Game system, and control method and computer readable storage medium used therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10417873-B2
Application number	US-201715472063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	Nov 5, 2014
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a game system comprising an element selection device which selects some selective elements from a plurality of selective elements and controls a value for each of game elements displayed in a game screen based on the selection by the element selection device, wherein: a growth attribute and a modification attribute are set as factors which determine the value of the game element; and a change condition is set for each attribute in order to make a state of each attribute change in relation to the selection by the element selection device, and the value of the game element is controlled by changing the state of each attribute based on the selection by the element selection device and the change condition set for each attribute.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A game system comprising: an element selection device which is configured to select a part of a plurality of selective elements from among the plurality of selective elements; and a computer programmed to function as a value control device which is configured to control, based on selection by the element selection device, a value for each game element which is displayed in a game image, wherein
a plurality of kinds of attributes are set as factors which determine the value of the game element, and a change condition is set for each kind of attribute in order to make a state of each kind of attribute change in relation to the selection by the element selection device, and
the computer is programmed to function as the value control device which is provided with an attribute control device configured to control the value of the game element by changing the state of each kind of attribute based on the selection by the element selection device and the change condition set for each kind of attribute.

2. The game system according to claim 1 , wherein
the attribute control device is configured to determine whether or not the change condition for each kind of attribute has been satisfied depending on the selection by the element selection device, and change the state of each kind of attribute, the kind of attribute corresponding to the change condition which has been satisfied, so that the value increases.

3. The game system according to claim 2 , wherein
the computer is further programmed to function as a reward giving device which is configured to give to a user a reward according to the value of the game element at a moment when the selection of the selective elements by the element selection device has reached a predetermined state.

4. The game system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of game elements are provided and a plurality of determination subject groups are set so that each of the plurality of game elements belongs to at least two of the plurality of determination subject groups, and a first attribute and a second attribute are set as the plurality kind of attributes, wherein
the value control device is configured to selectively associate at least one of the plurality of selective elements with each of the plurality of determination subject groups, and
the attribute control device is configured to comprise:
a first determination device which is configured to, with respect to each of the determination subject groups, when any one of the selective elements associated with the determination subject group is selected by the element selection device, determine the determination subject group as a selected one,
a first state control device which is configured to, with respect to each of the plurality of game elements, each time when the number of determination subject groups determined as the selected ones increases, determine that the change condition for the first attribute with respect to the game element is satisfied and change a state of the first attribute with respect to the game element,
a second determination device which is configured to determine, with respect to each of the game elements, whether or not a selective element associated with a same determination subject group which the game element belongs to has been selected duplicately, and
a second state control device which is configured to, with respect to each of the plurality of determination subject groups which each game element belongs to, each time when a number of times that the second determination device has determined that the selective element has been selected duplicately, determine that the change condition for the second attribute with respect to the game element and change a state of the second attribute with respect to the game element.

5. The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the plurality of game elements are displayed so as to be arranged in a plurality of directions in the game image, and
each of the plurality of determination subject groups is set for each group formed by the game elements arranged in one of the plurality of directions, so that each of the plurality of game elements belongs to at least one determination subject group set for each of the plurality of directions.

6. The game system according to claim 5 , wherein
the plurality of game elements are displayed so as to be arranged in two directions, and each game element belongs to a first determination subject group corresponding to a first direction and a second determination subject group corresponding to a second direction.

7. The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the value control device is configured to further comprise a correlation setting device configured to set a correlation between each of the plurality of determination subject groups and the plurality of selective elements.

8. The game system according to claim 7 , wherein
the correlation setting device is configured to, when the first determination device has determined that the determination subject group is the selected one, add a selective element which should be associated with the determination subject group.

9. The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the computer is further programmed to function as a reward giving device configured to, at a moment when the selection of selective elements by the element selection device has reached a predetermined state, give a reward to a user for each game element where one attitude within the first attribute and the second attribute has reached a predetermined criterion value, the reward according to a state of another attitude within the first attribute and the second attribute of the game element.

10. The game system according to claim 4 , wherein
the computer is further programmed to function as a display control device configured to display, with respect to each determination subject group, a selective element identified image in association with the determination subject group in the game image in order to allow a user to recognize the selective elements associated with the determination subject element, and also display an attribute setting state image with respect to each game element in the game image so as to discriminate a state for each attribute of the game element in order to allow the user recognize a state of each of the first attribute and the second attribute with respect to the game element.

11. A method for controlling a game system comprising a computer, the computer controlling a value for each game element displayed in a game image, based on selection of a part of a plurality of selective elements from among the plurality of selective elements by a predetermined element selection device, comprising the steps of:
setting, with respect to a plurality of kinds of attributes set as factors which determine the value of the game element, a change condition for each kind of attribute in order to make a state of each kind of attribute change in relation to the selection by the element selection device, and
controlling the value of the game element by changing the state of each kind of attribute based on the selection by the element selection device and the change condition set for each kind of attribute.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for a game system comprising a computer, the computer controlling a value for each game element displayed in a game image, based on selection of a part of a plurality of selective elements from among the plurality of selective elements by a predetermined element selection device, the computer program making the computer execute the steps of:
setting, with respect

Assignees

• Konami Digital Entertainment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hosokawa Takayuki
• Ito Shinya

Classifications

• A63F5/02

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• A63F3/06

  Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games · CPC title

• G07F17/329 Primary

  Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards · CPC title

• G07F17/3258

  Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title