are ordered along paths J1 to J7 indicated by solid arrows. Here, puzzle element E3 branches out into puzzle elements E4 and E5. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b further determines reverse paths G1 to G3 from the rear puzzle element to the front puzzle element.

Figure 15 is a diagram in which the forward paths J1 to J7 in set S are rearranged into a straight line, and further reflects the relationship between the reverse paths G1 to G3. Next, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a separation point Es, which is a puzzle element that can separate an independent closed path in set S. In the example shown in Figure 15, the reverse path G3 starting from puzzle element E8 ends at E6, and there are no other reverse paths starting from a puzzle element after puzzle element E6. Therefore, puzzle element E6 satisfies condition F, and is therefore identified as a separation point Es in set S.

When the separation point Es is identified, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b separates the set S using the separation point Es as a reference. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the set S is separated into sets S1 and S2 using the puzzle element E6 as a reference. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a closed path formed by links L for each separated set, and calculates the number of puzzle elements that make up the closed path.

In set S1, five puzzle elements E1 to E5 form multiple closed paths. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b calculates the number of puzzle elements in the closed paths in set S1 to be five, which is greater than or equal to the second threshold value of four, and determines the five puzzle elements E1 to E5 as recommended operation targets for the player to operate.

On the other hand, in set S2, one closed path is composed of three puzzle elements E6 to E8. The recommended operation target determination unit 24b calculates the number of puzzle elements in the closed path in set S2 to be three, which is less than the second threshold value of four, and does not recommend that the three puzzle elements E6 to E8 be operated by the player.

(4. Processing Flow of the Recommended Operation Target Determining Unit 24b)
16, the flow of processing by the above-mentioned recommended operation target determination unit 24b will be described. In step S100, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b selects puzzle elements E with the same attribute in the virtual space 1. In step S110, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b forms links L that connect puzzle elements E that are spaced apart by an interval equal to or less than a first threshold value.

In step S120, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b orders the puzzle elements E within a set S of puzzle elements formed by links L. In step S130, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b determines a reverse path within the set S.

In step S140, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a puzzle element E as a separation point Es that can separate an independent closed path in the set S based on the identified reverse path.

In step S150, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b identifies a closed path within the set separated by the separation point Es for the set S. In step S160, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b calculates the number of puzzle elements that make up the identified closed path, and compares the calculated number of puzzle elements with a predetermined second threshold value. In step S170, the recommended operation target determination unit 24b determines the puzzle element that is the target for the recommended operation. Steps S150 to S170 are repeated the number of times equal to the number of separated sets.

As described above, the information processing device 10 in this embodiment includes a puzzle element control unit 24a, a recommended operation target determination unit 24b, and a display control unit 24c. The puzzle element control unit 24a eliminates operation target puzzle elements that satisfy a predetermined condition based on the player's operation among multiple puzzle elements E arranged in the virtual space 1, and awards points to the player.

The recommended operation target determination unit 24b forms links L that connect puzzle elements E that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less, identifies a closed path formed by the links L, and, if the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second threshold, determines the puzzle element as a recommended operation target for the puzzle element to be operated by the player. The display control unit 24c displays the puzzle element determined as the recommended operation target in a manner that is recognizable by the player.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to realize a variety of arrangements of puzzle elements, while at the same time, puzzle elements that satisfy certain conditions can be displayed in a manner that is easy for the player to distinguish, thereby providing a highly entertaining puzzle game.
5. Other Embodiments

The above describes an embodiment of the present invention and its modified examples, but the application of the present disclosure is not limited to the above. For example, in the above embodiment, the information processing device 10 is realized as a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, but the present disclosure is not limited to this example. For example, the information processing device 10 may be realized by installing software on a home PC or the like. In this case, the player can operate the puzzle elements E in the virtual space 1 by operating a mouse provided on the PC.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the puzzle elements E are classified into multiple types based on their shape as an attribute, but this is not limited to this. For example, multiple colors may be prepared as an attribute of the puzzle elements E, and the puzzle elements E may be classified based on this.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the display control unit 24c displays the puzzle elements E determined as recommended operation targets by connecting them with a line K, but this is not limited to this example. For example, the puzzle elements E determined as recommended operation targets may be displayed by blinking.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the second threshold value is set to 4, but this is not limited to this example. For example, the second threshold value may be set to a value of 5 or more. The second threshold value may also be set to 3.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the puzzle elements flow in one direction within the virtual space 1, but this is not limited to this example. For example, the game may be such that the puzzle elements are arranged by stacking them from the bottom up.

Furthermore, the present invention can also be realized as a program that causes a computer to function to realize the above-mentioned information processing device.

Furthermore, the present invention can also be realized as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium that stores the above-mentioned program.

Various embodiments of the present invention have been described, but these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiments and their modifications are within the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents as set forth in the claims.

1: Virtual space 10: Information processing device 12: Housing 14: Touch panel display (input operation receiving unit)
16: microphone 18: speaker 20: camera 22: operation button 24: control unit 24a: puzzle element control unit 24b: recommended operation target determination unit 24c: display control unit 26: memory unit 28: communication unit 33: system bus E: puzzle element G: puzzle game S: collection

Claims (8)

a processor, the processor comprising:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, displaying a line connecting the puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the lines connecting the puzzle elements are not displayed.
Information processing device. a processor, the processor comprising:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, the puzzle elements are displayed in a flashing manner ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the puzzle elements are not displayed in a flashing manner.
Information processing device. the processor controls an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, out of a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
The processor identifies a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
The processor displays a line connecting the puzzle elements when the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value ;
The processor does not display a line connecting the puzzle elements when the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold.
Information processing methods. the processor controls an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, out of a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
The processor identifies a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
The processor causes the puzzle elements to flash when the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value ;
The processor does not flash the puzzle elements when the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold value.
Information processing methods. The processor:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, displaying a line connecting the puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the lines connecting the puzzle elements are not displayed.
A program that executes a process. The processor:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, the puzzle elements are displayed in a flashing manner ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the puzzle elements are not displayed in a flashing manner.
A program that executes a process. A system including a terminal and an information processing device that communicates with the terminal via a network,
The information processing device includes:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, displaying a line connecting the puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the lines connecting the puzzle elements are not displayed.
system. A system including a terminal and an information processing device that communicates with the terminal via a network,
The information processing device includes:
controlling an operation target puzzle element that satisfies a predetermined condition based on an operation by a player, among a plurality of puzzle elements arranged in a virtual space of the game ;
Identifying a closed path formed by links connecting puzzle elements that are spaced apart by a predetermined first threshold or less for the plurality of puzzle elements ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is equal to or greater than a second predetermined threshold value, the puzzle elements are displayed in a flashing manner ;
When the number of puzzle elements in the identified closed path is less than a second predetermined threshold, the puzzle elements are not displayed in a flashing manner.
system.

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