Hey, you. Yes, you.
- Are you exhausted from the so-called "puzzle games" which do not make your brain bleed out your ears?
- Have you been thirsting for a Game Jam which can show your friends that college isn't everything and you are not as dumb as your ex says you are??
- Is itch.io a wasteland utterly devoid of decent puzzle-solving content, but you dream of how it could be So Much More, a whole arcade of challenges that tease your brain worse than the hotties you R.P. with on those edgy Discord servers???
If you did not say "yes, absolutely" to all the above:
WHY NOT????
At any rate, we at the Game Design Symposium are here to help.
YOU HAVE THREE WEEKS.
Within that time, you are to post a PUZZLE GAME which challenges the problem-solving, pattern-finding, tin-foil thinking cap/fedora-wearing brain of any player who should dare to fancy oneself clever.
"What's in it for me?"
if (entries >= 10) {
I will stream your games and feature them on our Server, and
you'll earn an HONORARY DISCORD ROLE which will identify you for your efforts, GUARANTEED.
if (entries >= 50){
then the winner may be* eligible for
a Gift Sub to the channel or
a month of Discord Nitro Membership.
if (entries >= 100){
I'll consider* offering some monetary prizes for the winner of the competition.
}
}
}*Some restrictions may apply. This offer is not binding.
This jam is inaugural and very much experimental, and incentives and transactions will be arbitrated by the Host according to a sliding scale.
I will assume you are not in it "for the money", since you == smort.
"What's in it for US?"
As a Society, you mean? 🃏 Just watch this video*: (*<-This hyperlink links to the Crucial Point Chris makes, ten minutes in.)
So... do you need a hint?
Approach the matter in three (3) parts:
- Week 1: Design your puzzles and mechanics.
- Week 2: Implement your puzzles in a software.
- Week 3: Add your Assets and Aesthetics.
Now:
Make my head explode.
Go on, now.
DO IT.
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