To what extent must the project be similar to the starting project? Eg could we change the genre, camera angle, etc as long as it's via modifications to the existing project?

What level of secrecy must we maintain about our projects? Obviously we have to use private repos, but could we make a devblog for example, or share our progress?

Who legally owns the game? Since it is derived from the given starting project and made for the competition it's a bit unclear.

What is the general feeling towards Singletons? Because i know they have a very bad stigma but i quite like them so i'm wondering if using one (or two) is a bad idea?

Thank you, Gualtiero