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In the spirit of the Three Forged Game Jame and the Refraction Jam, we are bringing the Collaborative Game Jam to Something Awful! We used to have game contests and they were awesome - quite a few published, successful games came out of those jams! For this contest, you will be collaborating with three other people! THE RULES THREE 1. There will be THREE ROUNDS.
3. Your stuff will be CC-BY-4.0. Your other creators will need to be able to mux and mix it up! Once the contest is over, I will post the final entries for viewing. Anyone can take from these what they like (although it's considered polite to ask and credit). * More than one person can choose a given entry - but beware: you might appear derivative if you don't have a really good idea for it! HOW TO COMPETE 1. Post in the thread with your intent to participate and pm or email me an address at which I can send submissions. My email address is atlantisrevoked@gmail.com. It's a good idea to wait until the contest actually begins to start writing. 2. Continue to participate! Post questions, comments, ideas, or anything you like. It's more fun when we're all bouncing off each other. 3. Check your email at the beginning of rounds 2 and 3! 4. Submit on time! I will not be checking to the minute but any late submissions are accepted at the mercy of my whimsy. EXTRA CREDIT If you're in the need of a little inspiration (or are hopeful for a little bump toward your end product), you can earn a bonus point. This will add to the 10-point rubric I will use to judge your game. (It's pretty simple: 3 points for Style, 3 points for Mechanics, 3 points for Theme, and 1 point for Organization.) To earn your bonus point, simply indicate that you wish to do so during any of the rounds. I will pull from my Amazing Trope Deck and give you a trope; you must include this in your game. If you have any questions, ask away! Let's write! Zurui fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Jun 27, 2021 |
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Dog Kisser posted:Absolutely down for this Just so you know, I don't have your email address (yet).
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Jun 24, 2021 16:56
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Currently we are at 7 entrants! Just four more to unlock a BONUS PRIZE! I have emails/PMs from: Hostile V Agent Rush Otherkinsey Scale Dog Kisser WereGoat Lux Animus potatocubed
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Jun 25, 2021 04:10
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Hostile V posted:Also for the record I would like to be the first to request the Mandatory Trope in exchange for a bonus point. Your trope is:  (Not like, wizards or sorcerers. Magicians. People who perform Also, yay! We have eleven people signed up, which means we've unlocked the FOURTH PRIZE. Can we unlock another? Maybe! Tell your friends!
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Jun 27, 2021 01:33
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Agent Rush posted:Wow, you're using Channel A cards? I'll take a trope in that case! You do not know how happy I am that someone recognized these! Your trope is:  Any other takers? (Note that there is no deadline; you can take a bonus during any of the stages.)
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Jun 27, 2021 05:00
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Otherkinsey Scale posted:You know what, give me a trope!  For the purposes of this, I'll say you can play fast and loose with this - it doesn't have to be the Japanese/Korean concept of idols, it could be western boy/girl bands or rock groups or anything where the common theme of manufactured music celebrity is at play.
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Jun 27, 2021 05:16
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Meinberg posted:I will also take a card! Your card is:  How very Channel A...
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Jun 28, 2021 04:11
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LaSquida posted:Trope me Your trope is...  Yeah, I don't know how you're going to make that one work either!
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Jun 28, 2021 04:17
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I think it's best to wait until round 2 to deliver it. Getting excited to see what y'all come up with!
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Jun 29, 2021 03:50
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LaSquida posted:What did I ever do to you Hey, at least it wasn't "harem."
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Jun 29, 2021 21:37
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DalaranJ posted:Yeah, I’m in. Yay! And with that we have TWELVE entrants. Yay! Get to writing!
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Jul 1, 2021 19:58
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Dog Kisser posted:Okay! Anything in particular we should focus on, avoid, or attempt? Really, this first bit is very much up to you. It might be a core mechanic, or the central pieces of a setting, or a thousand words of game design theory (if that's what floats you) or anything else. I encourage people to play to their strengths but also work at least a little outside of your comfort zone. Your card is Delinquents. potatocubed posted:Looking ahead: How do we submit the first round entry? To you by email? Yes please. I will remove any attribution and post the submissions anonymously to Drive.
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Jul 2, 2021 08:53
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Meinberg posted:Are we being judged every round? You are only judged on your final product, although I reserve the right to assign points based on particularly fantastic or abysmal performances. Sorry for the radio silence all weekend, I was engaging in my country's fine traditions of drowning our fears of impending fascism and ecological collapse deep in the forest. A question, though: do people want to be anonymous? Or should I post each entry with attribution?
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Jul 6, 2021 21:18
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A few words over isn't going to kill your entry, I just didn't want someone to turn in a 10,000 word Treatise on the Theory of Playing Roles in Gaming or some poo poo.
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Jul 7, 2021 05:31
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The intention had been for you to apply it during the round it was requested but I won't penalize you if you apply it to a later round, given that I wasn't clear.
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Jul 7, 2021 17:05
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The deadline is midnight Saturday. You have roughly 23 hours to finish your first entry! I'll go through and send confirmations that I've received your entries, just to remove any doubt or anxiety 
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Jul 10, 2021 09:02
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We have 7/12 entries in so far. I've done my best to anonymize them but the introduction of the trope cards throws that out the window for some of your entries. It should be fun all the same. If you are stressing the deadline, you can burn a bonus point to blow right past it (for up to 3 days). If you don't have a bonus point yet, you can go in the negative for one in the future! (Really I just want everyone to get their ideas in.)
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Jul 10, 2021 09:19
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Agent Rush posted:I'd asked before, can we request more than one trope? Or do we need to re-use one we already have? I think I'm going to limit it to a single trope per entrant. There will be a couple more opportunities to earn bonus points though!
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Jul 11, 2021 05:33
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Everyone is in for Round 1! You can view the entries here. What do I do now? Choose one entry (other than yours) and post your choice in the thread. You have until 25 July to expand and edit it to 2500-3000 words. This is by far the meatiest portion of the contest; you have to take someone else's seed of an idea and turn it into something real. If you haven't already selected a trope, you can opt for one in this round. If you have (or if you'd like another chance to earn a bonus point), there will be two opportunities to earn a bonus point in this round. The first will be for the submission that enacts the greatest transformation on the original. The second will be for the submission that follows through most thoroughly on the spirit of the original. I am away from my Deck of Tropes until tomorrow; I'll deal them out then! Zurui fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Jul 12, 2021 |
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Jul 12, 2021 01:20
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I apologize; Gmail marked your emails as spam for some reason. I have corrected the error and uploaded your entries!
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Jul 12, 2021 02:30
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Dog Kisser posted:Can multiple people pick a single game? Also: should we keep our choice secret Multiple people may choose the same one but the purpose of making your choice public is so that you can make an educated decision. Some of the concepts here are relatively narrow while some others could be taken in a dozen different directions.
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Jul 12, 2021 06:31
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Yeah, honestly all of these are loving great. It's going to be rad seeing what y'all come up with.
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Jul 12, 2021 17:26
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DalaranJ Pretty straightforward...OR IS IT? Lux Animus  Will it be Kingdom Hearts, Stargate, or The Cat Who Walked Through Walls? WHO CAN KNOW? WereGoat  This one is weird. I'm very interested to see what you pull out of a hat for it. Since LaSquida asked, I will definitely pull more tropes off the deck for you but I'm going to rule that only the first one is good for a Bonus Point; the rest are just style. Did I miss anyone?
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Jul 13, 2021 01:42
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Meinberg posted:I will also take a card pull!  Disclaimer: if, for any reason, you feel you cannot do this topic justice, I will happily draw another for you. Otherkinsey Scale posted:I'll take another card pull, for laughs. 
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Jul 13, 2021 04:04
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Just tracking things:pre:Lux Animus Entry 1 - "The Undungeoneers" Agent Rush Entry 2 - Card-based resolution system Hostile V Entry 3 - Step-die resolution system Entry 4 - "Rentocracy" Entry 5 - Wizard Academy Meinberg Entry 6 - "The Sublime Players" Entry 7 - "Spotlight Harmony" potatocubed Entry 8 - "The Wizard Came from the Moon" Entry 9 - "Let's be Pirates" JMBosch Entry 10 - "Skeleton Justice Warriors" Antivehicular Entry 11 - "The ABCsys" DalaranJ Entry 12 - "Gals and Goons"
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Jul 13, 2021 06:10
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I can definitely see that being a struggle. How do people feel about an (effectively) unlimited wordcount for the final submission?
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Jul 15, 2021 06:04
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Updated list:pre:Lux Animus Entry 1 - "The Undungeoneers" Weregoat Agent Rush Entry 2 - Card-based resolution system Hostile V Entry 3 - Step-die resolution system Entry 4 - "Rentocracy" Entry 5 - Wizard Academy Meinberg Entry 6 - "The Sublime Players" Dog Kisser Entry 7 - "Spotlight Harmony" potatocubed Entry 8 - "The Wizard Came from the Moon" LaSquida Entry 9 - "Let's be Pirates" JMBosch Entry 10 - "Skeleton Justice Warriors" Antivehicular Entry 11 - "The ABCsys" DalaranJ Entry 12 - "Gals and Goons"
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Jul 15, 2021 17:37
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Indeed. Obviously the spirit of the contest is that you utilize the prior work in some way but there is absolutely no requirement that any specific portion of the actual text be carried forward.
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Jul 19, 2021 05:20
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NDNM is easily my favorite new tech to come out of the last five years or so of RPGs!
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Jul 19, 2021 18:17
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DalaranJ posted:Okay, started with 1000 words, worked for a solid two hours tonight, word count says I’m at... 500 words. Oh, dear. Well I’m on the right track at least. I actually laughed out loud; I've had this writing experience.
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Jul 21, 2021 06:16
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I can definitely see this one being very difficult! I think this is where it turns from a sprint into a run, and getting over that hump can be very difficult. If you are struggling with the deadline, just please stay communicative - my goal for this is to have as many people finish, not to be some sort of timekeeping czar.
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Jul 24, 2021 00:04
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End of day Sunday, so you have slightly more than two days remaining.
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Jul 24, 2021 00:26
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I would absolutely prefer more entrants, so whatever you want to turn in is great. I just set a word guideline so that people had an idea for how much to add, not as a creative straitjacket.
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Jul 24, 2021 04:19
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Otherkinsey Scale posted:Just realized I forgot to post! I'm working on #5, Wizard Academy. Yay! That means everyone is still along for this crazy ride! pre:Lux Animus Entry 1 - "The Undungeoneers" Weregoat Agent Rush Entry 2 - Card-based resolution system Hostile V Entry 3 - Step-die resolution system Entry 4 - "Rentocracy" OK Scale Entry 5 - Wizard Academy Meinberg Entry 6 - "The Sublime Players" Dog Kisser Entry 7 - "Spotlight Harmony" potatocubed Entry 8 - "The Wizard Came from the Moon" LaSquida Entry 9 - "Let's be Pirates" JMBosch Entry 10 - "Skeleton Justice Warriors" Antivehicular Entry 11 - "The ABCsys" DalaranJ Entry 12 - "Gals and Goons"
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Jul 25, 2021 07:03
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Holy poo poo, y'all are loving amazing. I just logged on to find that all twelve of y'all made the finish line for Round 2, which is loving unheard of in these kinds of contests. Here are the entries: pre:Round 2 Author Game Round 3 Contestant Agent Rush UG Overdrive Antivehicular BUTTON MASHER DalaranJ Gals & Goons Dog Kisser Spotlight Harmony Hostile V Hostile V Second Round JMBosch Skeleton Justice Warriors LaSquida Let's Be Pirates Lux Animus Cauldron Bowl Rally Meinberg In the Court of the Invisible King OK Scale LAMMs of Peace, MASKs of War potatocubed Shadow of the Moon Wizard WereGoat MAGICON I will be reading these over today and awarding the two Bonus Points.
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Jul 26, 2021 18:05
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Hostile V posted:Should've named mine. Oh well. I'll gladly change it if you come up with a name!
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Jul 26, 2021 20:44
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The amount of remodeling is very much up to you! You will be judged on your final submission, not on its strength vs. its previous iterations. As a reminder, the final deadline is the stroke of midnight Pacific Daylight Time on Sunday, 15 August. (That is, you have all Sunday to
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Jul 26, 2021 23:52
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Hostile V posted:Are we allowed to pick something we've had a hand in to begin with? No, please don't choose anything you worked on in phases 1 or 2. If we have a selection problem due to this, let me know and we'll work it out. Dog Kisser posted:Can we have multiple people working on same projects? I was initially going to say no HOWEVER Since this is a Collaborative Game Jam, I will allow you to work together in the final phase. If two people want to work on refining a single Phase 2 concept, with the understanding that you'll share a score and split any prizes you might receive, then you may.
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Jul 27, 2021 07:43
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WereGoat posted:Argh, I'm torn three ways between Shadow of the Moon Wizard, Hostile V Second round, or Skeleton Justice Warriors. Just as an FYI, this one is already claimed by DalaranJ, so you'll have to produce something distinct if you're not working together. OR you can go with the single remaining slot, UG Overdrive. pre:Round 2 Author Game Round 3 Contestant Agent Rush UG Overdrive Antivehicular BUTTON MASHER potatocubed DalaranJ Gals & Goons Agent Rush Dog Kisser Spotlight Harmony JMBosch Hostile V Hostile V Second Round DalaranJ JMBosch Skeleton Justice Warriors Lux Animus LaSquida Let's Be Pirates Dog Kisser Lux Animus Cauldron Bowl Rally Otherkinsey Scale Meinberg The Invisible King Antivehicular OK Scale LAMMs of Peace, MASKs of War Meinberg potatocubed Shadow of the Moon Wizard LaSquida WereGoat MAGICON Hostile V
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I just mean you should have a strong concept before going in if you're going to double up with someone, and you may want to touch base with them to make sure you both aren't going to turn in fundamentally the same game.
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Jul 29, 2021 17:31
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