Hi PCTech,
Your post may be more of a 'PC Gaming' issue, but since you're interested in possibly developing your own online version I suppose we'll let it ride in here for a while to see what kind of responses you get. If it starts leaning more towards gaming, we can always move it across.
For those of you able to offer our fellow member some assistance, here's the url to Midnite Challenge as an example:
http://www.midnitechallenge.com/.
All the best,
E3
PS Welcome to B1