Game device and game control method

Abstract

A game device is provided that can reduce the size of the device and can execute the simulation of a match game scene based on an operation input by a game player. The game device includes a field panel imitating a field of a sporting event, card holding stages that are arranged in the locations indicating the positions of players in the sporting event on the field panel, and holding card in a raised state, a card information reading means for reading card information recorded on the cards held by the card holding stages, and a game execution control means for controlling the execution of a game.

1 . A game device including a game execution control means for controlling progress of a game in accordance with card information read from a card and an operation input signal input from an operation means including a touch panel, the game device comprising:
 a field panel provided above the touch panel and imitating a game field;   a plurality of card holding stages that are arranged in respective positions on the field panel indicating positions of a plurality of characters in the game field and hold the card in a raised state; and   a card information reading means for reading card information recorded on the card held by the card holding stages,   wherein the game execution control means controls the progress of the game, based on the card information read by the card information reading means.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The game device according to  claim 1 , wherein the game execution control means includes:
 a character-specific ability database that is information stored in a storage means for each character corresponding to the card information, and registers in advance an ability value of the character with respect to a game execution;   a condition setting parameter that increases or decreases the ability value of the character; and   a parameter value increasing/decreasing process means for increasing or decreasing, based on the condition setting parameter, the ability value in the game of the character corresponding to the card information read by the card information reading means.   
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . A game control method in a game device including a storage means, an operation means including a touch panel, a field panel imitating a game field, a plurality of card holding stages that are arranged in respective positions on the field panel indicating positions of a plurality of characters on the game field and hold a card in a raised state, a card information reading means for reading the card information recorded on the card held by the card holding stage, and a game execution control means for controlling progress of a game, the game control method comprising:
 a card information reading step for causing a game execution control means to read and store, in the storage means, the card information of the card held by the card holding stage; and   a game execution control step for controlling progress of a game in accordance with the card information stored in the storage means in the card information reading step and an operation input signal input from the operation means including the touch panel.   
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The game control method according to  claim 6 , wherein the game execution control means executes:
 a character-specific ability database that is information stored in the storage means for each character corresponding to the card information, and registers in advance an ability value of the character with respect to a game execution; a condition setting parameter that increases or decreases the ability value of the character; and a parameter value increasing/decreasing process step for increasing or decreasing, based on the condition setting parameter, the ability value in the game of the character corresponding to the card information read by the card information reading means.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled)