At this point, a lot of you are probably considering surrender. Maybe you feel that you joined too early. Maybe you believe you joined so early that it is embarrassing to fail, so you would rather sneak away. Perhaps you have no further interests in puzzle games, in game jams, nor in game development in general. Perhaps all of these thoughts seem rational, despite the fact that there's an underlying reason of which you are unaware.

Evaluate. What are your reasons, truly, for self-doubt? How far have you advanced? There probably is time to make the game we need, if not the game you want. If you are fearful, don't be. You don't have to be alone, and, if you do end up alone, you are the champion for finishing your project. You have proven, by your entry, that there still is interest in Puzzle Gaming in the World. You've proven that there's hope. You are the little flame which starts a greater fire.

Don't give up.

Evaluate:

• How close are you to finishing?
• What is the core appeal of your design?
• Must you cut corners to complete your project?
• Must you ask for help?
• Are you at all concerned with public judgement?
• What's your vision and your motivation for participating?
• Which will you regret more: Noble and courageous failure... or surrender?

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