1. Sign up.
   1. Sign up on this Jam Page.
   2. Join the Discord server (this is required to participate).
   3. Submit your personal prompt in the Discord.
2. Make a game.
   1. The schedule:
      1. Prompt submissions are currently open.
      2. The jam starts as soon as secret-santa targets are released around midnight (CST) of Dec 9th.
      3. The jam ends at exactly midnight of Dec 24th.
   2. Your game must be original and made by you.
      1. You can use assets or code snippets you've used in the past, but no more  than 10-15% of your game should have pre-made content.
      2. You can ask for help, but don't let anyone make your game for you. It should be your own original creation.
      3. If you find yourself seriously struggling, the Discord is there to help with no judgement. Everyone on your dev team (Elf or Reindeer) is guaranteed to be neither your target nor your
   3. Some guidelines for the game
      1. Your game should have around 30 sec - 5 mins of gameplay. Be aware of the scope of your game: it's better to aim small and add more later than to aim too big and not finish.
         
      2. Your game should follow the prompt. Don't stress over making it fit perfectly or using strictly literally interpretations, but let the words inspire your game's theme and mechanics. The connection should be apparent.
      3. Your game should be appropriate.
         1. While a "G" rating is not required for game submissions, no excessive violence or NSFW content is allowed
         2. Any hate speech, slurs, or deliberately offensive content will get your game deleted from the jam listing, and may result in being banned from the Discord
3. Submit your game.
   1. Make sure your submission is valid
      1. Executable files for Windows or Mac, links to download a zip, and in-browser games are all valid!
      2. Anything behind a paywall, or anything which requires 3rd-party software to compile/run
   2. Submit here on itch.io on the main page of this jam. If you need help the official instructions are in their official documentation.
   3. Make sure your game is set to public!
4. Play your new game!
   1. On December 25th the games will all become public. You can play your new game and then check out the other submissions too!

If you have any other questions please ask below or in the Discord!