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Game Off 2018

Hosted by GitHub, Lee Reilly · #GitHubGameOff
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A jam submission

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A 100% Accurate Depiction of OSS Maintenance
Submitted by derrickstolee (@stolee) — 4 days, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Innovation#263.5793.579
Theme interpretation#743.3163.316
Graphics#1082.8952.895
Overall#1192.7372.737
Gameplay#1732.2112.211
Audio#2401.1581.158

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

GitHub repository
https://github.com/derrickstolee/bdfl

Theme interpretation
A hybrid of Git and clicker games: All the fun of building a project with none of that pesky code! Just click and get contributors to do the work for you.

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sean1776Submitted7 years ago

Great visualization! Great help for beginners!!

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Tic-Tac-Toe(Dark)
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VamperroSubmitted7 years ago

Great and super original idea, simple but straight to the point. I loved! Great job

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Save Ambar! (jam game)
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FailCakeSubmitted7 years ago

It explains git and the struggles on maintaining open source code quite well!

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TimeDonut
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ofpiyushSubmitted7 years ago

Great concept.

I want to win, but I can't! It drives me nuts and is also factually correct for open source maintainers. haha!

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Eco Fighter
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SygmeiSubmitted7 years ago

Hey ! Innovative idea :)

I feel like it would also have fit perfectly the first edition of the GameOff Jam : https://github.com/github/game-off-2012

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License to Groove
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PapoufSubmitted7 years ago

Very good idea, it's very nice to see our project evolved, and I can not explain why.

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Sinuessa
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MehantSubmitted7 years ago

Great idea !! I love Git and GithHub and this game would be a great learning for beginners you can add more to bring it to educartional side! Really fun to play !!

Do check our game too . Thank you!!

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UnHybrid
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NorthburnsSubmitted7 years ago

What a neat theme interpretation! 

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Shipwrecked Space Scoundrel
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renato_grottesiSubmitted7 years ago

it made me miss svn...

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Hybrid 42
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pilotInPyjamasSubmitted7 years ago(+2)

"Like many things in life, you cannot win this game. You can just eventually be overwhelmed by the work required to keep up with the demands of your community until you give up."


Thanks for the distraction and the laugh!

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Gloop
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