Anything is fine, it's not a competition so you can do whatever you feel like. The rules are pretty general on purpose! It started out more specific originally (but still the same rules!) and changed a bit to be less specific (fps -> fp) but either way, it never had such rigid goals.
any is fine! It’s a jam for fun and to challenge yourself, so if you’ve made 100 games or no games it’s perfectly valid to join in and do whatever you feel like. there’s no rules and no theme, just make something ✨
Submissions always stay open indefinitely! you can submit any time basically, so don't worry about rushing it. We'll keep self submissions open until end of year as well like usual for convenience, and then once that kind of submission slow down we move to submission links done via the discord (you post your game, I give you a link to add it to the jam).
At the moment the easiest route is to post a link in the 7dfps discord. If you can't for some reason, post a reply in this thread and we'll figure out the easiest way.
How it works: - send us a link to your game's itch.io page - we send you a link that adds it to the jam - that's it!
no, there's no rules, anyone can start and end any time and submit anything, there's no way to judge that :) It's a personal challenge. there's no rankings. Look out for people like Jupiter_Hadley on youtube that cover a lot and or all of the games. The community does it!
This has always been how the jam works! The deadline is for people who choose to use it.
Submissions remain open indefinitely, you can submit any time regardless, there are no rules and no deadlines. It's a personal challenge! The shared timer is for people to have the option to collaborate, plan in person timing etc.
So: when the timer expires, it's extended till end of the year, and then once the rate of submissions slows down, it changes to asking for a submission link instead. Thanks for jamming!
In this particular jam it's all fine either way. You can submit any time including past the deadline so I wouldn't stress about it. IF you want people to know the distinction as bacon mentions, it can help to mention which is the one you did in a short time and which is the longer version.
