Can you clarify the confusion? There's no judging or reviewers for this jam. The rule is mainly to ensure submissions can run as standalone games, but with a few exceptions for interpreters (python, Inform 7 I believe).
Right, I was just using judges and reviewers loosely to refer to the people who will ensure the submissions follow the rules, not necessarily that they would be rating submissions or giving awards like "Best X."
My point is, for a participant who wishes to submit their game before the deadline, how exactly? In what medium? Do you want a compressed .zip folder of all the game files? Can we use a game hosting site like gx.games and just submit a link?
From the rules:
- You may use any game engine/framework/language to make your game and build for any platform you like, including mobile. For mobile, only APKs can be distributed on itch.io.
- We do not accept submissions that require external games or software to run such as Roblox. Games that require interpreters (python, some interactive fiction languages, etc.) are allowed.
We don't have guidelines on what is required to be uploaded for a submission, but .zip files with game files is usually best for most cases. The game however must be hosted on itch.io (whether web or upload), not an external site to cut down on malicious links.