Would there be interest for ... ?

[Kenddrick]

I can't do programming at all. But I'll support you!

[Yloquen]

At the moment, I'm just probing the grounds, so to say. Writing some little bits of code to get a feeling of what will pop up in terms of difficulty. Any help would be greatly appreciated. As Ulmo noted it's not a trivial project and I don't know if I will have the prowess to finish it.

As a first step I want to create a player vs. player game with rules enforcing and only a handful of cards, and if I manage that,  gradually add more cards and eventually an AI.

@Ulmo
Coding is in ActionScript 3.0 If you want I can write a bit of documentation and upload the source code somewhere.

[Ulmo]

ActionScript, wouldn't have thought to use that.  I'm writing my collection manager in Java just so it's portable to all platforms.  If you have time, could you zip the source code and email it to me?  I'm curious to see it.

[Smeagollum]

There are already a few programs out there that play LotR vs. other people (SdA, GCCG, Lackey)...

I don't see AI as a realistic possibility (unless, as noted, it is incredibly stupid), but all power to you!

Which one is mostly used and where can I find it?

[Gil-Estel]

GCCG, in the Green Dragon Inn