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Synchronicity is a concept Carl Jung coined to describe events that coincide in time and appear meaningfully related, yet lack a discoverable causal connection. Perhaps, Jung suggests, synchronicity reveals universal forces at work.

The word is of course closely related to 'synchronous' and 'synchronic' - both referring to events happening at the same time.

The roots of synchronicity are simple: 'syn-' meaning 'same' and 'chronos' meaning 'time', both from Greek origins.

Anyway, here's Alanis Morissette exploring (some) examples of tragic synchronicity...

btw... the root of 'irony' is from Ancient Greek eírōn, 'one who feigns ignorance' - which is ironic because irony is usually a favourite topic of those feigning smartiness.

In a total coincidence both the judges of Best Overall are named Sam. No relation. Just synchronicity. Both are accomplished South African writers who've got a couple of Interactive Fiction credits too.

Btw... Only Best Overall is a judged category, all the rest are based on community voting.

Introducing...

Sam Beckbessinger! (aka Alpha Sam)

The bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a F*%king Grownup, sold in six countries and loved by people who hate talking about money. She teaches creative writing and pens horror stories and kids’ TV shows. Her perimenopausal werewolf novel Femme Feral is coming in summer 2026.
Find more at: www.sambeckbessinger.com

Btw, I loved her horror novel Girls of Little Hope, co-written with Dale Halvorsen

And now...

Sam Wilson! (aka Omega Sam) (not the Falcon)

The author of the novels Zodiac and The First Murder On Mars, and the current show-runner of the animated series Jungle Beat.
Find more at: www.samwilsonwriting.com

Btw, The First Murder on Mars is a delicious, carefully researched thriller - Mars ain't gonna save us from us.

Btw, check out his character generator here: www.samwilsonwriting.com/resources/ArchetypeEngine5.html

As I'm typing up this post inkJAM has hit 30 sign ups. That's pretty rad. It's a going to be a small jam but the community is passionate and active. What I would love to see more of are in-person jam sites. There's 2 so far! One in the USA and one in South Africa.

If you're putting one together, even if it's just 5 people in a cafe for a couple of hours then message me on discord (jonkeevy) or via email (freelancer@jonkeevy.com) - I want to turn this map into a CONSTELLATION of ink users!

Sites:

South Africa: Ravel Writers at Maker's Massive
Homecoming Centre, Cnr Buitenkant & Caledon streets, Cape Town
Friday 12pm to 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 8pm (CAT)

USA: Seattle Indies at Academy of Interactive Entertainment 
305 Harrison St Ste 405 · Seattle, WA
Saturday, Nov. 2nd from 1pm to 7pm PDT (UTC-7)

The functions are plug-and-play, so the problem lies with my explanations. I'll work on an update with clearer instructions.

Adding that to the Feature wish list!

Hello, new to Calico and tried to get it running but had difficulty. In Chrome and Firefox the index will show a blank black page. Works on Catmint though.

EDIT SOLVED:

I found this line in calico's git:
"Due to browser security issues, you may need to use Catmint, or run a local server, in order to test your game. These issues won't be present once your game is uploaded to a website like itch.io." - which explains things. I suggest including it the instructions.
Thank you for the tools, they're great.

Understood :) Thanks for the reply

If this is Herobook the simple version... where is the advanced version?

Very moreish lil deckbuilder. Looking forward to see it grow.