# US 11,439,914 B2 · Game program and game system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,914 B2 - Document ID: US11439914B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/927,113 - Filed: 2020-07-13 - Published: 2021-01-21 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-16 - Assignees: Square Enix Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Square Enix Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jun Katou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439914B2 ## CPC - A63F 13/822: Strategy games; Role-playing games (A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence) - A63F 13/35: Details of game servers - A63F 13/46: Computing the game score - A63F 13/798: for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame - A63F 13/847: Cooperative playing, e.g. requiring coordinated actions from several players to achieve a common goal - A63F 2300/807: Role playing or strategy games - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract To provide a game program of sufficient interest having high strategic quality. The program, given that a predetermined host object among host objects is defined as a first object and furthermore, a host object different from the first object is defined as a second object, in a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are not present, and a case where none of the host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is the first object or the second object having the predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be non-executable on the one enemy object. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a game program causing a server apparatus to execute a battle game that progresses by executing a predetermined action on an enemy object in the server apparatus capable of communicating with and connecting to a terminal apparatus operated by a player, the game program causing the server apparatus to function as: a controller that, given that a predetermined host object among host objects is defined as a first object and furthermore, a host object different from the first object is defined as a second object, in a case where one or more host objects having a predetermined first relationship with one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the first object, and a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the second object having a predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be executable on the one enemy object, and in a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are not present, and a case where none of the host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is the first object or the second object having the predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be non-executable on the one enemy object, wherein the enemy object turns into a converted host object in a case where the predetermined action is executed on the enemy object and a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein a display of the converted host object being turned from the enemy object into the converted host object is updated to show as a host object, wherein the predetermined first relationship is a relationship in which objects have an adjacent positional relationship, and wherein the predetermined second relationship is a relationship of connections to the predetermined host object in a case of traversing the second object having the predetermined first relationship. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, further causing the server apparatus to function as, in a case where a predetermined enemy object among enemy objects is defined as a first enemy object and furthermore, an enemy object different from the first enemy object is defined as a second enemy object, a point calculator that calculates a point involved in winning and losing of the game in accordance with the number of second objects having the predetermined second relationship with the first object and the number of second enemy objects having the predetermined second relationship with the first enemy object. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the point calculator does not calculate the point for the second object not having the predetermined second relationship with the first object, and does not calculate the point for the second enemy object not having the predetermined second relationship with the first enemy object. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, further causing the server apparatus to function as a rank determiner that determines a rank based on the calculated point. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls the predetermined action to be non-executable on the enemy object until an elapse of a predetermined time period in a case where the predetermined action is executed on the enemy object and the predetermined condition is satisfied. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, further causing the server apparatus to function as a defense arranger that arranges defender in a host object for defending the host object from the predetermined action. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the battle game is a game in which a plurality of groups battle, and each group is configured with a plurality of players. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls executability of the predetermined action in a case where the player selects the enemy object. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the controller controls executability of the predetermined action at predetermined time intervals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the battle game is configured with one or more battle periods, and the controller controls executability of the predetermined action at a start of the battle period. ### Claim 11 A game system that includes a terminal apparatus operated by a player and a server apparatus capable of communicating with and connecting to the terminal apparatus and is related to a battle game which progresses by executing a predetermined action on an enemy object, the game system including: a controller that, given that a predetermined host object among host objects is defined as a first object and furthermore, a host object different from the first object is defined as a second object, in a case where one or more host objects having a predetermined first relationship with one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the first object, and a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the second object having a predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be executable on the one enemy object, and in a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are not present, and a case where none of the host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is the first object or the second object having the predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be non-executable on the one enemy object, wherein the enemy object turns into a converted host object in a case where the predetermined action is executed on the enemy object and a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein a display of the converted host object being turned from the enemy object into the converted host object is updated to show as a host object, wherein the predetermined first relationship is a relationship in which objects have an adjacent positional relationship, and wherein the predetermined second relationship is a relationship of connections to the predetermined host object in a case of traversing the second object having the predetermined first relationship. ### Claim 12 A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a game program for executing a battle game that progresses by executing a predetermined action on an enemy object in a terminal apparatus that is operated by a player and is capable of communicating with and connecting to a server apparatus, the game program causing the terminal apparatus to function as: a controller that, given that a predetermined host object among host objects is defined as a first object and furthermore, a host object different from the first object is defined as a second object, in a case where one or more host objects having a predetermined first relationship with one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the first object, and a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are present and any of the host objects is the second object having a predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be executable on the one enemy object, and in a case where the one or more host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is/are not present, and a case where none of the host objects having the predetermined first relationship with the one enemy object is the first object or the second object having the predetermined second relationship with the first object, controls the predetermined action to be non-executable on the one enemy object, wherein the enemy object turns into a converted host object in a case where the predetermined action is executed on the enemy object and a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein a display of the converted host object being turned from the enemy object into the converted host object is updated to show as a host object, wherein the predetermined first relationship is a relationship in which objects have an adjacent positional relationship, and wherein the predetermined second relationship is a relationship of connections to the predetermined host object in a case of traversing the second object having the predetermined first relationship.