JP5176263B2 - Game device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention places a play item such as a card on a play field, detects reading of information recorded in the play item, movement of the play item on the play field, etc., and controls the execution of the game. The present invention relates to a game device to be performed.

  Conventionally, card game devices using cards (trading cards) have been put into practical use as play items serving as media for carrying out games. As such a card game device, for example, a game device for soccer is well known. A card game device for soccer, in which a player (player) arranges player cards on a player card arrangement panel (hereinafter referred to as a play field), the card data in which an internal image sensor is recorded on the back side of the player card. From these player cards, team data composed of a plurality of players is created and the game starts. And a player can instruct | indicate a player's position and formation by moving arrangement | positioning of the player card on a play field. In such a card game, a new player card is paid out to the player every time the game is executed, so that the player can collect new cards that can be used in a card game such as a player card. Have fun. In addition to the above-described card game for soccer, a card game device for playing a battle game of the Sengoku Period is also proposed.

In such a card game device, the game progress control program controls the progress of the game by reading information recorded on a plurality of cards placed on the play field and detecting the movement of the cards. Is done. In addition, in the game, players can play against each other, or one player can play against a computer.
As such a card game device, for example, the invention described in Patent Document 1 previously proposed by the present applicant has been proposed.

JP 2002-301264 A

The card game device described in Patent Document 1 is a card game device for soccer as described above. In the card game device described in Patent Document 1, when a player selects an arbitrary player card from a plurality of player cards having unique card information and places the player card on the play field, an image installed in the game device is displayed. The sensor reads card-specific card information recorded on the back side of the player card, and creates team data composed of a plurality of players. When the game starts, the game progress control program detects the movement and position of the player card and controls the progress of the soccer game.
Further, in Patent Document 1, the card information recorded on the back surface of the player card is composed of a code pattern, and by analyzing the information of the code pattern, the position and orientation of the card placed on the play field are analyzed. It is also described that it is provided with means for detecting.

  Furthermore, the card game device described in Patent Document 1 can instruct the player's position and formation by moving the player card placed on the play field by rubbing the player on the play field. Shooting is performed by the player operating the shoot button, and this effect image is also displayed on the monitor. When one game ends, the player can increase one new player card by paying out a new player card from the card payout unit of the card game apparatus. It is also disclosed that the player can easily perform player selection and player change operations using the increased player cards when the next game is played.

  Since the card game device described in Patent Document 1 is a card game for soccer, the player advances the game while moving 11 player cards placed on the play field. In addition, since the storage device of the card game device stores attribute (parameter) information such as the shooting power of each player for each player card, the player can execute a game rich in change. ing.

However, for example, in a game in which one or a plurality of units are organized and battled against enemy units, such as a battle game of the Sengoku Period or a space war game, if the following means are adopted, It becomes possible to play a game with more strategy.
(1) Before the game is executed, the player can organize one or a plurality of units (units) composed of a plurality of card groups in consideration of the game tactics.
(2) During the execution of the game, the player controls the progress of the game so that the player can play the role of a commander (captain) who commands this unit.

  In order to employ the means described in (1) and (2) above, as a preparation before starting the game, the player knitting a unit composed of a plurality of cards, It is necessary to register the unique information recorded in advance in the storage device of the game device in units of this unit as information constituting one unit. In addition, during the execution of the battle game, instead of moving all the cards constituting one or more units on the play field, the main card (main play item) in the card group constituting each unit in advance. If the player moves only the main play item on the play field, the player's card operation is greatly simplified. Patent Document 1 described above does not describe that a unit composed of a group of play items such as a plurality of cards is organized as described above to control the execution of the game in units.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to register a play item group composed of a plurality of play items as one unit for a game apparatus using the above-described conventional play items such as a plurality of cards. An object of the present invention is to provide a game device that further improves the tacticity of the game.
Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a game apparatus that facilitates an operation of moving a play item group constituting a unit placed on a play field by a player .

The present invention has a play field on which a play item composed of a main play item and a sub play item different from the main play item , in which unique information is recorded in advance,
A play item reading means for reading the unique information of the play item placed on the play field;
When a player performs a registration operation on a unit organized from the main play item and the sub play item placed on the play field, it is based on the unique information read by the play item reading means. Te, said identifying the main play item, the unit data producing formation means for generating unit data from the unit from the placed on said units on the playing field,
Play item position detecting means for detecting movement of the play item placed on the play field;
Based on the unit data generated by the unit data generating means, an object image of the unit to be displayed on the display device is generated, and based on the movement of only the main play item detected by the play item position detecting means. Object control means for controlling the object image displayed on the display device to move,
It is a game device characterized by having.

  The above-mentioned play item indicates a game (play) medium for playing a game, and is composed of a card (trading card or the like) used in a card game or the like, or a model such as a doll, for example. The figure etc. which are game media which stuck the sticker which printed the code information on the back side of the ru.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) When playing a game using a plurality of play items, the player uses the play item group organized from the plurality of play items as one unit, and stores unique information recorded in each play item. I am trying to register. Thereby, the player can organize one or a plurality of units having attribute information rich in change depending on how the play items are combined, and the player operates this unit to play a game rich in tactics. Will be able to.

  (2) When a game is executed, the operation of a unit organized from a plurality of play item groups is controlled by operating one main play item included in this unit. The operation of the player on the play item can be greatly simplified.

  (3) A plurality of play item groups in which units are organized are placed on the play field, and an operation for registering unique information recorded in these play item groups is performed by play item reading means using an image sensor or the like. The unique information recorded in the play item group at a time can be read and registered in the storage means. As a result, the registration operation of the play item group constituting the unit organized by the player is simplified, and the registration operation can be performed in a short time.

  (4) By adjusting the unit organization rules for organizing units, it becomes possible to organize and register units containing many types of play items, providing a game device with more strategy and tactics. It becomes possible to do. In addition, it is possible to set several levels of game implementation from beginners to high-level players in advance, and create unit organization rules corresponding to this game implementation level, so anyone can play games easily A game device that can be performed can be provided.

  (5) Based on the unit organization rules, it is determined whether or not a combination of a plurality of play item groups organized by the player is possible. When the unit organization rules are violated, a violation is displayed on the display means. As a result, the player can execute a game according to the rules of unit organization.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described using a game device using a card as a play item as an example. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a card game apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a terminal apparatus operated by each player in the card game apparatus. In the following description, a case where the card game apparatus is applied to a battle game will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card game apparatus 1 includes one or two large panel displays 2, a main control unit 3 that performs display control of the large panel display 2, and communication with the main control unit 3. It is comprised from several terminal device 4a-4h connected so as to be possible. Each of the terminal devices 4a to 4h is a game device of the present invention.

  The large-sized panel display 2 displays the title name of the game, a battlefield map for selecting a plurality of battlefields prepared in advance before the game starts, display of battle results, and the like.

  The player P who participates in the game for the first time purchases a starter pack necessary for playing the game for the first time and sits in the seats of the terminal devices 4a to 4h. In this starter pack, an IC card 5 and a game medium for executing a game, that is, a plurality of cards 6 serving as play items are set in advance. In the following description, this play item is expressed as a card 6. The material of the card 6 is preferably made of plastic or hard paper.

The IC card 5 is used as a recording medium for storing the name or nickname of the player P and further recording the game result data that is the result of the game. Further, the IC card 5 stores in advance the cost that the player P can use for one game. Then, by satisfying certain conditions such as a player winning a game, a cost obtained by adding a predetermined value to a cost value that can be used for this one game is recorded on the IC card 5. It has become.
The IC card 5 is used as a means for confirming that the player P is qualified to participate in the game. Therefore, when the player P plays a game for the first time using the purchased IC card 5, he / she performs an operation of registering his / her name or nickname.

  Since the terminal devices 4a to 4h have the same configuration, the terminal device 4a shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The terminal device 4a includes a play field 7 on which a card 6 owned by the player P is placed, a display device 8 serving as means for displaying a battle effect image, and the like, and an IC card read / write into which the IC card 5 is inserted. A device 9, a coin insertion device 9 a, and a card payout device 10 for paying out a new card 6 to the player P in correspondence with the execution of one game are provided. Although FIG. 2 shows the IC card read / write device 9 in which the IC card read / write device 9 and the coin insertion device 9a are integrated, each may have a separate structure. The coin insertion device 9a has a coin insertion slot and a sensor for detecting the inserted coin, and serves as means for collecting a game fee when the player P starts the game.

  The game apparatus of the present invention can execute a game between players who operate these terminal devices 4a to 4h with each other as an opponent (player T). Furthermore, the player P can also play a game with the terminal device 4a or the like operated by the player P as an opponent.

  On the left side of the play field 7, there are provided a plurality of types of select buttons 11 used for moving the cursor when inputting the name of the player P or selecting a menu displayed on the large-sized panel display 2 or the display device 8. Also, on the right side of the play field 7, various buttons (button switches) 12 such as action buttons and three types of tactic buttons to be pressed when performing “attack execution” or the like are provided. These three types of tactic buttons allow the player P to select one of “strategy emphasis”, “emphasis on maneuver”, and “emphasis on defense” when the game control is set to the battle mode. It is a button for.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a block diagram of a control system that controls the operation of the card game apparatus 1. The main control unit 3 includes a large panel control unit 15 for performing control to display various images and the like on the large panel display 2 via a hub 14 of a LAN (Local Area Network) 13, and each of the terminal devices 4a to 4h. Connected to an external communication network (not shown).

  The large panel control unit 15 is composed of a control board having a CPU 16, a RAM 17 as a storage means (memory), an input / output interface 18, a sound circuit 19, a graphic display circuit 20, and the like. In the RAM 17, various image data displayed on the large-sized panel display 2, part or all of the image data displayed on the display device 8, and these image data are selected and sequentially displayed with priority determined. An image output control program for performing control is stored.

  The input / output interface 18 is connected to the main control unit 3 through the hub 14, and is connected to switches 21 for operating the large-sized panel display 2, a hard disk device 45 as an auxiliary (external) storage device, and the like. ing. The sound circuit 19 is connected to a sound amplifier (speaker) 22 that outputs sound corresponding to various images displayed on the large panel display 2. The RAM 17 also stores audio data and an audio output control program for outputting the audio data to the speaker 22. The graphic display circuit 20 is configured by a circuit or the like that displays an image selected by a control signal from the CPU 16 on the large panel display 2.

  The terminal devices 4a to 4h are composed of a control board having a CPU 23, a RAM 24 as a storage means (memory), an input / output interface 25, a sound circuit 26, a graphic display circuit 27, and the like. In the RAM 24, a game progress control program for controlling the progress of the game when the card game apparatus 1 executes the game and a card 6 that can be used when the player P executes the game are preset. Attribute information (such as parameters) is stored.

  In addition to the main control unit 3, the input / output interface 25 includes an IC card read / write device 9, a coin detection sensor (not shown) of the coin insertion device 9a, a timer 9b, a card payout device 10, a select button 11, and various buttons. 12 and switches for operating the display device 8, an image sensor 40 for reading card data stored on the back surface of the card 6, a hard disk device 46 as an external storage device, and the like are connected. The timer 9b is used as a means for counting the elapsed time, but a software timer that counts the elapsed time by a program may be adopted.

  The sound circuit 26 is connected to a sound amplifier (speaker) 30 that outputs sound corresponding to various images displayed on the display device 8. The RAM 24 also stores audio data and an audio output control program for outputting the audio data to the speaker 30. The graphic display circuit 27 displays the image selected by the control signal from the CPU 23 on the display device 8.

  A hard disk device 45 as an external storage device shown in FIG. 3 stores a program for controlling the operation of the large panel control unit 15, and this program is read into the RAM 17 when the main control unit 3 is turned on. It is. Similarly, a program (game progress control program) for controlling the operation of the terminal device 4a is stored in the hard disk device 46, and this program is read into the RAM 24 when the terminal device 4a is powered on. In addition to the hard disk devices 45 and 46, the above-mentioned program stored in the CD-ROM or the like when the main control unit 3 and the terminal device 4a are turned on using an external storage device such as a CD-ROM. May be read and stored (loaded) in RAM 17 and RAM 24, respectively.

  4 is a plan view of the play field 7 as viewed from above, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a housing 31 to which the play field 7 is attached. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the play field 7 includes a transparent glass plate 33 attached so as to close the upper surface opening 32 of the housing 31, and a thin play field sheet laminated on the upper surface of the glass plate 33. 34. As the play field sheet 34, for example, a polycarbonate sheet or an acrylic resin sheet can be used.

  When playing the game, the card 6 is placed on the upper surface of the play field sheet 34. For example, when the player P battles with another player T who operates the other terminal device 4b, his / her card 6 is placed on the play field 7 (play field sheet 34) of each terminal device. .

  Inside the housing 31, a light source 35 that irradiates infrared rays (invisible light) to the back surface of the card 6 placed on the play field 7, and a first filter 36 that removes visible light from the light emitted from the light source 35. A first reflecting plate 37 that reflects the reflected light reflected on the back surface of the card 6 upward, a second reflecting plate 38 that reflects the reflected light (invisible light) reflected by the first reflecting plate 37 downward, The second filter 39 that removes disturbance light (visible light) included in the reflected light reflected by the two reflectors 38, and the back surface of the card 6 placed on the play field 7 from the reflected light that has passed through the second filter 39. An image sensor 40 is attached for imaging and reading the code pattern recorded on the image. The light source 35 includes a light emitting diode (LED) that emits invisible light that cannot be seen with the naked eye such as infrared rays or ultraviolet rays. When visible light is not emitted from the light source 35, it is not necessary to provide the first filter 36.

  The first reflector 37 is supported by the lower inclined portion 41 of the casing 31 so as to be inclined at a predetermined inclination angle α with respect to the play field 7 provided horizontally. The second reflector 38 is attached at an inclination angle corresponding to the attachment angle of the first reflector 37.

  Since the casing 31 has the lower inclined portion 41, the player P's feet can be inserted below the lower inclined portion 41 when the player P is seated. Thereby, the player P can reach to the position deep inside the play field 7 when arranging the cards 6 on the play field 7, and the card 6 can be placed and moved anywhere on the entire surface of the play field 7. Can be done. In addition, since the play field 7 is irradiated with infrared rays (invisible light) from which visible light is cut from the light source 35 from the inside of the sealed case 31, the play field 7 can be seen from above as well. You can not look inside.

  A card 6 used in the card game apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is composed of cards having a plurality of types of category names classified into a plurality of categories as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of categories include, for example, four types of character cards, mechanical cards, weapon cards, and custom cards. On the surface of each card 6, a category name, a card name (character, mecha, name representing a weapon, etc.), an illustration corresponding to this card name, for example, a character card controls a mechanism constituting a unit described later. Character illustrations, mecha cards with mechas (robots, fighters, etc.) used for battle, weapon cards with hand weapons (beam rifles, shields, etc.), custom cards with special weapons other than hand weapons A weapon illustration is printed.

  In FIG. 6, the character card indicating the category name is the card 6 constituting the main play item in the present invention. In addition, the mechanical card, the weapon card, and the custom card indicating the category name become the cards 6 constituting the sub play item in the present invention. In the present invention, for example, as a preparation step when executing a battle game, the player P first organizes a unit composed of a plurality of groups of six cards including a main play item and a sub play item. Subsequently, the player P places a plurality of cards 6 grouped on this unit on the play field 7 and stores unique information (card identification code) recorded on the back surface of the cards 6 organized. An operation of registering (storing) in the RAM 24 serving as means is performed. In the battle game, this unit refers to a pilot organized by the player P and a battle mechanism equipped with weapons, that is, a pilot character, a mechanism on which the character is boarded, a weapon equipped with the mechanism, etc. It is a summary. Enemy units will also form units.

  Subsequently, the unit data creating means to be described later searches the attribute information registered in advance in the RAM 24 corresponding to the card identification code based on the card identification code registered in the RAM 24, and these card identification code and attribute information. A data table associated with and as a unit is created and stored in the RAM 24.

  When the above-described unit is organized from the cards 6 possessed by the player P, for example, a character card as a main play item and a mechanical card as a sub play item are always included, and a weapon card and a custom card are included. Card organization is optional, but a unit organization rule is set such that the total number of cards 6 that compose one unit is an upper limit, for example, 5 or less. The number of units to be organized and registered is also set to an upper limit of, for example, a maximum of 5 units according to the rules for unit organization.

  In the execution of a game, for example, in a battle scene, the character card that is the main play item constituting this unit becomes an operation play item that represents the unit as a pilot of this battle mechanism. That is, when the player P moves the character card that is the main play item that constitutes the unit placed on the play field 7, the game is performed such that the unit represented by the character card battles the enemy unit. The progress control program controls the progress of the game.

  Further, in the character card, the mechanical card, the weapon card, and the custom card shown in FIG. 6, several kinds of different cards 6 are produced in advance for each category and can be used for the game. For example, in a mecha card, a card is produced for each mecha on which a character described in a character card such as a fighter or a robot is boarded. Furthermore, multiple types of weapon cards such as beam rifles and shields are produced as weapon cards. Among the plural types of weapon cards, there are also cards having conditions for using weapons such as right hand, left hand, left and right hands. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a category code for representing the type of category is set in advance in the cards 6 divided into these categories.

  A plurality of types of cards 6 produced for each category are given a type code as shown in FIG. The card identification code represented by these category code and type code is unique information recorded in advance on the card 6. The unique information (card identification code) recorded in advance on the card 6 is unique information for identifying all the cards 6 that can be used in the game. As described later, for example, a predetermined digit is used. It is printed on the back surface of the card 6 as a code pattern that can be expressed by a binary number having a number. The code pattern is printed with pigment ink that cannot be recognized by the human eye and can be recognized when irradiated with invisible light such as infrared rays. The card identification code shown in FIG. 7 is represented by a binary number composed of 8 bits.

  Further, in the present invention, the above-described units make it possible to organize a plurality of units for each game. When organizing a plurality of units, use different types of character cards as the main play item included in each unit. Also, the card 6 related to the sub play item is the same between the units. Appropriate unit organization rules are set in advance, such as cards may be used.

  Furthermore, attribute information (parameters, etc.) indicating characteristics, performance, etc. for each card is set in advance for each card 6. The attribute information is stored in advance as numerical values or code information in the RAM 24 of the terminal devices 4a to 4h together with the card identification code of the corresponding card 6. An example of the data items of the attribute information set in each card 6 is shown in FIG. Also, all or part of the attribute information set for each card is printed on the front or back surface of the corresponding card 6 so that the player P can recognize it.

  Of the data items related to the attribute information shown in FIG. 7, the cost is a numerical value for summing up how much cost it took to organize the unit when the player P formed one or more units. A predetermined cost value is set for each card 6. In this way, by setting a cost value for each card 6, when the player P plays a battle game with another player T, the game is played with an upper limit set for the total cost value for all units to be organized. It becomes possible. This makes it possible to play a game that is balanced in terms of cost for all the units organized by the player.

  Next, a code pattern which is unique information recorded on the back surface of the card 6 will be described. FIG. 8 shows an example of a code pattern recorded on the card 6. On the back surface of the card 6, a code pattern 170 composed of a plurality of patterns having different radii is printed. The code pattern 170 includes a card position detection circle 172, a position angle detection pattern area 174 formed on the outer periphery of the card position detection circle 172, an ID data area 176 formed outside the position angle detection pattern area 174, It has an annular white area 178 formed inside the card position detection circle 172, a data area 180 formed inside the annular white area 178, and a center point 182 formed inside the data area 180. . The code pattern 170 is recognized by the density difference between the black portion 170a and the white portion 170b.

  Further, the code pattern 170 is printed using ink that transmits infrared rays, so that the player cannot directly see the code pattern 170. For this reason, a player or another person can work on the code pattern 170 to modify the code pattern 170, or to prevent forgery of a card that resembles the code pattern 170.

  Further, in the code pattern 170, a card position detection circle 172, a position angle detection pattern area 174, an ID data area 176, an annular white area 178, and a data area 180 are concentric with the center point 182 as the center. The ID data area 176 having a radius larger than the short side of the card 6 is formed in a curved shape. That is, in the ID data area 176, a part of the outermost circular pattern located at a radius larger than the short side portion is recorded in an arc shape with respect to the rectangular card surface. The entire area can be used effectively.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an image example when the back surface of the card 6 is imaged by the image sensor 40. As shown in FIG. 9, when the code pattern 170 is imaged by the image sensor 40, the black and white part is recognized as “1” and the black and white part is recognized as “0”. White portions of the ID data area 176 and the data area 180 are hatched portions, but predetermined information is displayed in combination with a black portion, not a blank. That is, the black portion and the white portion are extracted as a 1-bit signal, and the arrangement pattern of the black portion and the white portion differs according to the content of predetermined information. The arrangement pattern with the white portion functions as a code pattern. In this example, the size is determined so that each half bit (indicating one black portion or white portion) is 6 dots on the image data captured by the image sensor 40.

  Note that the code pattern 170 and the code center point 182 of the card 6 are detected based on a luminance difference between the inside and the outside of the card position detection circle 172. For this reason, a white region is formed in an annular shape inside and outside the card position detection circle 172, thereby clarifying the luminance difference between the inner and outer circumferences of the card position detection circle 172. Since the card position detection circle 172 is a circle, the position can be detected regardless of the orientation (position angle) of the card 6.

  In addition, the detection of the position angle of the code pattern 170 (the direction of the card 6) is performed by measuring the circumferential intervals of the protrusions 174a to 174d of the position angle detection pattern region 174 protruding radially outward from the outer periphery of the card position detection circle 172. Detect and determine. Therefore, the circumferential intervals of the protrusions 174a to 174d are not equal intervals, and the intervals are different so that the position angle of the card 6 is determined by detecting the intervals.

  The value of each bit is determined by the luminance difference between two adjacent half-bit areas. When determining the brightness of each area, in order to reduce the effect of errors at the time of defocusing and position / angle detection, the area at the border is not used and the brightness at the center of each area is extracted. Like that.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the bit start positions S <b> 1 to S <b> 4 of the ID data area 176 and the data area 180 are different for each card 6. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, 16-bit information consisting of pattern data 0 to 15 is obtained in the ID data area 176 and the data area 180. Furthermore, each pattern data 0-15 consists of a black part and a white part as mentioned above, and in order to make it easy to identify from the image data imaged by the image sensor 40, one of the black part and the white part. The area is set to be large, and erroneous recognition of data is prevented. In the ID data area 176 and the data area 180, a card identification code, which is card-specific information given to each card 6 described above, is represented.

  Next, a configuration of software that is stored in the RAM 24 of the terminal devices 4a to 4h illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 and that controls the progress of the game of the card game device 1 will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the program configuration of the game progress control program P that controls the game progress of the card game apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the game progress control program P includes a main control program part P1, an input / output control program part P2, a unit organization program part P3, a battle control program part P4, an image control program part P5, and an audio output control program part. It consists of P6.

  The main control program part P1 is composed of a program for overall control of the operation of the card game apparatus 1 and a subprogram required for this overall control. The main control program unit P1 includes subprograms such as a main control program P1a, an input signal analysis program P1b, a game execution permission program P1c, and a communication control program P1d.

  The main control program P1a is a program that is executed after the card game apparatus 1 (for example, the main control unit 3 or the terminal apparatus 4a) is turned on, and controls the overall flow of the game progress. The main control program P1a includes a program for initializing a work area in the RAM 24 used for calculation processing of the program when the power of the card game apparatus 1 is turned on, and a display device serving as a display means when the power is turned on. 8 is an initialization screen, for example, an initial screen display program for displaying the title name of the game, image data to be displayed on the display device 8, and image data stored in the RAM 17 of the main control unit 3. A program for performing a process of making a transmission request and storing the received image data in the RAM 24 of the terminal device 4a is also included.

  The input signal analysis program P1b is a process for analyzing input signals (interrupt signals, etc.) when input signals from the IC card read / write device 9, the coin insertion device 9a, the select button 11, various buttons 12, etc. are input. And a program that performs a process of transferring control to a subprogram that performs a process corresponding to the input signal. For example, when the player P catches an enemy unit in the attack area and presses the attack execution button 12 to input the signal, the input signal analysis program P1b analyzes the type of the signal. Then, the main control program P1a operates a program for displaying a battle animation image (object image), and controls the display device 8 to display an animation image (moving image) indicating the battle situation for a predetermined time.

  The game execution permission program P1c is a process of counting the number (number) of coins inserted by the player P into the coin insertion device 9a and storing the number of inserted coins, that is, the number of coins stored to allocate the number of inserted coins as a game fee. And a process for determining whether or not the number of stored coins satisfies a game fee (credit) for one game. If the number of coins stored (the number of inserted coins) satisfies the game fee for one game as a result of this determination, a process for permitting the execution of the game is performed. If not, processing for causing the display device 8 to display the required number of coins on the display device 8 is performed.

  The communication control program P1d performs data communication with the main control unit 3 and data communication with the other terminal device 4b or the like in order for the player P to play against the player T who operates one of the other terminal devices 4b or the like. It is a program for.

  The input / output control program unit P2 includes a program for performing predetermined processing based on input signals from the various buttons 11, 12 connected to the input / output interface 25, the IC card read / write device 9, and sensors, and an IC card. It consists of a program for controlling the operation of the read / write device 9, the card dispensing device 10, and the like. As shown in FIG. 12, the input / output control program unit P2 includes sub-programs such as an IC card read / write program P2a, a card information reading program P2b, a card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c, and a card dispensing device control program P2d. Has a program.

  The IC card read / write program P2a is a program for controlling the operation of the IC card read / write device 9. The program P2a stores the name or nickname data of the player P stored in the IC card 5 when the IC card 5 owned by the player P is inserted into the IC card read / write device 9 when the game is executed. This is a program for performing processing for reading and authenticating the player P, processing for writing data relating to a battle result as a game result to the IC card 5 when one game is completed, and the like.

  The card information reading program P2b reads the code pattern 170 recorded (printed) on the back surface of the card 6 by the image sensor 40 when the player P places the card 6 on the play field 7 when playing the game. A process for reading the captured image data into the RAM 24, a process for obtaining the above-described card identification code by decoding information represented by the code pattern 170 based on the image data stored in the RAM 24, and the obtained card identification code for the RAM 24. It is a program for performing the process memorize | stored in.

  The card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c is a coordinate system on the upper surface of the play field 7 for the card 6 placed on the play field 7 from the image data stored in the RAM 24 by the card information reading program P2b. Is a program that performs processing for detecting the position, angle (orientation), and the like at and storing the detected data in the RAM 24. In this process, the position of the card 6 on the play field 7 is detected by calculating the coordinates of the position of the card position detection circle 172 from the two-dimensional image data captured and read into the RAM 24, and the coordinates are used as the play field 7. It can obtain | require by transforming into a coordinate system. By printing marks detectable by the image sensor 40 at the four corners of the play field 7, the coordinates of the play field 7 can be set in the two-dimensional image data read into the RAM 24.

Further, the angle (orientation) of the card 6 on the play field 7 can be obtained by the following processing by the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c.
First, the image data of the position angle detection pattern area 174 imaged in advance in a standard orientation is registered in the RAM 24 in advance as a standard orientation pattern. Then, the pattern of the protrusions 174a to 174d included in the position angle detection pattern area 174 and the standard orientation pattern from the image data loaded on the play field 7 and read into the RAM 24 by the player P are patterned. By comparing by matching, the angle (orientation) of the card 6 with respect to the coordinate system of the play field 7 can be obtained.

  The card information reading program P2b and the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c described above play a plurality of cards 6 constituting a unit organized by the player P as a preparation step before the player P executes the game. When the unit is placed on the field 7 and a unit registration operation is performed, and when the player P battles with the enemy side, the character card constituting the unit is moved (split) while rubbing on the play field 7. Sometimes it operates according to the control of the main control program P1a.

  The card payout device control program P2d is a program for performing control for paying out a new card 6 to the player P, for example, every time one game is ended, based on the control of the main control program P1. . As for the new card 6 to be paid out when one game is completed, one of the above-mentioned character card, mechanical card, weapon card, and custom card is randomly paid out. The newly paid out card 6 can be used from the next game as a card owned by the player P.

  As a preparation step for executing the battle game, the unit organization program section P3 places a plurality of groups of cards 6 constituting the unit organized by the player P on the play field 7, and each card 6 constituting the unit. Is composed of a program that operates when an operation of registering the unique information recorded in the terminal device 4a is performed. The unit organization program section P3 includes subprograms such as an organization availability determination program P3a, a unit data creation program P3b, and an attribute information correction program P3c.

  As described above, in the present invention, the unit organization rules for the player P to organize units are set in advance. The knitting propriety determination program P3a performs a process of checking whether or not a unit knitted by the player P knitted a unit that matches the unit knitting rule by the combination of the six groups of cards included in the unit. It is a program.

  When the player P forms a unit, a plurality of cards 6 grouped by the player P are placed on the play field 7. The code patterns 170 recorded on these cards 6 are read by the card information reading program P2b and stored in the RAM 24. Subsequently, the code patterns of the respective cards 6 are analyzed to obtain card identification codes in the RAM 24. The process to memorize is performed. The knitting propriety determination program P3a is a unit knitted by the player P based on the category code of the card identification code of each card 6 knitting the unit stored in the RAM 24 and the knitting propriety determination data stored in the RAM 24 in advance. Performs a process of determining whether or not the rules for unit organization are met. An example of the knitting availability determination data is shown in FIG.

  In the composition availability determination data shown in FIG. 13, an error number is set for each error content that violates the unit composition rule, a method for determining an error for each error number, and an error determination It is a data table which shows an example of data. The knitting propriety determination data is not necessarily stored in the RAM 24 in advance. The knitting propriety determination program P3a incorporates a step of performing a process of determining the content of the error for each error number. Processing for determining whether or not these rules are met may be performed. When the player P tries to knitting and register a unit that violates the unit knitting rule, the knitting possibility determination program P3a displays an error on the display device 8.

  The unit data creation program P3b includes attribute information corresponding to the card identification code of the card 6 stored in advance in the RAM 24 when the player P organizes and registers a unit that matches the unit organization rules. Referring to the card attribute information data table, the attribute information of each card 6 constituting the unit is associated with the unique information (card identification code) of the card 6 and becomes a unit of information (unit data table) And a unit data table for storing the unit data table in the RAM 24. An example of the data structure of this unit data table is shown in FIG.

  The unit data table shown in FIG. 14 shows that the player P organizes two units represented by unit numbers 1 and 2, and the unit data table relating to these two units is registered (stored) in the RAM 24. Yes. Furthermore, in the unit data table shown in FIG. 14, the unit represented by unit number 1 is a character card set with a card identification code “00000000”, a mechanical card set with a card identification code “00010000”, a card It shows that the card is composed of a total of five cards 6, that is, two weapon cards set with identification codes “00100000” and “00100001” and a custom card set with card identification code “00110000”. Similarly, the unit represented by the unit number 2 has a character card set with a card identification code “00000001”, a mechanical card set with a card identification code “00010010”, and a card identification code “00100010” set. It shows that the weapon cards are organized from a total of three cards 6. Further, each unit data table also stores attribute information set in advance corresponding to each card 6 constituting each unit.

  The data structure of the unit data table is arranged as shown in FIG. 14 in the order of unit number, card identification code, and attribute information, and each card 6 constituting the unit is a character card, mechanical card, weapon When the data structure is arranged in the order of cards and custom cards (in the order of card identification codes), character cards associated with unit numbers 1 and 2 can be controlled by simple program processing when controlling games such as battles. (Main play item) and information related to other cards (sub play item) can be searched and obtained.

  In the present invention, after the player P organizes the units as described above and performs an operation of registering the unit data table in the RAM 24, it may be included in the unit data table depending on the combination status of the cards 6 constituting the unit. The processing for correcting the attribute information is performed. This processing is performed by the attribute information correction program P3c based on a preset attribute information correction rule. For example, when a mechanical card and a weapon card are organized in a unit, based on the attribute information correction rule, the specific attribute information of the mechanical card and the specific attribute information of the weapon card stored in the unit data table are stored. By collating, the specific attribute information of this weapon card is increased or decreased. The above-described attribute information correction rule is such that when a specific card constituting a unit is combined with another card (or other two cards, etc.) for the card 6 used in the game, those specific attributes This is a data table showing information for correcting information, correction parameters, etc., and is registered in the attribute information correction program P3c.

  An example of processing of the attribute information correction program P3c will be described as follows. The attribute information correction program P3c refers to the attribute information correction rule, and “weapon fit”, which is attribute information of the mechanical card 6 organized by the player P, is stored in the unit data table stored in the RAM 24 as shown in FIG. Similarly, when it matches the “mechanical compatibility” that is the attribute information of the weapon card 6, the attribute value of one or both of the “attack power” and “hit rate” that is the attribute information of this weapon card is improved by a predetermined percentage. Perform processing. For example, when the “weapon compatibility” of the mechanical card having the card identification code “00010000” matches the “mechanical compatibility” of the weapon card having the card identification code “00100000”, the corrected unit data table shown in FIG. As described above, a correction process for increasing the “hit rate” of the weapon card having the card identification code “00100000” from “40”% to “60”% is performed, and the corrected unit data table is stored in the RAM 24.

  As described above, depending on the combination status of the cards 6 that form each unit, the process of increasing or decreasing the value of the attribute information of the card 6 constituting the unit from the value registered in the card attribute information data table in advance. If the player P is performed, the fun of the game that the unit having higher attribute information (attack power, etc.) can be organized in the unit that the player P conducts will increase.

The battle control program unit P4 finishes the registration operation regarding the units organized from the plurality of groups of cards 6 selected by the player P, and the main control program P1a sets the game control mode of the terminal device 4a to “actual battle (battle) mode”. ”, The movement and position / angle detection processing of the character card that is the unit pilot on the play field 7, the battle control according to the operation of the attack execution button, the determination of the battle result, and the battle It consists of a program that displays the results when the game ends.
As shown in FIG. 12, the battle control program section P4 includes subprograms such as a unit operation program P4a, a tactic / battle control program P4b, and a battle result determination processing program P4c. The unit operation program P4a, the tactic / battle control program P4b, and the like serve as means for controlling the execution of a game such as a battle game.

  When executing the game, the player P places a character card (main play item) on the play field 7 as an operation play item for operating a unit organized by the player P. Then, the player P performs an operation of moving the character card while rubbing the play field 7 in order to attack the enemy unit.

  The unit operation program P4a operates the card information reading program P2b and the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c to move the character card on the play field 7, An angle (orientation) detection process is performed. Subsequently, the unit operation program P4a converts the position information of the character card in the coordinate system of the play field 7 into the position information of the coordinate system of the battlefield scene displayed on the display device 8 based on the detected data, Control is performed to display on the display device 8 the position of the unit corresponding to the character card (three-dimensional model data corresponding to each card identification code of a card group constituting a unit such as a mechanical card or a weapon card).

  The tactics / battle control program P4b determines the tactics by pressing any one of the three tactic buttons, “emphasis emphasis”, “mobility emphasis”, and “defense emphasis”, before the player P starts the battle. When selected, the calculation formula for calculating the damage to the enemy when the unit attacks the enemy, the defensive power when attacked by the enemy, etc., according to the selected tactic Processing to correct parameters and the like is performed. The damage to the enemy side and the correction of the defense strength include “movement speed”, “hit rate”, “attack power”, “HP (hit point)”, “defense power”, etc. of the attribute information shown in FIG. This indicates that the value is corrected according to a predetermined calculation formula. For example, when the player P selects “weight on attack”, the value of attribute information related to the attack is increased, and the value of attribute information related to the defense is decreased. Correct as follows.

  Further, when the player P presses the attack execution button, the tactics / battle control program P4b converts the three-dimensional object battle animation image data arranged in the virtual space stored in the RAM 24 into two-dimensional data. Control to display on the display device 8 which is a display means is also performed. This object also includes image data corresponding to the character.

  The battle result determination processing program P4c is a program for determining whether the battle result is winning or losing. When the player P and the player T battle each other, the battle result can be determined by performing, for example, the following process using the battle result determination processing program P4c.

  (1) When the value of “HP”, which is attribute information of the mechanical card constituting the unit of player P or player T, decreases due to the opponent's attack and becomes “0”, the unit is destroyed. Then, when one of all units is annihilated (destroyed) by the battle game, at that time, the player who has annihilated determines that it is a victory.

  (2) Even if a battle game is performed for a preset time, for example, for 3 minutes, if all units of either player are not completely destroyed, that is, whether the player wins or loses when the time is up is determined by the player P and the player T A player with a large cost remaining ratio is determined to win. The remaining cost ratio is Kp for all units registered by the player P at the start of the game (total cost of all cards 6), and Kt is the total cost of all units registered by the player T at the start of the game. If the player P is SKp for the player P and SKt for the player T, the remaining ratio of the cost of the player P is calculated as SKp / Kp, and the remaining ratio of the cost of the player T is calculated as SKt / Kt.

  The image control program unit P5 outputs various effect images to the display device 8 based on the control of each program of the main control program unit P1, the input / output program unit P2, the unit organization program unit 3, and the battle control program unit P4. It consists of programs to do. The image control program part P5 includes an initial screen control program P5a, a preparation screen control program P5b, a unit registration screen control program P5c, a battle preparation screen control program P5d, a battle screen control program P5e, a battle result announcement screen control program P5f, and a game end. Subprograms such as the time screen control program P5g are provided.

  The audio output control program unit P6 outputs sound from the speaker 30 based on the control of each program such as the main control program unit P1, the input / output control program P2, the unit organization program unit P3, and the battle control program unit P4. It is a program.

  The above-described program can be developed using a program development language such as C language. A program obtained by translating a source program developed in C language or the like into an object (machine language) program that can be executed by the CPU 23 is stored in the hard disk device 46 or an external storage device such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM of the terminal device 4a. Remembered. Various image data and audio data are also stored in these computer-readable recording media. When the power of the terminal device 4a is turned on, these programs, image data, and audio data stored in an external storage device such as the hard disk device 46 are read into the RAM 24. And when this program starts, the card game apparatus 1 will be in the state which can implement a game.

  Note that a mask ROM that reads electrically recorded data can also be used as the computer-readable recording medium. When this mask ROM is used, a control circuit in which this mask ROM is mounted is formed on the control board of the terminal device 4a shown in FIG. 3, and the object program is stored in this mask ROM.

  Subsequently, when the card game apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is used to play a game, the player P registers the unit on the play field 7 with an operation of registering a plurality of groups of cards 6 in order to organize the unit. A means for facilitating an operation of moving a character card that becomes an operation card on behalf of a plurality of cards 6 to be organized will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIG. 16, a plurality of groups of cards 6 are selected from the cards 6 owned by the player P, one unit is organized, and the selected plurality of cards 6 are inserted and removed in order to perform the registration operation of the units. It is a top view which shows the structure of the card sleeve 41 made possible. The card sleeve 41 has a rectangular shape extending in the lateral direction in plan view, and is formed in a state in which two thin sheets made of vinyl chloride or ABS resin are overlapped. The card sleeve 41 is provided with a plurality of pocket-shaped pocket portions 42a, 42b,..., 42e that are connected in the lateral direction between the two stacked sheets. Yes. The number of pocket portions 42a and the like is set to be equal to the upper limit value of the number of cards that can be knitted for one unit.

  The size of each pocket 42a, 42b,..., 42e in plan view is made slightly larger than the size of the card 6 in plan view, for example, the shape of the card 6 in plan view is rectangular. Make it a rectangle. In the card sleeve 41 shown in FIG. 16, in order to form each pocket part 42a, 42b,..., 42e, three corners (side part and bottom part) such as each pocket part 42a have two sheets. Contact portions 43a and 43b that are brought into close contact with each other by heat treatment or the like are formed. Further, at one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the card sleeve 41, an opening portion 44a serving as an inlet of each pocket portion 42a, 42b,. 44b, 44c, 44d, and 44e are formed. These openings 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, and 44e insert and remove one of the cards 6 selected by the player P for knitting the unit into the pockets 42a, 42b,. It becomes a pocket entrance for.

  FIG. 17 shows a state where the card 6 constituting the unit organized by the player P is inserted into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,..., 42e of the card sleeve 41 by manual operation. In the example shown in FIG. 17, the player P organizes a unit from five cards 6, for example, a character card 6a in the pocket portion 42a, a mechanical card 6b in the pocket portion 42b, a weapon card 6c in the pocket portion 42c, Similarly, another weapon card 6d is inserted into the pocket portion 42d, and a custom card 6e is inserted into the pocket portion 42e. In addition, when inserting the card | curd 6 in the pocket parts 42a, 42b, ..., 42e, it is made for the surface (or back surface) of each card | curd 6 to become the same direction.

  The color of the card sleeve 41 is such that at least the surface of the card sleeve 41 in contact with the surface of the card 6 inserted into the pocket portion 42a or the like is transparent so that the surface of the card inserted into the pocket portion 42a or the like can be distinguished from the outside. Is desirable. When the unique information recorded on the back surface of the card 6 is read using infrared light, the surface of the card sleeve 41 in contact with the back surface of the card 6 inserted into the pocket portion 42a or the like is translucent or It may be a color.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the card sleeve 41 in which the card 6 is inserted into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,..., 42e can be easily bent through the contact portion 43a provided between the adjacent pocket portions. It becomes possible. That is, the card sleeve 41 in which the card 6 is inserted into the pocket portion is bent in a bellows shape as shown in FIG. 18, and the pocket portion into which the character card 6a is inserted is the lowest layer as shown in FIG. Thus, a plurality of cards 6 can be stacked. At this time, the back surface of the character card 6a inserted in the lowermost layer of the pocket portion is folded so as to face the lower side of the stacked pocket portions. As described above, when the card sleeve 41 is folded, if the width D of the contact portion 43a provided between adjacent pocket portions is appropriately set, one character card 6a is inserted into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,. Regardless of where the card is inserted, the card sleeve 41 can be folded so that the pocket in which the character card 6a is inserted is the lowest layer.

  Next, the game execution method of the card game apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the control contents of the game progress control program P for controlling the progress of the game will be described. When the player P plays a game for the first time on the card game apparatus 1, it is necessary to purchase a starter pack using a vending machine installed in a game center or the like as described above. The starter pack includes an IC card 5 incorporating an IC chip, a plurality of cards 6 and two card sleeves 41 for each category used in the game.

  First, the terminal device 4a is turned on, and the game progress control program P is read into the RAM 24 from the hard disk device 46 in which the game progress control program P is stored. Subsequently, when the game progress control program P read into the RAM 24 is started up, the image stored in the RAM 17 of the large-size panel control unit 15 among the image data displayed on the display device 8 and the initialization process of the work area of the RAM 24 is stored. A process of transferring data to the RAM 24 of the terminal device 4a is executed.

  Subsequently, the game progress control program P controls the progress of the game according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a game execution method and its control will be described in the order of steps in the flowchart shown in FIG.

(Step S1)
The main control program P1a activates the initial screen control program P5a, and performs an advertising process for displaying the battle game title, game procedure, and the like on the display device 8. As a result, the card game apparatus 1 is in a state of waiting for the insertion of coins or the like, which is a fee for the player P to execute the game.

(Step S2)
When the player P inserts a coin into the coin insertion device 9a, the coin detection sensor installed in the coin insertion device 9a detects the inserted coin, and this detection signal is sent to the terminal device 4a via the input / output interface 25. Entered. Then, the input signal analysis program P1b of the terminal device 4a analyzes the type of the input signal, and when it is determined that it is a coin insertion signal, the game execution permission program P1c is activated.

  The game execution permission program P1c counts the number (number) of coins inserted by the player P into the coin insertion device 9a and stores it as a coin storage number in the storage area set in the RAM 24 as the number of inserted coins. A process of determining whether or not the number of coins stored satisfies a credit (for example, three coins) that is a game fee for one game is performed. When the number of coins that can execute one game is inserted, a process for permitting the execution of the game is performed, the preparation screen control program P5b is activated, and the player 8 is informed of the next operation procedure on the display device 8. The process to display on is performed. On the other hand, when the number of coins stored does not satisfy the game fee for one game, a display prompting the display device 8 to insert the missing coins is performed.

  If the game execution permission program P1c determines that the coin storage number satisfies the credits of one game, the coin that becomes the credit for one game to be executed from the coin storage number stored in the RAM 24 from now on. The number is subtracted and the number of stored coins obtained by the subtraction is stored in the RAM 24. This process of updating the number of stored coins is a process performed when the player P inserts extra coins with respect to the game fee for one game so as to allocate the surplus coins as the game fee for the next game.

(Step S3)
Subsequently, the player P performs an operation of inserting the IC card 5 into the IC card read / write (R / W) device 9. When the insertion signal for the IC card 5 is input, the main control program P1a operates the IC card read / write program P2a to read the information stored in the IC card 5 and store it in the RAM 24. Note that the IC card 5 stores the name or nickname of the player P, the upper limit of the cost when the player P forms a unit for performing a battle game, the battle record as a result of the battle game, and the like. .

(Step S4) (Step S5)
In step S4, the main control program P1a determines whether or not the IC card 5 read in step S3 is the IC card 5 used for the first time, and if it is determined that the player P is the IC card 5 used for the first time. The process proceeds to step S5, and a process for inputting the name or nickname of the player P in an interactive manner with the display device 8 is performed.

(Step S6)
Steps S6 and S7 are steps for making preparations for executing the battle game. In step S6, the main control program P1a operates the battle preparation screen control program P5b to set the player T to play against the player P, matching such as processing for selecting a stage for executing the game interactively with the large panel display 2 Perform processing. In addition, the stage which implements this game shows the battle scene which performs a battle game, for example, the space, the ground, the sea etc. are preset. The code of the stage selected by the player P is stored in the RAM 24.

(Step S7)
In step S7, the player P performs the above-described unit registration operation. The content of the operation performed by the player P in this step and the processing content of the game progress control program accompanying this operation are as follows.

  (1) First, the player P selects a plurality of cards 6 from the cards 6 owned by the player P in order to organize the above-described unit. Regarding the organization of this unit, for example, one character card and mecha card must be included, the organization of other weapon cards and custom cards is optional, and the total number of cards 6 constituting one unit is 5 or less. The unit organization rule is set.

  (2) The player P inserts a plurality of cards 6 selected for knitting the unit into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,. At this time, the front surfaces (or back surfaces) of all the cards inserted into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,... Of the card sleeve 41 are set to face the same direction.

  (3) Subsequently, the player P spreads the card sleeve 41 into which the card 6 constituting one unit is inserted in a planar shape and places it on the play field 7. At this time, the back surface of all the cards 6 inserted into the pocket portions 42a, 42b,... Of the card sleeve 41, that is, the surface on which the code pattern 170 is recorded is opposed (relative) to the upper surface of the play field 7. The card sleeve 41 is placed on the play field 7.

  (4) When the card sleeve 41 into which the card 6 constituting each unit organized by the player P is inserted is placed on the play field 7 and the button 12 is pressed, the main control program P1a activates the card information reading program P2b. Then, the image data captured by the image sensor 40 is read into the RAM 24. At this time, the code pattern 170 recorded on the back surface of the card 6 is read through the card sleeve 41.

  When the player P forms two or more units, the card 6 constituting another unit is inserted into a plurality of other card sleeves 41 other than the card sleeve used, and these cards 6 are inserted. All the inserted card sleeves 41 are placed on the play field 7. At this time, the plurality of card sleeves 41 are placed, for example, in the horizontal direction so as not to overlap the play field 7. By doing in this way, the card information reading program P2b reads the image data regarding the code pattern 170 recorded on the back surface of the plurality of cards 6 constituting the plurality of units at a time, and stores the image data in the RAM 24. It becomes possible to make it.

  (5) Subsequently, the main control program P1a operates the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2C, and information on the code pattern 170 recorded on the back surface of each card 6, that is, the card identification code, the card Information on the position and orientation of the play field 7 in the coordinate system is analyzed, and data obtained by the analysis is stored in the RAM 24. At this time, since the card 6 group constituting one unit is inserted into the pocket portion of the card sleeve 41 and arranged in a straight line, the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2C is executed by the image analysis processing. It becomes possible to obtain the card identification code of the card 6 that organizes this unit for each unit.

  (6) Subsequently, the main control program P1a operates the knitting availability determination program P3a. In the knitting possibility determination program P3a, first, for each unit in which the card identification code is analyzed, the card identification code corresponding to the code pattern 170 recorded on the back surface of the card 6 analyzed by the process of (5) above is stored in the RAM 24 in advance. It is determined whether or not it is registered in the card attribute information data table stored in. If the analyzed card identification code is registered in the card attribute information data table, the attribute information registered in the card attribute information data table corresponding to the card identification code is extracted, and the unit data in the RAM 24 is extracted. Write in association with this card identification code in the storage area for creating the table. This process (6) is performed for the card identification codes of all the analyzed units. When this processing (6) is completed, a unit data table having a data structure as shown in FIG. 14 can be created by performing processing for rearranging data in order of card identification code for each unit.

  (7) Subsequently, the knitting propriety determination program PP3a analyzes a category code included in each card identification code constituting the unit data table created in the process (6), and a plurality of pieces constituting this unit are analyzed. It is determined whether or not the card 6 conforms to the unit organization rules set in advance. In this determination process, the knitting propriety determination program P3a refers to the knitting propriety determination data shown in FIG. 13 and the like to determine whether the unit includes one character card and one mechanical card. judge.

  (8) When the process of (7) above is completed for all the units organized by the player P, the main control program P1a activates the unit registration screen control program P5c to display the display device 8 as shown in FIG. To display the unit registration screen. The unit registration screen shown in FIG. 21 shows the silhouette of the card sleeve 41 placed on the play field 7, the cost value of each unit, and the cost value operable by the player P in the left display portion A1 of the screen. The remaining cost value is displayed.

  In addition, six display portions B1 to B6 are provided in the right display portion A2 of the screen shown in FIG. 21, and information regarding the cards 6 constituting one unit is displayed for each one display portion. The information about the card 6 constituting this unit includes the card name of each card, the illustration of the character face corresponding to the character card, the mechanism corresponding to the mechanical card and the weapon card, the three-dimensional object model of the weapon, and the custom card. Illustrations of special weapons corresponding to These illustrations and models are displayed on the display parts B11, B21, B21, B22,.

  In the display example shown in FIG. 21, it is shown that the player P has performed an operation of registering two units. Note that the unit placed on the uppermost side (the position farthest from the player P in FIG. 2) on the play field 7 is the captain, and the display unit is the upper left part of the six display units B1 to B6. It is displayed on B1.

  In the processing of (8) above, when the unit registration screen shown in FIG. 21 is displayed, if a unit that violates the rules for unit organization is formed, the player P is notified that a composition error has occurred. Therefore, a process for clearly indicating that a composition error has occurred in a color color is displayed in a display frame for displaying information on each unit, and the contents of the composition error occurrence are displayed in the comment display portion A3 set at the bottom of the display screen. To do. For example, as shown in FIG. 22, the composition error occurrence is displayed by displaying a bold red diagonal line in the area for displaying the team name (captain machine, No. 2, etc.) of each display frame. Make it clear. When a unit composition error occurs, the player P performs unit re-registration by performing unit composition again.

(9) When the player P completes the registration operation of the unit that matches the unit organization rules, the unit data creation program P3b creates a unit data table having the data structure as shown in FIG. Subsequently, the attribute information correction program P3c is operated to check the contents relating to the specific attribute information of each card 6 constituting the unit, and perform processing for correcting the value of the attribute information.
The processing for correcting the value of this attribute information is performed in accordance with the attribute information correction rule as described above, when a mechanical card and a weapon card are organized in the unit. The specific attribute information of these mechanical cards in the unit data table) and the specific attribute information of the weapon card are collated, and processing for increasing or decreasing the value of the attribute information of this weapon card is performed. When the above process ends, the process of step S7 ends.

(Step S8)
Subsequently, the player P folds the card sleeve 41 into which the plurality of cards 6 knitting the unit are inserted so that the cards 6 overlap in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. At this time, the card sleeve 41 is folded so that the pocket portion in which the character card 6a is inserted becomes the lowermost layer, and the back surface of the character card 6a, that is, the surface on which the code pattern 170 relating to the identification code of this card is recorded. Is placed so as to face the upper surface of the play field 7. Subsequently, when the player P presses the action button 12, the main control program P1 sets the game control to the dispatch mode. At this time, the player P may take out the character card 6 a from the card sleeve 41 and place only the character card 6 a on the play field 7. As a result, the unit organized by the player P can control the progress of the game by using the character card 6a as a play item for operation of the unit.

  When the game control is in the sortie mode, the main control program P1 activates the unit operation program P4a. The unit operation program P4a operates the card information reading program P2b and the card information analysis processing (position / angle) program P2c, and the character card 6a serving as an operation play item placed on the play field 7 The position, orientation, and movement detection processing in the coordinate system 7 and the battle preparation screen control program P5d are actuated to display a screen showing the battlefield situation as shown in FIG. 23 on the display device 8 in real time. .

  Thus, when the game control mode is the sortie mode, when the player P moves the character card 6a while rubbing the play field 7, the three-dimensional object model of the mechanical card 6b on which the character of the character card 6a is boarded. However, it is converted into the coordinate system of the screen of the display device 8 showing the situation of the battlefield, and is displayed so as to move in synchronization with the movement of the character card 6a. At this time, the illustration of the character card 6 and the three-dimensional object model included in the unit organized by the player T who competes with the player P are also transmitted to the player P by data communication from the terminal device operated by the enemy player T. It is displayed on the display device 8. As a result, a real-time battle simulation game between the player P and the enemy player T can be performed.

  The battle preparation screen control program P5d displays, when a weapon card is organized on the card 6 constituting the unit, an attack range which is attribute information of the mechanical card and the weapon card on the screen showing the situation of the battlefield shown in FIG. Based on the value, the attack range is displayed as a graphic. This attack range can be displayed based on the data related to the “attack range” which is the attribute information of the weapon card shown in FIG. 14 (FIG. 15). In the example of the screen shown in FIG. 23, this attack range is displayed in a sector shape K. Further, when the player P moves the character card 6a while rubbing on the play field 7 (including changing the moving direction and rotation), the three-dimensional object model corresponding to the unit associated with the character card 6a is also fan-shaped. Along with the attack range of the shape K, it is displayed on the battlefield screen in real time.

  Then, the tactics / battle control program P4b attacks the enemy side mechanism when it captures the three-dimensional object model corresponding to the enemy side unit for a predetermined time within the attack range displaying the fan shape K or the like. Is displayed so as to approach the three-dimensional object model of the unit operated by the player T who is the opponent from the three-dimensional object model of the unit operated by the player P. When the tactics / battle control program P4b determines that the aim is completely matched with the opponent's three-dimensional object model, the tactics / battle control program P4b displays on the display device 8 that the attack is possible, and further the speaker 30 Also outputs audio. Thus, the player P can attack the enemy side mechanism by pressing the attack execution button 12.

(Step S9)
When the player P determines that the aim displayed at the front end of the attack range such as the fan-shaped shape K has caught an enemy unit, he presses the attack execution button 12 to attack the enemy unit. When the main control program P1a detects the pressing signal of the attack execution button 12, the main control program P1a sets the game control to the battle mode. When the game is set to the battle mode, the main control program P1a activates the battle screen control program P5e to convert the 3D battle animation (3D object) image data stored in the RAM 24 into 2D image data. After conversion, the battle animation screen is displayed on the display device 8 for a predetermined time. In this way, the battle animation between the player P unit and the enemy unit is displayed. When the attack execution button is pressed when the aiming coordinates set at the tip of the attack range displayed on the battlefield screen and the coordinate position of the enemy side mechanism coincide, the tactics / battle control program P4b Subtracts “HP”, which is attribute information of the enemy's mecha, based on a predetermined calculation formula. When “HP” becomes “0”, it is determined that the enemy unit has been destroyed, Processing to set the cost value of the unit to “0” is performed.

(Step S10)
The battle result determination program P4c performs the following process (1) or (2) on the battle between the player P and the player T executed in the battle step S9, and determines the winning or losing of the game. Then, the result of the battle game is displayed on the large-sized panel display 2 and the display device 8 by operating the battle result announcement screen display program P5f.

  (1) The remaining cost is calculated for the total cost of the units organized by the player P and the player T, respectively. When either player P or all units of player T are annihilated (destroyed), that is, when the remaining cost is “0”, it is determined that the player who annihilated the player wins.

  (2) Even if a battle game is performed for a preset time, for example, about 3 minutes, if all the units of either player are not completely destroyed, that is, the determination of winning or losing when the time is up is as described above. It is determined that the player with the larger remaining ratio of the costs of the player P and the player T has won.

(Step S11)
Since one game is over, the main control program P1a operates the IC card read / write program P2a to perform the process of writing the battle record data of the current battle game on the IC card 5 of the player P. In addition, when the player P records the battle record data satisfying the preset conditions, the player can perform a class improvement or awarding a medal for the achievement, and can be used for one game stored in the IC card 5 of the player P. A process of increasing the upper limit value and storing it is also performed. Subsequently, the main control program P1a operates the card payout device control program P2d to perform a process of paying out a new card 6 to the player P.

(Step S12)
The main control program P1a operates the screen control program P5g at the end of the game, and causes the display device 8 to display a screen asking the player P whether or not to continue the next one game. The player P operates the select button 11 and the action button 12 to perform an operation of inputting whether or not to continue the next one game by the screen display and the interactive method.

(Step S13) (Step S14)
The main control program P1a determines the information input by the player P as to whether or not to continue the next one game in step S12. When the player P inputs that the game is to be continued, the main control program P1a performs a process of returning the game progress control to step S6 described above, and controls the progress of the next game. On the other hand, when the player P inputs that the next game is not performed, the main control program P1a performs a process of returning the control of the game progress to the above-described step S2.

  In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when the player performs an operation of registering information related to the group of cards 6 knitting the unit, the card 6 knitting the unit is inserted into the pocket portion 42a of the card sleeve 41, etc. Although the method of spreading the card sleeve 41 in a flat shape and placing it on the play field 7 has been described, the following method may be employed in the present invention. That is, the card 6 group in which the units are organized is placed in a predetermined area on the play field 7 for each unit so as not to overlap each other, and the individual cards 6 are placed in any direction, and the back surface of the card 6 Means for reading the code pattern recorded in the image sensor 40 may be employed. If such a means is adopted, since a group of cards 6 constituting one unit is placed for each predetermined area set on the play field 7, it is recorded on the card 6 in units by program processing. Therefore, the unit data table can be created.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, as an example of a play item for playing a game, an example using a card has been described. It can also be applied to a game that uses play items that are pasted on the back of a stand with a) to advance the game. In a game using such a modeled object, a device for paying out this modeled object is installed instead of the card payout device 10 shown in FIG.

  In the embodiment of the present invention described above, unique information for identifying individual play items is 2 codes such as a barcode and a QR code (registered trademark) in addition to the code pattern read by the infrared light described above. Dimensional codes, information recorded by magnetism, etc. can be employed.

It is a perspective view showing the whole card game device composition showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a terminal device operated by each player in the card game device shown in FIG. 1. It is a control block diagram which shows an example of the control system of the card game apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view of the play field with which the card game apparatus shown in FIG. 2 is provided. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the housing | casing to which the play field was attached. In order to knitting a unit, it is a figure for explaining an example of the knitting condition about a plurality of cards which constitute this unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the data item regarding the card | curd for organizing a unit, and the attribute information preset to this card | curd. It is a figure which shows an example of the code pattern recorded on the back surface of the card | curd. It is a figure which shows an example when an image sensor images the back surface of a card | curd. It is a figure which shows the start position of the bit of ID data area and data area currently recorded on the back surface of a card | curd. It is a figure which shows arrangement | positioning of the pattern data currently recorded on the back surface of a card | curd. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a structure about the game progress control program which controls the action | operation of the game device of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the method and the rule which determine whether it is matched with the rule of unit organization about the unit organized from a some card group. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the data structure of the unit data table about the information regarding the unit which the player organized. It is a figure for demonstrating the example which correct | amended the attribute information regarding a mechanical card | curd based on attribute information about the unit data table shown in FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating an example of a structure of a card sleeve. It is a top view for demonstrating the state which inserted the card | curd in the pocket part of the card sleeve shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state in the middle of folding the card sleeve shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining a state in which the card sleeve shown in FIG. 18 is folded and placed on the fray field. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a flow of game control in the game device of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus when performing operation which organizes and registers a unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus when performing operation which organizes and registers a unit. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus during a game.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Card game device 3: Main control part 4a-4h: Terminal device 5: IC card 6: Card 7: Play field 8: Display device 9: IC card read / write device 9a: Coin insertion device 10: Card payment device 11: Select button 12: Action button 23: CPU
24: RAM
35: Light source 40: Image sensor 41: Card sleeve 170: Code pattern 172: Card position detection circle 174: Position angle detection pattern area P: Game progress control program P1a: Main control program P2b: Card information reading program P2c: Card information analysis Processing (Position / Angle) Program P3a: Program availability determination program P3b: Unit data creation program P3c: Attribute information correction program P4a: Unit operation program P4b: Tactical / battle control program P5e: Battle screen control program

Claims (1)

A play field in which a play item composed of a main play item and a sub play item different from the main play item, in which unique information is recorded in advance, can be placed;
A play item reading means for reading the unique information of the play item placed on the play field;
When a player performs a registration operation on a unit organized from the main play item and the sub play item placed on the play field, it is based on the unique information read by the play item reading means. Te, said identifying the main play item, the unit data producing formation means for generating unit data from the unit from the placed on said units on the playing field,
Play item position detecting means for detecting movement of the play item placed on the play field;
Based on the unit data generated by the unit data generating means, an object image of the unit to be displayed on the display device is generated, and based on the movement of only the main play item detected by the play item position detecting means. Object control means for controlling the object image displayed on the display device to move,
A game apparatus comprising:

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