Abstract: If an area in which a character has been already placed by a player in another team is selected from the areas displayed in a game field display part on a top screen and a player point count corresponding to Oshikura at the bottom of as PP selection part is selected, a comparison is made between a player point count that was selected by a player at the placement of the currently placed character and a player point count that was selected by a player who will place a new character. Then, the character related to a player having more player points is determined as the character to be placed in the area. Accordingly, more competitive game elements are realized in a game that uses multiple areas.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a game program that causes a computer to execute the following processes: a reception process; a battle process; and a notification process. The reception process is for receiving a first operational input from a first player and a second operational input from a second player who is associated with the first player. The battle process is as follows: a battle between the first player and an opposing character starts based on the first operational input; a hit point parameter of the opposing character changes through the battle; an outcome of the battle is determined; a battle between the second player and the opposing character starts The notification process is for, before the outcome of the battle with the opposing character is determined in the battle process, notifying participation information to a third player.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide a game system that enables a player to easily select an item to be used by a player character. The game system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a selection unit configured to select, from player game contents owned by a player, one or more game contents to be used by a player character of the player in a battle with an opponent character, based at least on an effective value calculated by the effective value calculating unit.

Abstract: One object is to restrain unauthorized logins without significantly reducing usability. In accordance with one aspect, a server device according to an embodiment includes: an information storage unit for storing information; a setting unit for setting a value conversion rule used for login authentication; an information generating unit for generating login authentication information in response to a display request for a login screen sent from a terminal device; a sending unit for sending login screen data for displaying the login screen on the terminal device; a receiving unit for receiving login information from the terminal device; a determination unit for determining whether a login is permitted based on the received login information; a monitoring unit for monitoring the situation of unauthorized logins to the server device; and a selection unit for selecting a candidate for a new value conversion rule in accordance with the situation of unauthorized logins.

Abstract: The game program according to the present invention causes a computer to perform a registering process to register in advance in a storage unit attribute information specified by the player, an offering process to offer the game content to the player, a judgment process to compare the attribute information of the game content offered to the specified attribute information, a combining process to combine the game content offered with another game content to create a combined game content, and a recording process to record in the storage unit the combined game content as the game content owned by the player, without recording in the storage unit the game content offered as the game content owned by the player.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to cause a user to efficiently create an application program on a web browser. A network system according to the invention includes: a service-provider server that provides a browser service capable of running in a web browser; a user terminal; and an application-creation support server. The application-creation support server automatically generates an application file by using an application-creation tool, the application file being for causing the browser service provided by the service-provider server to run in the application program. The application-creation support server changes a layout file included in the application file, based on an editing operation input by the user. The application-creation support server generates an executable file of the application program by packaging a plurality of files including the layout file that has been changed, based on the generated application file.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes an operation definition management unit that manages definition data in which a pattern of a predetermined operation input including a specification of an object to which an effect is generated is corresponded with an effect; an operation input accepting unit that accepts an operation input by a user; an operation input recognizing processing unit that recognizes the operation input accepted by the operation input accepting unit by referring to the definition data; and an effect control unit that performs the effect of the definition data corresponding to the operation input recognized by the operation input recognizing processing unit.

Abstract: A game providing apparatus connected to a terminal device to be capable of having communication with the terminal device to provide a game in which a player selects a plurality of characters to participate in the game, includes a display image generation unit that synthesizes a plurality of character positioning areas at which a plurality of characters are to be positioned, respectively, and a plurality of characters positioned at the plurality of character positioning areas, respectively, to have the terminal device display the synthesized image; and a character selection unit that selects, when one of the characters is designated and a direction from the designated character having the designated character as a base point is designated by the terminal device, the designated character and the character positioned at the character positioning area that are in the designated direction, as a combination of characters to actually participate in the battle.

Abstract: There is presented a means of making a player more likely to receive a notification notifying the occurrence of a game event. The server device includes: a storage unit; an acceptance processing unit that accepts from a corresponding player terminal a priority display request for displaying a player on a priority basis in a notification candidate list; an update processing unit that performs, when the priority display request is accepted, an update by subtracting data on a consideration charged for the priority display request from data on player information about the player requesting for priority display; a probability setting unit that sets a probability of the player requesting for priority display being selected as a player displayed in the notification candidate list higher than probabilities of other players not requesting for priority display being selected; and a list creating unit that creates the notification candidate list.

Abstract: A server device includes a storage unit which stores data of player information including information on the amount of virtual currency possessed by the player in the game and data of a friend player associated with the player; an acceptance processing part which accepts a help request asking for help in the battle from a first player in the battle to another player; an update processing part which, when the help request from the first player is accepted, deducts data of compensation to be paid for making the help request from the data of the player information relevant to the first player and stores/updates the data in the storage unit; and a screen data generation part which generates screen data of a game page including a link which invites the friend player and a second player different from the friend player to participate in the battle to help the first player.

Abstract: A server device connected with a player terminal in a manner capable of information communication includes: a storage unit configured to store deck information in which a plurality of game contents held in a deck is set, and group information in which a plurality of groups configured from game contents that serve as selection candidates among the plurality of game contents held in the deck; a providing unit configured to sequentially select the groups according to a selection order set in advance based on the group information, and to provide the player with a game content selected from the game contents that serve as the selection candidates for each sequentially selected group, in response to a request from the player terminal; and an update unit configured to update the deck information so that the game content provided by the providing unit becomes a game content not held in the deck.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to control a game in which a plurality of teams competes in a game field including a plurality of unit areas for occupation of the unit area, the information processing device includes: an occupant team determination unit configured to determine a team to occupy the unit area; a point providing unit configured to provide a point set to the unit area to a team to occupy the unit area; a storage unit configured to store an acquired point of each of the teams; a comparison unit configured to compare the acquired points of the teams; and a special area setting unit configured to set a special area that provides a special point in the unit area at a position where a team having a few acquired points more easily occupies the special area than a team having many acquired points from among the plurality of unit areas in accordance with the compared acquired points of the teams.

Abstract: A server device connected with a player terminal used by a player when performing a game operation over a network includes: a rental unit; a providing unit; a storage unit configured to store player information in which the rental game content rented from the rental unit is set as game content temporarily possessed by the player, and the game content provided by the providing unit is set as game content possessed by the player; a parameter varying unit; a game content determination unit; a parameter setting unit configured to set a parameter of the game content based on a parameter of the rental game content varied by the parameter varying unit; a condition determination unit configured to determine whether a return condition of the rental game content is satisfied; and an update unit configured to update the player information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A server device connected with a player terminal used by a player when performing a game operation over a network includes: a rental unit; a providing unit; a storage unit configured to store player information in which the rental game content rented from the rental unit is set as game content temporarily possessed by the player, and the game content provided by the providing unit is set as game content possessed by the player; a parameter varying unit; a game content determination unit; a parameter setting unit configured to set a parameter of the game content based on a parameter of the rental game content varied by the parameter varying unit; a condition determination unit configured to determine whether a return condition of the rental game content is satisfied; and an update unit configured to update the player information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: One object of the present invention is to produce an operation method that allows a player to enjoy moving a character in a game space. In accordance with an aspect, the server device according to an embodiment includes an information storage unit for storing information, a game progression control unit for controlling progression of a game, a display image generating unit for generating an image to be displayed on a display device of the terminal device and displaying the image on the display device, a moving direction setting unit for setting a moving direction of a player character which is operated by the player, a player character control unit for controlling the movement of the player character in the game space, and a non-player character control unit for controlling the movement of a non-player character which is not operated by the player.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a graphic card animation display system for electronic card games. The system may be configured to display one or more electronically generated images of an electronic game card based on an orientation of the system. Animating the display of the one or more electronically generated images of an electronic game card based on an orientation of the system may increase and/or enhance the interest level of a user playing the electronic card game. In some implementations, the system may comprise a display, one or more sensors, one or more processors, a user interface, electronic storage, a housing, and/or other components.

Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium non-transitorily storing a game program for causing a computer that includes a processor and a memory to execute a game played by a player using a game content for which a parameter that can be increased to an upper limit value is set, the game program causing the computer to perform the following processes: an offer process of offering the player with the game content; a recording process of recording the offered game content as an owned game content that the player owns; and an upper limit setting process of selecting one owned game content and another owned game content set to the same type as the one owned game content from among a plurality of owned game contents that the player owns, and re-setting an upper limit value of a parameter set for the one owned game content to a new upper limit value by combining the one owned game content with the other owned game content.

Abstract: One object is to restrain unauthorized logins without significantly reducing usability. In accordance with one aspect, the server device according to an embodiment includes: an information storage unit for storing information; an information generating unit for generating login authentication information in response to a display request for a login screen sent from a terminal device; a sending unit for sending login screen data for displaying the login screen on the terminal device; a receiving unit for receiving login information from the terminal device; and a determination unit for determining whether a login is permitted based on the received login information. The login screen data includes an instruction for converting the login authentication information.

Abstract: A server device is connected with a player terminal that displays a game screen including a game content arrangement area in a manner capable of communicating information. The server device includes: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of game content including special game content; an arrangement unit configured to arrange game content in the game content arrangement area; a determination unit configured to determine whether the special game content is included in a plurality of pieces of game content; and a grant unit configured to grant a part of game content selected from the plurality of pieces of game content, or all of game content to a player when the special game content is not included, and to grant only a part of game content selected from the plurality of pieces of game content to the player when the special game content is included.

Abstract: An information processing device configured to control a game in which a plurality of teams competes in a game field including a plurality of unit areas for occupation of the unit area, the information processing device includes: an occupant team determination unit configured to determine a team to occupy the unit area; a point providing unit configured to provide a point set to the unit area to a team to occupy the unit area; a storage unit configured to store an acquired point of each of the teams; a comparison unit configured to compare the acquired points of the teams; and a special area setting unit configured to set a special area that provides a special point in the unit area at a position where a team having a few acquired points more easily occupies the special area than a team having many acquired points from among the plurality of unit areas in accordance with the compared acquired points of the teams.