Breaking these rules won't disqualify you from the jam, but they will keep you from being eligible for prizes. Ineligible games that make it into the Top 20 will be treated as though they don't exist -- so, for example, if the game in 3rd place in the community vote is ineligible, then the game in 21st place in the community vote becomes eligible.
1. The theme is mandatory and will be a factor in voting.
2. You cannot work on your game before the jam starts.
3. You are free to submit your games to other jams.
4. All games must have at least one boss, but 3 or more are recommended.
5. The majority of the code must be made during the jam. Art, shaders, music, and sound assets made before the jam can be used as long as you have the rights. Game engines are allowed.
6. Teams are allowed and encouraged! No max size.
7. Games with mature themes are allowed, but games with explicitly sexual content are not.
8. A Windows or web build is required to be eligible for the main prizes. Sponsor Awards may require a web build and/or use of sponsor API.
9. We won't be very lenient on late submissions, as the jam lasts a month. We highly recommend submitting early so that you don't accidentally miss the deadline. You'll still be able to update your game up until the deadline of the game jam, even if you submit early.
10. Anything you make during BRJ is your property. We claim no rights or ownership of your game.
11. Any game submitted to BRJ may appear in material/media covering the event without your express permission.
12. You must own the IP of your game. No fan games.
13. Genre mashing is allowed! If the game is still mainly a boss rush, feel free to introduce roguelike/RPG/etc elements!
14. To be eligible for the cash prizes, you must have Paypal, Venmo, or some other way for us to get our money to you, such as a bank account. You must also supply a Discord account or email so we can contact you.
15. Games made or heavily contributed to by judges are not eligible for the prizes. Games made by judges will be treated as if they do not exist - for example, if there is one judge game in the Top 20, then non-judge games that placed 1 to 21 will all be eligible rather than 1 to 20, to not take any opportunities away from non-judge participants.
16. Individuals can only join one team, thus only 1 submission per team.
17. Hosts and Moderators reserve the right to disqualify any malicious actors from the jam using discretion and common sense to apply rulings on a case-by-case basis.
