Patent ID: 8282104

Claim:
A game system, comprising: a game device executing games; a supply unit being configured to supply a plurality of real operation objects used by one or a plurality of players during a game to the one or the plurality of players; an accumulation unit being configured to recover and accumulate the used plurality of real operation objects; an input unit being configured to input the plurality of real operation objects accumulated in the accumulation unit to the supply unit; a detection unit being configured to detect the quantity of the plurality of real operation objects accumulated in the accumulation unit, the detection unit including an image taking unit and an area ratio calculation unit, the image taking unit configured to take plane images of the real operation objects accumulated in the accumulation unit, provided so that the plane of the accumulation unit is within the field of view, and the area ratio calculation unit being configured to calculate the ratio of the area occupied by the real operation objects with respect to the range of the image taken, by analyzing the images taken by the image taking unit; a judging unit being configured to judge whether the quantity of real operation objects is sufficient based on the detection results; and a results output unit being configured to output the judgment results of the judging unit.