Game system

Abstract

A game system includes a main controller that operates to: control the main display to display an image for providing the game; store prediction data in accordance with the predictions input through the prediction input unit provided in the player terminals; store a plurality of game conditions that define different conditions for playing the game; select one from among the stored game conditions in accordance with the stored prediction data; provide the game to the players under the selected game condition; and provide an award to a player who wins the game.

1 . A game system that provides a game in which a plurality of players participate, the game system comprising:
 a main display;   a plurality of player terminals that are provided for each of the players, each of the player terminals being provided with a prediction input unit that allows the respective players to input a prediction on a result of the game; and   a main controller that is connected to the main display and the player terminals and operates to:
 control the main display to display an image for providing the game; 
 store prediction data in accordance with the predictions input through the prediction input unit provided in the player terminals; 
 store a plurality of game conditions that define different conditions for playing the game; 
 select one from among the stored game conditions in accordance with the stored prediction data; 
 provide the game to the players under the selected game condition; and 
 provide an award to a player who wins the game. 
   
   
   
       2 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the main controller operates to pay out a predetermined number of the game medium as the award to the player who wins the game in accordance with a result of the game. 
   
   
       3 . The game system according to  claim 1 , wherein the prediction data contains award data and game result influence data that affect the result of the game, and
 wherein the main controller further operates to:   determine whether or not a predetermined proportion or more of specific prediction data are stored as the prediction data;   select a special game condition from among the game conditions in accordance with the determination about the stored prediction data, the special game condition having game result influence data that causes the game disadvantageous to a player who made the prediction corresponding to the specific prediction data.   
   
   
       4 . A game system that provides a common game in which a plurality of players participate; the common game in which the respective players predict game results and insert game medium; and in which game medium are paid out according to awards corresponding to a result of the game, the game system comprising:
 a prediction input unit that allows the respective players to input predictions about the result of the game;   a prediction storage unit that stores prediction data corresponding to the predictions input through the prediction input unit;   a game condition storage unit that stores a plurality of game conditions for the common game;   a game condition selection unit that selects one from among the game conditions stored in the game condition storage unit according to the prediction data stored in the prediction storage unit; and   a game execution controller that controls execution of the common game according to the game condition selected by the game condition selection unit.   
   
   
       5 . The game system according to  claim 4 , further comprising a determination unit that determines the prediction data stored in the prediction storage unit,
 wherein the game conditions stored in the game condition storage unit include award data and game result influence data that affect the result of the game,   wherein the determination unit determines whether or not specific prediction data are stored, in a predetermined proportion or more, in the plurality of pieces of prediction data stored in the prediction storage unit; and   wherein the game condition selection unit, according to a result of a determination rendered by the determination unit, selects a special game condition having game result influence data that causes the result of the game obtained from the specific prediction data more disadvantageous than the result of the game obtained from pieces of the other prediction data.