Hi everybody.
Oy, this jam has aged me by ten years lol. But it's all good. Every time I talk to people about how important Intuition is for a successful social / racial justice movement, they all agree, and they become very excited and eager to see how we turn this idea into a cool game. We are really gonna change the world with this game. Thank you thank you thank you for your ingenuity and dedication. Even if you don't win, I hope your game makes a fortune for you while it's changing the world for the better.
Okay, here's the scoop.
The official jam sign-up docs are ready. They can be found at the same link where the story is:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/5/folders/12LQqkqHaaby2SDUHKy9Ry67P6NjxW6kZ
There are 4 docs there. They are:
1) The Competition Agreement. This is the parent document that references the detailed terms of the contest.
2) The Contest Rules, which includes things like: you have to be 18 or older, etc. In hindsight we probably could have combined the official rules into the Competition Agreement. Lesson learned.
3) The Publishing Agreement. This is the biggie. This one governs our relationship should you win the contest and we agree to publish the game. It explains how much you get in royalties, when you get paid, all that stuff.
4) Finally there's a summary of the overall process. This one I wrote, and it tries to lay out what happens overall, summarizing the contents of all the other docs. It provides an overview of what happens, e.g.: after you win; when we decide if we will publish the game; if we do, here's what happens next; here's how much we are initially planning to invest in your game to market it (around $30k to start), etc. It tries to summarize everything so that you are clear on the overall process. It's about one and a half pages, and it does not replace the other docs. If there are any discrepancies between that doc and the other docs (I'm pretty sure there are no discrepancies but you know, legalese) then the other docs supersede.
Again, this is a learning process for me too. I've consulted with a bunch of people in an effort to make sure the docs are clear and the deal is really fair and hopefully generous.
Okay. I'm going to go take a long-assed break from staring at legal documents and getting proofreader's error and so forth.
Please hmu if you have questions or comments, which I'm sure you will.
Thank you again. Good luck.
Best,
Marcus