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I did! Thank you very much for inspiring me! It's a really nice way to think about gamedev. I already sent the game I made to my giftee too (they say they liked it). :)

Hello, this is my first game jam. The rules said to add an explanation when I submitted my game to the jam, but I couldn't see where to do that. So I will do that here if that's ok?

I found out about the Gift Jam 2023 by looking through the gift jams page on Itch. I haven't had a long experience making games that I actually end up making public, so I was kind of curious and browsing through. When I saw the description of Gift Jam, it instantly clicked for me - I have someone I really am grateful towards and the Gift Jam description inspired me to actually make that person a game. I knew kind of instantly what kind of game I'd make for them too.

So, I hope my submission (King of Gaintopia) is accepted. Thank you for the inspiration and letting me be in the GIft Jam!

Copy the below puzzles:

Your First CaptureᚫBlack to move. Capture a defender in one move by sandwiching it between two of your pieces.ᚫYou've made your first capture! Well done.ᚫ0ᚫa03a04a05a06a07/a05//a00a10d05/a00a10d04d05d06/a00a01a10a09d03d04d06d07k05/a00a10d04d05d09/a00a10d05//a05/a03a04a05a06a07/ᚫaᚫk04j04ᚠ

Capture the KingᚫBlack to play. Capture the King in one move.ᚫYou've won! Well done!ᚫ0ᚫa03a04a06a07/a05a01a08d04k07a06/d03/a00/a00a10d04d08d09/a00a01a10d03d04d09/a00a10d05/d03a00a10d08/d06/a07a01/a03a04a05a06/ᚫaᚫh02h09ᚠ

EscapeᚫWhite to play. Your King can escape in three turns. Do it!ᚫYou've escaped and won the game!ᚫ0ᚫa03a04a05a06a07/a05//a00a10d05/a00a10d04d05d06/a00a01a10d03d04k09/a00a10d04d05d06/a06a00a10d05//a05/a03a04a05a06a07/ᚫdᚫj06j01ᚠf02j02ᚠj01k01ᚠᚫj06j01ᚠh01i01ᚠj01k01ᚠᚫj06j11ᚠh11i11ᚠj11k11ᚠᚫj06j11ᚠf10j10ᚠj11k11ᚠ

ShieldwallᚫWhite to play. Perform a shieldwall capture in one move. A shieldwall capture occurs when two or more of the opponent's pieces are trapped in a line against the edge of the board. The pieces must be trapped by a line of your pieces and two 'capping' pieces. One of these capping pieces must be a move made by you, and the other can be one of your previously placed pieces or a board corner.ᚫWell done!ᚫ0ᚫa03a04a05a07//a06a05a09d04/a01a09d03a02a07/a01d04d09/a00d03d04d07/d09k07a00a10d04/a07d09a10/d10a00d07/a01a05/a02a04a06a07/ᚫdᚫh06k06ᚠ

You can post basic puzzles here, or create your own thread to share your own. I will post a few simple ones below.