Survival Game: Concepts and Help

[The Hobo]

A couple days ago I started goofing around with just moving a circle around a grid on a form. Then I created another circle whose movement was controlled by the computer.

Pretty soon those two ideas expanded, and I made it so that if you got close enough to the computer circle, it'd chase you.

Now I have a full fledged game planned. The original code and concept is here: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=211868

I didn't really plan to make a game, but here's what I have in mind:

You're in ancient times and you've been stranded from your tribe. You decided to make due with what you've got, and you find a hut. You start gathering food and supplies until suddenly you realize the land is occupied by cannibal barbarians.

Now you have to survive and fight off the barbarians.

In the game, you control an undecided number of huts, in which you store food, water, and weapons.

The barbarians patrol the land. If you get to close to them, they'll come after you and you must either out run them or fight them off.

At any time, if the barbarians come near, they'll attack the huts, or even destroy them. So you must stuck them with weapons and fight off the barbarians.

That's about all I've thought of so far.

Anyone have any other ideas? Does the concept suck? Is it pretty good?

Also attached is what I have so far. I know it's very weak, but this is only my second game (you should have seen the first) and I'm really trying.

(And yes, I do plan to replace the circles with graphics soon)

Thanks,

Kristopher

Edit: Attachment removed until I find out whether or not Jupitermedia will own it if I post it.