JP4855549B1 - GAME CONTROL DEVICE, GAME PROGRAM, GAME CONTROL METHOD, GAME SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a highly interesting game control device, game program, game control method, and game system that allow a player to play a game with a simple operation and keep the player from getting bored.
A game control device (20, 30) is triggered by an operation input to a communication terminal (10a, 10b, 10c,...), And a first one between player characters associated with different player IDs. A battle (for example, individual battle) is executed, and based on the result, the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID is updated. In addition, the game control apparatus automatically performs the second battle between the player characters associated with different player IDs based on the updated ability value of the player character without being triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal 10. (For example, a league game) is executed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for executing a battle game played on a network via a communication terminal that allows an unspecified number of players to connect to the network.

Conventionally, a player enjoys a game by operating a game device himself. In this case, the game apparatus includes hardware for reading and executing game application software (game application). A battle game such as a baseball game is known as a game executed by such a game application. In such a battle game, in order to make the game more interesting, not only the battle itself but also various variations are included. One example is to include a function that allows the player to customize the ability of the character (player character) to be operated by the player.
For example, Patent Document 1 includes a schedule creation means for creating an action schedule for a player character, and a game in which the ability of the player character can be increased by instructing a specific action to the player character. A system (baseball game) is disclosed. In this game system, it is assumed that a player character is trained (that is, the player character's ability is improved) and then a battle is played with another player or a computer, or a breeding and a battle are alternately performed. Has been.

  By the way, in recent years, so-called social games, which are executed by game applications created on the basis of an operating environment such as an API (Application Programming Interface) that runs on a web browser in a social networking service (SNS), have become widespread. ing. It can be said that the social game is a kind of online game that is played while communicating among an unspecified number of players. However, unlike a conventional online game, a social game does not play a game between players through a communication-equipped game device equipped with a game software, and the player installs or downloads the game software on the player side. There is no need. That is, if the player has a communication device equipped with a web browser, the player can execute a social game. Therefore, for example, if a portable terminal that can be connected to the Internet is provided, the player can enjoy a social game regardless of time and place.

JP 2000-189677 A

  Many of the social games described above are easy to operate for the player, and if the game is a battle-type game, there are many games in which the battle result can be immediately confirmed. Therefore, a player who does not want to spend a long time on the game, or casually It is accepted by players who want to enjoy the game. On the other hand, however, the social game has a problem that it is easy to get bored, especially when viewed from a player who has enjoyed the game by operating a conventional game device. For example, in a baseball game using a conventional game device, a player who operates a batter character needs an operation of swinging a bat in time with respect to a ball coming toward the batter character. Is realized by a social game, such an operation that requires concentration is not required, and a simple button pressing operation that does not require timing may be sufficient. Therefore, a baseball game realized by a social game is not enough for a player who wants to enjoy a baseball game in earnest, while a baseball game realized by a social game for a player who wants to enjoy a baseball game casually, It is easy to accept because of its simplicity of operation. Rather, it can be said that the simplicity of operation is an essential point for a player who cannot spend a lot of time in the game.

  The above-mentioned conventional baseball game can be said to be a highly entertaining game in that elements for nurturing player characters are included, but the player can further interact with other players or computers after nurturing the player character. Therefore, many social game players who want to enjoy the game in a short time with a simple operation are difficult to accept.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described viewpoints, and provides a highly interesting game control device, game program, game control method, and game system that prevent a player from getting bored while playing a game with a simple operation. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a game control apparatus according to the present invention is as follows.
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
Based on an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
The second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is automatically executed in parallel with the first battle at every predetermined period without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the memory Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the player character stored in the means;
A notification means for notifying a communication terminal of an evaluation value for each player identification information based on a battle result of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the battle result;
Player character lottery means for selecting a player character by lottery from a group consisting of a plurality of player characters based on a player operation, and storing the selected player character in the storage means in association with player identification information;
Lottery setting means for setting the lottery possible number of lotteries by the player character lottery means corresponding to the player identification information as the match result of the second match is better;
A game control device comprising:

According to the above configuration, the second battle is executed in the background of the game that the player is playing now, without being triggered by the operation input to the communication terminal by the player. The battle result of the second battle is also performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means, as in the first battle.
The second battle is automatically performed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the player does not need any operation on the communication terminal in performing the second battle. However, as described above, the player character's ability value is updated based on the result of the first battle, and the second battle is performed by the updated player character. The battle result of the battle indirectly affects the battle result of the second battle. Therefore, the player can feel that he is performing not only the first battle but also the second battle while performing only the operation on the communication terminal related to the first battle.
Furthermore, depending on the battle result of the second battle, the player character acquisition opportunity by lottery (that is, the number of lotteries that can be drawn) is also affected. That is, the battle result of the first battle not only affects the battle result of the second battle, but also indirectly affects the opportunity to acquire the player character by lottery. Therefore, for the player, a double gain can be obtained as a result of the first battle, and an interesting and interesting game can be realized.
The game control device according to the present invention may be configured from a plurality of viewpoints as follows.

The game control device according to the first aspect is as follows.
[First viewpoint]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

  The game control device may be any information processing device that can establish a connection with each of the communication devices of a large number or a large number of unspecified players via a network. Such a game control device may be, for example, one or a plurality of servers arranged on a network, or a large computer device. Further, the player and the communication terminal do not necessarily have a fixed one-to-one correspondence, and a usage mode of the communication terminal in which a plurality of players share a single communication terminal is also assumed. Therefore, this game control apparatus manages a player for each piece of player identification information such as a player ID as information that can uniquely identify a player who plays a battle game.

  In a game realized by this game control device, a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information is performed. The storage means stores the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information. The ability value of the player character is an index that can influence the battle result between the player characters on the game.

  The first battle execution means executes a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in response to an operation input to the communication terminal, and sets the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. Based on the result, the battle result of the first battle is determined. The game control device recognizes an operation input by the player on the communication terminal for each specific player identification information, and executes a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information. At this time, the battle result of the first battle is determined based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means.

  The character ability updating means updates the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information based on the battle result of the first battle and stores it in the storage means. For example, when the player character corresponding to a certain player identification information wins in the first battle, the character ability update means has a larger ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID (that is, the ability is higher). Update to be higher). In other words, the player is given a motivation to increase the ability value of the player character corresponding to his / her player identification information and win that player character in the first battle.

The second battle execution means automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal. The battle result of the second battle is determined based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means.
This game control device does not trigger the operation input to the communication terminal by the player, that is, when viewed from the player, the second battle is executed in the background of the game that is being played now. The battle result of the second battle is also performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means, as in the first battle.
The second battle is automatically performed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the player does not need any operation on the communication terminal in performing the second battle. However, as described above, the player character's ability value is updated based on the result of the first battle, and the second battle is performed by the updated player character. The battle result of the battle indirectly affects the battle result of the second battle. Therefore, the player can feel that he is performing not only the first battle but also the second battle while performing only the operation on the communication terminal related to the first battle.

  The notifying means notifies the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank for each player identification information based on the battle results. As a result, even if the second battle is automatically performed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal of the player, the result is notified to the player corresponding to the player identification information. It is possible to recognize the result of the match such as their own victory or defeat or results in the match.

  The first battle and the second battle can be any type of battle according to the mode of the battle game to be applied, but as a preferred application example, the first battle corresponds to the player identification information. It is conceivable that individual battles (individual battles) with the attached player characters are made, and the second battle is a league battle with a specified or unspecified majority. For example, all the player identification information on this competitive game or a plurality of specific player identification information on this competitive game may be set to be registered in a league game for a certain period. In such an application example, it is assumed that the league match includes one or a plurality of matches for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times, and the individual match and the league match may be performed in parallel on the time axis. At this time, in this game control device, in order to obtain a good result in a league game in which many players participate, the motivation to increase the ability value of the player character by winning the player character in many individual battles. It will be given to the player. Here, the player's operation on the communication terminal may be only the operation for the individual battle, and the player can feel not only the individual battle but also the battle in the league game by this simple operation. At this time, since the result of the league match is notified to the communication terminal of each player, each player can know the result of the league match after the individual battle. That is, the player can know the effect of improving the ability value of the player character by the individual battle as a result of the league game, and inevitably expects a notification of the result of the league game. Therefore, according to this game control device, it is possible to realize a highly interesting competitive game in which the player plays the game with a simple operation on the communication terminal and does not bore the player. Furthermore, since the character whose ability has been improved in the first battle will perform a second battle different from the first battle, the player feels as if the character is raised in the first battle, It is possible to feel a game like sending the character to the second battle. In addition, in this configuration, the player's operation is only the first battle, and the second battle is automatically advanced in parallel with the first battle. It is suitable for social games and the like that require operation and quick play results.

The game control device according to the second aspect is as follows.
[Second viewpoint]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
Based on an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
For each predetermined period, a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed in parallel with the first battle, and the second battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the battle of
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the third aspect is as follows.
[Third viewpoint]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
Based on an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed in parallel with the first battle at a predetermined time, and based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the fourth aspect is as follows.
[Fourth aspect]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
A character ability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means in accordance with the player's operation on the communication terminal based on the result of the first match;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the fifth aspect is as follows.
[Fifth aspect]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
A character ability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information based on the result of the first match in response to an operation of the player on the communication terminal, and storing it in the storage means;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the sixth aspect is as follows.
[Sixth aspect]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
Based on an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
A character ability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means in accordance with the player's operation on the communication terminal based on the result of the first match;
For each predetermined period, a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed in parallel with the first battle, and the second battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the battle of
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the seventh aspect is as follows.
[Seventh aspect]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying a communication terminal of an evaluation value for each player identification information based on a battle result of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the battle result;
A game control device comprising:

  The evaluation value is an index value obtained by evaluating the player's battle result, and may be, for example, a winning percentage or a point equivalent to the winning percentage.

The game control device according to the eighth aspect is as follows.
[Eighth aspect]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
Based on an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the player character's ability value stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
The second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is automatically executed in parallel with the first battle at every predetermined period without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the memory Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the player character stored in the means;
A notification means for notifying a communication terminal of an evaluation value for each player identification information based on a battle result of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the battle result;
A game control device comprising:

The game control device according to the ninth aspect is as follows.
[Ninth viewpoint]
A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
A character ability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first match and the operation of the player on the communication terminal;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising:

  The “match result” of the first match is not limited to the result of win or loss in the first match, but is given as a result of the win or loss, and is a point or item used to update the ability value of the player character It may be. Further, the “operation of the player on the communication terminal” may be an operation for using a point or an item to update the ability value.

The game control device according to the tenth aspect is as follows.
[Tenth aspect]
Player character lottery means for selecting a player character by lottery from a group consisting of a plurality of player characters based on a player operation, and storing the selected player character in the storage means in association with player identification information;
Lottery setting means for setting the lottery possible number of lotteries by the player character lottery means corresponding to the player identification information as the match result of the second battle is better.
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

  According to this configuration, depending on the battle result of the second battle, the player character acquisition opportunity by lottery (that is, the number of possible lotteries) is also affected. That is, the battle result of the first battle not only affects the battle result of the second battle, but also indirectly affects the opportunity to acquire the player character by lottery. Therefore, for the player, a double gain can be obtained as a result of the first battle, and an interesting and interesting game can be realized.

The game control device according to the eleventh aspect is as follows.
[Eleventh viewpoint]
Based on the player operation, a player character is selected by lottery from a first group of a plurality of player characters and / or a second group of a plurality of player characters different from the first group. Player character lottery means for storing the player character in the storage means in association with the player identification information;
Lottery item giving means for storing more lottery items in association with player identification information in the storage means as the result of the second battle is better;
When the number of lottery items stored in association with the player identification information by the lottery item granting unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number of lotteries that can be drawn by the player character lottery unit for the second group is set. A lottery setting means,
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

According to this configuration, two groups each having a plurality of different player characters are prepared as a base for lottery, and depending on the result of the second match, a lottery opportunity from one of the second groups (at least one time) The number of possible lotteries) will be given. In other words, depending on the result of the second battle, it is possible to set the game so that the base of the lottery is changed, so that variations of the game can be expanded.
Further, according to this configuration, the lottery opportunity is not directly given to the player based on the result of the second battle, but the player first determines the number of grants according to the result of the second battle. A lottery opportunity (at least one possible lottery) is given by collecting lottery items and collecting a predetermined number or more of the lottery items. That is, a target (collecting a predetermined number of lottery items) for obtaining a lottery opportunity is set before the player can perform the lottery. Since the player is motivated to achieve the goal, the game performance is further improved.
Note that the “number of lottery times” may be zero. That is, there may be a case where a lottery opportunity is not given depending on the result of the second battle.

The game control device according to the twelfth aspect is as follows.
[Twelfth aspect]
Based on player operations, a player character is selected by lottery from a first group of a plurality of player characters and / or a second group of a plurality of player characters having a higher ability value than the first group, Player character lottery means for storing the selected player character in the storage means in association with player identification information;
Lottery item giving means for storing more lottery items in association with player identification information in the storage means as the result of the second battle is better;
When the number of lottery items stored in association with the player identification information by the lottery item granting unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number of lotteries that can be drawn by the player character lottery unit for the second group is set. A lottery setting means,
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

  According to this configuration, two groups each having a plurality of different player characters are prepared as a base for lottery, and the player characters belonging to the second group are set to have higher ability values than the player characters belonging to the first group. Has been. Therefore, a lottery items are collected for the player by making the match result of the second match good, and the lottery by the player character lottery means is performed from the second group. Motivation to make the battle advantageous. As described above, since the match result of the first match affects the match result of the second match, a motivation for improving the match result of the first match is indirectly provided. .

The game control device according to the thirteenth aspect is as follows.
[13th viewpoint]
Based on player operations, a player character is selected by lottery from a first group of a plurality of player characters and / or a second group of a plurality of player characters having an appearance rate lower than that of the first group, Player character lottery means for storing the selected player character in the storage means in association with player identification information;
Lottery item giving means for storing more lottery items in association with player identification information in the storage means as the result of the second battle is better;
When the number of lottery items stored in association with the player identification information by the lottery item granting unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, the number of lotteries that can be drawn by the player character lottery unit for the second group is set. A lottery setting means,
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

  According to this configuration, two groups each consisting of a plurality of different player characters are prepared as a base for lottery, and player characters belonging to the second group are set to have a lower appearance rate than player characters belonging to the first group. Has been. Therefore, a lottery items are collected by making the player a good match result of the second battle, and the player character lottery means that the lottery is performed from the second group. This gives a motive to acquire a rare player character that is unlikely to appear. As described above, since the match result of the first match affects the match result of the second match, a motivation for improving the match result of the first match is indirectly provided. .

The game control device according to the fourteenth aspect is as follows.
[Fourteenth aspect]
The first battle execution means assigns a first ability update point in association with the player identification information in accordance with the battle result of the first match, and uses the assigned first ability update point. Cumulatively stored in the storage means,
The second battle execution means assigns a second ability update point in association with the player identification information according to the match result of the second match, and uses the assigned second ability update point. Cumulatively stored in the storage means,
The character ability update means consumes the first ability update point and / or the second ability update point in accordance with an operation of the player on the communication terminal, and updates the ability of the player character. And
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

  In this game control device, the ability update points are given according to the battle results of the first battle and the second battle, and the player can enhance the ability of the player character by consuming the ability update points. It can be configured. That is, the player character can be strengthened not only by the battle result of the first battle but also by the battle result of the second battle where the player is not directly involved. The player is awarded the first ability update point by winning the first battle, and indirectly after the battle result of the first battle is reflected in the battle result of the second battle. The second ability update point is given. Therefore, since the player can enjoy the benefit of acquiring two points by one first battle, it is possible to realize an interesting and interesting game. Here, the first ability update point is given when the player wins in the first battle, but as another example, the player played the first battle regardless of victory or defeat. Thus, a predetermined first update point may be given, and when winning, more first update points may be additionally given. Since the second battle is automatically executed regardless of the player's intention, in this case, the second update point may be awarded only when winning.

The game control device according to the fifteenth aspect is as follows.
[Fifteenth aspect]
The character ability update means provides the first ability update point grant amount and the second ability update point grant when the first match and the second match have the same match result. It is characterized by different amounts.
The game control apparatus described in the 14th viewpoint.

The game control device according to the sixteenth aspect is as follows.
[16th viewpoint]
The character ability update means makes the consumption amount of the first ability update point different from the consumption amount of the second ability update point when the player characters whose ability is to be updated are the same. Characterized by the
The game control apparatus described in the 14th viewpoint.

  According to the game control apparatus according to the fifteenth aspect and the sixteenth aspect, the first ability update point and the second ability update point are differentiated from each other by giving different amounts or consumption amounts. Since the degree of influence of the battle results of the battle and the second battle on the ability update of the player character can be substantially changed, the variation of the game can be expanded. For example, when importance is attached to the battle result of the first battle involving the player's operation input, if the first battle and the second battle have the same battle result, the first ability update point You may make the grant amount larger than the grant amount of the 2nd ability update point.

The game control device according to the seventeenth aspect is as follows.
[17th viewpoint]
A player that automatically executes a third battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Third battle execution means for determining a battle result of the third battle based on the ability value of the character;
Each player identification information is managed in association with one of a plurality of classes, and based on the battle result of the third battle, each player identification information class is higher or lower. A class management means for determining whether to change to a class or not to change a class, and
The game control apparatus according to any one of the first to ninth aspects.

In this game control device, the third battle execution means automatically executes a third battle between player characters associated with different player identification information without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, The battle result of the third battle is determined based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means.
This game control device does not trigger the operation input to the communication terminal by the player, that is, the third battle is executed in the background when viewed from the player. The battle result of the third battle is also performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means, as in the first battle.
The third battle is automatically performed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the player does not need any operation on the communication terminal in performing the third battle. However, as described above, the ability value of the player character is updated based on the battle result of the first battle, and the third battle is performed by the updated player character. The battle result of the battle indirectly affects the battle result of the third battle. Therefore, the player can feel that he / she is performing not only the first battle but also the third battle only by performing an operation on the communication terminal related to the first battle.

Further, the class management means manages each player identification information in association with any one of the plurality of classes, and determines the class of each player identification information based on the battle result of the third battle. Decide whether to change to a higher or lower class or not change the class.
This third battle is a battle performed with a player of other player identification information in the background, like the second battle described above, but differs from the second battle in the following points. That is, in this game control device, the player identification information associated with the player is associated with one of a plurality of classes, and the player with the player identification information depends on the result of the third battle. Fluctuations can occur. The class type can be arbitrarily set. For example, a hierarchical class from a beginner class (beginner class) to a master class (advanced class) may be set. In this game control device, the player is given a motivation to make the class of player identification information corresponding to himself higher when the player character wins in the third battle. On the other hand, the third battle is automatically performed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and the player does not need any operation on the communication terminal in performing the third battle. However, as described above, the ability value of the player character is updated based on the battle result of the first battle, and the third battle is performed by the updated player character. The battle result of the battle indirectly affects the battle result of the third battle. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a feeling that the player is performing not only the first battle but also the second battle and further the third battle only by performing an operation on the communication terminal related to the first battle. become.

  The third match may be an arbitrary type of match depending on the mode of the applied match game. As a preferred application example, when the second match is a league match, the league match The class can be replaced by a specific or unspecified number of players participating in the class. In such an application example, for example, a replacement game may be performed between league games. In this case, the player is motivated not only to obtain good results in the league game, but also to obtain good results in the replacement game conducted after the league game. In other words, in this game control device, in order to obtain a good result in the replacement battle and shift to a higher class than the current state, the player character wins in many individual battles, thereby increasing the ability value of the player character. Is given to the player. Here, the player's operation on the communication terminal only needs to be an operation for the individual battle, and this simple operation gives a sense of performing not only the individual battle but also the battle in the league and also the replacement battle. . At this time, it is preferable that the result of the replacement battle is notified to the communication terminal of each player. In this case, each player can know the result of the replacement battle after the individual battle and the league battle. Become. That is, the player can know the effect of improving the ability value of the player character by the individual battle as a result of the replacement battle, and inevitably expects the notification of the result of the replacement battle. Therefore, according to this game control device, it is possible to realize a highly interesting fighting game that does not bore the player while the player plays the game with a simple operation.

The game control device according to the eighteenth aspect is as follows.
[Eighteenth aspect]
The second battle execution means executes the second battle between player characters associated with the same class of player identification information,
The third battle execution means sets, for each player identification information, the class of the player identification information of the opponent of the third battle as a match for one or a plurality of the second battles for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times. It is determined based on the result,
A game control apparatus according to a seventeenth aspect.

In this game control apparatus, the second battle execution means executes the second battle between the player characters associated with the same class of player identification information. Here, the players of the same class of player identification information participating in the second battle are given motivation to make their player identification information class higher than the current class. A competitive relationship will arise within the class. Therefore, the player is more interested in the result of the second battle.
Further, the third battle execution means sets, for each player identification information, the class of the player identification information of the opponent of the third battle as a predetermined period or a predetermined number of one or a plurality of the second battles. Decide based on the match result. In other words, the result of the second battle that competes in the same class affects the determination of the opponent of the third battle.

  For example, a preferred application example of the game control device is as follows. For example, as described above, when the second battle is a league game, in this game control device, the league game is executed between player characters associated with the same class of player identification information. Become. When the third match is a replacement match between classes, the result of the league match in the same class affects the opponent in the replacement match. At this time, the determination method of the opponent can be any method for the purpose of making the player more interested in the result of the league match, but an example is as follows. is there. That is, the player identification information that has obtained good results in the league game is such that the player identification information of the higher class than the current situation becomes the opponent of the replacement game, and conversely, the player who did not obtain good results in the league game The identification information is such that the player identification information lower than the current level becomes the opponent of the replacement battle. As a result, the player identification information that has obtained good results in the league game can be promoted to a higher class in the replacement game, while the player identification information that has not obtained good results in the league game depends on the result of the replacement game. You can be demoted to a lower class. Therefore, the result of the league match can induce stronger interest in the player, and the interest of the game is further enhanced.

The game control device according to the nineteenth aspect is as follows.
[19th viewpoint]
The third battle execution means is configured such that the ranking based on the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in each player identification information of any one of the plurality of classes is the class. If the first condition included in the rank higher than the predetermined rank or included in the rank higher than the predetermined ratio with respect to the number of player identification information in the class is If the opponent of the third battle is determined from the player identification information of a class higher than the class, and the first condition is not satisfied, the battle of the third battle of the corresponding player identification information The opponent is determined from player identification information of a class lower than the class,
The game control apparatus described in the 18th viewpoint.

  This game control device shows an example of determining a preferred opponent of the game control device according to the eighteenth aspect. In this example, the opponent of the third battle is determined according to whether or not the first condition is satisfied. Specifically, the first condition is that the ranking based on the result of one or a plurality of second battles in a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in each player identification information of any class among the plurality of classes is The condition is that it is higher than a predetermined rank in the class or is included in a higher rank of a predetermined ratio with respect to the number of player identification information in the class. In this game control device, the player expects to have an opportunity to be promoted to a higher class than the current class, that is, the opponent in the third battle will be the higher class, and the second battle Be more interested in the outcome of the match. For example, in the specific example described above in which the second match is a league match and the third match is a replacement match, 100 player identification information is associated with the current class, and the first condition is that class. It is assumed that the player is notified in advance of this condition. Further, if a league game is performed for several days and a replacement game is performed after the league game, the player expects to finally enter within 50th place in the league game, and the notification means sequentially (for example, Every day) a situation arises that is depressing with the results of the current class ranking. Therefore, in this game control apparatus, a strong interest is always induced in the player with respect to the result of the second battle (league game), and the interest of the battle game is increased.

  Further, this game control device can also provide the following effects. That is, the above-described configuration divides all players into two players according to the league game results: a player who competes with the upper class and a player who competes with the lower class. In this case, there will be no player who does not play in the replacement game, but players who did not perform very well in the league game will have to play against the lower class. Therefore, there is a possibility that the player will fall, and a system with a sense of tension can be constructed for the player. For example, for the sake of simplification, 100 players are playing a league game, with 1 to 50th place playing the upper class in the replacement game, and 51 to 100th place playing the lower class in the replacement game. And In this case, if it is the 50th place, there is a possibility that it will be promoted to a higher level as a result of playing against the upper class, and at least will not be demoted to a lower level than the current class. However, in the 51st place, as a result of playing against the lower class, there is a possibility of being demoted to the lower class, so there will be a big difference with the most difference. You will be motivated to avoid situations where you have to play against the class. As a result, a game with tension can be realized.

The game control device according to the twentieth aspect is as follows.
[20th viewpoint]
The communication means notifies the communication terminal of information related to the prediction of the class after the third battle performed after the second battle based on the battle result of the second battle. ,
The game control apparatus described in the eighteenth or nineteenth aspect.

  The class of the player identification information of the opponent of the third battle (for example, replacement game) is determined based on the battle results of one or more past second battles (for example, league game). Therefore, if the class of the player identification information of the opponent of the third match and the class that can be taken after the third match are uniquely determined in advance, one or a plurality of past second items are associated with a certain player identification information. Depending on the result of the match, it is possible to predict the third post-match class of the player identification information. For example, in the example of the opponent class determination method shown in the nineteenth aspect, whether the player of a certain player identification information is in the promotion zone (for example, the upper half of the class) or demoted according to the result of the second battle. You can see if you are in a category (for example, the lower half of the class). Therefore, in this game control apparatus, information related to the prediction of the class after the third battle is notified to the communication terminal. In this case, the information related to the class prediction is, for example, information such as “currently in a promotion zone” or “class prediction is the same class or a higher class”. When there are a plurality of second battles, the information regarding the prediction of such a class is not limited to the notification when all the second battles are completed, and the notification timing may be set as appropriate. As a result, for example, if a player with certain player identification information knows that he / she is in a “demotion zone”, he / she may be demoted after the next third match, In the second match, we will aim for promotion with a good result, aiming for victory in the first match that affects the result of the second match. Therefore, strong motivation for the game can be given.

The game control device according to the twenty-first aspect is as follows.
[21st viewpoint]
The notification means notifies the communication terminal in advance of the start time of the second battle and / or the third battle in the real world,
The game control apparatus described in any one of the 17th to 20th viewpoints.

  In this game control device, the notifying means notifies the communication terminal of each player in advance of the real world start time of the second battle and / or the third battle. Thereby, each player who performs the battle game can know the start time of the real world of the second battle and / or the third battle, so that the second battle and / or the third battle are as advantageous as possible. You can be prepared to fight in state. That is, as described above, the ability value of the player character is updated based on the battle result of the first battle, and the second battle or the third battle is performed by the updated player character. Victory in many first battles by the start time to increase the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information at the real time start time of the second battle or the third battle notified in advance Motivation to get In other words, according to this game control device, the player systematically executes the first battle with an eye on the start time (that is, performs an operation on the communication terminal for the first battle). That is, the player can be given more motivation to execute the first battle, and the player is more attracted to the game.

The game control device according to the twenty-second aspect is as follows.
[22nd viewpoint]
A computer connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and capable of realizing a game in which a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information is realized.
A storage function for storing the ability value of the player character in the storage device in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage device. A first battle execution function for determining a result;
A character ability update function for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage device based on the result of the first match;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without being triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and stores in the storage device A second battle execution function for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification function for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game program to make it happen.

  The computer is, for example, a server computer or a home server. The game program may be stored in a computer-readable information storage medium such as a DVD-ROM or a CD-ROM.

The game control device according to the twenty-third aspect is as follows.
[23rd viewpoint]
A game control method in a game control apparatus for performing a battle between player characters connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and associated with unique player identification information,
A player character that executes a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and is stored in association with each player identification information by the storage device of the game control device A first battle execution step for determining a battle result of the first battle based on the ability value of
A character capability updating step of updating the capability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information based on the battle result of the first battle and storing it in the storage device;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without being triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and stores in the storage device A second battle execution step for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification step of notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control method comprising:

The game control device according to the twenty-fourth aspect is as follows.
[24th viewpoint]
A game system comprising: a communication terminal operated by a player; and a game control device that is connected to each communication terminal via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
The game control device includes:
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game system with

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly entertaining game in which the player plays the game with a simple operation and does not bore the player.

The figure which shows the basic composition of the game system of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the game server of 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the database server of 1st Embodiment. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function to play main roles with the game control apparatus of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the structural example of the player database contained in a database server. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the structural example of the league game database contained in a database server. The figure which shows the structural example of the ranking database contained in a database server. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows a part of main process of the baseball game in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart which shows a part of main process of the baseball game in 1st Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of progress of the baseball game in 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the database server of 2nd Embodiment. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the function which plays a main role with the game control apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal of 2nd Embodiment. The flowchart which shows a part of main process of the baseball game in 2nd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of the progress of the baseball game in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal about the integration process of a player character. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal about the integration process of a player character. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal about the integration process of a player character. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal about the integration process of a player character. The figure which shows the example of a display in the communication terminal about the integration process of a player character. The functional block diagram for demonstrating the modification of the function which plays the main role in the game control apparatus of embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display mode in the communication terminal in the modification of embodiment. The figure for demonstrating an example of the exchange battle between the classes in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of a display of the information regarding the prediction of the class after a replacement battle.

(1) First Embodiment (1-1) Configuration of Game System FIG. 1 shows a system configuration example of a game system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this game system includes communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,... That can be connected to a communication network NW such as the Internet, a game server 20 connected to the communication network NW, and a database server 30. And is composed of. Each of the communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,... Is a terminal operated by an individual player, for example, a communication terminal such as a portable terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a personal computer. In the following description, when referring to the communication terminals 10a, 10b, 10c,. In this game system, an application operable on a web browser is installed in the game server 20 as a game application. The communication terminal 10 includes a web browser capable of displaying a web page provided by the game server 20, and a player operates the communication terminal 10 on the web page to execute a game. The database server 30 stores various information to be described later in executing the game, and is connected to the game server 20 by, for example, a wire for reading and writing the information.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, an authentication server for authenticating the player of each communication terminal 10 may be provided separately from the game server 20. Further, when a plurality of game servers 20 are provided in order to accept access from many communication terminals 10, a load balancer for adjusting a load between the plurality of game servers 20 may be provided. The game server 20 may be configured as a single server device, but may be configured as a plurality of server devices having distributed functions.

(1-2) Configuration of Communication Terminal The configuration of the communication terminal 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an image processing unit 14, an operation input unit 15, a display unit 16, A wireless communication interface unit 17 is provided, and a bus 18 for transmitting control signals or data signals between the units is provided.

The CPU 11 loads the web browser in the ROM 22 into the RAM 23 and executes it. Then, the CPU 11 displays data for displaying a web page from the game server 20 via the wireless communication interface unit 17 based on appropriate designation of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) input to the player by the operation input unit 15 or the like. That is, data of an object such as an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document and an image associated with the document (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “HTML data” as appropriate) is acquired via the wireless communication interface unit 17. The HTML data is interpreted. The communication terminal 10 may be mounted with various plug-ins for extending the browser function of the web browser.
In acquiring HTML data, the CPU 11 sends an access request message including a player ID (player identification information) registered in advance or a player ID input via the operation input unit 15 via the wireless communication interface unit 17. To the game server 20.

  The web browser displays the web page provided from the game server 20 on the display unit 16 based on the acquired HTML data via the image processing unit 14. Further, when the player selects a hyperlink or object on the web page by operating the operation input unit 15, the web browser transmits new HTML data for displaying the web page according to the selection. Is requested to the game server 20.

  The image processing unit 14 displays a web page on the display unit 16 based on display image data provided from the CPU 11 as an analysis result of HTML data. The display unit 16 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Cristal Display) monitor including thin film transistors arranged in a matrix in a pixel unit, and displays the image of the web page by driving the thin film transistors based on the display image data.

  The operation input unit 15 may include a plurality of buttons for accepting the player's operation input and an interface circuit for recognizing the pressing input of each button and outputting it to the CPU 11, but in FIG. Examples of buttons are shown. For example, the direction instruction button is provided to instruct the CPU 11 to scroll and display the web page displayed on the display unit 16. The determination button instructs the CPU 11 that the player selects one hyperlink or object that is actively displayed (for example, highlighted) when, for example, a plurality of hyperlinks or objects are displayed on the web page. To be provided. When the communication terminal 10 is constituted by a small portable terminal, these buttons are arranged on the front surface of the communication terminal 10 so that the player can easily operate with the thumb while holding the communication terminal 10 with one hand. It is preferable.

(1-3) Configuration of Game Server The configuration of the game server 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
The game server 20 manages, for example, a battle game website including a plurality of hierarchical web pages, and provides a battle game web service to the communication terminal 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the game server 20 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a database (DB) access unit 24, and a communication interface unit 25, for transmitting control signals or data signals between the units. A bus 26 is provided. In addition, the game server 20 can take the same structure as a general-purpose web server regarding hardware.

The ROM 22 stores an application program (game program of the present embodiment) that provides a service of displaying an object such as an HTML document or an image (displaying a web page) to the web browser of the communication terminal 10 that is a client. Yes.
The CPU 21 loads the game program in the ROM 22 to the RAM 23 and executes it, and performs various processes via the communication interface unit 25.

For example, the CPU 21 transmits HTML data to the communication terminal 10 via the communication interface unit 25. In addition, when the game server 20 performs the authentication process of the player of the communication terminal 10, the CPU 21 performs the authentication process.
The CPU 21 performs processing according to the hyperlink or object selected by the player on the web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 via the communication interface unit. The processing includes, for example, transmission of new HTML data, arithmetic processing in the game server 20 or data processing.
The database access unit 24 is an interface when the CPU 21 reads / writes data from / to the database server 30.

(1-4) Configuration of Database Server The database server 30 can be realized by a general-purpose storage such as a large-capacity hard disk device or a device such as a RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks). Each database in the database server 30 is configured to be able to read and write data from the CPU 21 via the database access unit 24 of the game server 20.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the database server 30. The example shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a database for realizing a battle game described later, and the database server 30 includes a player database 31, a league game database 32, and a ranking database 33. The contents of these databases will be described later.

(1-5) Outline of Functions in Game Control Device In the present embodiment, the game server 20 and the database server 30 constitute the game control device of the present invention. The game executed by the game control device may be any type of game (matching game) including a fighting element between players, such as a game simulating sports such as baseball and soccer, or a game simulating combat. It does n’t matter. In the following, an example in which a baseball game (digital card game) is executed will be taken as an example of a battle game. In this baseball game, each player has a team made up of a plurality of players (player characters), and by improving the abilities of these players or playing against other players, his or her team (ie, , Players) class (or ranking, rank, etc.). Here, each player is displayed on the player's communication terminal in card form. The appearance of each player during the game, the ability of the player, and the like are displayed on the surface of the card. On the game, collection of players corresponding to this card, ability update (strengthening), battle with teams of other players, and the like are performed. Hereinafter, functions implemented by the game control device when executed by the game control device of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions that play a major role in the game control apparatus of the present embodiment.

The baseball game of this embodiment is configured so that two battles progress. One is an individual battle (first battle) performed between player characters associated with different player IDs, triggered by an operation input of the communication terminal 10 by the player. The other is a league battle (second battle) that is automatically performed between player characters associated with different player IDs without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal 10 by the player.
In the following description, “a battle between player characters associated with different player IDs” and “a battle between player IDs” are synonymous.

The game progression means 51 has a function of advancing a game displayed on the player's communication terminal 10 through a web page on the communication terminal 10 in response to an operation on the communication terminal 10 by the player. For example, in the game progress means 51, the CPU 21 transmits, to the communication terminal 10, HTML data for displaying a web page corresponding to the hyperlink or object selection on the web page by the player via the communication interface unit 25. To do. The CPU 21 sequentially transmits new HTML data in accordance with the selection of a hyperlink or object on the web page by the player, whereby the web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 is sequentially switched, so that the player progresses the game. Recognize
Also, in the game progress means 51, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 receives an access request message from the communication terminal 10 via the communication interface unit 25 prior to the start of the game, the communication terminal after the predetermined authentication process. 10 recognizes the player ID included in the access request message. Then, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 manages the progress of the game displayed on each communication terminal 10 in units of player IDs. This player ID may be given, for example, after the player accesses a baseball game website provided by the game server 20 through the communication terminal 10 and passes through a predetermined procedure.

FIG. 6 is an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 by the game progress means 51. The web page shown in FIG. 6 is a web page that is displayed when a player accesses a baseball game website provided by the game server 20 through the communication terminal 10, and corresponds to the main menu of the baseball game. In the web page shown in FIG. 6, for example, the text “Scout”, “Order”, “Strengthen”, “Lottery”, “Game”, “League Battle” is displayed in a predetermined area (with a hyperlink). Object). For example, when any text is selected by moving the cursor to a corresponding position with the direction instruction button and then pressing the enter button, the screen transitions to a screen for executing the contents of each text. “Scout” is to acquire a player character, but can take the following form, for example. When “Scout” is selected, a map of Japan is displayed with a plurality of regions. When a button operation for selecting a desired area is performed by the player in this display state, a predetermined player character can be acquired by lottery from the selected area. When “order” is selected, for example, in the case of a baseball game, information on the fielder's batting order and pitcher appointment (starter, relay, restraint) is displayed together with the image, ability, etc. of the player character. In this display state, the batting order and pitcher appointment can be changed by the player's operation. “Strengthening” is to strengthen the ability of the player character designated by the player by integrating a plurality of player characters in accordance with the operation of the player. “Lottery” is to select a player character by lottery from a group of a plurality of player characters in accordance with the player's operation, and to give the selected player character to the player. If the lottery can be made any number of times, the balance on the game will be lost. For example, the number of lotteries per day is limited to a predetermined number such as once or twice. The “match” corresponds to the first battle described above, and is a battle (an individual battle) with another player. When “game” is selected, information of other players (players with other player IDs) as opponents is displayed in a list together with, for example, avatar images. The player selects a desired opponent from the list by operating a button, and plays against the selected opponent. The “league game” corresponds to the second battle described above, and is a battle that can be performed in parallel with the individual battle.
When the player selects one of the characters shown in FIG. 6 by operating the direction instruction button and the determination button of the operation input unit 15 of the communication terminal 10, the CPU 21 is connected via the communication interface unit 25 in the game progress means 51. The selection result by the player is recognized, and new HTML data is transmitted to the communication terminal 10. As a result, a new web page corresponding to the selection result of the player is displayed on the display unit 16 of the communication terminal 10.

The storage means 52 has a function of storing the player character's ability value in association with each player ID. In the present embodiment, the storage means 52 is realized by the player database 31 of the database server 30.
FIG. 7 is an example of the player database 31 in the baseball game of this embodiment. In this example, the player database 31 includes, for each player ID, ability value data for each item of a plurality of player characters associated with the player ID. In the example of FIG. 7, the capability value is a value in the range of 0 to 1000, and the higher the capability value is, the higher the capability is. In FIG. 7, for player A, the case where the batting power is 300, the running power is 450, and the defensive power is 810 is shown as an example. In FIG. 7, “batting force”, “running ability”, and “defense ability” are illustrated as items as indicators of ability, but if the player is a pitcher, other items such as “ball speed”, “ball control” It is good also as "power", "stamina", etc.
Note that when the player acquires the player ID, the ability value of the player character associated with the player ID is set as a default value. That is, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the player database 31 and writes the default data of the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID, and the player database 31 stores the default data of this ability value.

  The first battle execution unit 53 executes an individual battle (first battle) between player characters associated with different player IDs, triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal 10, and a storage unit 52 (this embodiment). Then, the battle result of the individual battle is determined based on the ability value of the player character stored in the player database 31) of the database server 30.

  In the first battle execution means 53, first, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 determines an opponent to perform an individual battle based on an operation input to the operation input unit 15 of the communication terminal 10 by the player. For example, when “game” is selected on the web page shown in FIG. 6, a new web page for selecting an opponent for an individual battle is displayed as shown in FIG. In the example of the web page shown in FIG. 8, each display area (object) corresponds to a player ID, and the text corresponding to the player ID (in FIG. 8, “Koshi ...”, “Tomi ... “Team name” is displayed. In each display area, in addition to text corresponding to the player ID, property data corresponding to the player ID, for example, the skill level (Lv.xx) of the player corresponding to the player ID, and an image associated with the player ID An avatar or the like may be displayed. When the player performs an operation for selecting any of the objects corresponding to the plurality of player IDs on the communication terminal 10, information on the selected player ID is transmitted to the game server 20. As a result, in the first battle execution means 53, the CPU 21 displays a web page (shown as an example in FIG. 9) for prompting the confirmation of the opponent and starting the game based on the player ID selected by the player. HTML data is transmitted to the communication terminal 10.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, it is preferable that the display of the skill level corresponding to the candidate player ID of each opponent is a level corresponding to the ability value of the player character associated with the player ID. Moreover, it is preferable that the skill level according to the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID of the player who selects the opponent is also displayed at the same time. With such a display, the player who selects the opponent can compare the skill level corresponding to his / her player ID with the skill level corresponding to the candidate player ID of each opponent, so that the appropriate opponent is selected. Can be selected. For example, it is possible to exclude a player ID having a much higher ability value of the corresponding player character from the opponent than the player ID of the player who selects the opponent.
The skill level is determined by the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accessing the player database 31 of the database server 30 and transmitting the HTML data for displaying the web page illustrated in FIG. And the skill level is determined according to a predetermined standard based on the ability value.

  When the player performs an operation of selecting an object including the text “game start” on the web page illustrated in FIG. 9, the selection result is transmitted to the CPU 21 of the game server 20. Thereby, the individual battle | competition by the player character between the players of different player ID is performed. In the execution of the individual battle, in the first battle execution means 53, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the player database 31 of the database server 30 via the database access unit 24 and associates it with two player IDs that are opponents. Information on the ability value of the given player character is read out. Then, based on the read player character, the CPU 21 executes an individual battle between the player characters associated with the two read player IDs.

  As a method for determining the winning or losing of the individual battle, any method can be adopted as long as the ability value of the player character affects the winning or losing. For example, the ability values of the player characters associated with the two player IDs that are opponents are compared, and the player character having a larger ability value has a higher probability (for example, a predetermined probability within a range of 60 to 90%). You may set it to win. The win rate may be higher as the difference in ability values is larger. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, when there are a plurality of items of ability values to be compared, predetermined weighting (for example, in the example of FIG. The total ability value can be set with a weight of 0.2 for “power” and a weight of 0.4 for “defense”.

In the first battle execution means 53, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 determines the battle results of the individual battles of the player characters associated with the two player IDs that are opponents, a web page including the battle results is displayed. HTML data to be transmitted is sent to the communication terminal 10 of the player of the two player IDs that are opponents. Then, the communication terminal 10 interprets the HTML data received from the game server 20 and displays the battle result on the display unit 16. An example of the display is shown in FIGS. FIG. 10 shows an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player with the player ID associated with the player character who won the individual battle. FIG. 11 shows an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 of the player with the player ID associated with the player character who has lost the individual battle. In FIGS. 10 and 11, (a) is a web page that first shows only the battle results. (B) is a new web page that transitions when a predetermined operation (for example, a selection operation of a predetermined object on the web page or a pressing operation of a direction instruction button) is performed on the web page shown in (a). And it is a web page which shows the detail of a battle result. The details of the battle result (score, player character corresponding to the winning pitcher or the defeating pitcher, etc.) may be determined randomly.
The time from when the player selects an object including the text “start of game” on the web page illustrated in FIG. 9 to when the web page illustrated in FIG. 10 or 11 (a) is displayed is extremely short. Time (for example, several seconds). Therefore, the player can know the result of the battle in a very short period of time only by a simple operation of performing an individual battle start operation (an operation of selecting an object including the text “game start”).

The character ability updating means 54 is a function for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID automatically based on the battle result of the individual battle (first battle) or in response to the player's operation on the communication terminal. It has.
In the character ability updating means 54, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 automatically or in response to the player's operation on the communication terminal based on the result of the individual battle between the player characters associated with different player IDs. The player database 31 of the server 30 is accessed, and the ability value of the player character associated with the player ID is updated. That is, the CPU 21 writes a new ability value in the player database 31.
In the character ability updating means 54, it is preferable that the ability value of the player character is updated so as to be larger than the current value when the player character corresponding to the player ID wins the individual battle. On the other hand, it is preferable that the ability value of the player character is updated to be smaller than the current value when the player character corresponding to the player ID is defeated in the individual battle. Note that the amount of change in the ability value can be set arbitrarily. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when there are a plurality of ability value items, the ability value of all player characters may be made larger or smaller by the same value. Or you may set the variation | change_quantity of a capability value at random.

  The second battle execution means 55 automatically executes a league battle (second battle) between player characters associated with different player IDs without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal 10, and a storage means. 52 (in this embodiment, the player database 31 of the database server 30) determines the battle result of the league game based on the ability value of the player character performing the league game.

The league game executed by the second battle execution means 55 is performed at a predetermined time (for example, a time set by a timer in the game server 20). The league match may be set so that all player IDs participate (or register), but may be set so that only some of the player IDs who want to participate in the league match will participate.
The schedule of the league game can be set arbitrarily, but as an example, it can be performed as follows. The player character of the player ID participating in the league game fights the league game for five days from Monday to Friday. During the five days, the second battle execution means 55 does not trigger an operation input to the communication terminal 10 for a battle between player characters with different player IDs participating in the league game every day at a predetermined time. To run automatically. A player character with a player ID participating in a league game is played daily with, for example, other 15 player characters with different player IDs. Then, the ranking (rank) of the league game in the week of the five days is determined based on the battle results of the total of 75 games played by the player character of each player ID during the five days. In addition, although the time when the league match of the said form is scheduled is predetermined, the form of performing automatically every predetermined period, for example, every 6 hours, as another form is also considered. Further, it may not be executed every day, but may be executed every other day or once a week.

The determination method of the winning / losing of the battle executed by the second battle execution means 55 can be the same as that of the first battle execution means 53. In other words, any method can be employed as long as the ability value of the player character affects the winning or losing.
Note that it takes a certain time to determine all the results of the league match, and the ability value of the player character can be updated in accordance with the execution of the individual match within that time. Accordingly, copy data of the player database 31 is created at the start time of the league match, and the ability value of the player character in the copy data is referred to while the second battle execution means 55 is being executed. As a result, the ability value of the player character (data of the player database 31 itself) can be continuously updated by the character ability update means 54 even during the execution of the second battle execution means 55.

The second battle execution means 55 records the battle results of at least a past league match for a certain period. Specifically, in the second battle execution means 55, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the database server 30 and writes the league battle result in the league battle database 32 in the database server 30.
An example of the league game database 32 is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 12, when a league match is executed every day, the league match results are recorded for each date. In the example of FIG. 12, the match result of the league match includes a match ID for identifying the match, a player ID corresponding to the winning player character (winning player ID), and a player ID corresponding to the defeated player character (defeat) Player ID), score, and other data (for example, data of a player character corresponding to a winning pitcher).

The second battle execution means 55 records the ranking of the player ID in the league match and updates it sequentially. Specifically, in the second match execution means 55, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the league match database 32 of the database server 30 to read past match results of the league match, and based on the read match results. Ranking is calculated for each player ID. Then, the CPU 21 accesses the database server 30 and writes the calculated ranking in the ranking database 33 in the database server 30. For example, when a league game is continuously performed every day for five days, the ranking of the player ID is calculated at the timing when all the battles are completed on each date, and the ranking is written in the ranking database 33. Thereby, the ranking of the player ID in the ranking database 33 is updated every day.
An example of the ranking database 33 is shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the ranking of player IDs is recorded in order from the first, and the number of wins, the negative number, and the number of draws in the league game are recorded for each player ID.

The notifying means 56 displays the battle results of one or a plurality of league matches (second match) for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times and / or ranking (rank) for each player ID based on the match results. To the communication terminal 10. The predetermined period in the past may be one week corresponding to the week before the day when the game is being executed, or may be the day when the game is being executed or the most recent period going back from the previous day.
In the notification means 56, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 recognizes that the “league game” has been selected on the web page shown in FIG. 6, for example, the battle result in the latest league game and / or the past predetermined HTML data for displaying a web page including a ranking for each player ID based on a match result of one or a plurality of league matches for a period or a predetermined number of times is transmitted to the communication terminal 10. FIG. 14 shows an example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 by interpreting the HTML data. In the example of the web page shown in FIG. 14, the result of the league match corresponding to the player ID (for example, the win / loss result such as 45 wins and 15 losses, the ranking such as 6573) is displayed. In the web page illustrated in FIG. 14, information about a plurality of sections in the league game (section 4, section 5, section 6) is scroll-displayed by, for example, a direction instruction button of the operation input unit 15 of the communication terminal 10. An example to be shown is shown. FIG. 14 is a display example on a specific date when the league match of Section 5 is being performed. From the bottom, the match results of Section 4, the match results of Section 5, the match schedule of Section 6, The overall winning and losing results and rankings are shown.
Here, as described above, as shown in FIG. 14, the notification unit 56 generates HTML data for displaying on the communication terminal 10 of each player the web page including the ranking for each player ID based on the league match result. In addition to text and image information, the notification content may be voice information, vibration, or other tactilely detectable information as long as the information can be recognized by the player. Good.
In the above-described embodiment, the battle result of one or a plurality of league matches (second match) in the past predetermined period or the predetermined number of times, and / or the ranking (rank) for each player ID based on the match result, However, the evaluation value for each player ID may be notified instead of the ranking (rank) for each player ID. The evaluation value is an index value obtained by evaluating the player's battle result in a form different from the ranking. For example, as described in Modification 2 described later, the evaluation value is a value obtained by converting the winning percentage in the league game into points. May be. Further, instead of ranking (ranking) for each player ID, the rank in the class may be notified. In other words, the entire class ranking may be divided into 10, and the highest class 1 to the lowest class 10 may be provided to notify which rank it corresponds to. Furthermore, as described in Modification Example 6 described later, based on the result of the league match (second match), the information regarding the prediction of the class after the replacement match (third match) is “promotion zone”, “ You may make it notify by a display such as "demotion zone".

  In FIG. 14, the time until the next match start (Section 6) of the league match is displayed. As described above, it is preferable that the notification means 56 notifies the communication terminal 10 of each player in advance of the start time of the real world of the league match (second match). As a result, each player can know the start time of the real world of the league game, so that the individual game can be planned by the start time so that the league game can be played in an advantageous state as much as possible. It is possible to prepare for raising the ability value of the player character by the next start time of the league match.

(1-6) Main Processing Flow of Baseball Game Next, an example of the main processing flow of the baseball game in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is a flowchart from when the web browser of the communication terminal 10 is activated until the player character ability value is updated. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing execution processing of a league match (second match).

  First, referring to FIG. 15, the communication terminal 10 accepts a predetermined operation input to the operation input unit 15 by the player and starts a web browser (step S10). After the activation, the communication terminal 10 accepts a predetermined operation input to the operation input unit 15 by the player and accesses a baseball game website provided by the game server 20 (step S20). Here, it is assumed that the player operating the communication terminal 10 has already acquired the player ID. From this point on, the game server 20 manages access from the communication terminal 10 by the player using the player ID.

  When the communication terminal 10 accesses the website of the baseball game, the game progress means 51 is executed. The game progress means 51 displays the web page of a main menu as shown, for example in FIG. 6 on the communication terminal 10 (step S30). When “match” is selected in this main menu (YES in step S40), the game progress means 51 uses a new web page (see the example of FIG. 8) for selecting an opponent for an individual battle. A list of opponents (list of player IDs; see FIG. 8) is displayed on the communication terminal 10 (step S50).

  Next, when any opponent (player ID) is selected by an appropriate operation on the operation input unit 15 of the communication terminal 10 of the player (YES in step S60), the first battle execution means 53 HTML data for displaying a web page (shown as an example in FIG. 9) for prompting the confirmation of the opponent and the start of the game is transmitted to the communication terminal 10 based on the player ID of the opponent selected. And if selection operation for instruct | indicating a game start is performed on the web page currently displayed on the communication terminal 10, the 1st battle | competition execution means 53 will respond | correspond to the selected player ID and the selected player ID. Individual battles between player characters are executed. The first battle execution unit 53 determines the battle result of the individual battle based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage unit 52 (in this embodiment, the player database 31 of the database server 30) (step S80). The battle result of this individual battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character of the player ID that is to battle. For example, the first battle execution means 53 compares the ability values of the player characters associated with the two player IDs that are the opponents, so that the player character with the larger ability value wins with a high probability. Determine the match result. The determination of the battle result is performed in a very short time.

When the first match execution means 53 determines the match result of the individual match, the HTML data for displaying the web page including the match result is addressed to the communication terminal 10 of the player having the two player IDs as the opponents. Send to. Thereby, the battle result is displayed on the communication terminal 10 through the display of the web page, that is, notified (step S90).
Next, the character ability update means 54 is executed. That is, the character ability update means 54 updates the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player ID stored in the storage means 52 (player database 31) based on the individual battle results (step S100). For example, when the player character corresponding to the player ID wins in the individual battle, the player character is updated to be larger than the current ability value, and when the player character corresponding to the player ID is defeated in the individual battle, the current ability value is exceeded. Is also updated to be smaller. Therefore, the player will actively engage in individual battles in order to improve the ability value of the player character corresponding to his / her player ID. Further, when viewed from the player, the execution of the individual battles is an extremely simple operation, and the battle itself does not require complicated calculation processing on the game server 20 side, so that the player can know the battle results in a very short time. .

  Next, the league battle execution process will be described with reference to FIG. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 17, a case where a league game is held for five days from Monday to Friday will be described as an example. In this case, the ranking for each player ID is contested according to the results of the league matches of the first to fifth sections in five days. As described above, it is preferable that the league game of each section is started at a predetermined time notified to the player in advance, for example, at 3:00 pm in the real world.

  In FIG. 16, the second battle execution means 55 is executed at the start time of the league match every day for five days from Monday to Friday (YES in step S200). The second battle execution means 55 is automatically executed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal 10 by the player with the player ID participating in the league match. For example, when performing the first league match, the second battle execution means 55 is a combination of battles in the first league match, that is, a player character corresponding to a certain player ID and another predetermined number. The combination of the battle with the player character of the player ID is determined (step S210). When the battle combination is determined, the second battle execution means 55 next refers to the player database 31 so that the difference between the player character's ability values affects the winning or losing based on the ability value of the player character. Then, the battle result is determined (step S220). In the league match of Section 1, if the number of battles of the player character corresponding to each player ID is M and the number of player IDs participating in the league match is N, in the league match of Section 1, The battle results of M × N battles are determined. The second match execution means 55, after determining the match result, records the match result of the first round league match in the league match database 32, and also determines the player ID based on the match result of the first round match match. The ranking is recorded in the ranking database 33 (step S230). Thereafter, the notification means 56 notifies the communication terminal 10 of the player corresponding to each player ID participating in the league game of the match result of the first section and the ranking of the player ID at the time when the first section ends. (Step S240). Note that this notification is made when each player selects “League Battle” on the web page illustrated in FIG. 6, for example, at the communication terminal 10 as a result of the first section match and at the time when the first section ends. The web page including the ranking of the player ID can be displayed.

When the next day is reached and the start time of the league match in Section 2 is reached, the processes in steps S200 to S240 described above are performed in the same manner. In this case, it is preferable that all the opponents of the player character corresponding to a certain player ID are different from the player character of the player ID that the player character battled in the first section. In step S230, the second match execution means 55 records the match result of the league match of the second clause in the league match database 32 and all the league matches up to that point (in this case, the first match and the first match) The ranking of the player ID based on the match result of the league match in Section 2 is recorded in the ranking database 33. The same applies to the third and subsequent sections.
When the league match in Section 5 ends, the league match database 32 stores data on the results of all matches in each league match in Sections 1 to 5, and the ranking database 33 stores the league match in Section 5. The ranking of the player ID at the time when the battle is ended (that is, considering the result of the league battles in the first to fifth sections) is recorded in the ranking database 33.
As shown in FIG. 17, when a league game is fought in the first to fifth sections in five days from Monday to Friday, the player can use the web provided by the game server 20 by an appropriate operation on the communication terminal 10. Through the service, it is possible to access the battle result of the player character of his player ID in the league game of each section and the ranking at the time of access every day.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 17, the relationship between the individual battle (first battle) and the league battle (second battle) will be described. As described above, the league game is started and executed every day for five days from Monday to Friday. On the other hand, the individual battle is executed in response to a player's operation input on the communication terminal 10. Therefore, the individual battle and the league battle proceed independently. At this time, when the ability value of the player character corresponding to a certain player ID is updated according to the battle result of the individual battle, in the league game executed after the update, the battle is performed based on the updated ability value. . For example, on Monday shown in FIG. 17 (the day when the league match in Section 1 is executed), the player character corresponding to a certain player ID wins by playing an individual battle, and as a result, the ability value of the player character increases. In that case, the player character corresponding to the player ID will play a battle in the league match of the second section on Tuesday of the next day, based on the increased ability value. The line with an arrow in FIG. 17 shows the relationship between an individual battle and a league game of a node that reflects the ability value of the player character updated by the individual battle.

  Therefore, in this baseball game, the player is motivated to increase the ability value of the player character by winning the player character in many individual battles in order to obtain a good result in a league game in which many players participate. Will give. Here, the player's operation on the communication terminal 10 may be only the operation for the individual battle, and the player performs not only the individual battle but also the battle in the next league game in which the update of the ability value is reflected by this simple operation. You will get a sense of being. At this time, since the result of the league match is notified to the communication terminal 10 of each player, each player can know the result of the league match after the individual battle. That is, the player can know the effect of improving the ability value of the player character by the individual battle as a result of the league game, and inevitably expects a notification of the result of the league game. Therefore, according to this game, it is possible to realize a highly interesting battle game in which the player plays the game with a simple operation on the communication terminal 10 and does not bore the player.

(2) Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In each of the following embodiments, unless otherwise specified, the configuration and operation of the communication terminal 10 and the game server 20, each means executed by the game control device, and the main processing flow of the baseball game are described in the first embodiment. This is the same as described in the above unless otherwise specified.
As shown in FIG. 18, the database server 30a of this embodiment is different from the database server 30 (see FIG. 4) in that a replacement battle database 34 is added. In the player database 31, as shown in FIG. 7, classes are associated with each player ID. In FIG. 7, for example, class: 1 is associated with player ID: 000001.

  In the present embodiment, each player ID is associated with one of a plurality of classes. The class type can be arbitrarily set. For example, hierarchical classes from a beginner class (beginner class, for example, class: 1) to a master class (advanced class, for example, class: 5) can be set. The baseball game of the present embodiment is performed for the purpose of promoting the player of each player ID to a higher class in addition to the game elements described in the first embodiment. The class update (fluctuation) performed by the replacement battle may include promotion to a higher class, demotion to a lower class, and maintenance of the current class (residual).

(2-1) Overview of Functions in Game Control Device FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions that play a major role in the game control device of the present embodiment. The functional block diagram shown in FIG. 19 is different from that shown in FIG. 5 in that third battle execution means 57 and class management means 58 are added.

The third battle execution means 57 automatically executes a replacement battle (third battle) between player characters associated with different player IDs without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal 10, and a storage means. 52 (in this embodiment, the player database 31 of the database server 30) determines the match result of the replacement battle based on the ability value of the player character stored.
The replacement battle executed by the third battle execution means 57 is performed at a predetermined time (for example, a time set by a timer in the game server 20). The replacement game may be set so that all player IDs participate, but may be set so that only some of the player IDs who want to participate in the league game participate. The schedule of the replacement game can be arbitrarily set, but may be performed between league games, for example.

  The determination method of the winning / losing of the battle executed by the third battle execution means 57 can be the same as that of the first battle execution means 53. In other words, any method can be employed as long as the ability value of the player character affects the winning or losing.

  The third battle execution means 57 records the battle result of the replacement battle. Specifically, in the third battle execution means 57, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the database server 30a and writes the match result of the replacement battle in the replacement battle database 34 in the database server 30a.

The class management means 58 manages each player ID in association with one of a plurality of classes, and based on the match result of the replacement battle, the class of each player ID is higher or lower. Decide whether to change to a new class or not.
Specifically, in the class management means 58, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the database server 30a, reads out the match result of the replacement battle in the replacement battle database 34, and based on the read battle result, the player ID Each time, it is determined whether to promote to a higher class than the current state, to demote to a lower class than the current state, or to maintain the current class. Any method can be used as the class update method based on the result of the battle of the replacement battle. For example, a predetermined promotion standard or demotion standard may be set in advance for the result of the replacement battle, and the standard may be applied. For example, if the win rate of the replacement match is 70% or higher, you will be promoted to one class. If the win rate of the replacement match is 30% or lower, you will be demoted to one class, If it is between 30 and 70%, the current class is maintained.
When the class management unit 58 determines a new (updated) class for each player ID, the class management unit 58 associates the new class with each new player ID. That is, in the class management means 58, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 accesses the database server 30a and writes a new class for each player ID in the player database 31.

  In the notification means 56 of this embodiment, when the CPU 21 of the game server 20 recognizes that the “league game” is selected on the web page shown in FIG. 6, for example, and / or HTML data for displaying, on the communication terminal 10 of each player, a web page including the result of the replacement battle in addition to the ranking for each player ID based on the result of the battle of one or a plurality of league matches of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times Is transmitted to the communication terminal 10. An example of a web page displayed on the communication terminal 10 by interpreting the HTML data is shown in FIG. In the example of the web page shown in FIG. 20, the match result of the replacement match and the result of the class update are additionally displayed in the league match result column with respect to the web page shown in FIG. In FIG. 20, as an example, the result of the replacement game last week is 18 wins and 6 losses and is promoted to one class, and this week's replacement game results are demoted to 1 class after 3 wins and 7 losses.

(2-2) Process Flow of Baseball Game Replacement Battle Next, an example of the process flow of the baseball game replacement game in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the execution process of the replacement battle (third battle).
Hereinafter, a replacement battle execution process will be described with reference to FIG. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 22, a case where a league match is held for five days from Monday to Friday and a replacement match is held on a subsequent Saturday will be described as an example. In this case, it is preferable that the replacement game is started at a predetermined time notified to the player in advance, for example, at 3:00 pm on Saturday in the real world.

  In FIG. 21, the third battle execution means 57 is executed at the start time of the Saturday replacement battle (YES in step S300). The third battle execution means 57 is automatically executed without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal 10 by the player. When the third battle execution means 57 performs the replacement battle, the battle combination in the replacement battle, that is, the battle combination between the player character corresponding to a certain player ID and the player characters of the other predetermined number of player IDs. Determine (step S310). When the battle combination is determined, the third battle execution means 57 next refers to the player database 31 so that the difference between the player character's ability values affects the winning / losing based on the player character's ability value. Then, the battle result is determined (step S320). After determining the battle result, the third battle execution means 57 records the battle result of the replacement battle in the replacement battle database 34.

  Next, the class management unit 58 updates the class for each player ID based on a preset reference (step S330). At this time, the class management means 58 refers to the match result of the replacement battle recorded in the replacement battle database 34 and determines a new class for each player ID by applying the above criteria. The class management means 58 records a new class for each player ID in the player database 31. Thereafter, the notification means 56 notifies the player's communication terminal 10 corresponding to each player ID of the match result of the replacement battle and the update result of the class (step S340). In this notification, when each player selects “League Battle” on the web page illustrated in FIG. 6, for example, the communication terminal 10 displays a web page including the result of the replacement battle along with the result of the league battle. Can be done.

Here, with reference to FIG. 22, the relationship between the individual battle (first battle) and the replacement battle (third battle) will be described. FIG. 22 is a diagram in which a progress mode of a replacement battle is further added to FIG. FIG. 22 shows a case where a league match is held for five days from Monday to Friday, and a replacement match is held on Saturday the next day.
In this case, the replacement game will be started and executed on Saturday. On the other hand, the individual battle is executed in response to a player's operation input on the communication terminal 10. Therefore, the individual battle and the replacement battle proceed independently. At this time, when the ability value of the player character corresponding to a certain player ID is updated according to the battle result of the individual battle, in the replacement battle executed after the update, a battle is performed based on the updated capability value. . For example, on Friday shown in FIG. 22 (the day when the league match in Section 5 is executed), a player character corresponding to a certain player ID wins by playing an individual battle, and as a result, the ability value of the player character increases. In this case, the player character corresponding to the player ID will play a battle in the replacement game on Saturday of the next day based on the increased ability value. A line with an arrow in FIG. 22 shows a relationship between an individual battle and a league battle and a replacement battle of a node in which the ability value of the player character updated by the individual battle is reflected.

  In this baseball game, the player is motivated to increase the ability value of the player character by winning the player character in many individual battles in order to obtain a good result in the replacement game and shift to a higher class. Become. Here, the player's operation with respect to the communication terminal 10 may be only an operation for an individual battle, and not only an individual battle but also a sense of performing a battle in a league or even a replacement battle can be obtained by this simple operation. Become. At this time, since the result of the replacement battle is notified to the communication terminal 10 of each player, each player can know the result of the replacement battle after the individual battle. That is, the player can know the effect of improving the ability value of the player character by the individual battle as a result of the replacement battle, and inevitably expects the notification of the result of the replacement battle. Therefore, according to this game, it is possible to realize a highly interesting battle game in which the player plays the game with a simple operation on the communication terminal 10 and does not bore the player.

(3) Preferred Variations of the First Embodiment and / or the Second Embodiment Hereinafter, some preferred variations of the first embodiment and / or the second embodiment will be described. Note that it goes without saying that the modification referred to in any one of the embodiments can be applied as a modification of the other embodiments. In each modification, unless otherwise specified, the communication terminal, the configuration and operation of the game server, each means executed by the game control device, and the main processing flow of the baseball game are as described in the above embodiments. It is the same.

(3-1) Modification 1
In the first and / or second embodiment, the player character ability update method in the character ability update means 54 is “strengthening” of the player character, that is, a player character by integrating a plurality of player characters. It may be a method of strengthening. The player character strengthening (player character integration process) may be performed as follows.
In the first modification, the first battle execution means 53 gives a strengthening point (ability update point) to the player ID associated with the player character who has won the individual battle (first battle). . Then, the character ability updating means 54 consumes a certain amount of enhancement points in accordance with a predetermined operation of the player (for example, the “enhancement” selection operation in FIG. 6), so that the player already holds (that is, Integration processing of a plurality of player characters (corresponding to corresponding player IDs) is performed. This integration process may be performed as follows, for example. A player character (a remaining player character specified by the player) to be strengthened is referred to as player A, and a player character that is integrated with player A and disappears is referred to as player B. In this case, in the integration process, the CPU 21 adds a certain ratio of the player B's batting power, running power, and defensive ability values to the player A's batting power, running force, and defensive ability values. Thus, the ability value of a new player A may be calculated. By this integration process, the characteristics of player B's ability are reflected in player A. After the integration process, the CPU 21 deletes the data of the player B from the target player ID data. The strengthening points are stored in the player database 31 in association with the player ID as data that increases cumulatively each time the individual battle (first battle) is won. After the integration process, the CPU 21 accesses the player database 31 and decreases the strengthening point of the corresponding player ID by a predetermined amount.
In addition, although the example which adds each fixed ratio of each ability value of the player B with respect to each ability value of the player A was shown here as a calculation method of the new ability value of the player A, the calculation method is this Not limited to. For example, comprehensive ability level data may be prepared for each player, and the ability update may be performed based on the ability level data.

A display example on the communication terminal 10 regarding the player character integration process will be described with reference to FIGS. 23A to 23E are display examples displayed in series according to operations on the communication terminal 10.
When the CPU 21 of the game server recognizes that “enhancement” has been selected on the web page of FIG. 6, for example, HTML data for displaying a web page that prompts selection of a plurality of player characters to be integrated is displayed. Transmit to the communication terminal 10. One example of the web page that is displayed first at this time is a list of strengthening designated players (player characters to be strengthened) as shown in FIG. 23A so that the strengthening designated player can be selected by a scroll operation and a decision button. It is configured. When the strengthening designated player is selected, a list of players to be integrated (disappearing player characters) is displayed as shown in FIG. 23B. The web page shown in FIG. 23B is configured so that a player to be integrated can be selected by a scroll operation and a determination button. FIG. 23C is a confirmation screen. For example, an example in which player A is selected as the strengthening designated player and player B is selected as the player to be integrated is shown. Here, when an operation of selecting the menu “enhance” is performed, the selection result is notified to the game server 20. The CPU 21 of the game server 20 calculates a new ability value of the player A based on the received selection result, and accesses the player database 31 to delete the data of the player B from the target player ID data. To do. The CPU 21 transmits HTML data including a value indicating the degree of increase in the new capability value to the communication terminal 10. As shown in FIGS. 23D and 23E, the communication terminal 10 receives the HTML data so that the player A's card and the player B's card are overlapped and merged so that only the player A's card is displayed. I do. As shown in FIG. 23E, it is preferable to quantitatively display the degree of increase in the ability value of the player A to be strengthened (132% in the example of FIG. 23E).

  In addition, in FIG. 23, although the example which updated the capability of the player A by performing the production | generation which integrates the player B with respect to the player A was shown, the production | generation of card | curd | merging does not need to be performed. That is, the ability update may be performed by extracting only the ability data of the player B and injecting the extracted ability data of the player B into the player A. Also, without displaying each player's card, only each player's name is displayed in the list, and the player to be strengthened is selected by selecting the player to be strengthened and the player used for strengthening each. You may make it strengthen a player. In this case, the specific player is strengthened only on the character information on the screen.

(3-2) Modification 2
Hereinafter, a preferred modification of the first embodiment will be described.
The feature of this modified example is that the result of the individual battle (first battle) not only affects the result of the league battle (second battle) performed in parallel with the individual battle, but also described in FIG. By further enhancing the “lottery” function, the result of the league match (second match) is further configured to affect the ability improvement of the player's team. With this configuration, for a player, leaving a good result in an individual battle (first battle) not only leads to an improvement in the ability of the player character, but also a wider variety of player characters, Alternatively, since a high-performance player character can be added, team power can be improved. If a player character can be added, as described in the first modification, the player character can be improved by integrating the added player character with another player character. Deeper game characteristics can be realized.

Hereinafter, this modification will be specifically described.
A functional block diagram of this modification is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 24, the functional block diagram in this modified example has a player character lottery means 60, a lottery item grant means 61, and a lottery setting means 62 added to that shown in FIG. .
The player character lottery means 60 has a function of selecting a player character by lottery from a group of a plurality of player characters based on the player operation, and storing the selected player character in the storage means 52 in association with the player ID. Prepare. The lottery function by the player character lottery means 60 is different from the “lottery” shown in FIG. 6 in which the number of lotteries per day is limited. The function of the player character lottery means 60 is realized as follows. The ROM 22 of the game server 20 stores a group made up of a plurality of player characters that will be the mother of the lottery. When the CPU 21 recognizes the player operation input for the lottery corresponding to the player character lottery means 60, the CPU 21 accesses the group data stored in the ROM 22, selects one player character at random, and selects the selected player character. And stored in the player database 31 in association with the player ID.

The lottery item granting means 61 gives the player a larger number of tickets (lottery items) as the match result of the league match (second match) (for example, the final ranking for five verses from Monday to Friday) is better. It has the function to grant. For example, a ticket is given to the player according to the final ranking of five verses from Monday to Friday, and is accumulated unless used for the lottery. At this time, the number of tickets given is stored in the storage means 52 in association with the player ID. The function of the lottery item granting means 61 is realized by the CPU 21 accessing the game result database 32 to acquire the data of the league match results and calculating the number of tickets to be granted according to the data. The An example of the relationship between the result of the league match and the number of tickets given is as follows. The ranking here is the ranking of each class.
· Within 100th place · 4 · Top 1/3 · · 3 · Upper half · · · 2 · Less than half · · · 1

  The lottery setting unit 62 has a function of setting the lottery possible number of lotteries by the player character lottery unit 60 corresponding to the player ID as the match result of the league match (second match) is better. For example, when it is assumed that a lottery is performed from a group consisting of a plurality of player characters that are title holders (home run king, rookie king, etc.), the more tickets the better the match result of the league match (second match) Therefore, it is possible to set the number of times that the number of lotters from the title holder group can be increased accordingly. In this case, the function of the lottery setting means 62 can be realized as follows, for example. The CPU 21 stores a cumulative value of the number of tickets given in association with a specific player ID in the player database 31, and determines (sets) the number of possible lotteries with reference to the cumulative value. At this time, the cumulative value of the number of tickets may be set so that the lotterable number is approximately proportional. For example, if 10 tickets are stored (cumulative value of the number of tickets is 10), the number of drawable from the group of title holders is one, and if 20 tickets are stored, the title holder The number of lotteries that can be drawn from this group is two.

In the game server 20, two or more lottery groups may be prepared in the ROM 22, and the lottery may have variations. In this case, the player character lottery means 60 draws from the first group consisting of a plurality of player characters and / or the second group consisting of a plurality of player characters different from the first group based on the player operation. Alternatively, the player character may be selected, and the selected player character may be stored in the storage unit 52 in association with the player ID.
For example, in addition to the above-mentioned title holder group (first group), a group (second group) composed of a plurality of player characters of the best nine can be provided. The best nine group is composed of a plurality of player characters having higher abilities than the title holder group (that is, player characters that function favorably with respect to the player). In such a case, when 20 tickets are stored, the lottery setting means 62 draws the number of possible lotteries twice for the lottery for the title holder group and lottery for the lottery for the best nine group. The possible number of times may be one. At this time, the lottery setting unit 62 performs lottery by the player character lottery unit 60 for the second group when the number of tickets stored in association with the player ID by the lottery item grant unit 61 is equal to or more than a predetermined number. A function of storing the number of lotterable times in the storage unit 52 in association with the player ID is provided.
In addition, when two or more lottery groups are prepared, if a lottery from two or more groups is possible (if the number of lotteries for two or more groups is one or more), a lottery from which group It is sufficient that the player can select whether or not to select. For example, the player selects whether to draw lots from the group of title holders when 10 tickets are collected, or whether to draw lots from the best nine group after waiting for 20 tickets to accumulate. It can be so.

  FIG. 25 shows an example of a display mode on the communication terminal 10 in this modification. For example, on the web page displayed when the player accesses the game server 20, a link “to the result of the league match” shown in FIG. 25A is provided. When an operation for selecting this link is performed by the player, the selection result is transmitted to the game server 20. When the selection result is received, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 can access the player database 31 and refer to the data of the number of tickets of the target player ID to draw the respective groups of title holders and best nines. Whether or not, if possible, the number of possible lotteries is determined, and HTML data for displaying such information is transmitted to the communication terminal 10. As a result, the communication terminal 10 displays, for example, the display shown in FIG. In this example, 10 tickets are required for the lottery from the title holder group, and 20 tickets are required for the lottery from the best nine group. Only lottery from holder groups is possible.

  As described above, in the second modification, a predetermined number of lottery items are collected so that a lottery from a title holder or a group of best nines can be performed. That is, in this case, there is one type of lottery item to be collected. Apart from this, a configuration in which a plurality of types of lottery items themselves are provided is also conceivable. That is, two types of lottery items to be given to the player may be provided, such as a title holder lottery ticket and a best nine lottery ticket, according to the result of the second battle. For example, if the ranking as a result of the second battle is within 30th, one best nine lottery ticket can be obtained, and if within 70th, one title holder lottery ticket can be obtained.

In addition, although the above demonstrated the case where it determined based on the last ranking (final ranking for five verses of Monday-Friday) of one league match (2nd match), as another example, other than final ranking It can also be determined based on the value. For example, an evaluation value corresponding to the league match result may be obtained for each player, and the number of tickets (lottery items) may be determined based on the size of the evaluation value. As the evaluation value, for example, a value obtained by converting the winning percentage into points can be considered.
-15 wins and 10 losses: 600 points (value obtained by multiplying the win rate by 1000)
・ 10 wins and 15 losses: 400 points (value obtained by multiplying the win rate by 1000)

The number of tickets given to the evaluation value can be set as follows, for example.
・ 950 points or more ・ ・ ・ 4 sheets ・ 700 points or more ... 3 sheets ・ 500 points or more ... 2 sheets ・ Less than 500 points ... 1 sheet

In addition, in the above description, the case where the lottery is performed by collecting a predetermined number of lottery items according to the result of the league match (second match) has been described, but the lottery can be directly performed without using the lottery item. It may be possible to do this. That is, depending on the result of the league match (second match), a lottery from either the title holder or the best nine group may be performed a predetermined number of times. In this case, the lottery setting means 62 is set so that the better the result of the second battle (that is, the higher the ranking or evaluation value, etc.), the greater the number of times that the player character lottery means 60 can be drawn. To do. For example, you may set as follows.
• Within 30th place: Number of draws from Best Nine group: 2 times • Within 50th place: Number of draws from Best Nine group: 1 time • Top 1/10: Title holder group Number of lotteries that can be drawn from: 2 times-Top 1/5 ... Number of lotteries that can be drawn from a group of title holders: 1

Also in this example, similarly to the above, the number of possible lotteries may be set according to the magnitude of the evaluation value according to the battle result of the league match (second match). For example, you may set as follows.
・ 950 points or more: Number of draws from the best nine group: 2 times ・ 900 points or more: Number of draws from the best nine group: once ・ 800 points or more: From the group of title holders Number of lotteries that can be drawn: 2 times-More than 750 points ... Number of lotteries that can be drawn from a group of title holders: 1 time

  Note that when there are two groups to be drawn, the second group (in the above, the best nine group) is a player character (in the above, the title holder group) having a higher ability than the first group (in the above, the title holder group). That is, although the case where it comprised from the player character which functions advantageously with respect to a battle | competition for a player was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this. The second group may be composed of player characters having a lower appearance rate (that is, rare) than the first group. Specifically, the player characters that make up the second group may be set as player characters that have lower ability values than the player characters that make up the first group but are difficult to obtain. For example, a player character who has already retired in the real world, or a player who is popular but not so powerful is considered as a player character that is difficult to obtain.

(3-3) Modification 3
Hereinafter, another modification of the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, with reference to FIG. 17, the battle results of the individual battle (first battle) executed based on the player's operation input to the communication terminal 10 are executed in the background of the individual battle. Although the timing reflected in the league match (second match) is assumed to be performed on the next day of the individual match (first match), the following form may be adopted.
For example, you may make it reflect the influence by the battle result of the multiple times of individual battle | competition (1st battle | competition) performed within the day in the league game performed on the same day. In other words, the league match (second match) is performed asynchronously with the individual match (first match), and the match result of the individual match (first match) is displayed as the league match ( Reflect in the second match). Specifically, multiple league battles are set in advance during the day, and the results of individual battles (first battles) conducted before each league battle are performed thereafter. You may make it reflect in the league game (2nd battle | competition) to be called. The update of the ability of the player character that is performed based on the battle result of the individual battle is immediately stored in the player database 31. Therefore, even if it is the same day, the update result of the ability is reflected in the league battle that is performed thereafter.
Further, in the case of adopting a method of strengthening a player character, that is, a method of strengthening a player character by integrating a plurality of player characters, if this “strengthening” is performed before each league match, The result of this “strengthening” may be reflected in the league match. That is, the player character “strengthened” before the league match is adopted in the league match. In addition, when “strengthening” is performed after a plurality of league battles have elapsed, the effects of the individual battle (first battle) performed during that time are collectively reflected in the ability of the player character. The player character is employed in the league game to be performed. According to this configuration, since the result of the individual battle is quickly reflected in the league game (second battle), an interesting game with a sense of speed can be realized.

(3-4) Modification 4
Hereinafter, still another modification of the first embodiment will be described. In Modification 1 described above, the ability update is performed to update the ability of the player character in response to the player's operation on the communication terminal with respect to the player ID associated with the player character who has won the individual match (first match). As an example, an example is shown in which strengthening points (ability update points) are given by the first battle execution means 53. Then, in accordance with a predetermined operation of the player (for example, “enhancement” selection operation in FIG. 6), a certain amount of reinforcement points is consumed, thereby integrating the plurality of player characters already held by the player. However, the following modifications may be added.
That is, the player ID that won the league match (second match) as well as the reinforcement point (first ability update point) is given to the player ID won in the individual match (first match). In contrast, a strengthening point (second ability update point) may be given. That is, you may make it the 2nd battle | competition execution means 55 give a reinforcement | strengthening point with respect to player ID matched with the player character won by the league match (2nd battle | competition). The first and second ability update points are stored in the player database 31 in association with the player IDs cumulatively. The first and second ability update points may be managed (stored) separately, or may be managed (stored) as a common ability update point. With such a configuration, the player can obtain reinforcement points according to the result even in a league game in which the player is not directly involved. Therefore, for the player, not only the result of the individual battle affects the league game. Furthermore, the result of the league match can also contribute to the ability update of the player character, and thus can affect the individual match, so that it is an interesting and deep game where multiple results can be obtained in one match. Can be realized.

  In addition, the strengthening point (first ability update point) obtained in the individual battle and the strengthening point (second ability update point) obtained in the league game are points that can be used to integrate a plurality of player characters. It can take various units and forms. Assuming that both are the same unit, the following settings may be made for the amount of reinforcement points given and the amount of consumption based on various ways of thinking about game settings. The amount of strengthening points given is set by the first match execution means 53 and the second match execution means 55, and the consumption amount of the strengthening points is set by the character ability update means 54.

[Setting 1]
In setting 1, the strengthening point (second ability update point) obtained in the league game is set to be smaller than the strengthening point (first ability update point) obtained from the result of the individual battle. This is because, if both points are the same, the game weight of the individual battle in which the player is directly involved becomes relatively low. This is based on the idea that the strengthening points obtained as a result of the league match are supplementary to deepen the fun of the game. If the result of a battle in which the player is not directly involved is greatly evaluated, the weight of the player operation is reduced, and an element not directly involved in the player contributes to the update of the ability of the player character, and the balance of the entire game may be lost. There is also. As an example of setting, if the reinforcement points obtained when winning once in an individual battle are 30 points, the reinforcement points obtained when winning once in a league match are 15 points. You may set to the magnitude | size of.

[Setting 2]
In setting 2, contrary to setting 1, the strengthening points (second ability updating points) obtained in the league match are larger than the strengthening points (first ability updating points) obtained from the results of individual battles. Set as follows. In this case, since the strengthening points obtained in the league game in which the player is not directly involved are larger, an unexpected situation may occur for the player. In other words, the player may be able to unexpectedly acquire a strengthening point having a larger value than the reinforcing points acquired in each individual battle, thereby realizing a game that is surprising and full of fun.
[Setting 3]
In setting 3, the reinforcement points obtained in the individual battle (first ability update point) and the enhancement points obtained in the league game (second ability update point) are set as the same point, while a plurality of characters are selected. You may make it set about the reinforcement | strengthening point consumed when integrating, so that the 2nd capability update point may become larger than the 1st capability update point. As an example, if player B is integrated with player A who is a player character, and if the first ability update point, which is a conventional strengthening point, is consumed, 500 points are required. If the capacity update points are consumed, 1000 points may be required, so that the capacity update points may be set twice as large. According to such a setting, since the consumption of the reinforcement points obtained by the league game in which the player is not directly involved in the game is increased, the weight of the individual battle is relatively increased as in the above setting 1, and the entire game is It becomes difficult to lose balance.

[Setting 4]
In setting 4, contrary to setting 3, the second ability update point is set to be smaller than the first ability update point for the reinforcement points consumed when integrating a plurality of characters. You may make it do. In this case, for the player, the strengthening points obtained in the league game in which the player is not directly involved can be used more effectively for the ability update of the player character. Combined with the fun of the game, it is possible to realize an entertaining game. Note that it may be left to the player to select which of the first ability update point and the second ability update point is used, or the first ability update point is automatically used first. In such a case, the setting may be made such that the second ability update point is allocated when there is a shortage.

(3-5) Modification 5
Hereinafter, a preferred modification of the second embodiment will be described.
The opponent in the replacement game is not particularly limited. For example, a replacement game may be performed between player IDs having greatly different classes. However, the excitement of the game can be further enhanced by linking the above-described replacement game with the league game and limiting the opponents of the subsequent replacement game according to the battle result of the league game.
More specifically, the second match execution means 55 executes a league match between player characters associated with the same class of player IDs, and the third match execution means 57 for each player ID. The class of the player ID of the opponent in the replacement game is determined based on the battle results of one or a plurality of league battles for a predetermined period in the past or a predetermined number of times. At this time, in the second battle execution means 55, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 refers to the player database 31 and extracts only the player ID associated with the same class when determining the opponent of the league match. The opponent is determined from the extracted player ID. In the third match execution means 57, the CPU 21 of the game server 20 refers to the league match database 32 when determining the class of the opponent (player ID) for the replacement match. In other words, the results of league battles that are contested in the same class will affect the determination of opponents in subsequent replacement battles.

  In this modified example, the opponent's determination method for the replacement game can be any method for the purpose of making the player more interested in the result of the league match. It ’s like that. That is, for a player ID that has obtained a good result in the league game, a player ID higher than the player ID is made the opponent in the replacement game, and conversely, a player who has not obtained a good result in the league game. For the ID, a player ID lower than the player ID is set as an opponent for the replacement battle. As a result, a player ID that has obtained a good result in the league game can be promoted to a higher class in the replacement game, while a player ID that has not obtained a good result in the league game is currently determined depending on the result of the replacement game. Can be demoted to a lower class. Therefore, the player can be more interested in the result of the league match, and the game's interest can be further enhanced.

A more specific replacement battle mode of this modification will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 26 conceptually shows a case where this baseball game is composed of five classes of classes 1, 2,... For example, a player character corresponding to a player ID participating in a league game fights in a league game for five days from Monday to Friday, and this league game is performed in the same class. Accordingly, when the final league game, that is, the Friday league game, is finished, the ranking for each player ID is determined within each class. Then, the opponents in the subsequent replacement game are set so as to differ depending on the ranking in the class of each player ID. For example, in FIG. 26, if 100 player IDs are associated with each class, the opponents corresponding to the higher class than the current class are replaced depending on the ranking of the 100 player IDs in the league match. It is determined whether to conduct a battle or a replacement battle with an opponent corresponding to a class lower than the current class.

  Rankings that serve as threshold values for distinguishing higher rankings or lower rankings in rankings within the same class are shown as border lines in FIG. For example, in the examples of classes 2 to 4, as a result of the league battles of classes 2 to 4 that have been fought with 100 player IDs, 50 player IDs in the top ranking of class 3 While a replacement battle is performed with the player ID, the 50 player IDs in the lower ranking of the class 3 perform a replacement battle with the 50 player IDs in the higher ranking of the class 2. The border line of each class can be set at an arbitrary position. For example, the border line can be set in advance in a predetermined rank among the number of player IDs associated with each class, or in a higher position of a predetermined ratio with respect to the number of player IDs. By making the replacement game as described above, the player expects the ranking to be higher than the predetermined ranking in the league game, and the current class ranking is notified sequentially (for example, every day). There will be a situation where the result will be depressing. Therefore, according to this modification, the player is always induced to have a strong interest in the result of the league game, and the interest of the battle game is increased.

  Furthermore, according to this replacement battle mode, the following effects can be obtained. That is, in the above configuration, all the players are divided into two players according to the league game results: a player who competes with the upper class and a player who competes with the lower class. In this case, there will be no player who does not play in the replacement game, but players who did not perform very well in the league game will have to play against the lower class. Therefore, there is a possibility that the player will fall, and a system with a sense of tension can be constructed for the player. For example, for the sake of simplification, 100 players are playing a league game, with 1 to 50th place playing the upper class in the replacement game, and 51 to 100th place playing the lower class in the replacement game. And In this case, if it is the 50th place, there is a possibility that it will be promoted to a higher level as a result of playing against the upper class, and at least it will not be demoted to a lower level than the current class. However, in the 51st place, as a result of playing against the lower class, there is a possibility of being demoted to the lower class, so there will be a big difference with the most difference. You will be motivated to avoid situations where you have to play against the class. As a result, a game with tension can be realized.

(3-6) Modification 6
Hereinafter, still another modification of the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the notifying means 56 ranks for each player ID based on the result of the most recent league match and / or one or more league match results for a predetermined period or number of times in the past. In addition, HTML data for displaying a web page including the result of the replacement battle on the communication terminal 10 of each player is transmitted to the communication terminal 10. In FIG. 20, as an example, the result of the replacement game last week is 18 wins and 6 losses and is promoted to one class, and this week's replacement game results are demoted to 1 class after 3 wins and 7 losses. This is to notify the player of the result of the league match, but as a modification, the communication means 56 is based on the match result of the league match (second match), and the replacement match is performed after the league match. Information regarding the prediction of the class after the (third match) may be notified to the communication terminal 10.

  That is, as described in the modification example 5, before entering the weekend replacement game (see FIG. 22), the player is ranked in the upper half of the same class according to the league match result from Monday to Friday. It is determined whether it is located or in the lower half of the rank, and as a result, it is determined whether to play the upper class or the lower class in the replacement battle. In the replacement game, when the player wins against the upper class player ID, the player can be promoted to a class higher than the current class, and when lost, the team remains in the same class as the current class. On the other hand, if you lose against a player ID of a lower class, you will be demoted to a class lower than the current class, and if you win, you will remain in the same class as the current class. In other words, the possibility of promotion or demotion is known before entering the replacement battle. Therefore, in this modified example, information indicating that the player is in the “promotion zone” if there is a possibility of promotion, or information indicating that the player is in the “demotion zone” if there is a possibility of demotion is displayed after the replacement battle. Notification as information about class predictions. By notifying such information, the player knows the possibility of promotion and relegation before entering the replacement battle, so he will wait for the result of the replacement battle with a psychological uplift, The fun as a game can be enhanced.

  FIG. 27 shows an example of a display screen when the communication terminal 10 receives and displays HTML data including information related to class prediction after the replacement battle. In the example shown in FIG. 27, the player with the player ID currently belonging to class 3 is targeted, and the position in the current class 3 is visually determined by the vertical position of the text “current rank”. Is displayed so that you can see immediately. In this example, since the current rank is in the “promotion zone”, it can be seen that the class after the replacement battle is the current class 3 or the higher class 4. Note that the display example of FIG. 27 is merely an example. The possibility of promotion and the possibility of demotion may be displayed as a numerical value such as “probability of promotion: A%, possibility of demotion: B%”, or a stepwise numerical value (for example, The possibility of promotion and demotion may be expressed using 10 levels). For example, it is conceivable to calculate the possibility of promotion or demotion within a range of 30 to 70% according to the rank in the class. Alternatively, it may be further simplified and displayed in three stages of “promotion zone”, “border line”, and “demotion zone”.

  Note that the communication means 56 does not notify the information about the prediction of the class after all the league games from Monday to Friday are finished and waits for the result, but after each league game or from Monday to Friday. Information regarding the current class prediction may be notified to the communication terminal 10 every day. In this case, if the player knows that he / she is in the “demotion zone”, the player may be demoted in the next replacement game. I think that I will aim for victory in individual battles that have an influence on the outcome of the league match. Therefore, strong motivation for the game can be given.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. In addition, it goes without saying that each embodiment may be variously improved and changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the battle game is progressed by a web page displayed by the web browser of the communication terminal of the player based on the provision of the web service from the game server. According to this, there is an advantage that the communication terminal does not need to download or install the game software, but the present invention is not limited to this. The competitive game of this embodiment can also be configured to download or install a part of functions realized by game software on a communication terminal.

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A game control device that is connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control device comprising: A player that automatically executes a third battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Third battle execution means for determining a battle result of the third battle based on the ability value of the character;
Each player identification information is managed in association with one of a plurality of classes, and based on the battle result of the third battle, each player identification information class is higher or lower. A class management means to decide whether to change to a class or not to change a class;
The game control device according to claim 1, further comprising: The second battle execution means executes the second battle between player characters associated with the same class of player identification information,
The third battle execution means sets, for each player identification information, the class of the player identification information of the opponent of the third battle as a match for one or a plurality of the second battles for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times. It is determined based on the result,
The game control apparatus according to claim 2. The third battle execution means is configured such that the ranking based on the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles for a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in each player identification information of any one of the plurality of classes is the class. If the first condition included in the rank higher than the predetermined rank or included in the rank higher than the predetermined ratio with respect to the number of player identification information in the class is If the opponent of the third battle is determined from the player identification information of a class higher than the class, and the first condition is not satisfied, the battle of the third battle of the corresponding player identification information The opponent is determined from player identification information of a class lower than the class,
The game control device according to claim 3. The notification means notifies the communication terminal in advance of the start time of the second battle and / or the third battle in the real world,
The game control device according to claim 2. A computer connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and capable of realizing a game in which a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information is realized.
A storage function for storing the ability value of the player character in the storage device in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage device. A first battle execution function for determining a result;
A character ability update function for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage device based on the result of the first match;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without being triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and stores in the storage device A second battle execution function for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification function for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game program to make it happen. A game control method in a game control apparatus for performing a battle between player characters connected to a communication terminal operated by a player via a network and associated with unique player identification information,
A player character that executes a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and is stored in association with each player identification information by the storage device of the game control device A first battle execution step for determining a battle result of the first battle based on the ability value of
A character capability updating step of updating the capability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information based on the battle result of the first battle and storing it in the storage device;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without being triggered by an operation input to the communication terminal, and stores in the storage device A second battle execution step for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification step of notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game control method comprising: A game system comprising: a communication terminal operated by a player; and a game control device that is connected to each communication terminal via a network and performs a battle between player characters associated with unique player identification information,
The game control device includes:
Storage means for storing the ability value of the player character in association with each player identification information;
In response to an operation input to the communication terminal, a first battle between player characters associated with different player identification information is executed, and a first battle battle is performed based on the ability value of the player character stored in the storage means. First battle execution means for determining a result;
Character capability updating means for updating the ability value of the player character corresponding to the player identification information and storing it in the storage means based on the battle result of the first battle;
A player that automatically executes a second battle between player characters associated with different player identification information in parallel with the first battle without triggering an operation input to the communication terminal, and that is stored in the storage means Second battle execution means for determining a battle result of the second battle based on the ability value of the character;
A notification means for notifying the communication terminal of the battle results of one or a plurality of second battles of a predetermined period or a predetermined number of times in the past and / or the rank of each player identification information based on the battle results;
A game system with

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