# Newbie game designer question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-game-designer-question/129999>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 24, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-game-designer-question/129999 "2008-02-24T01:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![snarles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@snarles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snarles)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-game-designer-question/129999/1 "2008-02-24T01:31:30Z")

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Hi, I’m designing a turn-based RPG with graphics (probably no  
animations.)

I have these questions:

1. What graphics library should I use?
2. What would be the best way to write game data to a file (character  
statistics, inventory, areas visited.)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![snarles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@snarles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snarles)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-game-designer-question/129999/2 "2008-02-24T01:37:27Z")

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Charles Z. wrote:

> Hi, I’m designing a turn-based RPG with graphics (probably no  
> animations.)
> 
> I have these questions:
> 
> 1. What graphics library should I use?
> 2. What would be the best way to write game data to a file (character  
> statistics, inventory, areas visited.)
> 
> Thanks!

[http://www.ruby-forum.com/search?query=game+graphics&forums%5B%5D=4&max\_age=1+year](http://www.ruby-forum.com/search?query=game+graphics&forums%5B%5D=4&max_age=1+year)

hth

ilan