JP7685699B2 - GAME PROGRAM, SERVER DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a server device, and a game system.

In recent years, e-sports (electronic sports), which treats computer game competitions as sports competitions, has been attracting attention, and technology to liven up e-sports is known. For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technology that allows spectators to participate in computer game competitions via a network, and changes the game state of the competitive game depending on the participation status of the spectators. The technology in Patent Document 1 makes it possible to liven up a competitive game depending on the spectators.

JP 2019-54838 A

There is a need to revitalize local areas through computer games such as e-sports. However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, there was room for improvement in the relationship between players or characters and the area when trying to revitalize local areas through computer games.

The present disclosure provides a game program, a game device, and a game system that can improve the relationship between a player or character and a region.

A first aspect includes a computer comprising:
a game progression means for progressing through the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from a player;
a position specifying means for specifying position information indicating a position of the player;
an attribute specifying means for specifying a preferential attribute of at least one of the player and the character;
a determination means for determining a first relationship between the location information and the preferential attribute;
a progress control means for giving preferential treatment to the progress of the game in accordance with the first relationship;
It is a game program.

In addition, in the first aspect, the attribute identification means can identify the preferential attributes of the player based on the history of the position information during a first period.

In addition, in the first aspect, the attribute identification means can identify the preferential attributes of the player based further on the playing performance of the player during the second period.

In addition, in the first aspect, the attribute identification means can identify spectator attributes, which are attributes of spectators watching the game, and identify preferential attributes of the player based on the spectator attributes.

In a first aspect, the attribute specifying means specifies a preferential attribute of the player based on an attribute of each spectator who is watching the game,
The attributes may include that the spectator is a specific player who has taken a predetermined action toward the player in a game being progressed by the game progress means or in a game executed in the past.

In addition, in the first aspect, the attribute identification means can identify the preferential attributes of the players based on the number of spectators having a particular attribute, the ratio of the spectators having a particular attribute to the total number of spectators, the number of the specific players, or the ratio of the specific players to the total number of spectators.

In addition, in the first aspect, when a real-world event related to the character satisfies a predetermined condition, the attribute identification means can identify the preferential attribute of the character based on the location where the event occurred.

In the first aspect, the computer is further caused to function as a reception unit that receives selections for the characters from each of a plurality of users,
The attribute specifying means can specify an attribute that is the largest in number or the largest proportion relative to the whole among the attributes of a plurality of players who have selected the character as a preferential attribute of the character.

In the first aspect, the player designates a plurality of characters by an operation input;
the determining means determines whether or not a preferential attribute of each of the plurality of characters and the position information satisfy the first relationship;
The progress control means can favor the progress of the game by characters with favored attributes that are determined to satisfy the first relationship, and can further determine the degree of the favoring depending on the combination of favored attributes that satisfy the first relationship.

In a first aspect, the game progression means progresses the game by operating each of the characters in response to operation inputs from a plurality of players;
the determination means determines whether or not the preferential attribute and the position information of each of the plurality of players satisfy the first relationship;
The progress control means can favor the game progress of a player with preferential attributes that are determined to satisfy the first relationship, and can further determine the degree of the favoring depending on the combination of preferential attributes that satisfy the first relationship.

In a first aspect, the attribute identification means identifies spectator attributes for the game based on attributes of each spectator watching the game,
The determination means determines a second relationship between the spectator attribute and the preferential attribute,
The progress control means can further favor the progress of the game in accordance with the second relationship.

The second aspect is
a game progression unit that progresses the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from a player;
a position identification unit that identifies position information indicating a position of the player;
an attribute specification unit that specifies a preferential attribute of at least one of the player and the character;
a determination unit that determines a first relationship between the location information and the preferential attribute;
a progress control unit that favors progress of the game in accordance with the first relationship,

It is a game device.

a game progression unit that progresses the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from a player;
a position identification unit that identifies position information indicating a position of the player;
an attribute specification unit that specifies a preferential attribute of at least one of the player and the character;
a determination unit that determines a first relationship between the location information and the preferential attribute;
a progress control unit that favors progress of the game in accordance with the first relationship,
It is a game system.

According to the present disclosure, a game program, a game device, and a game system are provided that can improve the relationship between the player or character and the region.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game system in a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a relationship between a player and preferential locations in the game system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a series of operations of the game system in the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game system in a second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a game system in a second embodiment.

[First embodiment]
A game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Game Description>
In the game system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network 6, and a game is executed on the game devices 5.

The game according to this embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as "game") is a competitive game in which player characters compete against each other, a so-called e-sports. In this embodiment, this competitive game is played in a gaming tournament (hereinafter simply referred to as "tournament") held locally, but this is not intended to limit the game according to this embodiment.

In the game according to this embodiment, there are attributes of the player or character that can be favored in the progression of the game (hereinafter also referred to as "favored attributes"). In addition, in the game, in order to promote regional revitalization, the progression is favored according to the relationship between the favored attributes and the location information.

"Location information" is information indicating the location of a user. This user includes a player playing a game and a spectator watching a game. The location information indicates, for example, the location of a player playing a game or the location of a spectator watching a game. The location information may be registered in advance in the user DB 221 as user information before the start of a game. As another example, the location information may be information indicating the location of the game device 5 as the user's location. In this case, the location information may be the latitude and longitude coordinates of the game device 5 at a specific time measured using the positioning unit 58 of the game device 5 before the start of or during the game. As another example, the location information may be linked from another app (for example, an SNS app or a map app) installed in the game device 5.

In this embodiment, when playing in a game tournament, the location where the player plays (hereinafter also referred to as "play location") may coincide with the location of the game tournament. For example, if the preferential attribute is a preferential location and the location of the game tournament coincides with the player's preferential location, the game according to this embodiment can give preferential treatment to the player's progress in the game. Here, a "preferential location" refers to a location related to a player or character where the player's or character's progress in the game is given preferential treatment. Details of the preferential location will be described later. Note that in this embodiment, the location will be described by dividing it into certain areas (for example, by prefecture or by city, town, or village), but this is not intended to be limiting.

Now, referring to FIG. 2, an overview of the game system 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, in this example, it is assumed that an e-sports tournament is being held as an offline tournament in Hokkaido, with players and operators gathering using the game system 1. Therefore, the playing locations of Player A and Player B who will play against each other in this e-sports tournament will both be in Hokkaido.

The game system 1 identifies the player's preferred location as a location related to the player himself. For example, the game system 1 identifies the player's preferred location based on the player A's hometown (Hokkaido) and achievement location (Tokyo). Here, the "achievement location" is a location where the player has played in the past. Details of the achievement location will be described later. The game system 1 also identifies the player's preferred location as a location related to the player's fans. For example, the game system 1 identifies the player's preferred location based on statistics of the hometowns of the fans of player A. In this example, the preferred locations of player A are identified as Hokkaido and Tokyo, and the preferred locations of player B are identified as Okinawa, Osaka, and Shimane. The "fans" here specifically refer to specific players who take predetermined actions, such as friendly behavior, toward the player. Details of the predetermined actions and specific players will be described later.

When the play location and the preferred location match, the game system 1 gives preferential treatment to the progress of the game. For example, when the play location of player A and the preferred location match Hokkaido, the game system 1 increases the attack power of player A's player character as a preferential treatment measure. On the other hand, when the play location of player B and the preferred location do not match, for example, the game system 1 does not increase the attack power of player B's player character.

For example, in real-life sports viewing, games played in the team's hometown (home games) tend to be more advantageous than games played in the opponent's hometown (away games). With the above configuration, game system 1 can give players with a connection to the venue, i.e., players playing in home games, an advantage over players who do not. Therefore, with the above configuration, game system 1 can provide an interest that is closer to that of real-life sports competitions by giving an advantage to players playing in home games.

According to the above configuration, the game system 1 can motivate the player to stay close to the venue, since it gives the player an advantage in the game progress when the player's preferred location (e.g., a location with a proven track record) coincides with the venue. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the game system 1 can improve the relationship between the region and the player, and ultimately promote regional revitalization.

Returning to FIG. 1, the explanation continues. The above-mentioned games are played using a game device 5, which is a home game console such as PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game console such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or an electronic device such as a personal computer, smartphone, or tablet.

Overview of Game System 1
The game system 1 is made up of a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5. The server device 2 stores game programs and game data, and manages the game data of the game devices 5 (for each account information described below).

The game device 5 executes a predetermined game based on the user's operation. To this end, the game device 5 receives (specifically, downloads and installs) a game program and game data from the server device 2 via the communication network 6. Each user is assigned account information including identification information and a password in association with the game device 5. This account information is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 at the time of login, and is used for user authentication in the server device 2.

After user authentication, the server device 2 and the game device 5 are able to communicate with each other. After logging in, the game device 5 receives data necessary for the game to proceed (data related to the game progress status) from the server device 2, and progresses the game while outputting game images and sounds to the display 61 and speaker 62 based on the user's operations.

<Configuration of Game System 1>
The hardware configuration of the server device 2 and the game devices 5 will be described below with reference to Fig. 1. Note that each of the game devices 5 has the same configuration.

<Configuration of Server Device 2>
1, the server device 2 includes a network interface 21, a storage unit 22, and a control unit 23. The network interface 21 and the storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via a bus 29.

The network interface 21 is communicatively connected to each game device 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet or a LAN.

The storage unit 22 is composed of a hard disk drive (HDD), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a solid state drive (SSD). The storage unit 22 stores various programs including a part of the game program according to this embodiment, as well as various data such as a user DB 221 and a lottery list 222.

In user DB221, for each user identification number playing the game, information about the player character operated by the user (status, etc.), the amount of consumable media that can be used in the virtual game space, game data, game device information, equipment information, location information, attribute information, etc. are stored in association with each other. Hereinafter, this information is collectively referred to as "user information."

"Consumable media" refers to currency, points, etc. that can be used within the virtual game space, and are consumed within the game to progress through the game. Consumable media are given to users as rewards for completing quests, or through charges in the real world.

"Game data" refers to data for executing each game being played on game device 5. Game data includes, for example, information for identifying each game, the status of each game (e.g., the values of each parameter of each game medium), game setting information for progressing each game (e.g., information that specifies the content of processing related to the game), operation data for operating characters, etc.

"Attribute information" is information that indicates the attributes of a user or the attributes of a player character operated by a user. Attribute information includes, for example, the user's hometown, places of achievement, places visited, etc. Attribute information may also include, for example, information (identification number) for identifying a specific player for each user.

A "specific player" is a player who has taken a specific action toward a player in a game being progressed by the game progress means 234 or in a game that has been executed in the past. A specific player is typically a fan of the player, but is not limited to this.

The predetermined behavior is typically a fan behavior, and specifically, in a game currently in progress or previously executed, it is behavior such as cheering on a player (including giving a good evaluation of the player's play (such as a so-called "Like!") or tipping), posting a favorable comment in chat, etc. For example, if there are 800 favorable comments out of 1000 posted comments about player A, the attribute identification means 236 tallies the hometowns of the users who posted these 800 comments. Then, if the breakdown of the 800 hometowns is 300 in Tokyo, 250 in Osaka, and 250 in Hokkaido, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the preferred location (attribute) of a specific player (fan) for player A as Tokyo.

The game status may be, for example, the selected game mode, the game's operating status (e.g., running, sleeping, stopped, etc.), the progress of each stage or scene in the game (e.g., not played, in progress (playing), completed (cleared), etc.), or parameter values representing the state of the player character operated by the user and other virtual game space objects (the terrain of the game space, objects that make up the field, or NPC (non player character) objects such as enemy characters).

"Parameters" include, for example, a character's fighting power, HP, attack power, defense power, stamina, intelligence, skill level, skill type or rank, or the value or rarity of an item.

The lottery list 222 is used when the lottery execution means 233 (described later) performs a lottery process generally called gacha, and includes multiple pieces of information about the game media to be selected. The lottery list 222 associates information about the game media (such as name, parameters, rarity, and level) with the selection ratio in the lottery.

"Gacha" is a method in which the server device 2 selects any game medium from the lottery list 222 by lottery based on a predetermined selection ratio. The selected game medium is given to the user's game device 5. "Giving the game medium selected by gacha to the user/the user owns it" is synonymous with "associating/being associated with the game medium selected by the lottery process with identification information indicating the user."

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the device 2.

By executing various programs, the control unit 23 functions as an information processing means 231, a matching means 232, a lottery execution means 233, a game progression means 234, a position identification means 235, an attribute identification means 236, a determination means 237, and a progression control means 238.

-Information processing means-
The information processing means 231 transmits and receives various data to and from each game device 5. Main data received by the information processing means 231 include game program download request information, a gacha lottery request in response to a user operation, a quest execution request, account information, user information, game data, location information, etc. Main data transmitted by the information processing means 231 include game data, information for confirming that the game device 5 has received the game program, information regarding the game media obtained by the gacha, etc.

"Game media" refers to electronic data that represents elements related to the game, including the name of the character used as the player character, and items (weapons, armor, tools) used by the player character in the virtual game space. Users can obtain game media by directly purchasing it for a fee, clearing quests, or through a lottery method known as gacha. The obtained game media is stored and managed in user DB221 in association with the identification information of the user who has come to own the game media.

-Method of verification-
The matching means 232 uses the user identification information received from the game device 5 to authenticate the user account.

-Lottery execution method-
In response to a gacha drawing request, the lottery execution means 233 selects one or more game media by drawing lots from the lottery list 222 based on the selection probability for each game medium. The lottery execution means 233 associates information about the selected game media with identification information of the user who performed the operation that is the source of the lottery request in the user DB 221. As a result, the game media that the user won as a result of drawing the gacha is awarded to the user.

-Game progression-
The game progression means 234 progresses the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from the player. For example, the game progression means 234 progresses the game by operating a character via the game execution means 562 in response to an operational input from the player to the operation unit 54 of the game device 5. For this reason, the game progression means 234 transmits game data and user information to the game execution means 562 of the game device 5 via the network interface 21.

-Location identification means-
The position specifying means 235 specifies position information indicating the position of the player. For example, in the case of a game tournament, the position specifying means 235 may specify the venue of the tournament as this position information. As another example, the position specifying means 235 may specify, as this position information, the latitude and longitude coordinates of the game device 5 at a specific time measured using the positioning unit 58 of the game device 5 before the start of or during the game.

-Attribute identification means-
The attribute identification means 236 identifies a preferential attribute of at least one of the player or the character. When identifying a preferential attribute of the player, the attribute identification means 236 may, for example, refer to the user DB 221 to acquire attribute information (e.g., the player's hometown, place of achievement, visited places, etc.) included in the user information of the player. The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify an attribute indicated in the acquired attribute information that satisfies a predetermined condition as a preferential attribute. The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify a preferential place of at least one of the player or the character.

The attribute identification means 236 identifies the player's preferential attributes based on, for example, the history of location information during a first period. Here, the "first period" refers to the period covered by the history of location information. For example, if the first period is the past 10 years starting from the present, the attribute identification means 236 may identify, as the player's preferential location, the location that the player has visited most frequently during the past 10 years for game tournaments, sightseeing, etc. (hereinafter also referred to as "visited locations") based on the player's history of location information over the past 10 years.

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify a place that has actually been visited in the past as a place that has a connection to the player, and identify this connected place as a preferred location. Therefore, according to the above configuration, for example, the attribute identification means 236 can identify a place that the player actually likes and has visited many times as a preferred location. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify the player's preferred location on a fact basis.

The attribute identification means 236, for example, identifies the player's preferential attributes based further on the player's playing record during a second period. Here, the "second period" is the period that is the subject of the playing record.

The play record is typically a record of playing against other players in competitive games held in tournaments in various regions, but is not limited to this. The play record includes, for example, the date and time of playing, information for identifying the game played (e.g., the game title), and information for identifying the opponent player in competitive play or cooperative play (e.g., the player ID). The play record includes the place where the game was played (including the event name of the event played), the win/loss record and score of the play. For example, when the second period is the past year, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the player's preferred location as the location where the player played the most in the past year based on the play record for the past year. In other words, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the player's preferred location for the next fixed period (next year) based on the play record for the past fixed period (past year).

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify a location where the player has actually played in the past as a location associated with the player, and identify this associated location as a preferred location. Furthermore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can, for example, identify a preferred location for this season based on the player's playing record for the previous year. Therefore, according to the above configuration, for example, the attribute identification means 236 can identify a location that the player has actually visited many times to play as a preferred location. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify the player's preferred location on a fact basis.

With the above configuration, for example, if a player was active in a game tournament held in Tokyo last year, the attribute specification means 236 can make this player stronger in the tournament being held this year in Tokyo, the place where he or she was active.

The attribute identification means 236 identifies the preferential attributes of the players, for example, based on the attributes of each spectator watching the game. At this time, the attribute identification means 236 may, for example, refer to the user DB 221 to acquire attribute information included in the user information of the spectators. The attributes of the spectators also include the fact that the spectator is a specific player. In other words, the attribute identification means 236 identifies the preferential attributes of the players, for example, based on the attributes of the specific players watching the game. The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, tally up the birthplaces and residences of each of the specific players, and identify the most common location in this tally as the preferred location of the specific player. The attribute identification means 236 may then identify the preferred location of the specific player as the player's preferred location.

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify the preferential attributes of a player based on the attributes of a specific player, such as the player's fans, among the spectators. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can give the player an advantage in progressing through the game the more local fans there are in the venue. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can attract local fans to events such as tournaments, thereby revitalizing the local area.

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, re-identify the preferential attributes of a player based on the attributes of each spectator who joined or left the game midway through the game. In other words, for example, if the attributes of a specific player watching the game are changed, the attribute identification means 236 may re-identify the preferential attributes of the player based on this change. For example, if a specific player watching the game leaves the game midway through, the attribute identification means 236 may re-count the specific player's hometown or place of residence, and re-identify the location that is most prevalent as a result of this re-count as the specific player's preferred location. The attribute identification means 236 may then re-identify the re-identified preferred location of the specific player as the player's preferred location.

<Relationship between players and preferential locations>
Here, an example of the preferential locations of players will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between players and the preferential locations of players in the game system 1. In this example, a description will be given using an example of a competitive game between player A and player B.

As shown in FIG. 3(a), the attribute identification means 236 identifies the player's preferred location based on the player's hometown, achievement locations, visited locations, etc. As shown in FIG. 3(b), the achievement locations are identified by the attribute identification means 236 based on at least one of the following locations where the player has played in the past (second period): (a) the location where the player has played the most, (b) the location where the player has won the most, (c) the location where the player has participated in the most game tournaments, and (d) the location where the player has won the most game tournaments.

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, select locations among the above locations (a) to (d) that satisfy a specified condition as locations to be used to identify the proven locations.

An example will be described in which the predetermined condition for (a) above is "the number of plays at the location where the most plays are made exceeds a threshold (90 times in this example)." In the case of player A, the attribute specification means 236 adopts Tokyo as the achievement location because the number of plays at Tokyo, the location where the most plays are made, is 100 times based on the play record in the second period, which exceeds the threshold. On the other hand, in the case of player B, the attribute specification means 236 does not adopt Osaka as the achievement location because the number of plays at Osaka is 80 times, which does not exceed the threshold. Similarly, for the location where the most wins are made in (b) above, the attribute specification means 236 adopts Tokyo as the achievement location because the predetermined condition is met (the number of plays at the location where the most wins are made exceeds a threshold (30 times)). On the other hand, in the case of player B, the attribute specification means 236 does not adopt Osaka as the achievement location because the number of plays at Osaka, the location where the most wins are made, is 20 times, which does not exceed the threshold.

A "visited place" is a place that a player has visited in the past. As shown in FIG. 3(b), a visited place is identified by the attribute identification means 236, for example, based on the place (e) that the player visited most for sightseeing among the places visited in the past (first period) by the player. If the predetermined condition for this (e) is "the number of visits to that place exceeds a threshold value (three times in this example)," the attribute identification means 236 will not adopt Miyagi as a visited place because, based on the history of location information in the first period, the number of visits to Miyagi, the place visited most for sightseeing by player A, is two times, which does not exceed this threshold value.

In the case of player A, the attribute identification means 236 identifies Hokkaido and Tokyo, which are locations that satisfy the predetermined conditions as described above, as preferred locations for player A. In the case of player B, the attribute identification means 236 identifies Okinawa, Osaka, and Shimane, which are locations that satisfy the predetermined conditions as described above, as preferred locations for player B.

-Judgment means-
Returning to FIG. 1 , the explanation will be continued. The determination means 237 determines the first relationship. The "first relationship" is a relationship between location information and a preferential attribute. For example, when the location information indicates that the player is currently located in Hokkaido (indicating that the current play location is Hokkaido) and the preferential location of this player is Hokkaido, the determination means 237 determines that the player's location (play location) and the preferential location match, which is the first relationship.

-Progress control means-
The progress control means 238 favors the progress of the game according to the first relationship. "Favoring the progress of the game" may be any process that favors the progress of the game. The process that favors the progress of the game may be, for example, favoring the parameters of the player character or the like (for example, increasing attack power, HP, or speed, being able to activate special skills, less stiffness after an attack, etc.), increasing the number of continues, increasing the amount of stamina recovery, opening a game event, giving a handicap to the opponent player character or enemy character (disadvantaging parameters), giving a reward (for example, game media (including the right to draw gacha)), etc. For example, when the determination means 237 determines that the position of the player and the favored location match as the first relationship, the progress control means 238 may favor the parameters of the player.

According to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can favor the progress of the game depending on the relationship (first relationship) between the player's location and the preferential attribute. When the player's location is the venue of the tournament, the progress control means 238 can favor the progress of the game of a player who has a connection with the venue. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can motivate the player to be close to the venue by building a relationship in which the player's preferred location and the venue match, which gives the player an advantage in the progress of the game. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can improve the relationship between the region and the player.

<Configuration of Game Device 5>
A display 61, a speaker 62, a touch pad 63, and a microphone 64 are externally connected or built into the game device 5. The game device 5 also has a network interface 51, a graphics processing unit 52, an audio processing unit 53, an operation unit 54, a storage unit 55, and a control unit 56. The network interface 51, the graphics processing unit 52, the audio processing unit 53, the operation unit 54, and the storage unit 55 are electrically connected to the control unit 56 via a bus 59.

The network interface 51 is communicatively connected to the communication network 6 to transmit and receive various data between the game device 5 and the server device 2.

The graphics processing unit 52 renders game images including characters and various objects related to the virtual game space in a moving image format according to the game image information output from the control unit 56. The graphics processing unit 52 is connected to a display 61, which may be, for example, a liquid crystal type, and the game images rendered in a moving image format are displayed on the display 61 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62, and plays and synthesizes game audio according to the instructions of the control unit 56, and outputs it from the speaker 62.

The operation unit 54 is connected to the touchpad 63, and transmits and receives data related to operation inputs to and from the touchpad 63. The user inputs operation signals to the game device 5 by touching the touchpad 63.

The storage unit 55 is composed of a HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, etc. The storage unit 55 stores game data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including parts of the game program, account information for the player's device 5, etc.

The storage unit 55 stores user information. The user information is at least a portion of the information in the user DB 221 stored in the storage unit 22 of the server device 2. The user DB 221 manages a master of the user information, and the storage unit 55 of the game device 5 stores at least a portion of the information in the master that is distributed from the server device 2.

The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the device 5.

The control unit 56 executes various programs to function as a communication means 561, a game execution means 562, and a notification control means 563.

--Communication means 561--
The communication unit 561 is a function for communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 51 .

The communication means 561 generates and transmits information that can be grasped by the server device 2 in response to various operation signals received by the operation unit 54 from the touchpad 63. For example, the communication means 561 transmits account information, download request information for new game data, a gacha execution request, a quest execution request, user information, game data, location information, and the like to the server device 2. The communication means 561 also receives from the server device 2 new game data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request information, information regarding the game medium selected by the lottery process, and the like.

-Game execution means-
The game execution means 562 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 55 in accordance with the operation of the touch pad 63 by the user of the own device 5, or uses the data received from the server device 2 to generate two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information while executing a game program. As the game image information is processed by the graphics processing unit 52, the processed game images are successively displayed on the display 61.

The game execution means 562 then places a character on the game image in accordance with the operation of the user of the player's device 5, and controls the behavior of the character in the virtual game space in accordance with the user's operation and the progress of the game. For example, the game execution means 562 executes a quest in the game in accordance with the user's operation via the touchpad 63 (hereinafter simply referred to as "user operation"). The game execution means 562 also causes the player character to use the game medium selected by the user in accordance with the user operation.

The game execution means 562 generates game data. In addition, the game execution means 562 transmits the game data, user information, and position information to the server device 2 via the network interface 51.

-Notification control means-
The notification control means 563 controls the display on the display 61 and the audio output from the speaker 62 in response to operations by the user of the player's device 5 during game execution.

The positioning unit 58 measures the position information using a predetermined positioning method. The positioning unit 58 has, for example, a GPS receiver, receives signals transmitted by GPS satellites, and measures the latitude and longitude coordinates of the game device 5 as the user's current position.

<Operational Flow of Game System 1>
4, the flow and interactions from the process in which the server device 2 receives a request to play a competitive game from the game devices 5a and 5b to the process in which the competitive game is ended will be described. In this example, a competitive game at an offline tournament held in Hokkaido will be described as an example. In this example, it is assumed that player A and player B who compete in the competitive game are playing using game devices 5a and 5b, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, each of game devices 5a and 5b transmits a request to play a competitive game to the server device 2 (steps st1 and st2).

Next, the game progression means 234 of the server device 2 accepts the transmitted play request (step ST3).

Next, when the game progression means 234 accepts a play request, the location identification means 235 identifies the location information of each of Player A and Player B (step st4). In this example, since the offline tournament is held in Hokkaido, the location of the tournament (Hokkaido) is set as the player's location (play location).

Then, the attribute specification means 236 specifies the preferential attributes of each of player A and player B (step st5). In this example, the preferential locations are specified as the preferential attributes of each player, with player A's preferential locations being Hokkaido and Tokyo, and player B's preferential locations being Okinawa, Osaka, and Shimane.

Then, the determination means 237 determines a first relationship between the position information and the preferential attribute for each player (step st6). In the case of player A, the determination means 237 determines that the first relationship is a relationship in which the position information of player A and the preferential location of player A match. In the case of player B, the determination means 237 determines that the first relationship is a relationship in which the position information of player B and the preferential location of player B do not match.

Next, the progress control means 238 favors the progress of the game according to the first relationship determined by the determination means 237 (step st7). For example, the progress control means 238 favors the game progress of player A because the position information of player A matches the favored location. For example, the progress control means 238 increases the attack power of player character A used by player A in the competitive game.

Next, the game progression means 234 transmits the game data necessary to start the competitive game, including information on increasing the attack power of player character A, to the game devices 5a and 5b (step st8).

Next, the game progression means 234 of the server device 2 starts the competitive game (step st9). While the competitive game is in progress (from start to finish), the server device 2 and the game devices 5a and 5b execute processing within the area indicated by the composite fragment opt1 (Option1).

Specifically, the game progression means 234 of the server device 2 executes processing to progress the competitive game (step st10). The game progression means 234 relays, for example, between game devices 5a and 5b the transmission and reception of game data for the progression of the competitive game. Furthermore, the game execution means 562 of each of game devices 5a and 5b controls the actions of player characters A and B in response to the operations of players A and B, respectively, to execute the competitive game (step st11). Each of game execution means 562 of game devices 5a and 5b transmits the results of this execution as game data to the server device 2. Thereafter, it is assumed that these processes of the game progression means 234 and the game execution means 562 are performed at any time in parallel with subsequent processes.

When the attributes of a specific player watching the competitive game are changed, the server device 2 executes processing within the area indicated by the composite fragment opt2 (Option2). Specifically, when the attributes of a specific player of player B watching the competitive game are changed, the attribute identification means 236 of the server device 2 re-identifies the preferred attributes of player B based on this change (step st12). For example, in the example of FIG. 2, when a specific player (fan) of player B from Hokkaido joins mid-game and increases the number of specific players watching, Hokkaido is added to the preferred locations of player B's specific players, and Hokkaido is added to the preferred locations of player B.

Next, the determination means 237 of the server device 2 re-determines the first relationship between the re-identified preferential attribute and the location information (step st13). Specifically, the determination means 237 re-determines that the location information of player B and the preferential location of player B match each other because Hokkaido has been added to the re-identified preferential locations of player B.

Then, the progress control means 238 of the server device 2 favors the game progress of player B because the re-determined first relationship is a first relationship in which the location information and the preferential location match (step st13). The progress control means 238, for example, increases the attack power of player character B used by player B in the competitive game.

Next, the game progression means 234 of the server device 2 transmits the updated game data, including the information on increasing the attack power of player character B, to the game devices 5a and 5b via the network interface 21 (step st14).

Next, when the situation of the competitive game satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, when the HP of either player character A or B becomes 0), the game progression means 234 of the server device 2 ends the competitive game (step st15).

In summary, the control unit 23 (computer) of the server device 2 functions as game progression means 234 for progressing the game by operating a character in response to operational input from the player, position identification means 235 for identifying position information indicating the player's position, attribute identification means 236 for identifying a preferential attribute of at least one of the player or the character, determination means 237 for determining a first relationship between the position information and the preferential attribute, and progress control means 238 for favoring the progress of the game in response to the first relationship.

<Effects>

According to this embodiment, the progress of the game can be favored according to the relationship (first relationship) between the player's location and the preferential attribute. For example, if the player's location is the venue of a tournament, the progress of the game of a player who has a connection with the venue can be favored. Therefore, according to this embodiment, if a relationship is established in which the player's preferred location and the venue match, the progress of the game will be advantageous, and therefore the player can be motivated to become closer to the venue. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the relationship between the region and the player can be improved.

[Variations]
Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The following cases are also included in the present invention.

[First modified example]

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify spectator attributes and identify preferential attributes of players based on the spectator attributes. Here, "spectator attributes" refer to attributes of spectators watching a game. Spectator attributes may, for example, be attributes of all spectators in a game. The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify the most common preferential location among the preferential locations of multiple spectators watching a game as the spectator attribute of that game.

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify the preferential attributes of the player based on the spectator attributes. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the more local spectators there are at the venue, the more advantageous the player's progress in the game can be. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can attract local spectators to events such as tournaments, thereby revitalizing the local area.

[Second Modification]
The attribute specifying means 236 may specify the preferential attribute of a player based on, for example, (A) the number of spectators having a specific attribute, (B) the ratio of spectators having a specific attribute to the total number of spectators, (C) the number of specific players, or (D) the ratio of specific players to the total number of spectators. The "specific attribute" in (A) and (B) above may be, for example, the hometown being the same as the player's hometown, the residence being the venue, or the residence being within a predetermined range from the player's place of achievement, etc. The attribute specifying means 236 may specify the player's hometown as the preferential location as the preferential attribute of the player when the number of spectators having the same hometown as the player exceeds a threshold value.

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify a player's preferential attribute based on the number of spectators or specific players with a specific attribute or their proportion to the total. For example, in real sports watching, the greater the number of local fans or their proportion to the total, the stronger the power of their support and the easier it is for players to demonstrate their abilities, which is an advantageous tendency. With the above configuration, it is possible to give the player an advantage in the game progress in a manner that is more in line with such tendencies in real sports watching. Therefore, with the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can liven up a local e-sports tournament, just like watching a real sports event, and can revitalize the local area.

[Third Modification]
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the preferential attribute is a preferential location, but the preferential location is not limited to this. The attribute identification means 236 may identify the player's hobby as the preferential attribute. For example, if the player's place of residence is "Japan" and the player's hobby is "overseas travel", the determination means 237 may determine the first relationship in a game tournament held outside Japan as a relationship in which the player's hobby and the player's location information have something in common. Then, the game progression means 234 may give preferential treatment to the game progression of this player in a game tournament held outside Japan according to the determined first relationship.

[Fourth Modification]
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the progress of the game is favored according to a first relationship between the position information of the player and the preferential attribute of the player or the character, but the relationship in which the progress of the game is favored is not limited to this. For example, the game system according to the present embodiment may favor the progress of the game according to a second relationship between a spectator attribute, which is an attribute of a spectator of the game, and the preferential attribute of the player or the character.

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify spectator attributes for a game based on the attributes of each spectator watching the game. For example, the attribute identification means 236 may tally up the preferential locations of each spectator in tournament A of a game, and if the most common preferential location in the tally is Osaka, identify Osaka as the spectator location for tournament A. Here, "spectator location" is one of the spectator attributes, and is a location related to spectators, including spectators.

The determination means 237 may, for example, determine a second relationship between a spectator attribute and a preferential attribute. For example, in a tournament A, when the spectator location is Osaka and the player's preferential location is Osaka, the determination means 237 may determine that the second relationship is a relationship in which the spectator location and the preferential location match.

The progress control means 238 may, for example, further favor the progress of the game depending on the second relationship determined by the determination means 237.

According to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can further favor the progress of the game according to the second relationship between the spectator attribute and the favored attribute. For example, as with home games in real sports viewing, the more spectators there are who have a local connection to the player, such as his hometown, the more advantageous the player tends to be. According to the above configuration, in a manner that is more in line with such trends in real sports viewing, spectators who have attributes related to the player's attributes can give the player an advantage in the game progress. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can liven up an e-sports tournament just like watching a real sports game.

[Sixth Modification]
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the game progress is favored according to the first relationship between the player's position information and the preferential attribute of the player or character, but the relationship in which the game progress is favored is not limited to this. For example, the game system according to this embodiment may favor the game progress according to a third relationship between a host attribute, which is an attribute of a host who hosts an event such as a game tournament, and the preferential attribute of the player or character.

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify the attribute of the organizer of a game event. For example, if the organizer is a Shimane regional development organization, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the organizer location, which is an attribute of the organizer, as "Shimane."

The determination means 237 may, for example, determine a third relationship between the attributes of the organizer and the preferential attribute. For example, in a tournament B, when the organizer location is Shimane and the player's preferential location is Shimane, the determination means 237 may determine that the third relationship is a relationship in which the organizer location and the preferential location match.

The progress control means 238 may, for example, further favor the progress of the game depending on the third relationship determined by the determination means 237.

For example, when an organizer aiming to revitalize a region holds an online tournament, the players are not necessarily located in the region related to the organizer. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can revitalize the region related to the organizer even if the players are not located in the region related to the organizer.

[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which the game system 1 identifies a preferential attribute of a player and gives preferential treatment to the progress of the game in accordance with a first relationship between the identified preferential attribute of the player and the position information of the player, but the embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the game system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may identify a preferential attribute of a character and give preferential treatment to the progress of the game in accordance with a first relationship between the identified preferential attribute of the character and the player.

For example, if a real-life event related to the character satisfies a predetermined condition, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the character's preferential attribute based on the location where the event occurred. Here, "real-life event related to the character" refers to, for example, an event (behavior or occurrence) that actually occurred in a real person, animal, or item corresponding to each character. For example, if the player character is a real sports player, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the locations of games in which the sports player played well, the locations of camps held, the locations visited, the locations of the school attended, and the like as the preferred locations of the player character if the player character is a real sports player and these locations satisfy a predetermined condition. Also, for example, if the player character is a real racehorse, the attribute identification means 236 may identify the locations of races in which the racehorse played well, the birthplace, and the like as the preferred locations of the player character if these locations satisfy a predetermined condition.

According to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can identify the character's preferential attributes by linking them to real-life events related to the character. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the attribute identification means 236 can progress the game in a manner that is more in line with home races such as sports matches and horse races involving real athletes and racehorses.

The control unit 23 may further function as a reception means (not shown) by executing various programs. The reception means receives character selections from each of the multiple users. The reception means may, for example, receive character selections from each of the multiple users as player characters to be used in the game. As another example, the reception means may receive character selections from each of the multiple users as their favorite characters for purposes such as a character popularity poll.

The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify the attribute that is the most numerous or the greatest proportion of the total among the attributes of the multiple players who selected the character as the preferred attribute of the character. The attribute identification means 236 may, for example, identify the most numerous preferred location among the multiple players who selected character C as the preferred location of this character. The attribute identification means 236 may also, for example, identify the most numerous preferred location among the multiple players who selected character C as the preferred location of this character. The attribute identification means 236 may also, for example, identify the most numerous preferred location among the multiple players who selected character C as the preferred location of this character.

According to the above configuration, the attribute specification means 236 can specify the attributes of a character based on the attributes of the players or fans who like each character. According to the above configuration, the attribute specification means 236 can specify the attributes of each character according to the support group of the character, and can set the character attributes in line with the user's wishes.

In the game according to this embodiment, a player may specify multiple characters by operational input. For example, a player may specify multiple characters that will make up a deck that the player will use in the game. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, player A specifies characters 1 to 5 as the characters that will make up the deck. Also, player B specifies characters 6 to 10 as the characters that will make up the deck.

The determination means 237 may, for example, determine whether the preferential attribute and location information of each of the multiple characters specified by the player satisfy the first relationship. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the determination means 237 may determine whether the preferential location of each of the multiple characters matches the play location, Tokyo. In this example, it is determined that characters 1, 2, and 7 have a relationship in which their preferential location matches the play location and therefore satisfy the first relationship.

The progress control means 238 favors the progress of the game by characters with favored attributes that are determined to satisfy the first relationship, and further determines the degree of favoring according to the combination of favored attributes that satisfy the first relationship. This "determining the degree of favoring" means, for example, determining the degree of attack power to be increased or determining that a specific skill can be activated.

As shown in FIG. 5, the progress control means 238 favors the game progress of characters 1 and 2 in the favored location determined to satisfy the first relationship for player A. Furthermore, the progress control means 238 determines that the degree of attack power increase for player A is doubled in accordance with the combination of characters 1 and 2 in the favored location determined to satisfy the first relationship.

According to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can not only favor the progress of the game according to the favored attributes of each character, but also determine the degree of favoring according to the combination. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can allow the player to select a combination of characters that will be included in the deck that will be favored to a higher degree. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can encourage the player to specify a character that is closely related to the area in which the player is located, thereby revitalizing the area.

The game progression means 234 may, for example, progress the game by operating each character in response to operation inputs from multiple players. For example, when multiple players play cooperatively, the game progression means 234 may progress the game by operating each player character of the multiple players.

The determination means 237 may, for example, determine whether the preferential attribute and location information of each of a plurality of players satisfy a first relationship. For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, the determination means 237 may determine whether the preferential location and the play location of each of the players match. In this example, it is assumed that the determination means 237 has determined that the preferential location and the play location of each of the players other than player D match.

The progress control means 238 may, for example, give preferential treatment to the game progress of a player with preferential attributes determined to satisfy the first relationship. For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, the progress control means 238 may give preferential treatment to the game progress of players A to C in preferential locations determined to satisfy the first relationship. Furthermore, the progress control means 238 may determine the degree of this preferential treatment according to a combination of preferential attributes that satisfy the first relationship. For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 6, when a combination of preferential locations that satisfies the first relationship is the play location "Tokyo" where players A and B are the same play location and which coincides with the preferential location, the progress control means 238 may enable a combo attack to be activated in cooperative play between players A and B.

According to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can determine the degree of preferential treatment in the progress of the game in a multiplay game between multiple players, depending on the combination of preferential attributes that satisfy the first relationship between the multiple players. Therefore, according to the above configuration, for example, a player can gather players from the same hometown as himself and play cooperatively in a place that has a connection to his hometown, thereby allowing the player to advance the cooperative play to an advantage. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the progress control means 238 can gather players who have a connection to the area in a multiplay game, thereby revitalizing the area.

[Variations]
Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The following cases are also included in the present invention.

[First Modification]
In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which a game is played in an offline tournament where players and managers gather at one venue, but the game is not limited to this. For example, a game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be an online game in which players and spectators are located remotely and the game devices 5 used by each of them are connected to each other via a network.

In the case of an online competitive game, the play location of player A and the play location of player B do not necessarily coincide. For this reason, for example, if player A's play location is Hokkaido and player A's preferred location is also Hokkaido, and player B's play location is Okinawa and player B's preferred location is also Okinawa, it is possible that both players are playing in the preferred locations. For this reason, the progress control means 238 may determine the degree of preferential treatment based further on the season in which they are playing, etc.

For example, when the playing season is summer, the progress control means 238 may give a greater degree of preferential treatment to player A, whose preferred location is Hokkaido, which is an easy place to play in summer, than to player B. For example, when the playing season is summer, the progress control means 238 may enable combo attacks by player A, whose preferred location is Hokkaido, against player B, whose preferred location is Osaka, when the playing season is summer. In other words, the progress control means 238 may give an advantage to more comfortable locations depending on the playing season. For example, the progress control means 238 may give an advantage to cooler locations when the playing season is summer.

[Other embodiments]
The various control means and processing procedures described in the above embodiment are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses. The various control means and processing procedures can be appropriately modified in design without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, the game device 5 is a smartphone, but the game device 5 may be an amusement device provided at a game center, etc.

The game may be an action game, a shooting game, a role-playing game, a simulation game, a board game, a puzzle game, etc., and can be applied to various types of games.

In the above embodiment, the object is a player character, but this is not limiting. For example, the object can be a card or an item (weapon, armor, and other equipment) used in the virtual game space.

In the above embodiment, the server device 2 and multiple game devices 5 function together to make the game program work, but this is not limited to the above. All of the means of the game program, i.e., the game progression means, position identification means, attribute identification means, judgment means, progress control means, etc., may be provided in the server device 2 alone, the game device 5 alone, a communication terminal separate from the server device and game device 5 alone, or two of these devices that are combined (e.g., distributed processing in the server device 2 and the game device 5). Furthermore, when the server device, game devices, and communication terminals function together, it is also possible to change as appropriate which means are to be functioned in which device.

Even when these other embodiments are adopted, the effects of this embodiment are achieved. In addition, this embodiment can be combined with other embodiments, and other embodiments can be combined with each other as appropriate.

1 Game system 2 Server device 23 Control unit 234 Game progression means 235 Position identification means 236 Attribute identification means 237 Determination means 238 Progress control means 5 Game device 56 Control unit

Claims (13)

Computer,
a game progression means for progressing through the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from a player;
A means for identifying a venue of an event in which the game is played or a host venue which is an attribute of a host hosting the event,
a specifying means for specifying, for the player, at least one location that satisfies a predetermined condition among a plurality of locations related to at least one of the player and the character, as a preferential location for at least one of the player and the character;
a determination means for determining whether the venue or the sponsor venue coincides with the preferential venue;
when the venue or the organizer venue coincides with the preferential venue, the preferential venue functions as a progress control means for preferentially promoting the progress of the game ;
The identification means is
The computer determines location information indicating a location of the player;
if a place visited by the player, as indicated by the history of the position information during a first period, satisfies a predetermined condition, the visited place is identified as a preferential place for the player;
Game program. Computer,
a game progression means for progressing through the game by operating a character in response to an operational input from a player;
A means for identifying a venue of an event in which the game is played or a host venue which is an attribute of a host hosting the event,
a preferential location for at least one of the player and the character is specified for each player who progresses through the game;
the preferential locations include preferential locations different from each other for a first player and a second player who play the game,
The computer,
a determination means for determining whether the venue or the sponsor venue coincides with the preferential venue;
when the venue or the organizer venue coincides with the preferential venue, the preferential venue functions as a progress control means for preferentially promoting the progress of the game ;
The identification means is
The computer determines location information indicating a location of the player;
if a place visited by the player, as indicated by the history of the position information during a first period, satisfies a predetermined condition, the visited place is identified as a preferential place for the player;
Game program. The specifying means specifies a preferential location for the player further based on a play record of the player during a second period.
3. The game program according to claim 1 or 2 . the specifying means specifies a location that satisfies a predetermined condition among locations related to spectators watching the game as a preferential location for the player;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . the specifying means specifies a preferential location for the player based on a location of each of the spectators who is a specific player who has performed a predetermined action toward the player in the game being progressed by the game progress means or in a game executed in the past, among the spectators watching the game;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . the specifying means specifies a preferential location for the player based on the number of the spectators having a specific attribute, including having the same hometown as the player or having a place of residence that coincides with the location of an event of the game, the ratio of the spectators having the specific attribute to the entire spectators, the number of the specified players, or the ratio of spectators who are the specified players to the entire spectators;
The game program according to claim 5 . the specifying means specifies a preferential location for the character based on a location where a real-world event related to the character satisfies a predetermined condition;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . causing the computer to further function as a reception unit for receiving a selection of the character from each of a plurality of users;
the specifying means specifies, among the locations related to each of the plurality of players who have selected the character, a location having the largest number or a largest proportion relative to the entirety as a preferential location for the character;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . The player designates a plurality of characters through an operation input;
the determining means determines whether or not a preferential location for each of the plurality of characters coincides with the venue or the organizer location;
the progress control means gives preferential treatment to the progress of the game by a character whose preferential location is determined to coincide with the venue or the organizer location, and further, when there are a plurality of characters to be given preferential treatment, determines a degree of the preferential treatment according to a combination of the preferential locations of each of the plurality of characters;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 8 . the game progression means progresses the game by operating respective characters in response to operation inputs from a plurality of players;
the determination means determines whether or not the preferential location of each of the plurality of players coincides with the venue or the organizer location;
the progress control means gives preferential treatment to the progress of a game of a player in a preferential location determined to be the same as the venue location or the organizer location, and further, when there are a plurality of players to be given preferential treatment, determines a degree of the preferential treatment according to a combination of the preferential locations of each of the plurality of players.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 9 . the identifying means identifies a location that satisfies a predetermined condition among locations related to each spectator who watches the game;
The determination means determines whether or not the specified location of the spectator coincides with the preferential treatment location;
the progress control means, when the specified location coincides with a preferential location of the player, further preferentially advances the progress of the game;
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 10 . A storage unit that stores the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 11 ;
A control unit that executes the game program.
Server device. A storage unit that stores the game program according to any one of claims 1 to 11 ;
A control unit that executes the game program.
Game system.

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