US 11,918,917 B2
Game control method, game server, and program
Tsuyoshi Yoshikawa, Tokyo (JP); Tomohiro Tsukihara, Tokyo (JP); Norikazu Kato, Tokyo (JP); and Tomoki Yasuhara, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,653.
Application 18/130,653 is a continuation of application No. 17/538,274, filed on Nov. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,642,595.
Application 17/538,274 is a continuation of application No. 16/778,404, filed on Jan. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,229,847, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 16/778,404 is a continuation of application No. 16/531,536, filed on Aug. 5, 2019, granted, now 10,583,365, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 16/531,536 is a continuation of application No. 16/053,149, filed on Aug. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,413,832, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Application 16/053,149 is a continuation of application No. 14/409,219, granted, now 10,076,708, issued on Sep. 18, 2018, previously published as PCT/JP2013/003899, filed on Jun. 21, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 2012-140213 (JP), filed on Jun. 21, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0372822 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 13/69 (2014.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/69 (2014.09) [A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 2300/575 (2013.01); A63F 2300/609 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A game control method comprising:
sending information to a user terminal of a user for displaying, on a display of the user terminal, a screen comprising a first plurality of cells arranged in a predetermined sequence, wherein
an item is associated with each of the cells,
a rarity value is set to at least two of the items, and
a display appearance of each of the cells associated with the at least two of the items to which the rarity value is set differs depending on the rarity value of the associated item;
storing in a memory a user information table containing provided items provided to the user;
receiving a reset request from the user terminal; and
in response to the reset request, resetting the user information table stored in the memory such that acquirable items are changed.