It's that time again, 2 months to make a game the stakes are high and this time Adam Hoult the Lead Dev and founder has decided to join in on the fun. His stuff is looking nice already.

The theme this time is Elements:

GC 19 Description:  Create a game of your choosing. Three of the following five items must be included in your game and be obvious and prevalent throughout the game play.

• Water (or ice or snow)
• Large Area (e.g. game world is greater than screen size)
• Light (and/or shadows)
• Projectiles
• Spinning

Challenge Duration:  September 30th - December 3rd, 2011

Submission Deadline: Saturday night at midnight on December 3rd

Submission Format:  Provide a link to your uploaded file (zipped, installer) or submit URL for an online game. Post a message in this thread with the following information.

• Your name (your posting is sufficient)
• Indicate names of others if it is a team entry
• Indicate category: beginner or experienced
• Link or URL of entry
• Setup instructions such as a link to any system upgrades required to run your program.

Courtesy: Ensure your files are virus free.  If you use an installer add an 'uninstaller'. Include any libraries required for the program to operate or a link to a system download.

Judging: Steve and Chuck will judge the entries during the week of December 4th - 10th, 2011. Emails with the judging attachments will be sent to each participant.

Judging Format: An Excel file will contain the judge's scores and commentary. The maximum points for each category are listed below.

                    50 pts = Game Programming Skill
                    50 pts = Game Design
                    10 pts = Judge's Bonus

Judging: Results will be posted in a new thread indicating winners. Here are the categories:
Newbie - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (created 2 games or less)
Experienced - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (created 3 games or more, or profession game developer)
"Best in Class" Awards Recognition - It is not necessary to place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd to receive any of these. 

• Best 2D
• Best 3D
• Best AI
• Best PhysicsBest Graphics

In the event the judges are divided as to who receives a "Best in Class" award, the entry with the most number of points will be selected.

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So what to do?

I personally was thinking about a game where you have to sneak thru a level and obtain a piece of intel successfully.  Will i have time to do this not sure but it would be challenging.

For a quick one i could do a snowball game. Which i think the game play would be pretty fun as well.

I'll be posting progress here.