When you finished reading Of Mice and Men, did you think, "wow, that book was really sad," or did you think, "I wish there was a weird video game loosely based off of that"? Every time you watch the Big Bang Theory, are you thinking about what else you could be doing, or a hypothetical JRPG staring Sheldon Cooper? If you hear Macklemore's Thrift Shop in the club, is your first thought to dance, or to make it into a strange real-time strategy game?

If you've sided more with the latter answers, congratulations, this game jam is for you! In the Strange Adaptation Jam, you'll take a beloved (or infamous) work and adapt it into a questionable tie-in video game. Whether it's a book, movie, TV show, poem, song, play, musical, painting, board game, or a brand, if it captures the spirit of the original work, you're doing it wrong.

Your adaptations will be ranked with the following criteria:

1. Concept - How ridiculous of an adaptation is it? The more disconnected it is from the original work, the better
2. Execution - Did the concept live up to your expectations?
3. Gameplay - Are you enjoying playing it?
4. Aesthetics - Not only the art, but also the music/sound. Or, if it's text-only, then I guess how nice the fonts are?

Rules:

• You are allowed to work in teams, or work alone.
• Avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, xenophobic, anti-semetic, or any sort of discriminatory theme in your game, even if it's a central part of your work. (Yes, you can adapt Huckleberry Finn, but no, you do not need to say the n-word 216 times for it to be a "true adaptation")
• Try to make your games safe for work. It's okay if there's a little gore, or the occasional swear, but don't go over the top with the violence or nudity.
• You're allowed to use pre-made assets.
• And, if you want, you can use assets from whatever you're adapting, such as lines from a book or audio clips from a TV show. Though, this may be better if you're adapting things in public domain, so you couldn't hypothetically get sued. Your call, honestly.
• Feel free to start planning before the jam. There is no secret theme to be revealed when the jam starts, so you don't need to worry about that!

If you'd like to join the discord, the link is here: https://discord.gg/a5YPUmN