Looking for a developer who can develop a Bingo module for Drupal 5 and 6 for the use of the Drupal community. I would be glad to sponsor it. I'm more interested in 90 Ball Bingo but all other bingo types can be included too.
90 Ball Bingo typically involves tickets with 15 numbers between 1 & 90 to each. As I see it, 1000 nodes of type ticket can be created with random values assigned to each of the 15 fields - viz bingonumber1, bingonumber2 etc. A user who logs in and wants to participate in the game can be assigned a node at random. The numbers are then called out and displayed one by one for everyone to see. Everytime a number is called a query can be run to see which of the tickets currently being used qualify as winning tickets for 1st row, 2nd row, 3rd row or eventually full house. If the person with the winning ticket makes a timely claim, he's declared the winner and a general announcement is made for everyone to see.
At the end of the game, the userids of the winners, winning ticket values, the order of the numbers called, the start time and finish time of the game are recorded to the backend database. [After a few weeks this data is cleaned up.] The next game begins at an interval of 5 minutes or at a pre-determined interval or when a certain minimum number of players have logged in.
If you can develop such a module or are interested in using it when it is developed, do share your thoughts in this thread and help take things forward. Please outline the time, effort and expense involved if you can develop such a module.
Thank you,
Vic
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It sounds like a fun idea and I don't want to discourage you, but I can tell you from first-hand experience that creating something as you describe is very complex and time-consuming. Offering a mere sponsorship won't get you there. You'd be better off hiring a developer outright, but it's not going to be cheap. I wouldn't make giving the module back to the community a priority either. Something this unique should remain exclusive to your website, but that would ultimately be your call.
Good luck!
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why 1000 nodes? there should
why 1000 nodes?
there should be a node/page/bingoroom, user may select the 15 numbers he like.
the system will random draw 1 number in every 1 min.
the 1st user, who matchs all 15 numbers, and "report" to the system (say, by hitting a button) is the winner.
Q: what should be the play fee and price ratio?
Q: time schedule - draw 1 number every 1 min? non-stop until 1 winner comes out?
i am a drupal coder but know very little about bingo. Just know the game but never play once.
look the module is not difficult to code.
bye.