Theme

One required theme and three optional themes. You get a point for each tier you utilize.

Required theme

CoFi

Tier 1

• Delay the inevitable
• Break the System
• Some Assembly Required

Tier 2

• Start With Nothing
• No Weapons Allowed
• Unconventional Physics

Tier 3

• Growing
• Upgrade
• Expansion
• Replication

Schedule

Week 1

Deliverable: A finished game. This isn’t the game you’re making for the game jam. Rather, this first week is for getting comfortable with the tools you’ll use for the game jam.

Week 2

Deliverable: A proof of concept of the basic mechanics of your game. This should be a playable demo that you can give to the rest of the devs, who will then give feedback on how it plays.

Week 3

Deliverable: Playable demo with finished mechanics and features. There can also be improved graphics/sprites or narrative, but those are optional. The last week will be for polishing.

Week 4 - Final Submission

Deliverable: Polished game finished. The game will be distributed and voted on using the final criteria:

• Fun & Replayability - 5 points
  • 2 points for replayability; 1 = might replay it once, 2 = addicting
  • 2 points for fun; 1 = fun, but not very challenging, 2 = fun and challenging
  • 1 point for novelty; is there something about the game that was unexpectedly delightful?
• Mechanics & Tech - 5 points
  • 3 points for bugginess; 1 = game breaking bugs present (can be worked around), 2 = some major bugs, 3 = only minor bugs or none
  • 1 point for including advanced/impressive mechanic
  • 1 point for including 3 or more different game mechanics
• Aesthetic - 5 points
  • 3 points for graphics; 1 = low quality, but some effort given, 2 = medium quality, 3 = high quality
  • 1 point for cohesion; do the graphics all feel like they’re from the same game?
  • 1 point for custom artwork; was artwork created by the game maker, or is it all premade assets?
• Theme - 5 points
  • 1 point for each theme represented
  • 1 point for matching all four themes