I've had an idea knocking about for a while now about a high stakes poker game. I think that could maybe work for this so I'll throw it out there.

An absolute top drawer underground game with 8-10 players. Stacks in their millions. We then find out who some of these people are, how they got there and what their aim is/chances of acheiving it.

Open to different genres and themes for each person;

Just examples -

Supernatural - One of the players has sold his soul to the devil to be able to see through cards.

Gangster - Someone who's ran up a huge gambling debts with the mob and this is his final chance to break even.

I think there's a good scope for 4-6 really good stories but as with most of these ideas there needs to be a central story. One possible way to write the central story is wait until the mini-stories are written and then give them to one person who's chosen to write that part. He then has these 4-6 characters to work with plus the freedom of a few of his own at the table.

Possible title - 'A chip and a chair'

I'm getting inspiration here.

I wouldn't mind going down the thriller/horror routé.  Taking a page out of the Far East's book.  It's dark & creepy.  Just need somebody to kill my character.

Underground location - under the arches of a railway bridge.  Poorly lit, dark, dirty and it's raining outside.

How's this sound?

Quoted from stebrown I've had an idea knocking about for a while now about a high stakes poker game. I think that could maybe work for this so I'll throw it out there. An absolute top drawer underground game with 8-10 players. Stacks in their millions. We then find out who some of these people are, how they got there and what their aim is/chances of acheiving it.

I LIKE IT.

Yea let's go for it. I'm sure we can do something. I don't know how poker is played thought. Anyway i like your suggestion Ste, i won't do a horror i guess. But please guys let's keep it believable

So let's go the next step. Let's see who wants to join then we go and develop it. And eventually write it.

Ok nice one, so I take it there's us three so far. I think we need at least one more writer - and if we just get 4 then it would be a case of one of us writing the central story aswell as one of the mini-stories.

Nik, the background stories don't have to be about poker so don't worry about it.

Who else is interested then?

Quoted from stebrown Ok nice one, so I take it there's us three so far. I think we need at least one more writer - and if we just get 4 then it would be a case of one of us writing the central story aswell as one of the mini-stories. Nik, the background stories don't have to be about poker so don't worry about it. Who else is interested then?

Ok, so far is Ste, Jayrex, Nik and who ever is interested to participate.

Javier do you agree with Ste proposition?

Also i should point that we must have different genres. For example Ste will have a horror, i will do i don't something else thought.

So there will be things to clarify.

For the moment we should make the group.

C'mon guys.

Quoted from NiK Ok, so far is Ste, Jayrex, Nik and who ever is interested to participate. Javier do you agree with Ste proposition?

Sounds good to me.

Let's make it Texas Hold'em.

Let's build on this theme.  A table of 6/8 players.  What about a location?  If we can make it at night that would be cool.  As for the game.  Should it be a general run of the mill game?  Or a special event?

I think every story should be about the character striving to be in this game or somebody else forcing them to be in the game -- either way, it has to be a special event. I don't really think we should go for a real live event (like WSOP) but it should really be for a lot of money as it's the main point of the stories.

If it stays just us three we'll probably have to write 2 stories each and someone write the main one. See how it goes the next couple of days and if no-one else jumps on board I say we should just get on with sketching this out.

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I can't seem to stick pictures within this message field, so I've supplied a link.

It's a picture that might be a good idea to use and promote the scripts.

I'd like to get in on this if you're still looking for another writer. Before I commit though, I have a busy schedule and how long were you looking to have each contributed story be, and how long before they should be finished?

Hey guys,

Ste i like it to be a secret reunion where they can play, a special even but that only few of them know about.

Javier the link has expired, what was that? Try http://www.imageshack.us for uploading photos.

Ian sure you can be part of this. I can't tell you right now when we will need the script since we got to clear things a little. But once we get our stories and get on writing them, then we will wait each other. Review each others script before posting them together, that is my proposition.

Since i'm a dumb in card games i will try to concentrate only on the storyline of the character i won't go in details with the game.

Cheers
Nik

Yeah that sounds good Nik. How about a gangster who's just got out of prison? He used to run a big game once a year and he's been away for a while -- gets in touch saying it's back on.

Quoted from stebrown Yeah that sounds good Nik. How about a gangster who's just got out of prison? He used to run a big game once a year and he's been away for a while -- gets in touch saying it's back on.

You mean, this the story i should work Ste?

Well beside developing our stories separately there is a fifth story that each one of us will have to develop. That is the point when they all meet at the play game.

So let's stay focused on the rules on the first page.

Anyway i have some other suggestions. Since this is gonna be a feature, having 4 stories with 10 page each is a little short which would make 40 pages. So i think we should go to 20 pages till 25 pages.

Also after we finish the script we could try merge them, let's say we begin with one's script than cut to anothers script and so forth. I know it will be difficult but well we should try.

Also the characters could meet each other in the others stories maybe.

Now we are:

Ste
Javier
Ian
Nik

cool!

I was meaning for the main story Nik. How this game is going on. I say write that one last, once we have the other scripts finished or at least drafted out.

Quoted from stebrown I was meaning for the main story Nik. How this game is going on. I say write that one last, once we have the other scripts finished or at least drafted out.

Ok that's fine with me. So now we just have these guys going to play but why? We got to think what will happen there at the play.