Will there be a theme for the game mechanics and subject? I think it'd be cool and make it a lot more interesting if there was some theme announced the day the competition starts, as well as make it a little easier to develop an idea for. I've been practicing coding for about a year now, and am teaching my friends so we can join this as our first jam! I'm looking forward to the competition none-the-less.

Awesome, also I don't really have a theme in mind because I feel all these minimalistic requirements that make people focus on the mechanics are already plenty for most people.

I'm fine with there not being a mandatory theme.  Sometimes you gotta come up with your own! (And there's always free theme generators on the web.)