All rounds and events began/ended at 16:00 CEST/GMT+2 by default.

The Historically Accurate Game Jam is a friendly video game-making competition with historical themes, generally taking place twice a year. In previous jams, we've covered themes such as the Famous Assassinations, Cold War, Your Country's History - and you get to vote for what comes next! Challenging yourself to make a game that has historically accurate roots can be surprisingly fun.

We're on the lookout for winning prizes for HAGJ12! Do reach out to us if you would like to be our next sponsor!

Join us on Discord if you would like to exchange ideas/thoughts on historical themes in games, or want to find teammates for the next HAGJ! 

HISTORICALLY ACCURATE 11 EVENTS

12 Theme Suggestions were submitted during the Theme Suggestion Round (4th - 10th of July)  These ideas will be vetted and released during the next round.

46 people voted and picked two themes to vote for the final HAGJ11 theme - Viking/Norsemen - during the Final Voting Round (18th - 24th of July).  The theme was announced at the beginning of the submission period, signaling the start of the jam.

After the submission period ends (25th of July- 3rd of August), all participants of submitted games were encouraged to play, rate and leave constructive criticism for other HAGJ11 entries, gathering 83 reviews. 

The rating period ended on the 17th of August, and the results of the game jam were released the next day on the 18th of August. The winning entry, Monky Business received Discord community shoutouts and special roles! 

Winners of the Overall and Historically Accurate categories are now showcased on our Official HAGJ Collections, forever! You can check them out anytime at the bottom our jam's profile.

Winning 2nd place:

is :drum: Laugardagr :tada:

Winning 3rd place:

is :drum: Set in Stone? :tada:

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### Here are the Winners by Category:

Overall - Monky Business

Gameplay - Blood Axe

Graphics - Laugardagr

Audio - Laugardagr

Thematic Relevance - Logsogumadur: The Law-Speaker's Saga

Historical Accuracy - Logsogumadur: The Law-Speaker's Saga and The Rise and Fall of the Viking, 793-1066 tied for #1!

RELEVANT JAM WIKI POSTS:

• What Kind of Themes Can I Suggest?
• How is the Game Jam Theme Chosen?
• How do I Research the Theme for my Game?
• How Historically Accurate Does My Game Need To Be?
• How Do I Get Reliable Material on my Game Topic?
• How Do I Submit My Game?
• How Do I Rate Other Submissions?

HAGJ'S RULES 

Browse through any of the links, to read further on the topic

• Video games must be created within the jam period. 
• Entries containing sexual/politically controversial content, or games irrelevant to the theme of the jam will be disqualified. 
• Pre-made/free/AI-generated code/assets are allowed within discretion, but may require you to opt out of categories depending on usage.
• Teams can only include up to 6 core members. Contributions from people outside the limits of the team are allowed within reason. Everyone must be credited on the team’s submission page.
• Use self-made but verifiable engines, or publicly accessible/free game engines. 

CODE OF CONDUCT

 Applies to both the jam, and the HAGJ communities on itch and Discord. 

• Please be polite and treat others with respect. 
• No sexual content/derogatory or racial language that is out of context. We'd like to keep the jam friendly to all ages and people. 
• Please add a trigger warning if you think you have content that may include disrespectful or sensitive material.

THANK YOU!

• Tuile, for the new standardized art, community announcement posts, and for managing the jam in general. 
• Jubal Barca and Mateus Boga, for providing their unique insight, fulfilling some moderator duties, and additional project work.