Game system utilizing network

A game system including a plurality of game machines connected to a network to make a player of each of the plurality of game machines:

• select a desired item from a plurality of selective items;
• and play at the game machine of the player a game having content reflecting the item selected, the game system comprising:
• a data storage device storing relation data having information necessary for determining whether or not a predetermined connection exists between players;
• a selection state determining device configured to determine selection state of the selective items pertaining to the player at each of the plurality of game machines;
• a relation determining device configured to determine based on the relation data another player having the predetermined connection with the player;
• and
• a selection state presenting device configured to present to the player making the selection of the item, the selection state determined by the selection state determining device pertaining to the player who is determined by the relation determining device as the another player having the predetermined connection.