JP2013230314A - Game system and control method used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game system capable of opening a race forecast of a player to other players.SOLUTION: A game system enables a player to forecast order of arrival of a race horse participating in a race held repeatedly, and provides a game paying a dividend to the player according to a race result. The game system increases and decreases points acquired by the player based on the player's forecast of a race and the race result, and evaluates the player's forecast according to the acquired points, and opens the player's forecast information to other players based on the evaluation.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system or the like that provides a game that predicts the order of a race in which a plurality of competitors compete.

  For example, a game machine that provides a horse racing game is known as a game for predicting the arrival order of a race in which a plurality of competitors compete (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the horse racing game, the player bets in anticipation of the racehorse arrival order and wins a payout according to the odds.

JP 2009-82508 A

  The player makes a prediction with reference to information such as the condition of a racehorse participating in the race, but the predictions of other players who play similarly are not shared.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system or the like that can disclose a player's race prediction to other players.

  A game system according to the present invention is a game system (1) that provides a game in which a player predicts the order of competing items participating in a repeatedly held race and gives a dividend to the player according to the race result. Based on the game control means (20) for controlling the game, the prediction evaluation means (30) for evaluating the player's prediction based on the player's prediction and the race result for the race, and the evaluation of the prediction evaluation means The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing the prediction disclosure means (30) for releasing the player's prediction information to other players.

  According to the game system of the present invention, the player predicts the arrival order of the competitors participating in the race. The prediction made by the player is evaluated, and the prediction information of the player is disclosed based on the evaluation. Therefore, the predicted information of the player with high evaluation can be used as reference information, and user friendliness can be realized.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the game control means gives the player predetermined given points to be used for betting on the competition, and gives the player earned points as a payout according to the race result. The prediction evaluation means may evaluate the player's prediction according to the amount of the acquired points acquired by the player. According to this, the prediction is evaluated based on the amount of points acquired according to the player's bet. Since the amount of acquired points increases as the prediction becomes more accurate, the player's prediction can be easily evaluated.

  In one form of the game system according to the present invention, the prediction evaluation means may evaluate the player's prediction based on a hit ratio at which the order of arrival of the competitors predicted by the player hits the race result. Good. According to this, the prediction is evaluated by the hit rate of the player. Therefore, the player's expectation can be accurately evaluated without the evaluation being affected by the odds.

  In a form in which the prediction evaluation means evaluates the player's prediction according to the amount of acquired points, the prediction disclosure means may permit the player having a large amount of acquisition points to disclose the prediction information. According to this, since the prediction of a player with a large amount of acquired points, that is, a player who makes a lot of predictions, is disclosed, it is useful information for other players. Further, in a form in which the prediction evaluation means evaluates the player's prediction according to the hit ratio, the player with a high hit ratio may be permitted to disclose the prediction information.

  In a mode in which a specific player is permitted to disclose the prediction information, the prediction disclosure unit may accept the input of the prediction information to a player who is permitted to disclose the prediction information. According to this, the player can input the prediction information to be disclosed to other players separately from the betting operation of the race.

  In one form of the game system of the present invention, the game control means may cause the player to predict the order of arrival of a plurality of racehorses running in an actual horse race as the race prediction. According to this, the player can play a game for predicting actual horse racing. The player who has a high evaluation of the prediction is provided with the prediction information, which is useful reference information for the player.

  The control method of the present invention is a computer incorporated in a game system (1) that provides a game in which a player predicts the arrival order of competitors participating in a repeatedly held race and gives a dividend to the player according to the race result. A game control step (S123 to S128) for controlling the game, a prediction evaluation step (S224) for evaluating the player's prediction based on the player's prediction and the race result for the race, and the prediction evaluation means Based on the evaluation, the above-mentioned problem is solved by executing a prediction disclosure step (S231, S232) for releasing the player's prediction information to other players. By executing the control method of the present invention, the game system of the present invention can be realized.

  In addition, in the above description, in order to make an understanding of this invention easy, the reference sign of the accompanying drawing was attached in parenthesis, but this invention is not limited to the form of illustration by it.

  As described above, in the present invention, the player predicts the arrival order of the competitors participating in the race. The prediction made by the player is evaluated, and the prediction information of the player is disclosed based on the evaluation. Therefore, the predicted information of the player with high evaluation can be used as reference information, and user friendliness can be realized.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the game system which concerns on one form of this invention. Overall view of the game machine. The functional block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the control system regarding a game system. The figure which shows an example of play data. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on a 1st monitor. The figure which shows an example of the game screen displayed on a 2nd monitor. The flowchart which shows the game control process which the control unit of a game machine and the control unit of a center server perform. The flowchart which shows the real betting ticket game execution process which the control unit of a game machine and the control unit of a center server perform. The flowchart which shows the prediction information disclosure process which the control unit of a game machine and the control unit of a center server perform.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a game system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The game system 1 includes a game machine 2 and a center server 3 as a server device, and executes a horse racing game. The game machine 2 is installed in a facility such as the store 4 and is configured as a commercial (business) game machine that allows a user to play a game within a range corresponding to the play fee in exchange for payment of the play fee. . A plurality of game machines 2 may be installed in the store 4. The game machine 2 is a so-called medal game machine that uses medals as game values (game media). The center server 3 is configured as a single logical server device by combining a plurality of server units 3A, 3B. However, the center server 3 may be configured by a single server unit. Alternatively, the center server 3 may be logically configured using cloud computing. An operator that operates the center server 3 to provide various services for the game machine 2 may be referred to as a service operator. The operator is a business operator who operates the game machine 2 in the store 4 and is conceptually classified as a service business operator.

  The game machine 2 and the center server 3 are connected via a network 5 so that they can communicate with each other. The network 5 accommodates a WAN (wide area network) 5A, a LAN (local area network) 5B that is constructed for each store 4 and accommodates these game machines 2, and server units 3A, 3B,. LAN 5C for connecting these server units 3A, 3B. As an example of the WAN 5A, the Internet that implements network communication using the TCP / IP protocol is used. The LANs 5B and 5C are also constructed by an intranet using the TCP / IP protocol. The LANs 5B and 5C are connected to the WAN 5A via the router 6. In addition, a local server may be installed between the game machine 2 and the router 6 of the store 4, and the game machine 2 may be connected to the center server 3 via the local server. The server units 3A, 3B... Of the center server 3 may be connected to each other by the WAN 5A instead of or in addition to the LAN 5C.

  The game machine 2 and the center server 3 are assigned unique IP addresses for identifying them on the network 5. In communication between the game machines 2 or between the game machine 2 and the center server 3, a communication partner is specified using the IP address. When the WAN 5A is a public network such as the Internet, a unique fixed address on the WAN 5A is set in each router 6. In the game machine 2, a private address for uniquely identifying the game machine 2 on the network 5 is set as an IP address in combination with the fixed address. In this case, a virtual private network (VPN) is constructed between the game machine 2 and the center server 3, and the game machine 2 is uniquely specified on the VPN using a private address. Hereinafter, information for identifying the game machine 2 and the center server 3 on the network 5 is referred to as address information. In communication via the network 5, it is assumed that a communication partner is specified based on the address information unless otherwise specified. In the game system 1, apart from the address information described above, a unique store ID is set for each store 4 for each store 4, and a unique chassis ID is set for the game machine 2. The center server 3 can uniquely identify the store 4 and the game machine 2 to which the communication partner game machine 2 belongs by receiving the store ID and the chassis ID from the communication partner game machine 2.

  The center server 3 provides various services via the network 5 to the game machine 2, users (players), and operators. For example, the center server 3 provides various game machine services to the game machine 2 or its players. As a service for the game machine, for example, a service for receiving player identification information from the game machine 2 and authenticating the player, and receiving and storing the play data of the player from the game machine 2 or providing the game machine 2; There is a service for updating a program or data of the game machine 2 via the network 5.

  FIG. 2 shows an overall view of the game machine 2. The game machine 2 includes a field unit 11, a plurality of station units 12 arranged so as to surround the field unit 11, and a monitor unit 13 arranged adjacent to the field unit 11. A racehorse model is installed in the field unit 11 and moves on the running surface 11a according to a race held in a horse racing game. Each station unit 12 includes a first monitor 14a and a second monitor 14b as a plurality of display units, a transparent first touch panel 15a and a second touch panel 15b as operation units superimposed on the surface, and medal There are provided a medal slot 16 as a shared receiving section for receiving insertion, and a card reader 17 for reading information on the card 7 possessed by the player and outputting a signal corresponding to the information. Each station unit 12 can be played by one or two people. Each touch panel 15a, 15b is a known input device that outputs a signal corresponding to the contact position when the player touches with a finger or the like. When a medal is inserted into the medal slot 16, the inserted medal is converted into a credit that can be used in a horse racing game, and is consumed or paid out depending on the game content. The card 9 read by the card reader 17 is provided with a non-volatile storage medium (not shown) such as an IC chip or a magnetic stripe, and the medium has a unique ID (hereinafter referred to as a card ID). Etc.) are recorded. The card ID may be recorded on the card 7 in the form of a barcode or the like. Alternatively, instead of the card 7, the card ID may be recorded on a storage medium such as an IC chip mounted on a mobile phone or the like. The monitor unit 13 includes a main monitor 13a that displays game information and the like.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the control system related to the game system 1. The game machine 2 is provided with a control unit 20 and a storage device 21. The control unit 20 includes a microprocessor, a ROM in which a program such as an operating system to be executed by the microprocessor is recorded, and an internal storage device (not shown) such as a RAM that provides a work area for the microprocessor. A computer unit provided. The storage device 21 stores a game program to be executed by the control unit 20 and various data to be referred to by the program. The storage device 21 is a storage device capable of storing data such as a hard disk storage device.

  A game control unit 22 is provided inside the control unit 20. The game control unit 22 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware of the control unit 20 and predetermined software. The game control unit 22 executes various processes related to the horse racing game executed on the game machine 2. Connected to the control unit 20 are first and second touch panels 15a and 15b as input devices, a medal detection sensor 16a for detecting medals inserted into the medal slot 16, and a card reader 17, and a first output device as the output device. The first and second monitors 14a and 14b, the main monitor 13a, and the field unit 11 are connected. The medal detection sensor 16a is a known sensor such as a contact sensor or an optical sensor that detects a medal that is inserted into the medal insertion slot 16 and passes through a predetermined path. The card ID of the card 7 read by the card reader 17 is used for calling up the play data 35 stored on the center server 3. 2 shows the configuration of only one station unit 12 among the plurality of station units 12 provided in the game machine 2 as the configuration of the game machine 2, but the control unit 20 has other configurations. It is also in charge of processing for the horse racing game executed in the station unit 12.

  The center server 3 is provided with a control unit 30 and a storage device 31. Since the configuration of the control unit 30 and the storage device 31 may be the same as the configuration of the control unit 20 and the storage device 21, description thereof will be omitted. A game machine management unit 32 is provided inside the control unit 30. The game machine management unit 32 is a logical device realized by a combination of computer hardware of the control unit 30 and predetermined software. The game machine management unit 32 receives the player identification information (card ID) from the game machine 2 and authenticates the player, and receives and stores the play data 35 of the player from the game machine 2 or provides it to the game machine 2. To do. Further, the game machine management unit 32 updates the program or data of the game machine 2 via the network 5.

  In the storage device 31, ID management data 33, game data 34, and play data 35 are recorded. The ID management data 33 is data describing the correspondence between various IDs used in the game system 1. The center server 3 identifies a user (player) using a unique user ID for each user. The play data 35 is recorded in a one-to-one correspondence with the user ID, and the card ID is associated one-to-one or many-to-one with the user ID. By referring to the ID management data 33, the center server 3 can determine the correspondence between the card ID and the user ID and specify the user ID of the player. The game data 34 is data that the control unit 30 appropriately refers to in relation to the horse racing game to be executed on the game machine 2. The play data 35 is created and managed for each user ID as described above. When a player plays a horse racing game on the game machine 2, the card ID that is recognized by the card reader 17 of the game machine 2 is provided to the center server 3 and corresponds to the user ID associated with the card ID. At least a part of the play data 35 to be played is provided from the center server 3 to the game machine 2 and stored in the storage device 21 of the game machine 2.

  An example of the play data 35 is shown in FIG. The play data 35 in FIG. 4 includes information associated with the play of the horse racing game such as the horse's horse data associated with the user ID and the performance data recorded in the horse racing game.

  5A and 5B show an example of the game screen GS displayed on the first and second monitors 14a and 14b. The game screen GS1 displayed on the first monitor 14a shown in FIG. 5A shows an example of a betting screen of a betting ticket game that predicts the arrival order of racehorses running in a race held at a predetermined interval. In the game screen GS2 displayed on the second monitor 14b shown in FIG. 5B, a training game for training and training a racehorse owned by the player is shown. In the betting ticket game, the player selects the type of betting ticket for the predicted racehorse, and bets within the range of credits owned. When the player's prediction is correct, a payout corresponding to the odds is obtained. On the game screen GS1, the name of the currently held race is displayed, and information on racehorses running in the race and odds corresponding to the type of betting ticket are shown. The player bets by operating the first touch panel 15a based on such information.

  On the other hand, in the breeding game, the player can produce a horse and train it to improve the ability of the horse and start running in a race. The game screen GS2 shows the player's horse information. The player operates the second touch panel 15b, selects a training menu according to the ability he wants to improve, and trains his horse. The horse can run in the race, and the player can win a prize when the horse wins the race. In order to play the breeding game, player authentication based on the card ID of the card 7 is required, and various information on the horses owned by the player is recorded in the play data 35 as horse data. The game screen GS shown on each of the first and second monitors 14a and 14b can show both betting ticket games and breeding games. A game screen GS is displayed in response to an instruction from the player.

  In the horse racing game, the above-described betting ticket game and the breeding game can be played, and player authentication is required for playing the breeding game. For the betting ticket game and the breeding game, a known game control process may be used. In the station unit 12 of the game machine 2, one player can use the first and second monitors 14a and 14b, and plays the betting ticket game on one monitor 14a as in the game screens GS1 and GS2. The upbringing game can be played on the monitor 14b. When player authentication is not performed, a betting ticket game screen is displayed on each of the first and second monitors 14a and 14b.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the game control process which the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 and the control unit 30 of the center server 3 perform is demonstrated. 6 is specifically the game control unit 22 of the control unit 20 and the game machine management unit 32 of the control unit 30. The game control process shows a basic process flow of a horse racing game executed on the game machine 2.

  When the player instructs the game machine 2 to start a horse racing game, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 requests the player to scan the card 7 (step S101). When the player performs the reading operation of the card 7 with the card reader 17, the control unit 20 identifies the card ID of the card 7 possessed by the player, notifies the center server 3 of the card ID, and requests a login management process. (Step S102). In response to this, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 starts the login management process of FIG. 6 and first identifies the user ID corresponding to the card ID with reference to the ID management data 33 (step S201). The play data 35 associated with is extracted (step S202). Subsequently, the control unit 30 provides the extracted play data 35 to the game machine 2 (step S203), and thereafter ends the login management process.

  The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 acquires the play data 35 provided from the center server 3 (step S103), and reflects it in the game content based on the acquired play data 35. Furthermore, the control unit 20 permits the player to select play of the breeding game (step S104). When the player selects a breeding game (step S105), the control unit 20 starts the above-described breeding game (step S106). On the other hand, when the player selects a betting ticket game (step S105), the control unit 20 starts the betting ticket game described above (step S107). On the other hand, even when the player does not have the card 7 and the card 7 is not read, the control unit 20 starts the above-described betting ticket game (step S107). In this case, the breeding game cannot be selected, and the player plays only the betting ticket game.

  When the play of the breeding game or the betting ticket game ends, the control unit 20 displays the play result (step S108), and when the player wins a dividend or a prize, pays out a credit corresponding to the result. Thereafter, when the player desires to continue the horse racing game (step S109), the control unit 20 returns to step S105, and starts or continues the game according to the player's desire. In this case, the player who has not performed player authentication continues the betting ticket game. On the other hand, when the player finishes the horse racing game (step S109), the play result of the current horse racing game is notified to the center server 3 (step S110). Upon receiving notification of the play result from the game machine 2, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 starts the play data management process of FIG. The control unit 30 acquires the play data 35 from the play result notification (step S211), and updates the play data 35. Thereafter, the control unit 30 notifies the game machine 2 that the update has been completed (step S212). On the other hand, in response to the notification from the center server 3, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 displays to the player that the update of the play data 35 has been completed (step S111), and ends the current process.

  In the betting ticket game of the game machine 2, in addition to the above-described normal betting ticket game, the actual order of the race of the horse race actually held on the racetrack is predicted, and the points to be earned are paid to the player based on the race result. There is a betting ticket game. In the real betting ticket game, a bet is made using the grant points given to the player separately from the credits used in the normal betting ticket game. When the prediction is made, the player is paid out the earned points based on the odds, and the earned points can be exchanged for various items that can be used in the betting ticket game or the breeding game.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the real betting ticket game execution process executed by the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 and the control unit 30 of the center server 3 will be described. First, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 distributes the program guide obtained from the racetrack operator to each game machine 2 (step S221). When the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 acquires the program guide (step S121), the control unit 20 notifies the host of the real betting game on the game machine 2 and gives a certain amount of points that can be used for the real betting game to the player. (Step S122). For example, 1000 points are awarded to the player. The program guide includes data on racehorses that run in actual races. The program guide is distributed to each game machine 2 from 2 to 3 days before the race date.

  The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 permits the player to bet on the race of the real betting ticket game (step S123). The use of the granted points is limited to the race of the real betting ticket game held within a predetermined period specified in advance. For example, a race held every Sunday is designated. When there is a bet from the player (step S124), the control unit 20 transmits the prediction made by the player to the center server 3 (step S125). On the other hand, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 receives the prediction from the player (step S222). The prediction is recorded in the play data 35 of the player. The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 closes the bet on the race immediately before the race (step S126). The expiry date of the granted points cannot be used in the next race by carrying over the granted points until the race betting deadline.

  When the actual race is held at the racetrack and the race result is confirmed, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 distributes the obtained race result to each game machine 2 (step S223). This race result is distributed after Monday as an example. The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 acquires the race result (step S127), and displays the race result in response to the player's request. Then, the control unit 20 gives an earned point corresponding to the odds to the player who has made the prediction (step S128). Grant points and acquisition points are different points. The player can exchange the various points that can be used in the betting ticket game and the breeding game using the acquired points. For example, it can be exchanged for a racehorse card sheet or the like in a betting ticket game and a seed or fertilizer that can be grown on a farm in a breeding game. Providing items that can only be obtained by exchanging points will also motivate you to play a real betting game.

  On the other hand, the control unit 30 of the center server 3 evaluates the player's prediction based on the player's prediction and the race result (step S224). The evaluation is made based on the amount of acquired points acquired by the player. The acquisition points are ranked according to the acquisition amount in a predetermined period divided by an acquisition period, for example, one year unit, one month unit, one week unit, or the like. Then, the control unit 30 gives the title “real betting ticket king” to a player with a large amount of acquisition points (step S225). When the player becomes “real betting ticket king”, it is recorded in the play data 35 of the player, and prediction information of the race can be disclosed. This will be described later. The “real betting ticket king” may be given only to the first ranked player among the players ranked in the acquisition period, or may be given with a certain range such as 1st to 3rd. Or you may provide with respect to the player who acquired the predetermined | prescribed acquisition point. About the setting of grant of "real betting ticket king", an appropriate change is possible.

  Prediction information released by “Real betting ticket king” is input when “Real betting ticket king” makes “Racing prediction” in the real betting ticket game. The prediction information is disclosed to all other players. With reference to FIG. 8, the prediction information disclosure process executed by the control unit 30 of the center server 3 and the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 will be described. The control unit 20 of the game machine 2 determines whether or not the player is “real betting ticket king” (step S131). Whether or not it is “real betting ticket king” is determined by referring to the play data 35. When “real betting ticket king” is indicated in the above-described real betting ticket game, the control unit 20 permits input of prediction information as “real betting ticket king” (step S132). The control unit 20 waits for input of prediction information from the “real betting ticket king” (player). When there is an input (step S133), the control unit 20 transmits the prediction information to the control unit 30 of the center server 3 (step S134). If there is no input, the control unit 20 waits for an input from the “real betting ticket king” until time-out, and if there is no input, ends the current process (step S135).

  When the control unit 30 of the center server 3 acquires the prediction information from the game machine 2 (Step S231), the control information of the “real betting ticket king” is disclosed to all the other players (Step S232). “Real betting ticket king”, that is, a player who has a high win rate in actual horse racing, makes predictions available to other players, providing reliable information to other players and realizing user friendliness. , "Real betting ticket king" can spread himself to other players, and can enhance the interest of the game.

  In the embodiment described above, the control unit 20 of the game machine 2 functions as a game control unit by executing the processes of steps S123 to S128. The control unit 30 of the center server 3 functions as a prediction evaluation unit by executing the process of step S224, and functions as a prediction disclosure unit by performing the processes of steps S231 and S232.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described form and can be implemented in various forms. For example, in this embodiment, the “real betting ticket king” is certified based on the amount of points acquired by the player, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the player's expectation may be evaluated based on a hit ratio that the racehorse expected by the player hits the actual race result, and "real betting ticket king" may be recognized. The hit rate may be the probability that the player hits the racehorse that will be the first place, or may be calculated by weighting according to the hit order (for example, 1st to 3rd place). Good. You may change the evaluation method suitably.

  Further, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to be an actual horse racing race. For example, a specific common race held in game machines 2 nationwide or a specific local race held in the store 4 is designated to each player. A tournament may be held to evaluate the expectations. In this case as well, the “betting ticket king” may be certified by evaluating the earned points or hit rates of each player. In addition to horse racing, the present invention can also be applied to a game machine that executes a race in which a bicycle race, a boat race, and other competitors compete.

  In this embodiment, a plurality of game machines 2 that cause a player to predict the order of competing items participating in a repeatedly held race and give a dividend to the player according to the result of the race, and the center server 3 are connected via a network. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, in addition to the game machine 2, it may be provided as an online game by the center server 3 connected via the network 5 to a mobile phone including a smartphone or a personal terminal such as a personal computer. Alternatively, the game machine 2 may be installed as a stand-alone, and the prediction of the race in the game machine 2 may be evaluated, and the prediction of the player with a high evaluation may be disclosed.

  In the present embodiment, the prediction information is disclosed by inputting the prediction information separately from the action of the player betting in the real betting game, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the prediction information may be edited and released based on information betted by the player. A racehorse with a lot of bets may be extracted and released as a horse that the player is paying attention to, or a betting ticket with a lot of bets may be released. Moreover, although it has comprised so that a real betting ticket game may be played using a grant point in this form, it is not restricted to this. For example, a bet may be made with credits obtained by exchanging ordinary medals or the like. In this case, by setting the upper limit number of bets that can be betted, it is possible to provide an equal playing environment in the same way as credit points even with credits. It is also possible to evaluate forecasts based on earned points.

1 game system 2 game machine 3 center server 20 game machine control unit (game control means)
30 Center server control unit (expectation evaluation means, prediction disclosure means)

Claims (8)

A game system that provides a game that allows a player to predict the order of competing items participating in a repeatedly held race and gives a dividend to the player according to the race result,
Game control means for controlling the game;
Anticipation evaluation means for evaluating the anticipation of the player based on the anticipation of the player and the result of the race;
Based on the evaluation of the anticipation evaluation means, anticipation disclosure means for releasing the prediction information of the player to other players;
A game system with The game control means gives the player predetermined given points to be used for betting on the competition, and gives the player points as a payout according to the race result;
The game system according to claim 1, wherein the prediction evaluation unit evaluates a player's prediction according to the amount of the acquired points acquired by the player.   The game system according to claim 1, wherein the anticipation evaluation unit evaluates the anticipation of the player on the basis of a hit ratio in which the order of arrival of the competition predicted by the player is appropriate for the race result.   The game system according to claim 2, wherein the prediction disclosure unit permits the player with a large amount of earned points to disclose the prediction information.   The game system according to claim 3, wherein the prediction disclosure unit permits the player with a high hit rate to disclose the prediction information.   The game system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the prediction disclosure unit receives an input of the prediction information to a player permitted to disclose the prediction information.   The game system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the game control unit causes a player to predict the order of arrival of a plurality of racehorses running in an actual horse race as the race prediction. In a computer incorporated in a game system that provides a game in which a player predicts the order of competing items participating in a repeatedly held race and gives a dividend to the player according to the race result,
A game control process for controlling the game;
A prediction evaluation step of evaluating the player's prediction based on the player's prediction of the race and the race result;
A prediction disclosure step of releasing the player's prediction information to other players based on the evaluation of the prediction evaluation means;
Control method to execute.

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