Hi! I'm really sorry, this was my very first game jam and I completely misunderstood the submission rules. Am I still allowed to upload it to my itch.io page now, or is it too late? Thank you!
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You can upload your game to itch now that the voting period is over, but you've already been disqualified from the jam.
The version on itch is required, because itch locks the game file, and prevents any updates or changes to games during the voting period.
That helps us know that the game people are playing and voting on, is the same game that a developer submitted at the end of the creation period. Without that lock, a developer could fix bugs/make changes after the jam deadline passed, and then would get rated on that better version of their game.
So we have to be very strict about this rule.
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I know it's hard when you get disqualified for a misunderstanding, but I hope you're still proud of your work, and think of the jam positively.
For your very first game jam, you did incredibly well, and ranked 10th in a jam where over 650 people signed up.