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Welcome to the xkcd Game Jam, where you create a game in a weekend based on your favourite xkcd comic or 'what if?' article!

They say there's always a relevant xkcd comic for any given situation.

Well, now there'll be a relevant xkcd game based on a relevant xkcd comic for any given situation!



This jam is a tribute to the awesome work of Randall Munroe.

prizes

Top 5 Overall:

1. Spirit Rover

2. xkcd - The Beginning

3. The Man Who Fell Sideways

4. Drone Problems

5. regxkcd

xkcd-ness Prize:

" Frogger " XKCD style

Innovation Prizes:

xkcd VR

ChIA - Chess Intelligence Agency

Visuals Prize:

Where Do Birds Go When It Rains?

Feedback Prizes:

1. Naomi Norbez

2. Mark Kennedy

3. furiousgames

4. anttihaavikko



See the announcement in our Discord for how to claim your prizes!



discord & twitter





Come join our official Discord server (for this jam and future jams), because game jams are more fun when there's a community.

Follow the official Twitter account @xkcdGameJam and make your tweets with the hashtag #xkcdGameJam :)



You can also follow my personal twitter @XavierEkkel if you have any questions or just because you like living life on the edge.





streamers / youtubers











rules

Anyone, regardless of experience, is welcome to participate!

Teams are allowed and encouraged! Max team size is 4.

Don't start working on the game prior to the game jam, as it isn't fair to other participants starting from scratch. However, you may use publicly-available assets if you have permission and mention this when submitting (there'll be a textbox).

You can use any engine, including one you made yourself.

Your game must be free to play until the voting period is over.

Games that are discriminatory, contain hate-speech, or are in very poor taste will be removed.

In the voting period, please give feedback with any rating you give!

You must have a good time doing the jam! :)

voting

After the submission period, you'll be able to rate entries on the following categories on a scale from 1 to 5 stars:

overall

xkcd interpretation

fun

innovation

visuals

audio

Don't forget to leave some feedback with any rating you give!



faq

Do I have to use xkcd's stick figure black-and-white art style?

No, you can use any art style you want.

Do I have to interpret the comic literally?

No, you can interpret the comic however abstractly or literally as you want.



I don't understand [a particular xkcd comic]!

Not to worry! There is an entire wiki devoted to explaining xkcd comics (explainxkcd.com).





