Seeing it is just a ranking system I doubt it will be much work, and most of you probably already know how it should be looking...
This ranking system should include at minimum the following:
- a rating system
Every IP adress is allowed one vote per X days per game listed.
- an "activity" system (this one might be more tricky, I couldnt know really
When you visit a site it is recorded, a site like http://www.alex.com record this (IP adresses visiting a site for X number of days), I would believe it to be rather simple to get hold of seeing they can do it for practically every single site... The activity system would give a number of visitors the game has, showing those looking through the ranking list what games are big and what games arent.
- a suggestion system
Everyone visiting the site can suggest a game for the ranking list without giving an email, just a title and message.
- a complain system
Sort of the same as the suggestion system, everyone visiting the site can add a complain regarding the games listed without giving up any information (email, name etc..); it could be the name of the game listed is wrong, the link is broken, or the description is misleading, lacking info etc...
The layout:
I would prefer blueish, medium light colours... but Im not critical about this, as long as the design is simple and userfriendly.
Game Information:
Every game will have a picture, which will be used to put in either a logo, screenshot or whatever from the game. A description; a contact mail; creators; activity per X days; rating; is it free to play?; genre; interface(texed based, board based and so on); etc...
Search option:
The ranking list should allow search to take into account rating, activity/visitors, genre, free to play? and interface.
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If you are interested in the exact use of this is it meant to focus specifically on simulation games, both browser based and board based, but can potentially expand from there.
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Interested PM me or write here