Patent ID: 9079101
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game providing device for providing a game, the device comprising: a central processing unit configured to execute machine-readable instructions; and storage unit configured to store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the central processing unit to: store information about a plurality of game contents used in a game; store information about a plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of game contents are to be placed in the plurality of areas; determine, in response to a request from each of a plurality of players including a first player and a second player, a corresponding game content is available to the player from the plurality of game contents such that a first game content is determined to be available to the first player and a second game content is determined to be available to the second player; accept, from each of the plurality of players, a selection of an area from the plurality of areas, wherein the determined game contents are to be placed in the selected area; place the first game content in the area selected by the first player if the area has no game content placed therein, and perform placing processing based on a comparison between a first parameter corresponding to game content placement by the first player and a second parameter corresponding to game content placement by the second player, if the area selected by the first player is a competing area having the second game content placed therein by the second player; when first prescribed conditions are satisfied, remove the game content such that the area in which the game content has been placed is vacant, the first prescribed conditions including a condition that the elapsed time from when the game content has been placed in the area has reached a predetermined upper time limit; grant points corresponding to the area selected by the first player, in response to the placement of the game content in the area by the first player being successful; and decide a result of the game according to points granted to each of the plurality of players, wherein when second prescribed conditions including a condition that all of the plurality of areas are competing areas are satisfied, a selection of the competing area to be accepted as an area for placement of the determined game content is enabled.