Hi people! Last year, in the interests of prompting a greater focus on the craft of making games, and making sure that the criteria more fairly map to a broader range of submissions, we adopted a new rating system for the jam. That went well, so it's back again!

Here's a quick rundown on each of the new criteria and what they mean:

• Intention - what was being attempted (concept, high level design, narrative, etc.)
• Implementation - how it was put together (technical aspects, gameplay, pacing, etc.)
• Presentation - how the experience is surfaced to the user (aesthetics, audio, visuals, dialogue, UI, etc.)
• Completeness - how "finished" it feels (polish, UX, structural completeness, etc.)
• Linux compatibility - how it runs on Linux! (executable permissions, respecting platform conventions, documentation of required dependencies, etc.)

If  you have any questions or comments, let us know!