Recording medium storing game program, game processing method, and information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10621813-B2
Application number	US-201514690549-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2015
Priority date	Apr 21, 2014
Publication date	Apr 14, 2020
Grant date	Apr 14, 2020

Abstract

A recording medium storing a game program processing progress of a game using a game content, the game program executes instructions including receiving, displaying, and determining. During determining, an action of the game content for the progress of the game is determined according to a combination of predetermined symbols displayed during displaying.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a game program which processes progress of a game using a game content, the game content being electronic data used by a plurality of players for the progress of the game, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
receive, from the plurality of players, stop operations to stop a plurality of slots sequentially replacing and providing predetermined symbols to the plurality of players of the game, each of the stop operations corresponding to one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players;
stop one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players according to timing of reception of the stop operation from that player, thereby displaying a combination of the predetermined symbols provided by the plurality of slots; and
determine an action of the game content in the game according to the combination of the displayed predetermined symbols,
wherein the game is progressed according to the action of the game content determined based on the stop operations.

2. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program further causes the computer to:
store information of each of the plurality of slots in association with the game content.

3. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 2 ,
wherein each of the predetermined symbols in each of the plurality of slots is constituted based on information of attribute set in the associated game content.

4. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program further causes the computer to:
increase and decrease at least one of a number of the plurality of slots and a speed at which each of the plurality of slots replaces respective predetermined symbol of the predetermined symbols.

5. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program further causes the computer to:
communicate a message enabling communication relating to an intended combination of symbols among the plurality of players.

6. The recording medium according to claim 5 , wherein the message is displayed in association with at least one of the plurality of slots.

7. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 6 , wherein the message is displayed in association with a first slot of the plurality of slots, the first slot corresponding to a first player of the plurality of players, the first player sending the message to other players of the plurality of players.

8. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein, in the game, at least one player of the plurality of players battles with another player, that does not belong to the plurality of players, or a computer-controlled character using the game content.

9. The non-transitory computer readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the determined action is an action of attack or defense against another player, that does not belong to the plurality of players, or the computer-controlled character.

10. A game processing method for controlling progress of a game using a game content, the game content being electronic data used by a plurality of players for the progress of the game, the game processing method comprising:
receiving, from the plurality of players, stop operations to stop a plurality of slots sequentially replacing and providing predetermined symbols to the plurality of players of the game, each of the stop operations corresponding to one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players;
stopping one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players according to timing of reception of the stop operation from that player, thereby displaying a combination of the predetermined symbols provided by the plurality of slots; and
determining an action of the game content in the game according to the combination of the displayed predetermined symbols,
wherein the game is progressed according to the action of the game content determined based on the stop operations.

11. The game processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
storing information of each of the plurality of slots in association with the game content.

12. The game processing method according to claim 11 ,
wherein each of the predetermined symbols in each of the plurality of slots is constituted based on information of attribute set in the associated game content.

13. The game processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
increasing and decreasing at least one of a number of the plurality of slots and a speed at which each of the plurality of slots replaces respective predetermined symbol of the predetermined symbols.

14. The game processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
communicating a message enabling communication relating to an intended combination of symbols among the plurality of players.

15. The game processing method according to claim 14 , wherein the message is displayed in association with at least one of the plurality of slots.

16. The game processing method according to claim 15 , wherein the message is displayed in association with a first slot of the plurality of slots, the first slot corresponding to a first player of the plurality of players, the first player sending the message to other players of the plurality of players.

17. An information processing apparatus for controlling a game program which processes progress of a game using a game content, the game content being electronic data used by a plurality of players for the progress of the game, the information processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to:
receive, from the plurality of players, stop operations to stop a plurality of slots sequentially replacing and providing predetermined symbols to the plurality of players of the game, each of the stop operations corresponding to one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players;
stop one of the plurality of slots related to each of the plurality of players according to timing of reception of the stop operation from that player, thereby displaying a combination of the predetermined symbols provided by the plurality of slots; and
determine an action of the game content in the game according to the combination of the displayed predetermined symbols,

wherein the game is progressed according to the action of the game content determined based on the stop operations.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to store information of each of the plurality of slots in association with the game content.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein each of the predetermined symbols in each of the plurality of slots is constituted based on information of attribute set in the associated game content.

20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to increase and decrease at least one of a number of the plurality of slots and a speed at which each of the plurality of slots replaces respective predetermined symbol of the predetermined symbols.

21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to communicate a message enabling

Assignees

• Gree Inc

Inventors

• Fujita Hideki

Classifications

• G07F17/34

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

• G07F17/3213 Primary

  Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members · CPC title