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Hi Penny

Thank you for submitting to the 2nd CoinSides Adventure Sparks Jam. Your entry was one of the 5 Gold Winners. Please contact me to arrange your prize.  Congratulations. I'm sorry it took so long to reach out to you.

O buscame on Twitter @ex1stgames. Ya te sigo.

Gracias. Tienes un DISCORD para poder charlar? No hay sistema de mensajenes en Itch.

Ha ha ha, this is great. Please save this for the next CoinSides Adventure Sparks Jam.

¿Los certificados son autoconcedidos?

SHAZAM!!

Lovely idea. Gonna try this with my students :D

Congratulations on releasing your game. The illustration on the cover looks cute.  The game is quite different from the cover. I want to be the ruler of the universe, of course, but I would be all alone : ( What happens next? Keep making games the way you want to make them. I'm impressed!

Wow - Thank you so much. Please share it here and there ( and add me @ex1stgames ). Much appreciated.

And... I want to make one a week. Got any requests?

If you want to, copy and paste the English text for your game, then delete the comment. I just cleaned it up a bit. No 'shit' in this text ;D

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Three Colors is a silly simple dexterity game for two people. Only 9 cards are required. You can print the cards we designed or use any standard playing card deck. In this game, you and your partner will be playing against each other trying to be the fastest.

This is mostly a kid's game, but can be played and enjoyed by anyone. It can make a really good drinking game.

The files attached don't include a “low ink” version because instead of printing the cards designed, you can pick a standard playing card deck and pick the following nine cards: 2 cards with the number 2, 3 with the number 3, and 4 with the number 4. And that's it, you can enjoy the game pretty much the same.

BTW, there are two rulebook files, one in English and the other one in Spanish.

Well deserved! I think I will use the criteria to have more winners next time. 1 for the overall winner, 1 for each category, and between 1-3 selected by the judges (but one that was not already in the winning). That might be fun and fair.

I have reached out to all the participants. Please check your email / twitter / itch. I need you to get in touch with me via email here yokubosan@gmail.com, thanks.

Congratulations. Please reach out to me via email.

Congratulations. Please reach out to me via email.

Thank you. I've made that part of the post simpler.
Gold Winners get a CoinSides and an offer ($100).
Silver Winners get an offer (CoinSides).
I would love to include everyone in the library.

It would, probably. I can't see an easy way around it.

Thank you for commenting on every entry. Would you be interested in being the judge for next year's CoinSides Jam?

Esteemed friends, writers, and roleplayers

THANK YOU for participating in this year's jam. The variety and quality of the submissions never ceases to amaze me. It's been a pleasure to read each Spark and imagine the adventures held within. I'm excited to grow this niche of coin-related modular content for everyone to enjoy. I hope you had fun writing them. It is time to announce the winners: one of them chosen by YOU and one of them, well... five of them, by ME. The prizes and writers' fees are all possible thanks to the popularity of CoinSides (excuse me while I pat myself on the back) and the generous support from our backers. Thank you for being part of this project.

Judging the submission is a fuzzy process that involves three criteria and a good dose of intuition. I am no RPG veteran or avid reader, and my opinion is completely subjective. Do not let my decision discourage you from iterating on your work and joining future jams. Other members of the community might find their favorite Spark in your entry. In the end, there will only be winners and those who didn't participate. Without further ado, here are my ranked entries with my ratings (COIN/STORY/WRITER) and their respective authors and pages. I've also added the top entries based on your votes ( https://itch.io/jam/coinsides-adventure-sparks-jam-2/results ).  Congratulations to all!

5 Gold Winners (ranked)

1. The Jannus Conspiracy 4/4/4 by Scott Hertrick scotrick15
2. The Cyclopean Obol 4/4/4 by Marco A. Torres MonarcWriter
3. Gambler's Gold 4/3/5 by Ricardo Peraça Cavassane Tragos Games (BEST WRITER and BEST OVERALL)
   
4. Flipped 4/4/4 by Penny Blake
5. Penny For Your Thoughts 4/4/4 by StoryOrc

9 Silver Winners (ranked)

1. The Plunder of Stormcopper 4/3/4 by Scott Hertrick scotrick15
2. Making Change 4/4/3 by Beth and Angel Make Games (BEST COIN)
3. The Legend of RIO 3/4/4 by Steph C. TTRPGkids
4. ...Another Goblin's Treasure 3/4/4 by Ian Reichert Indigo Clardmond
5. Suddenly Giants 2/4/4 by Ben Newbon (BEST STORY)
6. The Coin of Zarageth 1/3/5 by Carl Vandal Heimdayl
7. The Last Coin 2/3/4 by Scott Hertrick scotrick15
8. The Stolen Obolos 2/3/3 by Jaclyn Lewis
9. Brown Recluses 2/3/3 by Ghotib

Prizes

The Overall Winner, as picked by you, will receive a CoinSides of their choice.

All Gold Winners will receive a CoinSides of their choice.
All Gold Winners will also receive an offer of $100 to include their submission in the CoinSides Adventure Sparks Library.

All Silver Winners will receive an offer of a CoinSides of their choice to include their submission in the CoinSides Adventure Sparks Library.

Shipping the CoinSides is at the organizer's expense (me).

Inclusion in the Library grants Charles Ward (EX FIRST GAMES) exclusive rights to the submissions, including the right to edit, reformat, illustrate, publish, and distribute them freely. Authors will always be credited and encouraged to keep their original submissions on their Itch Store. The offer is 100% optional and does not affect the ranking. You are all winners, and it would be an honor to have you join the growing selection of Sparks.

In closing

One of our goals is to have fun, meet fellow creators, learn from each other, and share in the success of the entire project. Thank you to everyone who commented on the submissions, especially Ian Reichert for commenting on every entry.

Moving forward, I want to bring the Sparks Library and the next Jam to the TTRPG community in a whole new way, and I want to defer the judging to a panel of judges. Stay tuned for the 3rd CoinSides Adventure Sparks Jam. You won't miss it!

Thanks again to the small team that launched the CoinSides Adventure Sparks in 2021: Koyomi Shigano, Tomas Gimenez Rioja, Nikola R. Petrov, and Bart Wynants. And thank you for entering, voting, sharing, and playing these games. I hope they spark your imagination and encourage you to join the next Jam.

Please follow the CoinSides saga as we Spark life into the new edition of this inspiring dice spinner: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ex1stgames/cyber-coinsides-10-dice-and-more...

I boot up Firefox and open the jam page, and with literally seconds to spare, I snagged a screenshot at 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Now what? I'm looking for the results of your ratings. Give me a minute.

Ok, the results have now been made visible.

https://itch.io/jam/coinsides-adventure-sparks-jam-2/results

Congratulations all.

Cool, thanks.

Sweet. What does LMNL stand for?

Hi everyone, I just published a minimalist TTRPG.

RIVER OF FIRE is a tiny tabletop roleplaying game that can be run as a one-shot, a game within your current campaign, or as the start of a new campaign. It is a rules-lite, suggestive adventure where players are encouraged to contribute to the story.

SUMMARY

A curse has hidden the sun from this sparse natural landscape. Rivers run slower, and lightning strikes brighter. You must discover all of this and who you are. End the curse! But how? Night becomes perpetual and the lush valley is starting to fall into the hands of aimless evil forces. Your sudden appearance is no coincidence, maybe even the cause, or the cure. You will have to discover and define yourself as you go.

RIVER OF FIRE includes the newest ENI ruleset, a character sheet, and over 30 scenes. The scenes are short, purposefully vague, and in no particular order. Choose one to add direction or detail to the story. Scenes may reveal or elicit an objective, mystery, lore, or pressure.

This is my entry into the One-Page RPG Jam 2023 and the first THIS COULD BE ENIWHERE game.

How do you keep up with all the jams?

I just love how you structured this and put every feeling imaginable into the hands of the players. I'm going to make a jam just for this style. Thank you!

My pleasure!

Awesome, glad you like the feedback. Best of luck.

Hi all.

Thank you for entering the Jam. The 12 submissions are awesome. They are both consistent and diverse, reflecting your style, writing skill, interest, and imagination. It has been fun to read all of them. There will be winners! Many winners!

LATE
If you have a submission and missed the deadline, let me know. Life happens and I'm flexible about this deadline.

FEEDBACK
If you want feedback, please reach out to me here or via email. Some of the Sparks are flawless, in my opinion. I learned a great deal from reading them, and I suggest that you dive in a see for yourself. I'm no expert by the way, but I hope my feedback will be useful. If others want to be constructive and critical, I suggest you do so in that submission's comment section. Let's lift each other and rise up.

EDITS
Changes to your Spark are allowed. Please update me if you have updated your Spark before September 1st. Edits do not affect judging. Feel free to improve your Spark better because you want to make it better.

Charlie
EX FIRST GAMES

Sweet!

Awesome Adventure Spark. Thank you for entering it. FYI: My PDF messed up the titles when I printed them, but I can see them fine on the screen. Not sure what happened.

Awesome Adventure Spark. Thank you for entering three of them.

Awesome Adventure Spark. I've got a few minor comments as feedback. How can I get them to you? Feel free to email me at yokubosan@gmail.com - Cheers!

Awesome Adventure Spark. I've got three minor comments as feedback. How can I get them to you? Feel free to email me over at yokubosan@gmail.com - Cheers!

Thank you so much. Sorry, I missed that. Got it.

Hi, thanks for your submission. Can you provide a copy for me to look at?
@ex1stgames

Thanks for the submission. It's a fun one.

I reached out to you earlier about the last one, via email.

Hi, and thanks for your submission. Yes, it was probably Twitter.

Hi, and thanks for asking.

Don't worry about layout, it is not part of the judging process. The ideal format for me is a plain text document. That said, you might want to design your Spark the way you want to, to give it impact and appeal, if you want potential players to download it.

The previous Sparks were fantasy but I encourage and welcome more settings. I'm not sure if you know this but the next CoinSides will be CyberPunk themed: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ex1stgames/cyber-coinsides-10-dice-and-more-on-one-spinning-coin

Linking Sparks is a great idea, proving they are optional and work well as stand-alone Sparks.

I hope this answers your questions.