Find Numbers Game with AdMob and Leaderboard

Introduction

The Find Numbers Game is a popular mobile game that challenges players to find a sequence of numbers within a set time limit. The game is designed to be engaging and addictive, with increasing difficulty levels to keep players coming back for more. In this tutorial, we will show you how to integrate AdMob and a leaderboard into your Find Numbers Game, making it even more appealing to your players.

Step 1: Setting up AdMob

To start, you need to set up AdMob in your project. Here's how:

1. Go to the AdMob website and sign in with your Google account.
2. Click on "Create an app" and enter your app's name, bundle ID, and other details.
3. Choose the type of ad you want to display (e.g., banner, interstitial, rewarded video).
4. Create a new ad unit and copy the ad unit ID.

Step 2: Adding AdMob to your game

Now that you have set up AdMob, you need to add the AdMob SDK to your game. Here's how:

1. Open your game's project in Android Studio or Xcode.
2. Add the AdMob SDK to your project by adding the following dependencies to your build.gradle file (for Android) or your Podfile (for iOS):

   
   android:
   dependencies {
   implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:20.5.0'
   }

ios: pod 'Google-Mobile-Ads', '8.11.0'

3. Import the AdMob SDK in your game's code:

import com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView; import com.google.android.gms.ads.MobileAds;

4. Initialize the AdMob SDK in your game's main activity or view controller:

MobileAds.initialize(this, "YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID");

**Step 3: Displaying ads**

Now that you have set up AdMob, you need to display ads in your game. Here's how:

1. Create an AdView object and add it to your game's layout:

AdView adView = new AdView(this); adView.setAdSize(AdSize.BANNER); adView.setAdUnitId("YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID"); LinearLayout layout = findViewById(R.id.ad_layout); layout.addView(adView);

2. Load an ad and display it:

AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build(); adView.loadAd(adRequest);

**Step 4: Implementing a leaderboard**

To implement a leaderboard, you need to use a third-party service such as Google Play Games or Game Center. Here's how to implement a leaderboard using Google Play Games:

1. Sign up for a Google Play Games developer account and create a new game.
2. Enable the leaderboard feature for your game.
3. Get your game's API key and add it to your game's code:

String apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

4. Initialize the Google Play Games SDK in your game's main activity or view controller:

GooglePlayGamesPlatform platform = GooglePlayGamesPlatform.initialize(this, apiKey, GoogleAuthUtil.getDefaultAccountAndRequiredScopes(this));

5. Show the leaderboard:

Leaderboard leaderboard = platform.getLeaderboardClient().getLeaderboard("YOUR_LEADERBOARD_ID"); leaderboard.show();

**Step 5: Updating the leaderboard**

To update the leaderboard, you need to send a score update to Google Play Games. Here's how:

1. Get the player's score:

int score = getPlayerScore();

2. Send the score update to Google Play Games:

Leaderboard leaderboard = platform.getLeaderboardClient().getLeaderboard("YOUR_LEADERBOARD_ID"); leaderboard.submitScore(score);

**Conclusion**

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to integrate AdMob and a leaderboard into your Find Numbers Game. By following these steps, you can monetize your game and provide a more engaging experience for your players. Remember to replace "YOUR_AD_UNIT_ID" and "YOUR_LEADERBOARD_ID" with your actual ad unit ID and leaderboard ID.