Patent ID: 8678934

Claim:
A game providing device for providing a game to be executed by a plurality of players communicatively interconnected, the device comprising: a content information storage unit configured to store information about a plurality of game contents used in a game; an area information storage unit configured to store information about a plurality of areas, wherein the plurality of game contents are to be placed in the plurality of areas; a content determining unit configured to determine, in response to a request from each of the plurality of players, a game content available to the player from the plurality of game contents stored in the content information storage unit; an area selection accepting unit configured to accept, from the player, selection of an area from the plurality of areas stored in the area information storage unit, wherein the determined game content is to be placed in the selected area; a content placing unit configured to place the game content in the selected area, wherein the game content is placed in the selected area; an elapsed time determining unit configured to determine an elapsed time from the placement of the game content in the area by the content placing unit; a point granting unit configured to determine, in response to the placement of the game content in the area, points corresponding to the area from the elapsed time and grant the points to the player; and a result deciding unit configured to decide a result of the game according to points granted to each of the plurality of players.