JP5893201B1 - GAME PROGRAM, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game player with a more interesting game that can deepen exchanges between players. A game program is stored on a computer and is associated with a plurality of players. An area storage function for storing a game area, information on the own game area updated based on the progress of the game in the own game area associated with the player, and a plurality of other players different from the player and the player in the own game area A reception function for receiving information relating to the progress of the game, a situation storage function for storing the progress of the game by the player and a plurality of other players in the own game area in association with the own game area, and a progress of the game in the own game area Between multiple players playing a game in their game area Compare comparison, display processing function for outputting the display information for displaying the comparison result, to realize a transmission function for transmitting display information to a plurality of players of the terminal. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a game program capable of executing a game in a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players, a computer control method, and a computer.

  Conventionally, in order to improve the interest of the players participating in the game, a dungeon strategy defined by the dominating player is advanced simultaneously by a plurality of players, and a special benefit (reconstructing the dungeon) is given to the player who has captured the dungeon earliest. A technique for giving authority) is disclosed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-112708 A

  However, in the above prior art, each player has to participate in the game online at the same time, and when there are few players participating in the game, there is little interest. Furthermore, there is a problem that the dominating player does not have means for presenting the dungeon defined by himself / herself to other players, and the exchange between the players cannot be promoted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game player with a more interesting game that can deepen exchanges between players.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention stores a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players in a computer (a server and a terminal device functioning as a host). Information related to the function, the game area updated based on the game progress in the game area associated with the player, and the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the game area A reception function for receiving the game, a situation storage function for storing the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players in the game area in association with the game area, and the game progress status in the game area. A comparison function for comparing multiple players in a region, and a ratio A display processing function for outputting the display information for displaying the comparison result by the function, characterized in that to realize a transmission function for transmitting display information to a plurality of player terminals.

  In addition, the game program according to one aspect of the present invention provides another player who gives a reward based on the progress of the game in the own game area based on a comparison result of the progress of the game in the own game area by a plurality of other players. A reward granting function to be determined is further realized.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reward given by the reward granting function is a reward specific to a game area that is at least partially different for each of the plurality of game areas.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reception function receives a game progress status by a player in a different game area different from the plurality of game areas associated with the plurality of players, and provides a reward. The function is characterized in that a reward to be given to another player who progresses the game in the own game area associated with the player is changed according to the progress of the game in another game area by the player.

  In the game program according to one aspect of the present invention, the information stored in the situation storage function includes information regarding the stage of the own game area, and the comparison function is stored in the other game area associated with the other player. The stage and the stage of the own game area are compared, and the transmission function relates to the own game area with respect to another player associated with the other game area in a stage that satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the stage of the own game area. It is characterized by transmitting information.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, the transmission function transmits information about the game area to another player associated with the player in another service.

  Further, in the game program according to one aspect of the present invention, the transmission function sends information regarding the other game area associated with the other player to the player in accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the own game area. It is characterized by transmitting.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, a map generation function for generating a map for a plurality of game areas is further executed for each of a plurality of players, and the map generation function allows the player to proceed with the game. Map information for displaying information on another game area associated with another player on a map of the player is output.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reception function is further characterized by periodically receiving information about a game that changes in accordance with the progress of the game of the player.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a computer control method according to an aspect of the present invention includes an area storage step for storing a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players, and a self-control associated with the players. A receiving step for receiving information relating to the game area updated based on the game progress in the game area, and information relating to the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the game area; A situation storage step for storing a game progress status of a player and a plurality of other players in the area in association with the own game area; and a game progress status in the own game area between a plurality of players progressing the game in the own game area The comparison step to compare with and the comparison result by the comparison function are displayed. A display processing step of outputting indicates information, characterized in that it comprises a transmission step of transmitting the display information on the plurality of player terminals.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an area storage unit that stores a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players, and a self-game area associated with the players. A receiving unit that receives information on the game area updated based on the progress of the game, information on the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the game area, The situation storage unit that stores the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players in association with the own game area, and the game progress status in the own game area are compared between the plurality of players who progress the game in the own game area. A comparison unit, a display processing unit for outputting display information for displaying a comparison result by the comparison unit, and a table. Characterized in that it comprises a transmitter for transmitting information to a plurality of player terminals.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is associated with a player and a reception function for receiving information related to another game area associated with another player on the computer (terminal device). Based on the display function for displaying information related to the own game area and the other game area associated with the other player, the input function for receiving operation input information from the player via a predetermined input device, and the operation input information, A progress function for advancing a game in the game area associated with the player or another game area associated with another player, and an update function for updating the game area based on the progress of the game in the game area; Information about the own game area updated by the update function and a game by the player in the updated own game area A progress function is realized with a transmission function for transmitting the progress status to a predetermined device (such as a server or another terminal device functioning as a host). The information regarding the comparison result compared between the other players is received, and the display function displays the received comparison result.

  In the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention, the update function decorates the game area with a decoration element based on operation input information by the player.

  Note that the game program according to one aspect of the present invention can be implemented with at least the following three configurations. That is, the game program may be implemented in a configuration in which (a) the computer functions as a client device (for example, a smartphone, a personal computer, etc.) and the game program is executed in the client device, or (b) the computer is a server Functions as a device (for example, a mainframe, a cluster computer, an arbitrary computer capable of providing game services to an external device, etc.), part or all of the game program is executed in the server device, and the result of the executed processing is You may implement by the structure returned to a client apparatus, (c) You may implement by the structure which shares the process contained in a game program arbitrarily in a client apparatus and a server apparatus.

  Therefore, the display function realized by the game program is as follows: (a) an external display device (for example, a display unit provided in a portable terminal) connected to a computer via a predetermined network (for example, the Internet). The game screen may be displayed on the display device by outputting information (for example, display information), or (b) the game screen is displayed on the display device by outputting the display information to the display device provided in the computer. It may be displayed.

  In addition, (a) a client device that is communicably connected to a computer via a predetermined network (for example, the Internet) includes a predetermined input device, and the client device includes a predetermined input device (for example, a portable terminal) The operation input information input via the touch panel may be transmitted to the computer, and the information processing function realized on the computer by the game program may be configured to obtain the operation input information. A predetermined input device may be provided, and the information processing function may acquire operation input information via the predetermined input device.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a game result by a plurality of players in the game area is presented to the game player, and the player game area is updated as the player advances the game in the game area. Therefore, it is possible to give other players the motivation and charm to repeatedly capture the game area. Therefore, it is possible to provide the game player with a game that is more interesting and can deepen exchanges between the players.

It is the schematic of the game system structure by one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the portable terminal by one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the server by one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the game screen (start screen) by one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the game screen (map) by one embodiment of this invention. It is an example of the game screen (boss battle) by one embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the game screen (ranking display) by one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the game in a tower of a player. It is an example of the table which shows the information regarding the progress of the game by the player A. It is an example of the table which shows the progress of the game in the tower of the player by each player stored in the server. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a process in case the player B explores the tower of the player A. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process in case the player C explores the tower of the player A. It is an example of the table which shows the information regarding the tower of the other player which each player visited. It is an example of the table which memorized the progress situation by each player of the game in the tower of player A. It is a table which shows the progress of the game by the other player in the tower of Player A, which is stored in the mobile terminal of Player A. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which determines a ranking.

  First, an outline of a game realized by a game program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

  In the virtual space in this game, there are “player towers” (game areas) respectively associated with a plurality of players. The game in the “Tower” can be executed. A plurality of players of the game can execute the game in a plurality of towers asynchronously with each other. The game in the tower is a game in which the player's player character explores the inside of the tower with a limited number of turns, wins the battle against the enemy character encountered while acquiring items, and advances the capture of the tower. is there. The player can increase the number of towers when the “player tower” is captured to the top floor. In this way, each player can increase the number of floors of the “player tower” (which becomes “other player's tower” for other players). Even if you capture up to the next time, when you log in to the game next time, the floor of the “other player's tower” may be higher than at the time of the capture.

  In the virtual space of this game, apart from the towers associated with the players as described above, there are game areas such as “common tower”, “match tower”, “event tower”, and “quest”. Exists. These game areas such as towers and quests are game areas that are not associated with any player and are managed by the server (administration), and can be visited by all players. In any of these game areas, the player seeks to capture the top floor or the bottom layer by causing the player character to explore the inside. In the “common tower”, while exploring the inside, it is possible to meet other player characters and greet each other, or the rankings of the “common tower” capture status by a plurality of players are displayed. The “match tower” is a tower for playing against other players, and the opponent that is encountered inside is the other player character. In addition, the player can explore the game area such as the above-mentioned tower together with the other player character's alternation obtained by the player through lottery (gacha) or the like as the accompanying character.

  The “event tower” is a tower related to an in-game event held for a predetermined period. The “event tower” is a tower that appears under a predetermined condition in accordance with the progress of the game of the player, and a special reward can be obtained by exploring the inside. The “quest” can encounter an enemy character different from the above-mentioned tower, and can obtain a special reward. In addition, an “achievement list” that can be achieved by the player of the game is set, and when the items in the list are achieved, a reward is given to the player. The items in the achievement list include, for example, “log in to the game for 10 days or more”, “take home a total of 50 or more items from all towers”, “encounter other players more than 10 times in the tower”, “other players” Visit the tower of the city more than 10 times. " The above is a simple outline of the game.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a structure in which a computer according to one embodiment of the present invention functions as a mobile terminal (client device) and a game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is executed as a native application (native game) on the mobile terminal will be described. . However, the mobile terminal accesses the server as needed, and information related to the progress of the game (for example, information related to the game play result by other players, information related to other players who are friends with the player on the SNS, It is possible to download and use items and information on characters assigned to other players.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the game system 400 includes a plurality of portable terminals 100A, 100B, 100C, and a server 200. Server 200 is connected to mobile terminals 100 </ b> A to 100 </ b> C via network 300. In FIG. 1, only three portable terminals are shown for simplicity of explanation, but it goes without saying that there may be more portable terminals.

  The portable terminals (computers) 100A to 100C are information processing apparatuses that can execute a game program including processing described below. A specific device is not limited to a mobile terminal as long as it can execute the following processing. For example, a terminal device such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a home game machine, a mobile phone, a personal computer, or other electronic devices. It may be a device. The game program includes a display (display unit), an input surface capable of detecting a touch input, a memory, and one or more processors capable of executing one or more programs stored in the memory. It is particularly preferably executed in a multifunction device (for example, a smartphone or the like) including

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the mobile terminal 100A. Here, the portable terminal 100A will be described, but the same applies to the portable terminals 100B and 100C.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 100 </ b> A includes a communication unit 110, a display unit 120, an input reception unit 130, a voice interface (I / F) 140, a control unit 150, a storage unit 160, and a speaker 170.

  The communication unit 110 includes a reception unit 111 and a transmission unit 112, and has a function of executing communication with the server 200 via the network 300. The communication may be executed either by wire or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as mutual communication can be executed. Although details will be described later, the receiving unit 111 receives information related to other game areas associated with other players. In addition, the receiving unit 111 is a self-game area by a predetermined terminal device (the server 200 or a terminal device functioning as a host (for example, 100B or another portable terminal not shown)). Information regarding a comparison result obtained by comparing the progress of the game in the (player tower) between the player and a plurality of other players is received. The transmission part 112 transmits the information regarding the own game area updated by the update part 155 described later and the progress of the game by the player in the updated own game area to a predetermined terminal device.

  The display unit 120 is a device that displays a game screen. Although details will be described later, the display unit 120 displays a comparison result by the comparison unit 253 of the server 200. In the present embodiment, display unit 120 may be a liquid crystal display. In FIG. 2, both are shown separately to clearly show the functions of the input receiving unit 130 and the display unit 120. However, for example, when the input receiving unit 130 is a touch panel and the display unit 120 is a liquid crystal display, it is preferable that both are configured as a single unit.

  The input receiving unit 130 receives an operation input by the player. In the present embodiment, the input receiving unit 130 may be a touch panel that can detect multi-touch, detects a contact position touched by a pointing tool such as a player's finger or stylus, and stores information on the coordinates of the detected position. The information is transmitted to the information processing unit 151. In the present embodiment, the input receiving unit 130 receives an operation input of a game medium (character) by a player, a tap operation to various icons, menu buttons, and the like displayed on the display unit 120. Note that the method of accepting the player's operation input is not limited to the touch operation using the touch panel, and for example, the player may press a predetermined input key.

  The audio I / F 140 is an interface of a speaker 170 or an earphone (not shown). The control unit 150 outputs sound from the speaker 170 or the earphone via the sound I / F 140 when playing sound effects, BGM, or the like in the game.

  The control unit 150 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the mobile terminal 100A. The control unit 150 includes an information processing unit 151, a display processing unit 152, a progression unit 153, a reward granting unit 154, an update unit 155, a comparison unit 156, and a map generation unit 157. The information processing unit 151 acquires the coordinate information transmitted from the input receiving unit 130 at predetermined time intervals, and outputs a series of coordinate information as a trajectory to each unit. The display processing unit 152 converts display data transmitted from the information processing unit 151 and other functional units into pixel information and outputs the pixel information to the display unit 120.

  Although details will be described later, the functions of other units of the control unit 150 will be briefly described. Based on the operation input information from the player via the input receiving unit 130, the progression unit 153 is a game area (player tower) associated with the player or another game area (other player) associated with another player. The game in the tower of Further, the progression unit 153 allows the game in the own game area to proceed to another player associated with the other game area in a stage that satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the stage of the own game area. Information regarding other game areas (towers of other players) is transmitted from the server 200 and received by the receiving unit 111. Here, the “game area stage” is information indicating the growth of the game area, and is changed (updated) in accordance with the progress of the game of the player, such as the height, width, and depth of the game area. Any thing can be used.

  Furthermore, the progression unit 153 allows the game in the own game area to proceed for other players associated with the player in other services. Here, the other services include a social networking service (SNS) and other games. Furthermore, the progression unit 153 allows the player to advance the game in the other game area associated with the other player in accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the own game area. Furthermore, the progression unit 153 allows the player to proceed with a game in a different game area different from the plurality of game areas associated with the plurality of players. Information regarding the towers of these other players is transmitted from the server 200 and received by the receiving unit 111.

  The reward granting unit 154 grants a reward to the game player based on the progress of the game by the progression unit 153. The update unit 155 updates the own game area based on the progress of the game in the own game area. In addition, the update unit 155 decorates the game area with a decoration element based on operation input information from the player. The map generation unit 157 generates maps for a plurality of game areas corresponding to the player.

  The storage unit 160 includes a situation storage unit 162 and a game information storage unit 163. The storage unit 160 is realized by various recording media such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and a flash memory, and stores various programs and various data necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal 100A. It has the function to do. That is, the storage unit 160 stores information (game program and data) of a game downloaded by the player from the game server via the network 300 and installed in the mobile terminal 100A.

  The status storage unit 162 stores the progress status of the game by the player in the own game area updated by the update unit 155. The information stored in the situation storage unit 162 includes information regarding the stage of the game area. The game information storage unit 163 stores game information data such as an item acquired by the player, an image of the player character, a decoration element of the own game area, and the like necessary for progressing the game.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a main configuration of the server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server 200 includes a communication unit 210, a display unit 220, an input reception unit 230, a control unit 250, and a storage unit 260.

  The communication unit 210 includes a reception unit 211 and a transmission unit 212, and has a function of executing communication with the mobile terminals 100A to 100C via the network 300 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 250. That is, the communication part 210 transmits / receives the data regarding a game between the portable terminals 100A-100C. Although details will be described later, the reception unit 211 receives information on the own game area updated based on the progress of the game in the own game area (player tower) associated with the player, and a plurality of other information different from the player and the player. Information regarding the progress of the game in the player's own game area is received. In addition, the reception unit 211 can play a game played by the player in a different game area (common tower, event tower, quest, etc.) different from the plurality of game areas (the towers of each player) associated with the plurality of players. Receive progress. Further, the reception unit 211 periodically receives information about a game that changes in accordance with the progress of the player's game (when the player logs in, when the player transitions to the game screen, at regular intervals, etc.).

  The transmission part 212 transmits the display information which displays the comparison result (it mentions later for details) by the comparison part 253 to the terminal of a some player. Furthermore, the transmission part 212 transmits the information regarding the own game area | region with respect to the other player linked | related with the player in another service. In addition, the transmission unit 212 transmits information regarding the other game area associated with the other player to the player in accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the own game area.

  The display unit 220 is realized by a liquid crystal display or a monitor, and displays information necessary for the game management side to control the server 200. The input receiving unit 230 is realized by a keyboard or a touch pad, and receives an operation input necessary for controlling the server 200.

  The control unit 250 is a processor having a function of controlling each unit of the server 200. The control unit 250 includes an information processing unit 251, a display processing unit 252, a comparison unit 253, a map generation unit 254, and a reward granting unit 255. The information processing unit 251 performs various processes of operation input information input from the input receiving unit 230 and information transmitted / received by the communication unit 210. The display processing unit 252 processes various data displayed on the display unit 220. Further, the display processing unit 252 outputs display information for displaying a comparison result (details will be described later) by the comparison unit 253. The comparison unit 253 compares the progress of the game in the own game area among a plurality of players who advance the game in the own game area. Further, the comparison unit 253 compares the stage of the other game area associated with the other player and the stage of the own game area. The map generation unit 254 generates a virtual space map in the game for each player who executes the game. For example, the map generation unit 254 generates a map for a plurality of game areas for each of a plurality of players, and displays information about other game areas associated with the other players with which the player can advance the game. Outputs map information to be displayed on the screen.

  The storage unit 260 has a function of storing (storing) various programs and data necessary for the server 200 to operate. The storage unit 260 includes an area storage unit 261, a situation storage unit 262, and a game information storage unit 263. The area storage unit 261 stores a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players. The situation storage unit 262 stores information about the game area of each player who executes the game and information about the progress of the game. For example, the situation storage unit 262 stores the game progress status of the player and a plurality of other players in the own game area in association with the own game area. When the game area is updated based on the progress of the game by the player in the game area associated with the player, the situation storage unit 262 stores the updated game area. That is, the situation storage unit 262 also stores information related to the stage of the game area. The game information storage unit 263 stores various data necessary for progressing the game. The storage unit 260 is typically realized by various recording media such as an HDD, an SSD, and a flash memory.

  Next, an outline of a game realized by a game program according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a game start screen displayed on the display unit 120 of the mobile terminal 100A. Hereinafter, the player having the portable terminal 100A will be described as the player A, and the players having the portable terminals 100B and 100C as the player B and the player C, respectively. The mobile terminal 100A will be described, but the same applies to the mobile terminals 100B and 100C.

  As shown in the figure, the start screen 500 includes a tower A of the player A (own game area) 510, a store (SHOP) button 520, a menu (MENU) button 530, a map (MAP) button 540, and a notification (NEWS) button 550. , A mail (MAIL) button 560, the number of coins 570, and the number of held gems 580 are displayed. Information (program, image data, etc.) for displaying the start screen 500 is stored in the game information storage unit 163 of the mobile terminal 100A. Then, the display processing unit 152 generates display information of the start screen 500 using information stored in the game information storage unit 163 and outputs the display information to the display unit 120.

  Player A can enter his / her player character A into the tower 510 by tapping the tower 510. Player A moves his / her player character A within the tower 510 with a limited number of turns so as to play against the encountered enemy character. The player character A can acquire and gain experience values by winning the battle, and can further acquire coins. Further, a treasure box exists inside the tower 510, and the player character A can acquire items in the treasure box as a reward. The acquired item may be a weapon such as a weapon or armor that determines characteristic values such as defense power, attack power, speed, or luck of the player character A, or an accessory such as a collar or a ring. The player A can set items and accessories equipped to his player character A in order to win the battle with the enemy character. The battle between the player character A and the enemy character is performed by a parameter calculation in the advancing unit 153 based on characteristic values such as defense power, attack power, speed, and luck determined based on the equipment of the player character A and characteristic values of the enemy character. Is performed, and the magnitude of damage received by each character is determined. The loser is the person who exceeds the HP (hit points) possessed by the total damage received.

  The above-described game progress is advanced as follows, for example. First, the input reception unit 130 receives a tap operation and a slide operation of the player A (detects a tap operation and a slide operation on the touch panel), and transmits coordinate information to the information processing unit 151. The information processing unit 151 transmits information such as whether the instruction of the player A is a tap or which direction is a slide to the progression unit 153. The progression unit 153 determines the traveling direction of the player character A based on the slide operation by the player A, and issues a display screen update instruction (appearance of enemy characters and treasure chests, transition of the screen inside the tower, etc.). As described above, the progression unit 153 also performs parameter calculation in the battle with the enemy character.

  The tower 510 is three stories in the initial state of the game. When a battle (boss battle) with a boss existing on the highest floor of the tower is won, a button 512 for increasing the number of floors of the tower is displayed. Player A can increase the number of towers every third floor 514 by tapping button 512 and consuming preset coins. Enemy characters that exist in higher ranks have higher defense and attack powers, and higher characteristic values of items that can be acquired, and the game information storage unit 163 stores such information. If there is a boss on every third floor of the tower 510 (that is, the third floor, the sixth floor, the ninth floor, etc.) and the boss battle is won, the tower 510 can be escaped together with the acquired items. If the number of turns is zero or you lose the boss battle, or if you escape the tower during the expedition, you will not be able to take the items you have taken out of the tower.

  Note that the progress of the game in the player tower of the player is transmitted from the transmission unit 112 to the server 200. The progress of the game includes the stage of the game (the number of towers of the player, the equipment of the player character, etc.). The server 200 receives the progress of the game in the tower of each player from each player (for example, the players A to C of the mobile terminals 100A to 100C) and stores the progress in the situation storage unit 262. Transmission of the game progress status to the server 200 is periodically performed at a timing such as when the player updates the height of the tower or when the game ends (logs out).

  A plurality of players of the game are associated with a tower as shown in the game screen 500 for each player, and the player visits a tower of another player (a tower of another player) and a tower of another player. The battle game as described above can be performed. When visiting the towers of other players, it is necessary to consume coins that are virtual currencies. Information regarding the towers of other players is transmitted from the server 200 and received by the receiving unit 111. The received information is stored in the game information storage unit 163, and the game in the tower of another player can be executed (note that information on the tower of another player is transmitted from the server 200 to each player will be described later. To do).

  As described above, the tower height of the player changes based on the progress of the game by the player. Information such as the number of towers of each player is transmitted to the server 200, and the latest status of each player's tower is stored in the storage unit 260 of the server 200. The storage unit 260 also stores information on the towers of other players transmitted to the player (that is, which player can advance the game in which other player's tower). Accordingly, when the tower of another player visited by the player is updated (the number of floors is increasing), the server 200 transmits information indicating that the tower of the other player is updated to the portable terminal of the player. Based on the information, the player can receive (download) the updated information on the towers of other players at the receiving unit 111 of the mobile terminal 100A. As described above, even if the player visits the other player's tower and explores / captures the inside, the floor of the other player's tower may increase when the player logs in next time. Since enemy characters encountered and items that can be acquired change according to the height of the tower, the player can be motivated to visit and challenge other players' towers as many times as possible, and the interaction between the players can be deepened.

  Returning to the description of the game screen 500. When the store button 520 is tapped, the player A can display a virtual store screen in the game. In the virtual store, the player A can use the acquired coins and gems to purchase items and summon the accompanying character. Coins and gems are virtual currencies consumed when a player purchases an item on the game, summons a companion character, or enters another player's tower or battle tower. The menu button 530 is a button for displaying a menu screen for progressing the game. The menu screen includes, for example, the player's tower, the other player's tower, the game score (for example, the maximum number of floors reached) that is information on the progress of the game in the common tower and the battle tower, and the equipment of the player character. A button for a screen to be set, a button for an item management screen, and the like are displayed.

  The map button 540 is a button for transitioning to a map screen on which a tower of another player that can be visited by the player A and a common tower are displayed. A message corresponding to the progress of the game is displayed on the notification button 550. The contents of the message include, for example, “the tower can be expanded (added)”, “another player visits this tower”, “a function that player A can perform is released”, “another player's tower” The information has been updated. " These messages are generated by the display processing unit 152 in accordance with instructions from the progression unit 153. Of these messages, messages related to other players are generated based on information about other players and towers of other players transmitted by the server 200. The notification button 550 displays a ranking that will be described later. When the ranking is displayed, the color of the notification button 550 changes, or a sticker on which the ranking is displayed is displayed over the notification button 550 so that the player can easily understand that there is a ranking display. To be. An exclamation mark is displayed on the map button 540 and the notification button 550 when there is information that the player A has not confirmed. The store button 520 map button 540 is displayed when the height of the tower 510 is 9th floor or higher. Processing based on these conditions is also performed by the progression unit 153.

  The mail button 560 is displayed by the display processing unit 153 based on information received from the server 200 when there is a notification from the game management side. Player A can display the notification on display unit 120 by tapping mail button 560. As the number of coins 570, the total number of coins currently held by the player A is displayed. The number of gems 580 is displayed, and the player can transition the display unit 120 to the gem purchase screen by tapping the plus button (+).

  Although not shown in FIG. 4, the player A can decorate the player's tower 510 with a decoration element. For example, the player A can color or attach an image to the outer wall of the player's tower 510. Furthermore, a picture or an image can be displayed on the inner wall of the tower 510. This is performed by the updating unit 155 updating the tower of the player A so as to decorate the tower of the player A using the image selected by the player A in accordance with the instruction of the player A. The updated information regarding the tower of the player A is transmitted to the server 200, and the server 200 stores the information regarding the tower of the player A in the storage unit 260. Here, the decorated tower is also displayed in the same state on the portable terminal of the other player who has received information about the tower of the player A from the server 200. Therefore, the player can appeal the player's tower to other players by decorating the player's tower to his / her preference, so that the player can be provided with interest.

  Next, a map displayed when the player A taps the mail button 540 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on the display unit 120. This map is generated by the map generation unit 157 of the mobile terminal 100A. Alternatively, map information generated by the map generation unit 254 of the server 200 and displayed on the mobile terminal 100A may be transmitted. As shown in FIG. 5, the map 600 displays a player tower 610, a common tower 611, a battle tower 612, an event tower 613, and a quest (bottomless well) 614. A tab menu 620 and a list 630 are also displayed. Player A can select a destination by tapping on the map.

  Here, other towers displayed on the map will be additionally described. The player's tower 610 is a game area associated with the player A as described above, and the height of the tower can be increased according to the capture of the player A. The common tower 611 is a tower that can be captured by all players. As described above, each player aims to capture the top floor while playing against enemy characters encountered inside a common tower. In order to enter the common tower 611, coins must be consumed, and the higher the number of floors, the higher the reward items that can be acquired. The height of the common tower 611 is not changed by a user operation. On the other hand, the game management side may change the height according to the progress of each user's game. In the common tower 611, another player character may be encountered, but the other player character is not playing the game at the same time, and the other player character selected by the game program is displayed.

  The battle tower 612 is a tower in which a battle between the player character A of the player A and another player character of another player is performed. The battle tower 612 is displayed on the map for the first time when the player's tower 610 is in a predetermined condition, for example, when the height of the tower reaches the 12th floor or higher, and can be explored. That is, the map generation unit 157 generates a map that displays the battle towers according to the progress of the game by the progression unit 153. Inside the battle tower 612, the player A encounters another player character as a battle character. The other player characters that are encountered are not playing the game at the same time, the other player characters that satisfy a predetermined condition are selected by the game program (the other player characters that satisfy the predetermined condition are selected by the server 200, Information on the other player character is transmitted) and displayed to the player A. As a predetermined condition to be selected as an opponent, for example, an opponent whose game progress is close to that of the player, specifically, the height of the tower of another player is the height of the tower of the player A ± 1 floor. It may be in the range. Note that, as described above, the player A can explore the inside of the battle tower 612 together with the other player character obtained by the lottery (gacha) as a companion character.

  The event tower 613 is a predetermined event such as when the player A wins the battle at the battle tower 612 and achieves the top floor capture, or when the battle results in the common tower 611 are ranked within the top 10 When the condition is satisfied, the map 600 is displayed, and the player A can explore. That is, the results of each player in the common tower 611 are compared and ranked by the comparison unit 253 of the server 200, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, information on the event tower (appearance, enemy characters, items, etc.) Information) is transmitted from the server 200 to the portable terminal 100A of the player A. The map generation unit 157 generates a map displaying the event tower based on the received information regarding the event tower. In the event tower 613, depending on the content of the event, for example, an enemy character does not appear and the item can be acquired, or a special enemy character appears and a special reward can be obtained when the battle is won. I can do it. The quest (bottomless well) 614 is a game space in which an enemy character different from the common tower and the player's tower can be encountered and special items can be acquired.

  The tab menu 620 can be entered with “exploration history”, “favorites”, and “tickets” which are not shown in the figure, although they are not displayed in the figure, according to the selection of the tab. "Tower" is displayed. Further, in the figure, a list 630 of “towers of other players” that can be visited by the player A is displayed. As shown in the figure, the player A can visit at least “player C tower”, “player B tower”, “player X tower”, and “player Y tower”.

  Thus, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a map relating to the towers of other players that the player can visit is generated and displayed to the player. You can see the tower at a glance. Furthermore, since it is possible to easily visit other players' towers by tapping the map, the player can be motivated to visit the other player's tower, and the exchange between the players can be activated. .

  Here, the towers of other players that the player A can visit will be described. When the height of the player's tower satisfies a predetermined condition (for example, the 9th floor or higher), the player A can encounter another player character while exploring the tower of the player, and the other player character can visit the tower of the other player A map related to the towers of other players is given. When player A wins the boss battle in the player's tower and escapes the tower with the acquired item, the map can be taken home. The towers of other players who brought back the map are displayed in the list 630 as towers of other players that the player A can visit.

  It should be noted that the other players of the other player characters that the player A encounters while exploring the player's tower are such that, among other players, the stage of the other player's tower satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the stage of the player A's tower. The other player to be satisfied is selected. As the predetermined condition, for example, the tower height of the other player may be the height of the tower of the player A ± 1 floor. The selection of the other player is based on whether or not the comparison unit 253 satisfies a predetermined condition based on the progress of the game of each player (including the stage of the player's tower) received by the server 200 from the portable terminal of each player. Is performed.

  Here, the level called the characteristic value of the appearing enemy character of the tower of the other player having the same height as the tower of the player is the same level as the tower of the player. Therefore, the other player's tower capture is not too difficult for the player, and is not too easy, and is just good level for enjoying the game, so that the player can maintain motivation to play the game.

  The other player character of the other player character that the player A encounters while exploring the tower of the player may be the other player character of another player who visited or captured the tower of the player A. Note that the information regarding the other player who visited or captured the tower of the player A may be transmitted to the mobile terminal of the player A by the server 200, or may be transmitted directly from the mobile terminal of the other player. Thus, according to one embodiment of the present invention, information on other players who have visited the tower of the player is given to the player, and motivation for the player to visit the tower of the other player can be given. Therefore, the exchange between players can be deepened.

  Further, according to the relationship between the other player and the player's tower (for example, the number of times the player has visited the tower of the player, whether or not the player's tower has been captured, etc.) The number of coins necessary for the player to enter the tower may be changed. For example, when visiting a player's tower, the number of coins required by another player may be reduced as the number of times the other player visits the tower increases. Further, as the other player who visits the player's tower more frequently, the reward given to the player's tower may be more special (the appearance probability is lower).

  In addition, the other player who can execute the game in the tower of the player A may be another player associated with the player A in another service. For example, the other player associated with the SNS as another service, that is, a friend relationship, may execute the game in the tower of the player A. In this case, when the player A shares information about the tower of the player on the SNS, a URL that can start the game on the tower of the player A is published on the SNS. Another player who has a friendship relationship with Player A can click on the URL to run the game in Player A's tower.

  In addition, the other services described above may be other games. For example, another player who belongs to the same team or has a friendship in another battle game may cause the game in the tower of player A to be executed.

  In this way, it is possible to explore the tower of the player with friends on SNS and other games, so that it is possible to give the player and friends an appeal of enjoying the game together.

  As with the player's tower, the game in the other player's tower aims to win the boss battle with the boss on the top floor of the other player's tower by proceeding with the enemy character while acquiring items. . Items acquired by the other player's tower can be taken home if the player wins the boss battle with the boss that exists on every third floor and escapes the other player's tower in the same manner as the player's tower. In addition, the coins acquired by the other player's tower are not only taken home, but also recorded as a result of the other player's tower, and the result of the battle is transmitted to the server 200.

  FIG. 6 is an example of a game screen displayed on the display unit of another player who captures the tower of player A (for example, player B). When the player B captures the tower of the player A, the progress of the game in the tower of the player A by the player A received by the server 200 from the portable terminal 100A of the player A (including the above information regarding the player character A of the player A) Is transmitted to the portable terminal 100B of the player B. As shown in the game screen 700, the boss present on the top floor of the tower of the player A is the player character A710 of the player A himself. The player character A 710 is displayed in a state where the equipment set by the player A is worn. That is, the player character A 710 has an attack power and a protection power determined by the equipment and items worn. Player B can display the attack power of player character A, details of equipment, and the like by tapping enlarge button 720. The player B taps the fight button 730 to execute a battle with the player character A.

  FIG. 7 is an example of ranking display by a plurality of players in a game in the tower of player A. The ranking is determined by the comparison unit 253 of the server 200 by comparing the progress of the game by each player in the tower of the player A. In the example in the figure, it is assumed that the display unit 120 in the portable terminal 100A of the player A is displayed. Prior to the ranking display, the mobile terminal 100 </ b> A of the player A has received information regarding the ranking determined by the comparison unit 253 of the server 200. As shown in the figure, a tab menu 810, a ranking list 820, and a social sharing button 830 are displayed in the ranking display 800. The tab menu 810 displays “top”, “self”, and “friends” tabs, and the player can select a ranking to be displayed. In the figure, “top” is selected, and the upper players are displayed in the tower of player A. In the example shown in the figure, the ranking is determined based on the total number of coins acquired in the tower of the player A. As shown in the figure, the ranking first place in the tower of the player A is “Player B”, and the number of acquired coins is “123,456 coins”. It can be seen that the second place in the ranking is “Player A” and the number of acquired coins is “123,000”. In the ranking display, information related to the display (higher players and the number of coins thereof) may be received by the mobile terminal 100A, and the display processing unit 152 may generate the ranking display. The display information may be generated by the unit 252 and transmitted to the mobile terminal 100A.

  When “self” is selected in the tab menu 810, the ranking of the portion including the player A is displayed. When “Friends” is selected, the rankings of the players who are in a friend relationship with Player A are displayed. Here, the “friend” is another player who has performed an operation associated with the player. For example, among the other player characters encountered when the player A explores the common tower, the other player character who exchanged greetings such as sending a message can be used. Moreover, it is good also as another player with a friend relationship on the player A and SNS. The social sharing button 830 is used when it is desired to share the ranking shown in FIG. 7 on the SNS.

  As described in the start screen 500 of FIG. 4, the notification button 550 is also displayed on the display screens of the common tower, the battle tower, and the towers of other players described above. The ranking display is pasted on the notification button on the display screen of the tower of the player A, and the player can display the ranking display 800 shown in FIG. 7 by tapping the pasting paper.

  As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since the results of a player's tower are ranked by a plurality of players and can be viewed by other players, a sense of accomplishment is given to the higher players. In addition, it is possible to give a lower player the desire to challenge the game as many times as possible. Furthermore, the exchange between a plurality of players can be promoted.

  Furthermore, there is a remarkable effect that a plurality of players can interact with each other around the tower of players, that is, the players. Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, not only can the player vs. other players interact in the game area of the player, but also exchanges between other players in the game area of the player (ie, competition by ranking, You can exchange messages with other players during the capture of the tower. Further, since the game area of the player has a different configuration for each player, other players who gather in the game area of a certain player inevitably gather other players with high correlation that feel attractive to the configuration. Become. Accordingly, other players having the same taste gather in the game area of a certain player, and the exchange is activated. As a result, various exchange places are created for each player area in the game space, and exchange between players can be promoted.

  Furthermore, a reward unique to the player's tower may be given to other players positioned higher in the ranking of the player's tower. For example, when another player who is positioned within the ranking 100th in the tower of player A explores the tower of player A, items that can not be obtained in the tower of player A but can be obtained in tower of player A It may appear. Further, although it does not appear in the tower of the player, a unique enemy character that appears in the tower of the player A, and an enemy character that doubles the number of coins acquired, the experience value, etc. when winning the battle may appear. . That is, the reward granting unit 255 of the server 200 determines another player who can acquire a specific reward in the tower of the player A based on the ranking in the tower of the player A. An item can be acquired (taken home) when a boss battle is won in the tower of player A.

  In this way, if the player enters the top of the ranking of the other player's tower, a special reward (item, coin, etc.) can be obtained in the tower of the other player, so that the player can repeat the game in the tower of the other player. More motivation to challenge.

  The reward given to the above-ranked player may be at least partially different for each tower of other players. That is, the reward granting unit 255 changes the type of reward unique to each player's tower. For example, the items that can be acquired in the tower of the player A can be different from the items that can be acquired in the tower of the player B. Therefore, the player visits the towers of the other players in order to rank higher in the towers of the other players, and thus motivates each player so that exchanges between the players are active. it can. Furthermore, since a unique item cannot be acquired unless it is ranked higher in the ranking, when a specific item is acquired, the player is given a sense of accomplishment that he / she has an item that other players do not have. Can do.

  Furthermore, the reward given to another player who has explored the tower of the player A may be changed according to the result of the player A in the common tower or the battle tower. For example, when the player A captures the top floor of the battle tower, the tower of the player A becomes a special tower for a certain period of time with respect to other players. A special reward will be given, which is different from the reward you can get when you are not a tower. The special reward may be, for example, an item that does not appear when the tower is not a special tower during the capture, or a coin can be obtained more than doubled when winning the battle. That is, the reward granting unit 255 determines a tower of a player as a special tower based on the game progress of each player stored in the situation storage unit 262. When the tower of the player A is a special tower, the appearance of the tower of the player A displayed for other players may be changed, for example, by shining. This is made possible by transmitting information regarding the appearance of the tower of the player whose server 200 is a special tower to the mobile terminals of the other players. Player A can also share on the SNS that the player's tower is a special tower and show off to other players.

  In this way, the player can make the player's tower attractive to other players in accordance with the progress of his game, so that the player can have enthusiasm for the game. Moreover, since the player's tower can be appealed to other players, the player's motivation can be increased. Furthermore, since it is possible to give other players a motivation to visit the player's tower, it is possible to deepen exchanges between the players.

  Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which gives a reward to a player according to the condition of the visitor to a player's tower. For example, a reward may be given to the player according to the number of visitors to the player's tower by the number of visitors by the other player, the number of times the other player has failed to capture the tower of the player, and the like. This is based on the progress of the game by each player stored in the situation storage unit 262 (including which player has visited which player's tower, and the number of failed attempts by other players). 255 is made possible by determining the reward awarded at the player's tower. With such a configuration, the player is motivated to actively interact with other players by making the tower of the player more attractive or making the tower more difficult to capture. be able to.

  Next, a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using a flowchart. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing when the player A executes a game in the tower of the player in the mobile terminal 100A.

  As shown in the figure, the progression unit 153 of the mobile terminal 100A advances the game in the player's tower of the player A based on the operation input information from the player via the input receiving unit 130 (step S11). Next, when the player A captures the top floor of the player's tower, the display processing unit 152 causes the display unit 120 to display a button for adding a tower. The information processing unit 151 determines whether the button for adding a tower has been tapped by the player A on the input receiving unit (touch panel) 130 (step S12). When it is determined by the information processing unit 151 that the player has tapped the button for adding a tower and the player A has a coin necessary for adding a tower (determined by the progression unit 153), the update is performed. The tower is added (updated) by the unit 155 (step S13). Next, information related to the progress of the game in the tower of the player A (the number of tower floors, the number of coins, acquired items, etc.) is stored in the situation storage unit 162 (step S14). The information processing unit 151 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the game by the player A (step S15), and the progression unit 153 ends the game when there is an end instruction. If there is no end instruction or if no tower is added in step S12, the process returns to step S11, and the progression unit 153 advances the game in the tower of player A.

  Information regarding the progress of the game in the tower of player A is transmitted from communication unit 110 to server 200. Information regarding the progress of the game by the player A transmitted to the server 200 is stored in the status storage unit 262 of the server 200 in association with the player A (step S21).

  Next, information relating to the game progress status stored in the status storage unit 162 of the player A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an example of a table indicating information related to the progress of the game by the player A in the tower of the player A, which is stored in the situation storage unit 162. As shown in the figure, the table 810 includes “player name”, “floor tower number”, “coin”, “item”, “accessory”, “decoration”, and “achievement list”. According to the example in the figure, the tower of player A is currently “12 stories”, and the number of coins owned by player A is “123,000”. In addition, items and accessories worn by the player character A, and types of items and accessories that are not worn but are held are stored. Further, it can be seen that the tower of the player A is decorated with an image “001.jpg” or the like. Furthermore, it can be seen that Player A has achieved “Achievement List 1”.

  The processing described with reference to FIG. 8 is the same when a plurality of players (for example, player B and player C) play a game in the player's tower. Accordingly, the status storage unit 262 of the server 200 stores information regarding the progress status of the game by a plurality of players for each player. FIG. 10 is an example of a table indicating the progress of the game in the player's tower by each player, stored in the status storage unit 262 of the server 200. As shown in the figure, the table 820 stores information related to the player's tower by each player (information related to the player's tower level) and information related to the player character.

  Next, a process when the player B explores the tower of the player A will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process in which the player B explores the tower of the player A. In the following, each part of the portable terminal 100B of the player B is described by adding a letter “B” after the code. The function of each part in the mobile terminal 100B is the same as that described for the mobile terminal 100A.

  First, the comparison unit 253 of the server 200, based on the information in the table 820 stored in the situation storage unit 262, when the height of the player B is a predetermined condition (for example, the fourth floor or higher), Compare the height with the height of each player's tower. Then, the comparison unit 253 selects the player A that is a tower having the same floor number as the floor number “12th floor” of the player B's tower (step S31). The information processing unit 251 transmits information regarding the player A stored in the table 820 to the portable terminal 100B of the player B through the communication unit 210 (step S32). The information transmitted to the player B may not include the achievement list, items and accessories that the player character holds but does not wear, and the number of coins that are held.

  The communication unit 110B of the portable terminal 100B receives the information related to the player A transmitted from the server and stores it in the status storage unit 162B. Then, the progression unit 153B displays the player character A of the player A inside the tower while the game in the player tower (player B tower) by the player B is in progress, and the player B displays a map from the player character A. (Step S41). When the player B escapes from the tower of the player together with the acquired item, the map generating unit 157B displays information about the tower of the player A on the player B map (map B) (step S42). Next, when the player A's tower is selected by the player B on the map B, the progression unit 153B causes the player B to advance the game in the tower of the player A (step S43). At this time, the tower of the player A is displayed on the display unit 120B based on the information regarding the player A stored in the situation storage unit 162B. For example, based on the table 820, the tower of the player A is 12 stories, and the equipment of the boss (player character A) existing on the top floor is equipped with ITM001, ITM005, and ITM010. Further, the image of the image 001. jpg and 002. It is decorated with jpg.

  Note that the flowchart in FIG. 11 shows an example in which the portable terminal 100B of the player B collectively receives information related to the player A in step S32. However, the mobile terminal 100B may divide and receive information on the player A over steps S41 to S43. For example, the portable terminal 100B receives information regarding the player character of the player A before step S41, receives information regarding the tower of the player A before step S42, and receives the tower of the player A before step S43. You can also get information inside. Furthermore, in step S43, for example, each time player B captures player A's tower on the third floor in accordance with the progress of the game on player A's tower (that is, captures the third floor, the sixth floor, the ninth floor, etc.). It is good also as a structure that the information of the tower of the player A is acquired in the portable terminal 100B.

  Next, when the player B finishes the game, or escapes from the tower of the player A, information regarding the progress of the game by the player B in the tower of the player A is associated with the tower of the player A and is stored in the situation memory. Stored in unit 162B. Further, the stored information is transmitted from the communication unit 110B to the player A (mobile terminal 100A) and the server 200 (step S44). The server 200 stores the information received from the portable terminal 100B of the player B in the situation storage unit 262 (step S33). The information about the player B includes the progress status of the player B of the game in the tower of the player A. Further, the portable terminal 100A of the player A stores the progress of the game of the player B in the player tower received from the server 200 in the situation storage unit 162 (step S51). As described above, as an aspect of performing wireless communication directly between mobile terminals, an ad hoc mode for directly transmitting and receiving game information using a wireless communication adapter (not shown) included in each of the mobile terminals 100A to 100C, and each mobile terminal There is an infrastructure mode in which 100A to 100C indirectly transmit / receive game information via an access point (not shown).

  In the flowchart of FIG. 11, in step S44, information regarding the progress of the game by player B is directly transmitted from player B (mobile terminal 100B) to server 200 and player A mobile terminal 100A. However, the progress of the game by the player B may be transmitted from the server 200 to the player A (mobile terminal 100A). That is, information regarding the progress of the game by the player B may be transmitted from the mobile terminal 100B to the server 200, and may be transmitted from the server 200 to the mobile terminal 100A.

  Next, an example of a process when the player C explores the tower of the player A because the player A explores the tower of the player C and information about the player A is displayed on the tower of the player C will be described using a flowchart. To do. In the following, the components of the player C's portable terminal 100C will be described by adding the letter “C” after the code. The function of each unit in the mobile terminal 100C is the same as that described for the mobile terminal 100A.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the above process. First, the comparison unit 253 of the server 200, based on the information in the table 820 stored in the situation storage unit 262, when the height of the player A is a predetermined condition (for example, the fourth floor or higher), Compare the height with the height of each player's tower. Then, the comparison unit 253 selects the player C that is a tower having the same floor number as the floor number “12th floor” of the player A's tower (step S61). The information processing unit 251 transmits information on the player C stored in the table 820 to the portable terminal 100A of the player A via the transmission unit 212 (step S62). The information transmitted to the player A may not include the achievement list, items and accessories that the player character holds but does not wear, and the number of coins that are held.

  The communication unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 </ b> A receives the information related to the player C transmitted from the server and stores the information in the situation storage unit 162. Then, the progression unit 153 displays the player character C of the player C inside the tower while the game by the player A in the player tower (player A tower) is in progress, and the player A displays a map from the player character C. (Step S71). When the player A escapes from the tower of the player together with the acquired item, the map generation unit 157 displays information about the tower of the player C on the map (map A) of the player A (step S72). Next, when the player A selects the tower of the player C on the map A, the progression unit 153 causes the player A to advance the game in the tower of the player C (step S73). At this time, the display unit 120 displays the tower of the player C based on the information regarding the player C stored in the situation storage unit 162. For example, based on the table 820, the tower of the player C is 12 stories, and the equipment of the boss (player character C) existing on the top floor is equipped with ITM001, ITM004, and ITM020. In addition, the tower of the player C is image 032. It is decorated with jpg.

  Next, when the player A finishes the game or escapes from the tower of the player C, information regarding the progress of the game by the player A in the tower of the player C is associated with the tower of the player C and stored in the situation memory. Stored in the unit 162. Further, the stored information is transmitted from the communication unit 110 (transmission unit 112) to the server 200 and the portable terminal 100C of the player C (step S74).

  The server 200 stores the information received from the portable terminal 100A of the player A in the situation storage unit 262 (step S63). The information about the player A includes the progress status of the player A of the game in the tower of the player C. The mobile terminal 100C of the player C stores the progress status of the game of the player A in the player tower received from the server 200 in the status storage unit 162C (step S81). In the flowchart of FIG. 12, in step S74, the progress of the game by the player A is directly transmitted from the player A (mobile terminal 100A) to the player C (mobile terminal 100C). However, information regarding the progress of the game by the player A may be transmitted from the player A (mobile terminal 100A) to the server 200, and the information may be transmitted from the server 200 to the player C (mobile terminal 100C).

  The map generator 157C displays information about the tower of the player A on the map of the player C (map C) (step S82). Next, when the player A's tower is selected by the player C on the map C, the progression unit 153C causes the player C to advance the game in the tower of the player A (step S83). At this time, the tower of the player A is displayed on the display unit 120C based on the information regarding the player A stored in the situation storage unit 162C. For example, based on the table 820, the tower of the player A is 12 stories, and the equipment of the boss (player character A) existing on the top floor is equipped with ITM001, ITM005, and ITM010. Further, the image of the image 001. jpg and 002. It is decorated with jpg.

  Next, when the player C finishes the game or escapes from the tower of the player A, information regarding the progress of the game by the player C in the tower of the player A is associated with the tower of the player A and is stored in the situation memory. Stored in unit 162C. Further, the stored information is transmitted from the communication unit 110C to the server 200 and the portable terminal 100A of the player A (step S84).

  The server 200 stores the information received from the portable terminal 100C of the player C in the situation storage unit 262 (step S65). The portable terminal 100A of the player A stores the progress status of the game of the player C in the player tower received from the portable terminal 100C in the status storage unit 162 (step S75). Also here, the progress of the game of the player C may not be transmitted from the player C to the player A in step S84 but may be transmitted from the player C via the server 200.

  Here, in the map A of the player A, information used to generate a map related to the towers of other players will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a table showing an example of information relating to the towers of other players used for generating the map A. As shown in the figure, the table 830 includes at least information regarding the towers of the player B, the player C, and the player J. For example, information relating to the tower of player B is stored in step S51 in the flowchart of FIG. 11, and information relating to the tower of player C is stored in step S75 in the flowchart of FIG. In addition, as for information about the player J, for example, when the player J releases information on the tower of the player on the SNS and the player A confirms the information (from the URL schema of the player J, the player J's tower is Or the like) may be received from the server 200. The information in the table 830 is updated when each player changes the height of the player's tower, the item attached to the player character, or the like. Therefore, the player A can visit the other player's tower in the latest state. Note that the information in the table 830 may be stored in the server 200 and generated by the map generation unit 254 of the server 200. And the server 200 should just transmit the display information for displaying the produced | generated map from the transmission part 212 to the portable terminal 100A.

  FIG. 14 is an example of a table indicating information related to the towers of other players visited by each player, stored in the status storage unit 262 of the server 200. As shown in the figure, the table 840 stores items such as “tower visited”, “number of floors reached”, “acquired coins”, “number of visits”, and “acquired item” for each player. In the example of FIG. 14, player A visits the tower of “player B”, and the number of floors reached is “sixth floor”. Furthermore, the player A visits the tower of the player B “four times” and obtains “ITM 349”.

  Information indicating the progress status of each player in the game in the tower of the player A based on the table 840 shown in FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 15 is an example of a table storing the progress status of each game by the player A in the tower of the player A. As shown in the drawing, the table 850 stores “player name”, “arrival floor number”, “acquired coins”, “visit count”, etc., that visited the tower of the player A. This table 850 is stored in the status storage unit 262 of the server 200.

  Next, processing for determining the ranking of the tower of the player A based on the table 850 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for determining ranking. Prior to the description, it is assumed that the table 850 is stored in the status storage unit 262 of the server 200.

  First, the comparison unit 253 of the server 200 compares the progress of each game in the player tower based on the table 850 (step S91). The server 200 transmits the received comparison result to each player (player B and player C in the example in the figure) via the communication unit 220 (step S92). Then, the comparison result is displayed on the display units of the portable terminals 100B and 100C of the player B and the player C (steps S93 and S94). The ranking may be based on the number of coins as shown in FIG. 7, for example, or may be based on the number of visits. It is also possible to display a ranking based on the number of floors reached. Note that the comparison result may be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100A of the player A and displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 100A.

  In addition, although the aspect in which the server 200 determines the ranking has been described with reference to FIG. 16, the ranking determination in the tower of the player A may be performed on the mobile terminal side such as the player A. For example, when it is performed on the portable terminal 100 </ b> A of the player A, the information in the table 850 is transmitted from the server 200 to the portable terminal 100 </ b> A via the network 300 and stored in the status storage unit 162. Based on the table 850, the comparison unit 156 of the mobile terminal 100A compares the progress of each game in the player tower. The comparison result is transmitted to the server 200 via the communication unit 110, and the server 200 may transmit the comparison result to the mobile terminals 100B and 100C. Note that the comparison result may be directly transmitted from the mobile terminal 100A to the mobile terminals 100B and 100C in the above-described ad hoc mode or infrastructure mode without using the server 200.

  The effect of the present invention will be described again. As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even if a player visits the tower once and explores / captures the inside, when the player logs in next time, the floor of the other player's tower is high. It may be. Since enemy characters encountered and items that can be acquired change according to the height of the tower, the player can be motivated to visit and challenge other players' towers as many times as possible, and the interaction between the players can be deepened. Furthermore, since the achievements in the player's tower by a plurality of players are ranked and can be viewed by other players, it is possible to give a sense of achievement to the upper player and to the lower player as many times as possible in the game. Can motivate you to challenge. Furthermore, it is possible to give all players a sense of competition and promote exchanges between a plurality of players.

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a unique reward (item, coin, etc.) can be obtained by entering the top of the ranking in the other player's tower. Can be further motivated to repeatedly challenge.

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, at least a part of the reward given to the above-ranked player may differ for each tower of other players. Therefore, the player visits the towers of the other players in order to rank higher in the towers of the other players, and thus motivates each player so that exchanges between the players are active. it can. Furthermore, since a unique item cannot be acquired unless it is ranked higher in the ranking, when a specific item is acquired, the player is given a sense of accomplishment that he / she has an item that other players do not have. Can do.

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reward given to another player who explored the player's tower may be changed to a different one according to the player's performance in the common tower or the battle tower. In this way, the player can make the player's tower attractive to other players in accordance with the progress of his game, so that the player can have enthusiasm for the game. In addition, since the player's tower can be displayed with respect to other players, the player's motivation can be increased. Furthermore, since it is possible to give other players a motivation to visit the player's tower, it is possible to deepen exchanges between the players.

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the player can capture the tower of another player. Here, the level called the characteristic value of the appearing enemy character of the tower of the other player having the same height as the tower of the player is the same level as the tower of the player. Therefore, the other player's tower capture is not too difficult for the player, and is not too easy, and is just good level for enjoying the game, so that the player can maintain motivation to play the game.

  Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the other player who can execute the game in the tower of the player is associated with the player in other services (SNS, other games, etc.), that is, is in a friendship relationship. It can also be a player. In this way, it is possible to explore the tower of the player with friends on the SNS and other games, so that it is possible to give the player and friends an appeal of enjoying the game together.

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, information on other players who have visited the tower of the player is given to the player, and the player can be motivated to visit the tower of the other player. Therefore, the exchange between players can be deepened.

  Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a map relating to the towers of other players that the player can visit is generated and displayed to the player, so that the player can view the towers of other players that he can visit. It can be grasped at a glance. Furthermore, since it is possible to easily visit other players' towers by tapping the map, the player can be motivated to visit the other player's tower, and the exchange between the players can be activated. .

  Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the player can decorate the player's tower with a decorative element. The decorated tower is displayed to other players in the same state. Therefore, the player can appeal the player's tower to other players by decorating the player's tower to his / her preference, and the player can be provided with interest.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the results of a game performed by a plurality of players in a tower of a player are ranked and can be viewed by other players, it is possible to give a sense of achievement to a higher player and The player can be motivated to challenge the game as many times as possible. Furthermore, the exchange between a plurality of players can be promoted.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as a configuration of another player's tower that a player can visit, another player who has visited the player's tower may visit a tower of another player listed in the ranking of the player's tower (player tower) Configuration derived from ranking in For example, when the server 200 transmits information related to the tower of the player A to the portable terminal of another player (player B), the other players (player C, player D, etc.) listed in the ranking of the tower of the player A ) (Including information on the height of the other player's tower and the equipment of the other player character). Alternatively, the server 200 transmits display information for displaying the ranking of the tower of the player A to the portable terminal of the player B, and displays the ranking on the portable terminal (display unit) of the player B. Then, the player B taps and selects other players (player C, player D, etc.) displayed on the display unit (accepting operation information by the input receiving unit), and the server 200 receives information on the selected other player. Send a request to send. This can be realized by the server 200 transmitting information related to the other player selected by the player B. According to this, the player may enter the ranking of the towers of other players with a large number of visitors, so that there is a possibility that the number of other players visiting the tower of his / her player increases. Therefore, it is possible to provide the player with a motivation to tackle the game so that the player is placed in the ranking in the tower of the player having a large number of visitors.

  As another configuration, for example, when the player A interacts with another player B (visit or capture of another player's tower B), the player A can interact with the other player C, which is related to the other player B ( It may be configured such that another player's tower C can be visited. Here, the relationship refers to a case where the other player B has already captured the tower of the other player C, or the other player B and the other player C have friendships in SNS or other games. For example, when the player A progresses the game in the tower of the other player B, the server 200 transmits information related to the presence of the other player C (information indicating that the player C is in an exchange relationship with the player B). When the display processing unit taps the notification button 550 on the game start screen shown in FIG. 4, a content such as “You can visit the tower of the player C who has captured the player B” is displayed. Then, in the map of FIG. 5, the map generation unit displays the tower of the player C on the list 630. When the input receiving unit receives an operation in which the player A taps the tower of the player C, the control unit performs control so as to receive information on the tower of the player C from the server 200, and receives information on the tower of the player C. It can be realized by receiving from.

  In the above description, the towers of other players are listed and displayed on the map. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the towers of other players are similar to the common tower. It may be displayed above. Furthermore, the display position of the other player's tower displayed on the map may be changed according to the relationship with the player. For example, the tower of another player having a higher relationship with the player may be displayed closer to the player's tower. Here, “highly related” refers to a tower of another player who frequently visits the tower of the player or a tower of another player who frequently visits the player. In addition, the display positions of the towers of other players displayed on the map may be changed according to the relationship between the other players. For example, the tower of the other player A may be displayed at a distance close to the tower of the other player B that is closely related to the other player A (the number of visits by the other player A is large). For example, the comparison unit 253 of the server 200 compares the relationship between the players stored in the situation storage unit 262, and the map generation unit 254 changes the display interval of the towers of other players according to the relationship. Map information to be displayed may be generated. The display interval condition is stored in the storage unit 260 in advance. The display processing unit 152 performs control so that the generated map information is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 and displayed on the display unit 120 of the mobile terminal 100.

  With the above-described configuration, the player can check at a glance the relationship with other players centered on the player, and can serve as a guideline for exchange with other players.

  Furthermore, information such as parameters related to the towers of other players may be changed according to the distance between the tower of the player and the tower of the other player as described above. For example, the number of coins required when a player visits another player's tower may be changed. This is because, for example, when the relationship between the player A and the player B is deep based on the above-described relationship comparison result by the comparison unit 253, the information processing unit 251 sends another player's tower (player B) to the portable terminal of the player A. When the information on the tower of (B) is transmitted, the number of coins necessary for visiting the tower of the player B may be changed to be small. With such a configuration, it is possible to explicitly show the connection between players, and to motivate the player to visit other players' towers or to have more other players visit the player's towers. And exchange between players can be activated.

  The player may be configured to be able to form a group with a plurality of other players. In this case, information on other players that can visit the tower of the player and information on other players that the player can visit may be shared within the group. For example, it may be configured such that another player in the group can visit the tower of the player A that can be visited by one player in the group. For example, information relating to the group may be stored in the storage unit 260 of the server 200. In addition, the information regarding a group is updated according to the game progress state of the player transmitted regularly from the portable terminal of each player. Then, information related to the group is also stored in the storage unit 160 of the mobile terminal 100A, and information related to other players of the group is periodically transmitted from the server 200 and updated (when the game is started or when the screen is changed). Also good. With such a configuration, even if the number of other players that can be visited is small, such as a tower of players who are beginners of the game, the number of other players that can be visited can be increased by belonging to the group. Yes, you can activate AC. Furthermore, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game for beginners of the game.

  In the above description, the computer according to one embodiment of the present invention functions as a mobile terminal (client device), and the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is executed on the mobile terminal as a so-called native application (native game). The configuration has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The computer according to one embodiment of the present invention functions as a server, and the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention is a so-called web application (web game). It is good also as a structure by which a part or all is performed in a server and the result of the performed process is returned to a portable terminal. Furthermore, the information regarding the tower of the player transmitted from the server 200 to the mobile terminal of the other player in the above may be directly transmitted from the mobile terminal of the player to the mobile terminal of the other player. That is, data transmission / reception may be performed by communication between portable terminals.

  When displaying the game result via the web browser, the mobile terminal 100A can accumulate the information received from the server 200 in, for example, a predetermined storage area (web storage) installed in the web browser. .

  As described above, the server 200 includes a part or all of each functional unit (particularly, the control unit 150) described as being included in the mobile terminal 100A, and the server 200 plays a game based on an input given to the mobile terminal 100A. The output result can be transmitted to the mobile terminal 100A. Thereby, the server 200 has the same effect as that produced by the mobile terminal 100A when the mobile terminal 100A provides a function.

  For example, in the above description, the processing performed by the reward granting unit 255 of the server 200 is described. You may determine based on the comparison result of the progress of the game in an area | region. Note that the reward provided by the reward granting unit 154 may be at least partially different for each of the plurality of game areas. Further, the reward granting unit 154 advances the game in the own game area associated with the player according to the progress of the game in another game area different from the above-described own game area and other game areas by the player. The reward given to the player is changed to a different one.

  In the above description, the processing performed by the comparison unit 253 of the server 200 is described. However, the comparison unit 156 of the mobile terminal 100A may compare the progress of the game in the own game area among a plurality of other players. Further, the comparison unit 156 may compare the stage of the other game area associated with the other player and the stage of the own game area.

  Note that the game progress screen is a web display that is displayed on the mobile terminal 100A based on the data generated by the server 200, and other menu screens and the like are displayed by a native application installed on the mobile terminal 100A. For example, the game according to the present invention can be a hybrid game in which each of the server 200 and the mobile terminal 100A takes part of the processing.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 100A and the other mobile terminals 100B and 100C are communicably connected to each other (so-called peer-to-peer communication), and the game can be multi-played in synchronization with each other.

  Further, the above-described control method may optionally include not only the processing described with reference to the flowchart but also processing executed in each unit included in the control units 150 and 250.

  In the above description, the battle game in the tower has been described as a game realized by the game program according to one embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game program according to the present invention can be realized in various games such as a company management game, a farm management game, and a character training game.

  Moreover, portable terminal 100A-100C is not restricted to a smart phone. The mobile terminal may be any device as long as it is an information processing device that can realize the functions described in the above embodiments, and may be, for example, a mobile phone, a PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, or the like. . Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a mode in which a game is played between three mobile terminals has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be three or more.

  Further, the control units of the mobile terminal 100A and the server 200 may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit). May be. In the latter case, the portable terminal 100A and the server 200 include a CPU that executes instructions of a game program, which is software that implements each function, and a ROM (in which the above-described game program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by a computer (or CPU) A Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as “recording media”), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the game program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the game program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The game program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the game program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the game program is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The game program can be implemented using, for example, a script language such as ActionScript or JavaScript (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language such as Objective-C or Java (registered trademark), or a markup language such as HTML5. In addition, an information processing terminal (for example, the mobile terminal 100A) including each component that realizes each function realized by the game program, and each component that realizes remaining functions different from the above functions A game system including a server also falls within the scope of the present invention.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each means, each step, etc. can be rearranged so that there is no logical contradiction, and a plurality of means, steps, etc. can be combined or divided into one. . The structures described in the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

  The present invention can be widely applied to an arbitrary computer such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a consumer game machine, a personal computer, a server, a workstation, or a mainframe.

100A, 100B, 100C Mobile terminal (computer)
110 communication unit 111 reception unit 112 transmission unit 120 display unit 130 input reception unit 140 voice I / F
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 150 Control part 151 Information processing part 152 Display processing part 153 Progression part 154 Reward provision part 155 Update part 156 Comparison part 157 Map generation part 160 Storage part 162 Situation storage part 163 Game information storage part 170 Speaker 200 Server 210 Communication part 220 Display part 230 Input Reception Unit 250 Control Unit 251 Information Processing Unit 252 Display Processing Unit 253 Comparison Unit 254 Map Generation Unit 255 Reward Granting Unit 260 Storage Unit 261 Area Storage Unit 262 Status Storage Unit 263 Game Information Storage Unit 300 Network 400 Game System 500 Start Screen 510 player tower 520 store 530 menu button 540 map button 550 notification button 560 mail button 570 coin 580 possessed gem 512 button 500 game screen 600 map image Surface 610 Player tower 611 Common tower 612 Battle tower 613 Event tower 614 Quest 620 Tab menu 630 List 700 Game screen 710 Player character A
720 Enlarge button 730 Fight button 800 Ranking display 810 Tab menu 820 Ranking list 830 Social sharing button 810-850 Table

Claims (10)

On the computer,
An area storage function for storing a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players;
Information about the own game area updated based on the progress of the game by the player in the own game area associated with the player, and the game by the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the own game area A receiving function for receiving information on the progress status;
A situation storage function for storing a game progress situation by the player and the plurality of other players in the own game area in association with the own game area;
A comparison function for comparing the progress of the game in the own game area among the plurality of players progressing the game in the own game area;
A transmission function for transmitting a comparison result by the comparison function to a plurality of other players who have played a game in the game area;
Realized,
The transmission function is a game program that further transmits information about the player included in the comparison result to a plurality of other players who have played the game in the game area. The transmission function transmits information regarding the own game area associated with the player to the other player in accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the other game area associated with the other player,
The information relating to the own game area includes display information for displaying the player character of the player, and the own game associated with the player by the other player in response to an operation input of the other player with respect to the display information. Allowing the game to progress in the area,
The game program according to claim 1. The display information includes information associating an item related to the own game area with the other player in response to an operation input of the other player with respect to the player character.
In accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the game area in which the item is associated with the other player, the game can proceed in the own game area associated with the player by the other player.
The game program according to claim 2. Further realizing a reward granting function for determining other players to give rewards based on the progress of the game in the own game area based on a comparison result of the progress of the game in the own game area by the plurality of other players,
The game program as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The reward given by the reward granting function is a reward specific to the game area that is at least partially different for each of the plurality of game areas.
The game program according to claim 4. The information stored by the situation storage function includes information regarding the stage of the game area,
The comparison function compares the stage of the other game area associated with the other player and the stage of the own game area,
The transmission function transmits information related to the own game area to another player associated with another game area in a stage that satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to the stage of the own game area.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The transmission function transmits information on another game area associated with the other player to the player in accordance with the progress of the game by the other player in the own game area.
The game program according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein For each of the plurality of players, further execute a map generation function for generating a map for the plurality of game areas,
The map generation function outputs map information that causes the player's map to display information related to another game area associated with another player who interacts with the player, in which the player can proceed with the game.
A game program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: An area storage step for storing a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players;
Information about the own game area updated based on the progress of the game by the player in the own game area associated with the player, and the game by the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the own game area A receiving step for receiving information about the progress;
A situation storage step of storing the progress of the game by the player and the plurality of other players in the own game area in association with the own game area;
A comparison step of comparing the progress of the game in the own game area among the plurality of players progressing the game in the own game area;
A transmission step of transmitting a comparison result of the comparison step to a plurality of other players who have played the game in the game area;
Including
The transmission step further includes a method of controlling a computer, wherein information regarding the player included in the comparison result is transmitted to a plurality of other players who have played a game in the game area. An area storage unit for storing a plurality of game areas respectively associated with a plurality of players;
Information about the own game area updated based on the progress of the game by the player in the own game area associated with the player, and the game by the player and a plurality of other players different from the player in the own game area A receiver for receiving information on the progress status;
A situation storage unit for storing a game progress situation of the player and the plurality of other players in the own game area in association with the own game area;
A comparison unit that compares the progress of the game in the own game area among the plurality of players progressing the game in the own game area;
A transmission unit for transmitting a comparison result by the comparison unit to a plurality of other players who have played the game in the game area;
With
The transmission unit further includes a computer that transmits information about the player included in the comparison result to a plurality of other players who have played a game in the game area.

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