Is the theme required, or optional?

A topic by JoshGrams created Aug 12, 2019 Views: 206 Replies: 2

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'Cause I finished up with the GMTK jam yesterday, saw this jam's title and thought, "great! That's a perfect excuse to prototype the mental-calendar-math game I've had in the back of my head for several years." But it doesn't have anything to do with ancient history...

Eli Haun5 years ago

Why not have it SET in ancient history? like have Pope Gregory XIII (guy who introduced the Gregorian calendar) pose the questions. that way, it has a historical FEEL, but is teaching real world uses. that would fulfill the requirements I believe (Note: I am NOT a judge, but interpreting the rules)

JoshGrams5 years ago

It would be tricky to fit the mechanical feel I had in mind into a historical setting, I think. It's fine, I don't need a game jam. It just seemed like it might be a good excuse to make this thing now.

Thanks,

--Josh

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Is the theme required, or optional?