IP Library Granted Patent US 9,682,322
Granted Patent B2
US 9,682,322 · App. 14/500,772 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

Server device, electronic game device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing electronic game program

Inventors: Toshinori Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Makoto Yamaguchi (Tokyo, JP); Masatoshi Inagawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: DENA CO., LTD.
A63F13/58A63F13/42A63F13/56A63F13/822
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Patent No.
US 9,682,322
App. No.
14/500,772
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display unit that displays a player character and a plurality of types of panels in a tile manner as a game image, and an input unit that receives an input of selecting the same type of adjacent panels of the plurality of types of panels starting from the player character as a starting point, in each turn. An effect on the game is provided according to the type of the panels, the input of which has been received in the input unit.

Claims (35)

1. A server device comprising:

a game image generation unit configured to:

generate a game image including a player character and a grid of panels, the grid of panels including a plurality of attack panels,

in each turn, receive an input continuously selecting a path through one or more selected panels among the grid of panels, the path starting from a panel occupied by the player character and intersecting a panel occupied by an enemy character, and

cause damage to the enemy character according to a number of attack panels in the selected panels,

wherein the processing unit is further configured to generate the enemy character,

wherein each of the panels and the enemy character are associated with an attribute, and

wherein the damage to the enemy character is caused according to a relationship between the attributes of the selected panels and the attribute of the enemy character.

2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the enemy character is a first enemy character, and

wherein the processing unit is further configured to, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, generate a second enemy character, the path intersecting a panel occupied by the second enemy character after the path intersects the first enemy character, and to cause damage to the second enemy character.

3. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the grid of panels includes one or more recovery panels and one or more magic panels, and

wherein the processing unit is further configured to recover hit points of the player character according to the number of recovery panels in the path, and to increase ability points of the player character according to the number of magic panels in the path.

4. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein a proportion of attack panels in the grid of panels is based on a current game stage.

5. An electronic game device comprising:

a display unit configured to display a game image including a player character and a grid of panels, the grid of panels including a plurality of attack panels; and

an input unit configured to receive, in each turn, an input continuously selecting a path through one or more selected panels among the grid of panels, the path starting from a panel occupied by the player character and passing through a panel occupied by an enemy character, and

wherein damage is caused to the enemy character according to a number of attack panels in the path,

wherein the display unit displays the enemy character in the game image,

wherein each of the grid of panels and the enemy character is associated with an attribute, and

wherein the damage is provided to the enemy character according to a relationship between the attributes of the selected panels and the attribute of the enemy character.

6. The electronic game device according to claim 5 , wherein the enemy character is a first enemy character, and

wherein, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the path intersects a panel occupied by the second enemy character after intersecting the panel occupied by the first enemy character and damage is caused to the second enemy character.

7. The electronic game device according to claim 5 , wherein the grid of panels includes one or more recovery panels and one or more magic panels, and

wherein hit points of the player character are recovered according to the number of recovery panels in the path, and ability points of the player character are increased according to the number of magic panels in the path.

8. The electronic game device according to claim 5 , wherein a proportion of attack panels in the grid of panels is based on a current game stage.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an electronic game program for causing a computer to function as:

a display unit configured to display a game image including a player character and a grid of panels, the grid of panels including a plurality of attack panels;

an input unit configured to receive, in each turn, an input continuously selecting a path through one or more selected panels among the grid of panels, the path being in at least one of a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, and a diagonal direction, the path starting from a panel occupied by the player character and intersecting a panel occupied by an enemy character; and

an effect providing unit configured to cause damage to the enemy character according to the number of attack panels in the path,

wherein the display unit displays the enemy character in the game image,

wherein each of the grid of panels and the enemy character is associated with an attribute, and

wherein the damage is provided to the enemy character according to a relationship between the attributes of the selected panels and the attribute of the enemy character.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the grid of panels includes one or more recovery panels and one or more magic panels, and

wherein the effect providing unit is further configured to recover hit points of the player character according to the number of recovery panels in the path, and to increase ability points of the player character according to the number of magic panels in the path.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein a proportion of attack panels in the grid of panels is based on a current game stage.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 10, 2022
From: DENA CO., LTD.
To: DENA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059805/0970 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2014
From: SUZUKI, TOSHINORI; YAMAGUCHI, MAKOTO; INAGAWA, MASATOSHI
To: DENA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033996/0662 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-203531 · Sep 30, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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