Good Idea for any programmer who is up for the challenge...

Not that I mean to be rude, but if I were to code this program for you, why is it in your interest to requisition me? What I mean is, anyone can come along and say, "I have a great idea for a game to make money," but do you have any idea how slim the chances are of making a turnaround?

Or, as they say: "Great ideas just don't sell. That's marketing's job."

What is your target demographic? What avenues do you intend to peruse to get the game out to this demographic? What are your estimated costs for marketing the game sufficiently to produce a turnaround?

Why don't you check out http://gpwiki.org/forums/ - you'll find lots more game programmers there. This is a board game forum, by the way. ;)

And the money comes flowing in... where exactly? Sounds like you plan to make money via adware. If that's the case, no programmer with a conscience would touch this project with a ten-foot pole.

Call me jaded, but no. I've seen these little "make a game for me and we'll make lots of money" things crash and burn too many times.

Never meant to imply such. I'm just trying to figure out what separates you from all the other guys who pitch the same ball.

All right, I'm just saying that most people here construct physical board games, and that you'll likely have better luck finding a programmer at a forum like the link I gave you in my preceding post.

I'm just saying that you have to have a plan in place, ready to be executed at a moment's notice, rather than executing the plan and making it up as you go along.

Like I said, I don't mean to be rude. I just get all cynical sometimes. :P

Seems to have been a little bit of miscommunication here. I know there's no offense intended.

Just in case it isn't clear, Murad, there are a few programmers here, but this site is about physical board game design. Games made out of cardboard and wood or plastic pawns, dice, that kind of thing. Not computerized versions of those games. The actual physical games.

It's not impossible that you'll find someone you're looking for here, but you are better off trying game programming sites, as mentioned, or some place like Elance, also mentioned.

Best of luck,
Matthew

http://gpwiki.org/ is a good place for programming tutorials, if you want to try it yourself. Otherwise, check out the forums (I linked to it in a previous post), there are a LOT of helpful guys there who really know their stuff.

Alternatively: http://www.gamedev.net/ is a place where all the "big boys" hang out. Just keep in mind that you're likely to get roasted if you come off as someone wanting to have their work done for them.

I don't think anyone is bothered... as was said, some things may've been worded better (I know I could've done better myself)... like they say, you never know unless you ask. ;)

By the way, this message is still valid. If any of you guys are interested in partaking in this project the offer is still on the table or maybe if you guys know somebody that can do this, please reply. I would really appreciate it. If I ever make it big (lol), I'll make the nastiest donation to this site.

Later!

THANKS!!!

Hey Juyro,
I may be able to help out. I program games for a living and do web games as a hobby.

The biggest question is when you need it. I'm booked solid until the end of October. If you can work with that, maybe we can help each other out.

As far as compensation goes, I think I'd rather trade skills than go for straight cash, if you're willing. I have some designs that could really benefit from having real art. :)

If you're interested, drop me an IM and or email and we can continue the discussion off line.

Cheers,

K.

You can check

allegro.cc

It is a community of developers for the Allegro video game library. There is a forum there and they are all programmers.

As you can see, there is at most a dozen of people here who knows something about computer programming, so it is really not a good place to ask for such thing even if it is a board game.

If you would have made a new board game that you want to make as a computer software, we can help you for the rules and design of the game itself, but we cannot help you for the computer programming stuff.

There are a few people here who have videogame versions of their boardgames, but no, the vast majority of us design them to be printed on paper and played.