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Why not try to build the game together in a sandbox game like Minecraft, Gary's Mod, Little Big Planet, Mario Maker, etc. The limitations of those sandbox engines make it more fun, there's no (or minimal, simplified logic) programming required, and you can instantly see results and have fun.

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I'd also say this. The technical aspect of a game compared to the actual game design is a very different sort of problem. Specifically with Minecraft you could design a game using mods like Create.

For inspiration I would point to the creator TangoTek. Over the past year he designed a deck building dungeon crawler in vanilla-ish Minecraft using redstone. It's a great series to see how you can design a game in almost any environment.

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