I have this friend that i like, people have told me to make him jealous, should i?

i have this friend that i have had a thing for, when we first started hanging out about a year ago there was kind of "ual tension" between us but neither of us acted on it so it just kind of faded away. i know he considers me to be one of his good friends and i also know that he is currently interested in someone else. i want to date him, and have for a long time. my friends tell me to either tell him or move on or to hang out with other guys to make him jealous. i am not good at playing mind games i am either straight forward about how i feel or i keep it to myself. i don't want to put myself on the line and have things change between us. i have asked questions about him before and people tell me to hangout with other guys in front of him while subtly flirting with him. even if i wanted to i wouldn't know how to go about doing this. also when we hang out it's usually more girls than guys (none of whom i would be interested in) or it's one on one. advise please.