JP2024178276A - CONTROL PROGRAM, COMPUTER, AND CONTROL METHOD - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide, e.g., a control program that makes it possible to motivate a player to continue a game.SOLUTION: The control program allows a computer to implement: a function of, when a selection request is received from a player, storing reception time at which the selection request is received and reception information indicating the number of receptions, in association with the player; a function of, if no selection request was received from the player in the past, setting a selection number to an initial value, and, if any selection request was received from the player in the past, determining a setting value on the basis of the number of receptions indicated by the reception information and differential time between the reception time of the selection request received in the past and the reception time of the selection request received this time, and setting the selection number to the determined setting value; and a function of selecting, from among game media stored as selection targets, the set selection number of game media by a prescribed selection method, and storing the selected game media as possession targets of the player.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law has been filed. Website address: http://tdig. gree-apps. net/ Date of publication: May 30, 2015

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

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, gaming devices such as mobile terminals have become known that provide a lottery game in which game media such as game cards are randomly selected in response to operations by a player, and the selected game media is awarded to the player.

For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a game system that executes a lottery game in which a player pays virtual currency and is awarded a game card randomly selected from a plurality of game cards. This game system executes a normal lottery game in which one game card is awarded to a player in one lottery, or a special lottery game in which ten game cards are awarded to a player in one lottery.

JP 2013-202322 A

In the game system of Patent Document 1, a player can play a normal lottery game or a special lottery game any number of times. However, if the player plays the same lottery game repeatedly, the player may become bored with the lottery game itself and lose the desire to play the lottery game again.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and has an object to provide a control program, a computer, and a control method that can increase a player's motivation to continue playing the game.

The control program according to the present invention is a control program for a computer having a storage unit, the control program including: a first storage function for storing a plurality of game media in the storage unit as selection targets in association with a player; a reception function for receiving a selection request for game media from the player; and, when a selection request is received from the player, a reception time at which the selection request is received;
a second storage function for storing reception information indicating the number of receptions in the storage unit in association with the player;
The system realizes the following: when a selection request is received from a player, an acceptance determination function for determining whether a selection request has been received from the player in the past; when a selection request has not been received from the player in the past, setting the number of selections to an initial value; when a selection request has been received from the player in the past, determining a setting value based on the number of acceptances indicated in the acceptance information and the difference in time between the acceptance time of the selection request received in the past and the acceptance time of the selection request received this time, and setting the number of selections to the determined setting value; and a selection function for selecting the set number of game media from among the game media stored as selection targets by a predetermined selection method, and storing the selected game media in a storage unit as targets owned by the player. Note that the computer may be any type as long as it is capable of executing the above procedure, and may be, for example, a mobile terminal, a stationary terminal, a server, or the like.

In the control program according to the present invention, it is preferable that the setting function determines the setting value to be greater than the initial value and any previously determined setting value.

In addition, in the control program of the present invention, it is preferable that the computer further realizes a third storage function for storing in a storage unit a plurality of tables in which predetermined values corresponding to the number of times acceptance is stored, and a table selection function for selecting a predetermined table from the plurality of tables in response to a selection request from the player, and in determining the setting value by the setting function, the predetermined value corresponding to the number of times acceptance stored in the selected table is changed to a value based on the differential time, and the setting value is determined to be the changed value.

In the control program according to the present invention, it is preferable that the computer further realizes an output function of outputting display data indicating the relationship between the number of receptions of the plurality of tables stored in the storage unit and a predetermined value.

In the control program according to the present invention, in determining a set value by the setting function,
When a selection request has been received from a player in the past and the differential time exceeds a predetermined time, it is preferable to determine the set value as the initial value regardless of the number of times the request has been received.

In addition, in the control program of the present invention, it is preferable that the computer further realizes a time change function that changes the specified time based on at least one of the number of receptions indicated in the reception information and the differential time between the time when the previous selection request was received and the time when the previous selection request was received.

Furthermore, in the control program of the present invention, it is preferable that in the first storage function, an upper limit number of times is stored in the storage unit in association with the game medium stored as a selection target, and when a selection request has been previously received from a player and the number of times received is greater than the upper limit number of times, the setting value is determined to be an initial value regardless of the differential time.

In addition, in the control program of the present invention, it is preferable that the first memory function stores an initial probability and a set probability in the memory unit in association with the game medium stored as a selection target, and further realizes a probability setting function which sets the selection probability of the game medium stored as a selection target to the initial probability associated with the game medium if a selection request has not been received from the player in the past, and sets the selection probability of the game medium stored as a selection target to a set probability corresponding to the number of times a selection request has been received from the player in the past, and selects a game medium from the game media stored as a selection target based on the selection probability as a predetermined selection method in the selection function.

A computer according to the present invention is a computer having a memory unit, and is equipped with: a first memory unit that stores a plurality of game media in the memory unit as selection targets in association with a player, a reception unit that receives a selection request for game media from the player, a second memory unit that, when a selection request is received from the player, stores reception information indicating the reception time at which the selection request was received and the number of times the request was received in association with the player in the memory unit, a reception determination unit that, when the reception unit receives a selection request from the player, determines whether a selection request has been received from the player in the past, a setting unit that sets the number of selections to an initial value if a selection request has not been received from the player in the past, and determines a setting value based on the number of receptions indicated in the reception information and a difference time between the reception time of a selection request received in the past and the reception time of a selection request received this time, and sets the number of selections to the determined setting value if a selection request has been received from the player in the past, and a selection unit that selects the selection number of game media set by the setting unit from the game media stored as selection targets using a predetermined selection method, and stores the selected game media in the memory unit as targets to be owned by the player.

A control method according to the present invention is a control method for a computer having a storage unit, the computer includes a first storage step of storing a plurality of game media in the storage unit as selection targets in association with a player, a reception step of receiving a selection request for game media from the player, and a second storage step of storing, when a selection request is received from a player, reception information indicating a reception time when the selection request was received and the number of times the selection request was received in association with the player in the storage unit;
The method includes a reception determination step of, when a selection request is received from a player, determining whether or not a selection request has been received from the player in the past; a setting step of setting the number of selections to an initial value if a selection request has not been received from the player in the past, and a setting step of determining a setting value based on the number of receptions indicated in the reception information and the difference in time between the reception time of a selection request received in the past and the reception time of a selection request received this time, and setting the number of selections to the determined setting value if a selection request has been received from the player in the past; and a selection step of selecting the set number of game media from the game media stored as selection targets by a predetermined selection method, and storing the selected game media in the memory unit as targets owned by the player.

In the control program, computer, and control method of the present invention, the number of game media that a player can acquire is set based on the acceptance time and number of acceptances of requests to play a lottery game that have been accepted in the past, thereby increasing the player's motivation to continue playing the game.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a lottery game provided by the game system. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a game system 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a portable terminal 2. 13A to 13C are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2. FIG. 13A and 13B are diagrams showing an example of a screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a server 3. 4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating examples of data structures of various tables. 13A to 13C are schematic diagrams for explaining examples of various lottery number tables. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence related to the game processing. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of a lottery game determination process. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation flow of a lottery number setting process.

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

1. Overview of the Present Embodiment In the game system of the present embodiment, a player plays a game provided by a server using a mobile terminal. In the game system of the present embodiment, the server provides a web game. Note that the game system of the present embodiment is not limited to a web game. For example, a mobile terminal owned by a player may store an application and various data for executing a game, and directly communicate with another mobile terminal to execute a game. Below, a game system providing a web game will be described as an example.

In a web game, a mobile terminal displays various game screens based on information (such as documents written in a markup language and programs written in a scripting language) received from a server via a browser. The server also updates game data and transmits information to the mobile terminal based on information sent from the mobile terminal via the browser.

The game executed by the server includes a lottery game in which a lottery is performed to select a game medium from among a plurality of game media according to a lottery instruction from a player, and the game medium selected by the lottery is given to the player. The game medium is electronic data used in the game, and includes, for example, cards, items, characters, and avatars. The game medium is electronic data that can be acquired, held, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, strengthened, sold, discarded, and/or donated by the player in the game as the game progresses, but the manner of use of the game medium is not limited to those explicitly stated in this specification. The lottery is a process in which a game medium is selected by a predetermined selection method from a plurality of game media as selection targets associated with the player. The lottery is performed one or more times, and for example, virtual currency owned by the player who issues the lottery instruction in the game is consumed, and a set number of lotteries are performed according to the consumed virtual currency. The predetermined selection method is, for example, a method of selecting a game medium from a plurality of game media based on a predetermined selection probability associated with the game medium, or a method of selecting a game medium from a plurality of game media according to an order predetermined for each game medium, and the selection probability is an example of a selection probability with which a game medium is selected by a lottery process. For example, when game media are selected from a plurality of game media with equal probability, the same selection probability is associated with each of the plurality of game media. Furthermore, the granting is an example of a process in which a game medium selected by lottery is stored as an object to be possessed by a player. In this embodiment, a lottery game in which a lottery is performed to select a character card from a plurality of character cards previously associated with a player based on a selection probability associated with each character card, and the selected character card is granted to the selected player, is described as an example of a game medium selection method.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of a lottery game provided by a server. Hereinafter, the lottery game provided by the server of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

When the server receives a lottery game execution request from a player, the server stores reception information indicating the reception time and the reception count in association with the player who made the lottery game execution request. The reception time is, for example, the time when the server receives the lottery game execution request, and the reception count is the number of lottery game execution requests received from the player up to this time. Next, the server refers to the number of lotteries and determines whether or not the server has received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past. When the server determines that the server has not received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past (A), the server executes a normal lottery game as the first lottery game (B). Note that the lottery game execution request is an example of a game medium selection request. In the normal lottery game, the server sets the number of lottery cards to be drawn to an initial value (for example, 5 cards) and draws the set number of character cards from among the multiple character cards associated with the player. Then, the server grants the drawn number of character cards to the player.
The number of lottery tickets is an example of the number of selections.

Next, when the server receives a lottery game execution request from the player again, the server stores the reception information indicating the reception time and the reception count in association with the player who made the lottery game execution request. Next, the server refers to the number of draws and determines whether or not the server has received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past. When the server determines that the server has received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past (C), the server executes a special lottery game as a second lottery game (D). First, the server calculates the difference time between the time when the second (current) lottery game execution request was received and the time when the first lottery game execution request was received (E). Next, when the calculated difference time (E) is within the special lottery game time (F), the server sets the number of draws to a set value. The set value is an integer value determined based on the number of draws and/or the difference time. Then, the server draws the set number of character cards from among the multiple character cards associated with the player in the special lottery game. Then, the server grants the drawn number of character cards to the player. The lottery game execution request received from the player the first time and the lottery game execution request received from the player the second time are examples of selection requests received in the past and selection requests received this time. The special lottery game time (F) is an example of a predetermined time. Although the starting point of the difference time is the time when the previous lottery game execution request was received, it may be any time related to the previous lottery game execution request, such as the time when a character card was granted to the player by the previous lottery game execution request, or the time when the number of character cards to be drawn by the previous lottery game execution request.

The special lottery game is a lottery game in which a character card, the number of which is set to be larger than the number of characters selected in the previously executed lottery game (a set value), is drawn from among a plurality of character cards associated with a player. The special lottery game time (F) is, for example, 60 minutes from the time when the previous lottery game execution request was accepted, and the special lottery game is executed only when the lottery game execution request is accepted within the special lottery game time (F).

When the differential time exceeds the special lottery game time (F), the server resets the number of drawn coins to the initial value regardless of the number of times the request has been received, and executes a normal lottery game as the lottery game for the received lottery game execution request (D'). Although it was stated above in (F) that the server determines whether the differential time is within the special lottery game time when the server receives a lottery game execution request again from the player, this is not the only option. That is, the server continuously determines whether the differential time is within the special lottery game time, and resets the number of drawn coins to the initial value when it determines that the differential time has exceeded the special lottery game time. In this way, the server may determine whether the differential time has exceeded the special lottery game time before receiving a lottery game execution request from the player. In this case, the server may notify the player,
The remaining time until the difference time exceeds the special lottery game may be notified.

Furthermore, the server executes the special lottery game as the second lottery game, and then (D)
When the server receives a third lottery game execution request from the player (G), it executes the third lottery game (H). First, when the server receives a lottery game execution request from the player, it stores reception information indicating the reception time and the number of receptions in association with the player who made the lottery game execution request. Next, the server refers to the number of lotteries and determines whether or not the server has received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past. When the server determines that the server has received a lottery game execution request from the player in the past, it calculates the difference time between the time when the third (present) lottery game execution request was received and the time when the second lottery game execution request was received (I). Next, when the calculated difference time is within the special lottery game time (F), the server sets the set value to be greater than the number of lottery cards drawn in the second lottery game based on the number of lotteries and the difference time, and sets the number of lottery cards to the set value. Then, the server draws the set number of character cards from among the multiple character cards associated with the player in the special lottery game as the third lottery game (H). In this way, the number of character cards given to the player is accumulated based on the number of times the lottery game execution request is accepted within the special lottery game time (F) and the differential time.
When the number of receptions is exceeded, the lottery game to be executed is reset to a normal lottery game (the number of lottery tickets is reset to an initial value) regardless of the number of receptions, and the normal lottery game is executed as the lottery game for the received lottery game execution request.

In this way, if the player requests the execution of the lottery game so that the difference time is within the special lottery game time, a special lottery game in which the number of character cards drawn increases can be executed, which can increase the player's motivation to play the game again. Also, in the lottery game, the number of character cards that the player can obtain is increased based on the time when the lottery game execution request is accepted, which can increase the player's motivation to continue playing the game.

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

The game system 1 includes a plurality of portable terminals 2 operated by a plurality of players, respectively, and a server 3. The portable terminals 2 and the server 3 are connected to each other via communication networks, such as a base station 4, a mobile communication network 5, a gateway 6, and the Internet 7. A program executed on the portable terminal 2 (e.g., a browsing program) and a program executed on the server 3 (e.g., a game program) are communicated via a hypertext transfer protocol (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).
Communication is carried out using communication protocols such as HTTP (Extension Transfer Protocol).

It should be noted that the mobile terminal 2 is assumed to be a multi-function mobile phone (a so-called "smartphone").
The present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 2 may be any type as long as the present invention is applicable thereto. For example,
Mobile phones (so-called "feature phones"), personal digital assistants (PDAs)
, PDA), portable game console, portable music player, tablet terminal, tablet PC, notebook PC, etc.

2.1 Configuration of the Portable Terminal 2 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the portable 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
The portable device 2 includes a device processing unit 25. The portable device 2 requests the server 3 to progress in the game in response to the operation of the operation unit 23 (touch panel, buttons, etc.) by the player. The portable device 2 also receives display data related to the progress of the game from the server 3 and displays it.

The terminal communication unit 21 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a sensitivity band within a predetermined frequency band, and connects the mobile terminal 2 to a wireless communication network.
A CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) signal is transmitted between the base station 4 and the base station 4 via a channel assigned by the base station 4.
The terminal communication unit 21 establishes a wireless signal line by a wireless communication multiple access (IEEE802.11) method or the like, and communicates with the base station 4. The terminal communication unit 21 then transmits data supplied from the terminal processing unit 25 to the server 3 or the like. The terminal communication unit 21 also supplies 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 a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) access point (not shown) by a wireless communication method of the IEEE802.11 standard.

The device storage unit 22 comprises, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The device storage unit 22 stores an operating system program, driver programs, application programs, data, etc., used for processing in the device processing unit 25. For example, the device storage unit 22 stores, as driver programs, an input device driver program for controlling the operation unit 23, an output device driver program for controlling the display unit 24, etc. Furthermore, the device storage unit 22 stores, as application programs, programs for acquiring and displaying display data relating to the progress of the game, etc. Computer programs are stored, for example, on a CD-ROM (compact
t disk read only memory), DVD-ROM (digital versatile disk read only memo)
The computer program may be installed in the terminal storage unit 22 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a portable terminal 20 (such as a portable terminal 2100) using a known setup program or the like. The computer program may also be installed in the terminal storage unit 22 via wireless communication from a specific server device or the like. The terminal storage unit 22 also stores, as data, a player ID that is identification information of the player of the portable terminal 2, display data related 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 capable of operating the mobile terminal 2, such as a touch panel, key buttons, etc. The player uses the operation unit 23 to input letters, numbers,
The operation unit 23 can input symbols, etc. When operated by the player, the operation unit 23 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. The generated signal is then supplied to the device processing unit 25 as an instruction from the player.

The display unit 24 may be any device capable of displaying videos, images, etc., such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, etc. The display unit 24 displays videos corresponding to video data supplied from the device processing unit 25, images corresponding to image data, etc.

The device processing unit 25 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The device processing unit 25 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the overall operation of the mobile device 2. The device processing unit 25 executes the programs stored in the device storage unit 22,
In order to execute various processes of the portable terminal 2 in an appropriate order based on the operation of the operation unit 23, etc.
The device processing unit 25 controls the operations of the device communication unit 21, the display unit 24, etc. The device processing unit 25 executes processing based on programs (such as an operating system program, a driver program, and an application program) stored in the device storage unit 22. The device processing unit 25 can also execute multiple programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

2.1.1. Functions of the device processing unit 25

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an example of a home screen 400 displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2. As shown in FIG.

4A is displayed when the game starts, etc. Each screen described below is displayed based on display data received from the server 3.

On the home screen 400, a main game button 401, a lottery game button 402, and special lottery game notification information 403 are displayed.

When the player presses the main game button 401, a screen for playing the main game is displayed, and the player can play the main game. The main game is, for example, a quest that progresses according to a game scenario. A quest is,
Generally, these are also called exploration, missions, etc., and, for example, each of a plurality of dungeons has a plurality of floors (stages), and processing of each floor is executed sequentially. Processing of each floor includes a battle between the player character and an enemy character, the granting of special privileges such as a specific game medium to the player, a so-called RAID battle in which a plurality of players participate, an encounter with another player and/or a battle with another player, etc. By executing a quest, the player can grow his/her character and obtain items.

Character cards such as player characters and enemy characters used in a game have game parameters. A player character is a game medium owned by a player, and an enemy character is a game medium owned by a non-player character or another player. The game parameters are, for example, attack power, defense power, stamina (or HP (hit points)), attributes (for example, fire, water, lightning, etc.), rarity (for example, normal, rare, S (super) rare, SS (double super) rare, SSS (triple super) rare, legend, etc.), skills indicating the character's special abilities, skill activation rate, attack speed (number of attacks in one turn, number of turns until attack, etc.), number of defenses in one battle, and/or job (for example, occupation, type of soldier, etc.). In addition, the card to which one character is assigned is not limited to one card, and multiple cards each having different game parameters may be assigned to each character.

When the lottery game button 402 is pressed by the player, a screen for playing a lottery game is displayed, and the player can play either a special lottery game or a normal lottery game.

The special lottery game notification information 403 is information notifying that the current time is within an event period related to the special lottery game. The normal lottery game or the special lottery game is provided by the server only during a predetermined event period. Outside the event period, only the normal lottery game is provided by the server.

FIG. 4( b ) is a diagram showing an example of a special lottery game screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 .

The special lottery game screen 410 shown in FIG. 4B is displayed when the lottery game button 402 is pressed on the home screen 400 and the execution conditions of the special lottery game are satisfied. The execution conditions of the special lottery game are that the current time is within the event period related to the special lottery game, that the lottery game to be executed is not reset to the normal lottery game, that the number of times that a lottery game execution request is accepted within the special lottery game time is equal to or less than the executable number, and that the difference time between the time when the lottery game button 402 is pressed (the server accepts the lottery game execution request) and the time when the server accepts the previous lottery game execution request is within the special lottery game time. The executable number is the number of times (for example, 5 times) that the server 3 can execute the special lottery game for each player within the event period related to the special lottery game, and is an example of the upper limit number. The special lottery game screen 410 displays lottery number information 411, a lottery button 412, a back button 413, next lottery information 414, and the like.

The lottery number information 411 is information on the number of coins (lottery number) that the player can obtain each time the special lottery game is executed. When the lottery button 412 is pressed, if the execution conditions of the special lottery game described above are met, the special lottery game is executed, and a special lottery result screen for displaying the lottery result is displayed. On the other hand, when the lottery button 412 is pressed, if the execution conditions of the special lottery game described above are not met, the normal lottery game is executed, and a normal lottery result screen for displaying the lottery result is displayed.

When the back button 413 is pressed, the home screen 400 is displayed again. The next lottery information 414 is information related to the special lottery game or the normal lottery game that is executed when the lottery button 412 is pressed. As the next lottery information, the number of times to be executed, the number of lottery coins, and the remaining time until the end of the special lottery game time when the lottery button 412 is pressed are displayed. Hereinafter, the number of times to be executed and the number of lottery coins displayed as the next lottery information may be referred to as the next execution number and the next lottery number. Note that the remaining time until the end of the special lottery game time is calculated by subtracting the current time from the end time of the special lottery game time included in the display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 transmitted from the server 3. Note that,
The remaining time is not displayed before the lottery game is executed for the first time during the event period related to the special lottery game.

FIG. 4( c ) is a diagram showing an example of a normal lottery game screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 .

The normal lottery game screen 420 shown in FIG. 4C is displayed when the execution conditions of the special lottery game are not satisfied when the lottery game button 402 is pressed on the home screen 400. The normal lottery game screen 420 displays special lottery game end information 421, the lottery button 42
2. Next lottery information 423, a back button 424, etc. are displayed.

The special lottery game end information 421 is information notifying that the special lottery game will not be executed during the event period related to the special lottery game. When the lottery button 422 is pressed, the normal lottery game is executed, and a normal lottery result screen for displaying the lottery result is displayed. The next lottery information 423 is information regarding the normal lottery game executed when the lottery button 422 is pressed. As information regarding the normal lottery game, the number of lottery coins (initial value (5 coins)) when the normal lottery game is executed is displayed. In addition, when the back button 424 is pressed, the home screen 400 is displayed again. Note that, before the first normal lottery game is executed, the special lottery game screen 410 is always displayed when the lottery game button 402 is pressed on the home screen 400.

FIG. 5( a ) is a diagram showing an example of a special lottery result screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 .

The special lottery result screen 500 shown in FIG. 5A is displayed when the lottery button 412 displayed on the special lottery game screen 410 is pressed to execute a special lottery game or when the first regular lottery game is executed. The special lottery result screen 500 displays acquired result information 50.
1, image of acquired character card 502, next lottery number information 503, re-lottery button 504
, a back button 505, remaining time 506, etc. are displayed.

The acquired result information 501 is information regarding the number of drawn cards in the executed special lottery game. The image 502 of the acquired character card is an image of a rare character card among the character cards given to the player by the executed special lottery game. A rare character card is a character card set to a rarity higher than a predetermined rarity. The next lottery number information 503 is information regarding the number of drawn cards in the special lottery game executed when the re-lottery button 504 is pressed. When the re-lottery button 504 is pressed, if the execution conditions of the special lottery game described above are satisfied, the special lottery game is executed again, and the special lottery result screen 500 for displaying the lottery result is displayed again. Note that when the re-lottery button 504 is pressed, if the execution conditions of the special lottery game described above are not satisfied, the normal lottery game is executed, and the normal lottery result screen described later is displayed. When the back button 505 is pressed, the home screen 400 is displayed. As the remaining time 506, the remaining time until the special lottery game time ends is displayed.

FIG. 5( b ) is a diagram showing an example of a normal lottery result screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2 .

5B is displayed when the lottery button 412 on the special lottery game screen 410, the lottery button 422 on the normal lottery game screen 420, or the re-lottery button 504 on the special lottery result screen 500 is pressed to execute the normal lottery game. The normal lottery result screen 510 displays acquired result information 511, an image 512 of an acquired character card, a re-lottery button 513, a back button 514, and the like.

The acquired result information 511 is information about the number of cards drawn in the executed normal lottery game. The acquired character card image 512 is an image of a rare character card among the character cards given to the player in the executed normal lottery game. When the re-lottery button 513 is pressed, the normal lottery game is executed again, and the normal lottery result screen 510 for displaying the lottery result is displayed again. When the back button 514 is pressed, the home screen 400 is displayed.

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

The browsing execution unit 251 acquires and displays display data related to the progress of the game. That is, the browsing execution unit 251 transmits an acquisition request for display data related to the progress of the game to the server 3 via the device communication unit 21 in response to an instruction from the player. Also, the browsing execution unit 251 receives corresponding display data from the server 3 via the device 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 control data and content data, lays out the 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. Also, the browsing execution unit 251 stores each piece of information included in the display data in the device storage unit 22 while a communication connection with the server 3 is established.

In particular, in response to an instruction from the player using the operation unit 23, the browsing execution unit 251 transmits a game progress request including a request type corresponding to the instruction to the server 3 via the device communication unit 21. For example, when the lottery game button 402 is pressed while the home screen 400 is displayed on the display unit 24, the browsing execution unit 251 transmits a lottery game start request together with the player ID to the server 3.

Furthermore, when the lottery button 412 is pressed while the special lottery game screen 410 is displayed on the display unit 24, the viewing execution unit 251 transmits a lottery game execution request including a player ID and a lottery game type indicating the special lottery game to the server 3. Furthermore, when the lottery button 422 is pressed while the normal lottery game screen 420 is displayed on the display unit 24, the viewing execution unit 251 transmits a lottery game execution request including a player ID and a lottery game type indicating the normal lottery game to the server 3.

Furthermore, when the re-lottery button 504 is pressed while the special lottery result screen 500 is displayed on the display unit 24, the viewing execution unit 251 transmits a lottery game execution request including a player ID and a lottery game type indicating the special lottery game to the server 3. Furthermore, when the re-lottery button 513 is pressed while the normal lottery result screen 510 is displayed on the display unit 24, the viewing execution unit 251 transmits a lottery game execution request including a player ID and a lottery game type indicating the normal lottery game to the server 3.

In response to these various requests, the browsing execution unit 251 receives corresponding display data from the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21, creates drawing data corresponding to the received display data, and outputs it to the display unit 24.

2.2 Configuration of Server 3 Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the server 3. Figs. 7(a) to 7(d) are diagrams showing examples of data structures of various tables stored in the server storage unit 32.

The server 3 includes a server communication unit 31, a server storage unit 32, and a server processing unit 33. The server 3 progresses a lottery game, a main game, and the like in response to a request from the mobile device 2. The server 3 also creates display data related to the progress of the games and transmits it to the mobile device 2.

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

The server storage unit 32 includes at least one of a magnetic tape device, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device, for example. The server storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used in the processing in the server processing unit 33. For example, the server storage unit 32 stores a game program, etc., as an application program, for progressing a game and creating display data related to the results. 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, etc. The server storage unit 32 is an example of a first storage unit and a second storage unit.

The server storage unit 32 stores, as data, a player table shown in FIG.
7(b), a card table shown in FIG. 7(c), a lottery object table shown in FIG. 7(d), image data of each player, various image data related to the progress of the game, etc. Furthermore, the server storage unit 32 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process. That is, the server storage unit 32 is a volatile memory (Random Access Memory,
It is equipped with RAM to store dynamic data that changes as the game progresses.

FIG. 7A shows a player table for managing players. The player table includes:
For each player, the player's identification number (player ID), name, image data file name, owned card information, reception information, reset history to the regular lottery game, used card information used in the game, game points, player level, and player ID of the related player.
D and other information are stored in association with each other.

In the owned card information, for each character card owned by a player and used in the game, an identification number (owned ID) for managing the owned character card and an identification number (card ID) of the card are stored in association with each other. The owned ID is an example of identification information for uniquely identifying each character card owned by a player. The card ID is,
The reception information is the card ID of the character card stored in the card table described later. The reception information stores the number of receptions of the lottery game execution request received during the special lottery game time in association with the previous reception time. The previous reception time stores the time when the most recent game execution request of the special lottery game and the first lottery game execution request was received. Note that the previous reception time is an example of information indicating the time when the game execution request (a request to select a game medium) was received, and is an absolute time. In addition, when a timer function is used as the previous reception time, 0 (zero) minutes from the start time may be stored as the previous reception time. In addition, when the lottery game to be executed is reset to the normal lottery game, the stored previous reception time is deleted.

When the previous reception time is stored, the special lottery game time end time is stored as the time obtained by adding the special lottery game time (for example, 60 minutes) to the previous reception time.
The end time is an absolute time, but when a timer function is used, 60 minutes is stored as the end time. When the lottery game being executed is reset to the normal lottery game, the stored end time of the special lottery game time is deleted.

The used card information stores the owned ID corresponding to the character card used in the game by the player, among the owned IDs stored in the owned card information of each player.
Game points are the cumulative value of points given to each player in the main game, and are given to each player according to game results such as the results of quests implemented in the main game (stage clear), battle results (win or lose), event results (ranking of the group to which the player belongs), etc. Player level is the level of the player in the main game, and is determined according to the game points given to the player.

The related players are other players related to each player, such as other players belonging to the same group as each player, other players who are friends with each player, other players who have rescued each player in a past game against an enemy character, other players who have played against each other in the past, and/or other players who belong to a group with which each player has played against each other in the past.

7B shows a card table for managing character cards. The card table stores, for each character card, the card ID, name, image data file name, character name, rarity, lottery probability, HP, attack power, defense power, attributes, etc. of the character card in association with each other.

7C shows a selection target table that manages character cards as selection targets. In the selection target table, a player ID and selection target card information are stored in association with each other for each player. The selection target card information is the card IDs of multiple character cards that are selection targets in the selection process described later. Note that the selection target is an example of a selection target.

FIG. 7D shows a selection number table for managing the selection number in the special selection game.
In the lottery number table, a candidate value for the number of lottery coins to be drawn is stored in association with each lottery of the special lottery game. Note that the number of lottery coins to be drawn is an example of the number of times the lottery game is executed, and the candidate value is
This is an example of a predetermined value.

2.2.1. Configuration of the server processing unit 33 The server processing unit 33 includes a progress control unit 331, a main game execution unit 332, a lottery game determination unit 333, a setting unit 334, a lottery unit 335, and a display data creation unit 336. Each of these units is a functional module realized 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. The lottery unit 335 is an example of a selection unit.

The progress control unit 331 controls the start and progress of the game, and appropriately instructs the main game execution unit 332, the lottery game determination unit 333, the setting unit 334, the lottery unit 335, and the display data creation unit 336 to execute processes. The progress control unit 331 exchanges necessary data with the portable device 2 via the server communication unit 31.

4(a)-(c) and 5(a)-(b) from the portable device 2, the progress control unit 331 instructs each unit to create display data for displaying buttons for receiving instructions from the player, text information notifying the player, images, etc. in a layout appropriate for that screen, and transmits that data to the portable device 2. Then, when a button is pressed on the screen displayed on the portable device 2 and a request for the next screen corresponding to that button is received from the portable device 2, the progress control unit 331 similarly instructs each unit to create display data for the next screen, and transmits that data to the portable device 2.

In particular, when the player uses the portable device 2 to start a game or to transition to a home screen, and the progress control unit 331 receives a corresponding home screen request from the portable device 2, it instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the home screen 400. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data created by the display data creation unit 336 to the portable device 2.

Furthermore, when the main game button 401 on the home screen 400 displayed on the portable device 2 is pressed and a corresponding main game request is received from the portable device 2, the progress control unit 331 instructs the main game executing unit 332 to execute the main game. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits to the portable device 2 display data created by the main game executing unit 332 for displaying a screen for executing the main game.

Furthermore, when the lottery game button 402 on the home screen 400 displayed on the mobile device 2 is pressed and a corresponding lottery game start request is received from the mobile device 2, the progress control unit 331 instructs the lottery game determination unit 333 to determine a lottery game to be executed. The progress control unit 331 is an example of a reception unit. The progress control unit 331 then transmits to the mobile device 2 display data for displaying a special lottery game screen 410 or a normal lottery game screen 420 for executing the special lottery game or the normal lottery game determined by the lottery game determination unit 333. The display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 or the normal lottery game screen 420 is generated by the display data generation unit 336.

Furthermore, when the lottery button 412 on the special lottery game screen 410 displayed on the mobile device 2 or the re-lottery button 504 on the special lottery result screen 500 is pressed and a corresponding lottery game execution request is received from the mobile device 2, the progress control unit 331 instructs the setting unit 334 to set the number of lottery coins. Then, the progress control unit 331 transmits to the mobile device 2 display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500 or the normal lottery result screen 510 including the result of execution of the lottery process for the number of lottery coins set by the setting unit 334. The display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500 or the normal lottery result screen 510 is created by the display data creation unit 336.

Furthermore, when the lottery button 422 on the normal lottery game screen 420 displayed on the mobile device 2 or the re-lottery button 513 on the normal lottery result screen 510 is pressed and a corresponding lottery game execution request is received from the mobile device 2, the progress control unit 331 instructs the setting unit 334 to set the number of lottery coins. Then, the progress control unit 331 displays the normal lottery result screen 510 including the result of the lottery process for the number of lottery coins set by the setting unit 334.
The display data for displaying the above is transmitted to the portable terminal 2.

When the main game executing unit 332 is instructed by the progress control unit 331 to execute the main game, it creates display data for displaying a screen for executing the main game, and passes the created display data to the progress control unit 331. Thereafter, the main game is executed in accordance with operations by the player on the screen for executing the main game, displayed on the mobile terminal 2. In the main game, the main game executing unit 332 executes battles and the like using cards and the like related to the used card information stored in the player table. Furthermore, the main game executing unit 332 updates the game points and player level in the player table according to the results,
Game points are given to the player and the player level is increased.

When the progress control unit 331 instructs the lottery game determination unit 333 to determine the lottery game, the lottery game determination unit 333 refers to the player table and determines the lottery game to be started based on the player ID included in the lottery game start request.
The lottery game determination unit 333 acquires reception information indicating the number of receptions of the lottery game execution request that is stored in association with the player and that is received within the special lottery game time.
If the number of acceptance times indicated by the acquired acceptance information is 0, the lottery game determination unit 333 determines the lottery game to be executed as the special lottery game. Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410.

Furthermore, if the number of accepted times exceeds (is greater than) the possible number of times (five times), the lottery game determination unit 333 determines the lottery game to be executed as the normal lottery game regardless of the time difference. Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420.

Furthermore, when the number of times of acceptance is greater than 0 and is equal to or less than the number of times that can be executed, the lottery game determination unit 333 refers to the reset history of the player table and determines whether or not the lottery game to be executed during the event period has been reset to a normal lottery game. Next, when the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the lottery game to be executed has been reset to a normal lottery game, it determines the lottery game to be executed as a normal lottery game. Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying a normal lottery game screen 420. Note that, when the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the number of times that the lottery game to be executed has been reset to the normal lottery game exceeds a predetermined number of times, it may determine the lottery game to be executed as a normal lottery game. In this case, the lottery game determination unit 333
stores the number of times the lottery game has been reset to the normal lottery game in the reset history of the player table. Thus, even if the lottery game being executed is reset to the normal lottery game until the number of times the lottery game has been reset exceeds a predetermined number of times, the special lottery game can be executed again, making it possible to provide a variety of game medium selection methods.

Furthermore, when the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the lottery game to be executed has never been reset to the normal lottery game, it refers to the player table and acquires the previous acceptance time at which the lottery game execution request for the special lottery game executed last by the player was accepted.
The lottery game determination unit 333 judges whether the difference time between the current time when the lottery game start request is accepted and the previous acceptance time is within the special lottery game time. When the timer function is used, the current time is the elapsed time from the previous acceptance time (0 minutes) and is the same as the difference time. Next, if the difference time is within the special lottery game time, the lottery game determination unit 333 determines the lottery game to be executed as the special lottery game. Then,
instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 .

Furthermore, if the difference time exceeds the special lottery game time, the lottery game determination unit 333 determines (resets) the lottery game to be executed as the normal lottery game. Next, the lottery game determination unit 333 changes the reset history to the normal lottery game associated with the player in the player table to "reset", stores the history, and deletes the previous reception time and the end time of the special lottery game time. Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420.

When the setting unit 334 is instructed by the progress control unit 331 to set the number of lottery coins, the setting unit 334 determines whether or not to execute a special lottery game based on the lottery game type included in the lottery game execution request or the lottery game type determined by the lottery game determination unit 333.
When the lottery game type indicates a normal lottery game, the setting unit 334 determines that a special lottery game will not be executed and sets the number of lottery coins to the initial value of 5. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute a lottery process for the set number of lottery coins.

Next, when the lottery game type indicates a special lottery game, the setting unit 334 determines to execute a special lottery game, refers to the player table, and acquires reception information indicating the number of receptions stored in association with the player based on the player ID. Next, when the number of receptions indicated by the acquired reception information is 0, the setting unit 334 sets the number of lottery coins to an initial value of 5 coins. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute a lottery process for the set number of lottery coins. Then, the setting unit 334 refers to the player table, and stores the number of receptions (0 times) plus 1 (1 time) as the number of receptions indicated by the reception information. In addition, the setting unit 334 stores the time when the progress control unit 331 accepted (received) the lottery game execution request as the previous reception time, and stores the time obtained by adding the special lottery game time (for example, 60 minutes) to the previous reception time as the end time of the special lottery game time.

Furthermore, if the number of times of acceptance is greater than 0 and equal to or less than the number of times that can be executed, the setting unit 334 judges whether or not the difference time between the current time at which the lottery game execution request is accepted and the previous acceptance time is within the special lottery game time. Next, if the setting unit 334 judges that the difference time is within the special lottery game time, it sets the number of lottery coins to the number of lottery coins in the special lottery game. That is, the setting unit 334 sets the number of lottery rounds for the special lottery game to the number of acceptance rounds plus one, refers to the lottery coin number table, and determines the candidate value corresponding to the set number of lottery rounds as the setting value,
The number of lottery tickets is set to the determined set value, and the lottery process for the set number of lottery tickets is executed by the lottery unit 3.
Then, the setting unit 334 refers to the player table and stores the number of times the receptions have been made plus one as the number of times the receptions have been made, as indicated by the reception information.
4, the progress control unit 331 stores the time when the lottery game execution request is accepted (received) as the previous acceptance time, and stores the special lottery game time (for example, 60 minutes) in the previous acceptance time.
The time obtained by adding the above is stored as the end time of the special lottery game.
The setting unit 334 that determines whether the reception time is greater than or equal to the reception time is an example of a reception determination unit.

Next, when the setting unit 334 determines that the difference time has exceeded the special lottery game time, it sets the number of lottery coins to the initial value of 5 coins, and changes the reset history to the normal lottery game associated with the player in the player table to "reset" and stores it. Also, in the player table, the previous reception time and the end time of the special lottery game time are deleted. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute a lottery process for the set number of lottery coins. In this way, the setting unit 334 executes a process of setting the number of lottery coins based on the difference time, depending on whether the difference time is within the special lottery game time, thereby making it possible to increase the player's motivation to continue playing the game.

The setting unit 334 may execute a process of setting the number of lottery coins according to the difference time as a process of setting the number of lottery coins based on the difference time. For example, if the difference time is less than 10 minutes, the setting unit 334 determines the number of coins obtained by further increasing the candidate value shown in the lottery coin number table by 2 coins as the set value, and sets the number of lottery coins to the determined set value. Also, if the difference time is 10 minutes or more but less than 30 minutes, the setting unit 334 determines the number of coins obtained by further increasing the candidate value shown in the lottery coin number table by 1 coins as the set value.
The setting unit 334 determines the increased number of cards as a set value and sets the number of cards drawn to the determined set value. Furthermore, if the difference time is 30 minutes or more, the setting unit 334 determines the candidate value shown in the lottery number table as a set value without increasing it, and sets the number of cards drawn to the determined set value. In a case where the lottery number table indicates six character cards as the number of cards drawn in the second special lottery game, if a game execution request for the second special lottery game is received within 10 minutes from the first special lottery game, the number of cards drawn in the second special lottery game will be eight, which is an increase of two cards from six. In this way, the shorter the difference time, the larger the increased number set by the setting unit 334, and therefore it is possible to increase the player's motivation to play the next lottery game as soon as possible.

The server storage unit 32 may also store a plurality of lottery number tables to be referenced by the setting unit 334. The server storage unit 32 sets and stores, in each of the plurality of lottery number tables, the increase in the number of coins from the previous time in a specific lottery round different from the increase in the number of coins in a specific lottery round in other types of lottery number tables. Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of each type of lottery number table stored in the server storage unit 32. For example, the server storage unit 32 may store,
The normal lottery number table as shown in FIG. 8(a), the early increase type lottery number table as shown in FIG. 8(b) in which the number of lotteries is increased as the number of lotteries is reduced, and the later increase type lottery number table as shown in FIG. 8(c) in which the number of lotteries is increased as the number of lotteries is increased are stored. When the early increase type lottery number table is used in the special lottery game, the number of lottery character cards can be increased at an early stage (second or third time, etc.) of the start of the lottery game, and the expectation of obtaining the character card can be improved. When the later increase type lottery number table is used in the special lottery game, the player can increase the cumulative amount of lottery character cards exponentially as the lottery game is repeated, and the expectation of obtaining the character card can be improved. The setting unit 334 may select a predetermined lottery number table from a plurality of lottery number tables according to the selection operation instruction of the player. In this case, the server 3 displays on the mobile device 2 display data for displaying a selection screen (not shown) for selecting from a plurality of lottery number tables, and selects one lottery number table from the plurality of lottery number tables in accordance with a selection operation instruction by the player on the selection screen displayed on the mobile device 2. The setting unit 334 may randomly select one lottery number table from the plurality of lottery number tables, or may select a lottery number table in a predetermined order for each lottery game. In addition, the server 3 may display a screen (e.g., a schematic diagram shown in FIG. 8) showing the relationship between candidate values in the lottery number table used in the lottery game and the number of lotteries in response to a request from the player.
) may be displayed on the portable terminal 2. In this manner, by allowing the setting unit 334 to select a predetermined table from a plurality of lottery number tables, it becomes possible to provide the player with a plurality of patterns for increasing the number of lottery numbers, and it becomes possible to provide a variety of methods for selecting game media.

In addition, the setting unit 334 may change the candidate value associated with the number of drawing times in the drawing number table according to the number of times that a drawing game execution request is received from each player in the game system during the special drawing game time.
When the difference time exceeds the special lottery game time, the number of receptions indicated by the reception information stored in the player table of each player is stored in the server storage unit 32 as the number of game withdrawals associated with each player. Next, the setting unit 334 counts the number of players associated with each game withdrawal as the number of withdrawals for each game withdrawal. Then, the setting unit 334 changes the candidate value associated with the number of lottery draws in the lottery number table according to the number of withdrawals corresponding to each counted number of game withdrawals. For example, the setting unit 334 sets a larger increase in the number of lottery draws from the previous candidate value in the lottery number table for the number of lottery draws corresponding to the number of game withdrawals with a larger number of withdrawals. Then, the setting unit 334 sets the number of lottery draws for the special lottery game by referring to the newly set and stored lottery number table. This makes it possible to set the cumulative number of lottery draws to a larger number at the timing when the number of players who will no longer continue the lottery game increases, and it becomes possible to provide a variety of game medium selection methods that change according to the execution status of the lottery game of multiple players.

Furthermore, the setting unit 334 may execute the above-mentioned lottery number setting process, lottery process, and creation of lottery result screen display data for each of a plurality of players, using the game execution request received from the related player of each player as the game execution request of each player. This makes it possible to execute a special lottery game using the game execution request of the related player, thereby stimulating communication with the related players.

The setting unit 334 may set the number of draws for the special lottery game without using a draw number table. For example, the setting unit 334 sets the number of draws for the current special lottery game in accordance with the rarity of the character card awarded in the previous special lottery game. First, the setting unit 334 sets the number of draws for the special lottery game in accordance with the points corresponding to the rarity of the character card, which are determined in advance.
The setting unit 334 calculates the total number of points of the character cards given to the player in the previous special lottery game. Then, the setting unit 334 sets the number of cards to be drawn in the current special lottery game according to the calculated total number of points. In this way, according to the lottery result of the previous special lottery game,
The number of drawn sheets for the current special lottery game is set, and it is possible to provide a lottery game that is unexpected for the player. For example, when a higher rarity is associated with a higher point, the setting unit 334 sets the number of drawn sheets to be larger as the calculated total number of points increases. As a result, the more character cards with a higher rarity are acquired, the more character cards will be won in the next special lottery game, so it is possible to increase the player's expectation of further winning. In addition, when a higher rarity is associated with a higher point, the setting unit 334 may set the number of drawn sheets to be larger as the calculated total number of points decreases. As a result, even if many characters with a low rarity are acquired, more character cards will be drawn in the next special lottery game, so the player's motivation to try again is not lost, and it is possible to increase the player's motivation to continue the lottery game. In addition, the setting unit 334 may increase the increase in the number of drawn sheets from the previous special lottery game according to the number of acceptances. As a result, the more lottery games are executed,
In the next special lottery game, more character cards will be drawn, so it is possible to increase the player's expectations for further winnings. In this way, when the setting unit 334 sets the number of draws for the special lottery game without using a draw number table, the setting unit 334 automatically or in response to an instruction from the player stores the number of draws and the number of draws, or the increased number of draws and the number of draws, set by the setting unit 334, in the server storage unit 32.
The information may be stored in the

In addition, the setting unit 334 may be configured to reset the game to the normal lottery game when the number of times that can be executed is exceeded (after the sixth time), and then to execute the special lottery game again. This allows the process of increasing the number of lottery cards to be repeated even after the sixth time, thereby increasing the player's expectations for obtaining a character card.

In addition, the condition for resetting the number of winning coins in the special lottery game to the initial value of 5 coins may be when a specific winning period has elapsed, rather than when the number of times that the game can be played has been exceeded. For example,
If more than three days have passed since the first regular lottery game was executed, the setting unit 334 sets (resets) the number of lottery cards in the special lottery game to the initial value of five cards. This allows the number of lottery cards to continue to increase only during the three-day lottery period, making it possible to increase the player's expectations for obtaining a character card. The lottery period may also be the period during which other games or other events provided by the server 3 are executed. For example, the lottery period may be the period during which an event related to the main game provided by the server 3 is held. This makes it possible to prevent a decrease in the number of participants in the lottery game due to the period during which other games or other events are executed.

When the selection unit 335 is instructed by the setting unit 334 to execute the selection process, the selection unit 335 refers to the selection target table, refers to the selection card information associated with the player who instructed to execute the selection process, and extracts the card ID of the character card to be selected.
The lottery unit 335 refers to the card table and reads out the lottery probability associated with each character card. Next, the lottery unit 335 reads out the card IDs of all the character cards extracted from the card table.
The lottery unit 335 selects the card ID of one character card from among the character cards based on the lottery probability associated with each character card. Next, the lottery unit 335 stores the card ID of the selected character card in association with the player, thereby granting the character card to the player. For example, the lottery unit 335 stores the card ID of the selected character card in the player's owned card information in the player table. The lottery unit 335 repeatedly executes the process of selecting the card ID of a character card based on the lottery probability associated with each character card and granting it to the player, until the number of character cards set by the setting unit 334 is obtained. Note that the lottery unit 335 selects the card IDs of the number of character cards set by the setting unit 334 in one lottery process.
A character card may be selected from the card IDs of all the character cards extracted from the player table based on the lottery probability associated with each character card. The card table may also store the lottery probability for each group of character cards. For example, a group of character cards may be a group of character cards with the same rarity, and the lottery probability may be stored in association with the rarity of the character card. In this case,
The selection unit 335 may refer to the card table to read out the rarity associated with each character card, and select a character card based on the selection probability corresponding to the rarity. In this way, for example, if the higher the rarity, the lower the selection probability is calculated, the rarer the character card becomes, and it is possible to increase the value of the rarer character card.

Next, the lottery unit 335 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying a lottery result screen. That is, when the special lottery game or the first normal lottery game is executed, the lottery unit 335 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying a special lottery result screen 500. In addition, when the lottery unit 335 executes a lottery process for the number of selected coins in the second or subsequent normal lottery games, the lottery unit 335 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying a normal lottery result screen 510.

The display data generating unit 336 receives the special lottery game screen 410 from the lottery game determination unit 333.
When an instruction to create display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 is given, the display data creation unit 336 creates display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410. First, the display data creation unit 336 creates lottery number information by referring to the lottery number table. Next, the display data creation unit 336 determines the next execution time to be the number of acceptances indicated by the acceptance information acquired by the lottery game determination unit 333 plus one. Next, the display data creation unit 336 refers to the lottery number table to acquire a candidate value corresponding to the next execution time as the next lottery number. Next, referring to the player table,
The display data generating unit 336 then obtains the end time of the special lottery game based on the lottery number information, the next execution time, the number of lottery medals to be drawn next, the end time of the special lottery game, etc.
Display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 is created.

Furthermore, when the display data creating unit 336 is instructed by the lottery game determination unit 333 to create display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420 , the display data creating unit 336 creates display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420 .

In addition, when the display data creating unit 336 is instructed by the lottery unit 335 to create display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500, the display data creating unit 336 creates display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500. First, the display data creating unit 336 determines the number of times of reception indicated by the reception information acquired by the lottery game determination unit 333 plus one as the next execution time. Next, the display data creating unit 336 refers to the lottery number table to acquire a candidate value corresponding to the next execution time as the next lottery number. Next, the display data creating unit 336 refers to the player table to acquire the end time of the special lottery game time. Next, the display data creating unit 336 specifies the card ID of the character card with the highest rarity among the character cards selected by the lottery unit 335, and extracts a card image corresponding to the specified card ID. Then, the display data creating unit 336 creates display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500 based on the next execution time, the next lottery number, the end time of the special lottery game time, the card image, and the like.

Furthermore, when the display data creation unit 336 is instructed by the lottery unit 335 to create display data for displaying the normal lottery result screen 510, the display data creation unit 336 creates the display data for displaying the normal lottery result screen 510. First, the display data creation unit 336 identifies the card ID of the character card with the highest rarity among the character cards selected by the lottery unit 335,
The card image corresponding to the specified card ID is extracted.
6 creates display data for displaying the normal lottery result screen 510 based on the extracted card images and the like.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence related to the game processing of the game system 1.
This operation sequence is executed mainly by the device 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 programs previously stored in the terminal memory unit 22 and the server memory unit 32.

First, when the player presses the lottery game button 402 using the operation unit 23 while the home screen 400 is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile terminal 2, the browsing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2
transmits a lottery game start request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 (step S10
1).

When the progress control unit 331 receives a lottery game start request from the mobile device 2 via the server communication unit 31, the lottery game determination unit 333 of the server 3 executes a lottery game determination process (step S102). The lottery game determination process will be described in detail later.

Next, the display data generating unit 336 receives the special lottery game screen 4 from the lottery game determination unit 333.
10 or when an instruction is given to create display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420,
Display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 or the normal lottery game screen 420 is generated (step S103).

Next, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410 or the normal lottery game screen 420 created by the display data creation unit 336 to the mobile device 2 via the server communication unit 31 (step S104).

When the viewing execution unit 251 of the mobile terminal 2 receives display data from the server 3 via the device communication unit 21, it creates drawing data based on the received display data and displays the special lottery game screen 410 or the normal lottery game screen 420 on the display unit 24 (step S105).

Next, when the player presses the lottery button 412 or 422 using the operation unit 23 while the special lottery game screen 410 or the normal lottery game screen 420 is displayed on the display unit 24, the viewing execution unit 251 sends a lottery game execution request to the server 3 via the terminal communication unit 21 (step S106).

When the progress control unit 331 receives a lottery game execution request from the mobile device 2 via the server communication unit 31, the setting unit 334 of the server 3 executes a lottery number setting process (step S10
7) The lottery number setting process will be described in detail later.

Next, the lottery unit 335 repeatedly executes the lottery process so as to obtain the number of character cards set by the setting unit 334, and stores the number of character cards selected by the lottery process in the player table in association with the player (step S108).

Next, the display data creation unit 336 creates display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500 or the normal lottery result screen 510 based on the result of the lottery process executed by the lottery unit 335 (step S109).

Next, the progress control unit 331 transmits the display data for displaying the special lottery result screen 500 or the normal lottery result screen 510 created by the display data creation unit 336 to the server communication unit 3
1 to the mobile terminal 2 (step S110).

When the viewing execution unit 251 of the mobile device 2 receives the display data from the server 3 via the device communication unit 21, the viewing execution unit 251 creates drawing data based on the received display data and displays the special lottery result screen 500 or the normal lottery result screen 510 on the display unit 24 (step S111). This is the end of the operation sequence related to the game processing of the game system 1.

10 is a diagram showing an example of an operation flow of the lottery game determination process by the lottery game determination unit 333. The lottery game determination process shown in FIG. 10 is executed in step S102 in FIG.

First, the lottery game determination unit 333 obtains the number of acceptances indicated by the acceptance information stored in association with the player from the player table, and determines whether or not a special lottery game has been executed (the number of times a lottery game execution request has been accepted within the special lottery game time is greater than 0) (step S201).

Next, if the special lottery game has never been executed (the number of times of acceptance is 0) (step S201-No), the lottery game determination unit 333 advances the process to step S205 described later. On the other hand, if the special lottery game has been executed (the number of times of acceptance of the lottery game execution request during the special lottery game time is greater than 0) (
Step S201--Yes), and it is determined whether the number of times the request has been accepted is equal to or less than the number of times the request can be executed (Step S202).

Next, if the number of times the lottery game has been accepted exceeds the number of times that the lottery game can be executed (step S
202-No), the process proceeds to step S206 described below.

In addition, if the acquired number of acceptances is equal to or less than the number of times that can be executed (step S202-Yes), the lottery game determination unit 333 refers to the player table and determines whether the lottery game to be executed has been reset to a normal lottery game (step S203).

Next, when it is determined that the lottery game to be executed has been reset to the normal lottery game (step S203-Yes), the lottery game determination unit 333 determines whether the lottery game to be executed has been reset to the normal lottery game (step S203-Yes).
The process proceeds to step S206. When the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the lottery game to be executed has never been reset to the normal lottery game (step S203-No), the lottery game determination unit 333 determines whether or not the difference time between the current time at which the lottery game start request is accepted and the previous acceptance time is within the special lottery game time (step S204).

Next, when the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the difference time is within the special lottery game time (step S204-Yes), it determines the lottery game to be executed as the special lottery game (step S205).Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the special lottery game screen 410, and ends the series of steps.

Next, when the lottery game determination unit 333 determines that the difference time exceeds the special lottery game time (step S204-No), it determines (resets) the lottery game to be executed as the normal lottery game (step S206).Then, the lottery game determination unit 333 instructs the display data creation unit 336 to create display data for displaying the normal lottery game screen 420, and ends the series of steps.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of an operational flow of the lottery number setting process by the setting unit 334.
The lottery number setting process shown in FIG. 11 is executed in step S107 in FIG.

First, the setting unit 334 determines whether or not the lottery game type included in the lottery game execution request indicates a special lottery game (step S301).
Before executing step S01, the lottery game determination unit 333 is
201 to S206) and executes step S301 based on the type of lottery game (special lottery game or normal lottery game) determined by the lottery game determination unit 333.

Next, when the setting unit 334 determines that the lottery game type indicates a normal lottery game (step S301-No), the process proceeds to step 305. When the setting unit 334 determines that the lottery game type indicates a special lottery game (step S301-Yes), the setting unit 334 obtains the number of receptions indicated by the reception information stored in association with the player from the player table, and determines whether or not a special lottery game has been executed (whether the number of receptions in which a lottery game execution request has been received within the special lottery game time is greater than 0) (step S305).
302).

Next, if the special lottery game has not been executed (the number of times that a lottery game execution request has been received within the special lottery game time is 0) (step S30
If the special lottery game has been executed (the number of times that a lottery game execution request has been accepted within the special lottery game time is greater than 0) (step S302-Yes), the setting unit 334 determines whether or not the difference time between the current time at which the lottery game execution request has been accepted and the previous acceptance time is within the special lottery game time (step S303).

Next, when the setting unit 334 judges that the difference time is within the special lottery game time (step S303-Yes), it refers to the lottery number table, determines the candidate value corresponding to the lottery round as the setting value, and sets the determined setting value as the lottery number in the special lottery game to be executed (step S304). Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute the lottery process for the set lottery number, and ends the series of steps.

Next, when the setting unit 334 determines that the difference time has exceeded the special lottery game time (step S303-No), it sets the number of lottery medals in the normal lottery game to be executed (step S305). The setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute the lottery process for the set number of lottery medals, and ends the series of steps.

As described above, the server 3 determines, based on the time when the game execution request is received,
Since the number of character cards that the player can obtain is increased, it is possible to increase the player's motivation to continue playing the game.

The setting unit 334 may execute a lottery probability setting process instead of the lottery number setting process.

The following describes the lottery probability setting process performed by the progress control unit 331, the setting unit 334, and the lottery unit 335 of the server 3. The progress control unit 331 instructs the setting unit 334 to set the lottery probability. Usually, the card ID of each character card is the card ID of the character card to be selected.
D based on a selection probability previously associated with each character card, but the selection probability of the card ID of a specific character card is changed by the setting unit 334. In this case, the server storage unit 32 stores an initial probability and a set probability for each character card in advance. The set probability is set according to the number of selections and the difference time. For example, the set probability is set for each selection to be greater than or equal to the selection probability for the selection immediately preceding the selection, and the shorter the difference time, the higher the probability is set.

When the setting unit 334 is instructed to set the lottery probability by the progress control unit 331 that has accepted the lottery game execution request, the setting unit 334 determines whether or not to execute a special lottery game based on the lottery game type included in the lottery game execution request. Next, if the lottery game type included in the lottery game execution request indicates a normal lottery game, the setting unit 334 determines not to execute a special lottery game, sets the lottery probability associated with each character card in the card table as the initial probability, and sets the lottery probability to the initial probability. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute a lottery process based on the set lottery probability.

Next, if the lottery game type included in the lottery game execution request indicates a special lottery game, the setting unit 334 determines to execute a special lottery game, refers to the player table, and acquires the number of acceptances indicated by the acceptance information stored in association with the player based on the player ID included in the lottery game execution request. Next, if the number of acceptances is 0, the setting unit 334 sets the lottery probability to the initial probability, by setting the lottery probability to the lottery probability associated with each character card in the card table. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the lottery unit 335 to execute a lottery process based on the set lottery probability.

Next, when the number of times of acceptance is greater than 0 and is equal to or less than the number of times that can be executed, the setting unit 334 determines whether or not the difference time between the current time at which the lottery game execution request is accepted and the previous acceptance time is within the special lottery game time. Next, when the setting unit 334 determines that the difference time is within the special lottery game time, it sets the lottery probability to the lottery probability in the special lottery game.
That is, the setting unit 334 refers to the set probability stored in the server storage unit 32, and sets the selection probability of a specific character card (such as a rare character card) in the special selection game to a set probability according to the number of receptions and the difference time.
When the selection probability of a specific character card is set to a high set probability, the selection probability of any or all of the other character cards is changed to a low probability. Then, the setting unit 334 instructs the selection unit 335 to execute a selection process at the set selection probability.

Next, when the setting unit 334 determines that the difference time has exceeded the special lottery game time, it sets the lottery probability corresponding to each character card in the card table as an initial probability, and changes the reset history for the normal lottery game associated with the player in the player table to "Reset".
34 instructs the lottery section 335 to execute lottery processing with the set lottery probability.

Then, when the lottery unit 335 is instructed by the setting unit 334 to execute the lottery process, the lottery unit 335 refers to the lottery target table, refers to the lottery card information associated with the player who instructed to execute the lottery process, and extracts the card ID of the character card to be selected.
5 selects the card ID of one character card from the card IDs of all the character cards extracted from the card table so that a specific character card, which is a rare character card, is selected with a set lottery probability.

In this way, if the player requests execution of the lottery game within the special lottery game time, the player can execute the special lottery game in which the probability of winning a rare character card increases.
It is possible to improve the expectation for obtaining a character card. This increases the possibility that the player can obtain a desired character card in the lottery game based on the time when the lottery game execution request is accepted, so it is possible to improve the player's expectation for obtaining a character card.

Note that the setting unit 334 may simultaneously set the number of cards to be drawn and the probability of drawing by the setting unit 334 before the drawing process by the drawing unit 335. With this configuration, if the player requests the execution of a drawing game within the special drawing game time, a special drawing game can be executed in which the number of character cards to be drawn increases and the probability of drawing a rare character card increases, thereby further increasing the player's motivation to continue playing the game.

When the lottery game is executed, the lottery unit 335 may further award a reward according to the character card awarded to the player by the lottery game.
5 calculates the total number of points of the character cards granted to the player in the lottery game based on points corresponding to predetermined attributes such as the rarity of the character cards. Then, the lottery unit 335 grants a reward to the player according to the total number of points of the character cards granted to the player by storing the reward in association with the player each time the total number of points of the character cards granted to the player exceeds each of a plurality of predetermined thresholds. This allows the player to obtain additional rewards along with the player character in the lottery game, thereby improving the player's motivation to play the lottery game. The lottery unit 335 may also grant a reward to the player according to the cumulative value of the total number of points of all the character cards granted to the player in the lottery game that has been executed by storing the reward in association with the player.

The lottery unit 335 may change the special lottery game time for each player according to the number of times the reward has been awarded. In this case, the player table further associates and stores the special lottery game time with each player. A predetermined time (e.g., 60 minutes) is stored as the special lottery game time. For example, the lottery unit 335 determines whether or not the number of times the reward has been awarded exceeds a predetermined number for each player, and changes the special lottery game time associated with the player who has been awarded the reward more than the predetermined number of times to a time longer than the predetermined time (e.g., 75 minutes) and stores it in the player table. This allows the time from the previous lottery game until the next special lottery game can be executed to change depending on the winning result of the lottery game, making it possible to provide a variety of game medium selection methods. The lottery unit 335 may change the special lottery game time based on either one or both of the number of times the game has been accepted and the difference time. In this case, the player table further associates and stores the special lottery game time with each player. In addition, a predetermined time (60 minutes, etc.) is stored as the special lottery game time. For example, the lottery unit 335 determines whether the number of receptions exceeds a predetermined number for each player, and changes the special lottery game time associated with the player whose number of receptions exceeds the predetermined number to a time longer than the predetermined time (75 minutes, etc.) and stores it in the player table. As a result, a special lottery game is executed according to the number of execution requests for the special lottery game, so that it is possible to provide a special lottery game according to the game implementation status of the player. In addition, the lottery unit 335 determines whether the difference time is within a predetermined threshold value (40 minutes, etc.) for each player, and changes the special lottery game time associated with the player whose difference time is within the predetermined threshold value (40 minutes, etc.) to a time longer than the predetermined time (75 minutes, etc.) and stores it in the player table. As a result, a special lottery game is executed according to the game implementation time of the player, so that it is possible to provide a special lottery game according to the game implementation status of the player. In addition, the selection unit 335 may calculate the remaining time, which is the difference between the special lottery game time and the difference time, for each player, and may change the next special lottery game time to a time longer than the predetermined time based on the calculated remaining time, and store the time in the player table. For example, if the difference time is 30 minutes, the remaining 30 minutes of the difference between the special lottery game time (60 minutes) and the difference time (30 minutes) may be added to the predetermined time (6
0 minutes), and stores it in the player table as the next special lottery game time. Furthermore, for each lottery round, the remaining time that is the difference between the special lottery game time and the differential time for each lottery round may be accumulated, and the accumulated time may be added to a predetermined time and stored in the player table as the next special lottery game time. As a result, a special lottery game is executed according to the player's game implementation time, so that it is possible to provide a special lottery game according to the player's game implementation status. Note that the differential time used by the lottery section 335 to change the special lottery game time is
It may be the difference in time between the previous lottery game execution request and the current lottery game execution request, or the difference in time between any previous lottery game execution request and the next lottery game execution request.

Furthermore, the lottery unit 335 may perform a predetermined weighting process on the points corresponding to the increased number of character cards awarded in the special lottery game in the calculation of the total number of points described above to calculate the total number of points. For example, since the number of character cards drawn in the second lottery is six, which is one more than in the normal lottery game, the lottery unit 335 calculates the total number of points for five of the character cards awarded to the player in the special lottery game, which is the second lottery game, and adds a value obtained by multiplying the point of the remaining one character card by a predetermined ratio (for example, 50%) to the total number of points calculated to calculate the total number of points. In this way, the value related to the reward of the increased number of character cards awarded in the special lottery game and the value related to the reward of the number of character cards drawn in the normal lottery game (five cards) are different from each other, so that it is possible to improve the strategic nature of the special lottery game,
This makes it possible to improve the interest of the game.

The setting unit 334 may also set the lottery number table in real time according to the number of players participating in the lottery game. For example, when the number of players currently participating in the lottery game is less than a predetermined number, the setting unit 334 sets the lottery number using an early increase type lottery number table (FIG. 8(b)). This allows the number of character cards to be drawn to be increased quickly during times when the load on the server 3 is lighter,
It is possible to increase the sense of anticipation for obtaining a character card. Also, it is possible to encourage players to participate in a time period when the number of participants in the game is less than a predetermined number, which averages out the time that players participate in the game, and distributes the load on the server 3.

The setting unit 334 may set the number of draws for the special lottery game for each player according to the execution history of lottery games executed by multiple players. For example, the server storage unit 32 further stores a group table. In the group table, the number of receptions of a lottery game execution request received during the special lottery game time and reception information indicating the previous reception time, a reset history to the normal lottery game, and the end time of the special lottery game time are stored in association with a group ID for identifying a group consisting of multiple players. The group may be a guild, a party, or the like.

The setting unit 334 executes the above-mentioned lottery game using the group table of the group to which the player belongs, instead of the player table. That is, the setting unit 334 increments and stores the number of receptions for the group table of the group every time the first normal lottery game or special lottery game is executed by each player belonging to the group, and stores the previous reception time and the end time of the special lottery game time. As a result, the game results of the lottery game of each player are sequentially stored in the group table of the group to which each player belongs, and the number of lottery coins increases due to the multiple players belonging to the group, which makes it possible to stimulate communication with other players in the group.

Furthermore, in a lottery game using the above-mentioned group table, if one player belonging to the group has played the lottery game two or more times in succession, the setting unit 334 may not reflect the second and subsequent playing of the lottery game in the group table. Furthermore, the setting unit 334 may perform control so that one player belonging to the group cannot play the lottery game two or more times in succession. In other words, when one player belonging to the group plays a lottery game, the setting unit 334 may not display the lottery button 412, the lottery button 422 displayed on the mobile terminal 2 of the one player until another player in the group plays a lottery game.
, and the re-lottery button 504 and the re-lottery button 513 are controlled so as to be unpressable. Instead of the process of controlling the lottery button 412, the lottery button 422, the re-lottery button 504, and the re-lottery button 513 so as to be unpressable, even if the lottery button 412, the lottery button 422, the re-lottery button 504, or the re-lottery button 513 is pressed and a lottery game execution request is received, the setting unit 334 does not instruct the lottery unit 335 to execute the lottery process. Also, the setting unit 334 may increase and store the number of acceptances of the group table of the group only when a lottery game is executed by one player belonging to the group and immediately thereafter a lottery game is executed by another player of the group. As a result, the number of lottery coins increases based on cooperation with other players, so that communication with other players in the group can be further activated. In this case, when any one of the players belonging to the group executes the first regular lottery game or the first special lottery game, the other players may be notified of the number of acceptances and the execution of the lottery game.

Furthermore, the available number of times may be stored in the player table in association with each of a plurality of players. In this case, the setting unit 334 may change the available number of times according to the game points given to each player in the main game or the number of related players. In this way, if the setting unit 334 changes the available number of times by a larger amount for a player who has acquired more game points, the more the player succeeds in the main game, the more special lottery games the player can play, which can increase the player's motivation to participate in the main game.
Furthermore, if the setting unit 334 changes the number of executable times by a larger amount for a player with a larger number of related players set, the player can execute the special lottery game more as the number of related players in the game increases. Therefore, the setting unit 334 having such a function can motivate the player to improve the relationship with other players.

The executable number may be stored in the card table in association with each of a plurality of character cards. In this case, the setting unit 334 may set character cards associated with the same executable number as target cards for the lottery game, thereby making it possible to change the executable number of the special lottery game for each lottery game.

In addition, in this embodiment, the game other than the main game has been described as a lottery game, but the game is not limited to a lottery game and may be any type of game as long as it is a game in which a specific game medium is selected.

In addition, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the game medium selected by lottery is given to the player, but the game medium selected by lottery does not necessarily have to be given to the player as long as it is stored in association with the player. For example, the game medium selected by lottery may be set so that the player can only view it, or so that the game medium can only be provided to other players.

Furthermore, each function of the server processing unit 33 described above may be executed by the device processing unit 25 of the mobile terminal 2. In this case, if the player table, the card table, and the lottery number table are stored in the device storage unit 22, it is not necessary to communicate with the server 3 for each process, and it is possible to realize the above functions by the mobile terminal 2 alone. Furthermore, the game executed on the mobile terminal 2 may be a hybrid game in which the server 3 and the mobile terminal 2 each handle part of the processing. In that case, for example, each screen related to the progress of the game is displayed as a web display displayed on the mobile terminal 2 based on display data generated by the server 3, and other menu screens and the like are displayed as native displays by a native application installed on the mobile terminal 2.

The game system 1 may also be configured to include only a plurality of portable terminals 2 operated by a plurality of players. Each of the plurality of portable terminals 2 may be connected to the other portable terminals 2 via an IEEE
Wireless communication is performed according to the E802.11 standard wireless communication method, and an ad-hoc network is formed by a plurality of portable terminals 2. In this case, a specific portable terminal 2 of the plurality of portable terminals 2 functions as a host and executes each function of the server 3 described above. The above-mentioned lottery game is executed by a portable terminal 2 other than the specific portable terminal 2 of the plurality of portable terminals 2 communicating with the specific portable terminal 2 executing each function of the server 3. The specific portable terminal 2 functioning as a host executes both the functions of the server 3 and the functions of the portable terminal 2.

It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make various changes, substitutions, and alterations thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Game system 3 Server 31 Server communication unit 32 Server storage unit 33 Server processing unit 331 Progress control unit 332 Main game execution unit 333 Lottery game determination unit 334 Setting unit 335 Lottery unit 336 Display data creation unit

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One or more computers,
A first means for selecting one of a plurality of lottery number tables, each of the plurality of lottery number tables indicating a relationship between the number of lottery requests received and the number of game media to be awarded;
A second means for accepting a plurality of lottery requests;
and a third means for granting to the user a number of game media determined based on which lottery request is made and the selected lottery number table in response to each of the multiple lottery requests. The program according to claim 1, wherein the first means selects one of the plurality of lottery number tables in accordance with a selection operation instruction from a player. The program according to claim 1, wherein the first means randomly selects one of the multiple lottery number tables. The program according to claim 1, wherein the first means selects one of the plurality of lottery number tables in a predetermined order each time the lottery request is received. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the multiple lottery number tables are set so that the number of game media awarded increases as the number of lottery requests received increases. one of the plurality of lottery number tables is set so that the smaller the number of lottery requests received, the larger the increase in the number of game media to be awarded;
The program according to claim 4 , wherein another one of the plurality of lottery number tables is set so that the increase in the number of game media to be awarded decreases as the number of lottery requests received increases. A first means for selecting one of a plurality of lottery number tables, each of the plurality of lottery number tables indicating a relationship between the number of lottery requests received and the number of game media to be awarded;
A second means for accepting a plurality of lottery requests;
A lottery control device comprising: a third means for granting to a user a number of game media determined based on which lottery request is made and the selected lottery number table in response to each of the multiple lottery requests. a first step of selecting one of a plurality of lottery number tables, each of the plurality of lottery number tables indicating a relationship between the number of lottery requests received and the number of game media to be awarded;
A second step in which the second means accepts a plurality of lottery requests;
A lottery control method including a third step in which a third means grants to a user a number of game media determined based on which lottery request is made and the selected lottery number table in response to each of the multiple lottery requests. One or more computers,
A first means for accepting a first lottery request;
A second means for granting one or more game media to a user in response to the first lottery request;
a third means for accepting a second lottery request after the first lottery request;
and a fourth means for granting one or more game media to a user in response to the second lottery request.
The number of game media provided by the fourth means depends on the one or more game media provided by the second means. The program according to claim 9, wherein the number of game media granted by the fourth means depends on the rarity of the one or more game media granted by the second means. The program according to claim 10, wherein the number of game media granted by the fourth means increases as the number of game media with low rarity included in the one or more game media granted by the second means increases. The program according to claim 10, wherein the number of game media granted by the fourth means increases as the number of rare game media included in the one or more game media granted by the second means increases. The program according to claim 10, wherein the number of game media granted by the fourth means depends on the total number of points corresponding to the rarity of each of the one or more game media granted by the second means. A first means for accepting a first lottery request;
A second means for granting one or more game media to a user in response to the first lottery request;
a third means for accepting a second lottery request after the first lottery request;
and a fourth means for granting one or more game media to a user in response to the second lottery request,
A lottery control device, wherein the number of game media provided by the fourth means depends on the one or more game media provided by the second means. A first step in which a first means accepts a first lottery request;
a second step of granting one or more game media to a user in response to the first lottery request by a second means;
a third step of a third means receiving a second lottery request after the first lottery request;
A fourth step in which a fourth means grants one or more game media to the user in response to the second lottery request,
A lottery control method, wherein the number of game media provided by the fourth means depends on the one or more game media provided by the second means.

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