Suggestion For New Game

[Baronic]

Have u considered making a strategy game, turn based style, like pen and paper. Its a great kinda strategy game, and i think should be relatively easy to make and create.

I used to invent my own pen and paper game back in highschool, and my entire schoolmates loved playing it, some even making reservations with me for a place during game time. It would be sorta like a chess strategy game.

Basically the game would have three game screens. The world screen, where each faction would have their territories like Rome Total War.

eg. A simple basic coloured region map, each colour representing factions, sticking true to the "pen and paper" style, colour and graphics remain basic


The Upgrade screen, to purchase new buildings in your territory, buy new soldiers, research weapons and armour and strategies.

eg. A create unit menu (u can create a unit, equip, and pay to be used in the battlefield)

Unit Name:
Weapon: Sword / Spear / Bow and Arrow
Training :
Tight formation = -2 defense from range attacks. + 1 to attack from the front. Uses hoplite formation if equiped with spears. -1 defense to melee from sides
Open formation = + 1 defense to range attacks. - 3 defense when charged
Armour:
Full plate: + 1 defense to all attacks, -2 defense to magic, movement = 1 hex
Leather: - 1 defense to ranged, movement = 1 hex
Unarmoured: -2 defense to all attacks, movement = 2 hex

something like this, i have many more ideas in my head

During combat, there will a battlefield with squares, There would be elements like, height, forests, and such, which would affect archer's ability to shoot further and hide troops for example. also, the army would be big, maybe perhaps up to 16 units per side. The battle would not be attrition cuz strategies matter, like, attack from the side to get an advantage, flank the enemy. Deal massive casualties to a unit in one round and watch them break and flee the battlefield. So placement of units, selection, all play an important role.

there would also be totally random events, like perhaps new factions emerging and attacking from outside the map. or a rebellion in your territory, where if you lose the battle to the rebels, the rebels form a new faction.

It would all be turn based.

1. You move your units, and select actions.
2. AI does the same.
3. Damage is assigned based on dice roll (random) with appropriate modifiers



Its all very vague i know. But if you are interested, i can come out with a complete concept and set of rules for this game. i unfortunately have zero development skills, but since i was young i have a very good knack for creating addictive strategy "pen and paper" games.

Also to encourage development and mods, people could perhaps make a mod of the units, new scenarios etc.

Do tell me if you're interested. i know i am, since there is really no such game like this for the windows mobile.

I can come out with a complete game if you wish, and maybe we can work together on this. I may have zero development skills, but my brain is full of concepts and ideas.

leongsengchee(at)gmail.com

[DarkParadox]

Kinda sounds like a board game i played a while ago called Risk but with some additons.
Check your E-Mail .

[Thanx]

Well I don't know how wise it is to do this, Baronic...
If you have a game idea, the best way to get it come to life, is learning how to do it yourself. That's how I became a programmer. I wanted to know how to make my own programs, games, and so now I know C, Delphi, and a bunch of techy stuff. You should do so too, not giving away the idea (you know, by posting this, you gave the idea away for everyone to see, even selfish people, who'll make a game based on the concept you gave, but won't cooperate?), by this you also give away the creation credit to someone else in the end, when it's your idea. This is no matter wether they cooperate with you, or not.
Be careful

[DarkParadox]

Woh, i didn't realize all that stuff would happen, I agree with you now...

[Baronic]

well, its just an idea. and i have much much more secrets and idea locked in this noggin of mine lol. if anyone can make something with what i've posted already and expand on that, so be it. i dun mind seriously. i'm a heavy windows mobile gamer and all i want are good games.

i used to make several games in high school, board games like this, and even other more instant action, counter strike turn based strategy games. not meaning to boast but classmates would actually make reservations during recess for game time, because there was simply too many players.

risk is more of a game of attrition and luck than strategy.

i'm talking about a playing battlefield in the style of Brutal Wars (for windows mobile), huge, and strategic. but of cuz much much more strategic elements.

all i want, is to make a game, by a gamer, for a gamer.

[Baronic]

Dark Paradox, i've replied your e mail. i just wanna provide concepts, testing, ideas, everything. i cant actually take time to study and learn all the stuff despite my desire, because i know nothing about these programming stuff, and worse i'm a student majoring in business. so yea, heavy stuff.

all i have are several game, not even concepts, but actual proven games, that i've created and hosted in pen and paper, that have had much success

[Baronic]

@Thanx,

Well, besides, i gave a very vague idea concept. if i didnt at least give an example of what i had in mind, who would wanna work with me? lol. especially after i said i have zero skills. besides, if someone makes something outta this, and i manage to combine efforts with a developer, me providing concept and someone doing the coding, i'm a hundred percent sure my ideas can beat the other person's

[BlarghNRawr]

i tried to make a game like this once...
but it got all messed up and quit at making it!

[Baronic]

oh? what happened?

[Rux]

Hey Baronic, Don't double post or in this case triple post. Instead of putting 3 short posts in a row just edit your first post and when another user posts you can create a new post.

[BlarghNRawr]

funny stuff started happening
and then everything exploded
and then my brain melted out my ears out of sheer amazment

...dont ask

[Baronic]

@ RUx, sorry bout that, lol, i thought it would auto merge the posts.

Dark Paradox if you're reading this, i'm waiting for your reply. anyone else care to work together on this concept?

i'm thinking maybe form a team? like, concept brains + technical brains or something. i can come up with the concept and ideas and stuff