JP7766243B2 - Game Program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a game program.

In recent years, various businesses have been providing game programs for smartphones.
Among such games, card games in which a user selects a base card from multiple cards they own and progresses through the game by collecting material cards needed to evolve the selected base card have become popular.
For example, in the game disclosed in Patent Document 1, a list of reference cards (corresponding to material cards) required to evolve a user's base card is displayed. When one of the reference cards is selected in this state, the screen transitions to display the selected reference card and a button for going to an available area where the reference card can be obtained. When the user then operates the button for going to the available area, a quest execution screen corresponding to the available area is displayed, allowing the user to execute (challenge) the quest.

JP 2016-174914 A

However, with the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to obtain the reference cards necessary to evolve the base cards, the user must first display a base card selection screen, then a reference card selection screen, and finally an operation screen for going to the available area, all of which are cumbersome tasks, which reduces the interest of the game.

The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the circumstances described above, and provides a game program that can increase the entertainment value of a game.

A first aspect includes a computer including:
a first receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
This is a game program that functions as a display control means that controls the display, in response to the selection instruction, of an operation interface for guiding the user to an acquisition route through which the materials necessary to transform a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium, as well as the materials, on the same screen in association with the materials.

In the first aspect, when a plurality of material acquisition routes exist, the device further functions as a first extraction means for extracting, from the plurality of material acquisition routes, the acquisition route for which the operation interface is to be displayed, in accordance with a set extraction condition;
The display control means can perform control to display an operation interface for guiding the user to a route for obtaining the extracted material on the same screen as the material so as to associate the operation interface with the material.

In addition, in the first aspect, the display control means displays a reception screen for receiving the selection instruction in response to a first operation instruction, and displays a setting screen in response to a second operation instruction input prior to the first operation instruction,
the setting screen includes a plurality of extraction condition candidates,
The first extraction means can accept a selection of at least one of the extraction condition candidates in response to an operation by the user, and set the extraction condition based on the selected extraction condition candidate.

In addition, in the first aspect, the extraction conditions can include an acquisition probability, which is the probability that the material will be associated with the user by playing a game associated with the acquisition route.

In addition, in the first aspect, the extraction conditions can include a consumption amount of a parameter associated with the user that is consumed to play a game associated with the acquisition route.

In addition, in a first aspect, the first extraction means identifies any of attributes associated with the game content that the user can use in the game,
The extraction condition may be a game in which the game can be advantageously progressed by using the game content associated with the attribute.

In the first aspect, the method further functions as a second receiving unit that receives an instruction to select the material from a user,
the first extraction means, when the second acceptance means accepts an instruction to select a plurality of materials, extracts the acquisition route for which the operation interface is to be displayed for each of the selected plurality of materials;
The display control means can perform control to display, in an identifiable manner, the acquisition routes for which the operation interfaces corresponding to the selected plurality of materials should be displayed.

In the first aspect, when there is a common acquisition route through which a plurality of the materials can be obtained, the device further functions as a second extraction means for preferentially extracting the common acquisition route,
The display control means can perform control to give priority to displaying an operation interface for guiding the user to the common acquisition route over an operation interface for guiding the user to the acquisition route corresponding to any of the selected materials.

The second aspect of the present invention is a game device including: a first reception unit that receives a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
a display control unit that controls, in response to the selection instruction, to display, on the same screen, materials necessary to transform a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium, as well as an operation interface for guiding the user to an acquisition route through which the materials can be obtained, in association with the materials;
It is a game device equipped with the above.

The third aspect of the present invention provides a game device including: a first reception unit that receives a selection instruction for a game medium from a user;
a display control unit that controls, in response to the selection instruction, to display, on the same screen, materials necessary to transform a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium, as well as an operation interface for guiding the user to an acquisition route through which the materials can be obtained, in association with the materials;
It is a game system equipped with.

According to the present disclosure, game media such as base cards can be evolved with simple operations,
It is possible to provide a game program that can increase the interest of the game.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered contents of a card DB. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered contents of an evolution condition DB. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered contents of a quest DB. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of registered contents of a user DB. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen displayed on the display of the game device. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a selection screen displayed on the display of the game device. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a synthesis instruction screen displayed on the display of the game device. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a synthesis instruction screen displayed on the display of the game device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for extracting a common quest. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a pre-combining instruction screen displayed on the display of the game device. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a synthesis instruction screen displayed on a display of a game device according to a modified example.

[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 executed by the game system 1 according to this embodiment is a game in which a user uses cards as game content objects. The game content may include, for example, weapons, tools, accessories, various items, as well as player characters and non-player characters that can be controlled by the user. In this game, for example, a player character controlled by a user of the game device 5 explores an area in the game to acquire various cards and items, and uses the acquired cards and items to pit one or more player characters against enemy characters, which are non-player characters. Game content such as player characters and the various items can be obtained by direct purchase or by completing predetermined quests, or by a lottery system known as gacha.

In the game according to this embodiment, "evolving" a card refers to a process of changing a card owned by a user when certain conditions are met. When evolving a card, at least a portion of the card data corresponding to the card is changed. The card data that is changed includes, for example, the card name, card image, skills, rarity, etc.

To evolve a card, the user selects the card they wish to evolve from among the cards they own as a base card.
When evolving a card, the types and combinations of material cards required for evolution (hereinafter referred to as "required material cards") are preset for each base card. A user can obtain an evolved card (hereinafter referred to as an "evolved card") by selecting a base card and acquiring the necessary material cards needed to evolve that base card as needed.

Such games are played using a game device 5, which is a home game console such as a PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game console such as a Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or an electronic device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet. In the following, an example is given in which the game device 5 is a smartphone.

<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 item described below).

The game device 5 executes a predetermined game based on the user's operation. To do so, 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 provided with:
Account information including identification information and a password is assigned to each user 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 can communicate with each other. After logging in, the game device 5 receives data necessary for the game progress (data related to the game progress status) from the server device 2, and displays game images and sounds on the display 6 in response to user operations.
The game progresses while outputting the information to the player's monitor 61 and the speaker 62.

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

<Configuration of server device 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the server device 2 includes a network interface 21, a storage unit 22, and a
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 communicably connected to each game device 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet or a LAN.

The storage unit 22 includes a hard disk drive (HDD), a random access memory (RAM), and
Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory) and S
The storage unit 22 is configured with a solid state drive (SD) etc. The storage unit 22 stores various programs including a part of the game program according to this embodiment, as well as various data registered in a card DB 221, an evolution condition DB 222, a quest DB 223, and a user DB 224.

The card DB 221 is a database for centrally managing cards used in the game of this embodiment. The card DB 221 stores data on all cards that can be used in the game (i.e., base cards, required material cards, evolved cards, etc.).

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the card DB 221. As shown in FIG.
In the card DB 221, for example, a card ID, a card name, a card image, card parameters, etc. are registered.

The card ID is information for uniquely identifying a card. The card name is information indicating the name of the character displayed on the card. The card image is an image of the character displayed on the card. The card parameters represent various parameters related to the character displayed on the card, and include information referenced to progress through the game, such as HP (stamina), SP (skill points consumed when a skill is activated), attack power, defense power, speed, rarity, and attributes. Note that some cards do not include card parameters.

Rarity is a parameter that indicates the rarity of a character. For example, the more difficult a character is to obtain, the higher the rarity is set, and the easier a character is to obtain, the lower the rarity is set. In FIG. 2, the characters are ranked in descending order of rarity as "SS", "S", "A", and "B".
Rarity is set as follows.

An attribute is a parameter that indicates the nature of a character, and FIG. 2 shows three examples of attributes: "fire attribute,""waterattribute," and "wood attribute." Each attribute has an advantageous attribute set. For example, in a game in which you defeat an enemy character, if you have a "wood attribute," you can attack an enemy character with a "water attribute" with a higher attack power than usual (for example, 1.2 times). In this case, it can be said that the "wood attribute" is an advantageous attribute against the "water attribute."

The evolution condition DB 222 is a database for unifying the management of the evolution conditions of cards used in the game of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the registered contents of the evolution condition DB 222. The evolution condition DB 222 stores information such as an evolution ID, a base card ID, an evolved card ID, and combination information of required material cards in association with each other. The evolution ID is information for uniquely identifying the evolution content. The base card ID is a card ID for identifying the base card, and the evolved card ID is information for uniquely identifying the evolution content.
D is a card ID for identifying an evolved card. The combination information of required material cards is a combination of card IDs of required material cards required to evolve from a base card.
The required number of required material cards is also shown. For example, in the case of Evolution ID: E001 shown in FIG. 3, the base card (card ID: CB0001) is converted into an evolution card (card ID: CE0001).
To evolve it into Pokémon 0001, you need three material cards (Card ID: CM0001,
This indicates that the following items are required:

The quest DB 223 is data for centrally managing data on quests performed in the game of this embodiment. A "quest" has clearing conditions set, including tasks and conditions to be achieved in a specific game stage, and when the clearing conditions are achieved through the user's gameplay, rewards such as material cards and items are awarded to the user. Clearing conditions include, for example, reaching the goal of a game stage, defeating a specific enemy character, defeating a specific number of enemy characters, etc.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the quest DB 223. As shown in FIG.
The quest DB 223 stores and associates with each other information such as a quest ID, a quest name, stamina consumption, clearing conditions, and clearing reward information.

The quest ID is information for uniquely identifying the quest content, and the quest name is the name of the quest. The "stamina" in "consumed stamina" refers to parameters consumed to start and play a quest. Stamina recovers over time, regardless of quest progress. Stamina can also be recovered in response to user instructions, such as the consumption of consumable media or various in-game items. Stamina can also be recovered without user instructions, such as when the user ranks up as the quest progresses. Therefore, consumed stamina is the amount of player parameters consumed to start and play a quest. Clear reward information is information regarding rewards granted to users when the quest clearing conditions are met, and includes experience points, currency, various items, and characters. Clear reward information includes the card ID of a material card that may be granted to a user as a clear reward, and the probability of obtaining the material card when the quest is cleared.

The user DB 224 stores, in association with each other, user IDs, information on owned cards, party information, consumable media that can be used by the user in the game, recommended quest extraction conditions, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of registered contents of the user DB 224. As shown in FIG.
The user ID is information for identifying a user who plays a game.
Possessed card information is information about cards possessed by the user, and includes card ID, card name, rarity, attributes, etc.

The party information is information about a party (friends) set by the user, and includes a party ID for identifying the party, party attributes, character information about characters participating in the party, and the like.

Consumable media are currencies or points that users can use in the game and are consumed in the game as they progress through the game. Consumable media are given to users, for example, as rewards for completing quests or as a payment in the real world. The conditions for extracting recommended quests will be discussed later, so a detailed explanation will not be repeated here.

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

(Functional configuration of server device 2)
The control unit 23 functions as an information processing unit 231 and a matching unit 232 by executing various programs.

-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 includes download request information for game programs and various data registered in each database, card submission requests in response to user operations, requests for submission of evolution conditions, requests for execution of card evolution processing, requests for execution of quests, account information, etc. Main data transmitted by the information processing means 231 to each game device 5 includes game programs and various data in response to download request information.

- Verification method -
The verification means 232 uses the user ID of the user received from the game device 5 to authenticate the user account.

<Configuration of Game Device 5>
The game device 5 is externally connected to or has built-in a display 61, a speaker 62, and a touchpad 63. The game device 5 also includes 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 a control unit 56 via a bus 59 .

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

The graphics processing unit 52 draws game images including characters and various objects related to the game in a moving image format in accordance with 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 display.
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 a speaker 62 , and reproduces and synthesizes game sounds in accordance with instructions from the control unit 56 , and outputs the sounds 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 touches the touchpad 63 to input operation signals to the game apparatus 5.

The storage unit 55 is composed of an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, etc. The storage unit 55 stores data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including part of the game program, account information of the player's device 5, etc. The data downloaded from the server device 2 includes various data registered in the card DB 221, evolution condition DB 222, quest DB 223, and user DB 224.

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

(Functional configuration of game device 5)
The control unit 56 executes various programs to provide a communication unit 561, a game execution unit 562, an extraction condition setting unit 563, a list presentation unit 564, a reception unit 565, a specification unit 566, and the like.
66, extraction means 567, display control means 568 and audio output control means 569.

-Means of communication-
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 to the server device 2 requests to download game programs and various data registered in each database, requests to submit cards in response to user operations, requests to submit evolution conditions, requests to execute card evolution processing, requests to execute quests, account information, and the like. The communication means 561 also receives from the server device 2 new data sent from the server device 2 in response to download request information, information regarding game media selected by lottery processing, and the like.

-Game execution means-
The game execution means 562 executes the following in accordance with the operation of the touch pad 63 by the user of the own device 5:
Data such as in-game objects and textures included in the game data is read from the storage unit 55, or data received from the server device 2 is used to generate two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information while executing the 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 an operation by the user of the device 5, and controls the behavior of the character in the game in accordance with the operation by the user and the progress of the game. For example, the game execution means 562 executes a quest in the game in accordance with an operation by the user via the touchpad 63.

- Extraction condition setting means -
The extraction condition setting means 563 sets extraction conditions for recommended quests based on user operations. Recommended quests are quests where necessary material cards can be obtained (hereinafter, "
A "required quest" refers to a quest that is considered to allow the user to obtain the necessary material cards particularly efficiently from a specific perspective, among the "available quests."

- List presentation method -
The list presentation means 564 displays on the display 61 a list of cards that can be selected as base cards from among the cards possessed by the user, in response to a card presentation request based on a user's operation.

Specifically, the list presenting means 564 uses the user DB2 downloaded from the server device 2.
The list presentation means 5 then refers to the card information of the user registered in the list presentation means 5 and extracts cards that can be selected as base cards from the cards owned by the user.
64 displays a list of the extracted cards on the display 61.

-Method of reception-
The accepting unit 565 accepts the user's selection of the base card and outputs it to the identifying unit 566 .

- Specific means -
The identification means 566 identifies the necessary material cards required to evolve the base card into an evolved card in response to a user's instruction to select a base card.

Specifically, the identification means 566 uses the base card selected by the user as a key to search each piece of data in the evolution condition DB 222 downloaded from the server device 2 to identify the necessary material cards required to evolve the base card. When the identification means 566 identifies the necessary material cards required to evolve the base card, it notifies the extraction means 567 and the display control means 568 of this.

-Extraction means-
The extraction means 567 identifies quests in which the necessary material cards can be obtained, and extracts recommended quests for the user from the identified available quests.

Specifically, the extraction means 567 uses the necessary material card notified by the identification means 566 as a key to search each piece of data in the quest DB 223 downloaded from the server device 2, thereby identifying a quest in which the necessary material card can be obtained.
The extraction unit 567 identifies the recommended quest extraction conditions set for the user by referring to each data item in the user DB 224 downloaded from the server device 2.
According to the specified recommended quest extraction conditions, the extraction unit 567 extracts recommended quests from among the available quests.
Notify.

-Display control means-
The display control means 568 displays various screens on the display 61. The display control means 568 also displays the recommended quests extracted by the extraction means 567 to the specification means 568.
The recommended quest is controlled so that the required material card identified by 66 is displayed on the same screen in a manner that correlates it with the required material card. Note that "displaying on the same screen in a manner that correlates it with the required material card" refers to a display format that allows the user to see and understand from the content displayed on the same screen that there is a possibility that the required material card can be obtained by playing the recommended quest; specific examples of this will be described later.

Based on the notification from the identification means 566, the display control means 568 references the data in the card DB 221 and evolution condition DB 222 downloaded from the server device 2 to obtain information on base cards, evolved cards, and material cards required to evolve base cards. Furthermore, based on the notification from the extraction means 567, the display control means 568 references the data in the quest DB 223 downloaded from the server device 2 to obtain information on recommended quests. The display control means 568 then displays the obtained information on the display 61.
Display in.

- Audio output control means -
The audio output control means 569 controls the audio output of the speaker 62 in response to operations by the user of the device 5 when the game is being played.

<Operational Flow of Game System 1>
The flow of operations of the game system 1 will be described in detail below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 and various screen examples shown in FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device 5 from when the setting of extraction conditions for recommended quests is accepted to when recommended quests for necessary material cards required for evolving base cards are presented.

<Setting the extraction conditions for recommended quests>
The extraction condition setting means 563 of the game device 5 receives a request to set extraction conditions for recommended quests by accepting a second operation instruction based on the user's operation, and in response to such request, displays a setting screen P1 for setting extraction conditions for recommended quests on the display 61 (step st101).
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the setting screen P1 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.
The setting screen P1 is a screen for the user to set extraction conditions for recommended quests.
The information required to generate the setting screen P1 is stored in advance in the storage unit 55 or the like. The extraction condition setting means 563 generates the setting screen P1 based on the information stored in the storage unit 55.
When the setting screen P1 is generated, it is displayed on the display 61. As shown in Fig. 7, the setting screen P1 is provided with candidate designation buttons BP1 to BP3.

The candidate selection buttons BP1 to BP3 are operation buttons for specifying the extraction condition candidates that the user prioritizes when extracting recommended quests. In the example shown in FIG. 7, "priority on drop rate,""priority on stamina consumption," and "priority on stamina efficiency" can be selected. Here, the drop rate refers to the probability of obtaining the desired required material card when the quest is completed. If the user selects "priority on drop rate," the quest with the highest probability of obtaining the required material card when the quest is completed is extracted as the recommended quest.

On the other hand, if the user specifies "Focus on stamina consumption," the quest that consumes the least amount of stamina will be extracted as the recommended quest. If the user specifies "Focus on stamina efficiency," the quest with the highest drop rate per unit of stamina will be extracted as the recommended quest. As mentioned above, each quest is associated with a stamina consumption amount and a drop rate, and these parameters are used to calculate the drop rate per unit of stamina. Of the drop rates per unit of stamina calculated in this way, the quest with the highest drop rate will be extracted as the recommended quest.
The number of extraction condition candidates for recommended quests that the user can specify is not limited to one, but may be two or more. When two or more extraction condition candidates are specified by the user, the extraction condition setting means 563 sets extraction conditions for new recommended quests based on the two or more selected extraction condition candidates. For example, when two extraction condition candidates, "drop rate" and "stamina consumption," are specified, the extraction condition setting means 563 sets "emphasis on stamina efficiency," which satisfies both conditions, as the extraction condition for the new recommended quest.

When the extraction condition setting means 563 receives the designation of a candidate extraction condition for a recommended quest based on the user's operation (step st102), it sets this as the extraction condition for the recommended quest (step st103). As an example, the extraction condition setting means 563 instructs the server device 2 to record the extraction condition for the recommended quest designated by the user in the user DB 224. For example, if the user designates "emphasis on stamina efficiency", the extraction condition setting means 563 instructs the server device 2 to record "emphasis on stamina efficiency" as the extraction condition for the recommended quest in the user DB 224. The server device 2 sets the extraction condition for the recommended quest in accordance with the instruction from the user device 5.
The recommended quest extraction conditions are set prior to the base card selection operation, and are reflected in the display of the acquisition route display area A103 on the synthesis instruction screen P3, which will be described later.

<Base card selection ~ Recommended quest selection>
When the list presenting means 564 of the game device 5 receives a request to present a base card by receiving a first operation instruction based on a user's operation, the list presenting means 564 refers to each data of the user registered in the user DB 224 downloaded from the server device 2, and displays a base card selection screen P2 showing a list of base cards that the user can select on the display 61.
(step st104).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the selection screen P2 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.
The selection screen P2 displays a plurality of cards CB1 to CB6 that the user can select as base cards from among the cards owned by the user. If the user's cards include cards that cannot be evolved, the cards that cannot be evolved may not be displayed at all, or may be grayed out to indicate that they cannot be selected as base cards.

The user selects, for example, card CB1 as a base card by appropriately operating the game device 5, such as by touching the portion of the display 61 where card CB1 is displayed. When such an operation is performed, the acceptance means 565 of the game device 5 accepts the user's selection operation of the base card (step st105).

The identification means 566 of the game device 5 searches each data of the evolution condition DB 222 downloaded from the server device 2 in response to the user's base card selection operation, and identifies the necessary material cards needed to evolve the base card (step st106).

The extraction means 567 of the game device 5 functions as a first extraction means.
The data in the quest DB 223 downloaded from the server device 2 is searched to identify quests in which the necessary material cards can be obtained (step st107). The extraction means 567 then references the user's data registered in the user DB 224 downloaded from the server device 2 to identify recommended quest extraction conditions set by the user. The extraction means 567 extracts recommended quests from among the multiple available quests in accordance with the identified recommended quest extraction conditions (step st108). If there is only one available quest, that available quest is uniquely extracted as the recommended quest.

<Displaying recommended quests, etc.>
When a recommended quest is extracted, the display control means 568 of the game device 5 displays on the display 61 a synthesis instruction screen P3 including a list of base cards, evolved cards, and required material cards, as well as the recommended quest and operation buttons for guiding the user to the recommended quest (step st109).
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the synthesis instruction screen P3 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.
The synthesis instruction screen P3 includes a before and after evolution display area A101, a required material display area A102, and an acquisition route display area A103.

The pre- and post-evolution display area A101 shown in the upper part of FIG. 9 displays the base card CB1 selected by the user and the evolved card CE1 evolved from the base card.

A required material card list is displayed in the required material display area A102 shown on the left side of FIG. 9 . The required material card list L1 displays each required material card CM1-CM3 along with status information SI1-SI3 indicating the status of each required material card CM1-CM3. The status information SI1-SI3 includes information for identifying each required material card, such as the type of each required material card, the quantity of each required material card required to evolve the base card CB1, the quantity of each required material card owned by the user, whether there is a shortage, and the number of required material cards that are in short supply. The status information SI1-SI3 may be displayed separately from each required material card CM1-CM3, or may be made recognizable by changing the display mode of each required material card CM1-CM3. For example, a required material card may be grayed out to indicate that it is in short supply.

The acquisition route display area A103 shown on the right side of Figure 9 displays, for each required material card, the extracted recommended quests R1-R3 and the operation buttons B1-B3, which are the operation interfaces for guiding the user to the recommended quests, in an associated manner. As shown in Figure 9, by displaying the required material card, the extracted recommended quest, and the operation buttons B1-B3 for guiding the user to the recommended quests side by side, the user can infer that the required material card and the recommended quest are likely to be related. Based on this inference, the user can intuitively understand that there is a possibility that the required material can be obtained by completing the recommended quest.
In this embodiment, recommended quests are used as an example of a route to obtain required material cards, but this is not intended to be limiting. For example, the route may be various areas where required material cards can be obtained (e.g., in-game shops, etc.). Furthermore, there does not need to be one recommended quest per required material card; multiple recommended quests may also be used. Furthermore, while operation buttons are used as an example of an operation interface for guiding the user to recommended quests, icons such as selection tabs and selection dials may also be used.

When the user checks the synthesis instruction screen P3 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5, the user clicks, for example, the operation button B3 corresponding to Recommended Quest 3, which allows the user to obtain the required material card CM3. By performing this operation, the user can instruct the execution of Recommended Quest 3.

To summarize the above, the program of this embodiment causes the control unit 56 (computer) of the game device 5 to function as a reception means 565 (first reception means) that receives a selection instruction for a game medium from the user, and a display control means 568 that controls the display, in accordance with the selection instruction, of an operation interface for guiding the user to an acquisition route through which the material can be obtained, along with the material required to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium, on the same screen so as to associate the material with the operation interface.

<Effects>
According to this embodiment, game media such as base cards can be evolved with simple operations, thereby increasing the entertainment value of the game. Specifically, the display control means displays a list of base cards, evolved cards, and required material cards, along with recommended quests and operation buttons for guiding the user to the recommended quests, on the same screen. This allows the user to not only understand the required material cards and recommended quests needed to evolve the base card on the same screen, but also to instruct the execution of the recommended quests by appropriately operating the operation button corresponding to the recommended quest.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, instead of displaying all available quests for each required material card, the system extracts and displays the recommended quests that are best suited to the user according to the set extraction conditions for recommended quests, thereby enabling efficient information display.

Second Embodiment
In the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and descriptions of commonalities with the first embodiment will not be repeated. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the display mode of recommended quests.

10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the game device 5 according to the second embodiment. The following description assumes that the combination instruction screen P3 shown in FIG. 9 is already displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.

In this embodiment, the user can select a plurality of necessary material cards by appropriately operating the game device 5. As an example, the user can select two necessary material cards CM1 and CM2 by touching the area where the necessary material cards CM1 and CM2 are displayed as shown in FIG.
, select CM2.
The acceptance unit 565 of the game device 5 accepts the user's selection of multiple necessary material cards (step su101).

In response to the user's selection of multiple required material cards, the extraction means 567 of the game device 5 searches the data in the quest DB 223 downloaded from the server device 2 to identify the quests through which each required material card can be obtained (step su102). The extraction means 567 compares the quests through which each required material card can be obtained and determines whether there is a quest that is common to multiple required material cards (hereinafter also referred to as a "common quest") (step su103). This "common quest" is one of the common acquisition routes through which multiple required material cards can be obtained.

<If there is a common quest>
When the extraction means 567 determines that a common quest exists (step su103; YES
S), this common quest is extracted as a recommended quest (step su104) and sent to the display control means 568.

The display control means 568 of the game device 5 marks the extracted recommended quest with the required material cards that are available. The display control means 568 then displays on the display 61 a synthesis instruction screen P3a including the recommended quest with the required material cards that are available and an operation button for guiding the user to the recommended quest (step su105), and ends the process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the synthesis instruction screen P3a displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.
11, in the acquisition route display area A103 of the synthesis instruction screen P3a, a common quest common to the plurality of necessary material cards selected by the user is displayed on the display 61 in a manner that allows it to be identified as a recommended quest R4. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the acquisition route display area A103 displays the recommended quest 25 marked with the necessary material cards CM1 and CM2, along with an operation button B4 for guiding the user to the recommended quest 25.
will be displayed.

<If there is no common quest>
On the other hand, if the extraction means 567 determines that there is no common quest (step su10
3; NO), and notifies the display control means 568 that there is no common quest. When the display control means 568 receives the notification that there is no common quest, it displays, for example, a message indicating that there is no available quest that is common to the multiple necessary material cards selected by the user,
Control is then performed to display the route in the acquisition route display area A103 (step su106), and the process ends.

<Effects>
According to this embodiment, if a common quest exists that is common to multiple necessary material cards, the common quest is displayed as a recommended quest on the user's game device 5. By checking the existence of the common quest, the user can efficiently obtain the desired necessary material card.

In the second embodiment, only common quests are extracted as recommended quests, but if there are multiple recommended quests, the common quests may be extracted in preference to the other recommended quests.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a case where a common quest is extracted in preference to other recommended quests.
As shown in FIG. 12, it is assumed that a necessary material card CM4 having three recommended quests 1, 32, and 55 and a necessary material card CM5 having two recommended quests 32 and 86 are selected by the user.

In this case, the extraction unit 567 of the game device 5 functions as a second extraction unit. The extraction unit 567 compares the available quests of the necessary material cards CM4 and CM5, and determines whether or not a common quest exists. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the recommended quest 32 is
Because the necessary material cards CM4 and CM5 are common to both, the extraction means 567 determines that there is a common quest 32. When the extraction means 567 detects the presence of the common quest 32, it extracts the common quest 32 in priority to other recommended quests and sends it to the display control means 568.

The display control means 568 of the game device 5 displays the operation button B5 for guiding the user to the common quest 32 and the operation button B6 for guiding the user to other recommended quests 1, 55, and 86.
, B7, and B8 on the display 61. Here, "displaying on the display 61 with priority" means that when the user looks at the display 61,
The operation button B5 corresponding to the common quest 32 is at least one of the other recommended quests 1 and 5.
This refers to a display style that is distinctive and eye-catching from the operation buttons B6, B7, and B8 corresponding to the operation buttons B5, B6, and B8 corresponding to the operation buttons B5 ...

In the second embodiment, a recommended quest for each required material card required for evolution is displayed first, and then a common quest for multiple required material cards selected by the user is displayed. However, this is not intended to be limiting. A common quest for multiple required material cards selected by the user may be displayed without displaying a recommended quest for each required material card required for evolution.

When the user selects any base card, the display control means 568 of the game device 5 displays a pre-combination instruction screen P4 on the display 61.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the pre-combine instruction screen P4 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5.
As is clear from a comparison of Figures 11 and 13, the pre-synthesis instruction screen P4 differs from the synthesis instruction screen P3a in that it does not display recommended quests for each required material card.

With the pre-combination instruction screen P4 displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5,
When the user performs an operation to select multiple necessary material cards, the display control means 568
The display contents of the pre-synthesis instruction screen P4 remain the same, but a synthesis instruction screen P3a is displayed on the display 61, to which recommended quests for each required material card and the like have been added.
The operation of the game device 5 when a plurality of necessary material cards are selected by the user can be explained in the same manner as in the second embodiment described above, and therefore the explanation will not be repeated.

<Effects>
According to this embodiment, the user can select the base card they wish to evolve, and then simply select multiple required material cards, allowing them to quickly understand the common quests for multiple required material cards and efficiently obtain the required material cards they desire.

[Modification]
The various control means and processing procedures described in the above embodiments 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 within the scope that does not change the gist of the present invention.

In each of the above embodiments, a recommended quest is displayed for each required material card required for evolution, but the present invention is not limited to this.
FIG. 14 shows a combination instruction screen P displayed on the display 61 of the game device 5 according to the modified example.
3b is a diagram illustrating the same.

14, the synthesis instruction screen P3b includes a list of all available quests for each required material card and a list of operation buttons BN for guiding the user to each available quest. Specifically, the display control means 568 displays, for each required material card, all available quests for that required material card and all operation buttons BN for guiding the user to each available quest, in association with each other, on the synthesis instruction screen P3b.
In consideration of display space limitations, available quests may be displayed in a scrolling manner. Alternatively, all available quests may be displayed for only some of the required material cards, and recommended quests may be displayed for the remaining required material cards, or nothing may be displayed. For example, all available quests may be displayed for only the required material cards that the user is missing, and recommended quests may be displayed for the required material cards that the user already owns.

Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, the extraction conditions for recommended quests are exemplified by drop rates, stamina consumption, stamina efficiency, etc., but the invention is not limited to these.

For example, party attributes may be used as extraction conditions. The extraction unit 567 automatically detects party attributes by referring to the party attributes of the user set in the user DB 224 downloaded from the server device 2. Then, the extraction unit 567
Based on the detected party attributes, quests that can be advantageously progressed in the game with the detected party attributes are extracted as recommended quests from among multiple available quests. Here, "advantageously progressing in the game" means that the detected party attributes have a specific relationship with the quest's clearing conditions, and therefore are favored in terms of game progress or game results over other party attributes. Here, favorable game progress means, for example, in a quest to defeat an enemy, being able to inflict more damage on a strong enemy (so-called boss character) that occupies an important position in the game, or on weak enemies (so-called minion characters) that appear frequently.

For example, if the relationships (A) to (C) below are true, a "fire attribute" party is at an "advantage" because it can inflict more damage on "wood attribute" enemies than a standard "wood attribute" party. On the other hand, a "water attribute" party is at a "disadvantage" because it can inflict less damage on "wood attribute" enemies than a standard "wood attribute" party.
(A) A "wood attribute" party can deal 1.0 times their attack power in damage to "wood attribute" enemies.
(B) A party with a "Fire attribute" can deal damage equal to 2.0 times their attack power to enemies with a "Wood attribute."
(C) A party with a "Water attribute" can deal 0.5 times their attack power in damage to enemies with a "Wood attribute."

On the other hand, favoring the outcome of a game means, for example, in a game in which rewards such as currency or points are earned by clearing a quest, that a player receives a larger reward based on the amount of reward associated with the quest. For example, if the amount of reward associated with the quest is set to be the standard and the amount of reward varies depending on the attribute, a party with an attribute that earns more rewards is "advantageous," while a party with an attribute that earns less rewards is "disadvantageous." This configuration allows users to clear quests more efficiently with the party they have set.

The user may set a party attribute that allows the user to progress through the game advantageously. For example, if the user sets "water attribute," the extraction means 567 uses the water attribute set by the user as an extraction condition and extracts quests in which a party with a water attribute can progress through the game advantageously as recommended quests. In this case, the user can manually reorganize the party and take on quests in which a party with a water attribute can progress through the game advantageously, thereby enabling the user to efficiently complete quests.

The conditions for extracting recommended quests may be set according to the rarity of the required material cards. For example, for required material cards with low rarity, which are relatively easy to obtain, the conditions for extracting recommended quests may be set to "emphasize stamina consumption." On the other hand, for required materials with high rarity, obtaining them is given top priority over stamina consumption, so the conditions for extracting recommended quests may be set to "emphasize drop rate."

In addition, while the above embodiments have been described with reference to an example in which the extraction conditions for recommended quests are set by the user, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the extraction conditions for recommended quests may be set in advance by a game administrator or the like.

In the above embodiments, the user's selection of a base card triggers the display of the synthesis instruction screen P3 or the like. However, this is not intended to be limiting. For example, the user's selection of an evolution card may trigger the display of the synthesis instruction screen P3 or the like. For example, the game device 5 first displays a selection screen including the evolution card and the base card on the display 61. When the user selects an evolution card, the game device 5 searches the data in the evolution condition DB 222 downloaded from the server device 2 to identify the required material cards necessary for evolving the card into the evolution card. Furthermore, the game device 5 searches the data in the quest DB 223 downloaded from the server device 2 to identify quests in which the required material cards can be obtained, and then extracts recommended quests. The game device 5 then displays the synthesis instruction screen P3 on the display 61, including a list of required material cards, recommended quests that are routes for obtaining the required material cards, and operation buttons corresponding to the recommended quests.

In each of the above embodiments, the game device 5 is a smartphone, but the game device 5 may be an amusement machine provided at a game center or the like.

In the above embodiments, the game is a role-playing game, but the present invention is not limited to this. The game can be applied to various types of games, such as shooting games, action games, simulation games, board games, and puzzle games.

In each of the above embodiments, we have described the case where each means is realized by the game device 5 executing a program, but the server device 2 and the game device 5 may be integrated to realize each means, or the server device 2 may realize each means alone.

The effects of this embodiment can be achieved even when these other embodiments are adopted. Furthermore, 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 5 Game device 55 Storage unit 56 Control unit 563 Extraction condition setting means 564 List presentation means 565 Acceptance means 566 Identification means 567 Extraction means 568 Display control means

Claims (9)

Computer,
A receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
an extraction means for extracting, in response to the selection instruction, recommended quests that will allow the user to obtain materials necessary to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium and that will allow the user to progress through the game advantageously, from a plurality of quests that the user can play in the game, in accordance with predetermined extraction conditions;
a display control means for controlling the display of an operation interface for guiding the user to the recommended quest on the same screen as the material in association with the material;
The display control means displays the material and the operation interface in different areas on the same screen. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein the extraction conditions include a condition related to an acquisition probability, which is a probability that the material will be associated with the user when the user plays the quest. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein the extraction conditions include a condition related to a consumption amount of the parameter associated with the user that is consumed to execute the game associated with the quest. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein the extraction conditions include conditions related to attribute information indicating the characteristics of the game content within the game. The game program according to claim 1 , wherein the game content includes at least one of weapons, tools, accessories, player characters, and non-player characters that can be used in the game. Computer,
A receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
an extraction means for extracting, in response to the selection instruction, recommended quests that will allow the user to obtain materials necessary to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium and that will allow the user to progress through the game advantageously, from a plurality of quests that the user can play in the game, in accordance with predetermined extraction conditions;
a display control means for controlling the display of an operation interface for guiding the user to the recommended quest on the same screen as the material in association with the material;
The extraction conditions include a condition related to an acquisition probability, which is the probability that the material will be associated with the user when the user plays the quest. Computer,
A receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
an extraction means for extracting, in response to the selection instruction, recommended quests that will allow the user to obtain materials necessary to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium and that will allow the user to progress through the game advantageously, from a plurality of quests that the user can play in the game, in accordance with predetermined extraction conditions;
a display control means for controlling the display of an operation interface for guiding the user to the recommended quest on the same screen as the material in association with the material;
A game program , wherein the extraction conditions include conditions related to attribute information that indicates the characteristics of the game content within the game. A receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
an extraction means for extracting, in response to the selection instruction, recommended quests that will allow the user to obtain materials necessary to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium and that will allow the user to progress through the game advantageously, from a plurality of quests that the user can play in the game, in accordance with predetermined extraction conditions;
a display control means for controlling the display of an operation interface for guiding the user to the recommended quest on the same screen as the material in association with the material;
The display control means displays the material and the operation interface in different areas on the same screen. A receiving means for receiving a selection instruction of a game medium from a user;
an extraction means for extracting, in response to the selection instruction, recommended quests that will allow the user to obtain materials necessary to change a first game medium related to the game medium into a second game medium related to the game medium and that will allow the user to progress through the game advantageously, from a plurality of quests that the user can play in the game, in accordance with predetermined extraction conditions;
a display control means for controlling the display of an operation interface for guiding the user to the recommended quest on the same screen as the material in association with the material;
The display control means displays the material and the operation interface in different areas on the same screen.