Calling all mischief-makers! We here at Weight Gaming HQ are looking to be kept sharp and on our toes in today’s tedious workaday world. So for this year’s jam we’re looking to stimulate things and shake things up with the element of…
~ s u r p r i s e ~
And so, without further ado, your theme for Gain Jam 2024 is…!
Have a core feature in your game behave in an unexpected or surprising fashion!
Participants will have two weeks to design and create a game in line with this theme constraint. However you choose to interpret this theme will be down to you!
We’re talking twisted tales, pranks and betrayals! From whodunnits to hoodwinks! Mishaps to misdirections! Surrealism to absurdism! Time to stretch those creative muscles, my dear deviants, and get tricky!
So surprise us! Dupe and deceive us! Play us for fools and keep us guessing until the very end!
The best bait-and-switch in show will win themselves a cool $500 cash prize!
For the rest of you reading this… Stay your expectations and expect the unexpected!
Are you ready~?
… Begin!
Some final words to you all:
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If you haven’t read them yet, full rules for the contest can be found Here!
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The Gain Jam 8/2024 board is now open! To qualify for the contest, you must post your submission thread there as a new topic. Early posting is okay, but try to post when you have something ready to put up! The Gain Jam board is for submissions and discussions relating to those only
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Any related discussions, questions and enquiries about the Jam itself should be posted in either of the following:
- Questions, Help, & Info
- The Gain Jam channel over on Discord.
- DM’d to @AlexKay, either here on on Discord
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Finally, if you plan on posting your work or progress on social media, please tag it with #GainJam so that we can spring an unexpected surprise on the X algorithm! We’d be delighted to see and promote your efforts!
Best of luck to everyone participating this year!
