Game control method, server apparatus, and storage medium

A game control method, which is used in a server apparatus which comprises a processor and a storage device and is configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile terminals, the method being required to control each mobile terminal to individually execute a game in which a container that contains an item is obtained, the method comprising:

• controlling the processor to store, for each user, user identification information required to identify the user in the storage device;
• controlling the processor to open, when opening of the container is selected based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, the container to obtain an item from the opened container and to store information relating the obtained item in the storage device in association with the user identification information;
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• controlling the processor to transmit, when the obtained container has not been opened and is presented to a user of another mobile terminal based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, screen data indicating a present of the container to the other mobile terminal.

A server apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile terminals and to control each mobile terminal to individually execute a game in which a container that contains an item is obtained, the apparatus comprising:

• a storage device configured to store, for each user, user identification information required to identify the user;
• an opening device configured to open, when opening of the container is selected based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, the container to obtain an item from the opened container and to store information relating to the obtained item in the storage device in association with the user identification information;
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• a present device configured to transmit, when the obtained container has not be opened and is presented to a user of another mobile terminal based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, screen data indicating a present of the container to the other mobile terminal.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a game control program executed by a processor of a server apparatus, the server apparatus comprising a storage device, is configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile terminals and to control each mobile terminal to individually execute a game in which a container that contains an item is obtained, the game control program including:

• a first program code for controlling the processor to execute processing for storing, for each user, user identification information required to identify the user, in the storage device;
• a second program code for controlling the processor to execute opening processing for opening, when opening of the container is selected based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, the container to obtain an item from the opened container and storing information relating the obtained item in the storage device in association with the user identification information;
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• a third program code for controlling the processor to execute processing for transmitting, when the obtained container which has not be opened, is presented to a user of another mobile terminal based on an operation of the user of the mobile terminal, screen data indicating a present of the container to the other mobile terminal.