Game system, terminal apparatus, and recording medium

A terminal apparatus for progressing a game, the terminal apparatus comprising:

• a memory storing machine instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that implements the machine instructions to execute a method of:
• progressing the game in which the terminal apparatus is competing against another terminal apparatus to which the terminal apparatus is connected over a network based on content information that prescribes progression contents of the game for both the terminal apparatus and the another terminal apparatus that prescribes progression contents of the game;
• acquiring first progression information indicative of a degree of progress of the game in the terminal apparatus, wherein the first progression information includes a first virtual elapsed time corresponding to a duration that the game has been running;
• acquiring, from the another terminal apparatus, input information that was input at the another terminal apparatus that progresses the game based on the content information, and second progression information indicative of a degree of progress of the game in the another terminal apparatus as of a point in time when the input information was input at the another terminal apparatus, wherein the second progression information includes a second virtual elapsed time corresponding to a duration that the game has been running;
• and
• controlling output of output information based on comparing the first virtual elapsed time and the second virtual elapsed time,
• wherein when the second virtual elapsed time indicated by the acquired second progression information is greater than the first virtual elapsed time indicated by the acquired first progression information, the controlling comprises controlling the output of output information to prohibit the output information from being output.

A game system including a plurality of terminal apparatuses for progressing a game, the game system comprising:

• a first game progressor configured to progress the game in which a first terminal apparatus among the plurality of terminal apparatuses is competing against a second terminal apparatus among the plurality of terminal apparatuses to which the first terminal apparatus is connected over a network in the first terminal apparatus based on content information that prescribes progression contents of the game for both the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus;
• a second game progressor configured to progress the game in a second terminal apparatus based on the content information;
• a first acquirer in the first terminal apparatus, the first acquirer configured to acquire first progression information indicative of a degree of progress of the game in the first terminal apparatus, wherein the first progression information includes a first virtual elapsed time corresponding to a duration that the game has been running;
• a second acquirer in the first terminal apparatus, the second acquirer configured to acquire, from the second terminal apparatus, input information that was input at the second terminal apparatus, and second progression information indicative of a degree of progress of the game in the second terminal apparatus as of a point in time when the input information was input at the second terminal apparatus, wherein the second progression information includes a second virtual elapsed time corresponding to a duration that the game has been running;
• and
• an output controller configured to compare the first virtual elapsed time acquired by the first acquirer and the second virtual elapsed time acquired by the second acquirer,
• wherein when the second virtual elapsed time indicated by the second progression information is greater than the first virtual elapsed time indicated by the first progression information, the output controller is configured to control output of output information to prohibit the output information from being output.