Nope. Just upload as usual. For the purposes of this jam, any original author-submitted work will be considered not previously published as long as it's not found elsewhere on the net or previously available on the net.
The Twine word count does include code so you should be good to go. If you want to check for sure. Do a play-through of the game and highlight then cut and paste the text from each new page into say Notepad++, then you should be able to see the wordcount on the Summary page.
Also keep in mind that any repeated phrases like room descriptions or link text or page headings only count once. So if you use the same link text several times, it only counts once toward the total.
I wouldn't stress too hard about it at this stage, if you win we'll be editing prior to publishing anyway.
Interesting. I wonder how the voting will go.
I actually have a proposition. I don't know if the host can change the voting system, but that's what I saw on one literature contest.
People do vote for each other, but everyone must put ALL possible grades.
Like, there are 6 of us for now, so each votes for 5 games. So, he or she must put ALL grades between 1 and 5.
This way the host can be sure that no one will put all 1 or all 5 grades.
We opened it up to Game Authors as well as Judges and the process follows the standard itchio voting where Judges (editors) and Game Authors can vote. We felt it was a good thing for Authors to get their eyeballs on other works and to view them with a critical eye. That helps Authors grow and to familiarize themselves with what else is being produced. A game author can only vote on other entries by design. We ask that you vote on a minimum of five entries according to the criteria we have in place on the voting page.
The winning entry prize is payable upon publication of the game (after any requested edits from your assigned editor). The game will go through our normal editorial and contract process which is available on our website. I linked the submission process in the jam page info. Our target date for Publication is February 2019 near Valentine's day to play up the highly interpretative "Love" theme of the jam.
We have an editorial staff of seven editors including our EIC and our slush readers who will be voting for the Editors Choice Award. Both prizes are awarded the same standard pay structure and contract as described in our submission process for the magazine.
If you have any other questions, just ask.
PJ
Hey K-Kat! None of the editors can help with that ahead of the submission. You may be able to find someone by asking in the Twine Game or Narrative Games discord servers or the https://www.intfiction.org/ forums.
The only criteria is how well you think the game represents the theme of the jam which is 'Love'. It has to be interactive, ofc. Beyond that, it's just how well you like each game. The voting panel is shown above.