Card game device, card data reader, card game control method, recording medium, program, and card

A game apparatus arranged to allow a user to play a game against another user operating another game apparatus connected via a network,

• the game apparatus comprising:
• a panel having an upper face formed flat and having a spread enough to place a set of game pieces thereon, which set of the game pieces is selected from a group of the game pieces which the user possesses before starting the game, wherein each of the game pieces is stored with data indicative of a game character;
• a game execution means configured to organize a team of the game characters in a virtual game space based on the data detected from each of the game pieces placed on the panel to execute a game with the team in the virtual game space against another team organized on another game apparatus operated by another user, and
• a game piece issue unit configured to issue a new game piece when the game is finished wherein the user is allowed to add the newly issued game piece to the group of the game pieces from which the user can select a new set of game pieces when the user plays another game on the game apparatus.

A game apparatus arranged to allow a user to play a game against another user operating another game apparatus connected via a network, the game apparatus comprising:

• a panel having a spread enough to place a set of game pieces, which are selected from a group of the game pieces which the user possesses before starting the game, wherein the game pieces are indicative of game characters different from one another and store ID data corresponding to the game characters, respectively;
• a detection means configured to detect ID data from the respective game pieces placed on the panel, position data of the respective game pieces on the panel and movement data of at least one of the game pieces when the one is moved on the panel by the user;
• a memory configured to electronically store the ID data detected by the detection means;
• a game execution means configured to organize a team of the game characters in a virtual game space based on the ID data detected from the game pieces placed on the panel, to set positions of the game characters in the virtual game space based on the position data of the respective game pieces on the panel, to execute a game with the team in the virtual game space against another team organized on another game apparatus operated by another user, and to cause the game to progress based on the movement data;
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• a game piece delivery unit configured to deliver a new game piece when the game is finished wherein the newly delivered game piece is usable as one of the game pieces of the group, from which the user can select a new set of game pieces to organize a new team when the user plays another game.

A game apparatus, comprising:

• a panel having an upper face having a spread enough to place a set of game cards, on which the set of the game cards belonging to a user are placed on starting a game, wherein the game cards are printed with game characters different from one another and store ID data corresponding to the game characters, respectively;
• a detection means configured to detect ID data from the respective game cards placed on the panel, position data of the respective game cards on the panel and movement data of at least one of the game cards when the one is moved on the panel by the user;
• a memory configured to electronically store the ID data detected by the detection means;
• a game execution means configured to set a team of the game characters in a virtual game space based on the ID data detected from the game cards placed on the panel, to set positions of the game characters in the virtual game space based on the position data of the respective game cards on the panel, to execute the game with the team in the virtual game space, and to cause the game to progress based on the movement data;
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• a game card delivery unit configured to deliver a new game card when the game is finished wherein the newly delivered game card is usable as one of the game cards to set a new team including the newly delivered game card when the user plays another game.

A game system, comprising:

• a game apparatus;
• and
• a group of game cards, wherein
• the game apparatus is configured to execute a game based on data detected from the game cards, the game apparatus comprising:
• a panel configured to provide a game field on which a set of game cards selected from the game cards belonging to a game player are arranged;
• a detection means configured to detect ID data from the respective game cards arranged on the panel, positional data of the respective game cards on the panel and movement data of at least one of the game cards when the one is moved on the panel;
• a memory configured to electronically store the ID data detected by the detection means;
• a game execution means configured to execute a game based on the data detected by said detection means;
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• a game card delivery unit configured to deliver a game card under the control of said game execution means,
• said group of game cards being printed with game characters different from one another and storing ID data corresponding to the respective game characters and configured to be detected by said detection means when placed on said game field, and
• said game execution means is configured
• to set in a virtual game space a team arrangement of the game characters corresponding to said set of the game cards placed on said game field based on the ID data and the positional data of the respective game cards detected by said detection means;
• to cause the game in a virtual game space with the team of the game characters to progress based on the movement data detected by said detection means;
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• to deliver a new game card from said game card delivery unit when the game player selects to finish the game on the game apparatus wherein the game card delivered from the game card delivery unit is usable as one of the game cards to set a new team including the newly delivered game card when the game player plays another game.