MakeCode Arcade Garden Jam

The theme for this jam is "gardens". In other words, we're looking for games about gardening or set in a garden-like environment. Some possible ways to interpret this theme:

1.  A farming simulator where you plant, nurture, and harvest crops
2. An exploration game starring a bee that must travel from flower to flower and pollinate a garden
3. A stealth game where you play as a rabbit swiping carrots from an unsuspecting farmer

You can interpret "gardens" however you want, but someone playing your game should be able to see how it relates to the theme without extra explanation.

Rules

•  Your game must relate to the jam theme. Someone playing your game should be able to see how it relates to the theme without extra explanation.
• Keep the games PG: no NSFW, offensive, or excessively violent content.
• You must be at least 9 years old to participate.
• All games must be submitted by someone who is at least 13 years old. Younger students are welcome to participate, but it must be in partnership with an adult and with parent permission.
• See the full contest rules for more detail.

Make it a Garden Party

MakeCode Arcade brings programming to life for students of all ages. Create fun projects, get immediate feedback, and code using either drag-and-drop blocks or text programming!

This game jam is designed to be an easy introduction to making games, even for folks without prior programming experience! We highly encourage parents and educators to work with interested students to bring their games to life.

Take Home the Blue Ribbon

Our expert panel of judges will determine the top 3 entries based on:

• Creativity
• Adherence to Theme
• Correctness of Code

The winners will receive an Arcade-compatible hand-held gaming device and a MakeCode Arcade T-shirt!

Gardening tips

• When designing your game, keep in mind that Arcade is restricted to a 160x120 16-color screen and a 4 channel synthesizer for sound.
• See these instructions for information on importing images and color palettes into Arcade.
• Check out the developer documentation for more advanced tips to use in Arcade.

Join the club

Join our forums to chat with other participants as well as the MakeCode team. Tweet screenshots, process, and gameplay GIFs, with the hashtag #ArcadeJam so we can showcase your work!