JP7701715B2 - Game system, method and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

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

A game program has been proposed that generates a deck based on input operations received from a player, determines whether the total cost of the deck exceeds a predetermined upper limit, executes a play part in which the player plays a game using the deck, and if it is determined that the total cost exceeds the upper limit, imposes a penalty at a predetermined timing during the progress of the play part that makes the progress of the play part disadvantageous to the player, and displays at least one of a notification that a penalty will be imposed and a notification that a penalty has been imposed on a display unit at a predetermined timing (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2019-92655 A

In games such as those described in Patent Document 1, game elements (such as pieces or cards that resemble objects or characters) are placed on a stage. A cost is set for each game element. In general, the more useful a game element is in the game (for example, it starts up quickly, has high attack power, etc.), the higher the cost is set in advance.

However, conventionally, the costs set for game elements are fixed. For this reason, among multiple types of game elements, the easiest game elements to use in a game (for example, those with a relatively good balance between usefulness and cost) are determined, and only these easy-to-use game elements are used, making it difficult to come up with new ways of using game elements or strategies, resulting in a problem of reduced game playability.

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to prevent a decline in game play by varying the costs of game elements.

To solve the above problems, the game system of the present invention provides the following solutions:

(1) A game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming action elements are placed on a stage, the game elements are operated, and a game is played against the game elements of an opponent, the game system comprising:
a game element setting means for setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
a startup cost setting means for setting a startup cost, which is the amount of the action element required for startup, for each of the plurality of types of game elements;
The game system is characterized in that the startup cost setting means varies the startup cost for each of the plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time.

In the configuration (1), the game system places game elements that are operated by consuming operating elements on a stage, operates the game elements, and controls a game in which the game elements are played against an opponent's game elements, and is provided with a game element setting means and an activation cost setting means.
The game element setting means sets a plurality of types of game elements.
The activation cost setting means sets an activation cost, which is the amount of operation elements required for activation, for each of a plurality of types of game elements.
The activation cost setting means varies the activation cost for each of the plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time.

Here, if the activation cost is relatively large, the activation will be slow, and there is a high possibility that the opponent will play second. On the other hand, if the activation cost is relatively small, the activation will be fast, and there is a high possibility that the opponent will play first. For this reason, the size of the activation cost has a huge impact on the strategy in the game.

According to the configuration (1), the activation cost of a game element that is activated by consuming an action element can be varied over a predetermined period of time.
As a result, for example, at a certain timing, the startup cost of a game element with a low startup cost (fast startup) can be increased by changing the startup cost over a predetermined period (e.g., one week), and the startup cost of a game element with a high startup cost (slow startup) can be decreased by changing the startup cost over a predetermined period (e.g., one week). Therefore, even for the same game element, the player needs to devise a usage method or strategy according to the changed startup cost over a predetermined period.
Therefore, by varying the costs of game elements, it is possible to prevent the playability of the game from decreasing.

(2) A counting means for counting the number of times each of the plurality of types of game elements is used by a player,
The game system according to (1), wherein the startup cost setting means sets the startup cost for each of the plurality of types of game elements according to the number of times the game elements are used within the predetermined period.

In the configuration (2), the game system further includes a counting means.
The counting means counts the number of times each of the plurality of types of game elements is used by the player.
The activation cost setting means sets an activation cost for each of the plurality of types of game elements according to the number of times the game elements are used within a predetermined period of time.

This makes it possible, for example, to set a high startup cost for a game element that is used relatively frequently by players (is popular among players) during a given period of time, and to set a low startup cost for a game element that is used relatively infrequently by players (is not popular among players).
Therefore, it is possible to balance the usefulness of a plurality of game elements for each predetermined period of time according to the number of times they are used by players (popularity among players).

(3) The game device further includes a motion element accumulation means for accumulating the motion elements in one game,
The game system described in (1) or (2), wherein the action element accumulation means accumulates the action elements in an amount corresponding to the areas in which the game elements have not been placed by the player in the stage, in which a plurality of areas in which the game elements can be placed are set.

In the configuration (3), the game system further includes an action element accumulation means.
The action element accumulation means accumulates action elements in one game, and accumulates an amount of action elements according to areas in which no game elements have been placed by the player in a stage in which a plurality of areas in which game elements can be placed are set.

Generally, when there is no superiority or inferiority among game elements, it is clear that it is advantageous to place more game elements in multiple areas of the stage.
According to the configuration (3), the operation elements required to start the game elements are accumulated in an amount corresponding to the area in which no game elements are arranged.

That is, placing more game elements in multiple areas of the stage results in fewer areas without game elements, and therefore fewer accumulated action elements, which results in slower activation of game elements and a higher possibility of being taken first by the opponent.On the other hand, placing fewer game elements in multiple areas of the stage results in more areas without game elements, and therefore a higher accumulated action element, which results in faster activation of game elements and a higher possibility of being taken first by the opponent.
Therefore, from the player's point of view, the playability of the game can be improved by devising a strategy to increase or decrease the number of game elements, speed up the start of the game elements, or take the initiative against the opponent.

(4) A method executed by a game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming an action element are placed on a stage, the game elements are operated, and a game is played against the game elements of an opponent, the method comprising:
setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
and setting, for each of the plurality of types of game elements, a startup cost that is the amount of the action element required for startup;
A gaming method comprising: varying the activation cost for each of a plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time.

(5) A game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming action elements are placed on a stage, the game elements are operated, and a game is played against the game elements of an opponent,
a game element setting means for setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
a startup cost setting unit that sets a startup cost, which is the amount of the operation element required for startup, for each of the plurality of types of game elements;
The startup cost setting means varies the startup cost for each of a plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time.

The configurations (4) and (5) provide the same effect as the configuration (1).

According to the present invention, by varying the cost of game elements, it is possible to prevent a decline in game playability.

1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating a game element DB of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a startup cost setting DB of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11A to 11C are diagrams illustrating the operation of an action element accumulation means of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing a deck creation screen in a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a game control process flow executed by the game control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Below, a detailed description of the mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, the embodiment) will be given with reference to the attached drawings. In the following drawings, the same elements are given the same numbers or symbols throughout the description of the embodiment.

(Basic concept/basic configuration)
1 and 2 are diagrams for explaining an overview of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The game system 1 comprises at least a game control device 10 and a plurality of terminals 20 connected to the game control device 10 via a network and operated by a plurality of players, and controls a game in which game elements C (in the example shown in FIG. 1, letters written in circles) that are operated by consuming action elements are placed on a stage S, and the game elements C are operated to play against the game elements C of an opponent.

We will now explain an overview of the game controlled by the game system 1. Figure 1 shows an example of a battle screen in the game.

First, a player forms a deck PD in which game elements C are arranged on a stage S in which multiple regions R (approximately rectangular frames with diagonal lines in the example shown in FIG. 1) are formed, which will be the player's side. At this time, the player selects any game element C from multiple types of game elements C (A, B, and C in the example shown in FIG. 1) and places the selected game element C in one of the multiple regions R. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the player selects game elements C (A) and (C), and forms a deck PD in which they are arranged in region R in the center of stage S.

When the game system 1 receives an operation by a player to start the game, the game control device 10 selects the deck ED created by the other player who will be the opponent, and places the deck ED selected as the opponent opposite the player's deck PD, with the middle area CR (a roughly white rectangular frame in the example shown in Figure 1) between them, resulting in the state shown in Figure 1, and the game begins.

In this embodiment, the multiple regions R are arranged vertically and horizontally as roughly rectangular frames on a two-dimensional plane to form a stage S, but this is not limited to this and any shape and arrangement on a two-dimensional plane is acceptable, and a stage expressed in three dimensions may also be formed. In addition, for ease of explanation, the game elements C are represented as letters written in circles, but this is not limited to this and they can be any shape, such as a shape representing a card or a character.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a game element C in a game controlled by the game system 1. As shown in FIG.
When the game starts, the game system 1 designates either the player or the opponent as the first player and the other as the second player, and first accumulates action elements for the first player (the player's side in the example shown in FIG. 2 ). In this embodiment, the action elements, which will be described in detail later, are elements necessary for starting a game element C, and are accumulated according to areas in a plurality of areas R in which game elements C have not been placed by the player.

In addition, in this embodiment, a startup cost, which is the amount of operation elements required to start up each game element C, is set for each game element C. Game element C is started up when operation elements have been accumulated to the extent of the set startup cost.

In the example shown in Fig. 2, the accumulated operation elements of game element C(A) are equal to or greater than the activation cost, while the accumulated operation elements of game elements C(B) and (C) are less than the activation cost.
Therefore, the game element C (A) of the player whose accumulated operation elements are equal to or greater than the activation cost moves toward and attacks the opponent's game element C (B). On the other hand, the game element C (C) of the player whose accumulated operation elements are not equal to or greater than the activation cost remains in its initial position (the position where the player first placed it, as shown in FIG. 1) and is not activated.

Then, based on the performance (e.g., attack power, etc.) of one game element C (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the player's game element C(A)) and the performance (e.g., HP (hit points: the amount of damage that can be withstood from an opponent's attack), defensive power, etc.) of the other game element C that was attacked (in the example shown in FIG. 2, the opponent's game element C(B)), if the attack by the performance of one game element C is equal to or greater than the HP of the other game element C, the game system 1 eliminates the other game element C.

For example, the game system 1 considers the process from the start of the game to the above as one turn, and processes the first turn and then the second turn in that order. When all game elements C in either the player's deck PD or the opponent's deck ED have been erased, the other player wins and the game ends.

(Functional configuration)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The game system 1 includes a game control device 10 and a plurality of terminals 20 connected to the game control device 10 via a network and operated by a plurality of players, respectively.

(Functional configuration of game control device)
The game control device 10 comprises a game element setting means 110 , a counting means 120 , a startup cost setting means 130 , a game control means 140 , an action element accumulation means 150 , and a storage means 160 .

The game element setting means 110 sets a plurality of types of game elements and stores them in a game element database (hereinafter also referred to as a game element DB) in the storage means 160 .
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of the game element DB of the game system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The game element setting means 110 assigns game element identification information for identifying each of the multiple types of game elements C, sets game element information for each game element C that associates character information, performance information, and startup cost with the game element identification information, and stores the game element information in the game element DB. The game element setting means 110 also transmits the game element information for each game element to the terminal 20.

The character information is the display format of the game element C to be displayed on the terminal 20, and is information for displaying, for example, images of cartoon characters or original characters on the terminal 20.

The performance information is information that specifies the operating mode of the game element C, and includes, for example, information indicating the initial value of the HP of the game element C, the value of the attack power of the opponent against the game element C, the movement speed indicating the number of areas R and intermediate areas CR (see Figure 1) that the game element C can move to in one turn, and information indicating skills that specify operations other than movement and attack when the game element C is activated.

The startup cost indicates the amount of operational elements required to start game element C, and is set by the startup cost setting means described below and updated at predetermined intervals.

Counting means 120 counts the number of times each of the multiple types of game elements C is used by a player. In detail, counting means 120 counts the number of times each game element C is placed in area R (see FIG. 1) by a player during a predetermined period (e.g., one week) for all players, and stores information indicating the total number of times the game element is used in storage means 160.

The startup cost setting means 130 sets a startup cost for each of the multiple types of game elements C. The startup cost setting means 130 also varies the startup cost for each of the multiple types of game elements C over a predetermined period (e.g., one week). In detail, the startup cost setting means 130 sets a startup cost for each of the multiple types of game elements C according to the number of times the element is used in a predetermined period.

Specifically, for each of the multiple types of game elements C, the startup cost setting means 130 refers to the storage means 160, and based on the number of times the game element was used counted by the counting means 120 during the previous specified period (e.g., one week), refers to the startup cost setting database (hereinafter also referred to as the startup cost setting DB) to set the startup cost for the next specified period.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of a startup cost setting DB of the game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the startup cost setting DB, a variation coefficient is associated with the number of times a game element is used, and is stored in the storage means 160. In the startup cost setting DB, the startup cost is set to be lower as the number of times a game element is used is smaller (as the game element C is not used as often).

The startup cost setting means 130, for example, sets the startup cost for a next specified period by multiplying the startup cost of a certain game element C in the previous specified period by a variation coefficient associated with the number of times the game element was used in the previous specified period in the startup cost setting DB, and updates the startup cost in the game element DB (see Figure 4) with the set startup cost.

In the description of this embodiment, the startup cost setting means 130 multiplies the startup cost of the game element C in the previous specified period by a variable coefficient according to the number of times the game element is used to set the startup cost in the next specified period. However, the startup cost in the next specified period is not limited to the above form, and may be set using a variable coefficient according to other factors such as the win rate in a game using the game element C and the popularity of the display mode of the game element C (e.g., a character in a cartoon or the like) (e.g., data indicating the popularity of the character provided by a person who manages the copyright of the character) in addition to the number of times the game element is used, as long as the startup cost can be set to be lower the fewer the number of times the game element is used. In this case, the startup cost in the next specified period may be set so that the lower the win rate in a game using the game element C or the lower the popularity, for example. The startup cost in the next specified period may be set for each game element C based on a variable coefficient according to the number of times the game element is used, regardless of the startup cost in the previous specified period.

The game control means 140 controls the execution of the game in the game system 1 in response to various types of game information transmitted from the terminal 20 based on the player's operations, and transmits information indicating the progress of the game to the terminal 20.

In detail, the game control means 140 receives deck information indicating a deck PD (see FIG. 1) formed based on the player's operation from the terminal 20, and stores the received deck information in the storage means 160 in association with player identification information that identifies the player. In this way, the storage means 160 stores multiple pieces of deck information formed by multiple players.

The game control means 140 also selects the deck ED (see FIG. 1) of the opponent in the game from among the multiple deck information stored in the storage means 160, for example by using AI (Artificial Intelligence), which is suitable as an opponent for the player who transmitted the deck information and the deck of that player, sets the opponent as an opponent in one game, and transmits the deck information of the set opponent to the terminal 20 that transmitted the deck information. Note that the game control means 140 may randomly select the opponent's deck information from among the multiple deck information stored in the storage means 160.

In addition, during game execution, the game control means 140 operates the player's game elements C and the opponent's game elements C, for example, by AI, by referring to the game element DB (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage means 160.

Then, the game control means 140 transmits to the terminal 20 game execution information indicating the position and status (e.g., remaining HP, etc.) of the game element C in the stage S while the game is being executed, and information indicating the game result.

The action element accumulation means 150 accumulates action elements in one game, and accumulates an amount of action elements according to the areas where the player has not placed game elements C in a stage in which multiple areas in which game elements C can be placed are set.

Figure 6 is a diagram explaining the operation of the action element accumulation means of the game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 6, the top diagram shows an example of a battle screen in the initial state of the game, and the bottom diagram shows a state in which the player's turn has ended and game element C (A) of the player's side has moved to the enemy's camp from the screen shown in the top diagram. Note that in Figure 6, for ease of explanation, the area R where game element C is not placed is filled in black, and the area R where game element C is placed is hatched with diagonal lines, but area R can be displayed in any manner.

A specific example of the operation of the action element storage means 150 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in the state shown in the upper diagram, the player's side has 8 out of 10 regions R in which game elements C are not placed, so the action element accumulation amount is "8." Also, the opponent's side has 7 out of 10 regions R in which game elements C are not placed, so the action element accumulation amount is "7."

In the state shown in the lower diagram, during the turn shown in the upper diagram, the player's game element C (A) moves to the enemy camp and attacks the opponent's game element C (B) shown in the upper diagram, causing the opponent's game element C (B) to disappear.
In this case, the player's action element accumulation amount is "9" because, out of the 10 regions R, 9 regions R do not have game element C placed therein. In this way, the player's action element accumulation amount is increased by "1" from the state shown in the upper diagram by moving the player's game element C (A) to the opponent's camp from the state shown in the upper diagram.
Furthermore, on the opponent's side, out of the 10 regions R, 8 regions R do not contain game element C, so the action element accumulation amount is "8." In this way, from the state shown in the upper diagram, the opponent's game element C (B) has been attacked by the player's game element C (A) and disappeared, so the action element accumulation amount has increased by "1" from the state shown in the upper diagram.

In the explanation using FIG. 6, for ease of explanation, the number of regions R in which game elements C are not placed is used as the motion element accumulation amount. However, this is not limited to this, and the motion element accumulation means 150 may accumulate the motion element accumulation amount by referring to factors other than the number of regions R in which game elements C are not placed. For example, the motion element accumulation means 150 may weight the region R according to its position. In this case, for example, the closer the region R in which game elements C are not placed is to the opponent's camp, the greater the motion element accumulation amount may be accumulated.

Returning to FIG. 3, the game control means 140 compares the action element accumulation amount accumulated by the action element accumulation means 150 with the activation cost set by the activation cost setting means 130 for each game element C placed on the stage S, and determines whether the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost. The game control means 140 then activates the game element C for which it has determined that the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost. Furthermore, when the game control means 140 activates a game element C, the action element accumulation means 150 subtracts the value of the activation cost of that game element C from the accumulated action element accumulation amount.

When the game control means 140 operates the game element C, for example, it has the AI determine the effectiveness of an attack on the opponent's game element C, and operates the game element C with a movement direction and operation content based on this determination. Note that the operation of the game element C is not limited to being automatically operated by the AI, and may also be operated by the player.

(Functional configuration of the terminal)
The multiple terminals 20 are operated by each player and consist of, for example, smartphones, tablet terminals, personal computers, etc., and are each connected to the game control device 10 via a network so as to be able to send and receive information, and are equipped with a terminal control means 210, an input/output means 220, and a transmission/reception means 230.

The terminal control means 210 launches a pre-installed game application in response to the player's operation of the input/output means 220, and forms a deck PD.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a typical deck creation screen in the game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The terminal control means 210 displays a deck creation screen on the input/output means 220 based on the player's operation. The terminal control means 210 displays a deck creation screen on the input/output means 220 based on game element information (including character information, performance information, and startup cost) for each game element C received by the transmission/reception means 230. The deck creation screen displays a stage S in which a plurality of regions R are formed, and startup costs and attack power and HP based on performance information in association with game elements C based on character information.

The player places the game element C on the stage S, for example, by dragging the desired game element C to one of the multiple regions R on the deck creation screen displayed on the input/output means 220.
Then, for example, when the player subsequently touches the save button on the deck formation screen, the terminal control means 210 transmits the stage S on which the game elements C are currently placed as the player's deck to the game control device 10 via the transmission/reception means 230.

Then, the game control device 10 receives the game execution information and information indicating the game result transmitted from the game control device 10 via the transmission/reception means 230, and displays the battle screen (see Figure 1) based on this game execution information and the game result on the input/output means 220.

The input/output means 220 is, for example, a touch panel, and under the control of the terminal control means 210, displays, for example, a deck creation screen, accepts player operations, and displays a battle screen (see FIG. 1).

The display of the deck creation screen and the battle screen may be performed by an application of the game installed on the terminal 20, or may be performed by accessing a website controlled by the game control device 10 on the terminal 20.

In addition, in this embodiment, the game control device 10 includes a game control means 140 and an action element storage means 150, and the game progresses on the game control device 10, and the results are displayed on the terminal 20. However, this is not limited to the above, and the terminal 20 may include the game control means 140 and the action element storage means 150, and the terminal 20 may control the progress of the game.

The above-mentioned functional configuration of the present system is merely an example, and one functional block (database and functional processing unit) may be divided, or multiple functional blocks may be combined into one functional block. Each functional processing unit is realized by a computer program executed by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) built into the device or terminal, which reads out a computer program (e.g., a core software or an application that causes the CPU to execute the above-mentioned various processes) stored in a storage device (storage means) such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a hard disk. That is, each functional processing unit is realized by the computer program reading and writing necessary data such as tables from a database (DB; Data Base) stored in the storage device or a storage area on the memory, and in some cases controlling related hardware (e.g., an input/output device, a display device, a communication interface device). In addition, the database (DB) in the embodiment of the present invention may be a commercial database, but it also means a simple collection of tables and files, and the internal structure of the database itself is not important.

(Processing flow)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a game control process flow executed by the game control device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1, the startup cost setting means 130 refers to the storage means 160 for each of the multiple types of game elements C, and sets the startup cost for the next specified period based on the number of times the game element was used counted by the counting means 120 during the previous specified period (e.g., one week), by referring to the startup cost setting DB.

In step S2, the game element setting means 110 transmits to the terminal 20 game element information for each game element C, including the startup cost set by the startup cost setting means 130 in step S1.

In step S3, the game control means 140 receives deck information from the terminal 20 indicating the deck PD (see FIG. 1) formed based on the player's operation.

In step S4, the game control means 140 selects deck information suitable for the player who sent the deck information and the deck of that player as an opponent in the game from among the multiple deck information stored in the storage means 160, and sets the deck ED of the opponent in the game (see Figure 1), and transmits the deck information of the set opponent to the terminal 20 that sent the deck information.

In step S5, the action element accumulation means 150 accumulates an amount of action elements corresponding to the area R where no game element C is placed in the stage S of the first player set in the game control means 140 during one game.

In step S6, the game control means 140 compares the action element accumulation amount accumulated by the action element accumulation means 150 in step S5 with the activation cost set by the activation cost setting means 130 in step S1 for each game element C placed on the first player's stage S, and determines whether the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost. If the game control means 140 determines that the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost, it proceeds to step S7, and if it determines that the action element accumulation amount is less than the activation cost, it proceeds to step S9.

In step S7, the game control means 140 operates the game element C of the first player and transmits game execution information indicating the operated state to the terminal 20. In addition, when the game control means 140 operates the game element C, the action element accumulation means 150 subtracts a value equivalent to the activation cost of the game element C from the accumulated action element amount.

In step S8, the game control means 140 determines whether or not any game elements C remain on the stage S of the player who plays second. If game elements C remain, the process proceeds to step S9. If game elements C do not remain, the game control means 140 transmits information indicating the game result that indicates the victory of the player who plays first to the terminal 20, and ends the game control process.

In step S9, the action element accumulation means 150 accumulates an amount of action elements corresponding to the area R where no game element C is placed in the stage S of the player playing second set in the game control means 140 during one game.

In step S10, the game control means 140 compares the action element accumulation amount accumulated by the action element accumulation means 150 in step S9 with the activation cost set by the activation cost setting means 130 in step S1 for each game element C placed on the second player's stage S, and determines whether the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost. If the game control means 140 determines that the action element accumulation amount is equal to or greater than the activation cost, it proceeds to step S11, and if it determines that the action element accumulation amount is less than the activation cost, it returns to step S5.

In step S11, the game control means 140 operates the game element C of the player who plays second, and transmits game execution information indicating the operated state to the terminal 20. In addition, when the game control means 140 operates the game element C, the action element accumulation means 150 subtracts a value equivalent to the activation cost of the game element C from the accumulated action element amount.

In step S12, the game control means 140 determines whether or not any game elements C remain on the stage S of the first player, and if game elements C remain, returns the process to step S5; if game elements C do not remain, transmits information indicating the game result that the second player has won to the terminal 20, and ends the game control process.

As described above, according to the game system 1, the activation cost of the game element C that operates by consuming an action element can be varied over a predetermined period of time.
As a result, for example, at a certain timing, it is possible to increase the startup cost of a game element C with a low startup cost (fast startup) by changing the startup cost over a predetermined period (e.g., one week), and to decrease the startup cost of a game element C with a high startup cost (slow startup) by changing the startup cost over a predetermined period (e.g., one week). For this reason, even for the same game element C, the player needs to devise a usage method or strategy according to the changed startup cost over a predetermined period.
Therefore, by varying the costs of game elements, it is possible to prevent the playability of the game from decreasing.

Furthermore, according to the game system 1, for example, during a certain period of time, it is possible to set a high startup cost for a game element C that is used relatively frequently by players (is popular among players), and to set a low startup cost for a game element C that is used relatively infrequently by players (is not popular among players).
Therefore, it is possible to balance the usefulness of a plurality of game elements C for each predetermined period of time according to the number of times they are used by players (popularity among players).

Furthermore, according to the game system 1, the operation elements required for starting the game element C are accumulated in an amount corresponding to the area R in which the game element C is not arranged.
That is, if more game elements C are placed in multiple regions R of the stage S, there will be fewer regions R where game elements C are not placed, and therefore the amount of accumulated action elements will be smaller, resulting in slower activation of game elements C and a higher possibility of being taken first by the opponent.On the other hand, if fewer game elements C are placed in multiple regions R of the stage S, there will be more regions where game elements are not placed, and therefore the amount of accumulated action elements will be larger, resulting in faster activation of game elements C and a higher possibility of being taken first by the opponent.
Therefore, from the player's point of view, the playability of the game can be improved by devising a strategy of increasing the number of game elements C, or decreasing the number of game elements C, and activating game elements C earlier to take the initiative against the opponent.

Although the present invention has been described above using an embodiment, it goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiment. It will be clear to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made to the above embodiment. Furthermore, it is clear from the claims that forms incorporating such modifications or improvements can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention. Note that in the above embodiment, the present invention has been described as an invention of a product, namely, a game system, but it can also be considered as an invention of a method executed by the game system in the present invention, or a program that causes the game system to function as various means.

1 Game system 10 Game control device 110 Game element setting means 120 Counting means 130 Start-up cost setting means 140 Game control means 150 Action element accumulation means 160 Memory means 210 Terminal control means 220 Input/output means 230 Transmission/reception means C Game element CR Intermediate area ED Opponent's deck PD Player's deck R Area S Stage

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A game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming action elements are placed on a stage, the game elements are operated, and a game is played against the game elements of an opponent, the game system comprising:
a game element setting means for setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
a startup cost setting means for setting a startup cost, which is the amount of the action element required for startup, for each of the plurality of types of the game element;
a counting means for counting the number of times each of the plurality of types of game elements is used by a player who has played the game during a predetermined period of time ,
The startup cost setting means
fluctuating the activation costs for each of the plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time;
A game system comprising: a game element control unit that controls a start-up cost of each of a plurality of game elements, the start-up cost being set lower as the number of times the game elements are used within the specified period decreases . The game device further includes an action element accumulation means for accumulating the action elements in one game,
The game system according to claim 1, characterized in that the action element accumulation means accumulates the action elements in an amount corresponding to the areas in which the game elements have not been placed by the player in the stage in which a plurality of areas in which the game elements can be placed are set. A method executed by a game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming an action element are placed on a stage, and the game elements are operated to play against the game elements of an opponent, the method comprising:
setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
setting a startup cost, which is the amount of the action element required for startup, for each of the plurality of types of the game element;
and counting the number of times each of the plurality of game elements is used by a player who has played the game during a predetermined period of time,
fluctuating the activation costs for each of the plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time ;
A gaming method comprising the steps of : setting, for each of a plurality of types of game elements, a startup cost that is lower the fewer the number of times the game elements are used within the specified period of time ; A game system for controlling a game in which game elements that are operated by consuming action elements are placed on a stage, the game elements are operated, and a game is played against the game elements of an opponent,
a game element setting means for setting a plurality of types of the game elements;
a startup cost setting means for setting a startup cost, which is the amount of the action element required for startup, for each of the plurality of types of the game element;
functioning as a counting means for counting the number of times each of the plurality of game elements is used by a player who has played the game during a predetermined period of time;
The startup cost setting means
fluctuating the activation costs for each of the plurality of types of game elements over a predetermined period of time ;
A game program comprising: a game element program for setting, for each of a plurality of types of game elements, a startup cost that is lower the fewer the number of times the game elements are used within the specified period of time .

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