JP7680403B2 - Game System - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game system that effectively utilizes the points earned in a game between two competing teams to ultimately determine the outcome of the game.

In a baseball game, two teams play against each other, and the winner is decided by the number of points scored. In order to realize a highly entertaining game, in the game described in Patent Document 1, when the result of an individual match between play characters is advantageous to the player, the result of an automatically executed match between the team's team and the opposing team is determined to be advantageous to the team's team, i.e., a victory. This prevents unreasonable results from occurring to the player, and realizes a highly entertaining game.

JP 2009-273522 A

In real professional baseball games, the team with the most points wins the game. Even if there is a large lead, the game continues and is played to the end. For this reason, efforts are expended on gaining points that are unrelated to winning or losing. Moreover, most of the points gained are ignored and left alone because they are unrelated to winning or losing. However, gaining points requires daily practice, physical condition management, the use of various equipment, etc., and the points gained in this way can be said to be an industrial product, so leaving these points alone is an industrial loss. Here, in the game described in Patent Document 1, winning or losing is decided based on the level of the characters, and winning or losing is not decided using the points gained.

In view of the above, the present invention aims to provide a game system that effectively utilizes the points earned in a match to determine the final outcome of the game.

The game system of the present invention includes a game management device that effectively uses the points acquired by each team to finally determine the outcome of a game in which the outcome is determined by the points acquired by two teams playing against each other, and a plurality of terminal devices that are owned by users related to each team and can communicate with the game management device. The game management device includes a score acquisition unit that acquires the points acquired by both teams at the end of the game between the two teams, a reserved point management unit that awards reserved points determined based on the difference in game points to the team with the most points, a reception unit that receives the user's desired probability of victory in the game through the terminal device, a score determination unit that, when the probability of victory is received from the terminal device, calculates the number of points to be withdrawn from the accumulated reserved points to be added to the points acquired to determine the final outcome, and determines the number of points to be withdrawn according to the probability of victory, and a winner/loser determination unit that presents the total number of points acquired by both teams plus the determined withdrawn points to the terminal device, and determines the final outcome based on the total number of points of the player's team and the total number of points of the opposing team.

The score determination unit calculates the total score by adding the points acquired by the own team to the withdrawal points, and calculates the total score by adding the points acquired by the opposing team to the withdrawal points expected from the opposing team's accumulated reserved points, and simulates a win or loss from the total scores of each team to determine the withdrawal points that match the probability of winning. The win or loss determination unit then presents the total scores of the own team and the opposing team on the terminal device of each user.

After the winner/lose determination unit first presents the total points of the player's team and the total points of the opposing team to each user's terminal device, the score determination unit performs a simulation again based on the reserved points minus the initially determined withdrawal points to determine the withdrawal points, and the winner/lose determination unit finally determines the winner based on the total points based on the determined withdrawal points.

According to the present invention, the points acquired by two teams in a match are accumulated as reserved points, and the reserved points are used to determine the final outcome, thereby providing a game in which the user can achieve the victory he or she desires.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Functional block diagram of the game management device and the terminal device A chart showing the number of points reserved by team Flowchart for determining the final winner of a game A flowchart for determining the final winner of a game according to another embodiment.

In a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a game in which two teams compete against each other and the outcome is decided based on the number of points they have earned, a computer is used to effectively use the points earned by each team to determine the final outcome of the game. The game here is baseball, and multiple teams compete against each other. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system has a game management device 1 that uses the points earned by each team to ultimately decide the outcome of the game, and multiple terminal devices 2 that can communicate with the game management device 1. The game management device 1, which is a server, and the terminal devices 2, such as smartphones, tablets, and PCs owned by users related to each team, are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet or a LAN. Users who participate in the game may be team owners, managers, fans, etc., but are not limited to anyone who supports the team.

As shown in FIG. 2, the game management device 1 comprises a control unit 3 that executes a program and performs various processes for determining the outcome of the game, a memory unit 4 that stores programs and data, and a communication unit 5 that performs two-way communication with the terminal device 2 via a network. The terminal device 2 comprises a control unit 6, memory unit 7, and communication unit 8 similar to those of the game management device 1, as well as an input unit 9 operated by the user, and an output unit 10 that outputs information received from the game management device 1. The input unit 9 may be a keyboard, touch panel, microphone for voice input, etc. The output unit 10 may be a display, speaker for voice output, etc.

The control unit 3 of the game management device 1 has a score acquisition unit 11 that acquires the points acquired by both teams at the end of a match between the two teams, a reserved point management unit 12 that manages the reserved points of multiple teams by awarding reserved points determined based on the difference in game points to the team with the most points, a reception unit 13 that receives the user's desired winning probability for winning or losing the game through the terminal device 2, a score determination unit 14 that, when the winning probability is received from the terminal device 2, calculates the withdrawal points to be added to the points acquired to determine the final outcome from the accumulated reserved points and determines the withdrawal points according to the winning probability, and a win/loss determination unit 15 that presents the total points obtained by adding the determined withdrawal points to the points acquired by the teams to the terminal device 2 and determines the final outcome based on the total points of the player's team and the total points of the opposing team.

The score acquisition unit 11 acquires the score at the end of a baseball game from external media via the communication unit 5. The reserved points management unit 12 calculates the reserved points based on the points acquired by both teams. If the points acquired by team A are X and the points acquired by team B are Y (X>Y), the reserved points are X-Y-1 (Equation 1). In other words, the number of points required for one's team to win is just the number of points acquired by the opposing team + 1, and any points greater than this (X-Y-1) are points that are considered to be irrelevant to winning or losing. Such irrelevant points are considered to be the reserved points.

The reserved points management unit 12 then awards the reserved points to team A, which has earned the most points in this game, and adds the current reserved points to the reserved points accumulated up to that point, storing the result in the memory unit 4 as the latest reserved points. The reserved points management unit 12 manages the reserved points for each team, and also manages the reserved points for each opposing team. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the reserved points for multiple teams A to D are stored, and each team stores the reserved points for each opposing team. For example, team A's reserved points for team B are 13 points, reserved points for team C are 10 points, and reserved points for team D are 3 points. Teams B, C, and D are also as shown in FIG. 3.

The reception unit 13 receives the winning probability from the terminal device 2. When the user operates the terminal 2 to input the winning probability, the terminal device 2 transmits it to the game management device 1, and the reception unit 13 receives the winning probability through the communication unit 5 and outputs it to the score determination unit 14. Here, the winning probability represents the outcome of the game that the user desires, and is set according to the user's wishes. For example, if the user wants to win at all costs, the winning probability is set to 100%. If it is okay to lose, it is set to 0%. If the user wants to win if possible, it is set to 51% to 99%. If it is a draw, it is set to 50%. If the user does not desire to win, but wishes to wear down the opponent as much as possible, it is set to 1% to 49%.

The score determination unit 14 calculates the total score by adding the points acquired by the player's own team to the withdrawal points, and calculates the total score by adding the points acquired by the opposing team to the withdrawal points predicted from the opposing team's accumulated reserved points, performs a simulation to determine the outcome of the game from the total points of each team, and determines the withdrawal points corresponding to the accepted probability of winning. The withdrawal points are points added to the points acquired in the game to determine the outcome of the game, and are set to be less than the accumulated reserved points. The score determination unit 14 predicts the withdrawal points according to the probability of winning desired by the opposing user, and determines the minimum number of withdrawal points necessary according to the probability of winning.

Furthermore, when the reception unit 13 receives a winning probability from a user, it notifies the terminal device 2 of the user of the opposing team of the acceptance of the winning probability. When the terminal device 2 of the user of the opposing team inputs the winning probability, and the reception unit 2 accepts the winning probability from the user of the opposing team, the score determination unit 14 similarly determines the minimum necessary withdrawal points according to the winning probability desired by the user of the opposing team. At this time, the accepted winning probability of the opponent is unknown to each other. The withdrawal points for the own team and the withdrawal points for the opposing team are determined independently of each other. When the score determination unit 14 determines the withdrawal points for the own team and the withdrawal points for the opposing team, it outputs both withdrawal points to the win/lose determination unit 15.

The winner/loser determination unit 15 calculates the total points of the player's team and the total points of the opposing team based on the two determined withdrawal points, determines the final winner based on the two total points, and simultaneously presents these results to each user's terminal device 2. Each terminal device 2 outputs the presented total points and the result of the win/loser via the output unit 10. The winner/loser determination unit 15 then outputs the withdrawal points consumed to determine the final winner to the reserved points management unit 12. The reserved points management unit 12 updates the data in the memory unit 4 with the remaining reserved points, which are the accumulated reserved points minus the consumed withdrawal points, as the latest reserved points.

Next, the steps for determining the final winner of the game will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. Suppose that Team A and Team B play against each other, and Team A gets 6 points and Team B gets 1 point. The score acquisition unit 11 acquires the points acquired by each team (step 1). The reserved points management unit 12 adds (6-1-1=) 4 points to the reserved points by formula 1 and accumulates them (step 2). Here, when the user of Team B, who has a low score, wants to win the game, he/she inputs a winning probability through the terminal device 2. When the reception unit 13 of the game management device 1 receives this winning probability, it notifies the terminal device 2 of the user of Team A of this reception (step 3). When the user of Team A receives this and inputs a winning probability through the terminal device 2, the reception unit 13 accepts the winning probability from the user of Team A (step 4). Note that if the user of Team A does not input a winning probability, that is, if he/she ignores or withdraws from the final decision on the winner, the game management device 1 considers that the winning probability desired by the user of Team A is 0% and continues the following steps.

In the game management device 1, when the winning probability is received from the users of both teams, the score determination unit 14 performs a simulation of winning or losing to determine the points to be withdrawn for each team (step 5). First, the total points are calculated based on the points acquired by the own team and the reserved points accumulated for the opponent team, and the total points are calculated based on the points acquired by the opponent team and the reserved points accumulated for the own team, and the total points of each team are compared to determine the points to be withdrawn (step 6). When the total points of the own team are P points, it is derived that the probability that the total points of the opponent team will exceed the total points of the opponent team is Q%, and a probability Q% that matches or is close to the received winning probability R% is extracted. When the total points are specified from this probability Q%, the total points according to the winning probability are determined, and the points to be withdrawn are determined from this total points. Here, the score determination unit 14 collects information about the opponent team from external media and analyzes the current situation of the opponent team. The score determination unit 14 then determines the strategy of the opposing team, such as whether they want to win or not consume as many reserved points as possible, and modifies the opponent's predicted total score and determines the number of points to be withdrawn, thereby reducing the unnecessary consumption of reserved points.

For example, in a match between Teams A and B, Team A earns 1 point and Team B earns 0 points, resulting in a 1 point difference. If Team A's reserved points against Team B are Ta, and Team B's reserved points against Team A are Tb, and if Team B's total points exceed (1 + Ta + 1 =) Ta + 2, then Team B has a 100% chance of winning. In this case, the minimum number of points required for Team B to withdraw is Ta + 2. If the points corresponding to n% of the reserved points Ta are N, and Team B's total points are N + 2, then Team B has an n% chance of winning. In this case, the minimum number of points required for withdrawal is N + 2. If the point difference between Team A and Team B is 2 points, then the minimum number of points required for Team B to withdraw is N + 3. In other words, if the point difference in the points earned is m points, then the minimum number of points required for Team B to withdraw is N + m + 1.

Once the withdrawal points for each team have been determined in this manner, the winner/loser determination unit 15 calculates the total points by adding the determined withdrawal points to the points acquired by each team, and determines the team with the higher total points as the winner (step 7). Then, the total points and the result of the game are simultaneously presented to the terminal device 2 of the users of each team (step 8). The users of each team recognize the result of the game from the presented information.

When the withdrawal points are determined based on the final results, the reserved points management unit 12 calculates the reserved points by subtracting the consumed withdrawal points from the accumulated reserved points, and updates the reserved points of each team stored in the memory unit 4 to the latest ones (step 9).

In this way, by using the points earned in team matches to determine the final outcome of the game, it is possible to effectively use points that were considered excessive, and the effort spent to earn points is rewarded, which is industrially beneficial. Furthermore, by using the points earned to determine the final outcome, it is possible to provide a game in which users can achieve the victory they desire.

In the above embodiment, the outcome is determined in one match, but in another embodiment, the outcome may be determined in multiple matches. That is, after the winner/loser determination unit 15 initially presents the total points of the player's team and the total points of the opposing team to the terminal device 2 of each user, the score determination unit 14 performs a simulation again based on the reserved points minus the initially determined withdrawal points to determine the withdrawal points, and the winner/loser determination unit 15 finally determines the outcome based on the total points based on the determined withdrawal points.

When two games are played, as shown in FIG. 5, when the score determination unit 14 determines the points to be withdrawn in step 6, the winner determination unit 15 calculates the total points for each player and presents the total points to the terminal device 2 of each user (step 10). Each user checks the presented information and decides whether or not to continue the game (step 11). If the user is satisfied with the current outcome (if YES), the terminal device 2 issues an instruction to end the game. When the winner determination unit 15 receives an instruction to end the game from each user, it determines the final winner and updates the reserved points to the latest (step 9). If both users or either one of the users chooses to continue playing the game (if NO), the process returns to step 5.

The score determination unit 15 calculates the total score based on the points acquired by the own team and the remaining reserved points minus the initially determined withdrawal points, calculates the total score based on the points acquired by the opposing team and the reserved points minus the same withdrawal points, compares the total scores of both teams, and determines the withdrawal points (step 6). After that, steps 7 to 9 are executed. In this way, by checking the presented total score of the opposing team, it is possible to ascertain the opponent's intentions, and by taking this into consideration when determining the withdrawal points, the reserved points can be used without waste.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and many modifications and variations can be made to the above embodiment within the scope of the present invention. The game played is not limited to baseball, but can be any game with no upper limit on the number of points that can be earned, such as soccer, basketball, or rugby.

Instead of the winner/loser determination unit 15 presenting the scores to each terminal device 2 simultaneously, the scores may be presented in sequence at staggered timing. The total score for team B is presented to the terminal device 2 of the user of team A first, and then the total score for team A is presented to the terminal device 2 of the user of team B. This allows the players to understand the opponent's movements, and allows them to revise their own team's withdrawal scores. It is a good idea to set a limit on the number of revisions, such as one for each team.

The reserved points management unit 12 manages the reserved points for each competing team, but it may also manage the reserved points gained in matches against other teams collectively. This can eliminate situations where the reserved points are 0, and increase the chances of achieving a final victory.

It may also be possible to lend and borrow reserved points. When the reserved points management unit 12 receives a borrowing request from Team A, it lends reserved points owned by other teams to Team A. Then, when Team A returns the borrowed reserved points, it returns them with interest. This makes it possible to reduce the number of reserved points that are hoarded, and to make better use of the reserved points.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Game management device 2 Terminal device 3 Control unit of game management device 4 Memory unit of game management device 5 Communication unit of game management device 6 Control unit of terminal device 7 Memory unit of terminal device 8 Communication unit of terminal device 9 Input unit 10 Output unit 11 Score acquisition unit 12 Reserved score management unit 13 Reception unit 14 Score determination unit 15 Win/lose determination unit

Claims (2)

A game system comprising a game management device that effectively uses the points acquired by each team to ultimately determine the outcome of a game in which two teams compete against each other and the outcome is determined by the number of points acquired by each team, and a plurality of terminal devices that are owned by users related to each team and can communicate with the game management device,
the game management device includes a score acquisition unit that acquires the points acquired by both teams at the end of a match between the two teams; a reserved point management unit that awards reserved points, which are points obtained by subtracting 1 from the game point difference , to the team with the more points and adds the current reserved points to the reserved points accumulated up to that point; a reception unit that receives a winning probability desired by a user through the terminal device; a score determination unit that, when receiving the winning probability from the terminal device, determines a withdrawal point to be added to the points acquired in the game to determine a final winning or losing outcome from the accumulated reserved points while predicting the withdrawal point according to the winning probability desired by the opposing user; and a winner/loser determination unit that presents a total point, which is the sum of the points acquired by both teams and the determined withdrawal point, to the terminal device and determines a final winning or losing outcome based on the total point of the player's own team and the total point of the opposing team .
The score determination unit calculates a total score by adding the points acquired by the team itself to the withdrawal points, and calculates a total score by adding the points acquired by the opposing team to the withdrawal points expected from the accumulated reserved points of the opposing team, performs a simulation to determine a winner from the total points of each team, determines the withdrawal points corresponding to the accepted probability of winning, and sets the withdrawal points to a number less than or equal to the accumulated reserved points . The game system described in claim 1 , characterized in that after the winner/loser determination unit initially presents the total points of the player's team and the total points of the opposing team to the terminal device of each user, the score determination unit performs a simulation again based on the reserved points minus the initially determined withdrawal points to determine the withdrawal points, and the winner/loser determination unit finally determines the winner based on the total points based on the determined withdrawal points.

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