JP2016179096A - GAME DEVICE AND PROGRAM - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of presenting to a player the way an appearance of an object discharged from a game device changes.SOLUTION: A game device A equipped with discharge means 11 for discharging an object according to the payment of a counter value, and printing means 4 for printing game information related to a game to objects to be printed, including an object discharged according to the payment of the counter value includes: execution means for executing processing related to the game; reception means 32 for receiving objects to be printed from the outside of the game device A; and control means for controlling the printing means 4 so as to print game information to the objects to be printed received by the reception means 32.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a game device and a program.

  There is a game device in which information corresponding to the content of a game is printed on an object such as a card in a housing and discharged to a player (Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-126443 A

  The game device described in Patent Document 1 prints and ejects a face image of a game player on a blank surface of a card loaded in a housing. However, the ejected card has already been completed. For example, the player is not presented with a change in the appearance of the card, such as a change in print contents, and lacks interest.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game device and a program that can present to a player that the appearance of an object discharged from the game device changes.

  The present invention includes: a discharging unit that discharges an object in accordance with payment of a consideration; and a printing unit that prints game information related to a game on an object to be printed including the object discharged in accordance with the payment of the consideration. An execution means for executing processing relating to the game; a reception means for receiving the object to be printed from outside the game apparatus; and the object to be printed received by the reception means Control means for controlling the printing means so as to print game information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to present to the player that the appearance of the object discharged from the game device changes.

The perspective view which shows an example of the game device housing | casing which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The top view of the card | curd which shows an example of an object. The block diagram which showed the function structure of the game device. The figure which illustrated the data structure of the various data used in a game. The flowchart which illustrated the judgment processing performed with the game device by 1st embodiment. The top view which shows an example of the transition of the external appearance of an object. The flowchart which illustrated the judgment processing performed with the game device by 2nd embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same elements, and the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the paper surface are used as the vertical and horizontal directions of the apparatus or member in the present embodiment and used in the description in the text. In the embodiment described below, a card-shaped article is used as an example of the “object” in the description. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the object is not limited to this, and other than the card form, a specific paper medium, Alternatively, a three-dimensional form such as a three-dimensional figure or a toy may be adopted as the object.

<Overview of game device and game>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the game apparatus A according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, an outline of a game executed in the game apparatus A of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The game apparatus A has a function of discharging a card (object) according to payment of a price, a game function of providing a playable game, and a function of printing an image or the like on a card. Game device A executes a process related to a game provided in accordance with payment of a price, and prints an image or the like determined according to the result of the game on a card inserted in the device. Device.

  The game apparatus A is roughly divided into a main body unit 1, a display unit 2, an operation panel 3, and a printing unit 4. The operation panel 3 is disposed on the shelf in the horizontal direction, and the display unit 2 extends slightly inclined in the vertical direction. The printing unit 4 is disposed between the operation panel 3 and the display unit 2. The main body 1 is L-shaped in a side view and supports the display unit 2, the operation panel 3, and the printing unit 4.

  In the game apparatus A of the present embodiment, when it is detected by the player that a coin as a price has been inserted into the insertion slot 10 in front of the main body 1, the detection is used as a trigger under the control of the control unit 101 described below. A corresponding process is executed by the execution unit 106, and one game play is possible (see FIG. 3). Further, before the game play is started after the coins are inserted, the blank card BC is discharged from the discharge unit 11 in front of the main body unit 1, and the player can obtain at least one blank card BC for one game play.

  The blank card BC is, for example, a card having a blank area (blank area) on which game information to be described later can be printed as shown in FIGS. 2 (A), (B), and (C). The cards C1, C2, and C3 shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are examples of the blank card BC, and are objects for identifying the type of the blank card BC in the process related to the game. Information is attached. As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the object information is information that can visually distinguish the types of blank cards BC such as symbols (for example, rings 51, 52, and 53) and character strings. It is not limited. For example, in the game apparatus A regardless of whether or not the object information is visually recognizable by the player, such as a bit pattern indicated by an arbitrary method such as a barcode or information stored in a built-in IC chip. Information that can identify the blank card BC may be used. Also, in the following description, the “blank area” is an area that is determined in advance as an area for printing game information, rather than only a blank area in which no symbols are initially printed on the blank card BC. In addition, although it is assumed that the game information is not printed in any of the areas, the area may be an area on which a design such as a background image has already been printed. Referring to FIG. 1 again, a stocker unit (not shown) that accommodates a plurality of types of blank cards BC including the cards C1, C2, and C3 stacked in a random order is contained in the main body unit 1. Blank cards BC that are mounted and acquired one by one from the stocker unit are discharged from the discharge unit 11.

  After receiving the blank card BC, the player inserts the character card CC that he owns into the card insertion section 32 provided on the operation panel 3 in the direction of arrow B1 in FIG. The character to be used is registered as a character (used character) used in the game. In this embodiment, the character card CC is a card in which a character image and its status are printed as game information in the blank area of the blank card BC, or information equivalent thereto is initially printed (the state of the blank card BC is changed). Card). At least a part of the information specifying the character corresponding to the character card CC and the game information attached to the card can be obtained by recognizing the two-dimensional code 56 as shown in FIG. May be.

  The game information printed on the blank card BC includes information that can be used in processing related to the game, which is determined corresponding to the character to be printed that is printed when the blank card BC is the character card CC, The character may include information managed by a management unit 104 (see FIG. 3) described later. In the game device of the present embodiment, as described above, the character image corresponding to the character to be printed and the information for specifying at least the character are printed on the blank card BC as game information and discharged as the character card CC. In addition, for example, in the case of a game where characters are sequentially output to the card so that the character grows up in the game, the game information includes the level, various parameters, equipment, etc. Information for finalizing the status may be included. In this case, the information for identifying the character and the information for determining the status are, for example, converted into the two-dimensional code 56 as described above, printed, etc. It may be attached to BC (character card CC).

  When the use character registration is completed, the game transitions to a part in which a battle game is played using the use character. In the game executed by the game apparatus A of the present embodiment, a battle between the character used and a character (enemy character) appearing in the game is realized, and a corresponding game screen is displayed on the display unit 2. At that time, the player can appropriately select a command using the buttons of the operation unit 31 provided on the operation panel 3 and can give an attack or defense command to the enemy character to the character to be used.

  After the player's character used and the enemy character are determined to win or lose, it is possible to determine either the character used or the enemy character as a target (target character) to be printed (carded) on the blank card BC. In this specification, for the sake of convenience, the determination of the character to be carded is a game result, and the print control unit 107 (see FIG. 3) receives the game result and the print unit 4 includes a game including an image and status relating to the target character. The information is printed on the blank card BC. When the printing of the game information on the blank card BC is completed, the experience relating to one game play of the player in the game apparatus A of the present embodiment is completed.

  The printing unit 4 opens to the front side of the game apparatus A, accepts insertion of a blank card BC, and receives and discharges a printed card after completion of printing, and acquires object information of the inserted blank card BC Acquisition unit 105 (see FIG. 3), and a printer (printing apparatus) (not shown). At this time, the game information printed on the blank card BC is controlled in accordance with the type of the blank card BC indicated by the object information acquired by the acquisition unit 105. That is, even for the same character, the print control unit 107 prints different designs of the character on the blank card BC according to the type of the inserted blank card BC. Can be controlled.

  In the game executed according to the present embodiment, a plurality of types of images are provided in advance for each character appearing in the game. The plurality of types of images are determined for each class defined by a predetermined ordering such as rarity, grade, level, class, rank, etc., for example, as shown in FIGS. It may be an image presenting different growth stages, different forms, different poses and angles for one character. In the present embodiment, each class is managed in a one-to-one correspondence for each type of blank card BC to be printed indicated by the object information. In this embodiment, the type of the blank card BC is described as being associated with a class. However, the blank card BC is not limited to a class, and for example, is associated with a classification without a concept of ordering such as a category or a type of character appearance or gender. May be used.

  As described above, in the game apparatus A according to the present embodiment, the character corresponding to the game result is printed on the blank card BC obtained by the player prior to the game play, so that the appearance of the card changes to the player. Can be presented. Furthermore, depending on which type of blank card BC is used, cards of different symbols can be obtained even for the same character, so that the player's interest in the game can be enhanced. In particular, as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, when the type of the blank card BC is configured to be visually identifiable, the player expects a card obtained after play according to the obtained blank card BC. Since the game can be played in a state of having the game in advance, the interest in the game can be further enhanced.

<Configuration of Game Device A>
Next, an exemplary functional configuration of the game apparatus A will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The control unit 101 is a CPU, for example, and controls the operation of each block included in the game apparatus. Specifically, the control unit 101 controls the operation of each block by, for example, reading the operation program of each block stored in the recording medium 102 and developing the operation program in the memory 103.

  The recording medium 102 is a recording device that can hold data permanently, such as a nonvolatile memory or an HDD. In addition to the operation program for each block of the game apparatus A, the recording medium 102 records information such as parameters necessary for the operation of each block and various graphics data used for the game executed by the game apparatus A. . The memory 103 is a storage device used for temporary data storage such as a volatile memory. The memory 103 is used not only as a development area for the operation program of each block, but also as a storage area for temporarily storing intermediate data output in the operation of each block.

  The management unit 104 is a database that manages character information that defines various parameters related to characters appearing in a game executed in the game apparatus A of the present embodiment. The character information is managed for each character appearing in the game, and may have, for example, a data structure shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 4A, in association with the character ID 301 which is character identification information, the ability information 302 indicating the character-specific ability parameters such as physical strength and attack power, which are predetermined for the character, attack technique (enemy character) Command information 303 indicating parameters relating to commands that can be commanded to the character, such as damage or inability to act on the player) Graphic information 304 for forming an image is managed.

  In the game according to the present embodiment, depending on which type of blank card BC is inserted as described above, for example, as shown in FIGS. The image (character images 61 to 63) printed on the card changes. Therefore, the graphic information 304 manages information of different images for each class associated with information indicating the type of the card included in the object information acquired from the blank card BC. In addition, for example, the capability information 302 and the command information 303 may be managed so as to indicate different values for each class, and information (class information) indicating the class corresponding to the type of the blank card BC is acquired when the card is formed. The game information may be used for printing the character card CC. Note that the information indicating the type of the blank card BC may be substituted by class information (class ID or the like). In this case, the object information includes the class information.

  The character information managed by the management unit 104 may be information indicating only the association between the character ID of the character and various parameters and graphics information associated with the character. In this case, the information managed in association with the character ID may indicate the storage location of the associated information or data. For example, the execution unit 106 and the print control unit 107 described later follow the information. Appropriate information and data may be acquired from the recording medium 102. In the present embodiment, the management unit 104 is exemplified in the game device A, but the management unit 104 is provided in an external device configured to be able to communicate with the game device A such as an external server. In this case, the information may be acquired through a communication unit (not shown).

  The acquisition unit 105 acquires predetermined information from the character card CC or the blank card BC included in the game apparatus A of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 105 is provided in each of the card insertion unit 32 and the reception / discharge unit 41, and acquires game information and object information from the detected card. The information acquisition method is not limited to a method of acquiring information by applying a predetermined calculation to information attached in a visible or invisible state such as a specific bit pattern or a two-dimensional code, and is printed on a card. A method may be adopted in which the obtained image itself or a character string is obtained by image analysis. Alternatively, instead of a method of analyzing a pattern or an image, a method of acquiring information from a built-in IC chip or the like as described above by proximity wireless communication or the like may be employed. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 105 is provided in the reception / discharge unit 41 so that a card other than the blank card BC acquired in connection with one game play can be used for card printing. In the configuration in which only the blank card BC acquired in connection with the game play can be used, the acquisition unit 105 does not need to be provided in the reception discharge unit 41. For example, the acquisition unit 105 may be provided in the discharge unit 11 in this case, and the object information may be acquired when the blank card BC is discharged in accordance with payment of the consideration. The acquisition unit 105 does not need to be provided at a plurality of locations, and the game information and the object information may be acquired by sharing the acquisition unit 105 provided at one location such as the card insertion unit 32.

  The execution unit 106 executes a process related to the game. In the process related to the game, control of the progress of the game is executed based on various parameters of the character acquired from the management unit 104 based on the character ID of the character used in the game information acquired by the acquisition unit 105. The As described above, in the game according to the present embodiment, the character to be printed is finally determined as a result of the processing related to the game. For example, the character ID of the character is sent to the control unit 101 or the print control unit 107 as game result information. As transmitted. The character to be printed is selected by a lottery process from a character group selected according to a player or a lottery process among used characters and enemy characters that appeared during game play, for example. It may be a thing.

  The print control unit 107 controls the operation of the printing unit 4 based on the game result information and the object information of the blank card BC inserted into the acceptance / discharge unit 41 received from the acquisition unit 105. The printing unit 4 prints the game information related to the character to be printed related to the game result information on the blank card BC received by the receiving and discharging unit 41. The reception discharge unit 41 includes a detection unit (not shown) that detects whether or not the blank card BC is inserted into the printing unit 4 from the outside of the game apparatus A and whether or not the blank card BC is discharged to the outside of the game apparatus A. As the detection unit, an optical sensor, a contact sensor that detects a card collision, or the like can be used. The acceptance discharge unit 41 notifies the print control unit 107 of the passage of the blank card BC. The print control unit 107 acquires game information associated with the object information of the blank card BC, specifically, for example, a character image of a class corresponding to the type of the blank card BC of the character to be printed. To print. Further, in accordance with information determined to be printed on the character card CC, other game information including the character ID is printed on the printing unit 4 in a form such as a two-dimensional code.

<Print control processing>
Hereinafter, the print control process executed by the print control unit 107 in the game apparatus A according to the present embodiment for determining the print contents to the blank card BC and controlling the print operation of the print unit 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The details will be described. This print control process will be described as being started when, for example, a process related to a game for one game play by the execution unit 106 is executed and a character to be printed is determined as a game result.

  Referring to FIG. 5, in step S <b> 501, the print control unit 107 determines whether the reception / discharge unit 41 has received a blank card BC (print card) to be printed. For example, the print control unit 107 may perform the determination of this step by determining whether or not the object information acquired from the print card by the acquisition unit 105 is stored in the memory 103. If the print control unit 107 determines that the print card has been received, the process proceeds to S502. If the print control unit 107 determines that the print card has not been received, the process of this step is repeated.

  In step S502, the print control unit 107 generates game information to be printed on the print card. Specifically, the print control unit 107 first refers to the game result information received from the execution unit 106 and the object information of the print card stored in the memory 103, and determines the character ID and print card of the character to be printed. Get class information corresponding to the type. The print control unit 107 collects information to be printed as game information including the character image of the character to be printed based on the acquired character ID and class information with reference to the character information of the management unit 104. Then, the print control unit 107 generates print contents (images) to be finally printed on the print card based on the collected information. In step S503, the print control unit 107 transmits the determined print content to the print unit 4, prints the print card, and discharges it as the character card CC.

  As described above, the game apparatus A of the present embodiment can present to the player that the appearance of the blank card BC (object) discharged from the game apparatus A changes. Further, since the printing content is controlled according to the type of the blank card BC, it is possible to provide the player with cards of various printing contents even for the same character, and improve the player's interest in the game. be able to. Furthermore, when the game is configured such that the type of the blank card BC to be printed can be visually determined and the player can select the character to be printed, the player can grasp the class to be printed in advance. A character that desires a class card can be easily selected as a print target. That is, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of strategically acquiring a desired card for a player who intends to collect cards.

  In this embodiment, the character images of each class are prepared for each character appearing in the game. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and a conventional card game is used. The class provided for any character may be limited. For example, when a class corresponding to the type of the blank card BC is not provided for the character to be printed, the character image of the class closest to the class is printed in the class permutation. The processing content of the print control process may be changed as appropriate, such as making a notification prompting the user to change the print target for printing on another character having the character image of the class.

[First Modification]
In the first embodiment described above, a mode has been described in which the character card CC corresponding to the type of the card is printed using the blank card BC on which no character image is printed in the blank area. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an additional image element is added to a character card CC on which a character image has already been printed or a blank card BC on which a base character has been previously designed. By superimposing and printing, it is shown to the player that the appearance of the card changes even in a configuration in which new game information (for example, items) is printed so that the appearance after printing is different from that before printing. Is possible. Hereinafter, the aspect which changes the external appearance of the card | curd by additional printing based on this modification is demonstrated in detail with reference to FIG.

<Changes in card appearance>
FIG. 6A shows a card 80 (blank card BC or character card CC) that has been ejected from the ejection unit 12 of the game apparatus A in response to payment of a price, or on which a character image has already been printed. In the card 80, a girl silhouette 82 is displayed in the center of the card, a heart and ribbon common pattern 81 is displayed in the lower part of the card 80, and a two-dimensional code 83a is displayed in the upper right corner of the card 80. In this modification, the object information is recorded as a two-dimensional code 83a so as to be changeable. FIG. 6B shows the card 84 on which the first additional printing has been performed by the printing unit 4 described later. FIG. 6C shows a card 86 on which a second additional printing described later has been performed on the card 84 shown in FIG. 6B.

<Object information>
In the first embodiment, the object information of the blank card BC includes fixed information indicating the type of the blank card BC, and a character image of a class associated with the type is printed. Then, the object information of the print card to be printed is configured so that it can be changed for each printing. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, 83a → 83b → 83c and the transition thereof, a part of the two-dimensional code is configured to include object information, and the information is rewritten for each additional printing. As a result, the change of the object information is realized. In this modification, the object information includes, for example, information on the number of times printing has been performed (number of times of printing) or information on a growth stage that changes according to the number of times of printing. For example, the information is acquired by the acquisition unit 105 before the start of the print control process, and is updated when the two-dimensional code is generated in S502. The print control unit 107 may generate a two-dimensional code based on the updated object information and generate print contents to be printed on the print card.

<Character information>
Further, in the game apparatus A of the present modification, the character information managed by the management unit 104 is also managed with a configuration different from that of the first embodiment in accordance with the configuration of the object information. Specifically, the graphic information 304 defined for each character is configured to manage different image information for each of the growth times that change according to the number of times of printing or the number of times of printing. In the game of this modification, for example, the graphic information 304 is configured by associating different item images with the number of times of additional printing to the character image so that the items (costumes) whose appearance changes according to the number of times of printing differ. Explain that it is.

<Additional printing>
In the game of the present modification, when the game result is confirmed and a print card is inserted, the print control unit 107 refers to the object information when generating the print contents in S502, and how many times the print card is added to the print card. It is determined whether it is a stage for printing. The print control unit 107 refers to the character information, collects images corresponding to the stage, and generates print contents. In this way, for example, in the first additional printing, the clothes 85 are generated as print contents that are superimposed and printed on the silhouette 82 as shown in FIG. Further, for example, in the second additional printing, new clothes 87 and shoes 88 shown in FIG. 6C are generated as print contents to be superimposed and printed on the silhouette 82 and clothes 85. Further, in the game of this modification, it is determined that the change in appearance is completed by two stages of additional printing, and the final coordination is completed in the second additional printing. The decorative pattern 89 is also included in the print content (see FIG. 6C).

  In the game of the present modification, the item image is associated and managed according to the number of times of additional printing, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the object information has information on the number of times of printing for each part of the item to be overprinted and the graphic information 304 manages the item image corresponding to the number of times of additional printing for each part, It is possible to realize a printed expression such that the acquired item is upgraded according to the number of times of printing of the corresponding part. Further, additional elements such as the decorative pattern 89 are also specified according to the combination of items additionally printed on each part, that is, the combination of the number of times of additional printing performed on each part satisfies a predetermined condition. You may comprise so that it may be printed as what was coordinated.

  In addition, for example, when the number of times that additional printing is possible is determined for each part and the player can select whether or not to superimpose an item obtained in the game, the graphic information 304 is configured as described above. There is no need to print the item image corresponding to the item obtained by the print control unit 107 as long as the printable number of times acquired from the object information is not exceeded. By doing so, the player himself can realize the combination of the original clothes and leave it printed on the card, leave the game product clearly, and create a card with high originality.

[Second Embodiment]
In the above-described first embodiment, after the character to be printed is determined, the aspect of controlling the printing content to be printed on the blank card BC for the character based on the object information that the card has has been described. In the present embodiment, a description will be given of an aspect in which the content of printing is controlled by controlling the determination of the character to be printed in the processing relating to the game based on the object information of the blank card BC to be printed.

<Description of game contents>
In the game executed by the game device A of the present embodiment, for example, after the battle between the use character and the enemy character has advanced to a predetermined stage in the battle game, the blank card BC is used to capture the enemy character. Is assumed. In the present embodiment, “capture” indicates that an enemy character is printed on the blank card BC. At this time, for example, it is assumed that the three types of blank cards BC shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show different capture abilities in the game based on the respective object information.

<Configuration of Game Device A>
The game apparatus A of the present embodiment has basically the same configuration as the game apparatus A of the first embodiment, but the information managed by the management unit 104 is different as follows. The management unit 104 of the present embodiment manages the object information that the blank card BC has as follows. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, data managed in one card as object information is associated with an object ID 401 which is card (object) identification information, and classification information 402 and Other information 403 is assumed. The classification information 402 is used for identifying an object in the process related to the game, and includes information for specifying the classification in the game. In this embodiment, the other information 403 includes character information of characters that can be captured. Assuming, for example, the characters 61, 62, and 63 having different modes shown in FIGS. 2D, 2E, and 2F as the characters to be captured, the character information of the other information 403 for each character. The capture probability according to is determined. For example, for the blank card shown in FIG. 2 (B), the capture probability of the character 62 shown in FIG. 2 (E) is 60%, but the capture probability of the character 63 shown in FIG. 2 (F) is 30%. Set to be Note that the above-described capture probability is an example, and need not be common to all characters.

<Character determination processing>
With reference to FIG. 7, the print control process of the present embodiment will be described. The player inserts the card C into the acceptance discharge unit 41 of the printing unit 4 according to the guidance for capturing the enemy character displayed on the display unit 21 as a result of the main battle game. In step S <b> 701, the print control unit 107 determines whether the reception / discharge unit 41 has received a blank card BC (print card) for printing. If the print control unit 107 determines that the print card has been received, the process proceeds to step S702. If the print control unit 107 determines that the print card has not been received, the process of this step is repeated.

  In step S <b> 702, the print control unit 107 refers to the type of the inserted blank card BC and the character information of the enemy character to be captured, acquires the capture probability of the enemy character by the card, and performs a lottery process based on the probability. Do. Based on the lottery result in S702, in S703, the print control unit 107 determines whether the enemy character has been successfully captured or failed. If the capture is successful, in step S704, the print control unit 107 determines an enemy character to be printed. If the capture fails, in step S705, the print control unit 107 determines the print content to be another character. Here, another character is a character that frequently appears in the game and has no great value. In step S <b> 706, the print control unit 107 transmits the determined print contents to the print unit 4, prints the print card, and discharges it as the character card CC.

  According to this embodiment, in order to determine whether or not the game information can be printed on the blank card BC according to the correspondence between the object information of the blank card BC and the game information related to the game, the player prints (in-game In this case, it is possible to face with a sense of tension whether or not (capture of enemy characters) is executed, and the fun of the game can be greatly improved. Furthermore, by printing the captured character, the player can obtain a card with a clear game outcome.

[Second Modification]
In the second embodiment described above, the character information determines the character to be printed according to the blank card BC. However, in this modification, the capture probability is determined when a predetermined character is attached to the blank card BC. Are different aspects. For example, a predetermined character is printed on a blank card BC discharged in response to payment of the price, and the data structure of the card BC includes information on a predetermined character associated with the object information. At this time, as a result of the main battle game, the player inserts the card BC into the printing unit 4 to print an enemy character or the like closely related to a predetermined character already printed on the card BC, for example, on the game story. Can be made. That is, by increasing the capture probability of the enemy character to be printed according to a predetermined character, the card BC on which the predetermined character is printed can easily capture a specific enemy character. Therefore, the player can experience such effects as nurturing a character in the game and making the card printable. Further, by providing information related to only the specific enemy character to the object information of the card BC, when the specific enemy character is determined as the game information, when printing the specific enemy character, The form, ability, etc. may be changed, for example, it may be grown or changed to a character with a completely different appearance.

  In the above embodiment, a coin is exemplified as a consideration for the blank card BC. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medal equivalent to a coin may be used. Moreover, although the blank card BC illustrated the form discharged | emitted from the stocker part in the main-body part 1, it is a printer with which the main-body part 1 was equipped, An image, object information, etc. with respect to an unprinted roll-shaped sheet | seat May be printed and cut into cards by a cutting device one by one. At this time, the cutting device may be provided separately from the printer.

  Moreover, although the printing part 4 illustrated the form attached to the main-body part 1 integrally, it is not limited to this, You may employ | adopt the form separate from the game apparatus A and connected to the game apparatus A. . Further, the printing unit 4 is not limited to the form exposed at the upper part of the game apparatus A, and may adopt a form exposed at the side part of the main body part 1 or a form embedded inside the main body part 1. Further, the printing unit 4 may be one that can be additionally attached to an existing game machine housing that does not include the printing unit 4.

  Furthermore, although the reception discharge | emission part 41 illustrated the form opened to the near side of the game apparatus A, the form opened toward the upper direction or side of the game apparatus A (the left-right direction in which the left and right operation parts 31 are arranged) is adopted. Any direction may be adopted in consideration of the convenience of the player. Moreover, although the form which performs both reception and discharge | emission of a card | curd was illustrated for the reception discharge | emission part 41, you may employ | adopt the form provided with the reception part and discharge | emission part which each perform reception and discharge | emission separately.

  The card that can be received and printed by the printing unit 4 is not limited to the blank card BC that is ejected in accordance with the payment of the above-mentioned value, and may be any card that can identify object information by the acquisition unit 105. For example, a card distributed as an appendix of a magazine, a card distributed at an event, a card sold at a card sales device without a game function, a card sold at a retail store, or the like may be used. That is, the card whose object information can be identified by the acquisition unit 105 is a card (object) to be printed even if it is other than the blank card BC discharged from the discharge unit 12.

  Moreover, the form displayed on the card as the object information of the blank card BC is not limited to the number of rings for exemplifying the grade described above, and the letters, numbers, symbols, designs, Alternatively, a combination thereof, a letter, a number, a symbol, a design, or a combination thereof that is invisible and cannot be identified by the player may be used.

  In addition, the other information 403 of data managed as one piece of object information includes, for example, the number of times of printing, information on characters printed on the card on which the game information is printed as a result of game play, and the card. It may include information on growth parameters indicating that the character to be grown has grown. Further, a card that does not have object information may be adopted as the card, and game information may be printed regardless of the object information.

  In addition, cards that are discharged according to payment of payment are not limited to cards having different object information, but by preparing cards of high value that have been subjected to hologram processing or foil stamping processing, the player himself / herself can perform printing. The card to be used can be selected. Therefore, the range of options for the player's cards can be expanded, and the satisfaction with the game can be improved. Further, since the player can adjust the combination of the card and the character (game information) to be printed, it is possible to create a high-value card that is owned only by the player.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The game device according to the present invention can also be realized by a program that causes one or more computers to function as the game device. The program can be provided / distributed by being recorded on a computer-readable recording medium or through a telecommunication line.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main part, 2 Display / display part, 3 operation panel, 4 printing part, 12 discharge part, 41 reception discharge part, 101 control part, 104 management part, 106 acquisition part, 107 execution part, A game device, C card ( object)

Claims (15)

A game apparatus comprising: discharge means for discharging an object in accordance with payment of a consideration; and printing means for printing game information related to a game on an object to be printed including the object discharged in response to payment of the consideration. There,
Execution means for executing processing relating to the game;
Accepting means for accepting the object to be printed from outside the game device;
Control means for controlling the printing means so as to print the game information on the object to be printed received by the receiving means;
A game apparatus comprising: The object has object information used for identifying the object in the process related to the game,
The game apparatus further includes an acquisition unit that acquires the object information of the object to be printed.
The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the printing unit based on the object information acquired by the acquisition unit.   The game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the object information includes at least information that identifies a classification of the object in the game.   The game apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a management unit that manages correspondence between the game information and the object information in the game.   The game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit causes the game information managed by the management unit to be printed in association with the object information acquired by the acquisition unit.   The game apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the object information of the object before discharging the object discharged according to the payment of the price. .   The said control means determines the said game information printed on the said printing means according to the game result obtained by execution of the process which concerns on the said game of the said execution means, The any one of Claim 1 to 6 characterized by the above-mentioned. A game device according to claim 1. The object to be printed has a blank area where the game information can be printed,
The game device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the printing unit to print the game information on at least a part of the blank area.   The control unit causes the printing unit to print the game information after the discharging unit discharges the object and after a game result is obtained by executing the process related to the game by the execution unit. The game device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   The control unit controls the printing unit to further print new game information different from the game information on the object to be printed when the game information is already printed on the object to be printed. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game device is a game device.   The game apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the game information includes an image of a character that appears in the executed game or an item related to the character.   12. The game according to claim 11, wherein the control means causes the printing means to print the new game information so that a different appearance of a character already printed on the object to be printed is formed. apparatus.   The post-print discharge unit that discharges the object to be printed on which the game information is printed by the print unit to the outside of the game apparatus, further comprising: Game device.   The game device according to claim 1, wherein the game information to be printed includes information on the number of times printing has been performed on the object to be printed.   The program for functioning a computer as a control means of the game device as described in any one of Claims 1-14.

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