Game Machine, Game Machine Control Method,and Information Storage Medium

Abstract

To provide a game machine for, while ensuring that a game is carried out by the pair of players or groups of players determined based on the result of the previous game, enabling the imparting of freedom to the players in terms of, for example, the time when to play the game. In a game machine for carry out a game involving a plurality of players or groups of players, a judging unit ( 48 ) determines whether or not a combination of the game result data read from the respective information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players is a predetermined combination. For at least one of the information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players, the game result data update unit ( 52 ) updates the game result data stored in the information storage medium based on the result of the game carried out based on the result of the determination made by the judging unit ( 48 ).

1 . A game machine for implementing a game involving a plurality of players or groups of players, comprising: 
 game result data reading means for reading game result data stored in each of information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players;    judgment means for determining whether or not a combination of the game result data read by the game result data reading means is a predetermined combination;    game implementation control means for implementing the game according to a result of the determination made by the judgment means; and    game result data update means for updating, for at least one of the information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players, the game result data stored in the information storage medium, based on a result of the game.    
   
   
       2 . The game machine according to  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 combination data storage means for storing combination data indicative of a plurality of combinations of the game result data,    wherein    the judgment means determines whether or not the combination of the game result data read by the game result data reading means coincides with any of the plurality of combinations indicated by the combination data.    
   
   
       3 . The game machine according to  claim 1 , 
 wherein    the game is a match game to be played by the plurality of players or groups of players, and    the game result data update means updates the game result data stored in the information storage medium corresponding to a winning player or a winning group of players of the match game.    
   
   
       4 . A control method for controlling a game machine for implementing a game Involving a plurality of players or groups of players, comprising: 
 a game result data reading step of reading game result data stored in each of information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players;    a judgment step of determining whether or not a combination of the game result data read at the game result data reading step is a predetermined combination;    a game implementation control step of implementing the game according to a result of the determination made at the judgment step; and    a game result data update step of updating, for at least one of the information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players, the game result data stored in the information storage medium, based on a result of the game.    
   
   
       5 . An information storage medium recording a program for causing a computer to function as a game machine for implementing a game involving a plurality of players or groups of players, comprising: 
 game result data reading means for reading game result data stored in each of information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players;    judgment means for determining whether or not a combination of the game result data read by the game result data reading means is a predetermined combination;    game implementation control means for implementing the game according to a result of the determination made by the judgment means; and    game result data update means for updating, for at least one of the information storage media respectively corresponding to the plurality of players or groups of players, the game result data stored in the information storage medium, based on a result of the game.    
   
   
       6 . The game machine according to  claim 2 , wherein 
 the game is a match game to be played by the plurality of players or groups of players, and    the game result data update means updates the game result data stored in the information storage medium corresponding to a winning player or a winning group of players of the match game.