JP6681280B2 - Control method, computer and control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a control method, a computer and a control program.

  In recent years, servers that provide games to mobile terminals via communication networks have become widespread. As a game provided by such a server, a game in which a plurality of players can participate (so-called “social game”) is known. As a server that provides such a social game, one that holds an event for a predetermined period is known. The server divides the predetermined period in which the event is performed into a plurality of periods, and provides the game for each of the plurality of periods.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a server which provides a client computer with a competitive game of a league battle format every plural periods. In this league competition game, the server monitors the login status from the client computer in each period and gives a privilege to the player of the client computer who frequently logs in.

JP, 2008-36241, A

  However, when the player is provided with a privilege based only on the frequency of participation in the game in each period, the player is satisfied with the execution of the game in that period if the game result is good in the certain period, and the next period. At times, there was a loss of motivation to play the game. For this reason, it has not been possible to improve the player's motivation to participate in the game over a plurality of periods.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a control method, a computer, and a control program capable of improving the motivation of a player who intends to participate in a game over a plurality of periods. With the goal.

  The control method according to the present invention is a control method for a computer that provides a plurality of players with a game that is executed at each of a plurality of predetermined periods, and the progress of the game in a first period of the plurality of periods. The first rank of each player is determined according to, and the second rank of each player is determined according to the progress of the game in the second period after the first period of the plurality of periods, which corresponds to the second ranking. The points corresponding to each player are stored, the points corresponding to the second rank associated with each player are corrected based on the first rank of each player, and the privilege based on the corrected points of each player is stored. Is stored in association with each player. The computer only needs to be capable of executing the above procedure, and is, for example, a mobile terminal, a stationary terminal, a server, or the like.

  In the control method according to the present invention, in determining the first rank, the first rank of each player is determined according to the first game point associated with each player according to the progress of the game in the first period, In the determination of the second rank, it is preferable that the second rank of each player is determined according to the second game point associated with each player according to the progress of the game in the second period.

  Further, in the control method according to the present invention, in determining the first rank, the plurality of players are classified into two or more first groups, the first rank of each player is determined in each first group, and the second rank is determined. It is preferable that the determination further includes classifying the plurality of players into two or more second groups and determining the second rank of each player in each second group.

  Further, in the control method according to the present invention, the method further includes storing the points corresponding to the first rank in association with each player, and corresponding to the first rank associated with each player in the classification of the second group. It is preferable to classify the plurality of players into the second group based on the points to be played.

  In the control method according to the present invention, the total of the first game points associated with the players included in each first group is calculated for each first group, and based on the calculated total of the first game points. It is determined whether or not the second privilege is associated with the players included in each first group, and the total of the second game points associated with the players included in each second group is calculated for each second group, It is preferable to further include determining whether or not to associate the second privilege based on the calculated total of the second game points with the players included in each second group.

  Further, in the control method according to the present invention, the number of players belonging to each of the first group and the second group is predetermined, and in the classification of the first group, a group that does not include the number of players belonging to the group is included. The first non-player character associated with the first virtual point is included, and in determining the first rank, the first game point associated with each player and the first virtual associated with the first non-player character. According to the points, the first rank of each player in each first group is determined, and in the classification of the second group, the second virtual point is associated with the group that does not include the players of the number of belonging players. Including the non-player character, in determining the second rank, the second game point associated with each player and According to a second virtual point associated with the second non-player character, it is preferable to determine the second rank of each player in each second group.

  Further, in the control method according to the present invention, in the correction, it is preferable that the player having a higher first rank corrects the points corresponding to the second rank to a higher value.

  A computer according to the present invention is a computer that provides a plurality of players with a game that is executed in each of a plurality of predetermined periods. A rank determining unit that determines the player's first rank, and also determines the player's second rank in accordance with the progress of the game in the second period after the first period of the plurality of periods. A point giving unit that stores corresponding points in association with each player, a correction unit that corrects points corresponding to the second rank associated with each player, based on the first rank of each player, and each player And a privilege granting unit that stores the privilege based on the corrected points in association with each player.

  A control program according to the present invention is a control program for a computer that provides a plurality of players with a game that is executed at each of a plurality of predetermined periods, and the progress of the game in a first period of the plurality of periods. The first rank of each player is determined according to, and the second rank of each player is determined according to the progress of the game in the second period after the first period of the plurality of periods, which corresponds to the second ranking. The points corresponding to each player are stored, the points corresponding to the second rank associated with each player are corrected based on the first rank of each player, and the privilege based on the corrected points of each player is stored. The computer is caused to execute the process of storing the item in association with each player.

  With the control method, the computer, and the control program according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the player's motivation to participate in the game over a plurality of periods.

It is a figure which shows an example of a schematic structure of the game system 1. It is a figure which shows an example of a schematic structure of the portable terminal 2. It is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a process of assigning ranking points. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the provision process of a correction order point. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the classification process of a group. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating an example of the classification process of a group. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a main screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2. FIG. (A) is a figure which shows an example of a battle game screen displayed on the display part 24 of the portable terminal 2, (b) is a figure which shows an example of a battle result screen displayed on the display part 24 of the portable terminal 2. Is. It is a figure which shows an example of the privilege confirmation screen displayed on the display part 24 of the portable terminal 2. It is a figure which shows an example of a schematic structure of the server 3. (A)-(b) is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of various tables. (A)-(b) is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of various tables. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of various tables. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of various tables. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation sequence which concerns on a game process. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement flow of each display data creation process. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation flow of event processing. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation | movement flow of a battle process. It is a figure which shows an example of the operation flow of a privilege provision process.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to those embodiments, but extends to the inventions described in the claims and their equivalents.

1. Outline of this Embodiment In the game system of this embodiment, a player plays a game provided by a server using a mobile terminal. In the game system of this embodiment, the server provides a game executed on each mobile terminal owned by each of the plurality of players.

  The game executed on each mobile terminal includes a quest that progresses according to the scenario of the game and a battle event executed as an event. A quest is also generally called a search, a mission, etc., and has a plurality of floors (stages) in each of a plurality of dungeons, and sequentially executes the processing of each floor. The processing on each floor includes a battle between a character possessed by a player and an enemy character (a non-player character or a character possessed by another player), giving a privilege to a player such as a specific item, or the like. The battle event is a so-called RAID battle in which a plurality of players cooperate to fight an enemy character (so-called non-player character), and is an example of a battle game.

  The character is an example of a game medium. The game medium is electronic data used in the game, and includes, for example, cards, items, characters, avatars, and the like. The game medium is electronic data that can be acquired, retained, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, strengthened, sold, discarded, and / or given by the player in the game as the game progresses. The usage mode of the game content is not limited to the one specified in this specification. By executing the quest, the player can grow the character and acquire the item.

  In the present embodiment, the server provides each of the plurality of players with a period event that is performed for a predetermined period. During the period event, a predetermined game is played in the period event. When the period event is performed for 4 days, the server divides the 4 days for which the period event is performed into period 1, period 2, period 3 and period 4, and for each period 1, period 2, period 3 and period 4. To run the game. For example, the server sets the period 1 from 10 pm on October 10 to 9:59 pm on the following day for four days when the period event is performed, and 10 pm on October 11 to 9:59 pm on the next day. It is divided into the period 2 from 10 pm on October 12 to 9:59 pm the next day, and the period 4 from 10 pm on October 13 to 9:59 pm the next day. In the following, the period 1, the period 2, the period 3 and the period 4 may be referred to as each period. The combination of the period 1 and the period 2, the period 2 and the period 3, or the combination of the period 3 and the period 4 is an example of a combination of the first period and the second period. It should be noted that the period event may be performed for a period longer than 4 days, in which case the 5th, 6th, 7th, ..., 5th, 6th, 7th, ...・ It becomes. Further, each divided period is not limited to one day (24 hours), and may be a period shorter than one day or a period longer than one day.

  In the present embodiment, the server gives score points to each player by storing the score points in association with each player according to the progress of the game of each player in each period. In the following, giving various points or various benefits to the player is an example of storing various points or various benefits in association with the player. The score points are examples of the first game point and the second game point, and are given to the player who has won the enemy character. It should be noted that the giving of the score points to the player is not limited to the case where the enemy character is won. For example, when the player clears a quest that progresses in accordance with the game scenario, the server 3 may store the score points in association with the player to give the score points to the player. Each score point is used to determine the ranking of each player who participated in the game in each period. Note that each performance point is, for each period, the number of skills acquired by each player, the number of items, the number of characters or the amount of virtual currency, the level increase value of each player, or the other player who has made a friendship with each player. It may be calculated based on the number or the like.

  In each period, the server determines the ranking of each player according to the score points given to each of the plurality of players according to the progress of the game. Next, the server assigns ranking points to each player by storing ranking points corresponding to the determined ranking of each player in each period in association with each player. The ranking in the first period is an example of the first ranking, and the ranking in the second period is an example of the second ranking.

  Next, the server corrects the ranking points given to each player in each period according to the ranking determined in the period prior to the period. The server calculates correction points corresponding to the ranking of each player determined in the period before the period, and adds the correction points to the ranking points to calculate the corrected ranking points by correcting the ranking points.

  Then, in each period, the server stores the privilege corresponding to the corrected ranking points of each player in association with each player, and gives the privilege to each player. The privilege is a game medium such as a character or an item, experience value, virtual currency, or a right to participate in an event or a game.

  As a result, the game system according to the present embodiment can cause a player with a good game result in the previous period to expect a bonus to be added to the game result in the next period. It becomes possible to improve the desire to continue. Therefore, the game system of the present embodiment can improve the player's motivation to participate in the game over a plurality of periods. In addition, in the game system of the present embodiment, the game result of the previous period does not directly affect the progress of the game of the next period, so that it is possible to give the player a sense of fairness in the progress of the game in each period. It will be possible.

2. Configuration of Game System 1 FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the game system 1.

  The game system 1 includes a plurality of mobile terminals 2 operated by each of a plurality of players, and a server 3. The mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 are connected to each other via, for example, a base station 4, a mobile communication network 5, a gateway 6, and a communication network such as the Internet 7. The program executed by the mobile terminal 2 (for example, a browsing program) and the program executed by the server 3 (for example, a game program) use a communication protocol such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Communicate.

  Note that the mobile terminal 2 is assumed to be a multifunctional mobile phone (a so-called “smart phone”), but the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 2 only needs to be applicable to the present invention. For example, a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), a mobile information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a mobile game machine, a mobile music player, a tablet terminal, a tablet A PC or a notebook PC may be used.

2.1. Configuration of Mobile Terminal 2 FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 2.

  The mobile terminal 2 includes a terminal communication unit 21, a terminal storage unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, and a terminal processing unit 25. The mobile terminal 2 requests the server 3 to progress the game in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 23 (touch panel, buttons, and the like) by the player. In addition, the mobile terminal 2 receives and displays the display data relating to the progress of the game from the server 3.

  The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a sensitive band in a predetermined frequency band, and connects the mobile terminal 2 to a wireless communication network. The terminal communication unit 21 establishes a wireless signal line by a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) method or the like with the base station 4 via a channel allocated by the base station 4 and communicates with the base station 4. Do. Then, the terminal communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25 to the server 3 or the like. Further, the terminal communication unit 21 supplies the data received from the server 3 or the like to the terminal processing unit 25. The terminal communication unit 21 may perform wireless communication with an unillustrated WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) access point by a wireless communication system of the IEEE 802.11 standard.

  The terminal storage unit 22 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The terminal storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for the processing in the terminal processing unit 25. For example, the terminal storage unit 22 stores, as driver programs, an input device driver program that controls the operation unit 23, an output device driver program that controls the display unit 24, and the like. Further, the terminal storage unit 22 stores, as an application program, a program for acquiring and displaying display data related to the progress of the game. The computer program is stored in a terminal storage unit using a known setup program from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (compact disk read only memory) or a DVD-ROM (digital versatile disk read only memory). 22 may be installed. Further, the computer program may be installed in the terminal storage unit 22 from a specific server device or the like via wireless communication. In addition, the terminal storage unit 22 stores, as data, a player ID that is identification information of the user of the mobile terminal 2, display data relating to the progress of the game, video data, image data, and the like. Furthermore, the terminal storage unit 22 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

  The operation unit 23 may be any device that can operate the mobile terminal 2, and is, for example, a touch panel, a key button, or the like. The player can input characters, numbers, symbols, etc. using the operation unit 23. When operated by the player, the operation unit 23 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the terminal processing unit 25 as an instruction of the player.

  The display unit 24 may also be any device as long as it can display images and images, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The display unit 24 displays an image according to the image data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25, an image according to the image data, and the like.

  The terminal processing unit 25 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The terminal processing unit 25 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 2 in an integrated manner. The terminal processing unit 25, the terminal communication unit 21, the display unit, so that various processing of the mobile terminal 2 is executed in an appropriate procedure based on a program stored in the terminal storage unit 22, an operation of the operation unit 23, and the like. 24 and other operations are controlled. The terminal processing unit 25 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the terminal storage unit 22. Further, the terminal processing unit 25 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

2.1.1. Functions of Terminal Processing Unit 25 FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic diagrams for explaining an example of a process of giving ranking points and correction ranking points in a game executed in a period event provided by the game system 1. In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, ten players A to J participate in the game executed by the game system 1.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the server 3 gives score points to each of the players A to J according to the progress of the game in the period 1 of the period event. Next, the server 3 determines the ranking of the players A to J in the period 1 according to the score points given to the players A to J. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the rankings of the players A to J in the period 1 are 1 to 10th, respectively.

  Then, the server 3 gives the players A to J ranking points corresponding to the determined rankings of the players A to J in the period 1. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the server 3 gives 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 5 as ranking points to the players ranked first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. Give 4 points. Further, the server 3 gives 3 points as ranking points to each of the 8th to 10th players.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the server 3 gives score points to each of the players A to J according to the progress of the game in the period 2. Next, the server 3 determines the ranking of the players A to J in the period 2 according to the score points given to the players A to J. In the example shown in FIG. 4, player B is ranked first, and players A, D, C, E, H, F, J, G, and I are ranked second to tenth, respectively.

  Next, the server 3 gives the ranking points corresponding to the rankings of the players A to J in the period 2 to the players A to J.

  Next, the server 3 calculates correction points for correcting the ranking points given in the period 2 according to the ranking in the period 1. For example, when the rank in the period 1 is the first place, the server 3 calculates 200% of the rank points in the period 2 as the correction point. Similarly, the server 3 calculates 150% and 100% of the ranking points given in the period 2 as the correction points when the rankings determined in the period 1 are the 2nd place and the 3rd place. In addition, the server 3 calculates 50% of the ranking points given in the period 2 as a correction point when the ranking determined in the period 1 is 4th to 6th.

  Further, when the ranking determined in the period 1 is 7th to 10th, the server 3 calculates 0% of the ranking points given in the period 2 as a correction point. That is, when the rank determined in the period 1 is 7th to 10th, the correction point is 0 (zero).

  Next, the server 3 corrects the ranking points given in the period 2. The server 3 calculates the correction ranking points by adding the correction points calculated in the period 2 to the ranking points given in the period 2, and stores the calculated correction ranking points in association with each player. , Correction rank points are given to each player.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the server 3 calculates the correction order points of 25 points by adding the correction points of 15 points to the order points of 10 points given to the player B, and gives them to the player B. Similarly, the server 3 calculates the correction order points by adding the correction points to the order points given to each player, and gives the calculated correction order points to each player.

  Then, the server 3 gives the players A to J a privilege corresponding to the correction ranking points given to the players A to J, respectively. The server 3 gives the player a privilege having higher value or rarity as the player's correction rank points are larger.

  Further, when the period in which the game progresses after the period 2 continues, the server 3 gives the results to each of the players A to J according to the progress of the game in each period after the period 2 as in the case of the period 2. Points are given, the ranking of the players A to J in each period is determined according to the performance points of the players A to J, and the ranking points corresponding to the rankings of the players A to J in each period are given to the players A to J. . Then, the server 3 calculates, for each of the players A to J, the correction points according to the rank in the period immediately preceding each period, and adds the correction points to the rank points to calculate the correction ranking points. Grant to the player.

  As described above, the server 3 calculates the correction ranking points in the specific period according to the ranking points given in the specific period and the ranking determined in the period before the specific period. It is possible to improve the player's motivation to participate in the game over the period. In addition, a player who has a good game result in the previous period can expect a bonus to be added to the game result in the next period, so that the player's motivation to continue the game can be improved. Further, in the server 3 of the present embodiment, the game result of the previous period does not directly affect the progress of the game of the next period, so that the player can be given a sense of fairness in the progress of the game in each period. It will be possible.

  5 and 6 are schematic diagrams for explaining an example of group classification processing in a game performed in a period event provided by the game system 1. In the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, 20 players A to T participate in the game executed by the game system 1. The server 3 classifies the 20 players A to T into two groups for each of a plurality of periods of the period event, and determines the rank of each player in each group in each of the two groups. As a result, the game system 1 can change the other player with which each player competes in the ranking for each of a plurality of periods, and thus it is possible to improve each player's motivation to continue the game. Become.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the server 3 classifies 20 players A to T into groups 1 and 2 each including 10 players at the start of the period 1. The server 3 may classify each player into three or more groups in each period. Although the number of 10 players is an example of the number of affiliated players, the number of affiliated players may be more or less than 10. The server 3 classifies the players A to T into a group 1 and a group 2 according to the points given to the players A to T in another event performed before the period event. The points given in other events are the score points given to each player according to the progress of the game in other events. The points awarded in other events may be ranking points corresponding to the ranking determined according to the performance points given to each player in other events.

  Next, the server 3 gives score points to each of the players A to T according to the progress of the game in the period 1, and in each of the group 1 and the group 2 according to the score points given to the players A to T. , The ranking of the players A to T in the period 1 is determined. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ..., 10th of group 1 are player B, player D, player A ,. The 10th, 2nd, 3rd, ..., 10th are player Q, player K, player N ,.

  Next, as described with reference to FIG. 3, the server 3 gives the player A to T the order points corresponding to the order of the players A to T determined in the period 1.

  Then, at the start of the period 2, the server 3 reclassifies the players A to T into the group 1 and the group 2 according to the ranking points given to the players A to T in the period 1. The server 3 arranges the players A to T in descending order of ranking points given to each of the players A to T, and classifies the players A to T into a group 1 of upper 10 and a group 2 of lower 10.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the server 3 gives score points to each of the players A to T according to the progress of the game in the period 2. Next, the server 3 determines the ranking of the players A to T in the period 2 according to the score points given to the players A to T in each of the group 1 and the group 2. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ..., 10th of group 1 are player Q, player N, player B ,. The second, third, ..., And tenth positions are player J, player C, player R, ..., Player E, respectively.

  Next, as described with reference to FIG. 4, the server 3 gives the correction rank points to the players A to T. Next, the server 3 adds the correction ranking points given to the players A to T in the period 2 to the classification points by adding the ranking points given to the players A to T in the period 1 to each of the players A to T. calculate. In the example shown in FIG. 6, for the player Q, the ranking points of 10 points in the period 1 and the classification points of 40 points obtained by adding the correction ranking points of 30 points in the period 2 are stored in association with each other. Classification points are given to the player Q.

  Then, the server 3 reclassifies the players A to T into the group 1 and the group 2 at the start of the period 3 according to the classification points given to the players A to T. The server 3 arranges the players A to T in descending order of the classification points given to each of the players A to T, and classifies the players A to T into a group 1 of upper 10 people and a group 2 of lower 10 people.

  Further, when the game continues after the period 3, the server 3 sums the correction ranking points in each period and the correction ranking points in the period immediately before each period in the same manner as in the period 2. The value is calculated as the classification point in each period. The server 3 uses the classification points in the specific period as the total value (cumulative value) of the ranking points given in the period 1 and the correction ranking points given in all the periods from the period 2 to the specific period. Good. As a result, it is possible to classify the groups in which the game results (results) in the past period in the period event are reflected, and thus it is possible to more appropriately classify the groups according to the strength of the player. Further, in this case, a predetermined coefficient may be set for the correction rank points and rank points for which the total value (cumulative value) is calculated. For example, the server 3 sets a coefficient in which the correction order points associated with the player and the order points in the past are smaller, the points accumulated as a total value (cumulative value) are smaller. As a result, it becomes possible to classify the groups that more appropriately reflect the current strength of the player.

  As described above, in the game system 1, since the other player with whom the player competes for the ranking is changed for each of a plurality of periods, an event that each player does not get tired of is provided in each period, and the game is provided to the player. It becomes possible to improve the willingness to continue. In addition, according to the game result of each player in the previous period, the competitor in the group in the next period can be expected to become another player having a game result close to each player, and thus, in the group in each period. The competition becomes a close battle, and each player's motivation to continue the game can be improved.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a main screen 700 displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2.

  The main screen 700 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed when a button for participating in a period event is pressed on the home screen. Each screen described below is displayed based on the display data received from the server 3. The home screen is displayed when the player uses the mobile terminal 2 to perform an operation for starting a game or an operation for transitioning to the home screen.

  On the main screen 700, a battle execution button 701, a privilege confirmation button 702, a player game result 703, a ranking 704, a group-specific game result 705, and the like are displayed. The current period is a period including the time point when the main screen 700 is displayed.

  When the battle execution button 701 is pressed, a battle game screen for executing the battle game is displayed, and the player can execute the battle game. When the privilege confirmation button 702 is pressed, a privilege confirmation screen for confirming the privilege given to the player is displayed, and the player can receive each privilege. The details of each privilege will be described later.

  In the game result 703 of the player, the cumulative score points and the cumulative ranking points given to the player are displayed. The cumulative score points are the total value of the score points given to the player from the time the player first participates in the period event to the present. The cumulative ranking points are the total value of the correction ranking points given to the player from the time the player first participates in the period event to the present. Note that the correction rank points are not given in the period when the player participates in the period event for the first time, and therefore the rank points are added to the cumulative rank points in place of the correction rank points.

  The rank 704 displays the rank of each player in the group to which the player belongs. The players are ranked in descending order of the score points given to each player in the current period. In each period, the rank 704 is not displayed until the group classification is completed.

  The group-by-group game result 705 displays the group score points of the group to which the player belongs in the current period and the group score points of the opponent group in the current period. The group score point is a total value of the score points given to each player included in each group for each period.

  The opponent group is a group to be played against a group to which the player belongs. The plurality of players are classified into groups of 10 from the highest player in descending order of the classification points given to each player (the ranking points in the period when the player first participates in the period event), and the opponents of each belonging group The group is set to a group one level higher than each belonging group. For example, when each player is classified into a group 1, a group 2, a group 3, ... In order from the upper player, the opponent group of the group 2 becomes the group 1 and the opponent group of the group 3 becomes the group 2. .

  FIG. 8A is a diagram showing an example of the battle game screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2.

  The battle game screen 800 shown in FIG. 8A is displayed when the battle execution button 701 is pressed on the main screen 700. On the battle game screen 800, an enemy character image 801, a player character image 802, a battle start button 803, a return button 804, a friend button 805, etc. are displayed.

  The image 801 of the enemy character is an image of the enemy character that the player competes with. The player character image 802 is an image of a character that the player has against the enemy character. When the battle start button 803 is pressed, a battle between the player character and the enemy character shown in the player character image 802 is executed, and a battle result screen for displaying the battle result is displayed. When the return button 804 is pressed, the main screen 700 is displayed again. When the fellow button 805 is pressed, another player associated with the pressed player is requested to participate in the battle with the enemy character. The other player associated with the player is another player included in the group to which the player belongs, or another player having a friend relationship with the player. When another player competes with the enemy character in response to the player's request to participate in the battle, the score point is given to the other player by winning the enemy character.

  FIG. 8B is a diagram showing an example of the battle result screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2.

  The battle result screen 810 shown in FIG. 8B is displayed when the battle start button 803 is pressed on the battle game screen 800 and a battle between the player character and the enemy character is performed. On the battle result screen 810, a battle result 811, a return button 812, etc. are displayed.

  As the battle result 811, a text indicating that the battle is won or lost, and the score points given in the battle are displayed. When the return button 812 is pressed, the main screen 700 is displayed again.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the privilege confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2.

  On the privilege confirmation screen 900, a group victory privilege 901, a rank privilege 902, a cumulative rank privilege 903, a cumulative victory privilege 904, etc. are displayed.

  The group victory privilege 901 includes a text indicating that the belonging group has won or lost the opponent group, and a group victory privilege given by being stored in association when the belonging group wins the opponent group. , Is displayed for each period up to the current period. When the group performance point of the affiliated group to which the player belongs is larger than the group performance point of the opponent group, it is determined that the affiliated group has won the opponent group. The group victory privilege is an example of a second privilege, and when the belonging group wins the opponent group, the group winning privilege is stored in association with all the players included in the belonging group, and is given to each player.

  The rank privilege 902 displays the rank of each period, the rank privilege corresponding to the rank, and the like for each period up to the current period. The rank privilege is a privilege associated with each rank in each group, and the rank privilege associated with each rank is given to the player of each rank in each group. The privilege associated with each rank in the higher group may be a privilege having a higher rarity or value than the privilege associated with each rank in the lower group.

  In the cumulative ranking benefit 903, a cumulative ranking benefit, cumulative ranking benefit grant points, etc. are displayed. The cumulative ranking privilege is a privilege given to each player according to the cumulative ranking points given to each player. The cumulative rank benefit grant points are points associated with the cumulative rank benefit, and the cumulative rank benefits associated with the cumulative rank benefit grant points equal to or less than the cumulative rank privilege granted to each player are awarded to the player.

  In the cumulative victory privilege 904, a cumulative victory privilege, cumulative victory privilege grant points, etc. are displayed. The cumulative victory privilege is a privilege given to each player according to the cumulative result points given to each player. The cumulative victory privilege grant points are points associated with the cumulative victory privilege, and the cumulative victory privilege associated with the cumulative victory privilege grant points equal to or less than the cumulative performance points granted to the player are awarded to the player.

2.1.2. Configuration of Terminal Processing Unit 25 The terminal processing unit 25 includes at least the browsing execution unit 251. The browsing execution unit 251 is a functional module implemented by a program executed by a processor included in the terminal processing unit 25. Alternatively, the browsing execution unit 251 may be implemented in the mobile terminal 2 as firmware.

  The browsing execution unit 251 acquires and displays display data relating to the progress of the game. That is, the browsing execution unit 251 transmits a display data acquisition request relating to the progress of the game to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 in response to an instruction from the player. The browsing execution unit 251 also receives the corresponding display data from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21. The browsing execution unit 251 creates drawing data based on the received display data. That is, the browsing execution unit 251 analyzes the received display data to identify the control data and the content data, lays out the similarly identified content data based on the identified control data, and creates drawing data. Then, the browsing execution unit 251 outputs the created drawing data to the display unit 24. Further, the browsing execution unit 251 stores each piece of information included in the display data in the terminal storage unit 22 while the communication connection with the server 3 is established.

2.2. Configuration of Server 3 FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the server 3. In addition, FIGS. 11A to 11B, 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> B, 13 and 14 </ b> A to 14 </ b> C are examples of data structures of various tables stored in the server storage unit 32. FIG.

  The server 3 includes a server communication unit 31, a server storage unit 32, and a server processing unit 33. The server 3 advances the game in response to the request from the mobile terminal 2. The server 3 also creates display data relating to the progress of the game and sends it to the mobile terminal 2.

  The server communication unit 31 is an example of an output unit, includes a communication interface circuit for connecting the server 3 to the Internet 7, and communicates with the Internet 7. Then, the server communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the mobile terminal 2 or the like to the server processing unit 33. Further, the server communication unit 31 transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 33 to the mobile terminal 2 or the like.

  The server storage unit 32 includes, for example, at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the server processing unit 33. For example, the server storage unit 32 stores, as an application program, a game program that advances a game and creates display data related to the result, and the like. The computer program may be installed in the terminal storage unit 22 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM using a known setup program or the like.

  Further, the server storage unit 32 has, as data, a period table shown in FIG. 11A, a player table shown in FIG. 11B, a group table shown in FIG. 12A, and a privilege table shown in FIG. 12B. , The granted privilege table shown in FIG. 13, the cumulative rank privilege table shown in FIG. 14A, the cumulative victory privilege table shown in FIG. 14B, the non-player character table shown in FIG. 14C, the image data of each character. , And stores various image data related to the progress of the game. Furthermore, the server storage unit 32 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

  FIG. 11A shows a period table for managing each period of the period event. In the period table, for each period, information such as an identification number (period ID) of the period, a start time and an end time is associated and stored. The start time stores the time when each period starts, and the end time stores the time when each period ends.

  FIG. 11B shows a player table that manages player information for each player. The player table stores, for each player, an identification number (player ID) of the player, a player name, period player information (period 1 player information, period 2 player information, ...) And the like. The period player information includes information on events of each player for each period.

  In the period 1 player information regarding the first period of the period event, information such as a score point, a ranking, and a ranking point is stored. Further, in the period player information (period 2 player information, ...) Regarding the second and subsequent periods of the period event, in addition to the score points, the ranking and the ranking points, the correction ranking points, the cumulative ranking points, the classification points and the cumulative points. Grade points, etc. are stored.

  In the score points, the score points given to each player in each period are stored. In addition, in each period, when the score points are given to the player a plurality of times according to the progress of the game, the total value of all the score points given to the player during the period is stored as the score points. The rank stores the rank of each player determined by the score points given in each period. The ranking points store the ranking points given to each player in each period. The correction rank points of each player calculated in each period are stored in the correction rank points. In the cumulative ranking points, the cumulative ranking points of each player calculated in each period are stored. The classification point of each player calculated in each period is stored in the classification point. The cumulative performance point of each player calculated in each period is stored in the cumulative performance point.

  FIG. 12A shows a group table that manages group information for each group. The group table stores, for each group, an identification number (group ID) of the group, period group information (period 1 group information, period 2 group information, ...) In association with each other.

  The belonging player ID, the opponent group ID, the group score points, and the like are stored in association with each period group information. The affiliated player ID stores the player IDs of the players included in each group in each period. In the period group information regarding each period, the player IDs in each group are stored in the descending order of the classification points given to each player in the period immediately preceding each period. The opponent group ID stores the group ID of a group that is a target to compete with each group in each period. In the period 2 group information regarding the second period, since the classification points are not given to each player in the first period, the player IDs in each group are stored in descending order of the ranking points given to each player. In the period 1 group information regarding the first period, the player IDs in each group are stored in the descending order of the points given in the other events of each player. The group score points store the total value of the score points given to each player included in each group in each period.

  FIG.12 (b) shows the privilege table which manages each privilege. In the privilege table, the identification number (privilege ID) of the privilege and the privilege are stored in association with each privilege. Each privilege managed in the privilege management table is given to each player as a group victory privilege, a rank privilege, a cumulative rank privilege, and a cumulative victory privilege.

  FIG. 13 shows an award privilege table for managing the awards granted to each player. The award privilege table stores, for each player, an identification number (player ID) of the player, a group victory privilege, a rank privilege, a cumulative rank privilege, a cumulative victory privilege, and the like in association with each other.

  The group victory privilege stores the privilege ID of the group victory privilege given to each player in each period. It should be noted that during the period in which the group to which each player belongs is defeated by the opponent group, information for identifying that the group victory privilege has not been given is stored. The rank privilege stores the privilege ID of the rank privilege given to each player in each period. The cumulative rank privilege stores the privilege ID of the cumulative rank privilege given to each player. Information for identifying the non-granted cumulative ranking privilege is stored. The cumulative victory privilege stores the privilege ID of the cumulative victory privilege given to each player. The cumulative victory privilege that has not been granted stores information for identifying that it has not been granted.

  FIG. 14A shows a cumulative ranking benefit table. In the cumulative rank privilege table, the identification number (privilege ID) of the cumulative rank privilege, the cumulative rank privilege granting point, and the like are stored in association with each other for each cumulative rank privilege.

  FIG. 14B shows a cumulative victory privilege table. The cumulative victory privilege table stores, for each cumulative victory privilege, an identification number (privilege ID) of the cumulative victory privilege, cumulative victory privilege grant points, and the like in association with each other.

  FIG. 14C shows a non-player character table. The non-player character table stores the non-player character identification number (non-player character ID), virtual points, and the like in association with each non-player character. In the case where the number of affiliated players belonging to each group is fixed, the non-player character is allowed to belong to a group that does not have a fixed number of affiliated players because the fixed number of affiliated players is satisfied. Is a character for. The virtual points are points that are compared with the score points given to the player in order to determine the order of the player and the non-player character within the group to which the player and the non-player character belong. The virtual points may be preset points or score points associated with the progress of the non-player character's game.

2.2.1. Configuration of Server Processing Unit 33 The server processing unit 33 includes a progress control unit 331, a display data creation unit 332, a classification unit 333, a battle execution unit 334, a ranking determination unit 335, a ranking point addition unit 336, a correction unit 337, and an accumulation unit 338. And a privilege granting unit 339. Each of these units is a functional module implemented by a program executed by a processor included in the server processing unit 33. Alternatively, each of these units may be implemented in the server 3 as firmware.

  When the request for each screen described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 displays on the screen a button for receiving an instruction from the player, character information to be notified to the player, an image, and the like. The respective units are instructed to create display data to be displayed in a suitable layout, and the data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2. Then, when any button is pressed on the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and a request for the next screen corresponding to the button is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 similarly displays the next screen. The respective units are instructed to create data and the data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 2.

  In particular, when the button for participating in the period event is pressed on the home screen (not shown) displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding event participation request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 displays the display. The data creation unit 332 is instructed to create display data for displaying the main screen 700. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the main screen 700 created by the display data creating unit 332 to the mobile terminal 2.

  When the battle execution button 701 is pressed on the main screen 700 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding battle game screen request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 causes the display data creation unit 332 to An instruction is given to create display data for displaying the battle game screen 800. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the battle game screen 800 created by the display data creating unit 332 to the mobile terminal 2.

  When the privilege confirmation button 702 is pressed on the main screen 700 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding privilege confirmation screen request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 causes the display data creation unit 332 to display the privilege. An instruction is given to create display data for displaying the confirmation screen 900. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the privilege confirmation screen 900 created by the display data creation unit 332 to the mobile terminal 2.

  Further, when the battle start button 803 is pressed on the battle game screen 800 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 and the corresponding battle execution request is received from the mobile terminal 2, the progress control unit 331 causes the battle execution unit 334 to play the battle. Instruct execution. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the battle result screen 810 created by the display data creation unit 332 based on the result of the battle process to the mobile terminal 2.

  When the progress control unit 331 receives the event participation request from the mobile terminal 2, the display data creation unit 332 refers to the period table to identify the period including the time when the event participation request is received, and the player table and the group table. With reference to, the cumulative performance points and the cumulative ranking points given to the player in the specified period, the rank of each player in the group to which the player belongs in the specified period, and the group performance of the belonging group in the specified period The points and the group performance points of the opponent group are extracted, and the display data for displaying the main screen 700 is created.

  In addition, the display data creation unit 332 displays the battle game screen 800 based on the enemy character image and the player character image when the progress control unit 331 receives the battle game screen request from the mobile terminal 2. To create.

  Further, when the progress control unit 331 receives the privilege confirmation screen request from the mobile terminal 2, the display data creation unit 332 identifies the period including the time when the privilege confirmation screen request is received, and refers to the granted privilege table, The display data for displaying the privilege confirmation screen 900 which displays each privilege in the specified period is created.

  Further, when the battle execution unit 334 executes the battle process, the display data creation unit 332 creates display data for displaying the battle result screen 810 based on the result of the battle process.

  At the start of each period, the classification unit 333 refers to each period player information in the player table and arranges each player in descending order of the classification points given to each player in the period immediately before each period. Next, when the classification points of a plurality of players have the same value, the classification unit 333 refers to the player information for each period in the player table, and refers to the plurality of players in the descending order of the cumulative performance points in the period immediately before each period. Line up the players. Then, the classification unit 333 classifies the players having a predetermined number of belonging players from the top among the arranged players into each group, and the period group information of each period of the group table indicates each player classified into each group. Store the player ID.

  Note that the classification unit 333 does not give classification points to each player in the second period of the period event. Therefore, at the start of the period, the classification unit 333 refers to the period 1 player information in the player table to refer to each player in the first period. The players are arranged in descending order of the ranking points given to the players. Next, in the period, since the cumulative performance points are not calculated for each player, the classifying unit 333 refers to the period 1 player information of the player table when the ranking points of the plurality of players have the same value. The plurality of players are arranged in descending order of the score points in the first period. Then, the classification unit 333 classifies the players having a predetermined number of belonging players from the top among the arranged players into each group, and classifies each group into the period 2 group information which is the second period of the group table. The player ID of each player is stored.

  The classifying unit 333 arranges the players in descending order of points awarded in other events at the start of the first period of the period event. Then, the classification unit 333 classifies the players having a predetermined number of belonging players from the top among the arranged players into each group, and classifies each group into the period 1 group information which is the first period of the group table. The player ID of each player is stored.

  It should be noted that, when the classifying unit 333 classifies the players having a predetermined number of affiliated players from the top among the arranged players into each group, the number of players included in the lowest group is less than the predetermined number of affiliated players. If not, the non-player character is made to belong to the group, and the number of players included in all the groups is set to the predetermined number of belonging players. In the group table, the classifying unit 333 refers to the non-player character table for the period group information of the group that does not reach the predetermined number of affiliated players, and refers to the non-player character from the smallest virtual point to the non-player character in ascending order of virtual points. The non-player character IDs of the characters are sequentially stored.

  Further, when the time at which the event participation request is received from the player for the first time is after the start of each period 1, the classification unit 333 does not allow the player who transmitted the event participation request to belong to the already configured group and makes the event participation request. A group having a predetermined number of affiliated players is newly formed by only the player who has transmitted the command and the non-player character. Further, the classification unit 333 stores the group ID of the group one higher than the group in the partner group of the period group information of each group in the group table.

  When the progress control unit 331 receives the battle execution request from the mobile terminal 2, the battle execution unit 334 determines whether or not the player character of the player has won in the battle between the player character and the enemy character. For example, the battle execution unit 334 executes a process of subtracting the physical strength (HP) of the player character and the enemy character based on the attack power and defense power of the player character and the attack power and defense power of the enemy character. First, when the physical strength of the enemy character becomes 0 (zero), it is determined that the player character has won.

  When the player character of the player wins, the battle execution unit 334 stores the score points in the player table in the player information in a period including the time point when the battle execution request is received, in association with the player.

  Next, when the period including the time point at which the battle execution request is received is the second or later period, the battle execution unit 334 accumulates in the player table one period before the period associated with the winning player. Extract grade points. Then, the battle execution unit 334 stores the total value of the extracted cumulative performance points and the stored performance points in the player table in association with the winning player as the cumulative performance points in the period.

  Next, the battle execution unit 334 extracts group performance points in the period associated with the group to which the winning player belongs in the group table. Then, the competition execution unit 334 stores the total value of the extracted group performance points and the stored performance points as a group performance point in the period in association with the group to which the winning player belongs, in the group table. That is, at the start of each period, 0 (zero) points are stored in the group performance points of each period in the group table, and the match execution unit 334 determines the number of players included in each group in each period. Each time a score point is given to any one of them, the group score point is increased by adding the score point given to each player included in each group to the group score point of each group.

  When each period ends, the ranking determination unit 335 refers to the period player information of each period of the player table and determines the ranking of each player in each group in descending order of the score points of each period associated with each player. To do. When the non-player character is included in the group, the order determining unit 335 refers to the non-player character table to refer to the virtual points associated with the non-player character and the score points for each period associated with each player. The order of each player and each non-player character in each group is determined in descending order of. Next, the rank determining unit 335 stores the rank determined in association with each player in the period player information of each period of the player table.

  When the rank determining unit 335 determines the rank of each player in each group in each period, the rank point giving unit 336 corresponds to the rank determined in association with each player in the period player information of each period in the player table. Memorize the ranking points to be used.

  When the ranking point giving unit 336 stores the ranking points of each player in each group in each period, the correction unit 337 determines whether or not the current period is a period in which the player participates for the first time. Next, when the current period is not the period in which the player participates for the first time, the correction unit 337 extracts the rank determined in association with each player in the period immediately before each period. Then, the correction unit 337 associates the period player information of each period of the player table with each player, and adds the correction points corresponding to the extracted ranking of each player and the total value of the stored ranking points of each player for each period. Is calculated and stored as the correction ranking points of each player.

  When the correction unit 337 stores the corrected ranking points, the accumulation unit 338 calculates and stores the accumulated ranking points and the classification points of each player in association with each player in the period player information of each period of the player table. The accumulating unit 338 calculates the total value of the correction ranking points of each player given in all the periods in which the player has participated so far, as the cumulative ranking points of each player. The accumulating unit 338 calculates, as the classification points of each player, a total value of the correction ranking points of each player given in each period and the correction ranking points of each player given in the period immediately preceding each period. .

  When each period ends and the group result points of each group in each period are stored, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the period group information of each period associated with each group in the group table to refer to each period. The opponent group and group performance points of each group are extracted. Next, the privilege giving unit 339 refers to the period group information of each period associated with each group in the group table, and extracts the group performance points associated with the opponent group in each period. Next, the privilege granting unit 339 determines that each group has won the opponent group when the extracted group performance points of each group are higher than the extracted group performance points of the opponent group. Next, the privilege giving unit 339 determines whether or not each group that has won the opponent group is a group higher than a predetermined order. Next, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the period group information of each period associated with each group in the group table when each group that has won the opponent group is a group higher than a predetermined order. The player IDs of all the players included in each group are extracted, and the group victory privilege of each period is stored in the granted privilege table in association with the extracted player ID. Note that the privilege granting unit 339 grants the group winning privilege to all players included in a group higher than a predetermined order among the groups that have won the opponent group. The group victory privilege may be given to all the players included in the group whose victory points are equal to or more than the predetermined points. Further, the group victory privilege may be given to all the players included in all the groups that have won the opponent group.

  In addition, when each period ends and the ranking of each player in each period is determined, the privilege giving unit 339 refers to the period player information of each period associated with each player in the player table to refer to each period. The rank of each player is extracted. Next, the privilege granting unit 339 stores the rank privilege corresponding to the rank of each player in association with the player ID of each player in the privilege table.

  Further, when each period ends and the cumulative ranking points of each player in each period are stored, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the period player information of each period associated with each player in the player table to refer to each period player information. The cumulative ranking points of each player during the period are extracted. Next, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the privilege privilege table and the cumulative rank privilege table, and among the cumulative rank privileges corresponding to the cumulative rank privilege grant points equal to or less than the cumulative rank privilege points of each player in each period, each player is still Extract cumulative ranking benefits that are not associated with. The privilege granting unit 339 stores the cumulative rank privilege that is not associated with each extracted player, in association with the player ID of each player in the grant privilege table.

  Further, when each period ends and the cumulative performance points of each player in each period are stored, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the privilege privilege table and extracts the cumulative winning privilege associated with each player. . Next, the privilege granting section 339 refers to the period player information of each period associated with each player in the player table, and extracts the cumulative score points of each player in each period. Next, the privilege granting unit 339 refers to the cumulative victory privilege table and is still associated with each player among the cumulative victory privileges corresponding to the cumulative victory privilege granting points equal to or less than the cumulative performance points of each player in each period. Extract no cumulative winning perks. The privilege granting unit 339 stores the accumulated winning privilege that is not associated with each extracted player, in association with the player ID of each player in the granted privilege table.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence relating to the game processing of the game system 1. This operation sequence is mainly performed by the terminal processing unit 25 and the server processing unit 33 in cooperation with each element of the mobile terminal 2 and the server 3 based on a program stored in the terminal storage unit 22 and the server storage unit 32 in advance. And executed.

  First, when the player presses a button for participating in a period event using the operation unit 23 while the home screen is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 causes An event participation request is transmitted to the server 3 via the communication unit 21 (step S101).

  Next, when the progress control unit 331 of the server 3 receives the event participation request from the mobile terminal 2, the display data creation unit 332 of the server 3 displays the main screen 700 based on the period table, the player table, the group table, and the like. The display data for doing is created (step S102). The progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the main screen 700 created by the display data creating unit 332 to the mobile terminal 2 (step S103).

  Next, when display data is received from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 creates drawing data based on the received display data, and the main screen 700 on the display unit 24. Is displayed (step S104).

  Next, when the player presses one of the buttons 701 and 702 using the operation unit 23 while the main screen 700 is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 Each screen request corresponding to one of the buttons 701 and 702 pressed through the terminal communication unit 21 is transmitted to the server 3 (step S105).

  Next, when the progress control unit 331 of the server 3 receives each screen request from the mobile terminal 2, the display data creation unit 332 of the server 3 executes a creation process of each display data for displaying each screen ( Step S106). Details of the process of creating each display data will be described later. The progress control unit 331 transmits each display data created by the display data creation unit 332 to the mobile terminal 2 (step S107).

  Next, when the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 receives each display data from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, the browsing execution unit 251 creates drawing data based on each received display data, and displays each on the display unit 24. The screens 800 and 900 are displayed (step S108).

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of each display data creation process by the display data creation unit 332. Each display data creation process shown in FIG. 16 is executed in step S106 of FIG.

  First, the display data creation unit 332 determines whether the screen request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is a battle game screen request (step S201). When the screen request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is the battle game screen request (Yes at Step S201), the display data creation unit 332 creates display data for displaying the battle game screen 800 ( Step S202), and a series of steps ends.

  Next, when the screen request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is not the battle game screen request (No in step S201), the display data creation unit 332 causes the display control unit 331 to request the screen request from the mobile terminal 2. Is a privilege confirmation screen request (step S203).

  When the screen request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is a privilege confirmation screen request (Yes in step S203), the display data creation unit 332 creates display data for displaying the privilege confirmation screen 900 ( (Step S204), and a series of steps ends. When the screen request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is not the privilege confirmation screen request (No in step S203), the series of steps is ended.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of event processing by the classification unit 333, the battle execution unit 334, the ranking determination unit 335, the ranking point giving unit 336, the correction unit 337, the accumulating unit 338, and the privilege giving unit 339.

  First, the classification unit 333 classifies each player who participates in the period event into a group (step S301).

  Next, the battle execution unit 334 determines whether or not the request received by the progress control unit 331 from the mobile terminal 2 is a battle execution request (step S302). When the request received from the portable terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is a battle execution request, the battle execution unit 334 executes a battle between the player character and the enemy character (step S303) and advances the process to step S304. Details of the battle process will be described later.

  When the request received from the mobile terminal 2 by the progress control unit 331 is not the battle execution request, the progress control unit 331 determines whether or not each period in the period event has ended (step S304). When the period has not ended (No in step S304), the progress control unit 331 returns the process to step S302 again.

  When the period has ended (step S304-Yes), the ranking determination unit 335 determines the ranking of each player in each group (step S305). Next, the ranking point giving unit 336 gives each player a ranking point corresponding to the ranking of each player (step S306).

  Next, the correction unit 337 determines whether or not the current period is the period in which the player has participated for the first time (step S307). When the current period is not the period in which the player participates for the first time (step S307-No), the correction unit 337 corrects the ranking points of each player (step S308). When the current period is the period in which the player participated for the first time (step S307-Yes), the process proceeds to step S310.

  Next, the accumulating unit 338 calculates the cumulative ranking points and the classification points of each player (step S309). Next, the privilege granting section 339 grants each privilege to each player (S310). Details of the privilege granting process will be described later.

  Then, the progress control unit 331 determines whether or not all the periods in the period event have ended (step S311). When all the periods have not ended (step S311-No), the progress control unit 331 returns the process to step S301 again. When all the periods have ended (step S311-Yes), the series of steps ends.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of a battle process by the battle execution unit 334. The battle process shown in FIG. 18 is executed in step S303 of FIG.

  First, the battle execution unit 334 determines whether or not the player character has won in the battle between the player character and the enemy character (step S401). When the player character has won (step S401-Yes), the battle execution unit 334 gives the player score points (step S402). When the player character is defeated (step S401-No), a series of steps ends.

  Next, the battle execution unit 334 determines whether or not the current period is a period in which the player has participated for the first time (step S403). When the current period is not the period in which the player has participated for the first time (step S403-No), the battle execution unit 334 calculates the cumulative score points (step S404). When the current period is the period in which the player has participated for the first time (step S403-Yes), the series of steps ends.

  Then, the battle execution unit 334 calculates the group score points of the group to which the player belongs (step S405), and ends the series of steps.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of the privilege granting process by the privilege granting unit 339. The privilege granting process shown in FIG. 19 is executed in step S310 of FIG.

  First, the privilege giving unit 339 determines whether each group has won the opponent group based on the group achievement points of each group and the group achievement points of the opponent group of each group (step S501). If each group has not won (step S501-No), the process proceeds to step S503. When each group wins (step S501-Yes), the privilege granting unit 339 grants the group victory privilege to the players included in each group (step S502).

  Next, the privilege giving unit 339 gives each player a rank privilege corresponding to the rank of each player (step S503). Next, the privilege giving unit 339 gives each player a cumulative ranking privilege corresponding to the cumulative ranking points of each player (step S504). Then, the privilege giving unit 339 gives each player a cumulative victory privilege corresponding to the cumulative score points of each player (step S505). End the series of steps.

  As described above, the server 3 can add a bonus to the game result in the next period by the player who has a good game result in the previous period, so that the player's motivation to continue the game can be improved. Is possible. Therefore, it is possible to improve the player's motivation to participate in the game for a plurality of periods.

  The classification unit 333 may classify each player into a plurality of groups based on the event participation time of each player in addition to the classification point of each player. For example, the event participation time includes a participation event time zone or a day of the week. The event participation time zone is a time zone in which the player frequently participates in the deadline event among the time zones in which one day of the deadline event is divided into a plurality of times. In addition, the day of the week is a day on which the player frequently participates in the deadline event among any one of the days from Sunday to Saturday or a plurality of days. Hereinafter, a case where the event participation time is in the participation event time zone will be described. The classification unit 333 sets the day in the deadline event to the time zone from 0:00 am to 8:00 am, the time zone from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, the time zone from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, and the afternoon time from 8:00 pm It is divided into the time zone of 11:59. Next, at the start of each period, the classifying unit 333 sets the time period in which each player has transmitted the competition execution request most frequently in the period immediately before each period as the event participation time period of each player. Next, the classification unit 333 classifies each player for each event participation time zone based on the event participation time zone of each player. Then, in each event participation time zone, the classification unit 333 classifies each player included in each event participation time zone into a plurality of groups based on the classification points given to each player. As a result, players who can participate in the event only during a fixed time period (for example, at night) can belong to the same group. Therefore, the competitors in the group in the next period can be expected to be other players having a similar game play style, and thus it is possible to improve each player's motivation to continue the game.

  Further, the classifying unit 333 classifies each player into a plurality of groups in descending order of classification points, but for a player having a smaller classification point than other players, only that player and a non-player character having a small virtual point are included. You may make it comprise a group. In this case, the classifying unit 333 includes a group of players whose classification points are less than a predetermined value, or players whose classification points are smaller than the average value of the classification points of all players by a predetermined value or more, and only non-player characters whose virtual points are small. Make up. As a result, a player with a low level is classified into a group of non-player characters with a low level, so that the event can proceed in a group with a competitor matching his level. Can be prevented from being lost.

  In addition, when a player battles an enemy character in response to a battle participation request from another player included in a group to which the player belongs, the score points given to the player by winning the enemy character are given to the other player. It may be different from the awarded score points. In that case, the battle execution unit 334 makes the score points given to the player smaller than the score points given to the other players. This makes it possible to encourage each player to voluntarily participate in the game in the period event. Alternatively, the battle execution unit 334 makes the score points given to the player larger than the score points given to the other players. As a result, it becomes possible to promote cooperation between the players, and it is possible to promote interaction between the players.

  In addition, when the player competes with the enemy character together with another specific player, the score points given to the player may be increased according to the number of messages transmitted and received with the other specific player. The message includes text information input by the player, a cheering message automatically transmitted by pressing a cheering button, and the like. This makes it possible to promote communication between players.

  In addition to the rank 704 of each player in the group, the display data creation unit 332 selects a representative character from the images of the player characters of each player in the group and the player characters of each player in the group. Display data for displaying the image of the player character or the main screen 700 displaying the accumulated score points of each player in the group may be created. This allows each player to participate in the event by checking the information of other players in the group.

  Further, the virtual points stored in association with the non-player character may be changed according to the progress of the game. For example, the virtual points of the non-player characters included in this group may be changed according to the average value of the cumulative score points of the players included in the group to which the non-player character belongs. As a result, it is possible to include non-player characters close to the level of each player in the group, and competition in the group becomes a close battle, and it is possible to improve each player's motivation to continue the game.

  The correction unit 337 further adds the correction points in the specific period and the correction points calculated based on a predetermined number of periods before the specific period to the ranking points given to the player in the specific period. The ranking points given to the player in the specific period may be corrected. This can further improve the player's motivation to participate in the game over a plurality of periods.

  Note that the server 3 may set a plurality of periods having overlapping time zones during a predetermined period in which the period event is performed. For example, the server 3 sets the period 2 to be held at a time before the time when the period 1 set during the predetermined period in which the period event is performed ends. In this case, the player plays the game in one of the periods 1 and 2 in the overlapping time period of the period 1 and the period 2 (the time period from the start time of the period 2 to the end time of the period 1). participate. Then, the classification unit 333 of the server 3 classifies the plurality of players into the group in the period 2 after the end of the period 1. As a result, in the overlapping time period of the period 1 and the period 2, the player participates in the game with a weight on either the game in the period 1 or the game in the period 2 without knowing the game result in the period 1. It is possible to provide a highly strategic game because it is possible to think about the strategy.

  Further, each function of the server processing unit 33 described above may be executed by the terminal processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2. In this case, if each table is stored in the terminal storage unit 22, it is not necessary to communicate with the server 3 each time processing is performed, and the above-described function can be realized only by the mobile terminal 2. Further, the game executed on the mobile terminal 2 may be a hybrid game in which each of the server 3 and the mobile terminal 2 plays a part of processing. In that case, for example, each screen related to the progress of the game is a web display displayed on the mobile terminal 2 based on the display data generated by the server 3, and the other menu screens and the like are native applications installed on the mobile terminal 2. Native display to be displayed by.

  In addition, the game system 1 may be configured to include only a plurality of mobile terminals 2 operated by a plurality of players. Each of the plurality of mobile terminals 2 performs wireless communication with another mobile terminal 2 by the wireless communication system of the IEEE 802.11 standard, and the plurality of mobile terminals 2 form an ad hoc network. In this case, a specific mobile terminal 2 among the plurality of mobile terminals 2 functions as a host and executes each function of the server 3 described above. The mobile terminal 2 other than the specific mobile terminal 2 among the plurality of mobile terminals 2 communicates with the specific mobile terminal 2 that executes each function of the server 3, so that the game executed in the above-described period event is executed. To be done. The specific mobile terminal 2 that functions as a host executes both the functions of the server 3 and the functions of the mobile terminal 2.

  It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 game system 3 server 31 server communication unit 32 server storage unit 33 server processing unit 331 progress control unit 332 classification unit 333 display data creation unit 334 battle execution unit 335 ranking determination unit 336 ranking point giving unit 337 correction unit 338 accumulating unit 339 privilege Granting unit

Claims (6)

A method for controlling a computer for providing a game executed to a plurality of players for each of a plurality of predetermined periods,
Determining the ranking for each of the plurality of players after the end of each of the plurality of periods,
After the end of each of the plurality of periods, the ranking in the period for each of the plurality of players, and a part of the plurality of periods before the period, which are different depending on the period. point based on said ranking in the period, as well as the benefit based on the total value of the points of the period and the period before the relevant period, and stores in association with each of said plurality of players,
A control method characterized by including: Classifying the plurality of players into a plurality of groups in each of the plurality of periods,
The control method according to claim 1, wherein, in the determination of the ranking, a ranking in a group into which the players are classified is determined for each of the plurality of players.   The control method according to claim 2, wherein the classification of the player is based on the rank in a period prior to the period.   The control method according to claim 3, wherein the classification of the player is further based on a time zone in which the plurality of players participated in the game in a period before the period. A computer that provides a game executed to a plurality of players for each of a plurality of predetermined periods,
A ranking determination unit configured to determine rankings for each of the plurality of players after the end of each of the plurality of periods,
After the end of each of the plurality of periods, the ranking in the period for each of the plurality of players and a part of the plurality of periods prior to the period, which are different depending on the period. point based on said ranking in the period, as well as, and benefits storage unit the benefit based on the total value of the points of the period and the period before the relevant period, and stores in association with each of said plurality of players,
A computer comprising: A computer control program for providing a game executed to a plurality of players for each of a plurality of predetermined periods,
Determining the ranking for each of the plurality of players after the end of each of the plurality of periods,
After the end of each of the plurality of periods, the ranking in the period for each of the plurality of players, and a part of the plurality of periods before the period, which are different depending on the period. point based on said ranking in the period, as well as the benefit based on the total value of the points of the period and the period before the relevant period, and stores in association with each of said plurality of players,
A control program for causing the computer to execute the above.

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