JP5922514B2 - GAME SYSTEM AND ITS BENEFITS CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system that gives a privilege to a user based on a game play situation.

  As an example of a game system that has been devised to increase the user's willingness to play the game, on the condition that a predetermined additional fee has been paid for the game, the user is made to play against a special user called a so-called professional A game system that controls matching is proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-120744 A

  As is clear from the conventional game system described above, real celebrities known among users or characters as virtual beings appearing in the game world have the power to attract users. Enhancing the user's willingness to play by using is an effective measure for improving the interest of the game.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the game system etc. which can raise the user's willingness to play a game effectively utilizing the attraction of a celebrity.

  The game system according to the present invention includes reward granting means (34, S101 to S107) for granting a user a reward according to a game play situation in the game device (3), and an option preferred by the user from a plurality of options as the reward. Target selection means (37, 27, 42, 28, S11 to S14, S201 to S203) that allows the user to select as a target to be associated, and whether or not the cumulative amount of reward given to the user has reached a predetermined level A determination means (35, S115, S116) for determining whether or not a privilege (100) associated with the target selected by the user is given to the user on the condition that the accumulated amount has reached the predetermined level. Privilege granting means (36, 25, S121 to S126, S211 and S212).

  Moreover, the privilege provision control method of this invention is a procedure (S101-S107) which gives a user the reward according to the play condition of the game in a game device (3), and the choice which a user likes from several choices with the said reward. A procedure for causing the user to select a target to be associated (S11 to S14, S201 to S203), and a procedure for determining whether or not the cumulative amount of reward given to the user has reached a predetermined level (S115, S116). And a procedure (S121 to S126, S211 and S212) for granting a privilege associated with the target selected by the user to the user on condition that the cumulative amount has reached the predetermined level. Is.

  According to the present invention, a reward corresponding to a game play situation is given to a user, and when the cumulative amount of the reward reaches a predetermined level, a privilege associated with the target selected by the user is given to the user. The privilege is associated with a target selected by the user according to preference from a plurality of options. Therefore, it is possible to increase a user's willingness to play by attracting the acquisition of a privilege by accumulating rewards. In particular, if each of a plurality of options is set to a person or object that can attract users, such as real celebrities or popular characters in the game world, the user's willingness to play will be noticeable by attracting benefits. Can be increased. In the present invention, the game play situation includes various concepts such as a user's play result, play result, number of times of play, play frequency, and the like, in which play by the user is evaluated according to a predetermined standard. The reward can be appropriately controlled according to the play situation. The association between the target selected by the user and the privilege may be set so that the user can recognize the association with the five senses.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the reward granting unit may control the amount of the reward according to the value of the play result so that the reward becomes larger as the value of the user's play result in the game is higher. Good. According to this, the higher the value of the play result, the more advantageous the privilege acquisition. Therefore, not only a game is played, but a user's willingness can be heightened also for obtaining a more valuable play result.

  In one aspect of the present invention, in the game device, a game in which a user plays against another user can be played, and the reward granting unit grants a reward to the user on the condition that the game has been won. It may be a thing. According to this, since the reward cannot be obtained unless the game is won, not only the game but also the user's motivation for winning the game can be enhanced.

  In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the plurality of options may be a person who exists in the real world or a virtual entity in the game world. According to this, a user's willingness to play can be heightened using the charm of the real person or the virtual existence of the game.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the game device is capable of playing a game that virtually represents a competition being performed in the real world, and each of the plurality of options is active as a professional in the competition. Or it may be an authorized person. According to this, a user's willingness to play can be heightened using the charm of a person known as a professional in a real competition.

  In one form of the present invention, the privilege granting unit may grant a privilege including an element (101, 102) that can be recognized by the target image, sound, or other five senses to the user. According to this, the user can clearly recognize the relationship between the target selected by the user and the privilege, and the user's willingness to acquire the privilege can be increased, and the user's willingness to play can be further increased.

  In said form, it comprises the privilege data memory | storage means (23) which memorize | stores the privilege data (50) for reproducing | regenerating the said privilege for every said several choice, The said privilege provision means is the object which the said user selected It is good also as what gives the said privilege by making the privilege data corresponding to to the state which the said user can reproduce | regenerate on the said game device. According to this, the privilege acquired by the user can be enjoyed on the game device by reproducing the privilege data on the game device. Thereby, the user's attraction effect on the game device can be enhanced.

  In said form, it further comprises the server apparatus (2) which can connect the said game device via a predetermined | prescribed network (5), the said privilege data storage means is provided in the said server apparatus, The said privilege provision means The privilege may be given by acquiring privilege data corresponding to the object selected by the user from the privilege data storage means and distributing it to the game device. According to this, the privilege data stored on the server device can be appropriately distributed to the game device according to the accumulated amount of reward of the user.

  Furthermore, the play data (51) in which the play contents of the game are recorded so that the user can continue to play the game can be stored on the server device, and the privilege granting means is a target selected by the user. The privilege may be given by storing the corresponding privilege data in the play data as a part of the play data corresponding to the user. According to this, since the privilege data corresponding to the privilege acquired by the user is included in a part of the play data, the user receives the privilege on the game device by distributing the play data to an appropriate game device. Can be enjoyed.

  Further, a user terminal device (4) provided for a user's personal use can be connected to the server device via the network, and is stored in the play data from the server device to the user terminal device. The privilege data may be distributed. According to this, the user can enjoy the privilege even on the user terminal device provided for his / her own personal use. Therefore, it is possible to increase the attractiveness or value of the privilege and further increase the user's willingness to play by attracting the acquisition of the privilege.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a reward according to a game play situation is given to a user, and when the accumulated amount of the reward reaches a predetermined level, the user associates with a target selected according to preference. Since the given privilege is given to the user, it is possible to increase the user's willingness to play the game by attracting the acquisition of the privilege by accumulating the reward.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. The conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the game implemented with the game system of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the image of the message delivered to a user by the structure of FIG. The functional block diagram of the principal part in the control system of the game system of FIG. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the supporter registration process which each supporter registration part of the game machine of FIG. 4, a user terminal device, and a center server performs for supporter registration. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the point control process which the point control part of the game machine of FIG. 4 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the rank management process which the rank management part of the game machine of FIG. 4 performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the message delivery process which each message processing part of a game machine and a center server performs in order to control message delivery according to the value of the delivery flag of FIG.

  Hereinafter, a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the overall configuration of the game system will be described with reference to FIG. The game system 1 includes a center server 2 as a server device, a game machine (corresponding to a game device) 3 and a user terminal device 4 as client devices connectable to the center server 2 via a predetermined network 5. Including. The center server 2 is configured as a single logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 2A, 2B. However, the center server 2 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 2 may be logically configured using cloud computing.

  The game machine 3 is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a player to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of a predetermined play fee. This type of game machine 3 may be called an arcade game machine. The game machine 3 is a computer game device installed in a predetermined facility such as the store 6 for the purpose of increasing the profit by repeatedly playing the game with a large number of players. One or more appropriate number of game machines 3 are installed in the store 6. In FIG. 1, the game machine 3 is drawn without distinction, but the hardware configuration and game content may be appropriately selected. The game machine 3 may be configured as a dedicated machine having a physical configuration (for example, an operation unit) suitable for a specific game, or may be configured as a general-purpose machine that can handle various games by rewriting software. May be.

  On the other hand, the user terminal device 4 is a computer device that can be connected to a network and is used for a user's personal use. For example, a stationary or book-type personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) 4a or a mobile terminal device 4b such as a mobile phone (including a smartphone) is used as the user terminal device 4. In addition, various computer devices that can be connected to the network and are used for personal use of the user, such as stationary home game machines, portable game machines, and portable tablet terminal devices, are used as the user terminal device 4. It's okay. The user terminal device 4 can allow the user to enjoy various services provided by the center server 2 by installing various computer software. The user is a person who can be a player in the game machine 3.

  The network 5 may be appropriately configured as long as the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 can be connected to the center server 2 respectively. As an example, the network 5 is configured to realize network communication using a TCP / IP protocol. Typically, it is constructed by connecting the Internet 5A as a WAN and LANs 5B and 5C that connect the Internet 5A to the center server 2 and the game machine 3 via the router 5D. The user terminal device 4 is also connected to the Internet 5A with an appropriate configuration. Note that a local server may be installed between the game machine 3 and the router 5D of the store 6, and the game machine 3 may be communicably connected to the center server 2 via the local server. The server units 2A, 2B,... Of the center server 2 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, a mechanism of a game executed in the game system 1 will be described. Each game machine 3 of the game system 1 can execute a game that virtually represents a competition (for example, mahjong) that is being performed in the real world. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the mahjong game is played on each game machine 3. Players of the plurality of game machines 3 can use the matching function of the center server 2 to participate in a common game (game if mahjong) and play against each other. When the players are matched, one of the game machines 3 is set as the parent machine and the other game machines 3 are set as the child machines, and information is shared between the game machines 3 according to the control of the game machine 3 of the parent machine. While being played, the mahjong game is started.

  The mahjong game proceeds in units of games. When a game of a station is started, a place determination and a parent determination are sequentially performed, and then a predetermined number of bags are distributed to each player. After the arrangement, the player moves in order from the player who becomes the parent, and the player proceeds to obtain a single kite from each player and throws out the single kite from the manual. When the parent player's turn passes through all the child's turn and reaches the parent's turn again, the turn is completed. Then, when one of the players arranges a predetermined combination by hand while the turn is repeated, the player becomes “raised” and the player obtains a score corresponding to the combination (represented by “dotted bar”). And the game of one station is over. If no “up” occurs while the turn is repeated a predetermined number of times, the game ends as “flow station”. When one game is over, the parent moves and the next game starts. The game is repeated a predetermined number of times, and the player's ranking is determined by the level of the score when the last game is over.

  Some of the game players include users who are certified as professionals. The professional may be a user who is active or certified as a professional in a real competition, or may be a user who is certified as a professional according to a predetermined standard on the game. Hereinafter, a user who is certified as a professional may be distinguished by being referred to as a professional user (sometimes abbreviated as a professional) and other users as general users.

  In addition, in the game system 1, a general user is allowed to select professional users A, B... N as a candidate group, and one professional user is selected as a support target person from the candidate group, and himself / herself is supported by the professional user. A mechanism to register as is also implemented. Hereinafter, the registration may be referred to as supporter registration. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the user X selects the professional user B and registers as a supporter. The supporter registration can be executed by accessing the center server 2 from the user terminal device 4 as an example. On the other hand, when the user participates in the mahjong battle game on the game machine 3, the user can acquire points according to his / her play result as a reward. The points acquired by the user are accumulated as points associated with the professional user registered by the user as a supporter. In FIG. 2, the points acquired by the user X are accumulated as points associated with the professional user B. A rank is set for the user in accordance with the value of accumulated points (accumulated points). The rank increases step by step as the cumulative point value increases. When the user rank reaches a predetermined level, a message from a professional user registered as a supporter is distributed to the user as a privilege.

  In the example of FIG. 2, message data 50 corresponding to each of rank S, rank SS, and rank SSS is prepared in advance for each professional user. When the rank of the user X reaches, for example, rank S, a message based on the message data 50 corresponding to the professional user B registered as a supporter and the reached rank S is distributed to the user X as a privilege of rank S. The distributed message can be displayed on the game machine 3 or the user terminal device 4 for browsing. An example of the message display form is shown in FIG. The message image 100 in FIG. 3 includes an image 101 of a professional user as a target person registered as a supporter, and an image 102 of a message body. For example, the image 102 is configured as an image in which the message text from the professional user and the signature of the professional user are written in the professional user's own handwriting with the name of the general user registered as a supporter or the nickname on the game as the address. . The message data 50 is created as data specifying these images 101 and 102 and their layouts. The contents of the images 101 and 102 are different from each other between the rank S, the rank SS, and the rank SSS. For example, a difference may be set between the message data 50 such that the higher the rank, the higher the familiarity of the message body. The display form of the message is not limited to the example of FIG. 3, but in any case, the general user is strongly aware of the association with the professional user registered as a supporter, and a message with content that enhances the general user's willingness to acquire messages is displayed. It is desirable to prepare in advance.

  As described above, in the game system 1, when a general user plays a game and satisfies a predetermined condition, points are awarded, and when the accumulated point reaches a predetermined level (a level of rank S or higher), the user is supported by the support system. A message from a registered professional user is distributed as a privilege. In order for a general user to acquire a message, it is necessary to raise its own rank, and in order to raise a rank, it is necessary to play a mahjong game and acquire more points. Therefore, a general user's willingness to play a game can be enhanced through the provision of a privilege of message distribution.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. However, FIG. 4 shows the main part of the control system centering on the configuration for realizing the above-described message delivery, and the description of the part not directly related to the main part is omitted. Further, since the configuration of the control system of the game machine 3 to be connected to the center server 2 is the same, FIG. 3 shows only the configuration of the control system of one game machine 3. In FIG. 4, illustration of the input device and the output device in each of the game machine 3 and the user terminal device 4 is omitted.

  First, the center server 2 is provided with a game server unit 21, a Web server unit 22, and a storage unit 23. The game server unit 21 and the web server unit 22 are logical devices realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as an internal storage device necessary for its operation) of the center server 2 and software. is there. The game server unit 21 provides various services for the game machine 3, and the Web server unit 22 provides various services using the user terminal device 4 as a Web client. The storage unit 23 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit such as a hard disk array. The memory | storage part 23 may be comprised so that all the data may be hold | maintained on one memory | storage unit, and may be comprised so that data may be distributed and memorize | stored in a some memory | storage unit. Various data is recorded in the storage unit 23. In FIG. 4, in addition to the group of message data 50 described above, a group of play data 51 and a pro list 52 are shown. The play data 51 is data in which game play contents are stored in order for the user to continue playing the game. The play data 51 is created for each user and is recorded in the storage unit 23 in association with the user identification information. Details of the play data 51 will be described later. The professional list 52 is data in which information necessary for presenting all the professional users to be included in the professional user group shown in FIG. 2 as candidates for supporter registration to the user is recorded.

  As a service provided by the game server unit 21, for example, user authentication information (for example, unique identification information and password for each user) is received from the game machine 3 to authenticate the user, and play data 51 corresponding to the user is received. Is received from the game machine 3 and stored in the storage unit 23, or a service for providing the user's play data 51 stored in the storage unit 23 to the game machine 3, software of the game machine 3 (game program or data) ) Through the network 5 and a service for matching users in response to a request from the game machine 3. In order to provide the game machine 3 with a service related to the message delivery described above, the game server unit 21 is provided with a message processing unit 25 as a further logical device. The processing of the message processing unit 25 will be described later.

  On the other hand, the Web server unit 22 is provided with a browsing processing unit 26 as a logical device for providing the user terminal device 4 with a service related to the message delivery described above. The browsing processing unit 26 receives user authentication information (for example, unique identification information and password for each user) from the user terminal device 4, authenticates the user, and responds to the authenticated user request in response to the user. At least part of the play data 51 is provided to the user terminal device 4 as browsing data. Each of the game server unit 21 and the web server unit 22 of the center server 2 is provided with supporter registration units 27 and 28 as logical devices for processing the above-described supporter registration. The supporter registration units 27 and 28 cause a general user to select a professional user to be a supporter registration target, and executes processing for recording the selected professional user in the play data 51 as a supporter registration target person.

  In addition to the above, the center server 2 is provided with a logical device for providing various services to the user of the game machine 3 or the user terminal device 4. For example, the center server 2 has a function of providing a community service that provides an exchange place such as information transmission, exchange, and sharing using the user terminal device 4, a function of electronically paying a game play fee from the user, and the like. It may be implemented as appropriate. However, since these functions are not directly related to the message delivery function described above, their description is omitted. Further, as identification information to be used for user authentication, for example, a unique ID for each medium such as a card distributed to the user, or a unique ID for each user set by the user using the user terminal device 4 Etc. can be used as appropriate.

  The game machine 3 is provided with a game control unit 31 and a storage unit 32. The game control unit 31 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware (including a CPU and a memory as its internal storage device) and software of the game machine 3. The game control unit 31 executes various processes necessary for causing the user to play the mahjong game, for example, control necessary for the progress of the mahjong game, communication control between the game machines 3 of the players who play the mahjong game, and the like. The storage unit 32 is an external storage device realized by a storage unit such as a hard disk array or a storage holding type semiconductor memory module. When the game is started, the game control unit 31 acquires authentication information from a user who wants to play the game on the game machine 3 and sends the authentication information to the game server unit 21 to request authentication of the player. The play data 51 of the processed and authenticated player is received from the game server unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 32.

  The play data 51 of the storage unit 32 includes various types of information to be associated with the user, such as user identification information, user nickname, and user play history. In particular, as information related to message distribution, the play data 51 includes user accumulated point information 51a, user rank information 51b, a distribution flag 51c, and a supported professional user registered by the user (hereinafter, referred to as a user). Information 51d that may be called a support target person) is included. The distribution flag 51c is information for determining whether or not a message should be distributed to the user. Furthermore, when the user has already acquired the message, the message data 50 corresponding to the acquired message is also stored in the play data 51. After the message data 50 is once saved in the play data 51 in the game machine 3, the play data 51 is sent from the game machine 3 to the center server 2 and saved in the storage unit 23, whereby the storage unit 23 The play data 51 also includes message data 50 distributed to the user.

  The game control unit 31 is provided with a point control unit 34, a rank management unit 35, a message processing unit 36, and a supporter registration unit 37 as further logical devices for executing the processing related to the message delivery described above. The point control unit 34 controls the provision of points to the user according to a predetermined procedure, and adds the points acquired by the user to the accumulated point information 51a. The rank management unit 35 determines the rank of the user with reference to the accumulated point information 51a, and records the determination result in the rank information 51b. The message processing unit 36 determines whether the message needs to be distributed based on the distribution flag 51c, and cooperates with the message processing unit 25 of the game server unit 21 to distribute the message data 50 when the distribution is necessary. The message data 50 is stored in the play data 51 of the storage unit 32. The message processing unit 36 is also in charge of processing for displaying the message image 100 on the display device (not shown) of the game machine 3 based on the message data 50 stored in the play data 51. The supporter registration unit 37 performs processing necessary for supporter registration in cooperation with the supporter registration unit 27 of the game server unit 21.

  The user terminal device 4 includes a browsing processing unit 41 and a supporter registration unit 42. The browsing processing unit 41 and the supporter registration unit 42 are logical devices that are realized by executing application software for receiving services from the Web server unit 22 on the computer hardware of the user terminal device 4. The browsing processing unit 41 cooperates with the browsing processing unit 26 of the Web server unit 22 to execute processing for browsing at least part of the user play data 51 on the user terminal device 4. When the play data 51 stored in the storage unit 23 includes message data 50 that has been distributed to the user, it has already been distributed on the user terminal device 4 through the processing of the browsing processing units 41 and 26. You can view the message. The supporter registration unit 42 performs processing necessary for supporter registration in cooperation with the supporter registration unit 28 of the Web server unit 22.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8, various processes executed in association with the mechanism of FIG. 2 will be described. Note that the following processing is performed in a state where the user authentication processing is completed between the game machine 3 or the user terminal device 4 and the center server 2. FIG. 5 shows that the supporter registration units 37 and 27 of the game machine 3 and the center server 2 cooperate to execute supporter registration, or the supporter registration units 42 of the user terminal device 4 and the center server 2 respectively. , 28 show the procedure of supporter registration processing executed in cooperation. Below, the case where each supporter registration part 37 and 27 of the game machine 3 and the center server 2 cooperates and performs is demonstrated to an example. When the user instructs supporter registration on the game machine 3, the supporter registration unit 37 starts the supporter registration process of FIG. 5 and requests the center server 2 to provide the pro list 52 (step S11). In response to the request, the supporter registration unit 27 of the game server unit 21 also starts the supporter registration process of FIG. 5, and transmits the pro list 52 to the requesting game machine 3 (step S201).

  The supporter registration unit 37 of the game machine 3 acquires the pro list 52 transmitted from the center server 2 and temporarily holds it in the internal storage device (step S12). From the professional user included in the pro list 52 Then, one professional user is selected by the user as a supporter registration target (step S13). When the target person is selected, the supporter registration unit 37 of the game machine 3 notifies the center server 2 of the user selection result (step S14). The supporter registration unit 27 of the game server unit 21 determines a supporter registration target person according to the selection result notified from the game machine 3 (step S202), and the target person in the play data 51 corresponding to the user of the game machine 3 The information is recorded in the support target person information 51d (step S203). When the recording of the target person is completed, the supporter registration unit 27 notifies the game machine 3 of the completion of registration (step S204), and then ends the process of FIG. The supporter registration unit 37 of the game machine 3 receives a registration completion notification from the center server 2 and displays to the user that registration has been completed (step S15), and then ends the process of FIG. This completes the supporter registration.

  Note that the processing in FIG. 5 may be executed according to the user's request even after supporter registration has already been completed. That is, a professional user who is a target of supporter registration may be changed as appropriate according to the user's intention. However, when the change of the support target person is permitted, the play data 51 on the storage unit 23 is updated so that each of the accumulated points and ranks associated with the professional user before the change is discarded. It is desirable that the accumulated points and ranks are started from the initial values in association with the professional users. When the user has acquired the message data 50 regarding the professional user before the change, the message data 50 may be deleted from the play data 51 or may be left in the play data 51. When the supporter registration is performed in the user terminal device 4, the game machine 3 and the supporter registration unit 37 in the above description are replaced with the user terminal device 4 and the supporter registration unit 42, respectively, and the game server unit 21 and Processing in which the supporter registration unit 27 is replaced with the Web server unit 22 and the supporter registration unit 28 is executed by the user terminal device 4 and the Web server unit 22.

  FIG. 6 shows a procedure of point control processing executed by the point control unit 34 of the game machine 3. The process of FIG. 6 is repeatedly executed at a constant cycle while the user is playing the mahjong game. The point control process accepts a bet from a player participating in the mahjong game for each game of the mahjong game, and when the player wins the game with the same role, the winning player (winner) Is a process of giving a winning point a value corresponding to the value betted by the player and the value of the winning combination (the number or the product of the number and the number). The bet value is quantitatively expressed according to a predetermined unit. For example, a virtual medal is provided to the player, and the value of the bet is quantitatively expressed by the number of medals. The resource for the betting value may be paid, for example, every time the user plays a game on the game machine 3, or the player may bet by consuming a part of the accumulated points. In any case, the betting resources are not limited to a specific method. Hereinafter, an action in which a player bets on a game may be called a bet.

  When the point control unit 34 starts the point control process of FIG. 6, it first determines whether or not the mahjong game is in a bet acceptance period (step S101). The bet acceptance period can be set to be closed before or after the player's turn is advanced. If it is determined in step S101 that it is within the bet acceptance period, the point control unit 34 accepts a bet from the player (step S102), and then proceeds to step S103. The value bet by the player is stored in the internal storage device of the game control unit 31 until the game result is processed, and the stored memory is erased after the processing. If it is outside the bet acceptance period in step S101, the point control unit 34 skips step S102 and proceeds to step S103. In step S103, the point control unit 34 determines whether or not the game has ended. If the game has not ended, the point control unit 34 skips the subsequent steps S104 to S107 and ends the current point control process. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S103 that the game has been completed, the point control unit 34 determines whether or not the bet result for the completed game has not been processed (step S104). Whether or not it is unprocessed can be determined by whether or not the value bet by the player is held in the internal storage device of the game control unit 31.

  If it is determined in step S104 that the betting result is unprocessed, the point control unit 34 determines whether or not the player is a winner (step S105). The number of points to be acquired by the player is calculated based on the value of the combination (step S106). In this case, the number of points is calculated so that the number of points increases as the bet value and the value of the winning combination increase. It should be noted that the calculation in step S106 may be executed such that the total amount of values bet by all players is further captured, and the number of points increases as the total amount increases. Subsequently, the point control unit 34 adds the calculated number of points to the value of the accumulated point information 51a (step S107), and then ends the process of FIG. If it is determined in step S104 that the result has been processed, or if it is determined in step S105 that the player is not a winner, the point control unit 34 skips steps S106 and S107 and ends the process of FIG.

  According to the above processing, the user cannot earn points unless he participates in the mahjong game as a player and wins the game. Therefore, the user's willingness to win the game can be increased. In addition, the number of points acquired when the user wins increases as the value of the mahjong game increases. Thereby, the user's willingness to arrange a high value raising role can also be raised.

  FIG. 7 shows a procedure of rank management processing executed by the rank management unit 35 of the game machine 3. The process in FIG. 7 is executed with the point added in step S107 of the point control process in FIG. 6 described above as a trigger. When the rank management process of FIG. 7 is started, the rank management unit 35 first acquires the accumulated point information 51a from the play data 51 in the storage unit 32 (step S111), and determines the rank of the user corresponding to the accumulated point value. (Step S112). Subsequently, the rank management unit 35 determines whether or not the rank determined in step S112 is higher than the current rank recorded in the rank information 51b (step S113). When it is determined that the rank is not higher, the rank management unit 35 skips the subsequent steps S114 to S116 and ends the process of FIG. On the other hand, when it is determined that the rank is higher in step S113, the rank management unit 35 updates the rank recorded in the rank information 51b with the rank determined in step S112 (step S114). Next, the rank management unit 35 determines whether or not the updated rank corresponds to any of the ranks S to SSS (step S115), and if applicable, the message distribution permission to the distribution flag 51c. Is set to “1” (step S116). After setting the flag, the rank management unit 35 ends the process of FIG. When it is determined in step S115 that none of the ranks S to SSS is applicable, the rank management unit 35 skips step S116 and ends the process of FIG. As described above, 1 is set in the distribution flag 51c only when the rank is updated higher and the updated rank corresponds to any of S to SSS. Therefore, by referring to the value of the distribution flag 51c, it is possible to determine whether or not the message of the target professional user registered as a supporter should be distributed.

  FIG. 8 shows a procedure of message delivery processing executed by the message processing units 36 and 25 of the game machine 3 and the center server 2 in order to control message delivery according to the value of the delivery flag. The process of FIG. 8 is executed at an appropriate time while the user is playing the game on the game machine 3. For example, when the process of FIG. 7 is executed, the process of FIG. 8 may be executed using the process as a trigger. Alternatively, when the user authentication is completed between the game machine 3 and the center server 2 and the user play data 51 is stored in the storage unit 32, the process of FIG.

  When the message processing unit 36 of the game machine 3 starts the process of FIG. 8, it first determines whether or not the value of the distribution flag 51c recorded in the play data 51 of the storage unit 32 is 1 (step S121). When the value of the distribution flag 51c is not 1, the message processing unit 36 skips the subsequent steps SS122 to S127 and finishes the process of FIG. In this case, the message processing unit 25 of the game server unit 21 does not start the process of FIG. On the other hand, when the value of the distribution flag 51c is 1 in step S121, the message processing unit 36 determines the rank of the user (in this case, the player) from the rank information 51b in the play data 51 of the storage unit 32. The target professional user registered by the user as a supporter is determined from the support target person information 51d (step S122). In this case, the rank of the user is one of ranks S, SS, and SSS.

  Subsequently, the message processing unit 36 designates the professional user and rank determined in step S122, and requests the message processing unit 25 of the game server unit 21 to transmit the message data 50 corresponding to the professional user and rank. (Step S123). In response to the request, the message processing unit 25 starts the process of FIG. 8, and first extracts the message data 50 corresponding to the professional user and rank specified from the game machine 3 from the storage unit 23 (step S211). Next, the message processing unit 25 transmits the extracted message data 50 to the requesting game machine 3 (step S212), and then ends the process of FIG.

  The message processing unit 36 of the game machine 3 acquires the message data 50 transmitted from the center server 2 (step S124), and stores the data 50 in the play data 51 (step S125). After storing the message data 50, the message processing unit 36 notifies the player of the game machine 3 that the message from the professional user has been distributed (step S126). Next, the message processing unit 36 resets the value of the distribution flag 51c to 0 (step S127), and then ends the process of FIG.

  When the message data 50 is stored in the play data 51 as described above, the player of the game machine 3 can know from the professional user registered as a supporter that a new message has arrived via the notification in step S126. it can. Message data 50 corresponding to a newly distributed message is stored in play data 51. When the player instructs the game machine 3 to display a new message, the message processing unit 36 displays a message image 100 corresponding to the message data 50 on the game machine 3 in response to the instruction. In addition, after the play data 51 including the message data 50 is stored in the storage unit 32 of the center server 2, if the user instructs display of the message on the user terminal device 4, the processing of the browsing processing units 41 and 26 is performed. The user can view the message image 100 corresponding to the message data 50 on the user terminal device 4.

  In the above form, the point control unit 34 functions as a reward granting unit in the present invention by executing the processing of steps S101 to S107 in FIG. 6, and the supporter registration units 37 and 27 or the supporter registration units 42 and 28 By cooperating and executing the processes of steps S11 to S14 and S201 to S203 of FIG. 5, the rank management unit 35 executes the processes of steps S115 and S116 of FIG. Therefore, the message processing units 36 and 25 function as privilege provision means in the present invention by executing the processes in steps S121 to S126, S211 and S212 in FIG. 8 in cooperation with each other. To do. Moreover, the memory | storage part 23 of the center server 2 functions as a privilege data storage means in this invention.

  This invention is not limited to the form mentioned above, It can implement with the form which added the appropriate change. As an example, the following modifications are possible. In the above embodiment, the target to which the accumulated points are associated is limited to one professional user. However, the points may be associated with a plurality of objects appropriately distributed. In that case, every time a point is awarded, the user may be able to select the professional user and specify the number of points to be associated.

  In the above embodiment, the number of points as a reward is increased or decreased according to the play result of the game. However, whether or not the reward can be granted or the control of the reward amount is not limited to such an example. For example, the game play status by the user, such as the user's play count and play frequency, may be evaluated according to a predetermined standard, and whether or not a reward can be granted or the amount of reward may be controlled based on the evaluation result.

  In the above form, three sets of message data 50 are equally prepared for all professional users, and ranks that should be permitted to be distributed are also unified with rank S, rank SS, and rank SSS. However, these settings may be differentiated among professional users. For example, the popularity of professional users may be rated using the number of users registered as supporters, and the ranks of users who should be subject to message distribution may be changed according to the level of the rating. In that case, for a supporter registrant corresponding to a popular professional user, a message is not delivered unless a relatively high rank is reached, while for a supporter registrant corresponding to a less popular pro user, The message may be distributed even at a low rank. The number of message data 50 sets may be different among professional users. The message data 50 prepared by the professional user may be stored in the storage unit 23, or the user's message data 50 stored in the storage unit 23 may be edited, added, or changed.

  The privilege is not limited to the example given to the user in the form of the message image 100. The privilege may be distributed to the user as voice data, or may be only an image that does not include a character string. Furthermore, a privilege is not restricted to the form which can be delivered to a user as electronic data. Character goods and other physical prizes may be delivered to the user as a privilege. In any case, the privilege only needs to allow the user to recognize the association with the target selected by the user through the five senses.

  The plurality of choices that are user selection candidates are not limited to those who can be players in the game system, even if they are known to the players but cannot be game players, or even those who do not play games. It may be a person who has become reasonably known among users of the game. As an example, a historical person, an idol, or other real person may be set as at least a part of the options. Furthermore, the options are not limited to real people. A virtual existence such as a popular character appearing in the game world may be set as an option.

  In the above embodiment, a fighting game such as mahjong is taken as an example, but the game is not limited to such an example. Even in the type of game that the user advances alone or in cooperation with other players, reward is given to the user according to the progress status, etc., and the provision of the privilege is controlled according to the accumulated amount of the reward, The present invention can be adapted to various games.

  The present invention is not limited to a game system including a server device, a game device, and a user terminal device, but can be applied to a game system including only a server device and a game device, and further includes only a game device. It can also be applied to game systems. For example, if the group of message data 50 and the pro list 52 recorded in the storage unit 23 of the center server 2 are stored in advance in the storage unit of the game device, the present invention can be implemented only with the stand-alone game device. Is possible. Furthermore, the game apparatus is not limited to a commercial or commercial game machine, but a home-use game machine, a portable game machine, or a general-purpose computer terminal device such as a PC or a mobile phone can be used as the game apparatus. It may be used.

1 Game system 2 Center server (server device)
3 Game machines (game devices)
4 User terminal device 5 Network 21 Game server unit 22 Web server unit 23 Storage unit (privilege data storage means)
25 Message processing part (privilege grant means)
27 Supporter registration unit (target selection means)
28 Supporter registration unit (target selection means)
34 point control part (reward giving means)
35 Rank management section (discrimination means)
36 Message processing part (privilege grant means)
37 Supporter registration unit (target selection means)
42 Supporter registration unit (target selection means)
50 Message data (privilege data)
51 Play data 100 Message image (privilege)

Claims (11)

Reward granting means for granting a reward to the user according to the game play status in the game device;
An object selection means for causing the user to select an option preferred by the user from a plurality of options as an object to be associated with the reward;
Determining means for determining whether or not a cumulative amount of reward given to the user has reached a predetermined level;
On the condition that the accumulated amount has reached the predetermined level, privilege granting means for granting a privilege associated with the target selected by the user to the user;
Equipped with a,
The target selection means is configured to select a user as a target to be associated with the reward based on information for identifying a user group recognized as the plurality of options from a part of a player group playing the game. A game system that allows users to select from a group of users certified as   The game system according to claim 1, wherein the reward granting unit controls the amount of the reward according to the value of the play result so that the reward becomes larger as the value of the user's play result in the game is higher. In the game device, it is possible to play a game in which the user plays against other users,
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the reward granting unit grants a reward to the user on condition that the game has been won.   The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the plurality of options is a person who exists in the real world or a virtual existence in the game world. In the game device, it is possible to play a game that virtually represents a competition in the real world,
The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each of the plurality of options is a person who is active or certified as a professional in the competition.   The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the privilege granting unit grants a privilege including an element recognizable by the target image, sound, and other five senses to the user. Provided with privilege data storage means for storing privilege data for reproducing the privilege for each of the plurality of options,
The game system according to claim 6, wherein the privilege granting unit grants the privilege by setting the privilege data corresponding to the target selected by the user to a state that the user can reproduce on the game device. A server device to which the game device can be connected via a predetermined network;
The privilege data storage means is provided in the server device,
The game system according to claim 7, wherein the privilege granting unit grants the privilege by acquiring privilege data corresponding to a target selected by the user from the privilege data storage unit and distributing the privilege data to the game device. Play data in which the user plays the game to record the play content of the game can be stored on the server device,
The said privilege provision means gives the said privilege by preserve | saving in the play data the privilege data corresponding to the object which the said user selected as a part of play data corresponding to the said user. Game system. A user terminal device for personal use of the user is connectable to the server device via the network;
The game system according to claim 9, wherein privilege data stored in the play data can be distributed from the server device to the user terminal device. A procedure for giving a user a reward according to a game play situation on a game device;
A procedure for causing a user to select an option preferred by the user from a plurality of options as a target to be associated with the reward;
A procedure for determining whether or not a cumulative amount of reward given to the user has reached a predetermined level;
A procedure of granting to the user a privilege associated with the target selected by the user, on condition that the cumulative amount has reached the predetermined level;
Equipped with a,
The target selecting means recognizes a user as a target to be associated with the reward as the option based on information for identifying a user group that is recognized as the plurality of options from a part of a player group playing the game. The privilege provision control method in a game system which makes it select from the performed user group .

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