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Thanks so much for the thoughtful reply, Pai!  I had a feeling this was the case, and I have decided to re-instate the game to the jam.

I have a feeling that your numbers may be a little inflated in the end, but at the end of the day, the reason you guys are here is exactly the reason why we wanted to start this jam — simply to bring people that are passionate about making games together, to make fun, cool & creative projects!  I took a look, and quite a few of their friends that commented on the game also clearly played some of the other entries, so I believe it was all done in good faith.  

If you do end up winning the jam, I will likely notate the game as an "honorable mention" on the jam page, but will default to the next  games in line as the "winners" (even though there are no prizes) on the PPJJGG game jam home page.

We are really happy that you all decided to jam with us, and really think you made a super fun game that has a lot of potential!  Can't thank you enough for sending over such a thoughtful reply!  :D

- Kevin

Hey there team, I wanted to reach out to let you know that this submission is going to be disqualified from the jam.

As the team with the most ratings & the least amount of karma in the entire jam — and with the comments section looking pretty suspicious, to say the least —  it really doesn’t feel like this entry was submitted in the spirit of the PPJJGG game jam. 

The game is really nicely done, and I wish you all the best on future projects!  🙏

Unfortunately though, it doesn’t feel like this submission is a good fit for the PPJJGG this year.   Sorry again, and all the best.  

- Kevin (Pursuing Pixels)

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thanks!  I guess I’m just a little confused because it says the game was made for a “rip off” game jam, which is not the name of the jam here. 

Unfortunately, I’m going to have to leave the game disqualified, as it doesn’t seem like it was made for, or in the spirit of, our PPJJGG game jam.  Sorry. 

no worries at all!  Just make sure you submit before the deadline!  I think some people are just trying to get a page up and live so that they don’t have to scramble and do that at the last step. 

Hey there, it doesn’t look like there is a game, or anything attached here — we also just started jamming yesterday, so I’m guessing this was not made for our game jam.

 Sorry to have to remove the submission — let me know if I am incorrect!

any art style is okay!  :D

best of luck finding a team!  I definitely recommend checking out our Discord too, if you’re looking for folks to partner up with!  :D

no problem!  best of luck!  :D

I think a game has to receive 5+ ratings before it can get an 'official' average score...but I'm honestly not 100% sure how that works, haha!  But I think that basically, the scores that everyone gives get averaged out once there are enough 'votes' to calculate an average.  Hope that helps!

thanks for the heads up!  I did intend to have it public, since we have a lot of fans of our podcast/YT channel that don’t make games, but want to participate in the jam festivities — but I am keeping my eye on everything to make sure all the voting/rating is legitimate!

Thankfully, we’re still a small enough jam to be able to keep things kind of loose, but might have to clamp down a little more  in the future, haha. 

Thanks again for the heads up! 💜

no problem at all!  Just please note any bug fixes or changes on the webpage, and also try to leave the original available for download, for judging purposes!

You can submit anytime!  :D

Hey there CapBear!  This was one of my favorite entries from the jam, and such an awesome take on the theme!

Your game was one of the top rated entries, and was selected as a prize winner!  Just reach out to Kevin (aka me, haha) at pursuingpixels (at) gmail (dot) com

Thanks so much for jamming with us, and for making such a radical game!  :D

heck yeah!  belated congrats on the launch!  so stoked to see that game get some more love!  :D

Yoooo, had no idea you made a full version of this — dunno how I missed it, but heck to the yessss!  :D

hey there PixelSlop!  For this jam, you’re welcome to use any assets you already have — like  art, code, music, etc. —  but, the game itself should be something new that was started after the jam began. 

hahah, I love it!  Pollywog monsters would be such a wild theme… 🐸

super stoked to have you, and can’t wait to kick off this jam soooooooon!  :D

Hahah, you definitely came to the right place!  Heck yeah!  :D

Can’t wait for next month as well!?! 🐸💜✨

oooooh, I like a lot of these!  :D

ooooh, nice list here for sure!  I’m so mad because I actually had a theme in my head a few weeks back that felt perfect (at least in that specific moment, haha) — and I’ve somehow managed to completely let it slip my mind!

So this is definitely helping me both jog my memory a bit, but also giving me some fresh ideas! 💜

One thing I do know is that the theme is gonna start with a ‘P’ of course, haha — but that’s what the thesaurus is for!  :D

I strongly recommend the software antimicro!  It’s helped me rig up a setup so that I can play the games that don’t offer controller support — it’s been a game changer, for me!

this looks so cool and TASTY!  :D

Holy heck — this is so good milkman!  :D

best of luck finding a team!  I’m sharing in the discord now!

Any style you like should be fine!  :D

heck yeah!!  Hope you find some folks to jam with! 💜✨

best of luck finding a team!  :D

The game has to be made during the jam period and focused on the theme to be qualified.

best of luck finding a team!!  :D

Best of luck with finding a crew!! 💜✨

heck to the freaking YES

that means the world!  :D

Such a great little game and concept — don't know if you have plans to expand this at all, but it's definitely got some legs!  Love the little tune and the B&W style and silky-smooth animations!

So good and so much fun!!  :D

fun fun fun!! :D