What's this jam about?

It's about making a good and original game mechanic! There will be a provided genre and some bonus focuses a week before the jam for you to design the mechanic around and you will have a month to code a game with the main mechanic. The criteria is:

• Mechanic Design
• Application
• Enjoyment

After the allotted time period, submissions are then voted using the criteria above. The voting will be up to the public and there is no prize, the true price will be the connections you made along the way.

Genre

It will be announced on my Twitter, Youtube and here!

The genre is...

Puzzle!!!

Bonus Focuses

Same as the genre, it will be announced on my Twitter, Youtube and here.

The bonus focuses are:

• One Room
• Night and Day
• One Rule
• Journey
• Connections

What do the voting criteria mean?

Mechanic Design

Mechanic design is how well thought out and interesting the main mechanic is to tinker and play with, like let's looks at Baba Is You's main mechanic. Baba Is You has this main mechanic where you can control the rules of the level, sometimes the world, by moving on a grid using this fluffy rabbit(I think it is) named Baba.  That is a good mechanic design that led to an indie success. Who knows you might create a main mechanic that could lead to your success (or your failure).

Application

Application is how the small demo/game shows how well the mechanic is applied to the genre and how it is used to interact with the demo/game's world. Like how Mario can use Cappy to capture not only enemies but some other objects and NPCs in Super Mario Odyssey!

Enjoyment

Enjoyment is how fun the mechanic is to use. Like on how some people enjoy playing with Madeline's dash move in Celeste  or the combat in Hyper Light Drifter or the building in Minecraft.

Rules:

1. You can only start designing and coding during the jam, you can make any assets before the start of the jam.
2.  You can be in a team or solo.
3.  There is no limit on how many people can be in a team.
4.  No NSFW games/demos/mechanics.
5.  You can use any type of assets if you have the legal rights to them.
6.  You can only pass a game made in the allotted time period.
7.  Have fun!!!

Social Media:

Twitter: @mistafixxa069

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