During the Mechanic Jam, you will be given a term describing a game mechanic. Submissions will be open for 10 days, followed by a two-day voting period. 

During these 10 days, you will be tasked with creating a game centered around the described mechanic. Your goal is to implement the mechanic as creatively as possible. 

The mechanic for this jam is:

King of the Hill

"King of the Hill" is a gameplay mechanic where the player must maintain control of a certain area. One way to implement this mechanic is by tasking the player with defending the point from enemies for a certain amount of time, like in the KotH gamemode from Team Fortress 2. Another would be tasking the player with knocking enemies off of a literal hill, rewarding the last character standing.

You cannot start working on your game until the 10-day submission period. After the submission period is over, a two-day voting period will take place, during which participants are encouraged to vote on each other's games. During the voting period, you will not be allowed to edit your submission.

Games will be judged on two criteria: Overall execution, and how creative your implementation is. There are no rewards for winners; voting is purely for fun.

Teams are allowed, but should ideally be no more than 5 people.

This jam is a pilot. If you would like to see Mechanic Jam become a regular thing, let us know!

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