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Slideshow: C'mon Kids, Let's Play Programmer

The creator of a board game says computer programming can be fun. A few rolls of the die later you, too, could become a programmer. By David Cohn.
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Igor Kholodov, a former computer programer spent six years developing the game C-jump. Now he is in business school trying to learn how to sell the game.Courtesy of Igor Kholodov

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The game C-Jump puts players in a race to ski down a mountain first. This is a wide shot of the playing board. "I was really impressed with the board," said Stephan B. Wessels, "it's Parker Brothers quality."

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A C-jump box waiting to be shipped. Most of the units are sold through the internet.

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