You will need some basic HTML/PHP Skills for this to work, or you can talk to me directly for more help. I developed my first game in only a couple of months, and have been working on new concepts ever since. Here is the idea: To make it profitable, all you need to do is motivate your new found traffic to pay to play the game. How do you do this? Especially since the games are not going to be graphically enhanced (limitations of php)? Offer to pay out a percentage of the game profits to the high score holder! This takes your game to a whole other level, now you will have people from all over the world paying attention to your game.

So, you need an idea... Take something your passionate about or love, and turn it into a game. Like something sci-fi, or fantasy mixed with real life situations. I have suggestions on how you can make your game great, and it doesn't have to be very big. It can be a guessing game, anything where a score is kept. That is the key to success in this.

Now, you will need a website, hosting, mysql database, php/html/css/javascript knowledge, a login/registration form, a paypal/bitcoin account, and a few months of time! Once it's running you'll have to work on promoting it. I found that Facebook groups and reddit were perfect locations to get a steady flow of new players. There are lots of Solo Ads you could run to promote your game, or buy an Ad on Facebook or do Pay-Per-Click! Whatever works for you and is within your budget (probably low if you're designing the game). There are lots of free advertising sources for games, you just have to look.

Developing a game in PHP/HTML/JQUERY isn't that hard. For an example of what can be done, visit my website: http://www.thisishowithink.com

All I did, was develop a login form, a database, and came up with ideas how to make it fun. It was fun developing it, and it's fun playing it! The secret to my game is in it's use of JQUERY to handle EVENTS. Any click on a button, is sent through JQUERY to my PHP BACKEND which handles the EVENT and tells the game to make changes to the database depending on the action. I use a simple set of commands and structure to make this very good and easy for development. I am willing to share some code.

If anyone wants me to help them design their game, I'd be willing to help, and tell you all my secrets over Skype or Chat. Just E-Mail me: CypherDial@gmail.com