Ideas. They can come at you like a light bulb clicking and illuminating. They can develop over long, seemingly excruciating periods of time. The idea that came at me heading to bed on January 9, 2016 was like a small flame that would start a huge, searing fire.

It was a night like any other. This night in particular, I longed for a game that was not available in the United States yet. So instead of falling into a deep sleep, I was lying cozily in my soft bed, thinking.

Then suddenly the flame that would soon start the huge, searing fire ignited. The idea was one of brilliance. Something I had never considered in my long, troublesome quest of acquiring this game that I had seen others play and enjoy. Something I was the first to consider.

So I stayed there in my soft bed, thinking about how stupendous it would be in the morning when I could try it out for myself and share it with the world. Give other people the knowledge I had just acquired. Before I knew it, I was sound asleep, dreaming of the game, filled with vibrant colors and battle.

I was awakened by a feeling of eagerness, curiosity that had to be settled. I bounded down the twelve stairs on the staircase outside my bedroom to test my idea. I yanked my black iPad off the cold, white charger, grabbed the warmest, comfiest blanket we had and relaxed, lying down on the couch.

My thumbs were moving faster than the speed of light. My heart was pounding inside my chest. As I waited for the website to load, watching the skinny blue bar advance, it seemed like an eternity had passed.

It was then time to reveal if the idea would satisfy my needs, or fail me. It was the moment of truth.

I searched up the game, fingers trembling, and looked away from the white and blue screen. I was filled with a feeling of apprehension. If this brilliant method failed, then I might have to wait months to acquire the game. On top of that, I wouldn't be able to help other people get the game early.

Needing to satisfy my curiosity, I looked back at the screen. I was satisfied when I saw the icon of the game, confirmation that it had worked! I was overcome with a sudden burst of joy and excitement.

Quickly I tapped the blue and red icon, not able to wait a second longer. I spammed the download button until my iPad registered the command and installed the game.

Finally, I saw the glorious blue icon loading onto my home screen, preparing itself for me to waste hours of my day playing the game I had been waiting weeks to play. Then the game button looked whole and magnificent. I clicked to enjoy.

The game was simple but could easily get complex. You and your opponent have three towers, with two being smaller and the middle one being larger. You have to use a deck of eight cards to destroy the enemy towers. Your towers are a light blue color, and your opponent's towers are darker red. Whoever has more towers down at the end of the long three minute battle loses.

About an hour later, I was ready to share my newly acquired wisdom with the world. I pressed the pink record button to start recording a video. I highlighted the steps needed to get this game.  I showed how I went to the website, and how I searched up the game. I highlighted downloading the game and how to make sure you can open it. Finally, I showed how fun the game was, and that the method actually worked.

I did not waste hours editing and getting better quality. I wanted others to know how to do this as soon as possible, so I uploaded the raw, low quality footage. The word was out now.

I went back to playing the exciting game, thinking of how many people were going to benefit from my idea. I lost myself in the game and was glad my idea had succeeded.

So there you have it. The story of my best idea in the gaming world. The video went on to get almost 7000 views and loads of comments (both very positive and horribly negative). Because of my idea and lack of hesitation, thousands of people now had the game.

-Isaiah Kushner