As I mentioned earlier, probably the biggest thumbs up for this app would be the ease of setting up and putting away the game. It really doesn’t get any easier. To set up, you would first start the app. Then you would choose how many people are playing, how much cards are worth, maybe choose what map to play on, and you are ready to go. And when you are done playing, it’s easy as saving and closing.

Another good thing is that the natural user interface (NUI) would work well on this app. It would be a copy of Google Earth (which we all know works well on Microsoft Surface), with a battle thrown onto it. Everything from moving the map to moving soldiers could be done naturally and easily.

There are, however, a few things a developer would have to watch out for if they decided to develop this app. For example, how to roll dice. Would there simply be a button that generates random dice values? That sounds boring to me. Maybe you slide your fingers over a cup to push it over, which rolls out the dice. Or there could be a small area that you have to pretend to shake dice in. Or, even better yet, you roll real (concrete) dice that come with the game, that have small object recognition codes on them. The list could go on.

Nonetheless, this app would be killer on Microsoft Surface. There are so many ways it makes playing RISK easier and faster, without losing value from the original board game (because of its NUI). If I left something out, feel free to tell me.

Anyways, what I’m trying to get to is to tell you that this game MUST be made for Microsoft Surface. Think about it: flinging. Is it easy with a mouse? NO. Is it easy/ more fun with your finger? YES. In fact, it would be so much easier, that the game would be boring. That’s why, of course, more features would have to be added to keep the fun in it. More soldiers, maybe some could fly, different kinds of soldiers.

All that matters is that this game is going to be killer for Microsoft Surface.

Well, wait! If Surface can read a byte tag.. does that mean that the cameras can image the screen? As in, if there was a paper with words on top of the screen, It could take a picture, and have that picture pulled up later to be read digitallly?

Well, I think you know where I’m going with this… if I’m not mistaken, the new Microsoft Surface Killer App could be a scanner. It’s simple, yet powerful.

First off, a simple remote control probably isn’t a bad idea. It would never get lost, and you could make it bigger for bigger buttons.

Second, you could play any movies you have on your Surface computer right on your television. A good way to share a video with a big crowd.

And lastly, in partner with idea #2, you could rent movies right from the Surface computer and then play them on your T.V. It’s a blockbuster right in your living room!

There are many more possibilities, but what would be the fun if I did all the work for you? If you think of some more ideas tell me about them.