Case Study: Domino Nations

What the client wanted:

Tentacle Solutions has earned a reputation for creating individual Flash games for viral marketing in recent months but has also been working on a number of projects that can be provided as evidence that the services offered by the UK based design and development team can be much more comprehensive. One such project was with a Scottish businessman that wished to create a brand new online gaming experience for fans of dominos. Being an avid dominos player and having played on many different gaming sites offering dominos as one of their playing options, our client noticed features he did not like. He found these features were commonly found in most of the sites and resolved to put this right. The end result was Domino Nations.

Domino Nations was to be created completely by our UK based games design and development team and as to provide the client with the full package. This included an online community, the ability to create games, payment services and a brand new standalone site with fully functional databases. In effect, the entire project was to be completed from the top down. The client was very specific in what he wanted from the site in order to put the features he loathed right and we were more than happy to oblige .

As soon as the client produced a list of specific requirements, our UK based games design and development team set about fulfilling them all during the creation of this brand new game. Given the popularity of online gaming, every effort was made to complete the perfect game of dominos!

What Tentacle Solutions Did

During the course of the project, the Tentacle Solutions design and development team remained in constant contact with the client, ensuring that he was consistently updated regarding progress and was fully aware of the development of the game. As such, he was completely satisfied that the project was on schedule and to specification throughout. All milestones were completed on time and we were able to ensure that issues were averted.

The requirements and specifications presented provided our games design and development team with a challenge because many of them were complex. There was also a lot to complete given that the client literally wanted the full package in terms of the game, website, servers, database and payment system. However, we were able to incorporate exactly what the client wanted to ensure that he ultimately achieved his mission to create the best dominos website available today. Active negotiations were sought prior to completion of the project to ensure that all terms and conditions were fully met and the process went as smoothly as possible.

What Tentacle Solutions Delivered

Tentacle Solutions effectively established the parameters of the game prior to commencing work. All points were clarified because of the specific nature of the personal requirements as laid out by the client. Our capable and creative games design and development team then created the ultimate dominos game for an Internet audience as outlined in the brief. As such, they provided the client with the following within the Domino Nations package:

  • The game itself, complete with all requirements and specifications present
  • A fully functional and comprehensive website to host the game and provide users with a seamless experience
  • A full backend admin site to give the client complete control over the site, monitoring the success of the site itself
  • Two way servers to ensure that individual players can create tables and play against each other
  • Integrated payment systems that allow all players to deposit and withdraw cash
  • A fully functional community, complete with database programming to enhance the experience for everyone playing at any given time. This incorporates chat facilities.

This particular game received incredible feedback from the client for Tentacle Solutions. It was very well received and ticked all of the boxes for him. As such, we had created the first fully functional dedicated dominos website without the common issues that other site had. Needless to say, the project had been a complete success.