"Don’t overthink it. Just make it playable."

• Dates: April 17th – April 26th.
• In-Person Day: Sunday, April 26th @ Loft 419 (in Toledo, Ohio)
• The Mission: Polish your existing project into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

🛠️ Welcome to the "Spring Cleanup"

For the April Jam, we are tackling the "Project Graveyard." We know you have a half-finished game engine or an old idea from years ago. This isn't about starting from zero; it’s about making your old ideas playable.

This is the Anti-Crunch Jam. Our goal is to finish something small and fun without burning out.

🏃 The MVP Constraint

To eliminate feature creep, this jam follows a unique "Cleanup" constraint: You must take an existing project, idea, or codebase and create a playable MVP. It doesn't have to be "finished"—it just has to be playable by others in a browser.

💰 The Cash Prize!

The winner of the Spring Cleanup Jam—as voted on by the community—will receive a $100 CASH PRIZE! (Venmo or PayPal)

🤖 Tech Stack & AI Policy

Unity, Godot, JavaScript, HTML5—if it runs in a browser, it’s fair game. Please label your submission:

• 🛠️ Category A: Human-Driven (Assisted): You wrote the core logic.
• ✨ Category B: Vibe-Coded (Generated): You used LLMs like Cursor or Replit Agent to breathe life back into the idea.

📝 Submission Details

1. The Local Legend Metric: How many miles are you from the Maumee River?
2. The "Before" Story: Tell us how old this project is (e.g., "I started this when I was 12").
3. The "MVP" Interpretation: A quick sentence on what makes it "playable" vs "finished."

🚀 How to Start

1. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/Jje5zWPfnh
2. Dig Up Your Project: Find that code! The jam officially kicks off April 17th.
3. Meet us at Loft 419: We'll be hanging out in person on Sunday the 26th to help you debug, polish, and submit!