Hello and welcome to the Lua Jam, a 72 hour casual game dev competition. 

About

The goal is to make a game where Lua is used somewhere in the development. Lua is a popular programming language for games so you have many options. Below are a bunch of suggestions for frameworks and engines to use:

• PICO8 - 8bit fantasy console/game engine that is full featured and beginner friendly ($)
• TIC80 - similar to PICO8 but with higher limitations such as higher resolution (free with paid pro version)
• Love2D - full featured easy to use framework for creating games in lua (free)
• Defold - open source 2D/3D game engine that focuses on high performance and cross platform (free)
• Solar2D - open source 2D game engine (free)
• raylib - framework that has bindings in pretty much every language but more technical than Love2D (free)
• Wicked Engine - 3Dgame engine that has Lua/C++ programming (free)

Theme

Sun and Moon

Rating

• Fun: How fun is the game to play?
• Theme: How well does the game match the theme?
• Sounds/Music: How well does the music and sound effects fit the game?
• Graphics/Visuals: How does the game look?
• Innovation: How unique are the mechanics?

Rules

• Theme: Games must match the theme (revealed at the start of the jam)
• Teams: Solo or teams up to 3 participants are allowed
• Tools: Use any tool or platforms to create your game as long as Lua is used somewhere within the game
• Assets: The majority of the code must be written during the jam. However assets, shaders, and music made prior can be used if you have the rights.
• NSFW: Games containing 18+ content are not allowed