im in for next weekend , the ticker is a great idea, i do the same thing when im working on a project , only i use a simple notepad document in my game folder im working on and i mark my progress at the end of each day. and its great to see users now offering prizes , thanks larry laffer and anyone else that contributes a prize maybe by next week they will be enough for a first , second and third place prize , and i think you should withold the details of what type of game we will be working on until say next fri. this way no one gets the chance for a head start and we all start together