# New to defold **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019 "2024-09-07T15:27:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KindTy](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/kindty/32/37271_2.png) [@KindTy](https://forum.defold.com/u/KindTy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/1 "2024-09-07T15:27:52Z")
As part of my A levels I need to create a 2D game (I’ve chosen to do a board game), the problem is I have no clue where to start nor how to program. Was wondering if someone can point me in the right directions for how to start, tutorials, etc. (Deadlines sometime around May 2025, doesn’t require for game to be complete) ---
**Author:** ![selimanac](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/selimanac/32/6397_2.png) [@selimanac](https://forum.defold.com/u/selimanac)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/2 "2024-09-07T15:34:49Z")
Did you check out these? > **[Defold manuals and other learning resources](https://defold.com/learn/)** > > Defold is a free and open game engine used for development of console, desktop, mobile and web games. Also for Lua > [@Big List of Lua Resources!](https://forum.defold.com/t/big-list-of-lua-resources/1586): > > Post links and I may add to the main list. Admins feel free to edit directly to modify and add links. Learn Lua Defold uses Lua 5.1 [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/)[Progamming in Lua](http://www.lua.org/pil/contents.html) (best Lua book - buy a physical copy of latest edition) [Learn Lua in a Single Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMacxZQMPXs) + [Related Cheat Sheet](http://www.newthinktank.com/2015/06/learn-lua-one-video/)[Official Lua Language Reference](http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/)[Learn X in Y Minutes Where X=Lua](https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/lua/)[Lua Short Reference](http://lua-users.org/files/wiki_insecure/users/thomasl/luarefv51.pdf)[A Functional Introduction to Lua](https://pragprog.com/magazines/2013-05/a-functional-introduction-to-lua)[Lua Users Wiki](http://lua-users.org/wiki/)[https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lua\_Programming](https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lua_Programming)[http://stackoverflow.com/q…](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/lua) ---
**Author:** ![KindTy](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/kindty/32/37271_2.png) [@KindTy](https://forum.defold.com/u/KindTy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/3 "2024-09-07T15:39:22Z")
Thanks for the link to that, I have previously had a flick through the tutorials but I’m not entirely sure what’s gonna help me and what’s not useful at all. My programming knowledge and skills are near none, sorry ---
**Author:** ![selimanac](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/selimanac/32/6397_2.png) [@selimanac](https://forum.defold.com/u/selimanac)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/4 "2024-09-07T15:56:36Z")
> [@KindTy](#): > > My programming knowledge and skills are near none, sorry You can start by learning basics of Lua Language. Just search on Youtube, tons of tuts there. Also you can find lots of resources here: [Big List of Lua Resources!](https://forum.defold.com/t/big-list-of-lua-resources/1586) and then you can start learning Defold from tuts: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2KStY-mfE&list=PLseKVnAXs\_iVaksj-sjkz6R1D9Fpv1EaT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri2KStY-mfE&list=PLseKVnAXs_iVaksj-sjkz6R1D9Fpv1EaT) ---
**Author:** ![KindTy](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/kindty/32/37271_2.png) [@KindTy](https://forum.defold.com/u/KindTy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/5 "2024-09-07T15:59:06Z")
Thank u so much, I’ll be sure to have a look through all these bits and hopefully get my project rolling and to a decent point. Really appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![selimanac](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/selimanac/32/6397_2.png) [@selimanac](https://forum.defold.com/u/selimanac)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/6 "2024-09-07T16:00:17Z")
also you can use Defold’s Discord to ask questions, there is a beginner channel > **[Join the Defold Discord server](https://defold.com/discord/)** > > Defold is a free and open game engine used for development of console, desktop, mobile and web games. ---
**Author:** ![SuperEly](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/superely/32/36691_2.png) [@SuperEly](https://forum.defold.com/u/SuperEly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/new-to-defold/78019/7 "2024-09-07T21:36:54Z")
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