WELCOME!

Mini jam is a 72-hour-long, game development jam for independent game developers that occurs every two weeks.

Mini Jam involves a required condition that is announced as soon as it starts to spice things up. Remember, limitation breeds creativity. You get the theme early so you can plan ahead, Just keep the limitation in mind. This jam's theme is Sleep. Remember, theme is purely inspirational and not required. Feel free to interpret it however you want.

LIMITATION!

The limitation is a special condition that your game must follow, but is open to interpretation. If your game does not follow the limitation, it may be removed.  

The limitation is: Game must not contain any text

This means that no readable text can appear in your game. Part of the challenge in this comes from not being able to explain how your game works to the player, so try not to have any text on your game page.

Faq
Q: Can I have text in a language other than English?
A: No, text is text.

Q: What about my game's  title screen?
A: The title counts as text.

Q: Can I draw words using sprites instead of a normal string?
A: No. If it can be read as words, it's not allowed.

Q: How am I supposed to communicate things to my player without text? >:(
A: Show, 'tell. Use pictures, scenes, and game design to point your players in the right direction.

Q: How can I credit the team members if I cant use text?
A: A splash screen with your Logo or name (or whatever you usually put) is the one time text should appear in your game. Don't forget you can always list team members on the game page as well.

If you would like notifications when the Limitation is announced, join the Mini Jam Discord server.  Discord  -  Twitter

RATING!

At the end of the Jam, there will be a rating period that lasts 5 days. Your game will be rated on:

Enjoyment - How much you enjoyed your time with the game.   
Concept - How interesting or unique the main focus of the game was.     
Presentation - How well executed the main focus of the game was.     
Use of limitation - How well the game incorporated the given limitation.

RULES!

• You may only make your game within the time frame, we do check. However, updates are allowed after the game has been submitted
• No harassment of any kind.
• Keep game content clean. No NSFW content, offensive content, excessive gore/violence.
• You can use pre-made assets that were not made for this jam, like asset packs, or assets from older projects of yours.
• Follow the limitations given.
• Read the rules. Not reading the rules is not an excuse for breaking them.

Any games that do not follow these rules may be removed from the jam.

PARTNERS!

Participating in Ludum Dare? Be sure to join the official unofficial Discord server.

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