Two weeks? I realize it's for Christmas, but for me, that's an unrealistic deadline--then again, I'm not native to Amiga programming (only usage during my high school years). I think I'll try and do some more investigating and wait till the next one.
-Beast
Have a look at Backbone or GRAC (links in one of the first few posts in this thread). They allow you to make games without having to do all the low level graphics and joystick/mouse bits. I tried Backbone years ago, and it was pretty easy to get the hang of.
I don't have time to take part myself, but good luck to all contestants.
Hans